Humans collapse into slag

The so-called first-level self-rescue procedure is a tail-docking survival function for damaged ships.

This technology began to be widely used after the Zerg War ended.

The Akatsuki's backup energy storehouse and second power cabin are located in the underbelly of the ship. Once it explodes, it will have a terrible chain reaction.

"Actually, it is not necessary to cut off the channel." Deputy Captain Allen murmured, "It is enough to close the energy storehouse. The deck of the energy storehouse is made of a specially reinforced alloy layer, which can block most of the explosion impact."

The power cabin is not the most densely populated area on the Dawn, but there are quite a few. If you use Allen's method and take a little risk, you may be able to save some people.

Activating the self-rescue program is tantamount to directly abandoning those comrades for the safety of the majority.

After Allen finished speaking, the bridge fell into a dead silence.

"impossible."

After a while, Liao Yuning was the first to speak: "The Daybreak was shipped 40 years ago. It was at the end of the war. The standard of the inner deck of the energy storage was not so high, and it could not withstand the explosion of the scale just now."

"Yes, the inner deck of the Dawn's energy storage is still the old standard." Ship officer Naris nodded. He had served on the Dawn for a long time and knew it best.

Allen didn't believe it: "Haven't all the renovations been completed in the past few years?"

"Those paper data are for external publicity. In fact, the Akatsuki has never been rebuilt." Naris smiled wryly.

At this time Liao Yuning turned to look at Mu Rong.

Colonel Mu was a little puzzled at first, but when he saw his sweetheart's eyebrows pressed together, he instantly understood.

"According to the evaluation form for the routine maintenance of the Dawn in Andain in February last year, the pressure resistance standard of the inner deck of the energy storage is only B+." Mu Rong added, explaining the reason why he ordered the truncation just now.

Afterwards review, it proved that Mu Rong's decision and Liao Yuning's execution were the best choices.

If the second engine compartment had been risked at that time, the entire Akatsuki might not exist now.

After a moment of silence, Liao Yuning stood up and began to issue instructions one by one.

"Navigator, determine the position and course of the ship. Information officer, try to establish external contact. Engine department, check the power damage. Medical department, search for and rescue the wounded. Ship department, wake up dormant personnel, count the number of people..."

The most urgent crisis has been lifted, but the troubles that need to be faced are still not small.

The Dawn was seriously damaged, many control systems were paralyzed, and casualties were even more severe.

The worst thing is that the Akatsuki is currently off its course and is in a space zone with very bad traffic conditions, surrounded by many dangerous stars.

The closest one is a red dwarf star, and the various cosmic rays emitted by the flare hindered the ship's communication waves, making it impossible for the Akatsuki to call for help.

Flipping through the information on the light screen, Mu Rong's complexion became more and more serious. After a while, he asked to borrow a word from Liao Yuning.

As soon as he entered the captain's room, Mu Rong said: "Ning Ning, for the next period of time, temporarily leave the command of the Po Xiao to me."

Mu Rong is from the headquarters of the Imperial Army. According to the Treaty of Andaine, under special circumstances, the officers of the headquarters can substitute in command of the legion ships.

Liao Yuning frowned, "Why?"

Mu Rong deliberated and said, "Ning Ning, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to distrust you, it's just—"

"Senior wants to do everything for me?" Liao Yuning asked.

Interrupting Mu Rong, Major Liao closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them, his eyes became sharp and bright.

"Since the senior was reborn, he has done a lot for me, or in other words, without you, I would not be able to stand here." Liao Yuning said: "Becoming the God of War is my ideal, and it is my ideal to make the history of the Pioneer known to the world. However, if my life goals need to be realized by my seniors, what's the point? All of this...has nothing to do with seniors."

"It's related." Mu Rong immediately said: "Ning Ning, your business is my business."

Liao Yuning took a step back when Mu Rong tried to reach out to hug him, "Senior, I am the captain of the Daybreak, and I am the commander of this ship. This is my responsibility."

"I never doubted your ability." Mu Rong took a deep breath and explained: "I just read it, the current situation is very bad, and the Dawn is far from out of danger."

"So the senior wants to take it all on his own." Liao Yuning raised his eyebrows and looked at Mu Rong, "Like the decision to cut off the power cabin just now?"

Sometimes it can be hard to make the right decision.

Human beings are not intellectual brains, so they cannot think completely rationally. Even if they know afterwards that it was the best choice, some people may still think that the commander who made that decision was too cold-blooded and ruthless.

Mu Rong looked deeply at his sweetheart, and said earnestly, "Ning Ning, you are the future god of war of the empire, your resume should not have such blemishes."

"I never thought of having a perfect resume." Liao Yuning shook his head: "I'm not a flawless person either."

"You are." Mu Rong stepped forward and said solemnly: "Ning Ning, you are always perfect in my heart."

Liao Yuning couldn't help but glared at Mu Rong.

Mu Rong stretched out his right hand to touch his left chest, with an upright face, "I'm telling the truth."

It's this time, are you still in the mood to talk about love?

Liao Yuning didn't know what to say.

However, the heaviness and depression that had been suppressed in his heart dissipated a lot because of this silly sentence.

After thinking about it, Liao Yuning said seriously: "Senior, please trust me."

He stood upright, with a calm tone, but firm eyes: "I believe that I can make the right decisions, and I also believe that I can bear the consequences of those decisions."

Under the light, the young man's eyebrows are very deep, and the outline and shadow are distinct, like a perfect sculpture.

Colonel Mu's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.

No matter what kind of Liao Yuning is, he is fond of him, but Liao Yuning like this reminds him of the resolute smile that was drowned by the fire on the desperate Fengyun.

His heart stabbed suddenly, but he soon realized that it was all a matter of his previous life.

In this life, history has changed, and what awaits them is a different fate.

With a long sigh, Mu Rong compromised: "Okay."

No matter what the man wants to do, he will support it, without any conditions.

Reaching out to hug Liao Yuning into his arms, the other party didn't refuse this time.

Mu Rong lowered his head, pressed the foreheads of the two of them together, rubbed each other affectionately, then stepped back a little, and kissed the space between the eyebrows of his sweetheart.

"Don't forget, I will always stand behind you."

The situation was critical, the two of them finished talking, and after a little tenderness, they returned to the bridge.

The loss statistics came out, and the outer deck of the Dawn was seriously damaged. It lost two high-power engines and more than half of its energy storage, and scrapped most of the fighters. The number of dead and missing people reached 270.

But that's not the worst.

The navigator Morris reported with a blank face: "Captain, we must leave here as soon as possible. The red dwarf is very unstable and is rapidly decaying. Once a more serious flare erupts, we will not be able to leave."

In Akatsuki's current state, sailing through this region of space would take several days.

Liao Yuning moved the hologram of the star field above the command seat, pondered for a long time, and finally ordered: "Prepare to try a short-distance jump."

Space jump in an unfamiliar space area is very dangerous. Of course, this is ignored now. The reason for not making a long-distance jump is that the energy and power of Dawn cannot sustain it.

A short-distance jump can at least avoid this decaying red dwarf.

After the order was given, Liao Yuning turned to look at Mu Rong beside him, who nodded slightly to express his agreement with the decision.

No one else disagreed with this risky decision, and preparations were mobilized quickly.

Taking advantage of this gap, Liao Yuning asked about von Weissmann.

"I haven't got any valuable information yet." Mu Rong said, "I've already had someone put him back to sleep."

In order to prevent Von Weissmann from saying any more shocking words, he personally administered a sedative to the person, and what the person confided, whether true or false, is not the time to discuss it.

After 10 minutes, everything is ready.

There are a total of four main engines in the Dawn. Currently, the third and fourth main engines are damaged, and the remaining one and second main engines can still work, barely meeting the transition conditions.

Due to the serious damage to the hull, this may be the only chance to jump.

Seeing the transition progress bar on the light screen of the main intelligence brain, everyone's hearts were raised.

When the progress bar reached the end, the hull began to tremble abnormally, and all the light screens of the brain appeared to be disturbed, and the red warnings flashed one after another.

【warn! A07 deck damaged! 】

【warn! The life support system in B24 has collapsed! 】

【warn! 001 The energy reactor has reached its limit! 】

【warn! 002 The energy reactor has reached its limit! 】

When the message of [The jump is complete, the ship is slowing down] appeared, the warning boxes kept increasing.

"Attention all, immediately enter the ship repair state." Liao Yuning ordered.

The jump is complete, all they have to do now is to maintain the ship, and then wait for the rescue of the legion.

However, the heart that was put down for a while raised it again.

After the evaluation by the main brain, it is judged that the ship is currently in the center of a magnetic field storm flow, which means that the ultra-long-distance communication system is still unavailable.

Although it will not suffer physical damage for the time being, the Akatsuki will not be able to escape without rescue.

A small discussion meeting was held in the tactical conference room, and the participants were all the heads of various departments of the Daybreak, and Mu Rong also participated.

Information officer Carlo: "Don't we still have two auxiliary engines?"

Deputy Captain Allen shook his head: "The auxiliary engine provides energy and power for the interior of the ship, and it cannot be repurposed. Firstly, the hardware does not support it, and secondly, it will affect the operation of the life support system."

Liao Yuning looked at the head of the engine department: "Can the No. [-] and No. [-] engines be repaired?"

Hagrid, the head of the engine department, wiped his sweat, "It's very difficult, it's all damage that needs to be returned to the factory for overhaul, and it's impossible to do it given the conditions on the ship."

At this time, Mu Rong suddenly interjected: "Only maintain the minimum operation?"

Hagrid: "That would be possible, but the bare minimum operation won't drive the ship."

Mu Rong: "The No. [-] and No. [-] engines operate at a minimum to support the ship's internal life support system; while the two auxiliary engines push the ship forward at maximum power and leave the magnetic field storm area."

This is a new way of thinking.

Liao Yuning asked Hagrid: "Can it be done?"

Hagrid grimaced, "Theoretically, it's possible, but hardware modification is very difficult."

"It's okay, I can help with this." Colonel Mu said.