Levi did the calculations.

The asteroid belt, where the Death Fleet is replenished, is about 2.1-3.6 AU away from the main sequence of this star system.

He is located at a distance of 1.1-4.6 astronomical units from his living planet "Blue Mercury".

According to the propagation speed of electromagnetic waves of nearly 300,000 kilometers per second, the distance of one astronomical unit can be reached in only 8.3 minutes.

At a maximum of 4.6 astronomical units, it only takes 38 minutes to send a signal from Blue Mercury to the farthest point of the asteroid belt.

It's only half an hour.

Of course, the size of the announcer is too small, and although there are a lot of short-wave messages of 10 billion pieces per second, in the boundless cosmic space, it is like sprinkling a handful of sand into the sea, and the information density is quickly diluted to a pitiful extent.

However, according to the wide-area stochastic algorithm, the probability of receiving at least one shortwave message within three days is more than 99% in the universe outside three or four astronomical units.

After receiving the message, the Death Fleet immediately sent a directional reply signal towards Blue Mercury.

Half an hour later, at most, through the radios on the rooftop, Levi would be able to hear a reply from the fleet.

The annunciator was launched on the afternoon of the 14th, and today on July 15th, more than a day has passed!

For the remaining two days, if you don't hear a reply......

Come to think of it.

I looked at the radios at my feet and listened to the clash signals coming from them without any regularity.

Rivi's face became a little gloomy.

And every minute that passed, his heart sank a little.

Every hour that passed, his mood became a little restless.

Don't even dare to think about it!

……

Late at night.

It's past three o'clock in the morning.

On the roof of the apartment building, Levi, who moved a stool and sat next to the radio, did not feel a trace of sleep.

He sometimes looked at the radio on the ground.

Sometimes I looked up at the starry sky overhead that was obscured by a thin haze.

Sometimes standing by the concrete guardrail, looking at the night of the city with confused eyes.

Sometimes they even have auditory hallucinations, thinking that the radio is making a regular beep, only to find out that it is not.

It was dawning very quickly.

To the east of the city skyline, the orange-red sun rises.

The soft morning light poured on Levi's face, and the magnificent sunrise scenery made his more and more tense spirit relax for a second or two.

But then it was even more irritable!

Because after the city woke up, the sound of car horns, the sound of business activities, and the sound of construction sites were so noisy that he could not hear the information played on the radio.

In the scorching summer season of July, the average outdoor temperature exceeds 30 degrees, and near noon, it is even more than 35 degrees.

On the roof of the building where Levi is located, there is no shelter around, and the cement floor is hot when the sun is shining, and at noon, the surface is hot enough to fry eggs.

Levi just took an umbrella, and he couldn't stand the heat, so he drank some water, wet his face, and sprinkled some water on the ground under his feet to physically cool down.

There are also those radios, except for going to the toilet and bathing, they will have to leave for a while, let Shu Yuhui take care of it, and the rest of the meals and rest are on the roof of the building all the time.

Seeing his demonic state, Shu Yuhui was frightened.

Once she brought dinner, she couldn't help but say: "That Levi, why don't you go downstairs and rest, I'll keep an eye on the radio for you, you haven't slept for a day and a night, and you won't be able to bear it if you go on like this." ”

After saying this, Shu Yuhui began to regret it, and secretly scolded herself in her heart, how did this guy treat herself yesterday? completely treated her as an animal, the blackest boss, and didn't treat her as a human being.

But it's only been a day, and I've relented, and after a whole day of sunshine, I dare to propose to let myself go up.

If she really does, within two days, all her carefully maintained white and tender skin will be tanned.

"No, you can't help me."

Levi waved his hand.

Shu Yuhui breathed a sigh of relief, and somehow, wanted to ask him what happened, what happened?

Can't she really help a little?

Furthermore.

Ji Yumo also ran to the roof of the building a few times, looking at those radios, very curious about their use, and asked one question after another, which annoyed Livi.

"I see!"

The girl suddenly realized and said, "Brother Livi is planning to use these radios to listen to the signal transmitted back to the ground by the small satellite to verify whether the small satellite is working properly?" ”

"But you are worried, is the situation not going well, and you have not received a signal?"

Revie really didn't bother to pay attention to her, and kept frowning and not speaking.

Ji Yumo nodded, knowing that he had guessed correctly, Brother Livi, he was indeed in a little trouble, and he finally launched a satellite into the sky, but he couldn't receive a signal, which can be said to be the result of failure.

"Brother Levi, don't be discouraged, as long as you work hard, you will definitely succeed next time!"

The girl comforted her, seeing that the sun was too hot and she couldn't accompany her, she had to go downstairs.

……

Soon.

The sun goes down again, the night falls, the full moon hangs high, because the sea breeze blowing from the east tonight is stronger, the haze is gone, and the night sky is transparent, so it is rare to see the stars in the sky and the bright Milky Way.

But at this moment, Rivi's heart has fallen into the deepest trough.

Because, two and a half days have passed, and the radio has not yet heard the expected signal.

Negative emotions such as irritability, pessimism, and disappointment all come to mind.

"This is betrayal! Treachery! ”

"Damn! Those traitors deserve to die! ”

He reached out and grabbed his hair, his eyes red, and let out a low growl.

Finally, he turned into deep exhaustion and sat in a chair, hanging his head and arms weakly.

"Your Majesty,"

At this time, a voice came from the ear, but it was the butler Bowen, who stood behind him at some point.

"Now, maybe self-hypnosis can't deceive yourself."

"Everything was a premeditated operation!"

Bowen said in a deep voice: "The Death Fleet, there is a high probability that it has betrayed Your Majesty and the Empire, and the Death Fleet has been taken to an unknown place by the mutineers...... This can explain why after Chen and His Majesty were mistakenly teleported to this planet, even if they were so close, they did not have any search or rescue operations, and the 100,000 warships of the Death Fleet did not even send a single one close to this planet. ”

"This can only be explained by mutiny."

Bowen spoke out the speculation that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, perhaps the closest thing to the real answer.

"Impossible!"

Revie turned his head sharply and glared at him, "The entire Death Fleet, from the generals to the soldiers, are all implanted with loyalty procedures, and it is impossible for them to betray me!" ”

"Once betrayed, their fate is death."

Levi clenched his fists with a hideous expression.

"There is no 'absolute loyalty', Your Majesty, in the history of the empire, similar situations have happened more than once, as long as the soul is no longer loyal, the body can always think of a way to betray, it should be someone who has cracked the 'loyalty program', so as to get rid of fear and betray one after another!"

"I have been on the throne for more than 60 years, I have led the Death Fleet for 50 years, there are clear rewards and punishments, and I have shown many favors, I don't believe that there are no generals and soldiers who are loyal to me!"

Even if only one of the officers on the warship remained loyal to him, he had the hope of purging the rebellion and regaining control of the Death Fleet.

"The mutineers probably knew this, so they used some unknown methods to hide it from everyone."

The housekeeper Bowen said with a solemn face: "Your Majesty, for the sake of today, we should prepare for the worst, assuming that the death fleet has left, and only the minister and His Majesty are left, how can we continue to survive and develop on this planet, and at the same time try our best to return to the empire." ”

"Return to the Empire?"

Levi raised his head, with a wry smile and despair on his face: "With the technological level of this planet, how can it be possible to return to an empire tens of thousands of light years away?" ”

It is better to pin the only glimmer of hope on the return of the Death Fleet.

But now it's July 17th, at four o'clock in the morning, in the last seven or eight hours, is it still possible to receive a reply signal?