Thomas More sat on a chair and lit a cigar. In the dark space room, only the cigar head with a faint firelight flickered. Secretary Helena walked in, and the room changed into a brightly lit atmosphere.
"Has it been detected?" he asked.
Helena put the report on the table: "I didn't trust your intuition at first, but according to the DNA test results Lin Ao left on the tableware, it does closely match the samples in the database."
"Humph, there will be no problems with the memory bank. The rest depends on the superstition of fate."
"President, since Lin Ao is currently the most suitable candidate for the soul plan. Since the Osiris has not left Shang yet, let's keep him as soon as possible."
Thomas stood up and faced the sun projection on the wall and pondered for a moment: "The big plan has a higher priority. It is now at the most critical moment and cannot make any mistakes. Besides, our technology is not perfect yet. Lin Ao continues to stay." In the army, we are also strengthening our physical fitness and willpower, so let’s wait until the time is more mature.”
"It's a pity. Rare material appears. If something goes wrong..."
"What, Helena, don't you doubt that Lin Ao has the potential to awaken?"
"You are so accurate in judging people. There is no need for me to doubt anymore. There is another thing. Zhuge Daozi is preparing to return to the universe."
"Hmm..." Thomas put down his cigar and touched his chin: "So far, he has been very cooperative. He is the person who should pay most attention at the moment. So, how is the completion of what Zhuge Daozi asked for."
The person on Helena's arm finally hid twice, and a scene of Linxia Factory appeared in front of Thomas, where several workers were working next to several dark cylinders.
Helena said disdainfully: "The current completion rate is only 20%, but he actually wants us to create something so disgusting... I doubt he will listen to us."
Thomas sat back down and took a puff of his cigar: "This kind of person is easier to control. The Moore Chamber of Commerce has been able to get where it is today by constantly cooperating with this kind of person."
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"Don't be afraid. When you encounter difficulties, face them bravely and go for it!"
Sergeant Anton pushed Edward hard, and Edward hurriedly grabbed the railing outside the cabin door. His body floated horizontally, and his feet kicked around in vain.
"Asshole! Why don't you let Natasha come out first? She can!"
Sergeant Anton was a little angry: "Because you don't know how, I let you try it first! Let go of your hand, Edward, you have to experience the feeling of weightlessness!"
Team Z is conducting weightless training in the dedicated external tourist area of the colonial satellite "Shang". As a colonial satellite closer to the earth, residents and tourists can experience space drifting and appreciate the earth here. Because the Osiris is still under repair, they can only train in the scenic area.
"No! If I let go, I will float into the atmosphere and burn to death!!" Edward shouted in pain, making Natasha on the side couldn't help but snicker.
Anton impatiently picked up the rope tied to the waist of the four of them: "The four of us are tied together, and the rope is tied to a fixed point. How did you float to the earth?"
Natasha said with a smile: "Yes, and we are far away from the earth. You may not be able to float over even if you float."
"Yes."
Edward loosened his hands little by little, and his body couldn't help but float outward. He kept saying "Holy shit" while spinning around in the universe.
"It's your turn next, Lin Ao."
Lin Ao was also frightened, Natasha gave him a sudden push, and he was thrown out. It's different from the weightless feeling inside the ship. Even if you float around inside the ship, you won't hit the wall after floating far. But now there is no concept of walls around us, there is only a dark and ethereal universe, and there is very little safety and happiness.
"Sergeant Anton, it's so cold!"
"Lin Ao, adjust the knob on the driving suit and activate the heat preservation device."
Lin Ao did as he did and indeed felt a lot warmer.
"Both of you turn on the jetpack controller on the left side of your belt. The corresponding knob can adjust the jet rate. Edward, you turned it on too high!"
Edward's jetpack operated at maximum power, causing him to fly out in circles like a meteor. When he pulled him like this, the four of them flew out. Because the other end of the rope was still tied to a fixed object, the four of them were Like four grasshoppers strung on a straight rope.
"Edward, turn off your backpack!"
"Wait a minute!"
Edward turned off the switch, and the commotion finally subsided. Edward said in pain: "I want to vomit..."
"Spit in the sac in the helmet, although it will still splash out..."
"Hey! You two cosmic landlubbers, stay away from me when you go back!" Natasha couldn't stand it anymore.
Sergeant Anton smiled and said: "Don't feel disgusted or embarrassed. If you want to vomit or excrete, you can do it directly in the spacesuit. We astronauts have long adapted to it. I think you usually go to the toilet immediately after leaving the body. , it’s not necessary.”
"Hey... It was fine at first, but I'm disgusted by what you're doing, Sergeant..." Natasha complained.
Sergeant Anton smiled, grabbed the rope, activated the jetpack and pulled the three of them to move slowly.
The four of them drifted slowly in this small area. Seeing the blue earth, Lin Ao couldn't help but reach out and grab it. The earth seemed to be grasped in his hands at an angle. The experience was like a dream.
"Earth... I never thought that I would leave the earth one day." Edward muttered sadly.
Sergeant Anton smiled and said: "What's wrong, Edward, are you homesick now? In fact, if you think about it from another angle, isn't the universe also your home? The earth is just one of the countless planets in the universe, and we are People on earth are also people in the universe.”
"Even if you and I are like this..."
"Okay, okay, after today's training, find a fast food restaurant and I'll treat you to burgers. Fiona won't let you eat burgers on the boat at all!"
"I think I'll lose my appetite..."
Edward muttered.
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"Yesterday, the HER colony and colonial satellite on Mars suddenly exploded. Tens of thousands of HER refugees poured into the Earth's circle and asked for help. So far, they have been rescued by Xingmei. According to unconfirmed news, the cause of this disaster It seems that there is internal strife in the HER army stationed on Mars. HER has not issued a statement at this time. In addition, there are many refugees who claimed to have seen the nine-tailed fox before the explosion. We will continue to pay attention..."
Anton and Natasha were sitting lazily in a fast food restaurant in Shang, eating hamburgers and watching the news to relieve their boredom. Lin Ao and Edward were hungry and uncomfortable, so they could only eat one bite at a time.
"The next news is that the eldest princess of HER, Her Majesty Elisabeth Adenauer, will hold a wedding with the son of the prime minister of the colonial satellite city-state Mycenae next month. There are comments from the outside world that Frederick the Great hopes to use this wedding to win over the colonial satellite city-states. Dozens of colonial satellite dignitaries have announced that they will attend the wedding, and some of them are neutral colonial satellites..."
Sergeant Anton chewed something in his mouth: "Did you see that in the past, we used oppression on the colonial satellites, but now we are showing kindness? It means that HER's local soldiers are almost exhausted."
Natasha retorted: "How can you tell? Why do I feel that HER is consolidating its position now? In my opinion, this war will end in an armistice. If the major forces do not unite, they will not be able to defeat HER. You two Woolen cloth."
Natasha looked at the two cosmic landlubbers. Edward didn't listen at all because he felt uncomfortable, while Lin Ao was distracted watching TV. At this time, the picture of Elisabeth Adenauer was playing on the TV.
"Hey! Lin Ao, I'm asking you, stop looking! It has nothing to do with you if you look at HER's beautiful princess!"
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In a circle of space rubble far away from "Shang", inside the dilapidated Covenant warship "Warsaw", whether in rooms, corridors or hangars, many hungry soldiers collapsed. In order to save energy, most areas on the battleship were closed to healing light. In the dark confined space, it was difficult to judge whether these people were alive or dead.
The same is true in the bridge, the most important location of a battleship. Only important interfaces such as the astrolabe are still activated. The bearded captain, Major Diaz of the Covenant, used the faint light from the astrolabe to wolf down a box of cans. After greedily drinking the last drop of soup in the can, he poured a little cold water into it and swung it around. After shaking, he drank again.
"Captain, our food will last until tomorrow at most..." his adjutant.
Dias was angry but powerless: "I have been trapped here for almost a month. Even if it is Xingmei's headquarters in Eden, the rescuers should have arrived after receiving our distress signal, right?!"
"Captain, maybe our distress signal was not sent out at all. The signalmen have tried various lines, but now..."
"Damn it!" The strong Diaz squeezed the can hard, and the can actually deformed in his grip.
"It's all that traitor's fault! I shouldn't have handed over Ten Swords Unit 7 to him! This coward! He actually communicated with HER and made us suffer so badly. If he hadn't destroyed some supplies in advance, we could have persisted longer. .”
"Captain, some crew members are discussing that maybe we should surrender..."
"Fart!" Dias cursed loudly: "Don't they know how many letters are loaded on our ship? After surrender, are they going to let HER use these letters to blow up the earth and colonial satellites?"
"The technicians on board the ship can paralyze the letter. If you don't surrender, some people will start talking on the ship..."
Diaz sadly waved his hand and asked the adjutant to leave. In fact, he knew very well in his heart, what was the use of the paralysis letter? It's just to give everyone the psychological comfort to accept surrender. After HER took over, their technicians were able to reactivate the letter. Dias even planned to detonate the letter at the last moment and die together, but he did not believe that the crew would support him. In fact, someone tried to kidnap him and surrender to HER a week ago, but was finally suppressed. But he didn't want more people to be killed in order to save a boatload of people... Dias' inner conflict was painful.
"God, if you really exist, please listen to my request! No matter who it is, come and save us. The letter on the ship cannot be handed over to HER, God..."
Diaz groaned feebly, and the distress signal sent from the "Warsaw" was still being spread outwards.
