Gu Hanhan and Rios returned to the Queen Isabella. Catalina had already lost her temper and was now gathering the heads of various departments on the ship to sit in the bridge conference room. In a circle, we collectively have difficulty choosing when facing the star map.
On the expanded galaxy cloud map of the Copper Kettle Nebula, there are 11,744 star systems and nearly 100,000 inhabited planets, planet-like objects and artificial celestial bodies. The 100,000 planets in the Copper Kettle Nebula all seem to be the same to the experienced former smugglers on the Queen Isabella, even if the most common ones are removed. If nothing else, ignore all these 100,000 planets, and only count the planets with activity level above Category 5, there will be a full 200. Now we have to pick out a slightly outstanding one among the two hundred or so V-level planets that all look the same and are just simple blips on the star map. That is really a problem of the century - it is simply impossible. select! The heads of various departments on the ship were all talking and talking about different things. They were obviously at a loss as to which planet in the Copper Kettle Nebula to land on, and could not reach any consistent conclusion.
Catalina listened to the nonsense chatter of her men and her face was erratic in a very Schrödinger style. Anyway, you couldn't tell whether she was going to laugh or be angry. When Gu Hanhan and Rios entered the door, Catalina's Schrödinger wave function happened to jump to the angry side, so she looked at them with a cold eyebrow and asked hummingly: "Why did you come back? I've been waiting for you all. Yeah! Have you heard any news after being here for so long?"
It didn't take long actually to go there, but Rios and Katarina had never followed her up when she was guilty of Schrödinger's fault, so they immediately told everyone the information they got from the pawn shop. As soon as I changed hands, I started wholesale.
"So, it should be a normal channel failure..."
Catalina's erratic expression cleared up, and her frown relaxed in one place: "That'll be easy -"
"Come on, come on, we're looking for a place," she tossed out the densely marked star map one by one, unfolded a new blank star map, and said harshly, "We have the same old rules, come on. Good luck!"
The so-called old rules on board the Queen Isabella are, in a nutshell, drawing lots, throwing shoes, and getting lucky.
The operation of drawing lots is not difficult, and anyone can do it, but "good luck" is a metaphysical question. The answer is very different. Everyone present has a share and can be regarded as a lucky person—— The evidence is very clear. How can I be lucky enough to survive on the Queen Isabella with my beard and tail still intact? For a moment, the leaders in the conference room were ready to take action, and they all felt that they were qualified to study this metaphysics.
Catalina looked around at the faces of the self-proclaimed "sons of destiny" in front of her, and her eyes finally fell on Bei Shaohuan behind them: "Xiao Bei, you have the best luck, come on!"
Xiaobei was called to the meeting in the name of the person in charge of the laboratory. Gu Hanhan was not here. He had seriously expressed his opinions on behalf of the laboratory during the previous meeting. However, the meeting took a turn for the worse in the middle of the meeting, and suddenly it was changed to drawing lots. Let's draw lots. Xiaobei is a latecomer on the Queen Isabella, so he can't comment on the old traditions on the ship. Secondly, he doesn't feel that he has been blessed with any luck since he was a child. He can be like "Good" The only thing that has anything to do with "Son of Destiny" is that there are frequent unexpected events. Therefore, when it came to drawing lots, everyone else was gearing up to nominate themselves. Only Xiaobei sat in his seat and did not move, silently waiting for the results to end the meeting. So when she was suddenly called out by Katarina, Xiao Bei looked confused, with question marks all over his body. He never expected that the mission of drawing lots and engaging in metaphysics would fall on him in the end?
"Yes, it's you!" Catalina didn't care whether he was surprised or not, she just waved, "Come here, why are you standing there?!"
Catalina still had some prestige as a captain, and she responded to every call. Immediately, Beckham was pushed to the front of the stage by everyone present, and he pulled a napkin and tied it as a blindfold on his face. On the road, he was pushed and pulled around in the crowd for at least seventeen or eight times. In the end, someone put a small nail in his hand, which is used to mark the star map.
So the crowd dispersed a little and formed a circle, leaving only the blindfolded Xiaobei standing in front of the star map projection.
"Throw it out," Karina said. "Just throw it, don't be nervous, now you represent good luck."
"Throw it! Throw it quickly!" The messy voice of the big guy urged.
Even if Xiaobei had the strength to resist, with his head covered and turned around, surrounded by so many people making noises, he would not be able to resist. With a shake of his hand, the nail in his hand was thrown out.
"Where did it hit?"
The crowd rushed forward, and they shouted: "Don't crowd, come and look for it."
Xiao Bei pulled off the blindfold and saw that most of the spikes were thrown outside the boundaries of the star map by him. Because the induction ring failed, they were quickly recovered. Only a few dozen of them were thrown into the circle, their tail fins shimmering with light, embedded in the dark background of the star map, mixed with the light and shadow of the hundreds of thousands of planets in the Copper Kettle Starfield, the stars are like glass mixed in the sand and dust of the vast sea. , very eye-catching.
If you look carefully, you will see that most of the targets within the circle actually fall in the void between stars. Occasionally, one or two targets are usually low-activity planets below Category 5, which does not meet the needs of this landing. The leaders on the Queen Isabella stepped on the enlarged star map and looked for it one by one. Finally, Du Mao, the ship's quartermaster, squatted down at a spot where a spike had been inserted. The place was densely populated with stars, and the light from the spike's tail obscured the dim light from the planet. Da Mao's fingertips lightly touched the tail of the spike, and he suddenly discovered that among the clusters of stars, the tip of the spike was inserted squarely into a central star. So he shouted excitedly: "Found it, here it is."
The brains gathered around. It was discovered that this is a trading star with an activity level exceeding 5. It is 25 light-years deep in the nebula. It has a direct inner channel connected to the interstellar jumping point Yufeng Station at the edge of the nebula. The beacon warpage reaches It is 80% of the standard waterway and can reach Yufeng Station within three hours. It can be said that it not only has all the necessary strategic depth for safety, but also can meet the basic requirements for short-range takeoff and landing of interstellar ships. At the same time, this planet has convenient transportation. Inner jump points are scattered around the planet, and routes extend in all directions. You can reach any place in the nebula. The icon shows that its economic, political and cultural activities are very active, and it should be a city where civilizations meet.
The chief aviation officer checked the detailed information of this planet from the database. It showed that the name of this planet is Xuhuixing, and it belongs to a regional cooperation organization called "Rising Sun Alliance". Because of its economic aggregate and social prosperity, Xu Huixing occupies the first position in the alliance, and politically, it is equivalent to an independent trading territory.
Regarding this result, the brains praised each other, and they all thought that the luck was very good, and it was as good as the planet's fame and luck! If you don’t believe it, look at it, Xuhui, Xuyang, facing the sun all the way, these are all good words, auspicious! That's it, it can't be changed, it's ironclad, our Queen Isabella must land on this rising star!
Catalina was also very satisfied: "Very good!"
"The spaceship is ready to jump immediately. Set Xuhui Star as the navigation target, submit the application, conduct authorization confirmation, and wait for the route scheduling notification of the jump point."
After briefly explaining the preparations before taking off, Catalina announced that the meeting was adjourned.
The minds dispersed in a hurry and walked away very happily. The previous gloom and bleakness of the future had been swept away long ago. Now there is a happy atmosphere of about to go on vacation. Many people have begun to discuss enthusiastically about this sunrise. Is there any good place for recreation on Huixing? And not only did they plan to be immoral, they also kidnapped Xiao Bei and wanted to take him with them to do so. The former smuggler leaders dragged Xiao Bei along shoulder to shoulder and praised him: "Young man, you are very lucky. When we get to Xu Huixing, I will take you with me and let's have fun together!"
Xiaobei was still confused, feeling like he was in a dream about the fact that he had decided to land on Xuhui, especially when he drew lots by himself. In his heart, Xiaobei thought it was child's play, and he couldn't accept it. , this simply refreshed his understanding of space navigation - is this so unserious, can it be done casually?
However, the brains did not give Xiaobei any chance to express questions, and suddenly pulled him away while he was still covering his head and turning around.
Gu Hanhan also found such a thing trivial and unbelievable, but unlike Xiao Bei, Gu Hanhan had no objection to the drawing of lots. Originally, there were only two hours to choose from more than two hundred alternatives with similar conditions, but now it's only been half a month. Drawing lots to try to get lucky is a feasible way. Gu Hanhan can believe or not believe things in the metaphysical category such as luck. Generally speaking, he can believe it according to his needs. It can be trusted or not. At least it is better than a group of people arguing all day long and there is no conclusion in the end. powerful. In many moments of urgent decision-making, the final choice is not necessarily the most important. Having to make a decision first is often the key. Unify your thoughts before you can act. When it comes to cutting through the mess quickly, there is no decision faster than drawing lots, especially the Queen Isabella, a place with a strong black ship tradition and where most of the members have more or less metaphysical beliefs. When Gu Hanhan was in trouble and didn't know what to do, she often drew lots. Accepting this didn't put any pressure on her at all. On the contrary, what really made Gu Hanhan feel uncertain was the addition of good luck, regarding the candidate to draw lots. To put it simply, it is a matter of senior Xiaobei’s luck.
Is Senior Xiaobei's luck good?
Anyway, he was originally celebrating the awakening of his superpowers during the college entrance examination trip, but as a result, Tsinghua failed to get into Tsinghua University and kicked out the Harvards on earth. After arriving at Lighthouse Star, he found a trainer and met a human trafficker. He was almost abducted and sold into a noble training camp as a slave. He can meet the light of the Acropolis in a duel, he can be fried by an energy macro in the dormitory, he can even go to the black market to buy some reserve coupons, he can meet the noble lady who escaped from marriage, and now this lady is still chasing him. fall in love. As for the recent past, I feel ashamed to say that the most unlucky thing was that she, Gu Hanhan, suffered such a disaster. Now, aren't they still running for their lives?
Catalina said that senior Xiaobei had the best luck, and Gu Hanhan was really worried - how could this be better? It was obviously due to bad luck! However, it is not convenient to refute these words openly, lest they shake the morale of the army.
Gu Hanhan endured all the hard work until the conference room was completely empty, leaving only her and Catalina. Then she asked with no confidence, "Senior Xiaobei is so lucky - do you really think he can do it?"
Katerina glanced at Gu Hanhan, her expression intriguing.
"You don't understand," she said, "There is no good place in the universe, and dangers are everywhere. Crisis will always come when it is supposed to come, and it can never be avoided. The so-called turning danger into good fortune, and turning misfortune into good fortune, can save you from death. Those who survive in such a situation are the greatest luck - when it comes to surviving in death and surviving under certain conditions, among you on the ship, who can compare to your senior Xiaobei?"
Gu Hanhan was speechless.
Catalina patted her and said with a smile: "Let's go to find Leos. We still have six and a half hours away."
