Chapter 53: The Journey (Part II)

More than two hours later, Robin, covered in engine oil, walked out of the power compartment in embarrassment.

For more than two hours, Robin felt like he had returned to Wald's Third Military Academy, and had become a little mechanic under Old Jack again. If he hadn't escaped by having a date with Cecilia, he would have been in the power compartment by old Jack, a workaholic, for an entire day.

However, in more than two hours, Old Jack has obviously won the absolute right to speak in the mechanical class with his superior skills. Even Benson began to be convinced by Old Jack, and became like an apprentice to follow Old Jack's ass to help, and with Benson taking the lead, not to mention the mechanics in the other mechanical classes, the scene was like an old professor teaching with a group of rookie apprentices.

"Hmph...... The fastest flying ship in the Milky Way? It's also a shame that this old thing dares to boast. ”

Looking back at the busy mechanical class, Robin smiled knowingly: "With this old guy here, maybe it's really possible......"

"Robin."

At this time, Cecilia and Borg suddenly came down from the elevator, saw Robin, and walked over: "Robin, why are you here, and you are still so dirty?" ”

"Oh, I was caught by old Jack just now." Robin scratched his head and smiled, turning back and asking, "Why are you here?" ”

"I've heard that the mechanical class is refitting the power furnace. That's just nonsense! ~" Borg grimaced, pointed at Robin and reprimanded: "Now that the spaceship is sailing, what if the power furnace is modified at this time, what if something fails?" ”

"Don't worry, Old Jack is sure that his technique is the best, and there will be absolutely no problems." Robin wiped the oil from his face and walked to the elevator, "Borg, you're here just in time." Old Jack wants you to wait and cooperate with him to change the voyage data, so you can talk to him face to face and find out the details. ”

"Change voyage data?" When Borg heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and he rushed into the power compartment.

Seeing that Robin broke away from the Borg, Cecilia immediately took off her reserve, reached out and grabbed Robin's arm, and the little bird leaned on his shoulder and said, "Robin, today is the first anniversary of our official joining the army, let's celebrate." ”

"One anniversary?"

Robin was stunned, and after recalling it carefully, he remembered that he had indeed served on Charon on October 5, 80, and couldn't help laughing: "Don't you say I forgot it, but ...... I've got to wash it first. ”

"I'll help you." Cecilia smiled sweetly and led Robin into the elevator.

Robin's room is located in the living quarters near the bridge, where he washes the oil off his body and changes into a new captain's uniform, and Cecilia blows Robin's hair like a well-behaved little daughter-in-law.

Shaving his beard in front of the mirror and wiping off the remaining foam on his chin with a towel, Robin casually said, "Hmm...... Zhuo Luo also joined the army today, since it is the first anniversary, let's call him together. ”

"Zolo?" Hearing that Robin wanted to call Zhuo Luo together, Cecilia flattened her mouth a little unhappily: "He's so fierce." ”

"Don't worry, he just looks fierce." Robin turned around and kissed Cecilia on the cheek and pulled her out the door.

In the training room, Robin found Zhuo Luo, who was sweating in it, and asked him to attend the first anniversary celebration of the three of them, originally Zhuo Luo didn't want to waste his time on this kind of thing, but he couldn't withstand Robin's persuasion and agreed.

So, the three of them went straight to the ship's living quarters, ready to find Martha and ask her to help cook something delicious.

Martha has been working as a nurse aboard the TR-735, where she is responsible for managing the ship's ecosystem, water purification system, and food production, in addition to regularly checking the air pressure and gravity inside the ship.

At this moment, when they came to the ecological cabin where Martha was, the three of them saw at a glance that Martha, who was wearing a long silver dress, was busy by the chrysalis trough.

The pupal trough is the main facility for the spaceship to produce its own food during long-distance voyages, and it is actually a large beehive, and in the dense holes of the 'hive' are some white and fat pupae.

These pupae are the main raw materials for making synthetic food, and they have become the main breeding species for new humans in the space age due to their extremely low requirements for growth environment and low space requirements.

Although their appearance looks a little disgusting, the pupa is rich in high protein and a variety of vitamins required by the human body, and under the current stage of biotechnology, the nutrients contained in the pupa have been developed to the limit. In the pupal trough, the growth cycle of the pupae is catalyzed to the point that it only takes one hour to reach maturity, and tens of thousands of eggs can be laid within five minutes of reaching maturity. Therefore, only a small place covering an area of no more than a dozen square meters is needed, and the pupa can meet the food needs of nearly 100 people on the entire ship.

The facility that matches the chrysalis is a pond adjacent to the chrysalis trough.

The pond is a cylindrical vitreous, a highly prolific algae from the earth, that is growing wildly under the artificial sunlight around the vitreous, and several pipes around the pond are constantly flowing into some nutrient solution that promotes growth. These nutrient solutions are made from the organic matter excreted by the pupa during growth, and contain just the right components to meet the growth needs of algae under photosynthesis.

The organic matter excreted by the pupa forms the fertilizer needed for the growth of algae, which releases oxygen under photosynthesis, and after squeezing out the vitamins needed to synthesize food, the remaining residue becomes food for the pupae. These two high-yield organisms form a perfect ecological chain in an artificial environment, and with this ecological chain, the people living in the spaceship can not only meet their oxygen needs, but also meet their daily food needs. Therefore, Martha, who is in charge of the ship's ecosystem, is actually quite important in the ship, and she must be responsible for the health of everyone on board.

Thankfully, in addition to being a qualified caregiver, Martha is also an excellent nutritionist. So, Cecilia thought of her first when she celebrated the anniversary.

When Martha heard that it was the first anniversary of Cecilia, Robin, and Drowlo's joining the army, she immediately agreed to their request, and took out some of the luxuries that the ship had stored when it set off, and carefully prepared a memorial feast for the three of them.

In fact, the so-called feast is almost no different from what they usually eat in terms of raw materials, white and jelly-like animal protein, and green vitamin gel. In the Republic, almost 90 per cent of the population eats this tasteless thing every day. However, in the hands of Martha, a nutrition expert, these two simple ingredients can make different flavors, and when added with various additives, the taste is completely different.

Cakes, soups, sausages...... And so on, these meals that were almost exactly the same as the food of the old times, were presented in front of Robin and the others like works of art, and even Zhuo Luo, a guy who had never had an expression, couldn't help but be moved.

"Oh my God...... It's a miracle, how the hell did you do it? ”

With the spoon in hand, Robin stared at the exquisite food in front of him in dumbfounded. These things are so beautiful, so beautiful that Robin can't bear to spoil them.

But in comparison, Zhuo Luo is a bit of a bad scene. He picked up his share directly, ate it in the blink of an eye, and wiped his mouth, and said something very nice.

"Hey! ~ You guys are actually holding a party without me, it's so unjust! ~”

Suddenly, Lee jumped in through the door, picked up the plate in front of Robin, and snatched the spoon from Robin's hand.

"Hey, you guy! ~That's mine! ~" Robin, who came back to his senses, was furious.

"Unrighteous fellows are not entitled to our Martha's craft." Li Yan quickly scooped a spoonful into his mouth, squinted his eyes and sighed intoxicatedly: "This is really the best in the world......

"You ......"

"Don't worry, I've done a lot." Martha glared at Lee in disgust and served Robin another one.

"Hmph, I'll settle accounts with you later! ~" Robin glared at Li fiercely, and hurriedly took the plate away from Zhuo Luo, who was also glancing at him.

After enjoying the meal in laughter, the five of them sat around the table, passing the time with Martha's carefully brewed coffee.

But while talking, Robin and the three of them unconsciously talked about the Battle of Pluto. Sensing Martha's inadvertent sadness after hearing the topic, Cecilia hurriedly found an excuse to take Martha away.

Without Cecilia's scruples on the side, the topic of conversation between the three men became heavier and heavier.

In fact, the miracle they created on the battlefield of Pluto was completely the result of many coincidences and luck. If Robin is allowed to participate in such a mission now, then there is a good chance that the whole army will be wiped out. At this point, Robin had a deeper understanding after personally checking what the special gift that Brigadier Achill had given him before leaving.

Because that batch of gifts was nothing else, but heavy infantry armor for the three of them.

Robin's squad was able to win this squad-to-squad duel due in large part to the fact that Auston was not equipped with heavy infantry armor. With the basic abilities of the Auston trio, if they are equipped with armor, their combat effectiveness will be multiplied. Even if Robin and the others are also equipped with heavy infantry armor, the gap in personal strength will be further widened.

Moreover, the heavy infantry armor dedicated to the Auston trio is not the Patriot Type 2 used by the Federation Army, but the Type 3 heavy infantry armor specially tailored by the Raymond Federation for those with special abilities.

The gap between Type 2 armor and Type 3 armor can no longer be measured by data, just like Type 1 armor, due to the defect of the power circuit, Type 1 heavy infantry armor cannot multiply the user's strength, so in terms of use effect, Type 1 heavy infantry armor is completely an iron shell that can only bring defensive effects. With the same personal strength, a warrior equipped with Type 2 Heavy Infantry armor can even defeat five fighters who are not inferior to themselves in personal strength but only equipped with Type 1 Heavy Infantry Armor.

Compared with the difference between type 1 and type 2, the gap between type 2 and type 3 is even greater.

(To be continued)