Chapter 289: Parting
There was a gentle knock on the door of the department, and the chief of affairs sat on a chair, holding his forehead with his hands, frowning, and rubbing his head: "Come in." ”
The door was opened, and it was Ranaya who walked a step away from the Chief's desk, stopped, and whispered, "Chief, I ......"
"Hmm, do you have any clues?" the chief looked up and saw that it was someone from the Hidden Sanctuary, and he couldn't help but feel a little anticipation in his heart.
"No, I turned myself in. Lanaya said.
The chief clerk looked a little surprised, but quickly returned to normal.
"Chief, I'm ...... What should I do?" said Lanaya, a somewhat helpless tone.
"It's okay, we're not going to do anything to you. What you do is a good thing, and what you kill is all bad people. The chief stood up, pointed to a place, and went over and poured a glass of water, "Sit down." ”
"But I don't think I've done a good deed......," Lanaya found a chair along the place pointed by the chief, sat down, looked at the steaming glass of water brought by the chief, nodded and thanked him, "Chief, don't talk about me like that, I already know what happened." The ones I killed were the ones with the Black Wings, and they were coming for our trouble. ”
"I know about it, but you know what, I'm glad you came to me and confessed it. The chief of affairs looked at Lanaya, who lowered her head, and said slowly: "It is also for the sake of the passengers on this ship, and I have to trouble you to do something for us today." ”
"What's the matter?"
"Before it gets dark today, it is important to inform all passengers that our boat is in danger and can no longer carry them. Tell them to come to deck in batches and we'll drop our lifeboats to meet them and wait for the boat behind to pick them up. The chief of affairs sighed and said, "In order to protect the property and lives of the passengers, this is the only way to go, and I, as well as the crew of this entire ship, including the captain, will fight with you." ”
"Chief, have you informed the rest of us, and what exactly should we do?"
"You're the first to know about my decision...... No, it wasn't my decision, it was I who told the captain about it yesterday, and it was the captain's decision. The chief said: "I have also understood before, this time there are more of you, I will not gather you together to talk about this matter, please inform all of you when you go back." When the time comes, we will send someone to assist you, so you should inform the passengers in turn according to their room number. ”
"Okay, I got it. Lanaya looked at the glass of water that was still full, and was embarrassed to leave like this, but she still blew it cold a little and took a few sips before slowly standing up.
"Wait, kid. The chief clerk suddenly stopped her.
Lanaya froze and sat back down. However, her performance is still very calm, and it is better to say that she is calm, but it is better to describe her current state more accurately as depressed: "What's the matter?"
"How the hell did you do that?" asked the chief clerk, looking at Lanaya with a puzzled expression.
After thinking for a while, Lanaya knew what the chief was asking him, and smiled, "I'm sorry, I lied to you at first. The truth is exactly as you think, I sat across the table from the fallen men and killed them. ”
"No, you misunderstood. The chief shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What I'm asking is, why are you so young that you can do this, and still behave so calmly in front of me?"
"This is my secret. Ranaya said and fell silent.
"Well, since you don't want to say, then I won't ask more. In the past, we will not mention it, now you should take someone to remind all the passengers, according to my estimate, the number of passengers on the ship is about five hundred, you should be a little careful when you go, if there are passengers who are not in their rooms, you must notify them with a note, pack all the luggage, and wait for the evacuation instructions. Also, don't miss out on other places on board, such as restaurants, relaxation areas and libraries. ”
"Understood. ”
"According to yesterday's agreement, the third mate will direct the sailors to stop sailing at nine o'clock in the morning, and wait until you have been informed until the first passengers are on deck, which should be there at noon. Before dark, be sure to complete the evacuation of all passengers and prepare for tomorrow's battle. ”
After saying this, the chief exhaled a heavy breath, his eyes mixed with complicated emotions, and turned to Lanaya and said, "You go back quickly." ”
Lanaya nodded, got up and walked briskly out of the room.
After that, Lanaya found Adrian and notified everyone in the stealth department with him, and all of them went out to walk through the guest rooms one by one. When most passengers heard the news, they did not panic, but complained infinitely. It's so troublesome to take a boat, and if there is an enemy attack, won't it change course?
However, those people in the Hidden Sanctuary couldn't explain too much about the actual situation of this incident, and could only endure the complaints again and again, and with the joint efforts of more than ten people, all the passengers in the guest rooms were finally notified in place within an hour and a half. Passengers who are not in their room will also receive a note when they return to their room.
The rest of the people also went to other places at the same time and did propaganda work. It is more time-saving to do this kind of thing in an open place, and you can notify a lot of people at once. However, in some places, the maintenance of discipline is a difficult thing to do.
"The restaurant has been notified. ”
"The recreation area has been announced. ”
"The library has been announced. ”
......
Listening to the report, Lanaya finally breathed a sigh of relief, if the passengers actively cooperated with them, within ten minutes, they should all be back in their rooms, waiting for the evacuation order.
Ten minutes later, several sailors lined up in a group and walked to the corridor of the guest room area, and in groups of ten people, they formed an evacuation team in turn and walked to the deck.
The lifeboat was ready, however, now a somewhat embarrassing question arose.
The total number of passengers on the entire ship, excluding the crew and the Hidden Sanctuary, was about five hundred, but the lifeboat could only carry half of them at most. That is, someone has to be willing to sacrifice for it.
At this time, the ship was quietly parked on the calm sea, the deck was full of people, and more than half of it was in the cabin, waiting for the next batch of instructions.
The faces of the passengers were either uneasy or anxious, because they had also been informed of the news, and those who remained would face unpredictable dangers.
Several sailors had set up a pair of pulleys on the edge of the boat, and had tied a small boat to ropes on either side, so that the edge of the boat was in line with the rim of the large ship on which they were located. Another sailor pushed through the crowd and walked over to the countless passengers directly with the boat, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, since the number of people that the boat can carry is limited, may I ask who is willing to stay and let the others go first?"
None of the passengers responded to the sailor. Maybe the way he asked was inappropriate, but if he was asking who would go first...... It is estimated that the people closest to the boat will flock to it.
The noise continued for a long time, and one of the passengers suddenly raised his hand and shouted, "I have a proposal!"
Everyone lowered their voices, and the sailor also looked in his direction and asked, "What do you have a good idea?"
"If there really is some reason why the ship cannot change course and is still in danger, then let the stronger of the passengers stay, and let the weaker ones disembark and wait for the pick-up!"
The sailor thought about it and felt that what he said did have a certain truth, and the chances of a strong person surviving were much greater than that of a weak person, and he could add more combat power to this battle. He conveyed the idea to the captain, and he was quickly given permission.
Ted and Lawson also approached this side, knowing the sailor the truth since they had checked the psionic strength of some of the passengers before.
The sailor nodded as he listened to them, and at the end, the sailor raised his head and said, "Those whose spiritual strength is below level eighteen can get off the ship." Please consciously abide by it!"
A small number of passengers consciously retreated to the back, and the rest remained in the line. The sailor heard some movement in one direction, and when he saw a woman holding a man's hand, crying in a low voice. Behind her was a child who was no more than waist tall.
"Honey, I have to stay, that's the rule. With endless reluctance in his eyes, the man glanced at the child behind the woman, stroked the woman's cheek, and said softly: "You must be good, listen to the sailors, take the ship to the other side, and I will come to you in a while." ”
The child looked at his father and suddenly cried out with a "wow".
The couple didn't know what to say, and pushed each other for a long time, until the woman was already full of tears, and then reluctantly left with the child.
The first boat was finally launched, and in order to make the most of the limited resources, each boat, including the oarsmen, was filled with thirteen or fourteen people.
Since each passenger had to demonstrate their psionic strength before boarding the ship, there were no cases of people up to par trying to sneak in. It's just that the parting cry is higher than the other, which makes people listen to it extremely worrying.
Lanaya stood on a high lookout, watching all this, and she didn't know what it was like. Turning against the sea breeze, he saw that Adrian had appeared behind him at some point: "I'll tell you something, just listen." ”