Chapter 69 Preparations for Launch

ordered the prime minister to have something to play outside the cave.

The prime minister had no choice but to say that everyone had originally decided to set the launch time at 6 o'clock in the morning, which was the same as the previous eight times.

But I consulted the old mage, and the old mage suggested that you could try it at 12 o'clock in the evening, that is, at 0 o'clock in the morning.

Let the king make the final decision.

After hearing this, the Soul King pondered for a moment. He said to the guards: "This is a matter for the soul clan as a whole, so please ask the prime minister to lead everyone to decide together." ”

After the prime minister heard the instructions at the entrance of the cave, his heart beat again with a drum. The question went around and around and around again.

I think that all officials are bent on climbing up, but you know that being a high-ranking official is not only about managing the distribution of money and appointing officials, but also faces life-and-death decisions and choices. It's hard, it's hard!

Let's go, let's go, let's give up my life to make this life-and-death choice. If you make a wrong choice, you will have to bear the pot of the death of the soul clan, and if you make a successful choice, you should be responsible for it.

Thinking of this, the prime minister got up and said to the attendants beside him, "Pass the order, at 12 o'clock tonight, the meteorite will be launched on time, and all the members of the Soul Clan are invited to participate." ”

The attendant hurriedly retreated after receiving the order.

The prime minister took the others and began to hurry to the launch site on the Wansheng Mountain again.

Originally, everything was prepared for the launch at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, but now it is suddenly advanced to 12 o'clock tonight, and everything must be advanced.

The prime minister asked the attendants beside him, what time is it?

The attendant replied that it was already half past seven.

The prime minister couldn't help but speed up his pace, and ordered everyone to rush to the launch site on the top of the mountain before 8 o'clock, and be sure to finish all the preparations for the launch before the sun disappeared at 9 o'clock.

There are only simple stone steps on the mountain road, and the road is rugged. The prime minister led everyone to hurry away, and several times they almost rolled down the mountain, but fortunately the entourage grabbed the prime minister.

By the time the prime minister and his entourage rushed to the top of the mountain panting, General Turtle had already led someone to carry the stone box containing the spirit stone to the side of the meteorite waiting to be launched, and was making preparations for the pre-launch inspection at the moment.

All Saints Mountain is the largest and tallest mountain on Red Saturn, and from a distance it looks like a fiery phoenix with wings ready to fly. It is regarded as a sacred mountain by the Soul Clan.

At this moment, the meteorite ready to be launched is in the position of the phoenix crown above the crest.

Since it had been launched eight times before, the phoenix crown had been cut in half, leaving only a section on the edge at the moment.

The meteorite to be launched this time is located on this section of the phoenix crown on the edge, and after this launch, the entire phoenix crown will be shaved off, leaving only the bare crested head.

Since it has been launched 8 times before, and the last section of the rock is on the edge, it is relatively easy to dig the rock.

The meteorite has been polished and the whole is a fusiform with two pointed ends and a circle in the middle. Only one pedestal remains, connected to the mountain.

The fusiform surface has been smoothed and smoothed by repeated sanding, and a protective layer has been applied to it. This protective layer is made of a kind of gum unique to terracotta and a unique rock ground into a fine powder, which can play a role in heat protection and wear resistance.

At this moment, the meteorite shines brightly under the sunlight, emitting a reddish-brown light, like a flying fish about to burn.

Accompanied by the general, the prime minister carefully inspected the meteorite that was about to be launched, up and down, left and right, inside and out, and found no problems, and finally showed a relaxed expression on his always serious face.

Finally, he came to the round part in the middle of the fusiform meteorite, pointed to a small opening next to it, and asked, "This is the entrance to the spirit stone box for a while?"

The general hurriedly replied, "Yes." ”

The prime minister then asked: "Have you installed all the soft cushion sheath inside?"

The general replied, "It's all ready." ”

The prime minister said: "Okay, let's start loading the spirit stone box now, and launch it on time at 12 o'clock tonight." ”

The general was slightly stunned after hearing this, the launch at 12 o'clock tonight was ahead of schedule? Fortunately, the preparations in advance were sufficient, everything was arranged, and he said loudly: "Yes!"

The general led the people to carefully put the spirit stone box into the center of the cabin, fixed it with a soft cushion protective layer, and sealed it with a colloidal protective layer with small stones layer by layer. Finally, the outermost seal was carefully inspected and confirmed to be correct before leaving.

The prime minister asked the approaching general, "Are all the equipment for tonight's launch ready?"

The general replied resoundingly: "Ready." ”

"Okay, let's go down, let everyone eat first, rest for a while, and launch on time at 12 o'clock in the evening!" said the prime minister solemnly.

"Yes!" replied the general, resoundingly.

Before the general's words fell, the mountain suddenly became dark. When 9 o'clock came, the sun suddenly disappeared.

There are only 3 hours left before the launch time, and everyone's hearts are tense.

The prime minister sat on the edge of a small stone table, without drinking a sip of water, and the food sent by the attendant was placed on the table as it was, already cold. Slightly closed eyes, motionless.

The general stood majestically to the side, his eyes wide open, and he had never drunk a sip of water or eaten a mouthful of food.

On the top of a dark mountain, the cool breeze is swishing at this moment, and the flags are blowing and cheering. Although it was already very cold on the mountain, none of the people on the mountain felt cold, but felt that there was blood in their chests that was about to gush out.

From 3 o'clock in the morning, when he led people to carry the spirit stone to see the Soul King, until he had checked all the preparations for the launch just now, the prime minister felt that there was not enough time, and he wished that he would have twice as many legs, and that time would pass more slowly, and that he still had a lot of important things to do.

At this moment, there was a sudden silence, and there was nothing to do but wait. When you are busy, you still have a lot of things to do, and you don't have the extra time and energy to think about other things.

And when I was really idle at the moment and calmed down, I felt that time passed too slowly, and the slowness made people panic. For a while, there was no brain occupied by troubles, but it began to be messy, and all kinds of things began to come to mind for a while.

The desperate situation faced by the soul clan at this moment; the sound of the infant souls who failed to implant when they died all hit their hearts one by one; the first eight launches were not heard from, and they could basically be determined to have failed; this ninth launch was already the ninth son of the old soul king, and it was likely to be the last son.

This time, he also dug up the heart of the sacred mountain, the Ten Thousand Saints Mountain, and the Ten Thousand Saints Mountain without a heart still doesn't know how it will retaliate against the Soul Clan in the future?

After this launch, the phoenix crown will also be shaved off in its entirety, leaving only the bare crested head......

This launch can really be called a bet on all the belongings of the soul clan and the fortune of the country.

But can it succeed this time? Where will the little prince fly? Can he land within the ten-day validity period? Can he successfully implant after landing? Can he merge with the creatures there after implantation? Can he accommodate our soul clan after a short period of fusion? Even if the little prince can fuse, does it mean that our soul clan can be integrated as a whole? Even if all this goes well, how can we soul people get to the new planet?......