Chapter 1548 The target appears
Except for Fang Lanyin and Hall, everyone who knew Li Chengqi's existence was on the bridge.
Almost everyone on board the Swan had heard of this man, but had never seen him.
After all, Alyssa joined the Spinning Water Federation Army as a mercenary. Except for herself and the crew members sent to work on the Swan, everyone else had no military rank or military pay.
So even if the Xuanshui Federation sent boxes of medals to Li Chengqi, he would still be an unorganized and non-existent person in the Xuanshui Federation.
Although this secret is not like Yang Yiyi's and must not be exposed, Princess Leia said this when she entered the hangar, making Alyssa wonder if she had planned to come to Li Chengqi from the beginning.
If so, how to respond?
Deal with it as casually as you deal with the Spinning Water Federation?
"Your Highness, do you mean the machine spirit on my ship?"
Telling the truth directly is definitely not an option, nor is it possible to lie casually. This man, who is up to level 81 and can destroy a fleet by himself, can easily determine whether Alyssa is lying, and prevaricating her will only cause displeasure.
Then, it is best to avoid the important and take the easy, not to deny it, but not to expose Li Chengqi's true identity.
"Machine soul? You think so?"
The princess asked back, and Alyssa felt like she was sweating.
"The machine soul of the Swan is a very special existence. The specific details are commercial secrets and cannot be explained. It is smarter and more powerful than ordinary machine souls."
Princess Leia did not look at Alyssa during the whole process, but kept glancing up and down the bloated body of GP02.
After hearing Alyssa's words, she turned around and said very solemnly:
"Captain Alyssa, I understand your thinking. Every recycler has some trump cards, but I suggest you not to treat him as a machine spirit."
If Alyssa thought Li Chengqi was a special machine spirit at first, she definitely doesn't think so now.
"This is the first time I have truly confirmed the existence of a spiritual entity. Strictly speaking, this is not a 'seeing'. My eyes cannot catch him, but I can feel that the eyes from a higher dimension are staring at you and me. ”
How should I answer this?
Alyssa hesitated to speak, but Princess Leia said:
"I hope you can make sure that he has a good relationship with you. I can responsibly tell you that this is definitely the most valuable investment in your life."
The level is as high as 81. Even if the princess cannot master the power of the true ancestor well, she is already very close to the demigod and has reached the level of transcendence and sainthood.
It's not surprising that she can feel Li Chengqi's presence, but the reason for saying these words is a bit confusing.
Alyssa chose to be straightforward. She asked:
"Your Highness, what do you mean...?"
"The last time I had a similar feeling was when I was dealing with our common enemy."
The common enemy is naturally the Red Maple Republic.
"If the Swan also possesses similar spiritual entities, at least you let me know that we have ways to deal with threats from higher dimensions. This time, I came to the right place."
Alyssa was baffled by what she said. She was just about to ask for details when the personal terminal on her wrist beeped twice, and Carlos’s voice came:
"Captain, the target has appeared."
It seems that there is no time to ask in detail.
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Alyssa and Princess Leia quickly returned to the bridge. At this time, the blurred shadow of the reconnaissance station appeared on the main display of the bridge, and the optical sighting equipment was maintaining line of sight tracking.
It's said to be a reconnaissance station, but in fact you can't tell it's a man-made artifact from the outside. It feels more like a passing stray meteorite.
There are many wandering celestial bodies in the dark star field without stars, and similar things will not attract the attention of any ship.
"The unmanned beacon data is transmitted back and a high-density metal reaction is detected." It can't be seen with the naked eye, and it can't be scanned by radar. But if you use a scanner to measure the data, you will find that the quality of this thing is very high. It's outrageous, it doesn't look like an ordinary meteorite at all.
Although there are extremely high-density meteorites in the void, if a high-density meteorite appears at this time and place, then the possibility of it being the target is particularly high.
“It came earlier than expected.”
Alyssa sat down on the captain's seat and fastened her seat belt:
"Steady, keep tracking. How many of the beacons fired before stopping the ship can be used?"
"There are only three in the direction of the target's approach."
The unmanned beacon is actually a special torpedo. After being launched, it will start to conduct reconnaissance in a designated area. It will automatically warn if something is approaching and is equipped with a scanner.
Since it came much earlier than expected, Alyssa could not rule out the possibility that a high-density meteorite just happened to pass by by chance.
If you want to confirm whether it is true, you either have to get closer, or you have to wait for multiple unmanned beacons to send data for analysis.
At this time, you have to keep your composure. After a while, the meteorites projected onto the main monitor by the optical viewing equipment became clearer.
At this time Villania said:
"The data of the three beacons are the same, and they just captured a slight attitude change. They are definitely not ordinary meteorites."
Ordinary meteorites will certainly not turn purposefully until they hit something or are affected by gravity.
This is of course not absolute. It may be that the meteorite itself is in a rotating state, and the angular momentum gives the meteorite a certain slight turning ability.
If the judgment is wrong, the Swan will only be chasing an ordinary meteorite, and it may not be able to catch up with the real target when it appears.
After all, in order to avoid detection, one cannot use pulse flight or jump.
Alyssa just hesitated for a moment and immediately ordered:
"Drop the hook, start the engine, and let's catch up."
This operation has a margin for error. If you fail to capture the unmanned reconnaissance station here, you can continue waiting at the next location. Moreover, it is not an urgent situation, so Alyssa's choice is naturally more bold.
"Engine power increased and working normally."
"Departure speed, attitude adjustment is in progress."
"Target trajectory analysis completed, waiting to set route."
Alyssa used the screen next to the captain's seat to set the intersection point between the Swan and the target based on the data:
"Cruising speed."
"Understood, cruise speed."
Carlos hit the rudder and raised the pushrod.
The five engines arranged in a V shape lit up with eye-catching blue lights. The Swan adjusted its attitude and then accelerated.
The unmanned reconnaissance station is not remotely controlled. After setting a route for it, it will automatically make small adjustments and automatically avoid celestial bodies such as large meteorites. When the Swan is approaching, it must not go straight past, otherwise it will start automatically avoidance procedures.
But it cannot approach from behind, because even the Swan cannot catch up with the speed of the unmanned reconnaissance station.
So if you want to get close, you have to approach from the side, like two parallel lines that keep getting closer.
(End of chapter)