The Osiris, which had narrowly escaped death, did not dare to slack off and fled the waters near the Peloponnese Peninsula at full speed. More than an hour later, the Osiris docked near the Dinara Mountains. The technicians on the ship worked overtime to repair the damaged humanoid weapons and hull. The other crew members were busy all night and were finally able to get some sleep.
Captain Shepard had not slept all night and was still in the patrol ship. He found that the morale on the Osiris was very low. To put it bluntly, since the Battle of Yalta, the Osiris has not experienced a single victory, and everyone has been exhausted for several days.
But before the next battle, the Osiris needs a good rest. A large hole was punched in the deck, and there were only five humanoid weapons left that could be used, and many pilots were injured.
At this time, the pressure and fatigue that had accumulated since Athens suddenly surged up, causing him to lose his legs and fall to the ground. Others hurriedly helped the captain up and took him to the infirmary. Shepard waved his hand and asked them to take him back to the captain's cabin.
The infirmary was quite lively. Miao Haosi was originally alone, but now the brothers from Teams A and B came to accompany him.
"Hello, can you tell us about the battle early this morning?"
"Hey! The patient needs to rest, you guys need to get out!"
Doctor Apu entered the ward and saw that the trio of reporters actually ran into the ward for interviews, so he chased them away.
After being kicked out, the photographer Herodotus said with emotion: "The battle in the early morning was so dangerous. I thought I was dead this time. By the way, Miss Qian, why don't you go interview Lin Ao? Let's all go The boat has been around for so long.”
Sima Qian shook her head: "He fought all night, let him have a good rest, and I want to wait until the child is more mature before interviewing him."
"But Director Sima Gu has been urging us to do a special topic on Unit 2!" Assistant Thucydides reminded her.
Sima Qian twisted her face: "Don't worry about my brother, Lin Ao is still too immature now. If HER knows that the pilot of Unit 2 is still a child after the interview is broadcast, it will only put the ship into more danger." .”
"Does Miss Akane want to protect him? But I think his recent performance is no worse than those of professional soldiers, and he is far from immature."
"These are two different things... But don't worry, my intuition tells me that this child is growing up very quickly."
Sima Qian thought Lin Ao was sleeping soundly in his room, but in fact Lin Ao was still in the cockpit of the No. 2 machine, looking through his battle videos.
"Do you want to find out your shortcomings in the battle by watching the video? I am impressed by you!" AI Toth said.
Lin Ao said coldly: "I remember when I was lost in Caspian Sea, you still expected me to die."
"Hehehe, that was before. After all, one of the tasks in my program is to ensure that the No. 2 machine is handed over to an excellent pilot. When you first got started, not only did you not dare to shoot, but you also vomited easily."
"Then you think I'm an excellent driver now?"
"It's far from it, but at least you're making rapid progress. Now you no longer hesitate to shoot. I'm curious about how your thoughts have changed."
Lin Ao closed his eyes and leaned on the seat, feeling sleepy. But he didn't want to sleep yet. He said: "My father was beaten to death by HER soldiers, so I originally hated war, and even more disgusted with killing myself. But then I rescued a pair of mothers trapped in the sea of fire in Yalta. Girl, I felt very relieved at the time and thought I could do good things in the war, but later..."
Lin Ao didn't go on. He would always dream about the scene that followed, haunting him like a nightmare.
"So you think sanctioning the enemy will make you feel better?" AI asked him.
"Yes... I do think so. I have only heard about HER's atrocities before, but hearing about it and actually seeing it are completely different feelings, so I decided to sanction them."
Lin Ao clenched his fist hard and then released it.
"But after I was punished, the nightmare was still bothering me. It was just the moment I knocked down the enemy that I felt a pleasant sense of relief, but I'm afraid..."
"Are you afraid that you will become addicted next time?" the AI asked.
Lin Ao took a long breath, stood up and leaned on the operating screen and whispered: "Yes, I have defeated many enemies in the past few days, but I don't feel any better."
"Because you only defeated a few, and now tragedies caused by war are happening across the entire earth, and even in the universe. Maybe you will be relieved if you persist until the end." AI said.
Lin Ao smiled: "I hope I can persist until the end, as long as I no longer want me to die."
"Hehehe, I promise I won't. I was wrong before. Maybe your potential is far greater than I calculated."
Lin Ao looked up at the video again and felt that he was so weird now. In the past, he would have been more willing to spend time studying recipes. He yawned, turned off the video, and planned to go to the restaurant.
Because it was almost time for breakfast, the staff in the restaurant didn't take a break and were busy preparing breakfast. Worried that the Osiris would be destroyed, they hurriedly stored the ingredients, but now it would be troublesome to dig them out. The restaurant was full of voices complaining: "Where are the tomatoes?" "Potatoes! Where are my potatoes!"
Seeing how busy everyone was, Lin Ao rolled up his sleeves and wanted to help. But Fiona, who was busy and sweating profusely, hit her head hard with a baguette.
"Why are you here if you don't want to rest?"
Facing Fiona's questioning, Lin Ao covered his head and said aggrievedly: "I can't sleep, so I want to help you..."
Fiona put the French stick on her shoulder and reprimanded him in a stern tone: "No need for your help! It is very important for the driver to maintain mental state. If you want to be defeated by the enemy due to lack of sleep and lack of energy, everyone will die." ?"
"without me…"
"Go back to bed! Stop dawdling! Take this and go back to your room to eat!"
Lin Ao left the restaurant aggrievedly and took away the baguette that Fiona forced on him.
…
Two hours later, Captain Shepard entered the conference room and saw Anton and other staff officers on the ship studying the map.
"Sergeant Anton, didn't you go to bed?"
"I'll catch up on my sleep later. I interrupted your rest, captain, to show you this."
A staff officer swiped his hand across the screen, and a letter appeared in front of Shepard.
"A letter of assistance from Robert, the new EU deputy president, from Venice?!"
Anton nodded: "HER launched airborne operations across Europe last night. Many European cities were blocked, affecting most of the railways and routes of the new EU. Deputy Speaker Robert of the new EU was supposed to attend the parliament in Turin next week. election, but now he’s stuck in Venice.”
Shepard scratched his chin: "If it weren't for the invitation from the Deputy Speaker, I wouldn't have dared to enter a European city..."
Anton smiled and said: "The situation in Athens is an exception after all. Captain, do you want to accept Deputy Speaker Robert's request for help?"
"Accept, write a reply to the Deputy Speaker. This time we were saved with the support of the new European Union, so we consider it as a return of favor to them."
After Shepard said that, he suddenly coughed hard several times and seemed to be losing his balance again. Several staff members went to help him, but Shepard stopped him.
Anton said worriedly: "Captain, it's time for you to go back and rest."
Shepard smiled and said, "It's okay. It's normal for me to cough at my age. I'm going to go back to sleep. Anton, you should also go to bed early and let the staff reply to the deputy speaker."
Anton watched Shepard leave worriedly, and said to the staff: "Let everyone rest until 12 o'clock, and then set sail for Venice!"
