Chapter 11: Decision-making

The next morning, Renault, they weren't much better. Everyone in the Trench of Bones had a painful day yesterday, and each of them needed a rest. What happened on Char was so catastrophic and so sudden that it was like a terrible nightmare that was extremely real yesterday. Nowadays, most people wake up in the pitiful sunlight of Char and the dust that covers their tents, and find that this is an undeniable reality, and that this qiē is not a dream.

"Sir! Sir! ”

Renault's vague consciousness heard someone calling him, he wasn't quite sure who was calling him, it sounded like a female voice, and the voice didn't stop until he woke up. Renault opened his eyes, he looked at the time, "Oh! Damn, it's three poles a day. He heard whose voice it was, it was Linda, and the captain of the "Harrison" made a deep impression on him.

"Why didn't anyone call me!" Renault hurriedly put on his battle armor and walked out of the special tent, although Char Planet is an oxygen-free planet, but oxygen is quite simple for them to make, the reason is naturally because Char Planet is rich in various mineral resources, each special tent, they can remove the heavy armor on their bodies, and lie on the bed to sleep comfortably.

"We thought we could sort something out on our own, so we didn't wake you up, sir!" Linda said.

"So what's going on now?" Renault did not intend to reproach him.

"Sir! He's back! Linda said.

"Coming back? He? Renault obviously didn't understand what she said, but soon he reacted, and Renault quickly asked, "You mean he's back?" ”

"Yes! The deputy commander is back! Linda nodded heavily, "And bring back a survivor." ”

"That guy always works miracles, how did he know we were here? Where is he? Take me there! Renault looked at her with a look of surprise and said eagerly.

"This way! Sir! Linda pointed in one direction.

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In a tent, Frank lay idly, holding the back of his head in one hand. The other hand with the arm guard held a toothpick and seemed to be stuffing between the teeth, but he didn't eat anything, only to see him looking at Cynthia on the side with interest, now after the mask on her face was removed, the delicate face was even more charming, but now she was not reserved at all, she was gobbling up the food in front of her.

At this point, Frank sensed someone approaching, but then he relaxed, and he just got up. Renault just walked into the tent, and when he saw the other party, he first came to a warm hug, "It's really yours!" Buddy! Hahaha! I'm ready to listen to a thrilling story, are you ready? ”

"Of course!" Frank smiled.

"You said you met those damn Protoss? What is their attitude? Renault looked at him in surprise. It was obvious from Renault's tone that he was very unfriendly to the Protoss, and Frank nodded, "Yes! It's just another branch of the Protoss, not in the same camp as the one in the sky. ”

"Is there still a faction in the Protoss? Isn't it true that they are also divided into multiple countries and systems? Renault asked curiously.

"The social system of the Protoss is not part of my story, I've seen this branch called the Dark Templars, to put it simply. They, like ghost agents, are invisible, and better at stealth, more powerful than our kind of people. I've received a little favor from them, and of course, they've gotten the information they want from me, and the Protoss are now on their way to assassinate the head of the swarm......" Frank explained patiently.

Renault listened. Suddenly, he was not very calm, "According to what you mean, those Protoss." Will they ...... her too?"

"Don't be careful." Frank interrupted him, "Do you really think she's so easy to get knocked down?" Don't forget that she is a deadly danger herself, and I am sure that if they did, they would never be her opponent. ”

"You're right! It seems that my worries are unfounded. It is indeed superfluous, she is no longer a human being, even an enemy. Renault said helplessly and self-deprecatingly.

While the two of them were talking, Cynthia on one side had been listening intently, and there was no doubt that much of the conversation between them was useful information, but her actions did not escape Frank's scrubbing, and there was still some vigilance, and then he said, "Let's go to the headquarters!" Specific matters must be solved as much as possible! ”

"Good!" Renault nodded, he just got up, only to notice that there was another person in the tent, "This is ......" Renault asked, he remembered that Linda had told him that Frank had brought back a survivor, and it should be this person, but the other party's beautiful face and a heroic temperament that was difficult to hide made him look sideways.

"Oh!" Frank pointed at her, "It's... That's right! His name is Cynthia, the captain of the American. ”

"I'm Jim? Renault, Commander of the Rangers, you can call me Jim! Welcome to the Trench of the Dead! He smiled and held out his hand.

"Cynthia!"

After shaking hands, Renaud smiled: "There are at least 2,000 of your people here, Duke has already escaped with his tail between his legs, you can go and talk to them when you have time, this is your private tent, what can you say if you need it, but I want to remind you that our supplies are not abundant, try to save a little." ”

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"Yours, man! How about bringing back a big beauty in this way? You know what I mean, you don't seem to have said anything about the two of you on this interesting journey. Renault couldn't help but joke on the way.

"Come on! said it, I thought it was our person at the time, but I saved it by the way, as for the back, she was just a burden, and that physical fitness was really bad. Frank grimaced.

Renault: "Don't use your subjective consciousness to judge, she's just an ordinary person, you think it's someone like you?" ”

"However, as the captain of the America, there must be some surprises, and it would not be in vain to squandering our supplies here if we could recruit her into the Rangers." Frank said.

Along the way, Frank can be said to have attracted a lot of attention, and he is the only one in the entire base who does not wear a mask. He doesn't need to wear battle armor, the whole person is exposed to the air on the surface of Char, and more importantly, he seems to live on the planet Tassanis, in such a harsh environment on Char, he can do this, most people treat him as an alien, it's just too tough.

At the base, the Rangers rescued a number of Duke personnel, many of whom were members of the Amerigo, including some biotech engineers. They looked at Frank as if his eyes were shining, as if they had seen a treasure, and they wanted to immediately take him to the real yàn room to dissect and study him thoroughly, but the crazy ideas in their hearts were impossible to realize, and Frank hated those damn real yàn rooms the most.

They chatted and walked, and soon came to the temporary command center that the base could build.

"Adjutant! Call Cayde! Renault said to the intelligence center next to the control platform.

Renault: "We are now facing two big problems, supply and security, the lack of supplies and the threat from the aliens on the planet. ”

"That's a tricky question!" Frank nodded, and he muttered, "Even though Char is currently in a frozen period. Obviously, we will most likely not be able to leave this planet for a short time, unless a miracle happens. In a few more months, the planet will gradually get closer to perihelion, and at that time. The sun's scorching light and the planet's ongoing volcanic eruptions will mix with the ensuing surface storms to ravage the entire planet's surface, especially since we are near the Yarog volcano, which is quite deadly. Our tent could not withstand such a strong storm and scorching. ”

"We can fix the ship, sir!" Cade, who had been at the headquarters for a while, spoke, and he said.

"What is used to repair the ship? Do we have a ship to repair? Renault asked him.

"We don't have enough spare parts," Admits CapitaLand. "But we can remove some from other fallen escape pods and airborne capsules and reassemble them, it's just that what we need is a complete engine," he noted. But none of those escape pods were intact. ”

"Even if we had all the parts we needed for the spacecraft, I remember needing a lot of other related equipment." "To assemble a complete ship, we need other tools and factories to do the repairs, which means we have a complete heavy factory, a complete airfield or a ship carrier, at least a crane, some welding machines, a construction site, and other things that we need but don't have, it's not that simple, Cade!" ”

"Even if we get the ship up and running," Frank looked at the two of them, "the ship can only make short teleportation jumps, and who of you knows where the closest habitable planet to this fringe is?" Have you ever been infected by bugs? ”

Hearing this, Cade wilted, and seemed to be very lost, Frank's words obviously hit him, Renault patted him on the shoulder, "Although what he said is very negative, it is all the truth, negative is one thing, rational analysis of problems is another, Cade!"

"Got it! Sir! Cayde seemed to regain his strength, and he said, "The Protoss' forces are still on the star track, we can contact them and ask them for help after repairing the communication equipment, we've worked together a few times, haven't we?" ”

Renault immediately smiled, looked at him and said, "And then you think they're going to say, 'No problem!'" We're sending you home! Of course, these damn Protoss wouldn't be so kind, and yesterday their lasers ruthlessly shot down one ship after another carrying my men in the sky. These damn aliens are only interested in one thing, and that is to hunt aliens, they don't care about us at all, they want to kill us all to prevent us from being infected by bugs, don't think the Protoss will help us, Cade! They will only become our potential second enemy, because we can get infected by bugs at any time! It's only going to complicate things more and more. ”

"Leave this matter aside!" Frank said, looking at Cade, "Maybe you're right, Lieutenant!" But we must not trade all of us for an unrealistic 'maybe', what can really lead us out of the predicament is that everyone is united, only by ourselves, only by taking our destiny into our own hands is the most correct. ”

Renault: "That's right! ”

Cade: "Taught! Sir! ”

Frank stretched, he opened the nearby map, "Do you have a plan?" "Renault saw that his stance was clearly planned, which is definitely good news, damn it! Every time he was around, no matter how difficult it was, there was a solution, and Renault couldn't help but look forward to it, and he also had a plan, but he hoped that Frank's plan was better than his.

Frank paused, pointed to the map, and said: "Our people can't just stay in the 'trench of bones', we must mobilize, start from the vicinity, explore the perimeter in a spider web pattern, keep the distance between the 'dots' about 30 feet from each other, follow the small detachment to disperse the action, proceed carefully, just like we did when we first landed to find underground tunnels, to find footprints, insect nets, magma flows, traps and anything else, we must have an absolute detailed count of the perimeter." But we mainly pay attention to only two points, dangerous and useful. Pay special attention to the dangers, as well as look for nearby insect nets, and if you find them, you have to establish the coordinates, and another thing is to look for useful things. Although this planet is not suitable for human habitation, this cannot ignore the fact that it is a resource planet, and the Federation and Moriath have fought with each other, as long as we find a nearby silica mine, as long as we have silica ore, we can build anything we want, and it will develop in a good direction because of this. ”

"Great idea, similar to what I thought, but more detailed than I did." Renault agreed, and then looked at Cade: "Please execute!" Cade, you're my lieutenant now, do as he says, and if you need to assign non-commissioned officers of your own choosing, that's your right. ”

Cade subconsciously puffed up his chest, he was happy with the heavy responsibility he had received, "Understood! Sir!" He saluted them......

(To be ...... ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― (To be continued......)