"You said the Atlantic Ocean is so big, how did the Goblin crew endure the long journey?"
Bart and the others were sitting in the dining room of the Osiris, looking at the endless ocean outside the window and chatting with nothing to say.
"I heard that Columbus's crew almost threw him into the sea to feed the fish. Fortunately, they discovered an island first, which saved Columbus."
“Columbus believed that what he discovered was Asia until his death!”
The Osiris flew for more than ten hours from Genoa through the Strait of Gibraltar to the waters near the east coast of North America. Although this speed is not too fast, it is far faster than the speed of sailing on the European continent. After all, HER will not idlely send troops to occupy the Atlantic Ocean.
“Is it far from Virginia Beach?”
In the bridge, Captain Shepard ate his favorite cake for the first time in a long time, looking relaxed and at ease.
"Captain, we still have about an hour to go. I don't know if HER has set up defenses on the coast. We'd better go slowly."
"Yeah, okay."
Shepard concentrated on eating the cake and replied casually.
Helmsman Yamaguchi asked: "Why is Virginia Beach our first stop in North America? I also want to visit New York."
Jessica looked at Yamaguchi with a puzzled look on her face and asked, "New York? Hasn't that city been in ruins long ago? What's there to see?"
"Hey, I just want to see New York after it has been turned into ruins."
Captain Shepard put down his plate after finishing the cake and said:
"It is best to avoid too many conflicts with HER during our journey in North America, and send Speaker Robert and New EU's technicians to Portland on the west coast of North America quickly and safely. According to New EU's intelligence, Virginia Beach is The east coast area with the fewest HER defenders may even have no defenders at all!”
"Really or not..." Yamaguchi said to himself.
"Of course it's true, this is intelligence for the new EU."
"No! I mean over there, look at the sea!"
Yamaguchi called up the picture of the ship's bow camera, and after zooming in several times, a picture of a lone boat floating on the sea appeared. On the boat, four people wearing the military uniforms of the New Muscovy Principality (TPM) waved to the Osiris for help.
Yamaguchi pointed to the boat and said: "Hey, look, there are often people who are shipwrecked on the sea in movies!"
Jessica said: "That's wrong. Why are they all wearing the military uniforms of the New Moscow Principality (TPM)? This place is too far away from TPM's territory. It may be HER's spies in disguise!"
Shepard scratched his beard and said: "No, HER's spies are not stupid enough to wear TPM military uniforms and wait to deceive us in the Atlantic Ocean. Anyway, rescue them first."
The Osiris sent fighter jets to rescue the four strange guys. In order to verify their identities, Captain Shepard personally came to the hangar. When these four people got off the plane, they clamored for water.
"Water! Give us water!"
They looked really embarrassed. Their TPM uniforms were in shabby condition, and their faces and fingernails were covered with mud. It was as if they had crawled out of the ground instead of floating on the sea.
The four of them drank more than a dozen bottles of water in one go. The one with the highest rank among them wiped his mouth and said, "Thank you so much! We thought we were hopeless. Is this the Osiris?"
Shepard asked him in surprise: "Do you know the name of this ship?"
When the man saw Shepard wearing the uniform of a Covenant major general, he immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Hello, Mr. Major General of the Covenant! I am Captain Dmitry, the captain of the 1st team of TPM in North America! I conduct espionage work behind enemy lines in HER. As an intelligence officer, I naturally know about the Osiris."
"You don't have to be so polite. I'm no longer a major general of the Covenant. You can just call me Captain Shepard. But what's going on with TPM's No. 1 team in North America? Why did TPM come all the way to North America?"
Dmitri smiled and said, "It's easy to say. After HER invaded North America, many areas became neglected. When they heard that our TPM was going to enter eastern North America to conduct espionage work, the mayor of Alaska secretly let us in."
Captain Demetri only talked about why he appeared in North America, and did not mention what specific information he was investigating in North America. It was difficult for Shepard to ask clearly. He said:
"Emmm, it turns out there is such a thing...but how can I confirm your identity?"
Dmitry said: "We are intelligence officers. If you call the TPM military headquarters, they will say that I am in Moscow. But we have a stronghold in Winnipeg, North America. You can take us there." There? Then there will be evidence to prove our identity."
Shepard turned around and asked Jessica, "Where is Winnipeg?"
"North-Central North America."
Shepard said awkwardly: "The Osiris is going to Portland on the west coast of North America. I'm afraid it won't go to Winnipeg. But I will give you supplies and drop you off in Virginia Beach."
When he heard that they were going to be put in Virginia Beach, Dmitri shook his head like a rattle: "Virginia Beach? No, no, no! There are all HER troops there now!"
"All HER troops? But the new EU intelligence said..."
"The new EU is so far away and their spy satellites are so incompetent. How can they know the latest intelligence? I just scouted Virginia Beach last week. There can be no mistake."
"This..." Shepard was in trouble and asked: "Then do you know where is the safest place to land?"
"HER has recently strengthened its defense on the west coast. It is not safe to land anywhere."
"Not a safe place?"
"Yes, there is, but we just came out of there, so you may not be able to pass safely."
Captain Demetri opened his arms and showed off his military uniform, reminding Captain Shepard that the place he was talking about was also dangerous.
"Where exactly?"
"New York!" said Dmitri.
Jessica became anxious when she heard this: "New York? Are you lying to us! That's the first stop for HER to attack North America, and it must be full of defenders!"
Dmitri shook his head and said: "You don't understand the situation, Miss. New York is regarded as a garbage dump by HER. There are many devices that emit nuclear radiation. Even HER himself doesn't want to be there. And yesterday, I heard that New York was the last The garrison was also killed, so I wanted to sneak into New York to investigate, but it ended up like this."
"what happened?"
"Someone single-handedly took control of New York City. My comrades were defeated by him. Although I ransomed them with all my supplies, that man left us at sea to our fate."
"You mean, one man single-handedly defeated the New York garrison?"
Anton was also listening, and he became interested when he heard that someone controlled a city alone. He asked Dmitri: "Who? Is he so capable?"
Dmitri sighed and said: "Alas! I'm ashamed to say that he is a blond young man about 20 years old. He is very cunning and has laid traps everywhere in New York City. Our teammates were fooled by his traps. He He also drives a strange humanoid weapon that can shoot purple lasers!"
"Purple laser?" Hearing this, Anton pointed to the No. 2 machine in the hangar and asked, "Does it look similar to this humanoid weapon?"
Dmitri looked at the No. 2 machine carefully and said, "Well, it looks different. The one in New York is silver-gray, but like this black machine, it has exaggerated horn decorations on its head, with three horns. !”
Anton immediately guessed what Dmitri was talking about. He turned to Shepard and said: "It's the Ten Swords Unit 3 given to the North American Rescue Alliance by the Moore Chamber of Commerce. I heard the AI of Unit 2 say that .If it’s what this man says, it’s safe to land from New York!”
Dmitri held Anton's shoulders with a surprised look on his face and said, "What's wrong with you? You still think New York is safe after seeing what happened to us?"
"If I were a member of the North American Rescue Alliance, I would teach TPM soldiers a lesson if they saw them appearing on my territory. And there is no grudge between the Osiris and the North American Rescue Alliance, so he will not attack us."
"No, no! You didn't understand! That young man said that he is no longer a member of the North American Rescue League. He regards New York as his own territory. Anyone who wants to enter New York will be attacked by him!"
Anton smiled and said: "Oh? Still a lone wolf? There are 11 humanoid weapons on the Osiris. It's not like they can't deal with one of them."
"you…"
Shepard waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, let's ask these four to take a bath and have a good meal first, and arrange a room for them to rest. As for whether to go to New York, can we discuss it with you later? ?Captain Dmitry of TPM.”
Dmitri nodded: "Thank you! I will find a way to help the Osiris land in North America."
