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In the dark space, except for the cold, it is quiet. In such an abominable environment, what kind of creatures can survive besides the damn bugs?What is displayed on the monitor is still calm ripples, which unfold rhythmically again and again and cover the surroundings with Sun Chaser as the center. Whenever radar waves cross the Wisteria one by one, there are still waves following this rhythm. There were bursts of orderly "py...py..." sounds.

Now that the core members of the "Darwin" have been called to the command cabin, Mo Yunshu originally thought that Inoue would take the lead in requesting to return to the voyage as soon as possible, but he did not expect that it was Camilla who was the most emotional this time. This girl broke out. Strong dissatisfaction, her fierce language has not stopped since entering the command cabin.

"The incident of the Southern Land last time didn't give us a reasonable explanation. Are we going to rescue a ghost ship again now? Our purpose is to do scientific research, and we should leave things like rescue to the government. And look at this The broken spaceship doesn't look like there are any living people, shouldn't it return for the safety of the crew?"

"I also agree to return." Inoue said few words, but his point of view was clear.

"No! The reason why we are born as human beings is different from Zerg is because we will not abandon our compatriots. Ming He adjusted his glasses and said solemnly.

"Well, I also think we should take a look..." Singer seldom spoke, but this time he said carefully: "You must know what happened, since it is a dead ship, there will be nothing after all, isn't it?" ...do you really believe in ghosts?"

"We are not Martians full of openness." Camilla said to Singer. Mars is the first planet in the solar system that humans conquered. The latter will be more adventurous than the humans on the mother planet Earth.

"Then you can stay, let's go." Minghe insisted on this, and Minghe seldom showed this quality of himself during the past few months of getting along.

The quarrel between these four people became more and more intense from what they saw. Natalie really couldn't accept that her team had to express her attitude for this matter: "Everyone, please be quiet!" Her occurrence did attract everyone's attention. It seems that everyone is pinning their last hope on Natalie. The person in charge of this project, the "seeder" of human beings, will definitely give the most just verdict.

The core members were sitting around the command cabin, and they were surrounded by a circle to show equality. Natalie stood up from her seat, and she walked to the middle and said: "The final decision in the Sun Chaser rests with Mo." " She turned to Mo Yunshu, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Captain, it's time for you to make a decision."

Mo Yunshu herself is very clear that in the end all problems will still fall on her, and she must be the one who needs to make a decision. Even if this decision may make some people feel disgusted, she has her own agenda She knew that she had missed too much, she had missed fighting to the death with Windisa, and she had missed saving those comrades who were dying, so she didn't want to let go of any chance of saving, including this so-called "ghost ship" Wisteria number.

Mo Yunshu stood up slowly and walked to Natalie. She glanced at the woman who appointed herself as the captain. Natalie returned a trusting look to Mo Yunshu. This woman will stand with herself no matter what decision she makes.

"Get ready to land on the Wisteria in one hour."

Taking the lead seems to be the character of every outstanding soldier. Mo Yunshu took the lead in participating in the plan to explore the Wisteria. Of course, although Inoue was unwilling to do so, he also did his part. Minghe was with them. The three of them I personally wore Feiling No. [-] and set off directly to the Wisteria. Although no signs of life were detected on the Wisteria, Natalie believed that safety was still very important. She asked Wendy to send a J-class warship to escort them. A medical squad and a contingent of gendarmes were also standing nearby.

According to the feedback layout of the Wisteria, the three easily found the entrance of the Wisteria. In order to reduce the exploration time, they planned to enter through the top skylight of the Wisteria, so that they could enter its command module in the shortest time. That is where the signal originated.

Mo Yunshu led them in through the skylight. The deck on this floor was very high, but fortunately they were protected by combat suits. The fall of more than ten meters did not affect them in any way, but because of their sudden entry, it also made them fall into a deep sleep. The long-standing commercial ship has also begun its restlessness.

Mo Yunshu turned on the light on his shoulder. Under the light of the light, there were dense shadows of dust.

"Alpha, can you connect to the system of the Wisteria?" Mo Yunshu asked systematically.

"Attempting to open switch..."

Following Alpha's feedback, Mo Yunshu saw the lights in the distance gradually brighten up, and then the light penetrated from a distance to the huge room they are in now. Normally, the topmost deck is basically an entertainment facility. , as all the lights above Mo Yunshu's head turned on, they could also confirm that this place used to be a bar.

Mo Yunshu looked around. This place that seemed to be leaving traces of pleasure was now lifeless. The wine cabinet was filled with all kinds of wine and drinks. Mo Yunshu followed to the bar, and she looked under the bar Look, there is no trace of any human beings, not even a single body.

"It's really dead silent." Inoue came to Mo Yunshu's side, took a bottle of Japanese sake from the wine cabinet, unceremoniously opened it and took a sip.

"This really doesn't look like your style." Mo Yunshu looked at Jing Shang and said, but she also knew that most of the soldiers on the front line did not obey the rules. There must be a different feeling.

"Samurai can't live without sword and wine." Inoue raised the gun in his hand. Although Feiling No. [-] has complete combat functions, he still can't leave the gun.

"The elevator is here." When they were talking, Minghe had already arrived at the elevator, which would take them directly to the door of the command cabin.

Mo Yunshu and Inoue followed. Perhaps because the wisteria had not been used for a long time, the circuit was out of order, and the lights in the elevator flickered randomly. Obviously, through the see-through function, there was nothing in the elevator, but Inoue still stood up. After finishing the gun, the door of the elevator opened slowly. Everything was as Mo Yunshu expected, and there was no one in the elevator. Except for the dust, the elevator was as clean and tidy as the bar.

"Dr. Minghe, can you recite scriptures?" Inoue whispered, remembering that Minghe was a monk before.

"The inner demon is the demon." Ming He looked at Inoue, his eyes seemed to be able to see through people's minds: "Do you have an inner demon?"

"..." Inoue still clenched his gun tightly and did not answer Minghe's question.

Mo Yunshu looked at Inoue suspiciously. He was originally a person who fought on the front line. He was used to seeing life and death and all kinds of death. It stands to reason that such a person has disrespected ghosts and gods in his heart.

"How much did you drink just now?" Mo Yunshu asked.

"It has nothing to do with drinking." Looking at the elevator that was about to reach the target floor, Inoue instinctively raised his gun: "I just want to save the dead."

Mo Yunshu took the lead out of the elevator. She had been educated in atheism since she was a child and has been engaged in scientific work. Naturally, she was not afraid of these things. As for the source of the signal from the Wisteria, she also asked Chen Zi to analyze it. Things can never be haunted by ghosts, she is more worried about the person behind the scenes who wants to deal with them.

And on the third deck, that is, the road leading to the command room is also exceptionally clean. The white light shines on the deck, but there is still no dregs or blood stains from fighting except for dust, only the voltage is unstable. The resulting light is sometimes dim and sometimes bright.

"Mo, it seems that there are no living people here. I suggest that you return to the Sun Chaser as soon as possible." At this time, the communicator in Mo Yunshu's clothes made a sound. It was Natalie's voice.

"Don't worry, we will enter the command cabin for final confirmation and then go back the same way." As if to make Natalie feel more at ease, Mo Yunshu continued: "Don't worry, we only walked here from the skylight in 16 minutes, and we will be able to get here soon." go back."

"Okay, be quiet, Mo." Natalie continued to say with concern.

Mo Yunshu and the others quickly came to the door of the command cabin. The Wisteria was just a commercial ship without any iris security system, and the door was just an ordinary iron door. Inoue raised his gun as if preparing to punch a big hole in the door, but Mo Yunshu immediately pressed the gun head to stop him.

"Alpha, is it possible to hack into the system of the Wisteria? We need to open the door of the command room."

"Attempting to open command room door...."

"Science exists to reduce violence." Mo Yunshu smiled at Inoue and stepped into the command room.

"The violence created by science is the real violence." Ming He said in a low voice, as if recalling something unpleasant.

The lights in the command room were turned on, and the social equipment inside was also activated at the same time—the main screen for operating the ship, the deck monitoring, and the central control of the turret all lit up, and the music played from the stereo. The very old country music "FiveHundredMiles", the light tone is simple and brisk, as if telling the story of my journey.

But looking at the empty command room, it was as if nothing had happened here. Apart from the dust on the deck, it looked like a normal merchant ship.

"It seems that everything is normal." Inoue said, finally hearing a trace of relief in his words.

"No," Ming He denied Inoue's point of view: "Everything here is too abnormal."

The author has something to say:

I was about to die suddenly if I didn't sleep at 12 o'clock, why did I post so late today, because I kept fighting with people until midnight!It really pissed me off!But I still insist on finishing this chapter. Yes, I am going to sleep soon. If I don’t sleep, I will die suddenly.

Finally, the guest of "Long Reader" hosted by Zhou Dongqing this time is Liu Cixin, the author of "Three-Body Problem", and then I will repost a content of the day to share (although Shoushu may never become that kind of writer, but I am still inspired to become a qualified fantasy fan):

Dong Qing: Can you use your language to tell all non-sci-fi fans about the wonders of science fiction.

Liu Cixin: If you imagine the entire universe as Beijing.Then the Milky Way we live in is this building, the solar system is the basement of the building, the earth may not even be as big as a matchbox in the storage room, and science fiction literature is aware of the basement outside the storage room It is aware of the existence of the building above the basement, and also of the existence of the big city outside the building. It is describing these things, bringing a thought and a sense to the closed life of most people. A wider living space, and last but not least, it is likely to inspire some people to find a way to open that door.