Chapter 17: The Temptation to Return to the Village

Meredith moved quickly, almost as soon as Elizabeth got back and brought the message.

She didn't know what Ethan was going to say to her, but Ethan had proven what he had said before: his presence was a blessing for everyone on the Prometheus!

If it weren't for Ethan's existence, no one knows what would have happened in this place where aliens and terrifying biological weapons existed, and it was even possible that the entire exploration team would have been wiped out.

Although there were some casualties, they were still within the acceptable range, and the results of this scientific operation far exceeded expectations - the living 'engineer', which is very significant.

Even if they return to Earth immediately, the harvest will be enough to cause a huge sensation.

The only pity is that Pete Wellan didn't give herself what she wanted until she died, even if this operation was successful, she still didn't get any benefits after returning to Earth, and she might even face a worse situation than in the past.

But now is not the time to think about these things, Meredith wonders what Ethan wants to do?

This alien suddenly appeared on the Prometheus, did not hurt anyone, and rescued many people, she didn't think that this person who claimed to be passing by to watch the excitement was really so kind, she was sure that the other party had a plan.

Unfortunately, she had tried to get some information from the man named Logan, but the other party was very tight-mouthed and didn't reveal anything at all.

It seems that the specific situation can only be learned from the man named Ethan.

"It's ...... Black holes?"

When Meredith arrived, Ethan was standing in the 'arsenal', 'lifting' all the jars around him into the air, and he didn't see him make any special moves, and one by one the jars flew into the pitch-black orb above Ethan's head, which seemed to be able to swallow everything.

Standing at Meredith, the thing in Ethan's head looked like a small black hole, and when she realized this, she felt her legs go a little weak, and even had the urge to turn around and run.

"Don't worry, it won't hurt you. ”

Ethan's head is an aggregate of spatial energy, which is the same trick used to deal with Igo a while ago: to create a huge space storm in a limited area, but this time Ethan has made some improvements, opening a teleportation channel with a certain suction power in the center of the storm, and throwing the 'fragments that have been shattered but may still exist' into it.

On the other side of the teleportation channel are still nearby stars, so that even if there is any debris, they will be completely destroyed by the stars.

However, the suction at the center of this energy storm only affects the objects that actually come into contact, and the canisters will fly, and it is Ethan who uses the mage hand to pick them up and throw them into the energy storm overhead.

That is to say, if Ethan does not make special adjustments, as long as he does not die and actively touches this energy, he will not be hurt by it.

Considering that it looks like a black hole, no one will touch it.

With a wave of his hand, he cleaned all the jars in the warehouse, and Ethan lowered his outstretched hands.

As he moved, the black hole-like energy storm above his head gradually stopped, and it seemed to disappear as if it had been sucked into the most central singularity.

"What is that?"

Meredith's first thought was of a small black hole generator. This is called Ethan, an alien who looks no different from an earthling, and should have mastered a higher level of civilization, maybe the previous magical methods were the effects of equipment she didn't understand.

As a result, Ethan's words overturned his speculation.

"Magic. ”

“......”

Meredith clearly did not believe it, although she was not a scientist, she grew up in the atmosphere of life, and this time she also led a group of scientists on a scientific expedition to explore the origin of mankind - almost all religious legends were overturned, and it was confirmed that human beings were created by another group of high-level civilizations.

That's when you told me you were using magic?

"No kidding, it's not funny at all. ”

Ethan spread his hands, he was telling the truth, but if the other party didn't believe it, he didn't necessarily have to twist the other party's thoughts to his own rhythm.

"Let's get down to business!"

Hearing what Isenti was doing, Meredith immediately tossed the magic joke aside.

"You're finally willing to tell your purpose?"

"Until then, what do you think of the ship?"

"Spaceship?" Meredith immediately remembered that the building they were in was actually the Engineer's ship, and according to the star map found by the scientists, the ship's destination was Earth: "What's wrong with this ship?"

"This ship has a faster speed, which allows you to get back to Earth in less time. ”

Ethan didn't stand still as he spoke, but kept moving through the ship, and Meredith could only follow him all the way.

Even she had some knowledge of the ship's inner workings, she already knew the location of the various warehouses, and she had witnessed Ethan throw those 'horrible jars' into the 'black hole'.

"And then? You're going to 'give' this ship to us? What do you want?"

Meredith watched Ethan keep cleaning up these dangerous objects, and mentioned that the ship has a faster speed, considering that the other party can directly 'hypnotize' the engineer, as well as control objects, and can also create small black holes and other abilities, she understands that the other party has taken the ship under her feet as her own trophy.

Take out your loot, you will definitely not give it away for nothing so kindly, and you estimate what you have to pay to get it.

Did this ship make Meredith excited?

Not to mention the hibernation chamber itself, there is a certain danger in itself, but the flight time is enough to make them want to change ships.

"Prometheus. ”

"What?"

Meredith thought she had misheard, she seemed to have heard Prometheus just now?

"How about trading this 'Engineer' ship for your Prometheus? ”

Of course, it is not a loss, although the Prometheus has squeezed out most of the funds of the Welland enterprise, it is a starship that has been carefully built using the most advanced technology on Earth.

But compared to a high-civilization spaceship with mature interstellar navigation technology, it is still not enough.

What's more, in addition to its more advanced technology, the value of this spaceship has a more important special meaning - this is an alien spaceship, which is a spaceship used by the creator of mankind.

Even if there is only one, it is enough to make the whole earth crazy, not to mention two of them?

But she couldn't figure out what Ethan wanted Prometheus for? She wasn't reluctant to take the ship, she just felt strange.

"The Prometheus is more to my liking, so I wanted to collect it. ”

"Collect ...... Hidden?"

Meredith was speechless, and then looked at Hill and Logan on the side with his spare eyes, and found that they were not surprised at all, as if Ethan was telling the truth?

When you think about it, many wealthy people on the planet also have the habit of collecting antique cars and even antique planes, which does not seem to be an incomprehensible thing.

It's just that the most advanced spaceship on the earth is only used for collection in the eyes of the other party, which makes her feel weird.

"Do you hesitate to have such good conditions?"

"No, I think it's a good deal, there's just a problem. ”

"What?"

"How can I be sure this ship is safe enough? and none of us will operate it. ”

This is indeed a problem, Ethan is also an alien in Meredith's eyes, no different from the engineers who want to destroy humanity.

How could she be sure that Ethan asked Meredith and them to drive this spaceship back to Earth, not to destroy Earth? After all, this spaceship was filled with a lot of terrible weapons, and as long as Ethan spread it anywhere, I was afraid that a boatload of people would die before they reached Earth, and by the way, they would bring death to Earth.

The most normal brain in this team is this woman, if it were replaced by that group of scientists, it is estimated that she would have agreed to exchange spaceships.

"I can wait for you to do a detailed inspection yourself to make sure it's safe before completing this transaction. ”

Ethan pointed down.

"Also, if you don't believe in my work, you can choose a ship that I haven't been to yet, and clear it yourself. ”

Regardless of whether the other party can do it more thoroughly than Ethan, it will always be easier and reassuring to do it yourself than to do it outside.

So Meredith thinks this proposal is quite plausible, but he is surprised that there is more than one alien spaceship here, so it is no wonder that Ethan is willing to give one in exchange.

"As for piloting the spaceship, I'm afraid it's up to you to figure it out on your own. ”

If David hadn't died, the robot would have been a good pilot, having learned the language of the engineers and quickly figured out how the ship operated.

However, Meredith's scientists have guaranteed IQ, and it may be difficult to give them some time to fully understand the ship, but it is not a difficult task to drive back to Earth.

Speaking of which, the two sides have reached an agreement, but it is not possible to complete the deal immediately.

Meredith's men need to clean up a spaceship by themselves, and even after they do, they need to transfer the supplies on the Prometheus, especially some equipment related to life.

As for those who opposed the deal, only Garnek was a little apprehensive about piloting an unfamiliar spaceship on an interstellar voyage, but there was no strong opposition either, after all, they all understood what the deal meant.

What's more, including Captain Ganeke, they all hope to return to Earth sooner.