Carter finally agrees to take them to Obi King Kenobi.

On the way to Kenobi, Shen Yi noticed that the architectural pattern of Ankhead Town was quite different.

Most of these buildings are identical, difficult to distinguish, and the roads are not signposted.

Roads that are supposed to be accessible in all directions often show signs of breaking, intersections are almost non-existent, and the road conditions themselves are intricate, and a careless will lead to a dead end.

Sometimes they even have to pass through some "houses" to get to the opposite road.

"It's a bit weird here. Zhou Yiyu said in a low voice.

Hua Tianrui immediately said: "It's used to fight street fights, specifically to bully those guys who are not familiar with the terrain." On top of those buildings, there are many hidden fire points, which can be secretly planted by people. The surface of the building is made of sand, but there are also parts of it camouflaged with sand, and the interior is actually an alloy structure. ”

Speaking of disguise, Hua Tianrui is a master in this area, and this level of disguise is too pediatric in front of him. However, if it is used against ordinary people, its confusing effect is still quite good.

Shen Yi also said: "Carter himself is also deliberately taking us around, do you see the road on the left? We have already walked through that road twice." ”

Hua Tianrui smiled: "It's a pity that he didn't lie to you." ”

"Even if he blindfolded me, I could write it down for him. Shen Yi pouted and replied.

For him, this detour only made him more familiar with the layout of the town, and in fact his mind was automatically generating terrain as he went.

After removing the overlap and finding the differences in the details of the seemingly similar buildings, a complete and clear map of the town is gradually formed.

"Remember to remind me that you will never use a labyrinthine phantom array against you in the future. Hua Tianrui said suddenly.

"I will. Shen Yi replied very seriously, and everyone chuckled together.

Little Luke, who had been following them all along, suddenly said, "Please don't blame Uncle Carter, caution is the guarantee of our survival in this world. Sand thieves and prisoners often come to attack us, they have heavy firepower, and the wall can't stop them, so we have to deploy our defenses in this way. ”

Shen Yi was a little surprised: "Can you understand what we are saying?"

Luke shook his head, "No, but I can feel what you're talking about." The Force guides me, and it helps me break through the barrier!" Luke bowed his head reverently.

Hua Tianrui looked at Zhou Yiyu: "His Force is much better than yours." ”

Zhou Yiyu shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't hear it.

Shen Yi has continued to ask, "This place is often attacked by sand thieves and prisoners?"

"Yes. Luke replied, the little one's eyes were bright, and his tone was firm: "They always come to harass us, to steal food, to grab money, to rob everything they can, they are the worst people in the world!"

"How often do they come?"

"It's hard to say, sometimes it's three or five days, sometimes it's a month, it depends on their mood. ”

"What about the sandmen and the prisoners?"

"They're playing harder!"

As he talked to little Luke, Shen Yi gradually understood that the sand bandits, composed of local indigenous sand people, and the prisoners who were mainly exiled prisoners, were not only not harmonious, but also developed to the point of mortal enemies.

For them, if local humans are prey, then sand thieves or prisoners are hunters.

Hunters will only be at war with hunters!

In order to fight for territory, the two sides have not fought once or twice.

In terms of strength, the prisoner forces not only have an extremely vicious temperament, but also have their own strengths as interstellar wanted elements, coupled with the continuous airlift, the number of people is increasing, and they are already in an overwhelming advantage. However, because of their domineering nature, these prisoners easily disobey anyone, so they are also divided into multiple organizations and fight each other.

The sand pirates, on the other hand, were much more united, and their adaptation to the terrain and climate of the land resisted the prisoners' attacks again and again.

Towns like Ankerhead actually survive in the gap between the two forces, and their labyrinthine layout is not really for street fighting and destroying enemies, but for delaying and hiding themselves.

"And what about the Imperial Army? they don't care?" asked Wei Chibai.

Carter didn't look back and said, "They'd better be here and turn the world upside down." ”

Wei Chibai understood.

For the Imperial Army, both prisoners and sand thieves are just like the separatists, they are troublesome guys, and even if they are all dead, they will not lose anything. As for the local population - who cares about them?

As for now, the Imperial fleet itself is finished, and no one cares about them.

"In the last few days, there has been no movement on the sand pirates' side, but the Minsk Brotherhood has been very active. They seem to have some big operation, and they are constantly throwing people out, and the Berka you have taught you before is one of the operatives they have sent. ”

"I thought that group of people were. Shen Yi pretended to be confused very skillfully.

Sure enough, Carter pouted: "They're just a bunch of hooligans begging for food around the Minsk Brotherhood." The Prisoners Organization is a loose federal-type organization, composed of five major forces, calling themselves the Alliance of the Liberals, with the slogan "Long Live Freedom", of course, their freedom is free killing, free robbery/robbery, and free lawlessness. ”

Carter continued: "The Minsk Brotherhood is one of the five major forces, and below them, there is also its own distribution of forces. Each prisoner has the right to recruit his own men, and the more he recruits, the higher his status. Berka is at the bottom of the Brotherhood, and he's surrounded by people who aren't even qualified to get started. Don't underestimate these prisoners, they are powerful and omnipotent. They bought off the Imperial fleet and bought a lot of weapons from the outside world. Although the Imperial fleet did not dare to sell them strategic-class weapons such as battleships, they had everything they needed for some heavy firepower on the ground. When they are armed, they are an army, and although they seem to be a bit of a ragtag, it does not mean that they are easy to deal with. ”

"What do you think they've been planning lately? Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know, but I can guess some. Carter shook his head: "There are a lot of people from the Minsk Brotherhood who have come to town recently, and I noticed that they seem to be interested in the equipment on the battleship...... Even though they pretend not to be interested. ”

"Battleship, you mean...... They want to build battleships?"

"Yes, that's one of the few strategic-level weapons in the Empire's remaining fleet that is firmly forbidden to enter Tatooine. The president of the Minsk Brotherhood, Lunger Phillips, once said that he would do whatever it took to get a warship in order to destroy anyone who dared to oppose him. Despite his assurances to the Imperial Army that the warships would never be used against the Imperial Army, the Imperial Fleet still did not dare to open this opening. Of course, you know that those prisoners are so bold that they don't dare to do anything, so that bastard Phillips might want to build one of his own. ”

"Are they going to fight a battleship out of the town's garbage?" Ahsoka couldn't believe his ears.

"I think it's incredible, but they're already doing it...... They collected a lot of discarded shipboard guns, energy cannons, etc., although most of them are broken, but as long as they are repaired, they can still be used. Carter replied.

They officially entered the underground of the building.

"Is it just ship-borne firepower equipment, no engines or anything else?" Shen Yi asked.

"No, or not much. Carter shook his head.

"Then unless they plan otherwise, they already have a ship. ”

"It can't be. Phillips was by no means a man who would wait, he was impatient and violent, and if he had, he would have taken it out and put it to use. ”

"That may be the way it will be. ”

"Who knows. Carter shrugged.

As they spoke, they entered a round fortress made of white stones.

Carter pushed open the gates of the Round Castle.

―――――――――――

The next day.

Michelle crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the kitchen door.

Shirley slices potatoes, veal, and space orchids with all her might.

She was as hard as she was with those dishes.

Michelle looked funny, thought for a moment and said, "Thanks to your care yesterday, I am much better today." ”

"You're welcome, that's my duty, don't die or save it. Besides, I'm worried about what to do if you put a time bomb on board. Shirley replied coldly, still cutting vegetables.

Michelle looked at her without speaking, and Shirley felt like there were a thousand bugs crawling on her body. Eventually, she couldn't help but ask, "What kind of disease is that?" I've never seen it before. “

“...... I don't know, but I've never had it before, maybe it's because I don't adapt to the space environment. So anyway, thank you. ”

Shirley remained silent.

Michelle could only say, "I know someone must have advised you to kill me when I was unconscious, or simply read my memories to find those bombs." ”

"I refused. I hope you won't mind this, they are also good for me. Shirley didn't look up.

“...... I don't mind, each has its own position. By the way, I shouted Nancy yesterday...... She was my first love. Michelle bowed her head and explained, like a child who had made a mistake.

Is it first love?

Michelle didn't know.

All he knew was that it was the one woman he had loved, in another capacity.

But none of this matters.

At least for the city.

This emotion does not affect any events, does not trigger any tasks, is just a fluctuation, like ripples in the water...... Exists but is meaningless.

For Shirley, however, that doesn't seem to be the case.

Her eyes were red, and she just said, "Oh, yes." ”

"She's dead. Michelle exhaled and said.

With a tremor in her heart, Shirley screamed "oops".

She cut her fingers.

Michelle hurriedly bandaged her, but saw the joy in Shirley's eyes.

"You ......," Michelle stared blankly at her with the medicine bag.

Shirley looked straight and replied solemnly, "Should I say: I regret this?"

Michelle laughed.

This smile seemed to untie a knot in the hearts of the two people at the same time.

He couldn't help but say, "When I saw you, I forgot about her." ”

At that moment, Shirley was drunk.

Gently holding Shirley's hand, Michelle said softly: "The ban has been lifted, from now on, you don't have to cook anymore." All crew members can return to normal life. ”

Shirley's face changed for a moment, then suddenly changed, and she said viciously, "Am I rare?" and turned away. Only Michelle was left there alone in a daze.

This bastard really doesn't understand any fun, this is a rare world for two.

"What a big stupid pig. Shirley muttered to herself.

Having said that, Shirley still connected with Ma Bo as soon as possible: "Ma Bo, from today onwards, all the crew can go back to the rest cabin to sleep." Oh, and meals can be taken care of by yourself. But Jinna...... This guy's ban continues, hmph, she actually beat him with such a ruthless means, it's really infuriating me. Shirley didn't realize that her resentment towards Ginna had even surpassed Michelle's.

Ma Bo was puzzled when he heard it, and it took a long time to react. "That's good news, miss. But I have bad news for you. ”

"How?"

"We have problems with our external communications. It's been 10 minutes now, and we still haven't been able to get any message out there. ”

"Could it be that there's a huge magnetic field nearby that's interfering with our messaging?"

"Miss, we take this route three times a year, and nothing like this has ever happened. ”

"Are you sure we didn't have any equipment failures?"

"No, miss, I'm not sure, because it's still being investigated. ”

A feeling of unease rose in Shirley's heart.

These days, she has switched to becoming a chef, and the flight affairs are almost always handled by Marber, and it is only when she and Michelle pass through the Nebula Storm that she and Michelle work together. When she heard the news today, she didn't get used to it for a while. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly changed his mentality and gave an order in the tone of an official captain: "Order all staff to enter the second level of security, strengthen the defense of the prisoner hall, and make every effort to find out the cause of the failure...... I'll go to the control room. ”

As soon as Ma Bo said yes, he suddenly screamed.

A few magnetic screeches made Shirley's heart skip a beat, and she shouted, "Marbo, Marbo." ”

Then I heard Ma Bo shouting in panic: "The prisoner has escaped from prison!!"

Shocked, Shirley looked back in amazement.

Michelle was standing behind her with a solemn face.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, she said, "It's a big problem." ”