Chapter 55 New Spaceship Connection

Chen Ming wanted to ask Lao Wu about the method of modifying the factory data of the spacecraft.

The main reason is that the spacecraft that are shipped from the regular factory generally have a small device that stores the ship identification code, which is installed in the spacecraft and directly connected to the spacecraft's transponder.

The ship identification code is similar to the vehicle identification code and is the most important way to identify the spacecraft.

Under normal circumstances, when the spacecraft's transponder is turned on, it will broadcast its legal identity to the outside world, and at the same time, it will also send out the identification code, which is confidential data.

Only the guards of the space station or colony have the authority to read it.

It is used to quickly determine the situation of the spacecraft and the identity of the driver when illegal acts are discovered.

If it is in the galaxy where the regular space station and the colony are located, the transponder must be turned on throughout the process, otherwise there will be a patrol ship to investigate immediately.

Even if the transponder is not turned on, they have the ability to forcibly read the spacecraft data through professional technology.

This is the professional ship electronic warfare aspect.

Chen Ming knows something, but he is just a maintenance technician at a mining space station, and these things are not within his knowledge.

Therefore, although Chen Ming knew how to erase the identification code, he still couldn't do such things as making a fake ship identification code.

If Chen Ming wanted to go to a prosperous galaxy in the future, he couldn't go around with a ship without an identification code.

So he still had to ask Lao Wu about this matter, he must be professional in this area.

Then Chen Ming also planned to ask about the modification of the ship's appearance for the same reason.

As long as the Iron Ore was modified so that its original owner couldn't recognize it, how could the military recognize that the Iron Ore was a ship from the mining space station.

If it weren't for Chen Ming not seeing the option of appearance modification, Chen Ming would have started to think of a way to solve it long ago, and there would be no need to ask Lao Wu whether the equipment of the repair shop could be rented.

Of course, Chen Ming also knew that there were many ships of the same model and appearance, and the appearance could only be used as a reference and could not be used as decisive evidence of identity.

But Chen Ming thought it would be better to avoid this aspect if possible.

In short, as long as these two aspects were dealt with.

If both the identification code and the appearance had undergone huge changes, the Iron Ore would no longer be the Iron Ore.

The probability that the military will find him by following the spaceship is very small.

As for the price of the third depreciated spaceship that Chen Ming wants to ask Lao Wu.

This is the second-hand preparation that Chen Ming intends to make.

Although the probability of the Iron Ore being discovered is small, it is not zero.

Once there is any sign that someone has tracked the Iron Ore, Chen Ming will have to change the ship and run away.

But the price of a new spaceship is obviously unaffordable for Chen Ming.

Therefore, a second-hand discounted spaceship is very suitable for his current situation.

Chen Ming has no moral cleanliness, and does not mind whether there have been deaths on the spaceship, or whether the spaceship is robbed.

Anyway, his maintenance function can make any spaceship go directly from battle scars to brand new, and the difference cannot be seen at all.

Although the depreciated spaceship is not as unpopular as the depreciated weapons, the price will not drop too much, but at least for Chen Ming, it is more cost-effective than buying a new spaceship at the original price.

However, this plan is actually a bit unstable.

Because Chen Ming temporarily plans to stay in the pirate space station for about one to two years.

If he can't make enough money during this period, this idea will be realized in the next galaxy.

Although Chen Ming wanted to stay for a while, he would have to take off his protective suit and show his face. It was only a matter of time.

And the space station and the military outpost must have some connection.

So the longer he stayed in the pirate space station, the more likely his face would appear in the impression of more people, and the more likely his identity would be exposed.

To be on the safe side, he couldn't stay in any galaxy close to the military outpost for too long, lest someone really discovered his situation.

While Chen Ming was thinking about things, the elevator had arrived at the gate of the dock.

The maintenance plant was in sight.

As soon as Chen Ming entered the maintenance plant, he saw four or five maintenance technicians coming in from the core city of the space station. They seemed to have just come to work.

But Chen Ming didn't see Lao Wu inside.

And Chen Ming looked around the maintenance plant, but didn't find Lao Wu who was lazy in any corner.

So Chen Ming went straight to a maintenance technician on duty at the repair shop and asked him with the same disdainful look as Old Wu did yesterday: "I'm looking for Wu Ping'an, is he here?"

The maintenance technician looked at Chen Ming with some surprise and replied: "Wu Ping'an disappeared last night and I can't contact him. Do you know him?"

"I know him..."

Before Chen Ming finished the second half of his sentence, he found that the maintenance technician in front of him seemed to see something behind him. His face suddenly changed and he seemed a little nervous.

Chen Ming immediately turned his head and saw a person wearing the same maintenance technician's work clothes, but with a different temperament from ordinary maintenance technicians, walking towards him.

He waved his hand to signal the maintenance technician who was chatting with Chen Ming to do his own thing, and then said to Chen Ming: "Are you looking for Wu Pingan too? If you see him, please tell him. There are a lot of jobs waiting for him in the factory. Tell him to come quickly."

Chen Ming immediately realized who this person was. It must be Lao Wu's boss, the director of the maintenance factory.

So Chen Ming immediately agreed, and at the same time showed an interest in the work, asking: "What kind of work?"

The director looked at Chen Ming with a strange face and said: "What kind of work can there be in the maintenance factory?"

Chen Ming coughed dryly with a little embarrassment, and directly recommended himself with a thick face: "Actually, I know some things in this area. If you are short of manpower, I can try."

"You can?"

The director stared at Chen Ming for a while, either considering whether to believe Chen Ming or thinking about what Chen Ming meant.

Just when Chen Ming was wondering if he was too direct, a maintenance technician following the director suddenly whispered to him.

Chen Ming barely heard him say the words "yesterday" and "left together".

The factory director's expression changed slightly, and he observed Chen Ming seriously.

But under the protection of the protective suit, he could only roughly see that Chen Ming was a young man, and knew nothing else.

It was not known whether it was because he heard from his subordinates that Chen Ming knew Lao Wu, he did not refuse directly, but took out the terminal and called up several photos of the spacecraft during maintenance.

He pointed at a photo of the engine maintenance and asked: "What's the problem with this place?"

Chen Ming took a look and gave a direct answer: "The explosion impact damage, and the aging of the line caused a short circuit. It can be repaired by replacing the line and the splint, but the engine as a whole seems to have some problems. It's a refurbished product, so it has to be replaced, otherwise it will go wrong sooner or later."

The factory director swiped his finger, changed the photo and continued to ask: "What about this?"

The second photo he changed was the bridge control panel. The outer operating panel had been removed, revealing the extremely complex electronic components and circuits inside.

And these electronic components and circuits were already broken into a mess, and it was a headache just to look at them.

Chen Ming almost said, "I suggest throwing it away and replacing it with a new one," but fortunately he controlled himself.

He carefully looked at the various types of damage on it and began to answer the methods of repairing the control panel one by one.

In the end, Chen Ming couldn't help but say, "Since this control panel is so broken, it's better to replace it with a new one."

The expression of Old Wu's boss was always flat and did not change. It was not until Chen Ming finished speaking that he showed some satisfaction.

At least he had an understanding of Chen Ming's knowledge reserves and knew that Chen Ming must have studied this knowledge specifically. There would be no problem in temporarily replacing Old Wu.

"Come with me."

The factory director did not make it difficult for Chen Ming and took him directly to the depths of the repair factory.

"Since you want to find a job, then help others first. One maintenance task will be divided into 15%. Whether you can continue to work later depends on the situation."

Chen Ming was slightly stunned, not because the treatment was too bad, but because the treatment was too good.

For this kind of piece-rate maintenance task, generally speaking, the maintenance worker takes half and the maintenance factory takes half.

Chen Ming, a helper, can get nearly half of the salary of the main maintenance engineer. To be honest, this treatment is a bit exaggerated.

You have to know that I am a person who suddenly came out of nowhere to find a job. It is good enough that others did not drive me away, and they also gave me such a good treatment.

It really made Chen Ming a little unbelievable.

Could it be because of Lao Wu's face?

Chen Ming's mind was full of doubts, but since he took the initiative to bring it up, he had to at least go and take a look.

The factory director quickly took Chen Ming into the depths of the maintenance plant, a place for repairing spacecraft separated from the external area where various tradable spacecraft equipment were displayed.

There is a passage on the side of this area close to the dock, and the spacecraft that needs repair will enter from here.

The ships waiting for repair here are different from the ships docked at the berth. They are all suspended in the air. It seems that the position where the spacecraft is repaired is not affected by the space station's simulated gravity system.

When Chen Ming came in, he could see that many spacecraft were being repaired, but they were not repaired by the staff of the maintenance plant, but by the crew of the spacecraft themselves.

They just borrowed the equipment from the repair factory.

It seems that there is no need to ask Old Wu about the modification of the spacecraft.

If others can rent the repair equipment, then he can do the same.

The factory director did not stop at the door, and continued to take Chen Ming to a repairman who was sorting tools.

The repairman had a shaved head and looked to be in his thirties or forties.

When he saw someone coming, he immediately stood up and respectfully called out: "Factory Director."

The factory manager nodded and said, "Old Wu skipped work again. This guy is someone Old Wu knows and has some skills. He will help you first. If you have any questions, come to me later. I have to go find Old Wu now."

"Okay."

After the bald repairman agreed, the factory manager left Chen Ming here and quickly disappeared on the road he came from.

The bald repairman seemed to relax a little. He took the tools and called Chen Ming to the side of a spaceship to be repaired.

He pointed to a device next to him and said, "Put the terminal here and plug in that line."

There was already a terminal on this device, and a data line connected to the device was plugged in.

Chen Ming did as he was told. After the terminal was loaded for a while, a count of "1" and a panel introducing the requirements of the maintenance task appeared.

Chen Ming did not rush to look at the task, but turned his head to look at the spaceship first.

This spaceship was not a civilian spaceship, but an armed frigate called Sentinel-class.

Like the Expedition class, the Sentinel class is a ship that is more suitable for caravan escort.

Compared with the Expedition class, the Sentinel class has thinner armor, lower overall mass, and stronger maneuverability.

With two small load points and a more special missile mounting point, it has a different focus from the Expedition class in terms of combat.

Many large caravans will choose to mix the Expedition class and the Sentinel class when choosing frigates to adapt to different combat environments.

The Sentinel class in front of Chen Ming was severely damaged, with almost all the engine and rear armor damaged, and it looked like it was destroyed.

Or to put it more clearly, this ship is the pirate's spoils of war.

After seeing enough, Chen Ming looked at the terminal again.

The maintenance requirements of the customer of this ship shown on the terminal are very low.

Only the minimum repair and maintenance is required to ensure the normal operation of the ship, and it is enough to start the hyperspace channel system and weapon system.

Such requirements are in line with Chen Ming's stereotype of some pirates.

Seeing that Chen Ming had finished reading, the bald maintenance technician continued to call Chen Ming to his side.

At the same time, he pointed to the equipment that could assist in moving in a zero-gravity environment and said to Chen Ming: "Come on, put on that and follow me, we'll go inside the spacecraft."

Chen Ming was quite familiar with this kind of equipment.

He put on the protective suit and put the equipment on without help.

The light protective suit did not affect the wearing of the equipment. Chen Ming quickly got ready and stood next to the bald maintenance technician.

Seeing Chen Ming like this, the bald maintenance technician couldn't help but ask: "We are in the space station, you wear this to work?"

Chen Ming moved a little, and after making sure that this would not affect the movement, he said; "I'm used to it."

The bald man didn't say much, anyway, it wasn't him who was uncomfortable.

After leaving a sentence "whatever you want", he took a step forward and walked into the zero-gravity area.

With the help of the equipment, he soon stood at the hatch on the starboard side of the spacecraft that looked like it had signs of violent damage.

The bald repairman went in, and Chen Ming followed him into the zero-gravity area.

With the help of the equipment, he approached the damaged spaceship.

But when Chen Ming touched the spaceship, he froze in his tracks.

Two lines of words appeared in his mind, just like when he first touched the Iron Ore.

[New spaceship signal detected, whether to change the brain control signal connection]

[Current number of connected spaceships: 1/1]