Returning to the spaceport in Othello's atmospheric orbit, Robin immediately summoned Borg, Lee, and other key personnel to convene an emergency meeting on the bridge of the TR-735.

In the captain's room on the TR-735, Cecilia, dressed in pajamas with her surname, was sitting alone on the edge of the bed, watching the second hand of the clock until 12 o'clock.

"Bad guys! ～”

It wasn't until the clock reached twelve o'clock that Cecilia suddenly woke up and threw a pillow into the distance.

At this moment, she faintly heard the sound of footsteps outside. Surprised, she didn't even have time to put on her shoes, so she opened the door with her jade feet: "Robin! ~How do you ......"

Cecilia's surprised voice stopped abruptly, because it was not Robin she expected to walk through the door at this moment, but Martha, who was holding a plate of coffee and walking to the bridge.

"Cecilia, why are you ......" Martha looked at Cecilia in surprise, who was only wearing pajamas with her surname and jade feet, and asked suspiciously: "Did I disturb you?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. Cecilia shyly covered her too revealing clothes, looked at the coffee in Martha's hand, and suddenly asked, "Borg is still studying the star chart on the bridge?" Does he want to stay up all night tonight? Drinking so much coffee! ”

"No, it's Robin who has come back and gathered a lot of people for a meeting on the bridge, and it seems like there is something urgent."

"Robin is back?" Cecilia couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this.

With what she knew about Robin, it was absolutely impossible for Robin to ignore her if there was no very urgent matter, which suddenly made her feel a little uneasy.

"You wait for me, I'll go with you." Hurriedly closing the door, Cecilia immediately changed her clothes as fast as she could, and went to the bridge with Martha.

At this moment on the bridge, Robin had already told the most concise account of the important news he had received, and talked roughly about his next plans.

The "60,000 Republic POW...... covered his face in pain, and Borg really couldn't let himself accept such bad news.

"Aren't those damn Federation mongrels ready to swap prisoners with us? Damn, they're sure they can win this war? Lee roared hysterically, with the same despair as everyone else after hearing about the harsh environment of Bruno.

"Maybe it's not that bad." Among the crowd, only Zhuo Luo seemed to be calm.

"Not that bad?" Impulsive Old Jack grabbed Zolo by the collar and roared, "Damn boy, what could be worse than this? That's 60,000 compatriots, they're going to be locked up in a hellish place where it's raining sulfuric acid, maybe there won't even be corpses left, and you're telling me it's not that bad? ”

"Even in a hellish place like that, there are still people who can survive. I forgot to tell you that I was born in that kind of hellish place. Zhuo Luo pushed Old Jack away and looked around at everyone: "In Venus of the Republic, the environment is even worse than that of Bruno. At least Venus's atmospheric pressure is 90 times the standard pressure, and it is also raining sulfuric acid, but the pioneers of Venus are not dead, they still live in that place! ～”

"So...... What percentage of Venus pioneers survive...... Can you tell me? Andy lowered his head and asked lightly.

“……”

Andy's words made Zhuo Luo purse his lips, don't look over and whisper, "One in a thousand......"

"One in a thousand...... In other words, out of 60,000 people, maybe only sixty people can survive in that difficult environment......" Borg pursed his lips: "What's the difference between this and the worst?" ”

"But...... If there is a tenacious will to survive, most healthy people can last there for half a year. Zhuo Luo looked at Robin with hot eyes: "Robin is thinking of a way, half a year, we are not without a chance!" ”

"That's right!" Robin, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "I have convinced Martina that she will apply for a place in the auction tomorrow." If she can buy the rights to mine Bruno for the next year at auction, then we have the opportunity to go to Bruno. ”

"What if I go? Can you still bring out all 60,000 people? ”

"If the situation on Bruno is really that bad, maybe there aren't many prison guards stationed there. If you have the chance, you can save at least some people, even if you can't get everyone out. Moreover, the Governor of Othello gave me a promise that if I caught Bloody Harry, then he would acquiesce to me having some illegal rights in Proxima Centauri, which was also an opportunity. Robin raised his voice and said in a high-pitched voice.

"Bloody Harry......"

Silently chewing on the name, everyone in the bridge began to become murderous.

Robin...... You ......" may have been frightened by the extremely murderous aura in the bridge, Cecilia and Martha, who had just walked to the hatch of the bridge, looked at the murderous people on the bridge with pale faces, not understanding what was going on.

"Cecilia, why are you here?" Seeing that it was Cecilia, Robin hurriedly stepped forward.

"I heard Martha say that you called everyone for a meeting on the bridge when you came back, and I was worried that something was going on, so I came over and took a look." Putting the coffee on the table, Cecilia looked at Robin worriedly: "Is something bad happening?" The way you look scares me. ”

"It's bad news, but we've figured it out." Picking up a cup of coffee, Robin put his arm around Cecilia and walked out: "Go outside, I'll explain it to you in detail." ”

Signal tower of the ship TR-735.

Sitting on the spire of the tower, looking down at the brightly lit Othello spaceport and the huge planet Banti at his feet, Robin stared vacantly into the distance, sipping the coffee that had already cooled in his cup.

"Robin! You mean...... 60,000 prisoners of war of the Republic? Cecilia covered her mouth in surprise, unable to believe that this was true.

"Yes, sixty thousand prisoners of war. It should have been captured by the Federation in the Battle of Marseille......" Robin sighed, and reluctantly squeezed a smile at Cecilia and said, "But you don't have to worry, I'm sure I can get them out, at least...... At least some can be saved......"

"Robin, that would be dangerous, wouldn't it?" Cecilia grabbed Robin's arm tightly and asked worriedly.

"I am a soldier of the republic, and I cannot ignore the life and death of 60,000 compatriots. It's my mission to save them......" Robin frowned and hugged Cecilia in his arms: "It's just ...... I feel sorry for Martina......"

"That girl!" Cecilia looked at Robin warily: "You won't ......"

"Not what you think." Robin smiled wryly and shook his head: "I know she has a crush on me, so before that, I actually planned to keep my distance from her." But now...... I had to take advantage of her affection for me and do something that might be bad for her. She's a good, kind girl, and even if there is a noble reason, I'm ashamed of what I've done so far......"

Listening to the man she loved talking about another girl, Cecilia's heart was very uncomfortable. But she has accompanied Robin all the way to this day, but she trusts the man next to her more than anyone else, and she also knows that what he says at the moment is definitely his heartfelt truth.

"Will she be implicated in this?" Cecilia asked tentatively.

"I'll try my best to avoid this happening......" Robin lowered his head and kissed Cecilia lightly on the forehead, "I just feel like I'm a liar now, deceiving a kind girl with a bunch of lies." ”

"Can't you make it up to her?"

"If my plan succeeds, and our identities aren't revealed until we leave. Then the wonderful prospects I have promised her will become a reality, and her Byron Heavy Metal Trading Company will become the largest chaebol in Proxima Centauri. Maybe...... Maybe that's the biggest compensation I can give her......"

"You'll make it! ~" Cecilia burrowed into Robin's arms, pressed against his chest and said, "I believe in you, and so do others." So, I will support you in any decision you make! ”

“……”

Feeling the firmness in Cecilia's words, Robin seemed to find the motivation to support him to continue walking again, he hugged Cecilia in his arms tightly, and set his eyes far away on the brown and yellow planet hidden behind Othello. There, that is what he is about to conquer, the planet Bruno...... The next time.

Robin, who had not slept all night, rushed to Martina's residence in the spaceport early in the morning, and was about inviting her to the Ministry of Commerce on Othello to inquire about the mining rights of Bruno Planet.

However, when he arrived, he found that Martina and Nishizawa were ready to go. And judging from Nishizawa's thick dark circles like a panda, he should have been unable to sleep all night.

"You've been waiting for me for a long time?" Looking at Martina, who was wearing a professional suit, and the half-drunk cup of coffee on the coffee table in her hand, Robin asked with some emotion.

"I don't know why, it was hard to sleep last night, so I wanted to go to the Ministry of Commerce with you early to deal with the matter about Planet Bruno." Martina looked back at Nishizawa, who was speechless and bowed her head behind her, and said helplessly: "While waiting for you, I had a rough understanding of the situation of Bruno's planet mining rights. According to the results of my investigation, the previous owner of the mining rights was Stanley Mining. At that time, they bought the mining rights for 170 million federal dollars for a year. ”

"170 million?" Robin immediately became nervous when he heard this.

"Yes, if that's the number, we have little hope of winning the auction. With our current economic situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to come up with so much money at one time. So......" Martina looked at Nishizawa with apologetic eyes, "I can't guarantee that I will win the mining rights, so I can only fight for it as much as I can." ”

“……”

Martina's words made Robin's brow furrow deeper, and it took a long time before he let out a long breath: "Anyway, let's go find out the situation first." ”

……

(To be continued)