Chapter 114: First Contact
The four gyro-shaped companions have always been flying around Kara without hurry, and they are surprisingly fast, completing a circular motion about every fifteen minutes.
Nobita didn't ask what exactly the four satellites were, and Alain Tse didn't say. In a sense, this is a good thing, and if you don't know what they are, Nobita's worldview won't collapse so quickly......
The sea urchin spaceship descended little by little, and the more it pressed down, the more conspicuous this layer of ice-blue shield became, almost completely dominating Nobita's field of vision. Closing the distance, some details on the planetary shield are revealed: this is not a simple shield, on the contrary, it also maintains a simple series of fortifications. Horizontal rows of fortresses and anti-aircraft guns stood tall like pine trees, tips pointing straight into the endless black sky. During the decades of the planet's slumber, these AI-controlled fortifications have been faithful to ensure that no outside threat enters the planet's territory. Outsiders only need to glance at these walled walls from afar to see the attitude of the Kara people towards the outside worldβa blatant rejection and distrust.
"Boom ββββ!!"
The ship's horizontal altitude dropped rapidly, and as is customary, it should almost break through into the atmosphere.
Everything on Kara is different from a normal planet! Because of the huge eggshell on its outside, Nana's atmosphere was barely visible from the universe, and only the ice-blue planetary shield surrounded the fragile planet in a bright light, shimmering with cold light, like putting an invulnerable armor on the planet. Alan Ser deliberately slowed down the efficiency of the heavy ion engine to a minimum, and the four jets began to be fired in reverse directions, preparing for a soft landing...... After about ten minutes, the spaceship had already fallen directly above the planetary shield, and the ice-blue fortifications below suddenly unfolded in the field of vision of the two of them, as far as the eye could see, like a glowing continent.
The thickness of the planetary shield is more than 8,000 meters, and even Nobita's eyesight cannot see the whole picture of Kara through it.
But...... On the "surface" of the shield, there was still a lot of things that caught his attention.
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Fort.
Although the technology of the Kara Nebula and the Earth are completely different, no matter what, they are also in the same universe, and the restricted physical laws are exactly the same. Like the Earthlings, the Karans are looking for experience in crafting weapons in the midst of endless warfare, at least ...... Nobita could recognize those things at a glance as forts. When you look down from space, these things huddle together like sesame seeds, like the roads etched on a circuit board. It wasn't until he landed on the surface of the planetary shield that Nobita was able to catch a glimpse of it.
The cannons were lined up in columns, standing high on the ice field, with their bases the size of a football field, and the rest of them were about sixty meters high, and their entire bodies were as thick and pitch-black as anchors, like a giant beast crawling on the ice. The three barrels are arranged in the upper, middle, and lower directions, showing a deep black color that reflects the ice field beneath them, aiming at the endless black starry sky, like the horns of a rhinoceros raised high. As soon as any, note that "any" unscrupulous forces pass by Kara, the cannons will simultaneously charge, fire, and shoot the scum into strings of ice within five seconds.
There were nearly several thousand of the same cannons, almost covering the "land" of the planetary shield. They also vary in size, with the smallest being the one mentioned above and the largest being ...... That's a real Big Mac! It was so high that two mountains were stacked on top of each other, and at first glance it was impossible to see the corners, and the length and width of the muzzle even put it out of the category of "weapon" in the ordinary sense. If you have to compare it, it is somewhat similar to the planetary engine.
The icy cannons are intertwined, like loyal warriors, guarding their sleeping masters.
The moment the Sea Urchin ship came into range, all the batteries woke up from their sleep and began to carry out orders according to the countermeasures. In an instant, the ice-blue energy pillar was charged, and the forts came to life. Wherever the ship passed, countless barrels followed it in unison, and at first glance it looked like it was saluting......
There is no doubt that as long as Alain Thur shows the slightest danger, these cannons will fire at the same time.
This feeling of being targeted by countless weapons made Nobita very cold.
"What about the people who say they are good......
"It looks like there is a very serious incident on Kara, and their alert level has never been higher in historical records, and the situation is far worse than reported." In contrast, Alan Se is also a veteran Nebula God of War, and he has quite a lot of experience in performing tasks, so he naturally seems calmer, "Nobita, in this case, from now on, we must adjust our policy and act carefully. We don't know if there was an armed coup or anything like that...... If so, Cosmonex's stance will not only fail to seek refuge for us, but will put us in danger. β
"Can't you find a passage and fly straight down?"
"......," Alain Thur did not answer him directly, but pointed to the cannons under the sealed windows, and explained in a calm tone, "These batteries are one of the 'special weapons of the Kara Nebula' that I just told you aboutβthe Sabbath. My ship can spawn Dark Shields on its own, but it will only last for one Sabbath shot, after which its saturation will be exceeded by high-energy attacks...... Here's the situation: as long as we add up to the second cosmic velocity, they will most likely be considered dangerous, and then hundreds of Sabbaths will fire at us at the same time, and it will only take three seconds for the ship to be smashed into a pile of ice chips. β
"......" Nobita's expression instantly became very ugly, like eating a fly.
Why is this happening?
Where is the simplicity and ease of use that was promised in the mission?
Could it be ...... This mission was made up by Lindsay Garcia from beginning to end, just to trick himself into going to such a weird planet to do it, and then use the "accident" to prevaricate the Yulian executives? This possibility is not impossible!
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrong: he didn't come alone, and there was a "No. 1 martial artist in the universe" next to him! According to the organizational structure of Yulian, the subordinates of the level of the Nebula God of War are not one-time consumables. Just to deal with such a little-known little devil as herself, Lindsay was willing to let Alan Se, who was third in the line, also be beaten into a sieve by the Sabbath? Obviously impossible!
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At the same time. In orbit on the Kara satellite.
The gyro-shaped satellite suddenly trembled, and from a distance, a small part of it suddenly loosened and naturally fell off from the entire satellite, and the slight vibration shattered a layer of frost condensed on its surface, spilling into the pitch-black cosmic space, like peeling white wallpaper. A teardrop-shaped space battleship breaks away from its mothership, opens its engines, and slowly pushes itself away from the gyro-shaped mothership. At the same time, the appearance of the spaceship began to change: the originally smooth body suddenly unfolded, and because its surface was about equal to absolute smoothness, there were no gaps in the unfolded parts, like a perfect prism, faithfully reflecting everything in the universe. The tail is progressively deformed with four synapsive-like robotic arms, giving it the overall appearance of an octopus with tentacles outstretched.
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In the thin atmosphere, a screech of the ship could be faintly heard. Pillars of azure energy spiraled up the sleek curves of the spaceship, punctuating the inky black body with a slight blade-like fluorescence. The Noah system, the current controller of the self-loaded magic-driven AI and Kara Star in the spaceship, reported and confirmed the coordinates of the intruder, and soon received the order to attack.
"Sorties are allowed." Noah commanded in his channel.
The four synapses at the tail of the teardrop-shaped spacecraft opened violently, spewing back a pale blue plasma flame like the sky, and its body turned its head in the air at a speed that could not be explained by science, and turned downward at an acute angle, turning into a meteor that fell rapidly. Sonic booms rang from afar, and the inky black teardrop ship was like a large pair of scissors, easily tearing through the atmosphere covering the planetary shield.
Mach 10. Mach 15. Mach 19. Mach 22 ...... The ship is constantly accelerating.
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"Unknown person ahead, you have illegally stepped into the airspace area of Kara Star and detected carrying a dangerous weapon!" On the sea urchin spacecraft, the two of them heard a shortwave message from above, "Please stop moving forward immediately and follow the guidance of this ship to land at the airport berth." β
As soon as they finished speaking, the teardrop-shaped spaceship had already swept over them, disappearing from view like a shock. After a short time, it suddenly hovered directly in front of it, pulled the bow back abruptly, and made a U-turn that was almost aerodynamic, and put the bullet-like bow of the ship directly against the sea urchin spacecraft, hanging in the air, ready to attack. The sleek teardrop-shaped ship flew up and down in the air like a spinning thread in God's hands, and the laws of physics could not hinder its movements......
"What to do? We are playing ...... Or run away? Nobita has never experienced this kind of thing, and at this moment, in a foreign land, he doesn't care about any adventures or not, and the most important thing is to survive.
"......" Alain Tse unhurriedly called out the tactical panel with commands. On the blue image symbolizing our ship, there are six red rings of different sizes, symbolizing that the system has detected that a full six different weapons have locked onto their ship. They are like the noose of death, inadvertently tightening and tightening, gradually causing the air around them to freeze.
Kara's weapons are basically slower than the speed of light...... I really want to call, and I can't dodge on my side.
"You can't beat it, and you can't escape it." He summed up the current situation in extremely simple language, but he couldn't hear even a hint of trembling in his tone, which made Nobita feel awe.
He knew that it was difficult to keep his voice from trembling when a person was being targeted by artillery fire and would be powdered by the slightest carelessness.
Alain Tse...... He may not be as simple as he thinks.
"We do what he says and wait and see."
So the captain spoke, and the sea urchin ship obediently followed the teardrop ship to the right front for a while. Under its guidance, Nobita and Alan Tsu piloted the spaceship to land safely, parking it on an extremely empty airfield. As far as the eye can see, only one spaceship is parked in his own position, and the rest of the place is empty...... During their landing, the rest of the cannons reoriented, moving their muzzles into the sky to defend against threats that would come at an unknown time. Only the three giant cannons nearby did not turn, and the muzzles of the guns still followed Nobita's rotation, maintaining a state of momentum at all times.
At the end of the day, this is nothing more than a deterrent...... With the defense power of the Sea Urchin ship, a single Sabbath shot would be enough to destroy it, so why mobilize so many huge cannons?
There was no danger, and the ship landed smoothly. Due to the humanized design, the planetary shield also has a layer of artificial atmosphere on the surface, even if Nobita does not take any protective measures, he can directly step out of the spaceship and set foot on this special silver-white land.
As far as the eye can see, the world is full of sparkling light, as if you are in an endless ice field. There is a faint light projected in the cosmic background radiation, which is perfectly refracted by the "God Bone", and the projected aurora is colorful and beautiful. Because it is "set" on the surface of the planet, it is very close to the universe, and here, the stars in the sky appear extraordinarily large, and each one looks like a sparkling diamond. No matter which direction you look, the beautiful starry sky is always overhead, and the twinkling aurora continent is reflected in an indescribable dynamic beauty.
Nobita couldn't help but think of a painting called "Starry Night".
"It's beautiful......"
He muttered to himself, and for some reason, Shizuka's figure came to mind.