Chapter 307: I'm sorry I couldn't bring them back
Almost in an instant, the Reaper fleet jumped directly from the vicinity of the Pluto field to the Earth's orbit, which made every crew member deeply shocked, if the Reaper fleet could have this kind of technology, what place in the universe could not be visited by humans?
Mu Chen also made up his mind that no matter what the cost, he must get his hands on this technology.
If controlled nuclear fusion allows earthlings to freely step out of the earth and conduct limited exploration in the solar system, then mastering this transition technology of Proxima Centauri can make rapid intergalactic movement a reality.
This is an epoch-making technology, which means that the footsteps of the earth's civilization can go out of the solar system, or even out of the galaxy, to contact with more powerful civilizations, and produce collisions between civilizations.
If necessary, Mu Chen is even willing to exchange the ownership of Titan for the Proxima Centauri's transition technology, but it really can't be combined with the ownership of Mars.
It's not that Muchen is a loser, but with this technology, the strength of the Earth Federation Space Force will be greatly improved, and it won't take a few years to surpass Proxima Centauri, and use two planets to exchange for thousands of years of strength in Earth civilization, this deal is not too cost-effective.
But now is not the time to talk about this matter, the Reaper fleet needs to be repaired as soon as possible, and the fleet members also have to go home to recuperate, this mission took too long, a total of 15 months before and after, and Mu Chen was also a little homesick.
The Reaper docked steadily in the space port of Sky City, and was immediately greeted by a staff member to help check on the situation of the heroic fleet.
Mu Chen took all the members of the fleet and returned to the surface of the earth in a space elevator.
The fleet had 5 warships and 450,000 sailors at the time of departure, but when it returned, there were only two battered warships and less than 350,000 men.
Nearly a third of the casualties, more than 100,000 soldiers died in this battle, although in exchange for an extremely important victory, Mu Chen really could not be happy.
The team was a lot shorter, and many of them were in wheelchairs, and Mu Chen clearly knew that the fleet's medical team was running out of first-aid medicine, which was a completely tragic victory.
The well-informed media came to the exit of the space elevator as soon as possible, looking at the somewhat embarrassed members of the Reaper fleet, no matter how dedicated the reporter was, he didn't dare to ask questions at this time, so he could only silently step aside, turn off the flash of the photographic equipment, and secretly take a few photos.
When Mu Chen walked past the group of reporters, he left a sentence: "There will be a press conference in a while, and I will answer some questions and give a brief introduction to this mission......
The reporters were finally able to rest assured that they would not go back for nothing.
The remains of 100,000 martyrs were returned to the ground with the crew, and each coffin was covered with the flag of this warrior and the flag of the Grim Reaper's fleet, which was the highest honor of a soldier, but it was a pity that behind it were indeed the tears of their families.
The 100,000 coffins were properly placed with the help of the federal forces, and soon they would be sent to the martyrs' cemetery for unified burial.
These warriors are also exhausted, and it can be said that every member of the Reaper fleet has reached the limit of their physical and mental strength, and not a single day in these 15 months has been easy, and it has been an ordeal for everyone.
At the press conference, Mu Chen gave a brief introduction to the mission and announced the list of martyrs who died in battle.
The mood of the people is very complicated, on the one hand, they are happy that the Reaper fleet defeated the Zerg army and returned victoriously, and on the other hand, they are sad for the martyrs who died in battle.
Hearts are made of flesh, and everyone knows how important this victory is, and what sacrifices the crew of the Reaper fleet has made and what a price they have paid.
Mu Chen finished reporting the task, and suddenly stood up from his seat, just when all the reporters thought that he was ready to leave early without saying a word, Mu Chen suddenly took off the military hat he was wearing on his head and bowed deeply to the camera in front of him.
After a long time, he puffed up his chest again, and said with a look of shame: "Here I want to say to the families of the martyrs, I'm sorry, it's me who was incompetent and didn't bring your relatives back......"
Mu Chen's words made every reporter burst into tears, this Lord Death, who had never bowed his head to anyone, was the first time to apologize to someone with such a humble attitude, but no one
will look down on him because of this, but feel that this is a man of flesh and blood who dares to take responsibility.
"I can't say how heroic each soldier was when he died, because in the space battlefield, no one can have the energy to pay attention to others, but I can proudly tell you that every member of the Death Fleet is good, in the face of the powerful Zerg army, no one took a half step back, and many fighters even chose to detonate the fighter plane and die with the Zerg at the last moment, and they exchanged their blood for this victory!"
"Due to various reasons, we have not been able to recover the remains of every soldier, and a large part of the 100,000 coffins are filled with the living items and clothing of the martyrs, that is, the clothes and mounds."
"Although I can't bring back the remains of every martyr, I still hope that their souls can be at peace and bless the earthlings in heaven, and they will always be victorious!"
Mu Chen tidied up his military uniform, saluted solemnly, turned around and left the press conference, and the next interview was the spokesperson of the fleet to answer some questions.
Since the Earth Federation implements an open and transparent way of governance, the footage of the battle of the Reaper fleet was made available to the public after a simple process.
These treatments are just mosaics of some places that are too bloody and easy to cause discomfort, and the image information collected by the shipboard camera has not been deleted for a second, completely reproducing a real space battlefield for the people of the earth.
None of the people who watched the battle were happy, and it was more intuitive than the information provided by the Proxima Centauri, and there was no doubt about its authenticity.
Fans on Skynet no longer just praise Lord Death's masterful maneuvers and subtle tactics, everyone on the battlefield deserves their admiration.
"It's not easy for the Reaper Fleet, it's too difficult to win this battle."
"Yes, the Dreadnought No. 2 space carrier directly chose to blow itself up with that eight-winged flying snake, I don't know if all the fighters inside escaped."
"It is said that the captain of the Dreadnought 2 did not come out, gave up his escape pod to his comrades, and finally chose to die on the ship......
"It's a pity, these damn bugs, I'll buy some silkworm chrysalis tomorrow and fry them!"
"Don't forget to heat the oil a few more times!"
"Don't worry, sprinkle salt and pepper on it and feed it to the dogs......
"Did you see the end? Lord Death was actually seriously injured, completely escaped death, that brain eater is too terrifying, thanks to Lord Death being able to fight back, otherwise it would be dangerous."
"Isn't it, it scared me to death, if I hadn't watched Lord Death's press conference, I would have thought he was really dead."
"Fortunately, Lord Death can recover, otherwise the next time the Zerg invades, I don't know who will be able to fight on behalf of the earthlings."
"Now is not the time to think about this, the martyrs of the Reaper fleet will be buried in seven days, I am going to send a flower, do you want to go with you?"
"Brother, I have to go to work that day, can you please help me send me a flower? I'll give you the money."
"What kind of class are you going to? If the boss dares not to approve the fake for you, let's go back and find a way to expose him, and see who else will buy his company's products."
"Count me in, I don't want this month's full attendance award, go and give these martyrs a ride!"
"The ticket has been booked, you should hurry up, the ticket for the day is now crazy, and it is estimated that you will not be able to buy it any later."
The activity of offering flowers to the martyrs organized by netizens on Tianwang soon caused a large-scale response, and the air tickets to the martyrs' cemeteries around the world were sold out in an instant, and various airlines hurriedly increased their flights, but the flights were sold out again as soon as they were put on the shelves.
The hotels in the city where the martyrs' cemetery is located are also fully booked, and many netizens spontaneously share rooms, and the average room in each hotel will accommodate more than 6 people.
Even the hotels in several nearby cities have been booked, but even so, they can't stop enthusiastic netizens, and some even said that they will take their tents with them, even if they sleep on the side of the road, they will personally send these heroes of the earthlings on their last journey.
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Mu Chen returned home with his sister, Laura, and the wolf girl, and as soon as they entered the door, they smelled a fragrant fragrance, and it turned out that their mother had prepared her own signature dish sauce elbow for them.
"Hehe, I have a blessing today." Mu Chen and his sister looked at each other and smiled, and couldn't help but swallow
A mouthful of saliva.
In the past few years, it is not so easy to eat the sauce elbow made by my mother, Ye Zi always feels that the sauce elbow is not as good as steak, and some of them can't be put on the table, and every time they need to grind and soak for a long time before they can eat it.
"Mom and Dad, we're back!" Muyue trotted to the kitchen and greeted her parents with a smile, her little hand already reaching for the elbow of sauce that was placed aside.
Ye Ziyi knocked on Mu Yue's hand with chopsticks, and said angrily: "I thought you missed us, but it turned out that you came for the sauce elbow?" Have you washed your hands? ”
Mu Yue flattened her mouth aggrievedly, her mother is not a good person, she is so hard, it hurts.
"Who's to say I don't want you anymore? I miss you every day when I sleep. ”
"Are you thinking of asking my wife to make you something to eat?" Ye Zi did not hesitate to expose her daughter's careful thoughts, "Why do you look thin again, is it that your brother didn't take good care of you?" ”
"Ha, this is wronging me, this girl eats sick meals with the wounded every day, and the food is better than that of me, the commander." Mu Chen rolled up his sleeves to help his father, turned his head and said.
Mu Shan also leaned over to take a look: "It's a little thinner, but it seems to have grown taller." ”
"Really? Sister Laura, help me measure it and see if I'm getting bigger. As soon as Mu Yue heard this, she couldn't take care of her elbows, and almost jumped up with excitement.
Mu Yue's greatest wish is to grow taller, at least as tall as her brother, otherwise she will always be bullied by him, but she doesn't know that no matter how tall she grows, she can't escape the palm of her villain's brother.
Dad was preparing to make boiled fish fillets, and the coontail fish was already sliced, just waiting for the pot, and Mu Chen helped blanch the side dishes and put them in the basin.
When Mu Chen returns home, he will take off all his precautions and disguises, and become this very homely appearance, outsiders may subvert the three views when they see it, but Mu Chen likes this state very much, and always feels very relaxed.
"Xiaochen, I heard that you were injured a lot this time, are you okay now?" Makiyama asked with concern.
Mu Chen patted his chest and said, "It's been good for a long time, nothing has happened." ”
"You, you don't know how to be careful, next time you won't be allowed to perform such a dangerous task yourself, try to let your subordinates do it." Ye Zi said with a frown.
"It can't be helped, the situation at that time was more appropriate for me to go." Mu Chen said with a wry smile, but he still nodded and said that he would try to pay attention to it in the future.
If you really want to go to the battlefield, where can you take care of so much, but with the experience of the last time, the Earth Federation will definitely take some improvement measures according to the characteristics of the mother worm, and it is estimated that when you encounter this kind of mother worm again in the future, you should have a special weapon to deal with it.
"By the way, I read on the news that there was a purple-haired female warrior who saved your life, remember to call her over when you have time to go back, let's invite her to dinner." Ye Zi suddenly remembered something and spoke.
"Oh, got it." Mu Chen said casually, but he was worried about Monica's condition in his heart, and he didn't know if she could recover.
[Ding Dong, someone outside the door came to visit. 】
The smart electronic door suddenly rang, Mu Chen put down the kitchen knife in his hand, wiped his hands with a rag, and ran to open the door.
Outside the door was a familiar face, but Mu Chen never thought that she would come directly to her home.
"Princess Carol, why do you have time to come to the Humble House today?" Mu Chen asked with a smile, and by the way, he took out a new pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet and put them in front of the other party.
"Uh, take the liberty of visiting, and hopefully it doesn't disturb you and your family." Carol said in a somewhat stiff Earth language.
Don't bother, come in. It's better for you to come early than to come at a good time, just in time for our family to make food, you are blessed. Mu Chen smiled and said.
Carol clapped her hands in surprise: "Really, great, is there any barbecue and seafood?" ”
As soon as they met, the foodie nature of this Proxima Centauri princess was exposed, and it seemed that she was impressed by the earthling food she had eaten before.
"The barbecue is gone, but you can try other foods that are guaranteed to keep you coming back for more."
It was the first time the parents had seen Proxima Centauri up close, but they were quite calm, smiled and politely, and took care of Carol and her two entourages to eat together.