Chapter 169: Being pitted
"The jump was successful, and I was out of the wormhole. There are no anomalies in the hull sections. K2's emotionless voice remembered from the bridge.
"It's a quiet universe......" Pademi tossed the communication system on the console. There are no artificial signals in the full band, and it feels like there are only us in this universe. The only thing the communication array can receive is the pulse signal emitted by several pulsars in the vicinity. β
"That's good, I just need a place where there are no snakes to set up the headquarters of the General Department. k2, set the course and go to the nearest solar system. Ian found his way out of his pocket the "Introduction to Heavy Particle Weapons" to pass the time.
"Understood."
The sensor array scanned and identified the closest star to Enterprise, which traveled directly beyond the speed of light for a short distance.
"What about planetary scans?" Arriving at this star system, Ian and the others walked to the porthole and looked at the planet, which had no signs of life at all.
"A habitable planet with a mild climate, smooth crustal movements, and a stable and thick atmosphere. The stars are young and strong. There are almost no traces of large meteorite falls. However, there were no signs of life and no organic matter. "K2 reads the results of the scans made by the spacecraft and the probe launched half an hour ago." In addition, it is advisable to make a second jump, and the machine has a little idea. β
"Then jump."
In another galaxy 32 light-years away, there was still silence.
"It's the first time I've come across such a quiet universe......," Ian looked at the star map of the galaxy he had just drawn.
A group of three young and powerful stars that make up the stable operation of the Samsung system form a stable main gravity source, and the entire star system is very stable.
There are 3 planets of moderate size within the habitable zone, with no signs of artificiality and no signs of life.
There are two planets in the habitable zone, one of which is locked by the gravity of the three-star system, one side is always facing the sun, and the surface is a large sea of magma.
On the other hand, there is the eternal night, where the average temperature is below minus 130 degrees Celsius, and the atmosphere is extremely thin.
The second one, with no characteristics, has a diameter of more than 5,000 kilometers.
Beyond the habitable zone are two gas giants tumbling with never-ending storms.
At the outermost, there is an asteroid belt.
"Commander, I just determined that by triangulation, I confirm that we are in the galaxy. Moreover, the machine uses the star map of the previous universe for positioning. There is a slight error, but this is indeed the Milky Way.
And it's the third spiral arm, the Orion spiral arm, about 30,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. β
Ian, Linda, and Grace raised their eyebrows.
"What a familiar positional statement......" Shirley Lu thought as she pressed her index finger against her pink chin.
"The location of the earth is there. According to the old star map, head to the outer reaches of the solar system. What about the measurement of cosmic background radiation? β
"There is still a lot of observation time and data collection required, but based on the redshift level of the background radiation, it is about 13.8 billion years."
"13.8 billion years...... It's still that saying, Chinese cabbage should be able to go to the sky. Why is it so quiet......"
K2 checked the star map of the Macross world based on the currently observed star map, corrected a certain deviation, and estimated the position of the solar system.
Then with one foot on the throttle, the Enterprise went into a faster-than-light voyage.
"Strange Universe...... Objectively, it is possible to give birth to life, but it is possible to live for a long time without even organic matter. β
Ian put down the technical papers to pass the time and instead began to look at the data gathered by the probe that had scanned the world in an hour.
Suddenly, the Enterprise's hyperspace module came to an emergency halt, and the faster-than-light engine also braked urgently.
The huge hull of the Enterprise was forced out of hyperspace.
"I had a sense of foreboding...... k2, report the situation! "Not even the very good inertial restraint device could prevent Ian from being thrown out of his chair.
Ian got up from the ground and found that the girls were quiet......
No...... A few girls were rubbing their breasts that were almost flattened by the seat belt in distress. Ian...... Silently straighten your glasses and take a good look.
"There is a space-time fault ahead. The machine judged that a direct collision with the ship would result in fatal damage. So the machine forced the brakes. β
"Got it, naturally formed ......"
"No, it's an artificially formed space-time fault, and another hyperspace trajectory about 6 million years ago has been discovered." K2 reports as he attempts to pick up the arm that was broken by the B1 robot. He stiffened and discarded his severed arm. "There is a high-energy reaction ahead, the shield power increases, and the weapon system goes online."
"High-energy reaction?" It allows K2 to switch to combat command mode, and allows him to execute emergency evacuation orders, so that Ian can give orders one step ahead......
It can only be shown that the energy of the other party is so strong that the enterprise number may not be able to withstand it.
Ian tries to sense it with the Force, but finds that the Force Worms are all playing dead. Motionless. Switch to changemaker mode and almost be shuffled into an idiot by the piercing brain quantum wave wail.
"Commander, we are being called. In a pattern we haven't seen before. The source of the signal is unknown. β
"Pick up ...... Pick it up...... "Ian's head was still pounding. Pale and sat back in his chair.
"Who are you?" A weak boy's voice came from the stereo.
"Optical instruments photographed high-energy bodies... Mankind? "This screen blew the K2 back into normal mode.
"For the time being, it's the Liberty Starship, the Enterprise, Captain Ian Vasti, and the following 5 people."
"Liberty Starship? Is it a spaceship? "A figure wearing washed white, ill-fitting jeans, a shabby and rhubarb short-sleeved shirt, and a gray shabby cloak instantly appeared above the Enterprise.
"Wow wow...... It's really a spaceship...... And it's so big......" The slender figure floated up and down excitedly. "Can I touch her?"
"Please." Ian, Linda, and Huang had serious faces. On this figure, the three people smelled different.
It is different from humans, but the taste of a higher level of life.
Only slightly weaker than the evil gods of the subspace, and the group of ancient gods of Lalaye.
One level higher than Ian, who had been promoted to subspace demons.
"Can I come in?"
"Yes."
In the next moment, the figure was in front of Ian.
It was the face of a pale, young to young boy. However, the smell of wind and frost is all over the face.
It's a contradictory feeling.
And this person ...... He was a man, his heart was wailing.
The joy and excitement he was now showing was nothing more than the impact of an incident on his face, diverting his attention from his grief and remorse.
How to say it, this person, all thoughts are lost, but the last bit of hope supports him to continue to live.
In other words, to his level of basic immortality, he is supported not to die voluntarily.
The young man was running around the bridge in high spirits.
"Wow! Robot! β
"......" K2, who was touched by the east and west, trembled and did not dare to squeak. The energy response on the man in front of him was almost half that of the earlier shipborne version of the Death Star Cannon. That's the power that can blow up most of the planet with one shot.
The "Roger Roger......" B1 robot did not dare to move...... The people who came running up and down their hands.
"Is this a laser gun?"
βroger rogerβ¦β
"Wow! It's like a robot from Star Wars! Can you take me to the hangar? β
"Okay..."Ian didn't finish a word, and was taken directly to the hangar.
"Wow! Big tanks! "It's wolf fighting
"Wow! Space Fighter! "This is ARC-170
"Wow! Big robots! "This is 00r
"Wow! β¦β¦β
"The jump was successful, and I was out of the wormhole. There are no anomalies in the hull sections. K2's emotionless voice remembered from the bridge.
"It's a quiet universe......" Pademi tossed the communication system on the console. There are no artificial signals in the full band, and it feels like there are only us in this universe. The only thing the communication array can receive is the pulse signal emitted by several pulsars in the vicinity. β
"That's good, I just need a place where there are no snakes to set up the headquarters of the General Department. k2, set the course and go to the nearest solar system. Ian found his way out of his pocket the "Introduction to Heavy Particle Weapons" to pass the time.
"Understood."
The sensor array scanned and identified the closest star to Enterprise, which traveled directly beyond the speed of light for a short distance.
"What about planetary scans?" Arriving at this star system, Ian and the others walked to the porthole and looked at the planet, which had no signs of life at all.
"A habitable planet with a mild climate, smooth crustal movements, and a stable and thick atmosphere. The stars are young and strong. There are almost no traces of large meteorite falls. However, there were no signs of life and no organic matter. "K2 reads the results of the scans made by the spacecraft and the probe launched half an hour ago." In addition, it is advisable to make a second jump, and the machine has a little idea. β
"Then jump."
In another galaxy 32 light-years away, there was still silence.
"It's the first time I've come across such a quiet universe......," Ian looked at the star map of the galaxy he had just drawn.
A group of three young and powerful stars that make up the stable operation of the Samsung system form a stable main gravity source, and the entire star system is very stable.
There are 3 planets of moderate size within the habitable zone, with no signs of artificiality and no signs of life.
There are two planets in the habitable zone, one of which is locked by the gravity of the three-star system, one side is always facing the sun, and the surface is a large sea of magma.
On the other hand, there is the eternal night, where the average temperature is below minus 130 degrees Celsius, and the atmosphere is extremely thin.
The second one, with no characteristics, has a diameter of more than 5,000 kilometers.
Beyond the habitable zone are two gas giants tumbling with never-ending storms.
At the outermost, there is an asteroid belt.
"Commander, I just determined that by triangulation, I confirm that we are in the galaxy. Moreover, the machine uses the star map of the previous universe for positioning. There is a slight error, but this is indeed the Milky Way.
And it's the third spiral arm, the Orion spiral arm, about 30,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. β
Ian, Linda, and Grace raised their eyebrows.
"What a familiar positional statement......" Shirley Lu thought as she pressed her index finger against her pink chin.
"The location of the earth is there. According to the old star map, head to the outer reaches of the solar system. What about the measurement of cosmic background radiation? β
"There is still a lot of observation time and data collection required, but based on the redshift level of the background radiation, it is about 13.8 billion years."
"13.8 billion years...... It's still that saying, Chinese cabbage should be able to go to the sky. Why is it so quiet......"
K2 checked the star map of the Macross world based on the currently observed star map, corrected a certain deviation, and estimated the position of the solar system.
Then with one foot on the throttle, the Enterprise went into a faster-than-light voyage.
"Strange Universe...... Objectively, it is possible to give birth to life, but it is possible to live for a long time without even organic matter. β
Ian put down the technical papers to pass the time and instead began to look at the data gathered by the probe that had scanned the world in an hour.
Suddenly, the Enterprise's hyperspace module came to an emergency halt, and the faster-than-light engine also braked urgently.
The huge hull of the Enterprise was forced out of hyperspace.
"I had a sense of foreboding...... k2, report the situation! "Not even the very good inertial restraint device could prevent Ian from being thrown out of his chair.
Ian got up from the ground and found that the girls were quiet......
No...... A few girls were rubbing their breasts that were almost flattened by the seat belt in distress. Ian...... Silently straighten your glasses and take a good look.
"There is a space-time fault ahead. The machine judged that a direct collision with the ship would result in fatal damage. So the machine forced the brakes. β
"Got it, naturally formed ......"
"No, it's an artificially formed space-time fault, and another hyperspace trajectory about 6 million years ago has been discovered." K2 reports as he attempts to pick up the arm that was broken by the B1 robot. He stiffened and discarded his severed arm. "There is a high-energy reaction ahead, the shield power increases, and the weapon system goes online."
"High-energy reaction?" It allows K2 to switch to combat command mode, and allows him to execute emergency evacuation orders, so that Ian can give orders one step ahead......
It can only be shown that the energy of the other party is so strong that the enterprise number may not be able to withstand it.
Ian tries to sense it with the Force, but finds that the Force Worms are all playing dead. Motionless. Switch to changemaker mode and almost be shuffled into an idiot by the piercing brain quantum wave wail.
"Commander, we are being called. In a pattern we haven't seen before. The source of the signal is unknown. β
"Pick up ...... Pick it up...... "Ian's head was still pounding. Pale and sat back in his chair.
"Who are you?" A weak boy's voice came from the stereo. "Pick up ...... Pick it up...... "Ian's head was still pounding. Pale and sat back in his chair.
"Who are you?" A weak boy's voice came from the stereo