After repelling the HER underwater force that attempted to attack New Muscovy and blame New EU, Lin Ao and Luke lay quietly on the beach waiting for rescue.
Next to the bright moonlight, a vague crescent moon appeared.
"I'm lucky today, I can see the new earth." Luke said lazily.
"What?"
"New Earth, don't you know? The New Earth built by the Moore Chamber of Commerce, they said that humans can live on it in the future."
Lin Ao looked up at the blurry crescent moon and said, "When I was a child, my mother often pointed to the sky and told me that there were only a few days each month that I could see the new earth in the sky, and that I might move to live there in the future. "
"Haha, my mom said that too."
"But do you think this is possible?" Lin Ao stood up and said, "Abandoning the earth and going to live on a planet no bigger than the moon? I mean, is this the fate of mankind?"
"I didn't take philosophy as an elective at Oxford, but I feel that since there is a war now and there are still people insisting on building something similar to a future shelter, it can be considered a rainy day."
"Shelter? You are different from others. When they mention the New Earth, they always say it is the new home."
"After all, I majored in engineering, so I'm not that romantic or idealistic. But I hope that humans can have a 'backup'. Who knows what will happen in the future?"
after an hour. Lin Ao and the others finally arrived at the rescue force, but to their surprise, it was not the carrier aircraft of the Osiris, but the submarine of the New European Union.
The jet-black submarine bridge emerged from the black surface of the Black Sea. From a distance, everyone thought it was just a wave of the Black Sea.
The hatch of the bridge opened, and a new EU officer and Corporal Bart of the Osiris came out, looking at Lin Ao and Luke who were still trying to figure out what happened. Bart said happily: "Smile, we have an armistice with the New European Union! Let me introduce to you, he is Ensign Antoine, the captain of this submarine."
"Really? Didn't the New EU suddenly attack the Osiris?"
Luke shrugged: "Our goal is to capture the No. 2 unit, but now that I have made the No. 4 unit like this, the higher-ups must be trying to get rid of it... Anyway, we will no longer be enemies from now on."
Luke reached out to Lin Ao and held Lin Ao's hand tightly.
"Luke, there's something I have to tell you..."
"What?"
Bart patted them both on the shoulders:
"Let's talk about anything when we get to the submarine. It's not a good place to stay for a long time!"
…
This submarine can carry up to three humanoid weapons. Under the operation of AI, the No. 2 machine dragged the "Phoenix" onto the deck of the submarine, and the crew expertly fixed the two bodies.
"Just tied outside like this, won't water get in?" Lin Ao asked.
"Our new EU's 'Partner Cavalry' can withstand the water pressure in shallow seas, and the same goes for Unit 4. As for your unit, it should be fine."
"Should?" Lin Ao decided not to dwell on this issue anymore. He just wanted to return to the Osiris as soon as possible. He glanced at the island again as a farewell, and then followed Bart into the submarine.
"Be careful Lin Ao, the inside of the submarine is very narrow. Although I saw the internal structure of the submarine in Science Illustrated when I was a child, I didn't expect the space inside to be so small!" Bart complained.
The interior of the submarine is indeed not big. The width of the corridor is only one and a half meters, and there are various instruments on the walls. People with a slightly larger stature will find it difficult to move around.
"I thought that in the era of space colonization, submarines were similar to battleships."
Lin Ao echoed Bart's words, saying that a thin person like him still felt crowded in the submarine.
Lieutenant Antoine of the new EU has long been accustomed to such an environment. He leads the way in a relaxed and natural manner: "Although humans can reach the boundaries of the solar system, their understanding of the sea is still only superficial. The larger the submarine, the more it can withstand The water pressure will be greater, and it can only fight in the sea, so no one will give money to develop new submarines."
Speaking of this, Lieutenant Antoine knocked on a slightly yellowed dashboard: "See, they are all old objects."
"But isn't this submarine capable of carrying humanoid weapons?" Lin Ao asked.
"This can be regarded as an old thing being forced to adapt to the new era. The new EU has simply modified the submarines that are still in service like my 'Swordfish' and installed a simple "Partner Cavalry" on the deck. Runway, let us take them across the Black Sea."
Bart crossed his hands: "Ha, I asked you why you didn't find the humanoid weapons base to attack the Osiris this afternoon. You also used a submarine, right?"
Antoine nodded: "But I am not the one who went to attack you. The ship's weapons are all gone. On the way back, I was ordered by Admiral Alan to rescue you."
Lin Ao turned to Bart and asked: "Corporal, why are you on this submarine again?"
"Admiral Alan of the New European Union took the initiative to contact Captain Shepard to cease the war and look for you. Because the island where you were hit is close to the territory of the New Muscovy Principality, it would be too ostentatious to dispatch a carrier aircraft, so the only choice is to use a submarine. I was sent to monitor them. .”
Bart leaned down and said in Lin Ao's ear: "According to the new EU admiral, the attack on the Osiris was an 'accident', so we won't care about it."
Lin Ao nodded, this is easy to understand, let each step go down.
The submarine was sailing cautiously under the Black Sea. They had just learned from Lin Ao and Luke that HER had developed humanoid weapons for underwater use. This ship has no weapons, so we really don’t dare to be careless.
Luke pulled Lin Ao aside and asked, "What did you want to tell me on the island just now?"
Lin Ao looked around and whispered to Luke: "The reason why the guerrillas attacked the fortress was arranged by the Covenant."
"What did you say?" Luke's eyes subconsciously looked for Bart, the former Covenant soldier.
Lin Ao held him down: "It has nothing to do with the Osiris! It was an accident that they took in Unit 2, just like me becoming the pilot!"
"what is going on?"
"That day I delivered meals to the guerrillas, but they forced me to stay and participate in the operation. Bashar, our guerrilla captain, said he had made a deal with the Covenant. Bashar took us to attack the fortress. The Covenant provides resources to the refugees."
"The Covenant did this to prevent Unit 2 from falling into the hands of HER? But where did they get the information?"
Lin Ao shook his head: "Then I don't know. Although I didn't kill your parents, Luke, I feel the need to tell you this."
Luke put a hand on Lin Ao's shoulder and nodded in thanks.
…
It was just dawn when the submarine arrived at the port of Trabzon in the new EU. Although the sailing was very slow, there were no accidents along the way. The slow speed was worth it.
Putting his head out of the enclosed space of the submarine, Lin Ao was blown away by the Black Sea breeze, and he gulped down the air outside the submarine. On the other side of the port, the morning sun shines on the silver-gray shell of the Osiris, which is particularly dazzling...
