"Attention, crew members!"
"Normandy 2 is slowing down while docking, be careful of falling!"
After finally getting the security code authorizing the docking and determining the docking area of the port, as the mass effect engine of the spacecraft began to gradually shut down, other deceleration auxiliary engines began to exert power and started the deceleration process in reverse, quickly approaching the Normandy of the Citadel Space Station. After No. 2 adjusted its direction and posture, it slowly flew towards the Citadel space station in the distance, which looked like a huge octopus with its tentacles spread out.
Soon, the Normandy 2 spacecraft slowly docked at an empty, semi-open pier in the inner harbor of the Citadel military zone. As the spacecraft gradually approached, it stopped. Dozens of fixed people on the pier were The huge mechanical arm dedicated to the ship automatically stretched out, and not long after, the blue-light magnetic discs on the mechanical arm firmly attracted the upper and lower bulkheads of the Normandy 2, directly pulling the ship The spaceship was firmly held in the port.
"Sir!"
"The docking procedure has been completed. All engines of the Normandy 2 have been shut down. You can now leave the ship and land at the port!"
"..."
"receive!"
As the voice of the bridge navigator came from the landing boat, the next second, a UT-47 landing craft took Shepard, Miranda, Little Annie and others who wanted to go to the Citadel for the first time. Or the dozens of repaired crew members, under the surveillance of the surrounding Citadel mechanical soldier sentries, slowly flew off the top of the spacecraft and flew to the port personnel login area a hundred meters away.
That's right, the Citadel does not provide airport pick-up service. If you want to leave the ship and land, you can only rely on a small landing craft or shuttle craft!
Because the Citadel is not inside the planet, but just a very large space station. Although all buildings or high-rises are strictly air-tight structures, the breathable atmosphere is only about seven meters above the ground. About meters thick... They are held in check by centrifugal force and a dense, colorless film of sulfur hexafluoride gas, while being positioned and controlled by precisely tuned mass effect fields.
Therefore, if the people on the visiting ship do not want to suffocate to death, or be captured by the sudden change of gravity and fall to death, then they can only use small landing craft to complete the work of loading and unloading the ship and supplying supplies.
Of course, some dignitaries can dock in the enclosed harbor, and then they can freely enter and exit the spacecraft or perform maintenance on the ship at will, without the need for troublesome shuttle boats! But obviously, a certain former ghost Shepard, who was actually dead but now suddenly came back to life, would definitely not receive that kind of treatment.
Because some of her privileges that only belong to the Citadel Ghost were directly canceled two years ago when the Star Alliance and the Citadel Council announced her death. In theory, she is now a Someone who doesn’t exist!
"Move freely and report back here at this time tomorrow. We don't have much time to waste!"
As soon as she jumped off the small landing craft, Shepard reminded the crew members who left in twos and threes and told them the approximate time she planned to set sail.
"..."
"As you command, sir!"
"Shepard, I'm leaving now, see you tomorrow!"
Soon, some crew members, including Miranda, who were not visiting the Citadel for the first time, walked towards the security checkpoint in the distance, leaving only Shepard and a little guy beside her.
"Wow! Is this the castle?"
"Well, it looks beautiful... Well... If that's the case, I'll go play now. See you later! Stingy Sister Shepard, I'll give you a call when you're leaving. I!"
(ﾟ0ﾟ)ﾉ
Finally arrived at this place, and after looking at the surrounding situation for a while, I looked at the surrounding port facilities, the armored steel ground full of science fiction, the mass effect constraint grating windows, various advanced holographic equipment, and Lailai. After a while, Annie suddenly cheered loudly and raised the beautiful multi-purpose tool in her hand, regardless of whether the other party understood or not. What did he mean by making a phone call? He turned around and ran towards the automatic door with a flashing holographic icon on the wall indicating the direction of the exit.
Now, she has seen the huge and beautiful Citadel Guard City in the distance. She must have the delicious and fun things she wants there!
Therefore, she turned around and left, not wanting to stay with Sister Shepard who was said to be going to a meeting later and was also very stingy! She had tried hard to persuade her before, but the other party refused to give her any more money, so what could she do with such a pitiful ten star coins?
In short, nothing in this world can be difficult for her. She will definitely find a way to get what she wants later.
However……
She had just carried her little bear and ran out a few steps. Before she could run far, she suddenly stumbled and was dragged back alive by someone grabbing her little arm!
"Let go!"
"What are you going to do? You won't give me any money, why don't you allow me to go and play by myself?!"
When she turned around and saw that the person dragging her was Sister Shepard, who had a somewhat paralyzed face and was cold all day, and what was even more annoying was that she refused to give her money, Annie said angrily, While forcefully breaking away from the other party's hand.
"..."
"First register your identity and get permission! Otherwise, you will definitely be caught by the on-duty C-Sec patrol police later!"
Now this little guy has no identity information at all. Even the name in the universal tool the other party is using and the identity card of the war refugee are just added to the other party by the technician on her Normandy 2. , whether it is in the Star Alliance, the Citadel, or anywhere else, there is no record of it, and it is simply an invalid document!
Therefore, such a little guy, let alone want to play in the five arm cities of the Citadel, under the lock of the security system and sensors throughout the Citadel, I am afraid that even the people in the port area If you can't get out of the third gate, you will be caught by the police, right?
"I am who I am. I am Anne Hastur, the greatest flame queen. What else do I need to verify my identity? Let's just forget about that troublesome thing. I won't mind anyway!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
Hearing that it turned out to be such a trivial matter, Annie waved her hands indifferently, turned around and wanted to run away.
Unfortunately……
This time she still couldn't run away. In fact, she was grabbed again and brutally dragged back without even taking a second step.
"You won't mind...but the police will!"
This time Shepard didn't let go, but just grabbed the other person's hand and walked forward.
In front, the already empty C-Sec security inspection room was open to them. It was a special passage specially prepared by the Citadel for their unregistered ship, the 'Normandy 2'. Her fellow crew members just now They have all disappeared without a trace.
"I am Her Majesty Queen Anne, you can't do this to me, I have privileges, I don't want to check, I want to play now!"
(“▔□▔)ノ
"Ha! It doesn't matter that you are the Queen of the Galaxy, just come with me!"
After helplessly looking around at the port staff who were casting curious glances at her, Shepard dragged the other person forward with some humor.
"I am really the Queen of Fire, I am very powerful!"
"Yes! No matter how powerful you are, you still have to go to the security check first!"
"..."
"I'm still the head of state of the Koprulu Sector! If you don't allow me to play, be careful because I'll scare you to death by calling my armada!"
٩(//̀Д/́/)۶
What a joke, Her Majesty Queen Anne, the great flame, the savior of several worlds, the master of the Sanctuary world, the federal head of the Koprulu sector, doesn't even have any privileges, so she has to go through that security check? This is really unreasonable, she doesn't want to be inspected by those guys!
It's not her fault. Her Majesty Queen Anne herself is the most dangerous explosive. That shabby security equipment will definitely not be able to detect it. This is a waste of her precious playing time.
"Unless this castle belongs to your family, otherwise, just follow me there!"
Shepard didn't care at all about this little guy's nonsense.
What did the other party say belong to both the queen and the head of state, and the fleet? Don't be ridiculous, I'm afraid this little guy is not living in a dream. If there really was a fleet, how could she still be trapped on the planet AN-5367, and still send signals pathetically asking for help?
She estimated that the dormant chamber should be loaded with some kind of brain protection device, allowing the other party to enter some kind of virtual environment to spend the long dormant protection time while sleeping, right?
"As long as I want, this shabby castle will become my home at any time!"
(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
Waving the bear in her hand, Annie expressed serious protest against the stingy Shepard sister next to her for daring to underestimate her!
As long as she thought about it, it wouldn't be difficult to capture this castle! Whether it's through skill or force, she can do it easily.
"Okay! The entire galaxy belongs to you!"
While pulling the other person forward, Shepard responded with a smile.
"No! My territory is only the Koprulu sector!"
(..•˘_˘•..)
Although it sounds fun to occupy the entire galaxy, it may take a long, long time, and she doesn't have time to stay with Keprulu for that long.
"The Koprulu sector... I have no impression. Where is it?"
Shepard frowned and thought hard. She seemed to have never heard of this star region in the Milky Way. In short, she knew that it was definitely not the area where the planet AN-5367 was discovered.
"The Koprulu sector is in the Milky Way..."
(´◔‸◔`)
"I don't know whether it's in the Sagittarius Arm or the Perseus Arm. Anyway, it's on the edge of the Milky Way. My federation occupies an entire large cantilever!"
This is really not Annie's fault. She has no interest in remembering those weird planet names and cantilever names! Now, it is good that she can remember that the capital of her Koprulu Sector Federation of Heroes is on Haven. After all, Her Majesty Queen Anne is very busy. How can she have time to think about so many insignificant things?
"..."
"Okay, I understand... Little guy, you better stop dreaming first and come and go through the security check with me!"
The entire galaxy has been explored by the Citadel for a long time. They have never heard of any country or alliance that can occupy an entire cantilever. If it really had that kind of strength, the Citadel would have been under the control of the other party. Got it!
"Damn it! Let go, I'm not dreaming!"
(#-_-)╯
"Whether it's there or not, come here and stand for me!"
However, Shepard did not let go. In fact, she would definitely not let go until the security check was over.
"Hmph! Let me tell you, I'm very powerful. You'd better give me some money, and I can generously give you a battleship in the future. It will definitely be better than that shabby ship you have outside!"
(￣^￣)Hmph!
Annie has always been worried about the ten star coins! This stingy and stingy guy only gave himself a small amount of pocket money, so what's the use?
"Okay, I know you're great!"
"As for the money matter... let's talk about it another day..."
When it comes to money, I have no luck...
It's not that Shepard doesn't want to give it, it's that she, a landlord, really doesn't have any food left in her family! She couldn't tell. After she finished dealing with things here in the Citadel, meeting the people she needed to meet, and saying the things she needed to say, she might have to go to some planets to search a few times to get some scarce precious metals or something even rarer. Element Zero, otherwise, their little operational funds might not be enough?
"You are such a stingy guy!"
(｀д′)
"..."
"Come here quickly, we are the only two left now!"
…
"That's right!"
"I recognize you...the famous galactic hero, the savior of the Citadel, and the former Citadel Ghost - Chief Shepard?"
At the entrance of the security check, a Turian sergeant had been waiting a little impatiently... When he saw that Shepard, who had been declared dead for two years, finally dragged the man who wanted to mess around. After the running little human girl came over, he finally couldn't help but tease her with a strange smile.
Of course, humans with normal Turian smiles might not be able to tell.
"Do you mind if I go on official business now?"
After gesturing at the long flat stick-style detector in his hand, the turian officer awkwardly asked the former Citadel ghost in front of him.
"Of course, please hurry up!"
After lowering his head and glaring at the little guy next to him, telling him not to run around, and successfully getting a big grimace from him, Shepard smiled nonchalantly and walked to the detection position indicated by the turian. good.
"..."
"Sir Shepard... It's a pity that my testing equipment actually shows that... you still seem to be a dead person now?!"
Frowning, he spent more time scanning and testing Shepard three times than he did on others. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his instrument, the turian officer was surprised to see the living person standing opposite him. The female human said.
Because he was sure that there was nothing wrong with the results detected by his scanner!
However, the results of the analysis show that this Shepard is actually a dead person? But if it is a dead person, what is going on if the other person has a heartbeat and blood flowing now?
"Yes, I died once!"
"But Cerberus revived me again. I don't know what method they used. So, I'm afraid even I can't understand what state I'm in now."
Shepard already knew about her physical abnormality. She had tested it many times when she was on the Normandy 2! She can't be considered dead now, but she can't be considered alive either... It is said that Cerberus could have resurrected her better, but the time was too hasty at that time, the reapers were watching outside, and there were people with ulterior motives. Sabotaging things in private, so in the end, they had to wake her up in a hurry.
But no matter what, Shepard didn't mind that much.
Although she didn't know what method Cerberus used to resurrect her, who was already dead, she was very satisfied to be able to live again and continue to work for the galaxy and the survival of the Star Alliance. Understand.
"Let's test this little girl first..."
The turian officer, who didn't know what to do with Shepard, struggled for a while and decided to finish the last task first and then think about other things.
"..."
However, the reality is cruel...
When he routinely scanned the scanner in his hand around the little girl's body and read the identity information of the other party's multi-tool, he once again became confused about what to do.
"strangeness!"
"I can't detect any information about her. This is incredible... Did you find her from some primitive planet?"
You know, the Citadel has now shared data with the Earth's Star Alliance. After an Earth person is born, all the information will be linked to the Citadel's database at the same time, and can then be queried! Here in the Citadel, all information about all legal citizens of all Citadel Council member states is stored, whether they are alive or dead!
But now, the data of a living human little girl is completely blank and cannot be identified?
"Sorry! This little girl is a war orphan I 'rescued' from planet AN-5367. It can be said that she is a refugee now, so..."
Shepard saw that the other party was in trouble, so he quickly explained.
"..."
"Even war refugees should not be like this... Forget it, your matters are beyond my scope of authority. I think only my commander, Captain Bailey, can give you the right to pass through the castle..."
"Don't worry, he is also an Earthling from the Star Alliance, so he shouldn't embarrass you too much."
After thinking about it, the Turian had no choice but to transfer the matter between the two to his superior. To be honest, this was the first time he had encountered such a strange situation after working in the Citadel for so long.
"OK, thanks!"
"Hey! Annie! Please stop running around and come here with me!"
"Have you not finished checking yet? It's really troublesome..."
￣へ￣
"If you don't pass the inspection, you will be unable to move in the castle. If you are arrested, I won't have time to save you!"
"That's impossible. I can go wherever I want. No one can catch me!"
"Yeah?"
"of course!"
"..."
For some reason, Shepard suddenly understood why Miranda was avoiding the little girl.
"That's right! Sister Shepard, do you really not want to buy my big Ivans? Let me tell you, they are very powerful. Just one of them, and with a bang, this castle will be gone! "
(≖ᴗ≖)✧
"..."
"When you are young, don't imitate those terrorists!"
This little guy just wants to use various tricks to defraud himself of his money. Shepard will definitely not be fooled. In short, no matter what the other party says, she will never give out even one star coin again!
"Hmph! Don't pull me down!"
"..."
"By the way, I just heard that you are a ghost agent?"
...(,,•₃•,,)?
"Little Annie, tell me, what tricks do you want to play?"
Sighing, Shepard had to stop in front of the office door of Captain Bailey that the turian officer said, holding his arms and looking at the clever kid in front of him.
"I think I also have some ghost suits that suit you, do you want them?"
"They are very good, and they are made of special materials. Not only are they very comfortable to wear, they also have shield generator and invisibility functions. They are much better than your shabby 'N7' suit. Do you want it or not?"
(๑•̀ㅁ•́ฅ)
"Does it cost 10,000 star coins for a set? You have to pay first and then deliver the goods?"
No need to guess, Shepard could imagine what the other person was going to say next.
"no!"
"The ghost suit is a bit cheaper, only five thousand star coins per set!"
(๑¯ิε¯ิ๑)
"..."
"Okay, come in!"
Shaking his head, Shepard said nothing, but pointed at the office door that opened automatically.
"Hmph! I know you won't believe it!"
o(´^｀)o
"Unless you can show it, I will believe it!"
"..."
"I won't show it to you if you don't pay me!"
