After the Osiris docked at the port area of the Lion's Gate, the capital of the colonial satellite city-state "Mycenae", Edward suggested that everyone go visit Uncle "Booker Jones" who had helped them in the battle to enter the atmosphere.
Booker Jones was once the captain of the humanoid weapons unit of the HER Expeditionary Force on Mars, nicknamed the "Mars Tiger". Later, it was unknown what happened on Mars that caused HER's Mars colonial satellite to be destroyed. Booker also chose to abandon HER and became a civilian. He protected a group of Martian refugees on their own and headed towards the Earth's circle. Later, he was killed by Mycenaean troops. Rescue. In order to repay his kindness, Booker drove his own special machine "Black Tiger" to assist them in the subsequent battle when the Osiris entered the atmosphere.
Although Booker had not met the members of Team Z and had only briefly chatted with them during the battle, the friendship on the battlefield was enough to leave a deep impression on people. Edward could feel that Booker was a powerful and approachable person. This is the kind of person Edward likes best, or he hopes he can become this kind of charming and powerful man.
Lin Ao and Natasha naturally would not reject Edward's proposal. Natasha asked curiously before setting off: "How do you know where he is?"
Edward said somewhat proudly: "Hey, I have Uncle Booker's contact information. He now has a bakery in the Lions Gate city. He will wait for us there."
Lin Ao nodded and said: "I think of it, he seemed to have said that after fighting that war he would quit, stay away from the war and open a bakery, and work as a baker with peace of mind."
"This statement is really flagging..." Natasha muttered softly.
The three of them then drove into the city of Mycenae. Although this was not the first time they had entered the colonial satellite, they still couldn't help but marvel at the woods, streets, artificial rivers, buildings and residents on the ground and in the "sky" inside. The scenery of the area is stunning. It's like a child who has lived in the mountains since he was a child and sees the sea for the first time decades later. No matter how many times he sees the sea again, he will be conquered by its scenery.
The three of them were thinking about completely different things at this time.
Edward, who was holding the steering wheel, was thinking very realistically: If he misremembered the location of Uncle Booker's Bakery, and it was not in the city where he was but in the city above him, wouldn't it mean that he would have to drive a long time to get there? So how long does it take to drive to the area above your head...
Natasha was lamenting: After her sister, the queen, often went to the universe to supervise the construction of colonial satellites after she secured the throne, Natasha used to think that her sister was alienating herself and abandoned her to fend for herself on the earth; now Natasha Tasha also stayed in the universe for a while, and saw the vastness of the universe and the miracles of human engineering such as colonial satellites. She seemed to understand why her sister liked to stay in the universe. The queen sister must be enjoying the sense of accomplishment of opening up the unknown realm.
"You have to have everything to yourself, it's the same old style..."
Lin Ao frowned as he stared at the scenery above him. He realized one thing: although the high-rise buildings in the colonial satellite and the rivers and forests that simulated the ecological construction of the earth were spectacular. But how fragile are these? Lieutenant Anton once told Lin Ao how difficult it was to defend the colonial satellite. Even if a warship and a humanoid weapon were to approach the colonial satellite, they could easily open a hole in the satellite. This small hole, if not repaired in time, can paralyze a large area inside the satellite. A large amount of air in the satellite will rush into the universe at an extremely fast speed. This is like poking a hole in a gas-filled balloon. The consequences One can imagine. What's even more fearful is that the torrent of gas during this process will pick up nearby people or cars and suck them all into the universe. Lin Ao had seen with his own eyes how people without space suits died quickly after being sucked into the vacuum of the universe. The death scene was really unbearable to think about.
"If... if there is a hole under my feet now, then the men, women, old people and children I saw along the way will die in an instant... Even if they are not sucked out, their bodies will be shattered..."
After a while, the three finally arrived at the bakery "Mars Bread" owned by Uncle Booker. The store was smaller than expected, probably less than 30 square meters. After getting out of the car, Natasha couldn't help but complain: "The name of this store is too straight..."
Edward shook his finger at her and reminded her not to talk nonsense: "The employees here are all refugees from the Martian colony satellite, that's why the name is so straightforward."
"Oh! You are here, come in and sit down!"
A black man with a stout figure that made the apron hanging on his body look very narrow came out and eagerly greeted them to enter the store.
"Uncle Booker! Are you okay? Is the business okay?"
"Hahaha, it's okay. Let me introduce you to Christina! Come and meet everyone!"
Entering the bakery, everyone discovered that the only clerks in the store at this time were Uncle Booker and the little girl named Kristina. Kristina emerged from behind the counter. She was a short girl, probably no more than 16 years old, with a very cute face and bright red hair.
"This is my adopted daughter, Christina."
"Hello..."
Christina shyly bowed to the members of Team Z. Although she didn't know whether Lin Ao and Edward noticed this bow, Natasha could tell at a glance that the girl was wearing a wig.
Natasha's expression couldn't hide her inner doubts. Booker saw the unnaturalness in her expression and glanced at Kristina. Christina nodded to him, then took off her wig, revealing her scarred head.
The three of them were stunned. They didn't know why Christina took off her wig. What confused them even more was why such a cute girl had so many shocking scars on her head.
"These scars are..."
Booker closed the store door behind him and his tone became serious: "You said you wanted to come over this time. I just felt that I had to talk to you about something."
"What's up?"
"Christina is actually the same as you, the pilot of the Ten Swords series of mechas developed by the Moore Chamber of Commerce."
"What?? So young? Isn't it true that drivers can only choose people between 18 and 20 years old? What's with the scar on her head?"
Booker sighed: "This has to mention Kristina's machine. She drives the 'Ten Swords Unit 9', codenamed 'Nine-Tailed Fox'. It is a terrifying weapon that uses the superpowers of the pilot to fight. !”
"Super power..." Natasha and Edward both looked at Lin Ao.
"...'Nine-tailed Fox' is equipped with a weapon that can be driven by the pilot's brain nerves, called 'Fei Lian'."
When she heard the word "Fei Lian", Natasha's eyes widened and she almost jumped up. She couldn't help shouting: "My sister is like this too! Is Kristina the same as her? It's unbelievable. …”
"Yes, I have heard about your sister. She can use her mental power to drive two flying planes that are more than ten meters long to fight. Christina can also do this. But... the nine-tailed fox can use flying weapons to fight. The cheap number is 9! And it’s a laser weapon.”
"Nine?! Does that mean Kristina is more powerful than my sister?"
"No, it's impossible to rely solely on Kristina's own superpowers... This is what I want to tell you, the Moore Chamber of Commerce did a lot of excessive things to Kristina."
"The scar on her head..."
"Let me tell you now, Dad."
The three of them all looked at Kristina. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly at this moment. She wanted to make a statement but was unable to speak because of her complicated feelings, and tears welled up in her eyes. Booker stepped forward and wiped away her tears and comforted her a few words. Only then did Kristina speak with a slight sob:
"The Moore Chamber of Commerce has a soul plan. I don't know the purpose of the plan, but the people participating in the plan are boys and girls who don't know their own life experience like me. We are managed like prisoners, with no personal freedom, and they are called Experiment 09. The Moore Chamber of Commerce has conducted various experiments on us. Boys and girls like me are constantly disappearing and being added. Every day, I worry about when I will die... That terrible period My days ended when they cut open my skull and successfully transformed my brain. But that just sent me to another hell, until I was rescued by Mr. Booker..."
Tears flowed from Kristina's cheeks, and Booker continued her words: "The Moore Chamber of Commerce secretly sent her and the 'Nine-tailed Fox' to the Mars colony. They hoped that the 'Nine-tailed Fox' could help the man who wanted to The Governor of Mars who betrayed HER and proclaimed himself king. But during the test, Kristina had to wear a helmet that would pierce her brain. Kristina couldn't stand the damage to her brain by the machine, and she lost control and attacked. Colony, that's how I discovered this, and then defeated the out-of-control 'Nine-tailed Fox', rescued Kristina and protected her. Later, the Governor of Mars' plot was exposed, and HER sent an army to capture him. There was a battle in the Martian colony. During this period, the Governor forced me to hand over Kristina. I really couldn't stand their behavior, so after a battle with the Governor who drove the 'Nine-tailed Fox', I took Kristina and fled here..."
Booker paused and continued: "Christina is the name I gave her. I did this to protect her, because there is no guarantee that the Moore Chamber of Commerce will come to arrest her or even silence her after knowing that she is still alive! Although at first I want to expose what they are doing, but I am tired after passing Mars, and now I just want to protect Kristina. The reason why I tell you this is to hope that you, who are also Ten Swords pilots, will stay vigilant. , don’t trust the Moore Chamber of Commerce!”
"It's so abominable..."
Edward couldn't help but touch the chip implanted behind his ear. Maybe the Moore Chamber of Commerce had been monitoring them through this chip. After touching it, Edward came to his senses and reminded Uncle Booker: "Uncle Booker! When we first drove the machine, we all had a chip implanted behind our ears. If the Moore Chamber of Commerce can monitor through this chip... "
Booker waved his hand: "Don't worry, there is the same thing behind Christina's ear. I found a good technician to study it after taking it out. In order to keep other functions running, this chip can only recognize the voice function. The code name of the body. That is to say, if it detects you shouting the code name of the body, the body will find you through the positioning of the chip after receiving the information. "
"What other functions?" Natasha asked.
"Various physical data." Lin Ao answered before Booker: "Dr. Hohenheim told me that he found that the Moore Chamber of Commerce used this chip to monitor various physical data of the driver, and the content was very detailed."
"What is this for?"
"Doctor doesn't know either..." Lin Ao shook his head.
At this moment, the air defense siren in the colonial satellite suddenly sounded, reminding citizens to take refuge. Lin Ao's personal terminals also received the message from the Osiris.
"No! Mycenae is in danger!"
