The Osiris safely passed through Denver, the base camp of the North American HER army, and even the fighter jets that were following and monitoring landed in Denver. It seems that after the death of Sasaki Musashi, the North American HER army does not want to cause any trouble before the new general arrives.
There is a new "landscape" in the bridge, which is the "command bed". Because Captain Shepard's physical condition was getting worse and worse and he needed to rest in bed for a long time, but he could not always let Anton command everything on the ship in the ward, so with the doctor's permission, he installed " Command Bed”. Captain Shepard can command everyone while lying on the bed, and there are medical equipment and medicines placed next to the bed so that he can receive timely treatment in the event of an accident.
Shepard stood up from the wheelchair and was helped to lie down on the bed. He was already panting from exhaustion.
"This is so embarrassing... How long will it take for us to get to Seattle?"
After the signal soldier Jessica fed the medicine in her hand into the captain's mouth: "As soon as this afternoon."
"Great... let's put down the new European passengers and leave North America as soon as possible."
"After leaving North America, where should we go?" Jessica asked.
Shepard tapped his fingers on the railing beside the commander's bed: "Maybe it's time for us to return to the universe. I haven't forgotten the invitation from the Moore Chamber of Commerce."
"But... to go to the universe, Osiris needs to be modified, right? It also needs to be launched into orbit."
"Yes, the launch orbit of North America is basically under the control of HER. We may need to cross the Pacific to other places, ask the people there to allow us to borrow their orbit, and pay them a large sum of money to modify the ship. "
Jessica sighed: "It would be great if I could really go back to the universe. Although I can't go back to Mycenae, the dark and empty space is more like home to me."
"Don't you like Earth?"
"I used to yearn for it, but now I have been on Earth for a few months. The heavy rains and thunder and lightning here are incomparable to those simulated on colonial satellites. I don't dare to sleep in such weather... although there are indeed many beautiful views. , but seeing the current situation in cities like New York and the refugees everywhere makes me... even more homesick."
"This is war. We can't go home until it's over, and we have to see those innocent people displaced."
At this time, there was suddenly an external communication signal requesting access. The caller was the North American Rescue Alliance. Shepard immediately connected the call, and then forced himself to sit up to avoid letting others see his weak state.
A man with a beard appeared on the screen and introduced himself: "Hello everyone on the Osiris! Hello Rear Admiral Shepard! I am Kobe Jordan, leader of the North American Rescue Federation. You can just call me Jordan. alright."
"Hello, Mr. Jordan."
"Oh... you must be Major General Shepard." Seeing Shepard sitting on the bed, Jordan was stunned for a moment. He coughed and continued after confirming that the background was indeed the bridge and not the ward: "As a North American independent Leader of the war, I must thank your crew for defeating Sasaki Musashi! He was the number one enemy of the people of North America! Really, I still can’t believe he died like this!”
"Captain Jordan, I have technicians from New Europe and Deputy Speaker Robert on my ship. They are here to help you develop new humanoid weapons."
"Yes! That's right, I remember it. You have now passed through Leif City safely, and you will arrive in Seattle soon, right? Please go directly to Lake Washington next to Seattle. I will send you the coordinates, and then you will Know where to go next!”
No one on the bridge quite understood what Jordan meant. Driving the boat onto the lake? Where to go then? But Jordan had turned off the communication, so he had no choice but to do what he asked.
A few hours later, the Osiris arrived outside Seattle. As the base camp of the North American Disaster Relief Alliance, a West Coast city that HER has not yet reached, Seattle still maintains its prosperity before the war began.
The Osiris slowly entered Lake Washington close to Seattle. It was the first time for the citizens of Seattle, who were far away from the war, to see such a large space battleship appear at their doorstep. Although the North American Rescue League had previously informed citizens not to panic, some citizens who were worried that the war would reach Seattle gathered in the streets of the city holding protest signs, even though the Osiris could not receive their anger at all.
"Captain, we have stopped at the coordinates sent by Jordan, what's next?"
At this time, the Osiris was hovering above the lake. Jessica thought that the North American Rescue League would contact them again or send a plane to guide them, but what happened next almost made her jaw drop: the vast center of the lake A huge rectangular "black hole" appeared, swallowing a large amount of lake water. After a while, an open door appeared in the center of the lake. The lake water around the door seemed to be enchanted and avoided it obediently.
Kobe Jordan's image appeared on the big screen again, and he said enthusiastically: "Welcome to the North American Rescue Team Base Camp! Please land the ship directly into our cabin."
Jessica had not yet recovered from the shock of the shocking sight in front of her, and asked Shepard incoherently: "Ship, captain, isn't the North American Rescue Alliance very poor? This, this, this..."
Shepard scratched his chin: "This...should not have been built by the Rescue Alliance, but a relic of the former North American forces!"
The Osiris slowly descended across the lake and entered the huge cabin hidden under the water. The gate on the lake is just big enough for the Osiris to pass through, and the space in the cabin below the lake is actually big enough to accommodate 10 more Osiris!
The huge cabin was empty except for the lone guest, the Osiris. Jordan and his men drove a jeep to the bottom of the ship and prepared to greet Captain Shepard. A few minutes later, Captain Shepard was pushed off in a wheelchair by Anton, followed by Lin Ao, Bart and the passengers of New Europe and America. .
Jordan opened his arms with a smile and shouted: "Welcome again! Major General Shepard!"
His echo echoed in the huge cabin. Captain Shepard looked around and sighed: "This is really spectacular! Is this the legacy of the former North American power?"
Jordan proudly said: "That's right! In the past, the North American forces had a specialized organization called the National Security Bureau. The full name was too long and I can't remember it. They had an abbreviation called the Shield Bureau. I also forgot it! In short, this place was originally It was their secret base. During the Colonial Satellite Independence Movement, the former North American forces wanted to produce more space battleships and send them to the universe several times to take advantage of the chaos to occupy more colonial satellites, so this place became their arms factory. Unfortunately, Ah, HER declared war on North America before their preparations were completed, and all the warships they had built before were sent out, so this place is now empty and has become our base camp."
Sergeant Anton asked: "I heard before that your base camp is in Seattle, why did it change to this place again?"
Jordan waved his hand: "Seattle is just a cover to avoid HER's eyes and ears. There are too many spies in the city."
Anton asked him angrily: "What? Are you using the citizens of Seattle as bait? Do you think you can deceive HER in this way?"
"No, no, no, if you change your perspective, you will find that we are protecting the citizens of Seattle. No more, where is the new Deputy Speaker Robert? And where is the boy who killed Sasaki Musashi? I want to treat you well. !”
