wandering planet

The discovery of the Phoenix was purely accidental.

During the "Great Retreat", the Phoenix encountered many dangers, but each time it was saved.But when it was about to approach the Anubis galaxy where the Black Sea is located, an accident happened: the fleet encountered a group of predators looking for food.

The ships driven by these predators have a very different shape from human ships, and they are difficult to detect. When the navigator of the Phoenix discovered a "constellation" of unknown origin appeared in front of him, the fleet of predators was already very close.

In this battle, the Phoenix disappeared and the fleet was severely damaged.When they fled into the Anubis galaxy, the predators did not follow up immediately because they were afraid of the black holes around them.

This gave the fleet breathing time.Deputy Commander April immediately mobilized the fleet, using several planets in the Anubis galaxy, including black holes, to successfully hide from the predators.

However, the encounter also had a drastic effect on the surviving ships: they were running low on fuel due to fighting and maneuvering.

That's why there was the voluntary sacrifice of Clara Lessing and Deputy Commander April.

"The number of ships that voluntarily leave the team should be about twenty, basically transport ships, and most of them are records of plants, animals or other cultural relics. When leaving the team, there is only one driver on the ship, that is, the captain or Deputy captain." Song Junxing pointed to the top of his head, "If they hadn't been found and captured by the predators, then these more than 20 ships are still wandering in the universe."

But the people who drove them are no more. 500 years is even enough to turn a person's bones into ashes.

Knowing that these ships are still drifting, military ships patrolling in this direction will consciously search for them.

During a cruise, Cicero received a report from another ship: they had just sniped and captured a predator ship wandering around the Anubis galaxy, and then found a human-made ship towing behind the ship. ship.

The voice of the captain who sent the message was trembling, and Cicero and the others finally heard his words clearly after a lot of effort—"Phoenix! Our Phoenix! It was taken away by the looters!"

The Marauders tied the Phoenix to their own ships to load things like food or loot.

They got inside the Phoenix, cleaned out everything inside, and started hauling the thing, which was bigger than a military ship, home.

The news was sent back to the surface port of Marseilles, causing a huge sensation.

The returnees dispatched again, repeatedly persuading: If you find the Phoenix, that means you have found the route and information to return to Earth.We can go back!

But the Phoenix ultimately failed to return to Marseille.After numerous discussions, the joint parliament of the countries of Marseilles made a decision: Since the Phoenix was touched by the predators, and Marseille's current technological level is not yet able to fully identify and clean up the viruses and bacteria from the predators, the Phoenix cannot Pull back to Marseille.

After disputes and balances, under the efforts of General Lee Swright, the Phoenix was placed in the Black Sea.

The returnees headed by General Lee Swright did not want to let go of this opportunity. This might be their last chance to obtain information about the "Great Retreat" and the "purification faction".

However, just as he was about to arrange for Cicero to go to the Black Sea as an administrator, Cicero's ship exploded.

Then the Black Sea was gradually abandoned, all the ship take-off and landing sites were destroyed, and all the equipment that could support the take-off, landing and maintenance of the ships were removed.The Phoenix is ​​in the Black Sea, without any maintenance, it is a piece of scrap iron.

Song Junxing did not have any background in the Marseille Academy faction. General Lee Swright hid his identity as the leader of the "Homecoming Association" and sent him to the Black Sea in a very tortuous way.

"I admit that I have indeed been to Greia F, and I have also been to Virgil." Song Junxing said calmly, "Of course Nini has also been boarded. There are a lot of wood on Nini, and because it is relatively small, It is more convenient to cut and process. Of course, I also discovered the Changyang ship, and you are right, I can’t deal with the Winged Snake on my own, because the small ship I use for travel has no offensive weapons.”

In order to facilitate his return to Marseille, Marseille provided him with a personal ship smaller than ordinary lifeboats.

Linney understood: "You are collecting materials to repair the Phoenix. There are many crashed ships on the Gloria F, and you are looking for parts."

"Yes. And the information on the Phoenix was damaged, and part of the route map is missing, so I have to get the black box of the Changyang ship, otherwise the Phoenix will not be able to set off." Song Junxing smiled at him, "You want to see it Have a look at it?"

Although Ovid was a dropout, he had seen models of three vanguard ships in class.

The Phoenix is ​​painted with orange-red decorations, the Homer has the most special paint, which is light blue that can absorb cosmic rays to show different colors, and the Clara Lessing is a very beautiful silver.

The shape of the ship in front of him was smooth, like a big smooth bullet.It didn't have any hatches or windows, and Ovid looked at it for a long time but couldn't see how people got in and out.

"The entrance is under the abdomen." Jiang Che said suddenly, "There are also windows on the Phoenix, but you can't see it from the outside. It is much bigger than Faust, and all the facilities inside are very complete."

"Have you been up there?"

"No." Jiang Che has calmed down a lot, "But when the Phoenix was put into use, I saw a lot of news reports."

The two stood on the canyon, lowered their eyes, and quietly looked at this ancient but still exciting ship.

Jiang Che took a step first, and the two walked down slowly from the steps all over the mountain wall.

The steps are all made of round logs. Jiang Che found that although these logs are very thin, they are very strong, a bit like the trees growing in the Nini Forest.

When he reached the bottom of the canyon, he asked Ovid to bend down, pointed to the bottom of the Phoenix and said to him, "The entrance is here."

Ovid looked around, but couldn't see the obvious seams, and he was amazed: "Its appearance is too complete and unified. It's amazing."

Standing beside him, Jiang Che didn't answer, but stretched out his hand, and very cautiously, slowly placed it on the shell of the Phoenix.

Because of the rain, the temperature in the canyon at night was low, and the metal shell was icy cold, with water droplets hanging on it, which wet Jiang Che's palm.

His breathing became rapid, and he quickly stretched out his other hand and pressed it on the shell.

The shell was cold, but his palms were warm.

This is the real Phoenix, not a dream or a model.

"Jiang, you can go home now." Ovid whispered, "It will take you home."

Jiang Che murmured as if he couldn't believe it: "Can it move? Can it really take off?"

--"Of course."

Song Junxing's voice came from the canyon.

He walked down calmly, and Liulini, Tang Mo and Pierre were in a daze on the canyon.

"Before I came to the Black Sea, the army originally stationed here in the Black Sea had already started repairing the Phoenix. The engine of the Phoenix has been reinstalled, and I have basically found the rest of the parts, but I haven't installed them yet. Now The biggest problem is that we don't have enough fuel to get back to Earth from here."

He thought for a while, and corrected his statement: "To be precise, there is no fuel at all. The fuel stored in the Black Sea is estimated to be enough for the Phoenix to fly away from the Anubis galaxy, and then it will fail."

When Lin Ni and others came down, Song Junxing simply told Jiang Che and Ovid what happened on the Phoenix.

Both Linney and Pierre had only seen pictures and models of the Phoenix, and never thought that there would be a day when they could see the real thing with their own eyes.

"Are there no hatches and windows?" Tang Mo asked loudly.

Pierre gave her pointers just like Jiang Che: "Here, below..."

Song Junxing leaned on the step ladder, smiled and watched Pierre and Tang Mo squatting on the ground, put their hands on the ground like two kittens, and looked up at the entrance of the Phoenix's abdomen.

"As expected of a graduate of the academy." He said, "After all, there is the Phoenix on the badge, and the two of them should be familiar with the Phoenix."

Speaking of this, he remembered that he had seen the orange-red badge pinned on his left chest on Ovid, so he turned his head and said with a smile: "By the way, you are also an excellent graduate. I really didn't expect it."

"I'm not. That badge belongs to Captain Bering." Ovid asked Song Junxing, "Do you know what happened after the Faust and Rouge returned to Marseille?"

Song Junxing recalled for a moment.Every day, he has to conduct routine communication with Marseille Surface Port twice in the morning and evening.The people at the ground port knew that Song Junxing had a rather boring life on the Black Sea, so they read him newspapers or talked about what happened in Marseilles.

Faust returned again after 30 years of disappearance, and also let the Rouget activate the anti-aircraft gun without authorization-this incident can be said to be the most sensational in Marseilles in recent decades.

"Bering is fine, but the captains of the Rouge and Faust are now in custody, and they will definitely be court-martialed."

Jiang Che was taken aback for a moment, and immediately happily grabbed Song Junxing's hand: "Bering is all right?"

"It's okay. The captain of Faust...I forgot his name. He took everything down, including going to the wrong place, including trying to use Bering's life to threaten the captain of the Luge to open the way." Song Junxing recalled "However, Captain Samuel did not accept his rhetoric. He insisted that after hearing Bering's voice, he immediately decided to bring Bering and Faust home at all costs. Threatened by anyone."

"Where's Faust's black box?" Ovid was a little worried. "The black box records everything that happened in the cockpit. If it's discovered, Bering won't be able to escape."

"After Faust entered the Luge, the captain of the Luge believed that Faust had entered the gravitational layer of the galaxy's nucleus at close range, so the strictest and most comprehensive disinfection procedures needed to be carried out. During the disinfection, due to Misoperation, the Luge conducted a radiographic scan on the entire Faust ship, and as a result, the Faust’s black box was destroyed, and all the data was destroyed.” Song Junxing said, “The newspaper someone read to me said so.”

Jiang Che and Ovid glanced at each other, and they knew in their hearts that it was Samuel who was protecting Bering.

"Song Jun Xing!" Pierre shouted from the side, "Can we go in and have a look now?"

"Tomorrow, I have to turn on the power when you go in now, it's too wasteful." Song Junxing replied loudly, "You can go in during the daytime tomorrow, open the window, don't waste fuel."

The appearance of the Phoenix greatly changed Jiang Che's mood.Ovid kept telling him "you can go home" and "tell me about your family" by his side, successfully distracting Jiang Che's attention.

Everyone walked up the ladder, and Lin Ni, who was walking at the end, suddenly pulled the corner of La Song Junxing's clothes.

Song Junxing: "?"

Linney: "You said you haven't met my brother, but you know him very well. Is it because of my father?"

Song Junxing: "Almost."

Linney: "Then do you know why he expected that I would arrive in Greia F or Virgil in the future?"

Song Junxing was about to say something, but suddenly closed his mouth.Linney stood two steps below him, the starlight in his hair, the soft light of the Phoenix behind him.

At this moment, Linney seemed to be very much in his favor.

"I'm tired." Song Junxing frowned, "I want to go back and eat something first. If you really want to know, you can bring the black box of the Changyang Ship to me before going to bed, and I will tell you."