Chapter 21: The remains of the fortress
The fragments of the fortress, the wreckage of the starship, the cosmic junk that I don't know what it used to be, approached and moved away in an instant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoSome objects that are too close together cause ionization on the surface of the defensive force field. Electric snakes swim on an invisible ellipsoidal surface.
"Watch out for the swarm of fragments ahead. There is a space station structure passing by on the side, beware of cosmic garbage, it's going to crash! Karin screamed as the Rover penetrated the cosmic garbage swarm into the orbit of Mars' moon. A neat inhalation and exhalation can be heard. It seems that there are many people who are as nervous as her.
Karin is a very tall figure among girls, with thin eyebrows, big eyes, and a delicate face. At this time, her face was pale, her forehead was sweating, and her hands were trembling because of nervousness.
āā¦ā¦ Phew, Captain, it's too dangerous, and next time it may not be so lucky. I suggest that we get out of the existing orbit and use a probe for the detection mission. ā
"How can this work, deliberately hidden, the probe is unreliable, besides, just now there is no danger. Don't worry, I'm here. The new chief of artillery Zhao Ping was not ashamed.
He was recommended by Jessica to take the position of the dead gunnery in his place in the midst of everyone's doubts.
His understatement immediately provoked a backlash from the officers and men on the bridge, but the discontent was limited to whispers given Jessica's majesty.
"I don't know where you got your confidence. As a professional navigator, I am very concerned about the current state of the ship. Besides, your claim that there are allies hiding is just an inference, and it would be too costly to take such a big risk to enter here. Karin is usually kind and sincere, and rarely does she question a person so harshly. Her opinion was echoed by the crowd, who looked at Jessica and wanted her to judge.
"Zhao Ping, are you really sure that there will be people here who will survive? Karin is the best navigator I have ever had, and her judgment is more convincing than your words. Jessica did not immediately draw conclusions, but asked Zhao Ping for advice, which made everyone look dissatisfied. So when they saw Zhao Ping's gaze, they became more and more disgusted.
"There is an old saying, if you come, you will be safe, you look behind us, all the way over, how many dangers of navigation we have broken, and now it will really be safer to return the same way?"
The wide-area display shows a dense network of cosmic junk, which was once the site of the Martian fortress, and a large complex of several space stations, spaceports, and shipyards. What is presented to everyone now is just a pile of garbage that is not known to be composed.
Mars Town Guard, as Zhao Ping said, is over.
Since entering the area three days ago, the Wanderer has been cautious at first, and then discovers that for some unknown reason, both the robot rebels and the Solar System Space Army have abandoned the area.
Faced with the choice of going and staying, the battered Wanderer finally reached its limit, the Yue Qian engine was scrapped, and the main engine output could only achieve the normal under normal conditions, plus the total destruction of the railgun itself and the half-destroyed secondary artillery group. This cruiser, which has experienced the ordeal of nine deaths and a lifetime, is no longer able to achieve long-distance interplanetary voyages unless it undergoes major repairs and replenishment, and even lacks the ability to protect itself once it encounters the enemy.
After a heated discussion, Jessica made a decision to search for supplies and repair resources, and wait for the cruiser to recover at least half of its combat strength before leaving the dead Martian Guard.
For several days, under the illumination of the desolate planet that was close at hand, the Wanderer's search for supplies did not go well. The battle destroyed almost all available supplies, and the Wanderer wandered in vain from cosmic graveyard to cosmic graveyard, wasting scarce resources in vain.
At this awkward moment, Zhao Ping, the new chief gunner, proposed to venture deep into the wreckage area. Supplies will not be found there, and surviving allies may be found.
Seeing the cosmic garbage full of monitors, the opposition disappeared immediately, and most people didn't think about it at all, the way back was not much easier than when they came.
"It's all your fault, it's all about walking in here. What now, even if we find a damn supply, we won't be able to get out! Ivan pointed at Zhao Ping's nose and scolded. The teacup flew diagonally across the cold, and although it was a paper cup, there was still unfinished coffee in it.
"Ahh Which thing lacks virtue and dares to smash Lao Tzu with coffee......"
"I'm the one who smashed you, the one who lacks virtue and smokes. If you dare to disturb the morale of the army and demoralize again, let's see if it will be a knife next time I throw it! ā
As soon as the female devil spoke, the bear-like man immediately shrank back, obedient like a little milk cat.
"Since you can't go back, let's move forward, I hope your judgment is correct." Jessica waved her hand to decide where the starship would go.
"Hmph, look at me, keep you safe and smooth."
Zhao Ping showed Karin a triumphant smile, then cut off Karin's interference and continued to control the ship.
It's a huge space surrounded by wreckage. At the heart of this is the skeleton of a vast space facility. It can be seen that there have been fierce battles here, and the remains of the battlefield are floating everywhere, and you can even see a dried corpse passing by the ship.
"Will there be anything else available here? I think it's all broken. Edlaide is in charge of assisting the Intelligence Bureau in collecting all kinds of information, and he can't help but be shocked when he sees this tragic situation.
"You can't just look at the surface, I know too many examples of battles, there are fleets hidden in large wreckage, and the driver fights back."
Zhao Ping was talking to Edlaide, and his hands were not idle, and the Wanderer leaned over to the core area under his control.
"Damn, you don't even count the route when you control the ship?" , Karin screamed in fright, and the bridge people and others, including Jessica, were all shocked by Zhao Ping's casualness. In their eyes, Zhao Ping casually controlled the starship to fly to the unknown wreckage, without calculating the relative speed or detecting whether there were any invisible obstacles on the channel. In this case, there is no difference between controlling the ship at will and committing suicide. When Zhao Ping took over the control before, he couldn't see it, thinking that he had calculated the route in advance, but this time in the wreckage area, it was impossible to calculate in advance, and he actually went straight to the most dangerous area with an aerial spaceship, and everyone was frightened by him.
Jessica and Karin respectively wanted to replace Zhao Ping with a higher level of authority and regain the right to control the spaceship, but unfortunately the system prompted Zhao Ping to have the highest authority.
The Rover sailed at an extraordinary speed and angle in the core area of the wreckage, and although this space has a capacity of thousands of cubic kilometers, it is really small for a starship whose speed is measured in cosmic speed, even if the Rover is only half powered.
Screams arose on the bridge, and swearing was constant in the communication circuit. Zhao Ping turned a deaf ear to Xie Xie, he controlled the spaceship with a face full of intoxication, and the starship was like an extension of his hands and feet.
"I didn't think it was so exciting to control the spaceship by myself when I watched the information body control the spaceship earlier!"
Zhao Ping laughed excitedly, his words were heard by Karin, it turned out that this guy was piloting a starship for the first time, and he was as strong as she almost fainted.
The Wanderer's two-kilometer-long body travels through all kinds of cosmic garbage equivalent to railguns, and the dangers are beyond words.
Under the panic, the officers and men of the Wandering behaved differently, some directly closed their eyes and resigned themselves to fate, and some worked hard to think and seek a glimmer of life.
"Zhao Ping! Are you crazy? Hit the big wreckage and everyone will die! Jessica couldn't help but exclaim.
"Don't worry, I've just been reborn, and I don't want to die yet!" He threw her a hearty smile.
"How can I rest assured with just one sentence...... Be careful, the large wreckage is on the side side! ā
In Jessica's wail, a large debris of more than five kilometers crashed into the Wanderer from the side, just as the starship had just finished turning, which was the limit of power.
The cruiser seemed to crash headlong into the towering mountains. People forgot to scream and waited for the final moment.