the days before i bought the galaxy

"blue?"

"blue?"

"blue???"

"Warren, I'm inside."

Lan's voice was as calm as ever.Warren let out a slow breath.This should just be signal interference.Sure enough, a few seconds later, the image on the screen that had suddenly gone dark just now was restored, but the image was severely disturbed, with distorted lines everywhere.

"Report your situation. Are you inside the Clarke base?"

"Yes. It's very dark, with basic lighting, and I have to avoid those torches. Can you see the video I'm sending back, Warren?"

"Very blurry, almost unrecognizable. Where did the airship with the flesh beetle go?"

"I haven't found it for the time being. There is a strong radiation belt behind the wall. It took me a while to pass it. When I came out, I couldn't see the airship. Visually, the landform here has not undergone any transformation. A wall has been erected outside the area. I saw a medium-sized spaceship, and some low buildings. It is full of Clarke Germans who are in the end of old age. Their vision and hearing are very poor. Seems like there's nothing to do."

"Didn't you check out the adults or juveniles of Clarke?"

"No. That's really strange! Maybe in a few days, before we start our attack, the people here will all die of natural causes."

"This is illogical. It can't be all old crocodiles here. Didn't we see five young ones just now? Could it be that they live separately according to age? Try to check some areas more and be careful not to be discovered."

"Ok."

The scene in the screen is constantly changing.The stale air combined with the electromagnetic interference made it almost impossible for Warren to make out anything.He only knew that Lan's movements were very fast, and there was no accident.

"Warren, I saw the airship transporting the meat beetle, do you want to follow?"

In the corner of the screen, Warren saw something hanging in the air. It was a flesh beetle strung behind the airship.Landu has checked around here, and found no adult crocodile, maybe the secret is hidden somewhere else.

"Lan, follow up."

"Okay, Warren. I'm about 500 meters away from the airship. It's flying very slowly, there are too many Clarkeids lying on the ground, and it has to avoid them. Wait, the airship flew into a door , this is a building that looks like an arena. There are guards at the door, do we need to make a frontal breakthrough?"

"Scan those guards for signs of life."

"The cells are very active, and these people are all young, the same as the five that just went in."

"What is the number of guards?"

"There are four in this direction, and there are four on the left and right sides at a distance of 100 meters."

"Aside from going through the door, is there any other way to break through? What about the upper area?"

"There is no physical barrier, but the scan results show that the magnetic field there is very strong. All electronic equipment, including myself, will be completely disabled once entering that area."

"Damn!"

More than half of the long string of meat beetles connected to the back of the airship has entered the door. When the meat beetles have passed through completely, this door may be closed like the door on the wall just now.

"Warren, I think I've got my way. Just a moment, please."

With the shaking of the picture, the distance between Lan and the flesh beetle suddenly shortened. Just as Warren wanted to stop it, the angle of view of the camera suddenly became upside down.

"I'm stuck on the bottom of a meat beetle right now. My flying machine is broken."

"What did you say?!" Warren squeezed the armrest.The lack of a flying vehicle meant that Lan couldn't get from the Clarked starship to board their own magnetically powered airship on the return flight.In this case, how will Lan come back?

"There is a small flat magnetic field under the meat beetle. I didn't notice it at first. My aircraft was torn into a thin piece of iron the moment it came into contact with the magnetic field. Now it is completely useless."

"What about you? Are you okay? Have you been found?"

"I'm fine. It all happened so fast, but it didn't make a sound, I don't think I've been detected yet. I'm functioning normally, and I caught the other side of the meat beetle just in time. Warren, I'm in Into the building."

Warren exhaled slowly.

"How's the situation inside? Blue? Blue??"

The image on the screen was a mess as if it had been stirred by an egg beater.

"Wo... Interference..."

After a burst of noise, Lan's voice was completely interrupted.It wasn't until "Lost Signal" was displayed on the screen that Warren had to accept that he and Lan had lost contact.

He glanced down at the time.The UCAV will attack after 10 minutes.Of course, it was just a false attack, the purpose was only to attract the Krakd star to drive the spaceship to defend their anti-space folding system.According to the original plan, Lan must take this opportunity to board the enemy's spacecraft, use the aircraft to return to the airship when it is closest to the magnetic-powered airship, and try to escape.

But now, Lan's aircraft turned into a mass of scrap metal, and they lost contact again.Warren felt a deep sense of frustration, not knowing why he planned the operation.

He switched the picture on the big screen to the planetary belt where the Clarke star was located, staring blankly at the starry sky.

Time passed by, and countless thoughts passed through his mind.He even thought of several major religions with great influence in the universe.These sects are basically founded by aliens, but it is very strange that the people on earth are arrogant for no reason in many aspects, but only in religious beliefs, they easily accept the other party's ideas.

This is probably because the time for people on earth to travel between the stars is still short, and they have not been able to find the belief that can save themselves in a desperate situation?

At least Warren thinks he needs a miracle right now.On the one hand, he always feels contemptuous of success that cannot be achieved by his own hands. On the other hand, when he realizes that Lan may not survive, he falls into a situation where he can't help himself and wants to pray for God's favor.

If there is anything that Warren Slim can never lose, it must be Lan and his Xiaguang.These are two things that accompany his life, and it is precisely because of these two things that he feels that he exists in the universe.He knows that he will grow up and become stronger day by day. He doesn't need his hometown, he doesn't need faith, and he can even discard part of his self-awareness as a person on earth, but he must leave his mark in the starry sky, and this initial The traces of him are precisely given to him by the Lanhe Xiaguang.

Warren Slim peered into the darkness between the stars.

Is there really a life at a higher level?

If I pray now, will He hear me?

His index finger froze on the control panel.He only needs to make a pressing action, and he can end this failed action.But he didn't want to give up yet, never in his life had he been forced to give up.

So, should I pray to a god I don't believe in?

"Warren? Warren, can you hear me? Warren?"

"Hahahaha..." The blond boy sitting on the captain's chair suddenly looked up and laughed.He was out of breath from laughing, and even missed Lan's first few words.

No, I don't need any gods!I don't need any miracles either!

Because Warren Slim is a miracle in itself.

I will let everyone come to believe in this miracle of mine!

"Sorry, Lan, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."

"I've already left that building. I found something new there. I'm transmitting what I just saw, and you'll get it in five minutes. The drones are about to attack, and I'm Find a spaceship that might take off."

"Good job, Lan! After you get on the spaceship, can you think of a way to get yourself a flying machine, the kind used by the Clarked star?"

"I think it's okay. They seem to have found an unmanned aircraft and are mobilizing the spacecraft."

A few minutes later, Lan successfully boarded a medium-sized spaceship of the Clarke Germans.The image on the big screen became clearer.Warren was a little surprised by how modern the interior of the spacecraft was.It looked very comfortable here, not as dirty and disorderly as he imagined, but full of beige spaces and simple decorations.The only thing that is special is that the shape of the Clarke star chair obviously does not match the habits of the people on Earth.All chairs are designed for the action of "squatting".Lan saw more than 3000 Clarke dwarfs at the bottom of the spaceship, and each of them was lying on such a special chair.Oddly enough, they didn't operate the ship much, just lying there, each looking as if they were dying.

Lan continued to advance in the empty hull, and he had to find a set of aircraft for himself as soon as possible.He seldom encounters Clarke, and even if he does, he can quickly avoid them.Warren even suspected that with the current state of these crocodiles, they couldn't do anything to Lan.After all, Lan's body has been transformed into a super soldier, and the combat effectiveness of these crocodiles is simply negative, and they don't even have long-range weapons that threaten Lan.

The spaceship took off smoothly.Warren calculated the best time for Lan to leave the spaceship.

"You still have 4 minutes, you must quickly find the aircraft and the exit." Although the time was tight, Warren was surprisingly calm.He stared at the images from different angles on the screens around him. There were not only the images transmitted by Lan, but also the photos from various angles of the Clarke German spaceship, as well as the surveillance images of their base.

"I found a flyer, and I can't open it. Wait, there are some scales in here. It seems that putting in the scales will open the flyer. Warren, the flyer has been checked, and I am now looking for the exit to the outside of the ship. "

"Hurry up, you still have 25 seconds."

"No problem, I see the exit. There's a Clarke here."

"Get rid of him and leave quickly," Warren ordered.

He saw that poor Clarke star fell limp to the ground after a face-to-face encounter with Lan.It took Lan several attempts to open a circular hatch in the hull.Thank goodness being a robot he doesn't need additional protective equipment.He grabbed the aircraft with one hand, pressed the button with the other, and began to fly towards the location where the magnetic powered airship was hidden.Warren finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lan appear outside the Clarke starship.While calculating the distance, he quickly pressed the buttons on the control panel.

"Warren, I've entered the magnetic powered airship. I'm starting to return. The power is fully on, and the return time is estimated to be 3 hours and 20 minutes."

"Very well, you can be at..."

"Wait a minute! Warren, there was an accident. My ship's speed was dropping rapidly. Something canceled the magnetic field around me. The Clarke's spaceship began to turn back. They must have found me."

Warren's eyes widened slightly. "Turn off magnetic power and use normal power," he ordered.

He realized that using a magnetically powered airship was a wrong decision.Although the magnetic field in that area is very strong, using magnetic power can obtain double the speed compared to conventional power, but the Clarkdians are just experts in electromagnetism, they are very likely to use special means to catch Lan!

"The normal power is fully activated, the airship is attracted by a strong magnetic field, the magnetic power system is disordered, and my speed is still dropping. Warren, I don't think I can get rid of it. The picture I saw in that building just now has been transmitted , there should be the information you need in there. It is expected to enter the range of the Clarke's starship within 1 minute and 30 seconds. They haven't fired yet, and they may want to capture me. Warren, do you need me to start the self-destruct procedure?"

"..."

"Warren?"

"No need! Now, you come out of the cabin and use the aircraft in the spaceship to fly to this coordinate. If you are lucky, we can meet up before the crocodile arrives." Warren suddenly smiled.

"Confluence? Warren, what did you do? Where is the Xiaguang now?" Lan's voice seemed very anxious.

"Use your mastermind, Blue, that's a good guess. Yes, I'm not far in front of you. Faster, faster, Blue. Very good, very good. Clarke's capture methods cannot capture To the monoplane. I see you, Blue. Hold on to me, Blue!"

"Successfully docked with the Xiaguang. Warren, you shouldn't take risks. The Federation... no, I mean the risk of doing this is too high. If the Clarke's starship is not as fast as ours, they will probably take the Xiaguang. wreck."

Warren smiled, pressed the full speed return button, and let his robot chatter outside the cabin.