IS9132.

With a diameter of 2,000 kilometers and a honeycomb-like surface covered with countless ice caves, this ice crystal object became the best hiding place for the fleet. Through careful calculations, Borg selected several suitable landing sites and hid all the ships, including the TR-735, in a huge ice cave. In addition, Robin used a suitable ice cave as a temporary camping place, and commanded his Marines to open all the ice caves where the ships were moored, so that the ice caves were connected in the interior of the celestial body.

Relying on this humble anchorage, the fleet avoided the energy consumption caused by the spaceship continuing to stay in space, and with this temporary base, the originally panicked personnel of the ships seemed to have sustenance, and began to get busy under the command of the captains of the ships, and numb themselves with tedious work, trying not to think about the future that was bleak.

As the leaders of the entire fleet, Robin and Cecilia are still under tremendous pressure on their shoulders. Because they know very well that although the energy consumption of the fleet has been reduced so far, it is not a long-term solution after all. At present, the total number of people in the entire fleet is more than 1,000, and the amount of fresh water, food, oxygen, and energy consumed is a staggering amount, although they can live here for a while thanks to the ship's internal circulation system, if they can't come up with a solution in a short time, then this IS9132 celestial body may become a grave where everyone is buried.

For this reason, the senior officers racked their brains desperately to think of countermeasures, trying to find a way out for the fleet, but countless plans were rejected one by one in further deliberation, so far, it seems that only one plan seems to be slightly more reliable, but even this plan, there is a huge controversy among the captains of each ship.

The plan proposed by Captain Barron was to abandon the six ships in the fleet, concentrate all the supplies and energy on one ship, and then sail sideways into the unknown region deep in the Kuiper Ring, and use this long-distance voyage to avoid the frontal battlefield Marseille Space Fortress and go to the nearest Pluto.

Theoretically, this solution does have a certain viable surname, but when combined with the actual situation of Kuiper Ring, then the hope of success is quite slim.

Because in the Kuiper Ring, where there are many celestial bodies and complex navigation conditions, the spaceship can only travel at low speeds well below the speed of light, and at this speed, it will take at least two years to break away from the radar search radius of the Federation fleet.

Navigating the uncharted territory of the Kuiper Ring for two years without an accurate star chart is an almost impossible task. And even if Cecilia's navigation technology can overcome this complex environment, with the current supply efficiency of the ship's ecosystem, it will definitely not be able to meet the minimum life support needs of 1,000 people. In other words, if this option were adopted, nearly 90 percent of the people would be abandoned here, and the 10 percent of the selected people would never have more than a 1 percent chance of survival.

Just looking at these three contrasting numbers is enough to make most people reject this plan. The problem is that so far this is the only feasible solution, and after several days of deferring and arguing about it, even the captains, who are the brains of the fleet, have begun to get angry and quarrel in the makeshift command room.

"No, as republicans, how can we abandon our own people and carry out such a stupid plan! ~I am firmly against it! ~" Borg's eyes widened, glaring at Lieutenant Barron, who had proposed the plan, and roaring loudly at him.

"But General Adrien has abandoned us, and he is also our countryman." Barron argued: "Compassion is not in charge of the army, since the old times, this has been the maxim of the soldiers." ”

"That's because the general didn't have a choice."

"But do we have any other choice?"

"You ......"

Borg was dumbfounded by Barron's refutation, and was speechless for a long time.

"Sir, I'd suggest executing this plan right away, because the longer it drags on, the more our supplies will be consumed, so now is the time for you to make a decision." Lieutenant Barron looked directly at the hesitant Cecilia and forced her to make an immediate decision.

Faced with this kind of major choice that will determine the life and death of thousands of people, Cecilia's panic can be imagined. She dodged her gaze away from Lieutenant Barron's gaze and turned her head to look at Robin sitting in the corner with a pleading gaze, hoping that Robin would now come to her aid.

But from beginning to end, Robin kept his chin in his hands silent, and he remained motionless like a stone sculpture that had lost its breath of life.

It's not that Robin doesn't want to help Cecilia, but the situation is too dire. In the past few days, he has been thinking about countermeasures almost endlessly, and he has seriously considered many unbelievable ideas, and even surrender has been included in his consideration. But after careful consideration, almost all thoughts were overturned.

Time passed in this oppressive silence, until Cecilia was about to choose to compromise because she couldn't bear the pressure, when Robin, who was a little sunken because of racking her brains, suddenly stood up and said, "Call Christine." ”

“……”

Robin's opening caused the entire command room to turn their eyes to him, and after a brief moment of consternation, Borg ran out first and called Christine, who was improving the ship's signaling equipment.

"Sir, you called me?" Christine, whose hands were stained with oil, walked into the command room with Borg and saluted stiffly.

"There's something I want to ask you."

Robin frowned, paced back and forth in front of Christine for a few steps, and then suddenly asked, "Christine, what was your original smuggling plan?" Or, in your plan, if you successfully pass through the r-n black hole, what will happen to the Federation? ”

"This ......" Christine didn't expect Robin to ask about it, and couldn't help but blush: "I don't know the specific situation over there, but I heard them say that the white hole matched by the federal E-18 black hole is near a vast star field, and the federal army does not station troops there." ”

According to the information revealed by Christine, Robin immediately asked keenly: "The location of the white hole is far away from the E-18 black hole?" ”

"Yes, it's said to be on the edge of Proxima Centauri." Speaking of which, Christine adds: "It's rare for a black hole and a white hole to overlap like the one in the Kuiper Ring Fault Channel, so the White Hole location on the Raymond Federation side and the E-18 black hole are two different directions.

"Where did you hear all this stuff?"

"I came into contact with some federal prisoners of war during the July war, who were mercenaries hired by the federal military, and I heard about them from them." Christine said truthfully.

Confirming Christine's source, Robin set his sights on Borg.

Borg is a good navigator with a talent in his own right, so Robin wants him to confirm that what Christine says is true.

And when Borg asked Robin these questions, he roughly sensed Robin's intentions. However, due to the fact that the Nine-Star Republic has been adopting a policy of seclusion since the founding of the country, the data of other galaxies and star fields in the database of the central computer is almost blank, which makes it impossible for Borg to make accurate judgments, and can only rely on his own celestial knowledge to analyze the authenticity of these news theoretically.

After some careful deliberation in his head, Borg replied: "Academically, the R-N black hole in the Kuiper ring fault channel does have a special surname. Normally, the black hole that is the entrance to the wormhole and the white hole that is the exit of the wormhole do not overlap. The white holes associated with a black hole tend to appear in a 45-degree region on either side of its parallel position, and the distance between them is determined by the size of the black hole itself. In other words, the larger the black hole, the farther away it is from the associated white hole. The smaller it is, the closer it is. ”

Speaking of this, Borg opened the star navigation map of the Kuiper Ring Fault Channel on his personal computer, pointed to the Kuiper Ring Fault Channel, which is surrounded by countless asteroid belts, and said: "The Kuiper Ring Fault is the result of the mutual exclusion of two huge Kuiper Belts, so it has a certain special surname. The r-n black hole hidden in it is the smallest black hole known, and its diameter is not even 12 kilometers. As a result, the gravitational range it covers is quite limited, roughly only covering the edge of the Kuiper Ring fault channel. From what was observed during the last Federation invasion, the R-N black hole's associated white hole appears at this location, which happens to be the edge of the black hole's pulling force coverage and is protected by the gravitational pull of the nearby asteroid belt. Therefore, this overlap is not an overlap in the true sense, but it is just a close position due to the influence of many innate conditions. ”

"So, there's a good chance that what Christine said is true?"

"That's right." Borg nodded and said, "The Centaur galaxy where the Raymond Federation is located is a triad star system. Due to the gravitational pull of the three stars, it is indeed possible that the associated white hole of the E-18 black hole is far away. Also, I've looked up some materials that haven't been certified by the central computer before, and the situation described in it is indeed similar to what Christine said. ”

The data that Borg is talking about that has not been authenticated by the central computer is usually pseudo-data, and most of them are extragalactic data transmitted through various channels. However, since these materials are basically hearsay and the real surnames are limited, they cannot be authenticated by the central computer, and they are not included in the central computer's database.

However, for Robin, now that Borg has approved of this possible surname, it is also possible to continue to practice the bold idea that popped up in his head.

(To be continued)