Chapter 40: The Aftermath and the New Crisis

A sudden special danger was finally eliminated after more than an hour of all-out rescue. The people who heard the good news all cheered, glad that they were still alive and that their loved ones were still alive. After all, to be alive is to be happy, and to be alive is to have hope.

However, the consequences of this dangerous situation were extremely serious.

Nearly one-fifth of the energy in the energy storage compartment leaked in this accident. Although the total amount is still enough to support the normal consumption of the starship for thousands of years. It is really sad to lose nearly 20% in this way. This is a valuable resource for people to build a new home in the future.

Energy consumption is secondary, and even more painful are human casualties. In this rescue, more than half of the members of the "Dragon Thorn" team who entered the energy reserve cabin to perform the task sacrificed (the first batch of rescue team members lost 13 groups and 26 people, and 3 groups of the 8 groups of reserve teams entered in the second batch failed to withdraw.) A total of 32 people died in 3 squads! Of the eight rescue team members of the recruit brigade, three were also killed: Calvin, Johansen, and Robert. They are all rare talents in the starship, and they are the elite of the army. Their sacrifice is a huge loss for the entire Atlantis, and it also casts a shadow on the interstellar voyage of mankind.

In addition to the sacrificed team members, most of the surviving team members fell into a deep coma after being withdrawn, and the excessive overdraft of their physical strength seriously damaged their physical functions, and it is still unknown whether they can recover.

And the reason for this tragedy is only the negligence of the management!

After successfully dealing with the worst danger in a millennium, Captain Bruce took a series of measures to deal with the aftermath.

The first is accountability. The severity of the consequences and the severity of the nature of this accident mean that someone must be held accountable. Bruce personally ordered the arrest of the administrative director of the energy storage compartment and the associated technicians, and held a public trial on them in a live-streamed manner. Finally, under federal law, the executive is sentenced to hard labor for life without the possibility of a reduced sentence or parole; Other persons involved were also sentenced to 10-20 years of hard labour. Through the public trial, a method that has never been used for more than a thousand years, Bruce intends to warn people: responsibility is higher than life, safety is more important than Mount Tai, and the lives of more than 500,000 people on the entire starship cannot be put in danger because of one person's negligence.

Bruce's second initiative is to honor the martyrs. The accident caused great emotional instability among the people, and many people doubted the future of the voyage, and pessimistic arguments were very high. This will obviously cause confusion in people's minds and adversely affect the entire voyage enterprise. In order to inspire people's heroic complexes and confidence in the future, Bruce decided to award the title of Federation Hero to all military personnel who participated in the rescue! The remains of the fallen team members will be kept forever for future generations to pay respects to, and after landing on the planet, their remains will be buried in the new Heroes Cemetery to comfort their souls; The surviving team members will be promoted to varying degrees according to the role they play in the rescue to praise their bravery and dedication!

A long list of promotions followed. And Lin Feng's name is at the top of the list! He was exceptionally promoted from private to lieutenant and was appointed as the captain of the first detachment of the first squadron of the military B Recruit Brigade! In the same way, Helen also received her first promotion since joining the army, and the rank is also lieutenant, and the military rank is the captain of the second detachment of the first squadron! The only reason they were promoted was that they successfully completed the most difficult and dangerous mission of the rescue, buying precious time to save the entire Atlantis!

The fanfare of the heroes and martyrs made the people of the all-star ship realize the bravery, perseverance and fearless sacrifice of the soldiers, and re-establish their confidence in the future. There are such soldiers, such an army is defending us, and maintaining our safety, what is a disaster, what is a danger, and what is the unknown and dangerous future. We are confident that all these barriers will be broken down, so that we, or our children and grandchildren, can find a new home in the vast starry sky.

From the huge casualties of this rescue, Bruce realized that although the people of the Atlantis have greatly improved their physical fitness, far taller, stronger, and agile than in the age of the earth, the handling of some special situations shows their many shortcomings. The loss rate of the "Dragon Thorn" unit, which is known as the most elite of the ship, exceeded 50%! This is clearly unacceptable to Bruce. This is still inside the starship, and it is only 10 times the normal air pressure and extremely cold environment.

You must know that although the vast universe is magical, it is full of many unknown dangers, an environment of absolute zero, all kinds of invisible particle streams, strong radiation, unexpected meteorite groups, dust belts...... They are all ruthless killers who strangle lives and destroy starships. With such qualities and abilities, can you cope with all kinds of dangers?

Even if people are lucky enough to avoid these dangers and successfully find a living planet in Proxima Centauri, who knows about the situation on this planet? Perhaps life on this planet has a completely different way of being than humans. For example, in the way of breathing, humans must undergo aerobic respiration, and oxidation provides energy for humans; However, in the deep sea of the earth, there are life beings that use hydrogen sulfide as their energy source, and they live in seawater near the crater of the submarine volcano at nearly 400 degrees Celsius, and bear the pressure of seawater ten times and 100 times that of atmosphere. It can be said that a living planet is not necessarily suitable for human life. Taking a step back, even if humans succeed in landing on a living planet, they may face native creatures that far surpass humans in size and strength, just like the dinosaurs of the Cretaceous era on Earth. How do they attack humans who invade their territory? What do humans rely on to defend themselves?

It is the so-called place where misfortune and blessing depend, and where blessing and misfortune lurk. From this crisis, Bruce discovers another hidden crisis, a problem that people have never paid attention to or even thought about, and the existence of this problem may make people's efforts for more than a thousand years come to naught when they are closest to success.

After discovering this crisis, Bruce realized that everyone on the starship must have a stronger body and more strength than they have now, so that he can win more chances of survival in the face of unknown dangers in the future.

But how can this be done?

Bruce was deeply confused. This question tormented him all day long, making him unable to eat, unable to sleep at night, and even more haggard.

When he had exhausted himself and had nothing to gain, he simply stopped thinking about the problem and put it aside and let time solve it. At least, there are still one or two hundred years left for this crisis to erupt, and perhaps in this time, people can find a feasible and effective solution. Or maybe this is simply his unfounded worries, and all these problems will not exist?

Bruce, who had put his mind at ease for a while, finally relaxed. He once again looked through the resumes and materials of the meritorious personnel in this rescue, hoping to discover more outstanding talents. Perhaps, among these people, there is a future captain.

When he saw Lin Feng's information, his confident and resolute face couldn't help but appear in front of him, the straight back that was not afraid to die, and said secretly: This kid is good, strong, responsible, the key is that he has the heart of a real soldier, can not be afraid of death, and move forward bravely.

"Wait, Lin Feng is not yet 20 years old? Its strength has reached the realm of first-class masters? How is this possible? Did he start training from his mother's womb? Looking at Lin Feng's information, Bruce was very surprised.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to mind.

"Hehe, I'm getting older and more confused. There is a saying that there is nowhere to find when you step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them. Hehe, Lin Feng, this interesting young man. Looks like my problem is about to fall on you! I hope you can surprise me! ”

Bruce suddenly felt indescribably relaxed and comfortable all over his body, and he actually danced with his hands.

"This is really a mountain and a river, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. The ancients did not deceive me! ”