Chapter 43: The Map and the Council
Everyone took a brief break and began their next move.
Wang Zheng followed behind Saiwen, slowly moving forward in the humble trading market, Jerry walked at the back, carefully observing the surroundings by swinging from side to side through the crowd.
"Safety!" Passing through the market and into the elevator, Jerry whispered. Wang Zheng nodded slightly, reasonable! For the human beings of Zion, although the upper class is inevitably intrigued by nature, they are basically defenseless against the toiling masses of the lower class. After all, this is a war between races, and everyone is a precious combat force! But there is nothing wrong with being careful, after all, the Polaris suffered heavy losses this time, although the main responsibility will be on the captain, but the crew will inevitably be hanged.
The lowest level of Zion, which is not only the energy supply of the entire city, but also the place where the city's infrastructure is placed. For example, the production of domestic water and air in the city, as well as the treatment and recycling of waste, are carried out here.
There's a lot of space on the ground floor but there's almost no people, and people don't come here except to repair the machines. It may be an aversion to machines or something else, but no matter what Wang Zheng thinks, this is a more valuable place for him.
The three of them got out of the elevator, Wang Zheng leaned on the railing and looked around for a while, watching all kinds of mechanical coordination work, huge arms, amazing efficiency and variety of functions made him sigh. Nodding to the two behind them, Saiwen and Jerry went down the stairs on both sides and went down in two directions!
Their mission is to turn down there! Teleport what you see in your sight to Jin Liuniang, draw it into a simple bow, and prepare for future actions! That's right, this infiltration into Zion is for this purpose, and the early reconnaissance will greatly improve the efficiency of future plunder.
Wang Zheng looked at the two people below who had shrunk into a small black dot, sighed and walked down himself. No way, the bottom layer is really too big! As far as the efficiency of the two of them is still low, it is easy to be discovered for too long, so it is better to add yourself than to bother with words at that time, at least you can hurry up.
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A solemn hall with a crescent-shaped conference table facing rows of stepped chairs. All the captains and their crews who were resting or resupplying in Zion sat precariously looking at the thirteen costumed councillors behind the crescent moon table.
"Captain Furyk! Anything else you need to add? One of them, a graceful old woman, said slowly.
"No more! Honourable! Furyk told everyone about this attrition incident according to Wang Zheng's version, although the total annihilation of the army would reduce Furyke's prestige and evaluation, but there is a report from the operator to testify that the captain's position will not be shaken. This is also the reason why Wang Zheng left the operator.
As pure humans, they can't fully trust the genetic people, and the reason why each ship has to be equipped with one or two pure human operators is not only to give the genetic people and technical support, but also to monitor their process of fighting in the matrix.
"So! The council will punish you for your failure in this operation! The House of Representatives whispered a discussion of the council, and the old woman continued. Due to Captain Fryk's command mistakes and the loss of valuable combat power, the Council has decided that you will not be replenished in Zion, and your crew will be left to you! Does it make sense to you? ”
As soon as the punishment was announced, Furyk hadn't said anything, and several captains behind him breathed a sigh of relief. They were also worried for a long time just now, after all, this situation is difficult to guarantee that it will not happen on their own ships in the future, and if the punishment is too heavy, their life will not be easy.
In fact, this may not be a decision made by the councilors after considering the emotions of other captains, after all, the entire twelve battleship ships of Zion, their influence is self-evident, and the punishment is too heavy will inevitably cause the other captains to die in a sad mood. When the time comes, it will be difficult to deviate from Germany!
"Nope! Your Excellency, Councillor! Furyk replied with a blank face.
"I'm against it! Your Excellency, Councillor! Such a punishment does not serve as a punishment! A middle-aged man in the seat suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.
"Commander Locke, what is your opinion?" An old man on the right side of the councilor's table asked.
"Councillor!" Locke nodded at the old man, and continued, "I think such a mistake is related to Captain Furyk's ability, and it is not a simple mistake that can be explained. I propose to remove Captain Furyk from captaincy! ”
Everyone was in an uproar, although they usually didn't deal with it, but everyone didn't think that he would make such a move, it was simply forcing them to a dead end!
"Knock knock! Quiet! Gentlemen! Quiet! The old woman in the middle tapped the wooden hammer.
"Councillors! I have something to say! A black captain in a red linen robe stood up.
"Captain Dalias, please!" The old woman knocked a few more times, and waited for the hall to be quiet again, before she stretched out her hand to the black captain.
"Thank you!" Darias stood up and saluted the thirteen councillors. "As we all know, Zion has become the last holy place in the hearts of the people, and we are born from it to prepare for the final counterattack. But before we can do that, we need elite warriors to replenish our strength by relieving manpower. However, Captain Furyck's past honors and accomplishments tell us what a qualified commander he was. ”
He was interrupted by the strange shouts of his companions, and a yellow beauty gave him a thumbs up to indicate that he was good. He paused, glanced at him with a smile in his eyes, and continued: "This is a war, and it is impossible to fight without sacrifice, Captain Furyk escaped with two men in the face of the total annihilation, which not only saved the lives of three people. With the continuous evolution of both the enemy and the enemy, he obtained the latest information and brought back Zion, which is equivalent to saving the lives of all our battleship crews, and I think Captain Furyk is not only faultless but also meritorious! ”
"Well said! Captain Furyk is good! ”
"Intelligence is an absolute priority!"
"That's right! That's it! ”
"Locke, you're a scumbag!"
"He's just going to be the captain himself!"
"Support Captain Darias! Captain Furyk is not guilty! ”
For a while, there was a commotion in the hall, shouting, scolding, and coaxing couldn't help but shout loudly. Locke's face darkened all of a sudden, and he glared at the loudest screams.
Taking advantage of the chaos at the scene, the parliamentarians quickly exchanged views.
"Silence! Knock knock! Quiet! Commander Locke's opposition is invalid! The parliament decided to uphold the original verdict! As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of cheers, and they also knew that the council could not give a meritorious service, and the original verdict was the best result!
In fact, of course, the council is not so stupid, who doesn't know that this kid Locke is doing everything possible to build a battleship to compete with Morpheus for the 'Iron Lady' Naobi. But the twelve ships are not small in force, and it is not good to punish Furyk too harshly under the balance. As for what Darias said about the meritless and meritorious deeds, the deputies invariably chose not to hear it. No matter how you say it, the personnel on the battleship have suffered losses, and it is definitely impossible to have merit!
The old woman looked at Locke, who was pale, and then at Darias, who was surrounded by the crew, shook her head helplessly, and said to the expressionless Furyk: "Does Captain Furyk have any objections?" ”
Furyk nodded to Darias who came over, and after expressing his gratitude, he said, "No, I am willing to accept the punishment!" Before coming back, the result of Wang Zheng's discussion with everyone was that except for not banning flying, everything else was acceptable. There is no problem with such punishments!
"Good! That's the end of the meeting! The old woman nodded in satisfaction, and struck the meeting three times with a small wooden hammer.
Two days later, the departure request was approved, and all the supplies for the Polaris had arrived. After everyone gathered, they walked to the landing platform.
The battleship Nebuchadnezzar next door was slowly landing, and Morpheus slowly walked down with Neo, Trinity, and the surviving operator tank, just in time to return after the war.
Furyk and Morpheus looked at each other and nodded, and each passed by with their own men. Wang Zheng got on the battleship, stood in front of the slowly closing battleship door, and stared back at Neo's back as he gradually moved away, thoughtfully.
Neo looked back consciously, Wang Zheng raised his hand to greet him, and gestured to him with his right hand. The battleship door slowly closed.
Trinity noticed Neo's strange appearance and shouted with some concern, "Neo! Neo! ”
Neo turned around, Trinity looked at his confused eyes, his heart trembled, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" ”
Neo followed the group, looking down at the strange familiarity that had suddenly appeared, carefully recalling it in his memory, and replied, "Nothing! Something weird! ”
Trinity thought he was talking about Zion, and comforted, "It would be nice to come back two more times!" ”
"Yes!" Neo didn't explain, nodding in agreement.
"Captain, where are we going?" Stan asked, radiant, and it seemed that the two days home had lifted his spirits.
"Go straight to the bioreactor! We need to replenish manpower! Captain Furyk put his hands on the steering wheel inquiringly, but there was still not a smile on his face!
"Okay!" Stan didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, after all, the captain was synonymous with majesty, and it was understandable that he was in a bad mood after being punished.
Under the alert of a row of external armored robots, the huge gears slowly turned, and the huge gate of Zion slowly opened, and the Polaris spaceship quickly accelerated along the open gate and rushed out.
Stan turned back in Zion's direction and said silently, "Goodbye! Zion! ”