Chapter 112: Exploration
The fragment of the ring-shaped structure in front of you was originally a living quarter, 40 meters in diameter and around 130 meters in length, a size that makes it possible to recognize the "Laplace" text remaining on the outer edge of the partition wall.
That's all you can get a glimpse of the past, from the beams and pillars that protrude like whale ribs to the cracked glass that remains in the place, and there is no other way to describe this ruin, except for the miserable gamble.
The cosmic dust that fills it up like sand and makes the text of "Laplace" difficult to read is very much in line with the weather-beaten atmosphere of the ruins themselves.
Since the interior is hollowed out, it is not much difficult for the body to get into it. Taking care not to touch the protruding steel bars and beams, Yuan Hao let the Vanguard Gundam dive into the inside of the ring. If you accidentally come into contact with the structure, the wreckage of the Vanguard Gundam will slow down, which may cause the equilibrium between Laplace and Earth's gravity to collapse.
Although it has become old and fragile, there is still no guarantee that the debris that has broken into the atmosphere will definitely decompose and burn up, and the result of an object of such mass falling to the surface is not even imaginable.
"Don't touch anything. Yuan Hao was quietly alert, and he operated the body cautiously and prudently.
After a while, the relative velocity of the body and the wreckage became zero, and the Pioneer Gundam stopped all maneuvering after entering a hole reminiscent of a whale's belly.
In the past, the rings were illuminated by the sun's rays reflected by polarizers and created the same degree of centrifugal gravity as the moon, but now the scene is not even as dire as a tattered ruin.
It was a mass of scrap metal made of bent and deformed building materials, flapped walls, and beams and columns that had been exposed to a vacuum for nearly a hundred years. It's just a place like thisβno, it's just because it's this kind of place, it's okay to be placed, right?
After optically correcting the panoramic screen that switched the camera to a live-action image, Yuan Hao tried to take a look inside the wreckage. The white body of the Vanguard Gundam was reflected on the cracked glass, and it was as strange as if a ghost was looking back at itself.
"Even if you compare it with documentary films taken in the past, you don't see any significant differences. It's hard to imagine that someone would have tampered with it afterwards......"
Calling out the computer's computer to compare the past data with the current image, Yuan Hao said slowly. Since warning lights were set up as a historic site, the wreckage does not appear to have been tampered with.
At this time, another soul in the body asked, "So, is the coordinate position really the most important?"
It was Marion's voice, and after the last decisive battle with Nimbas, Jim's head with the EXAM was damaged, but due to a certain degree of reinforcement of the head before Yuan Hao's refit, this damage did not cause the core of the EXAM to be overly damaged.
Later, thanks to the efforts of Huaxia, the core mechanism of the EXAM was removed from Jim's head and finally transferred to the Pioneer to rebuild the head system of the Pioneer Gundam.
This is how to preserve both the EXAM and Marion's consciousness, which was originally sealed in it. Perhaps because Yuan Hao himself is also an NT, and his spiritual power is even stronger enough to easily suppress Marion, the soul girl who stays in Yuan Hao's body is not as rigid and aggressive as the original trembling blue, but has more human feelings and some inexplicable grievances.
For such a grievance, Yuan Hao probably knew what was going on, but there was no way to help her, and now he still needed to use the power from her.
In short, the answer will come out right away. We just need to stay in this wreck and float to the designated coordinates together. β
Yuan Hao said, and in front of his line of sight, there was a screen clock that showed 2,300:58. There are less than two minutes left before the wreckage of "Laplace" moves to the designated coordinates.
"As soon as the time is up, we start the EXAM...... I need the body's strength to enhance my perception. After a moment of silence while waiting, Yuan Hao informed Marion of his thoughts.
"I understand!" the soul girl in the body replied softly.
Twenty seconds......
Fifteen seconds......
With less than ten seconds remaining, Marion began to count down, counting "eight, seven, six......" sounds, causing the air in the cockpit to tense. The distance from latitude 0, longitude 0, only 0:00 in the morning remainsβ
"Three, two, one...... Coordinates 0 have been reached. β
The clock and the coordinate meter point to 0 at the same time, and the date switches to November 15. The body's systems are normal. There was no abnormality in the periphery. Just like a second ago, the wreckage of "Laplace" was dead silent.
The digital displays of latitude, longitude, and clock count the seconds together, and the three zeros are staggered. When the time display was five seconds later, Yuan Hao tried to look back at the back. The space of the designated coordinates has not been seen to change after it has been floated to the rear. The Earth still lies in the depths of the night, and there is only an infinite void in low orbit.
Sure enough, nothing happened.
"Could it be that I misunderstood?" Yuan Hao was a little stunned. At the same time, he was a little puzzled: "It won't be put on a stand by Yasam, right?"
Huaxia's contact with the Bister consortium was carried out outside of Yuan Hao's insight. What the two sides talked about and what the situation was, Yuan Hao only heard about it afterwards.
Because he didn't see it with his own eyes, it was no wonder that Yuan Hao had such doubts in his heart.
But this is just a suspicion, Yuan Hao, who has nothing to do left and right, doesn't know what to do for a while.
"Do you want to go back?" asked Marion in a whisper.
"Wait!" Yuan Hao was still a little unrelenting, he felt that maybe there should be a chance to redeem it.
Is there a real chance?
Yuan Hao looked up at the void above his head through the entire upturned beam and pillar in the ruins. The reality of the universe is close to pitch black, and without all the information displayed on the screen, people will almost forget that this is the universe.
At this time, the starlight inexplicably shone brightly.
Bright starlight penetrates the retina, and even if it is bright, this light cannot exhaust the dark abyss.
So nostalgic, this word suddenly flashed through his mind, just when Yuan Hao was puzzled why his thoughts were so out of the sky. He noticed that the horn hidden inside his helmet began to play noise, and he could hear the faint sound of speech mixed in.
β...... Living on Earth...... Hello to all the people of the universe. I'm the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Earth, Ricard Masenas. β
"Is this?" the voice seeping out of the noise gradually added clarity. Yuan Hao's eyes widened in surprise, Banaji looked aimlessly to the left and right, and he asked Marion in a low voice.
Marion froze for a moment, and quickly suggested to Yuan Hao: "Start the EXAM!"
"Okay!" Yuan Hao nodded, simply and directly conveying such an order to the body.
"Hum!" The smoky hot wind came, and Yuan Hao's spirit seemed to be strengthened many times in an instant, and he suddenly looked out a lot - this was the result of the start of the EXAM and the high load of the body. At this time, a faint red light has been attached to the surface of the body, which is not very distinct, but it does exist.
At this time, the voice became clearer: "In a short time, the Western Era will come to an end, and we are about to enter the unknown territory called the Cosmic Century. In this memorable moment......
And now, as we realize the long-cherished human aspiration of a unified regime, we can point out the error of the old definition of the state. Just as humans can't survive in monologues, we know that nations can't function on their own. ......
Immigration will begin with the cosmic century in earnest, and the time when many people living in the universe is also commonplace is coming. This is a glorious achievement of human solidarity to save the earth, which is about to be crushed by people. ......β
"I remember...... This is the speech made by the assassinated Prime Minister Rickard, yes...... Voices from the past. Marion's voice rang out.
"What the hell is going on?" Yuan Hao was puzzled.
Nearly 100 years ago, the speech of the first prime minister of the federal government, which was sent by "Laplace", was shattered by a terrorist bombing attack, and this voice came from the undead who are still floating in the cracks of the universe and the earth.
"Have you found the source of the signal?" asked Marion.
"No...... It's not a radio signal. Rather, it is the result of some kind of magnetic field resonance. It's like I'm talking to you. Marion denied Yuan Hao's speculation and gave an answer that made him feel a little creepy.
"Magnetic resonance, as you speak to me...... Is this a record of the soul, from the undead?" Yuan Hao was slightly taken aback, and then felt that the "sound" that filled the helmet and penetrated into the bottom of the skull was gradually penetrating into the depths of his consciousness.
It was priing open a door that it could not open and had never opened, and the overflowing words and "voices" gradually occupied Yuan Hao's consciousness.
"If the Academia is the cradle of the identity that established humanity as humanity, then the cosmic century is the period of the next phase. Instead of reducing the population by restricting births, we have chosen to open up space that can accommodate the population. β
That's right, the Earth Federation Government was established for this purpose - Yuan Hao confirmed so.
Just as the Qin Dynasty had an impact on the unification of China, the establishment of the Earth Federation had a huge impact on human civilization. One Language, One Currency, One Weights and Measures...... Although there is still the concept of the G8 group behind the reunification, as well as the discrimination and blockade between the core countries and regions, at most it is only a feeling of regional discrimination. For a generation that has grown up over the decades, the Earth Federation seems to be able to be seen as a unified whole.
The so-called struggle between China and North America is not actually about the benefits gained after splitting the Federation, but about who will dominate the behemoth of the Federation.
"The Earth Federation must exist, and all I want to do is change the helmsman for him. β
Yuan Hao thought so.
At this time, the voice of the speech continued: "The baby who crawls out of the cradle that is getting smaller and smaller, must continue to grow." In the process of realizing the cosmic migration plan, we proved to the whole world that we can be one for a common purpose, so what next?......
Universal Century. Literally, it would be the "universal century". If we wanted to express the century of the cosmic age, it would have been written as "Universal Century", but we deliberately chose the misused "universal" as the name of the new century......
And the same is true for humanity to unite in promoting the migration program in order for humanity to inhabit the universe. We can't...... Let this miracle ...... Special case.
No more rejection of each other, no more hatred of each other, the word y, contains our expectations......"
"That's a nice word, it's just ...... The Federation and the inhabitants of space, the people who were under the same wish at the beginning, are still killing each other. Half of the world's population has been reduced in just one month, Jean's means, this is really ......" Yuan Hao pursed his lips, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a mocking smile.
To be honest, he really can't understand the thoughts of those space residents. There are many more people who have died at the hands of Jean than those who have died under the oppression of the Earth Federation, but this is the kind of Jean who has become the banner of the so-called cosmic inhabitants seeking independence after the current one-year war failure.
"Is it too forgetful or ...... You have thoughts of being masochisted!Actually unite under the banner of bringing death to yourself!" Yuan Hao smiled, "Since you have such a tendency, then you probably won't object to the things I have inflicted on you." Change the flag and get the same thing...... I don't think you should mind that. β
β...... This is based on the unanimous consent of the Earth Federation, in which there is no name of God. Nor is there any mention of the original sin of mankind. After that, if we face the final judgment, it will be a ruin in our own hearts. Everything is decided in us.
...... We are now at the starting point, not to be fooled by the scripts written by others, but to see the future with the vision of God in your heart.
...... It's 22:59 GMT, and the moment is coming. For those of you who are watching this broadcast, please join me in silent prayer if it is convenient for you. Think about the past and the history of mankind that you have formed, and offer your blessings. β
The speech continued, Yuan Hao listened quietly, he felt that the truth in a corner of history was unfolding to him - although he had long known what the so-called truth was, as long as he thought that he was really going to get the product of witnessing history, he would still feel excited.
Thinking like this, Yuan Hao lost his mind, but the scattered memories and fragments of words pulsated, and gradually connected the nerves that had not been connected before.
"Tong ...... Open...... Like a giant's heartbeat, something sleeping inside the Vanguard Gundam sensed the connection, and the EXAM worked at a higher power, and the red light that spread throughout the mech became a little thicker. Yuan Hao felt the temperature in the cockpit rising.