However, Animusfia's doubts and the fact that Laikana was not considered as an option at first were indeed very well-founded.
Because until now, Laika does not retain much goodwill towards humans.
It wasn't until she witnessed the self-sacrifice of Heracles and Jason that Laika made up her mind to help these humans.
Otherwise, he only planned to preserve Apollo, who could barely be regarded as his "similar" in this singularity.
However, Laika's lack of love for humans does not affect Apollo's love for humans.
Therefore, Laika, who originally had no intention of intervening in the singularity affairs, was forced to follow Apollo and get involved in the Holy Grail War to regain humanity.
Laika couldn't help but think of the man who took the initiative to hand over the spiritual foundation and everything to him when he first came, Yuri Gagarin.
"What a hands-off shopkeeper."
Laika clicked her tongue and sighed.
Originally, he was still wondering why that man would leave the right to "survive" with great difficulty to himself, to 'it', a creature that never even had basic human rights and was just a barking creature.
Now it seems that Gagarin may have anticipated the current situation and anticipated that one person would have to pay the price of this second life.
"That's why you didn't choose to let 'humans' come?......It's really cruel, human beings."
It is really because humans are unwilling to pay the price of human lives, so it and other animals have to sacrifice themselves for humans.
Die for humanity.
Laika hates humans without a doubt.
He hates humans for selfishly choosing to let other creatures die for them, and hates humans for thinking about themselves and claiming to be the primates of all things————————
Hating that humans wantonly dominated the barking creature they named Laika.
Staring at the bright moon in the distance that was so close but so far away, Laika narrowed her eyes.
The light eight seconds ago should have been delivered to the goddess at this moment.
It's ridiculous to say that human beings dominate their own lives like gods, but when faced with the real gods coming to dominate their destiny, they resist so desperately.
It was originally just an ordinary wild dog wandering in that cold city.
Although the survival of pet dogs is much more difficult than that of owners, relying on such a huge city, even picking up some scraps every day is probably much better than "similar" animals hunting in the wilderness. .
At that time, Laika, who was just a dog, did not have such complicated thoughts as now, but in retrospect, Laika at this time can still be sure that she also envied and hoped to be adopted by a human being.
A free life may be very interesting, but even now Laika has to admit that it longs to be in the same room with those humans on cold winter nights.
The stray dog, not yet named Laika, longs for and loves humans.
However, no one cared about it being just a stray dog.
Be it life or death, be it health or disease.
Even if Laika died suddenly on the street the next day, it might just be treated as garbage and thrown into a landfill.
But everything always turns around.
One day, Laika, who was arrested and thought she would die, found herself entering the life she had longed for in the past.
Humans adopted it, and Laika got its name, Laika.
There were many other dogs adopted at the same time, and they were all stray dogs like himself, but Laika considered herself the best among them.
Although it was sometimes touched by strange machines, put into strange bags, asked to stand motionless for a long time, or even tied to a strange seat and spun around like crazy, it was determined to be docile to humans and did not show any signs of it. Too much resistance.
And after every docile cooperation, Laika always gets rewards from humans.
"Good boy, good boy."
To this day, Laika still can't forget the caresses and compliments from humans after completing tests that it couldn't understand at all.
One of them even took himself home to play with his children.
Everything was developing for the better, and Laika thought that her future would be spent with these humans.
Only in its sleep did it imagine a time when it no longer had to worry about cold and hunger, a time when it could get along with humans like partners.
After all, it is just a barking creature that no one will care about even if it dies.
————————That’s why it was chosen.
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Yuri Gagarin stared at the photo of the thin female dog in front of him.
Apart from the difference in gender, Gagarin found many of himself in this puppy, which was highly valued by others in the space agency.
"Is this the first 'creature' you sent into space?"
Gagarin asked the researcher next to him with respect and as non-offensive a tone as possible.
He knew that pilots like himself might be rare, but they were definitely not indispensable.
But these scientists in front of them are the most difficult to find a replacement in all mankind, one-in-a-million talents.
"Well, he is the most cooperative of the stray dogs that were caught from the street."
"What's its name?"
"Laika, if you want to be called that."
Gu Yan: "You're barking...it's a bit perfunctory."
"After all, it's only been here for a week."
The researcher next to Gagarin hesitated for a while, then continued:
"Everyone knows what it means, and giving it a thoughtful name doesn't do anyone any good."
"It's just bad for people. Dogs don't have any conscience."
This time, the researcher next to Gagarin remained silent and did not reply.
"Why did you choose it? It doesn't look that strong, at least not as fierce as the guard dogs of the generals."
"The thrust-to-weight ratio of the rocket is very poor, so we need to try our best to ensure that the load besides fuel is as light as possible."
Gagarin nodded, put on his military cap and coat.
"I'm just as skinny, right?"
"You are an experienced pilot with a good mentality. This is the biggest reason for your selection. But I have to say that at least the reason why I chose you is because you are too thin compared to others."
"But there are smaller dogs, right? Like the ones held in the arms of generals' wives——"
"It's a pity that no general's wife is willing to donate their pet dogs and throw them into space as experimental subjects...and Laika is very quiet and well-behaved, and is an excellent space dog."
Hearing this, Gagarin raised his head in surprise and looked at the doctor next to him.
"It sounds like you're willing to throw your dog into space, Dr. Vladimir Yazdovsky."
"There is nothing I can do, Captain Yuri Alexeevich Gagarin."
Vladimir looked at Gagarin seriously.
"I brought Laika here. At that time, I just wanted to do something good for it...it wouldn't live long."
Gagarin stood up.
"If I am lucky enough to ride into space on a rocket built by your team, Doctor, and return safely, I will also be grateful to Laika."
"It won't have a chance to receive your thanks. You know you are at risk of dying, but unlike you, Captain, it doesn't even know where its fate will go when it gets on the rocket. We tricked it and it only hates us."
“…………There will always be a chance————————”
Gagarin looked at the doctor in front of him, stretched out his right hand with respect, and then shook it with him.
"I hope you can bring me back safely this time, Doctor."
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"The engine ignition countdown begins,
9
8"
........
A voice without any emotion echoed around Laika.
As usual, Laika still sat obediently into the strange iron box that humans asked her to sit in.
There were no such strange sounds in the past.
But it's not a big problem. It believes that these humans who are willing to give it food and play will not put it in danger.
Laika is already thinking about what kind of reward he will get after this "test" is over.
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"Speaking of which, isn't Laika's final ending very good? Even if he can never come back, it is better than living in space for a week, eating a poisonous dinner in the end, and dying quietly under the stars. Better to freeze to death in the snow and wind in Moscow."
Gagarin looked at Vladimir Yazdovsky who was sending him out.
"If only that were the case."
However, Yazdovsky just sighed and then said:
"That was just the official statement to save face and avoid being condemned. The real Laika died of panic and overheating in the cabin a few hours after flying into space...and died in pain."
"…………"
"So thank Laika, Captain Gagarin."
Yazdovsky, who is in charge of the space life support project, raised his head and looked at Gagarin.
"It died in space for once in your place."
Gagarin was silent, then nodded heavily.
*********
"The wind and snow in Moscow can't freeze me to death."
Feeling the memory fragments in Gagarin's Lingui, Laika on the Argonaut smiled to himself.
"Compared to this kind of heat, it's much better, human."
Laika standing in front of the moon wheel completely turned into light, shrouding this treasure ship that could not sail in space.
