Chapter 317: Alsace's scheming
If the universe is compared to an ocean, then wormholes are whirlpools on the sea.
No one knows what will be on the other side of the wormhole, maybe you will run into a very rich planet and become rich overnight, or you will directly crash into an extreme celestial body and disappear.
At the dawn of the Age of Discovery, wormhole crossing was a form of adventure full of danger and romanticism.
For the Gemini civilization, which has not yet sailed faster than the speed of light, discovering wormholes, exploring wormholes, and then developing new worlds is an expansion that they have repeated for hundreds of years.
Reading between the lines of the large number of entertainment and literary works on the battleship, Nie Yun could roughly imagine how much sacrifice the Gemini civilization had made in order to explore new routes during the cosmic development stage.
The pioneers may sail in one direction forever until they run out of fuel and turn into a floating steel coffin, a beacon for those who come after them.
And the lucky ones who are lucky enough to find the wormhole will also meet an unknown fate after passing through the wormhole, such as tragically discovering that the wormhole behind them suddenly disappeared......
According to the division of the Geminis, the wormholes they have discovered so far are divided into permanent wormholes and intermittent wormholes.
Permanent wormhole refers to a stable wormhole that exists for a long time in the observable time, while intermittent wormhole is an unstable wormhole that opens in an orderly or disorderly manner.
For example, the wormhole in the solar system where Nie Yun is located at the moment is a permanent wormhole that has never been closed since the discovery of the Gemini civilization.
The reason why the Gemini civilization has not explored the solar system for many years after the discovery of the solar system is that in addition to the remoteness of the solar system, the poor resources, and the extremely low priority of development, another important reason is to carry out the necessary long-term observation of the wormholes of the solar system.
Once every 13 years, one of the tasks of the Rangers is to test the stability of the wormhole!
According to the information obtained by Nie Yun, there was a rather tragic pioneering event in the history of the Gemini civilization.
It was the third accessible wormhole they had discovered, and the surprise was that at the other end of the wormhole, there was a rich group of galaxies.
For Gemini, this is tantamount to Columbus's discovery of the New World!
The ecstatic high-level of the two races were like hungry wolves that saw fat sheep, and immediately launched a large-scale immigration exploration, and hundreds of migrant ships passed through the wormhole to reach the distant galaxy group.
In those days, pioneering meant huge profits, and countless people became rich overnight, and the whole civilization rejoiced.
However, when the development was in full swing, the wormhole actually ...... without warning Gone!
Just 13 years after the discovery of the wormhole, the wormhole disappeared as if it had never existed, and it has not been reopened......
The first intermittent wormhole in history caused the unprepared Gemini civilization to lose hundreds of millions of people and countless resources, and the loss was huge, comparable to the second full-scale civil war between the two races!
In order to remember the lessons of this time, the Gemini civilization at that time set a 13-year exploration inspection policy, and retained the exploration number of the galaxy, which was called the "lost third star system".
Nie Yun flipped through the wormhole-related information in his mind, and his consciousness swept over the observation data collected by the probe from time to time, combined with the wormhole stability analysis report that had just been submitted, and soon established a comprehensive data model for the wormhole.
"Hmm...... Presumably the legendary way of traveling to the Pacific Ocean flushed by a flush toilet? "Nie Yun gave this definition of wormhole travel......
Soon, the small reconnaissance drone swarm had already scanned the channel in all directions along the direction of the battleship, and then arrived near the wormhole first.
"Boom, boom!" The three drones suddenly exploded without warning, and the huge radiation light made everyone in the bridge suddenly nervous.
"Drop! Spot the minefield ahead! "The prompt sound of the brain is long overdue.
"Huh! Sure enough, there is a trap, and these Sea Tribesmen are really ghostly! As soon as Nie Yun opened his mouth, he qualitatively threw the pot.
In fact, of course, this minefield could not have been arranged by the Sea Clan, the wormhole was the area where the Gemini Battleship first appeared, and Nie Yun had already sent a small mechanical worm spaceship to reconnoiter at that time, and there was plenty of time for him to calmly arrange the so-called "Sea Clan Trap".
"Immediately slow down, send out minesweepers, order mecha troops to dispatch, advance in escort mode, and watch out for possible hidden enemies!" Nie Yun gave a series of orders with ease.
After these days of "dress rehearsals", Nie Yun, the first "civilization exchange student" on Earth, has basically integrated into the life of the twin star's battleships, and his behavior has become more and more casual.
This change was seen by everyone, that is, the somewhat taciturn Captain finally recovered from the blow of Uther's betrayal and became "cheerful" again.
Of course, in some versions of gossip this change is entirely due to the healing of love, and the heroine of the version is naturally Adjutant Catherine.
With the order of the fake captain, the whole crew of the ship began to get busy nervously, and the combat personnel rushed through the passage, and the eyes of the rows of mechs on standby in the hangar lit up in turn......
Catherine, who was beside Nie Yun, frowned at this time, and doubts flashed in her heart.
Could it really be the Sea Clan? If it were another civilization, how could it cut us off without God knowing? Or is it the dark thunder unique to our Gemini civilization?
"Captain, this is indeed like the handiwork of the Sea Clan, but the subordinates are a little strange, and now they are all torn apart, why does the Sea Clan still not accept our communication requests?"
Nie Yun glanced at Catherine, and secretly said that she was really cautious enough, and she was still suspicious at this time, I am afraid that as long as the Sea Clan did not admit it herself, then she would continue to be suspicious like this.
"Humph! They are just a group of sewer wool beasts, how dare they appear in the light? Nie Yun pretended to sneer with a look of disdain.
Mausmon is a Gemini creature, similar in the same meaning as a mouse on Earth.
"The reason they refused to contact was simply to leave room for manoeuvre!
As long as they don't aim their guns at our bridges for a day to make sure we can't escape from the solar system, they will never leave any tricks behind to convict us of attacking us!
If we manage to escape, how do you think they'll respond? It's nothing more than that the battleship is out of control, and everything is an excuse for the Ante Empire to sow discord and manipulate it single-handedly.
Hehe! Even if it's a clumsy cover-up, sometimes politics needs it...... It's just such a fig leaf! ”
Catherine seemed to want to say something more when she heard this, but was interrupted by Nie Yun.
"Believe me Catherine, I'm a staunch pacifist and the last person I want to see a war between the two races!" Nie Yun's eyes were sincere, his face was full of holy brilliance, and there seemed to be a flock of white doves fluttering into the air behind him......
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Catherine was stared at by Nie Yun like this, her eyes were opposite, and in her deep purple pupils, there was a faint flash of silver brilliance, which made her involuntarily confused for a moment, her cheeks were slightly red, and she suddenly avoided Nie Yun's gaze a little unnaturally.
"My family and I don't want to see a civil war between the two clans, I believe you can understand this!"
Catherine nodded, Speaker Kreuzer is in office, if a civil war breaks out because of this incident, the power of the Speaker will undoubtedly be greatly weakened!
"So, this matter is the handiwork of the Sea Clan, we are the victims, this is the tone of the conflict in the solar system!
But at the same time, we need to try our best to control the possible adverse effects of the incident and avoid further escalation...... You know what I mean? Nie Yun looked at a smile in his eyes.
Catherine instantly understood what Nie Yun meant.
No matter what the truth is, even if this matter was not provoked by the Sea Clan on its own initiative, or it was just the self-initiative of a small number of radicals, but deducting the basin on the Sea Clan's high-level people is definitely the most beneficial plan for the Yu Clan.
To put it more selfishly, this could get more political compensation for the "victim" Alsace!
But while taking the opportunity to blackmail the Sea Clan, the Kreuzer family does not want the conflict to expand further, because this will weaken the authority of Speaker Kreuzer!
To put it another way, this is a "solar system collision" incident.
Go ahead! Is it private or public?
This is what Nie Yun wants to express to the Sea Clan!
Make things "public"? This is not in line with the interests of both the two ethnic groups, so the choice of the top level must be to suppress the news, and the two ethnic groups will be "private" in the form of interest exchange!
In fact, it was Catherine's previous analysis of Alsace's imminent political compensation that inspired Nie Yun, so he pushed the boat down the river and prepared to establish a "United Front of the Feather Clan" to blackmail the Sea Clan together.
Alsace was promoted and made a fortune, and the generals under his command naturally rose to the top, this is the alliance of interests!
As long as the interests are aligned, what is the truth? Does it matter?
It is human nature for a person to believe a hundred lies rather than to hear a single truth that he does not want to hear.
"I understand Captain Ship, Sea Clan...... His heart can be punished! ”
Catherine took a deep breath and chose to stand in line without hesitation!
While admiring "Arthas" for being so good at seizing the moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her heart.
Will...... From the moment he found out that something was wrong with the Sea Clan, he had already thought of the powerful relationship in the middle and started the layout?
So the next series of circumstances, determined that this is the conspiracy of the Sea Clan, is it also within his plan?
Uther's identity and background have long been investigated, and it is unlikely that he is a spy of the Sea Clan!
So...... Could it be that Uther knew too many Alsace secrets, so he was taken the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone, and by the way, he planted the Sea Clan to kill two birds with one stone for more political benefits?
Is this the truth of everything?
If this is the case, then the Alsatian means are really ...... Terrible and terrible!
Catherine looked at Nie Yun's satisfied and smiling face, and couldn't help but feel the emotion of a tiger father without a dog in her heart.
is worthy of being the son of Speaker Kreuzer, so this is a scheming......