Chapter 2: The Aftermath

"Alas. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info" Speaking of this, Zhou Xin sighed deeply.

"Now that things have developed to this situation, don't sigh, they will solve the matter on Prit's side themselves." Spred advised, "Let's think about what we're going to do next." Aside from repairs to the Voyager, Prit doesn't seem to be telling us how to get out of this space. We can't always stay in here, and the Voyager should have reported a lack of resources, we can't find enough resources in this space. And what the environment in hyperspace will do to the Voyager's hull, and where we will get there after we get out is something we need to know. It's better to figure out these questions as soon as possible. โ€

"These problems will have to be solved by those Atlanteans." Zhou Xin made a bitter face, "But before I ask them these questions, I still have to tell them about Prit's situation, so I don't really want to go to them now." โ€

"You've got to face it." Spred also sighed, "How long do you want to delay what you don't tell them now, and even if you don't, do you think they won't be able to guess what's going on?" I'm afraid Dart: They already knew that they were mentally prepared. โ€

"Well, you're right, I'd better go to them." With that, Zhou Xin asked the Voyager about the current location of those Atlanteans and left the command cabin.

Now that the Atlanteans on the ship have all moved to the living compartments prepared for them, Zhou Xin saw a chaotic scene when he came to this place. In a short corridor, they gathered in twos and threes, and Zhou Xin heard sobs from among them from time to time, and some people were busy going in and out of the doors on both sides of the corridor. Dr. Wren is also here, and now he's leading a group of medical robots to examine the injuries of the injured Atlanteans.

Walking to Wren's side, Zhou Xin asked, "How is the injury level of the Atlanteans, and is there anything particularly serious?" โ€

Wren replied while bandaging the Atlanteans beside him, "Basically, it's just some bruises, and I haven't seen anyone with fatal injuries for the time being." As he spoke, he had already bandaged the Atlantean on hand, he patted the Atlantean on the shoulder, and the Atlantean moved his arm slightly, seeing that there seemed to be no problem, so he made a gesture to Wren that Zhou Xin couldn't understand, and then walked away.

Then, Wren pulled Zhou Xin aside and whispered to him: "Although they haven't been hurt too much, I don't think their mental state is very good, I think you need to solve this problem." โ€

"I see." Zhou Xin nodded, "I'll find a way next, you can continue to treat them." By the way, where are Ralph, do you see? โ€

Wren pointed to the depths of the passage, "They're in the innermost part, if you want to find them, go in from here." โ€

So, Zhou Xin walked in the direction that Wren pointed to and walked into the passage......

Towards the end, Zhou Xin saw that Ralph was leading Dart and Christy through the rooms on either side of the corridor, followed by several Atlanteans. From their expressions, Zhou Xin saw that Dart did not seem to be depressed, but showed a very satisfied look. Seeing Zhou Xin's arrival, they turned around and walked towards Zhou Xin.

"Well, you're not hurt." After they approached, Zhou Xin asked with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, we are not hurt." Dart replied.

"That's good." "Our doctors are already examining those who are injured, and they have not found anyone seriously injured." โ€

Darton nodded and just wanted to say something, but Christy next to him hurriedly asked, "Have you seen the dean's grandfather?" Why didn't I see him in the crowd, did you take him into the command module? โ€

Seeing Christy asking this question, Zhou Xin was silent for a moment. He saw that just after Christy had asked the question, the other Atlanteans had also focused their eyes on him, and their eyes showed an inquiring look. It was only Dart, who had a sad look in his eyes, as if he knew what was happening.

Seeing that Zhou Xin was silent, Christy hurriedly urged: "Tell me quickly, where did the dean's grandfather go?" Could it beโ€”" As she spoke, a bad premonition flashed through her mind.

Dart sighed next to him and asked, "He shouldn't have come up, and besides, most of the people shouldn't have come up." โ€

Zhou Xin nodded heavily, and said the truth bitterly, "We don't have enough ships to bring everyone back, so Prit chose to stay." โ€

Hearing this, the Atlanteans next to him froze, and Christy burst into tears, and threw himself into the arms of Retina, who was beside him, and cried sadly. Seeing this, Zhou Xin hurriedly comforted: "However, before entering hyperspace, I at least saw that they were still safe." โ€

"Don't comfort us." Dart said heavily, "I still know what will happen next." Sighing, he continued, but his tone had regained his calm, "Forget it, you don't have to cry anymore, since the Dean has made your own choice, then we should live well, and don't let the Dean Lord's hard work go to waste." Then he turned to the people around him and ordered, "Let's put aside the affairs of Lord Dean for the time being, we have to arrange the lives of more than a thousand people at the moment, and the rest will be discussed after the arrangements are completed." โ€

Seeing that Dat was so wise, Zhou Xin couldn't help but praise in his heart, "If you still need help, just mention it, we will try our best to help you." He added on the side.

"You've helped us a lot, we don't have any other needs for the time being." Dart replied after a moment's thought.

Seeing that Dart still had to arrange the affairs of the Atlanteans, Zhou Xin was not good at asking him other questions, so he said: "Then you arrange them as soon as possible, I still have a lot of doubts here that you need to answer." โ€

Seeing that Da Dian nodded, Zhou Xin said goodbye to them directly and continued to go back to deal with the affairs of the Voyager.

A week passed quickly, and the Voyager had been in hyperspace for a week, and since Zhou believed that they did not have the right instruments for use in hyperspace, they didn't know how far they had traveled in hyperspace, and they didn't even know if they had advanced. At the same time, repairs to the Voyager's hull are in full swing, but due to the damage to the hull, the progress of the repair seems to be very slow.

"More than half of the resources in the ship have been consumed, especially the consumption of metal, which is particularly huge, and if it is not replenished, there will be problems with maintenance." On this day, the Voyager reminded Zhou Xin.

"Is it depleting so fast?" Zhou Xin was a little surprised, "It's only been seven days." โ€

"Repairing the shell alone consumes a lot of resources, and at the same time, these resources have to be used to repair other parts, so it is consumed quickly." The Voyager explained.

"Wellโ€”" Zhou Xin understood, "it looks like we should find a way to get out of here." โ€

Spred asked, "It's been seven days, how are those Atlanteans settled?" โ€

"I guess it's about the same." Zhou Xin said uncertainly, "I went to see them two days ago, and they have basically started a normal life, and Dart also invited me to participate in the next big festival." โ€

"The Grand Festival?"

"It is said to be a ceremony for the Atlanteans to commemorate their heroes." Zhou Xin's tone was a little heavy, "They seem to want to pray for the blessings of the people in the base." โ€

Sighing, Spred spoke, "Pray for a blessing?" I'll go there then. โ€

The atmosphere in the command cabin suddenly sank, and at that moment, the hatch was opened, and Ralph rushed in first.

"Huh? What's wrong with all of you? As soon as she came in, the atmosphere seemed to be a little wrong.

"Nothing." Zhou Xin shook his head, "Aren't you helping Dart them?" How do you have time to come here. He asked curiously.

"Are you talking about us?" At this time, a familiar voice came from the door, and Zhou Xin turned his head to see that Dart was walking in through the cabin door, followed by Christy.

"We were just talking about you." Zhou Xin said, "Have the clansmen settled down?" โ€

"It's all arranged." Dart replied, "And if I don't come again, I think you'll be in a hurry." โ€

"Seeing that you're still in the mood to joke, it seems that it's really arranged." Zhou Xin smiled, "How many Atlanteans have come up in total, have you counted?" How are they doing now? "He still cares about the Kiatlantis first.

"Thank you very much for your help." Dart thanked him first, "After two days of statistics, including us, there are now a total of 1,324 Atlanteans on the ship, and all of them have been properly arranged. โ€

"Aren't there a lot of children in it? Will they be able to take care of themselves? โ€

"Don't underestimate them, they can take care of themselves." Speaking of this, Dart's tone was a little proud, but then he was disappointed, "But after knowing the news of the base, they are not in a very good mood for a while. โ€

"It's time to find something to distract them, it's not always going to work." Zhou Xin said.

"That's why I want to hold a big festival." Dart explained, "The Great Festival has a special meaning for our civilization. After a pause, he said with a look of nostalgia, "Since the birth of our civilization, every time a hero sacrifices for the advancement of the entire civilization, we will hold a grand festival. One is to commemorate the contribution of these heroes to the civilization of Atlantis and thank them for their sacrifices; The second is to promise the heroes that we will take over their unfinished business and lead the Atlantean civilization forward. โ€

"It's memorable, but wouldn't they be sadder if they did?" Spred asked.

"That's another meaning of the festival." Dart replied, "After the Great Festival, the people of Atlanteans left behind the grief of losing their heroes, leaving only the glorious deeds of the heroes, and then continued to advance for the development of Atlantean civilization, because there is still a tomorrow for the living." This is the most important meaning of the festival that has been handed down from ancient times to the present day. โ€

After Dart finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the command module. After a long time, Zhou Xin spoke: "Is this the reason why the Atlanteans have developed to such high technology?" โ€

"Not really." Dart was a little embarrassed, "The Great Festival is the most important event of our civilization, and it is also an event that cannot be held easily. Actually, as far as I know, since ancient times, the Grand Festival has not been held more than 10 times, and this Grand Festival is strictly speaking. Seeing Zhou Xin's strange expressions, Dart continued to explain, "The holding of a major festival requires the consent of more than 80% of the Atlanteans, and we are only a small branch of the Atlanteans, so we are not qualified to hold a large festival, and this time I just rashly used this name." He smiled bitterly, "This is the only way to make those children forget their pain for a while, and I hope that my ancestors will forgive me for this self-asserted behavior." โ€

"They will forgive you, after all, you are also for you Atlanteans to be able to keep going." Zhou Xin comforted, "When is the big festival arranged, I will also go to participate in it then." โ€

Everyone in the command cabin said that they would go together to participate in the big festival held at that time, and Dart thanked everyone for their participation, and this situation lasted for a while, Zhou Xin saw that they were almost done, so he said: "Since the matter of the big festival has been decided, let's hurry up and solve the problems we encounter." โ€

"Are there any problems you guys have?" Dart asked as he walked over to Zhou Xin's side.

"There are a lot of problems." Zhou Xin smiled bitterly, "The first question is: how should we get out?" โ€

"Get out? That's how it goes. Dart replied with a look of course.

"Looks like you don't understand what I mean, I mean how we should get out of this hyperspace." Zhou Xin explained in detail.

"Let's go out like this." Dart's face was puzzled, and suddenly he understood, "Oh, forget you're entering hyperspace for the first time. Then he patiently explained, "The location of the exit is determined when the hyperspace door is opened, you just need to keep moving forward after entering the hyperspace, and the hyperspace will automatically pop you out when you get there." โ€

"Is that so? It's a bit like a wormhole. Zhou Xin looked thoughtful, and then he asked, "Then do you know how long it will take before we can leave hyperspace...... โ€