Chapter 31: The Continuation of Life
As robots, No. 3 and No. 4 took the initiative to ask for help, and many of the delicate assemblies in the Life Freedom subship were completed by the two of them, who knew that the tracker in Nate's brain was at least not affected by anything, and his hands were more stable, and his grasp would be greater.
This is a long operation, even if No. 3 and No. 4 will not produce emotions such as nervousness, and cause operational effects, but removing the tracker in the deepest part of the brain is not the slightest room for some small mistakes, the force is too small to allow the device to enter the brain, and a slightly larger force will affect the brain, causing unpredictable damage.
Outside the operating room, Charlon, Alice, and Nate's sister Nicole are all waiting anxiously, Nicole, who is not in good health, is already pale, and cold sweat drips from time to time, and now a random gust of wind can blow this bald "child" down.
Nate and Nicole grew up quickly in the same cultivation chamber, but it was only a few months before they really came into contact with this world. In the process of cultivation, the two often make eye contact, and through memory programming transplantation, both of them think that each other is a relative, a brother and sister!
In the blink of an eye, another two hours later, a message came from No. 3 in the operating room: "We have caught the tracker in Nate's brain, and now we only need to take it out and there will be no trouble, and it is estimated that the operation can be completed within an hour!" ”
This news made Nicole, the pilot of the infrared interception warship captured by Xia Long, cheered, but Xia Long did not relax, before the computer and Alice had calculated that the enemy ship could get close to the mothership in 1 day, and now a few hours have passed, to take out all the trackers in the bodies of these 11 pilots, it must be too late in time.
Before the joy of the crowd lasted any longer, a noise was heard from inside the operation, and Nicole instantly sat down in the place, her eyes full of despair.
"There's a special setting in the tracker, and once it leaves the original area, it explodes, and now that Nate's brain is dead, what's next, Xia Long?" Number 3 hurriedly rushed out of the operating room and asked.
Nicole had already let out a bitter scold: "Didn't you say we weren't going to die? Why is my brother like this, will this be like this? After saying that, she fainted, and Alice hurried over to help.
"Let's rescue Nicole first, we'll figure out a way to deal with the tracker later, you and No. 4 will work hard again, you must save Nicole!" Xia Long also made a sound of gnashing teeth, "Cass, you are using your life to plot against me!" Do you use such cruel means to arrest me? ”
Everyone fell into anxious waiting again, Nicole's condition was a blood problem, due to various factors at the beginning of the cultivation, toxins were automatically produced in her blood, and after the violent ups and downs of her emotions just now, her condition deteriorated sharply.
Even in such an era of advanced technology, it costs a lot to cure it, and the organic resources of the major city-states themselves are very scarce, and many humans have to rely on nutrient solutions to survive, so no one is willing to go to high-cost treatment for a clone, so Nicole was sent to the death squad by Cass!
Nicole's brother Nate did not have this problem, his problem was in the heart and lungs, and in a critical situation, 3 and 4 decided to transfer the blood of the newly dead Nate to Nicole's body. But this can only solve the temporary dilemma, like a complete cure, the best way to go back to the earth, the humans over there have evolved more naturally than the humans in New Blue Star, and it is easy to cure by using genetic repair techniques.
This operation is even more time-consuming, Xia Long adjusted his emotions, and finally these drivers said far away: "My promise remains the same, Cass gives up on you, I Xia Long will not, just because you are life, what happened to Nicole and Nate deserves the respect of all lives!" I'm not going to kill you because you have trackers inside you and cause me trouble, I just need you to stand with me! ”
After some words, Alice remembered what happened to her and Xia Long, and her heart was touched again; And the rest of the drivers, starting with Martin, all decided to follow Xia Long in their hearts.
"That's good, you can use the knowledge base in the mothership to learn on your own in the next time, our enemy Cass is very strong, we will attack him in ten hours, and we will survive it together!" Xia Long continued to boost everyone's morale.
Martin quietly walked out and bent down and said: "Captain Xia Long, I have learned a lot from No. 1 in the past two days, I think I can make some contributions, I am very good at aiming and hair, I'm sorry to say it, I have caused a lot of damage to your spaceship before, if you can, please let me control some hydrogen-powered missile launchers, I will not let you down." ”
"You don't have to be like this, you are also life, and life is part of it! No. 1 they also call my name directly, as you wish, I look forward to your play! Xia Long hurriedly helped the robot Martin up, and said to the computer and No. 1: "Can you make some weapons for the temporary?" It's the same as the capture fork used by the major city-states to catch meteorite fragments, it must be strong enough, we don't have enough manpower, we don't have enough resources, I'll grab Cass! ”
Alice asked a little puzzled, "Why do you have such thoughts?" Meteorite rain, stealth infrared interception warships, and close-knit nuclear-powered ballistics have all been dealt with, and since the enemy ship that came this time was discovered by us one day in advance, there is no stealth effect, right? ”
"As my diplomatic spokesman, I can't always take things for granted. The mothership hasn't been fully repaired yet, and if it continues to accumulate, there will be more unknown difficulties for us to return to base. Although I haven't studied the detection data myself, the enemy ship that came this time must be known for its speed! Xia Long said with a solemn expression.
"The speed of the large warships is not fast enough, it is unlikely that they can catch up with our mothership, only the small warships with fast speed will do, once they come, the mothership that has not been repaired will definitely be difficult to deal with; Besides, we don't have many weapons and devices, and I am also inexperienced, I trust the mothership too much, and I don't have the weapons dismantled by the Bane and Li Hu battleships to load the mothership, so if we want to deal with the next crisis, I can only use more brains. ”
Cass in Ark 3 should have fallen asleep at this time, but there was always some anxiety in his heart, as early as when he found the meteorite rain, he felt strange, so many meteorites fell on the New Blue Star together; Meteorites are highly rich in nuclear ores and precious metal resources, which can also be regarded as luck; But the discovery of strange artificially crafted metal crates in meteorites gives some thought.
"Great Lord Cass, I'm sorry to bother you, but now there are two important pieces of news for you to decide. First, among the large meteorites you personally captured, after further exploration, we also found metal boxes; The second is that among the pilots of the infrared interception warships captured by Xia Long, the tracker of one of them has lost contact, thinking that the host has died, but the other trackers are still in contact! "Suddenly there was news from Cass 1.
Cass had been trying to catch Xia Long, and after hearing the report, he didn't pay much attention to the previous news, and just urged to decipher it as soon as possible.
And the latter news made Cass completely forget his tiredness, and said happily: "Okay, you Xia Long, I still expect you to kill these pilots, but I didn't expect you to continue to keep them, originally I just planned to send some warships over to make some trouble for you, but now, Cass 1, pass my password, closely track the Life Freedom, and let the sent warships attack with all their strength after discovering it, Xia Long has no weapons and devices!" ”
After making an explanation, Cass was very proud in his heart, feeling that God was too kind to him, and sent such a stupid and lovely Xia Long to temporarily own the Life Freedom, as for the warships sent to him, anyway, they were all handed over to his command by the other 6 major city-states, and he just used the strength of others to achieve his own wishes!
A few hours later, Nicole's surgery had been successfully completed, and Charon and Alice immediately went to visit her. It's just that after Nicole woke up, she still couldn't accept the reality of her brother Nett's death, and Xia Long sighed in her heart, clones are so affectionate and simple, but it is difficult for the humans who created them to do a little!
"Nicole, don't feel bad, your brother Nate is not really dead, his blood is flowing in your body, his life continues with you, he will always protect you, just like he was willing to sacrifice for you twice before, your brother wants you to live happily!"
Maybe it was because she felt the temperature of her brother Nate's blood, Nicole actually cried, which is quite rare for a clone who was born recently, at least this is a high emotional reaction, a manifestation of autonomous consciousness, to put it mildly, Nicole these drivers, in the eyes of Cass, are all failures, and only failures can he be more at ease as a death squad.
"Don't worry, I'll live well, I can feel that he's always by my side." While relieved, Nicole's tone gradually became resolute.
Alice's eyes were also red with emotion, and she comforted Nicole and said, "Now that technology is very advanced, we have retained your brother's genes and let him 'resurrect' in the future, okay?" ”
Nicole shook her head and said, "It's enough for me to feel that he continues his life with me, his brain is damaged, and even if he can be resurrected, his memory will be lost, useless." ”
Seeing that Nicole still wanted Nate to come back to life, Xia Long gently pressed his hand on her hairless head and smiled: "Wouldn't it be better for your brother Nate to forget the painful memories before, as long as you agree, we will find a way." ”
Charon and Alice's attitude towards Nicole, for an unknown person who was an enemy a few days ago, deeply moved Martin and other pilots, and a kind of warmth formed in their minds, everything that happened in the Freedom of Life was indeed the same as the name!
After the end of the visit, No. 1 found Xia Long and said: "The enemy ship according to my accurate calculations, I will catch up with us in 8 hours, as for the kind of weapon like the capture fork you said, the four of us are together to catch up, through the synthesis of the outer material similar to the sub-ship, you can meet your requirements, you should be in time for time, if there is enough time to develop, you can do better, the four of us haven't worked together for a long time!" ”