Chapter 740 Sea of Death and Silence
After three full days of repairs, the Manta finally took on a new look, with slight changes made while maintaining the same structural strength.
For example, Li Chengqi asked Fang Lanyin to increase the sensitivity of the rudder, reset the recording radar power, increase the detection range at the expense of reducing accuracy, and replace it with a larger fuel tank.
These small changes can only be regarded as improving the operating feel and battery life as much as possible. The adjustments made according to Li Chengqi's habits have improved the combat power of the Manta, but that's it. If you want to make a big improvement, it is more appropriate to directly replace the machine.
If there is any difference in appearance from before, it is that Li Chengqi specially requested that the Manta Ray be painted red.
Alyssa is very puzzled by this. Let’s be reasonable. When flying in the void, many people will paint themselves black or black gray to blend into the background of the void.
The red color is too conspicuous.
Li Chengqi told her that because red has triple speed since ancient times, Alyssa was confused...
Anyway, painting is just a trivial matter. As long as the distance is far away, any color will not be too conspicuous in the void.
The engine started up again after a long absence, and with the humming sound, the Manta lifted off vertically.
Alyssa stood up from her seat and waved goodbye to Fenghua and Fang Bin below in the cab. She didn't sit down until the Manta accelerated in a straight line and entered the void.
"Set up a jump route. Our next stop won't be as easy as Alan Starlink."
"Where to go?"
"The coordinates have been sent to you."
If you want to jump, you must first get out of the range of Alan Star Chain.
Li Chengqi glanced at the star map:
"It's a bit far this time. You may not be able to reach it even if you jump twice."
"You can't jump casually, you will pass through the Sea of Death."
The so-called Sea of Death is not a real ocean, but a special airspace.
Jumping cannot be performed in this airspace. If the starship's jump route passes through the Dead Sea, it will also be forced to terminate at the edge of the Dead Sea.
The seemingly lifeless void is actually very busy. A large number of ships are either jumping or flying in pulses. The most commonly used long-distance travel mode is not feasible in the Dead Sea, and there are no galaxies in this airspace, such as A specially hollowed out area, so this area is called the Sea of Death.
The distance is already very far, and if we take another detour, it will become even further.
Alyssa was also looking at the star map, looking for a way to avoid the Sea of Death.
But then she suddenly said:
"Why is your speech a little slurred? Is there something wrong with the stereo?"
"No, maybe it's because I'm eating a chicken sandwich."
"Chicken sandwich?"
Alyssa turned the driver's seat and looked back at the corridor leading from the cockpit to the living area, where one of the seats had been put down, and Fang Lanyin was sitting on it, also eating a chicken sandwich.
"Boss, do you want to try it? I've prepared it for two days."
She picked up a basket filled with convenience foods like sandwiches.
"Alan Star Chain's agricultural products are very famous. I heard that these natural foods are not easily available in other places."
Alyssa raised her forehead when she saw this:
"No, wait a minute, how did he eat the sandwich?"
"Brother Li said he wanted to try it, so I put a sandwich on the main control panel. It was incredible that he could actually eat it."
Although there are restrictions on stuffing things into the screen from Li Chengqi's side, there are no restrictions on taking things out of the screen. "Brother Li, when did you become so familiar...forget it, I have a headache."
Although the navigator was not found during this Alan Star Chain trip, the position of mechanic was found.
Alyssa is currently very short of manpower, and the repair situation of the Manta showed that Fang Lanyin's level was indeed good, so Cat Girl joined the team.
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Dayongli
1155, late June.
While Li Chengqi was flying around happily on the Manta, the passenger ship Yang Yiyi was riding also docked at the dock of a small town.
It's not that we've reached Qijuemen, but that we have to change ships when we get here.
You can take a boat from Tanhe River to Qijuemen to the north, and the river here bifurcates, with one heading north and the other heading northeast.
If they want to go to Qijuemen, they have to take a boat heading northeast. The boat they are currently taking will go north, so they can only get off and transfer.
After being forced to squat on the boat for more than ten days, Yang Yiyi felt that her bones were almost rusty. After getting off the boat, she couldn't help but stretch her body and listen to the soft crackling of the joints all over her body.
"This town looks prosperous, but there seem to be a lot of beggars."
Wu Shaoyi sat in a wheelchair, looked at the pier and said:
"I heard before that the state-owned areas in Yuezhou were hit by disasters. It seems to be true."
Yang Yiyi had also heard about this matter. She mentioned it a year ago when she helped the Wenqing family in Sicheng solve the murder case. (See Chapter 356 for details)
At that time, I thought it was a random excuse and didn’t pay much attention to it. Today, when I looked at the small towns in Yuezhou Kingdom and saw the large number of beggars, I naturally knew that what I said was true.
"I have also heard about it. It is said that there was a drought in Quzhou, followed by a locust plague. Food could not be harvested from the fields, and many people fled."
Zhou Wenyi, who was walking together, caressed his long beard and said: "But based on my understanding of the current Yuezhou King, he is a wise king and will not leave the victims alone. When he was investigating the matter in southern Xinjiang, I heard that Many people from Quzhou who fled have returned. It should be the government that sent relief food. "
For kings in the feudal era, disaster relief was a top priority. People had no moral bottom line when they didn't have enough to eat. They would do anything to stay alive.
In addition to the impact on society, once someone says that the prince will be in peace, rebellion is not impossible.
The emperor of Yuezhou was not stupid and knew that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible.
Yang Yiyi didn't pay much attention to this topic. Disaster relief was a matter for the court, and a few people in the world couldn't do much.
At this time, there was an eagle cry overhead, and Yang Yiyi raised her head and waved to the goshawk in the sky.
"Babao! Come here!"
It swooped down very obediently and landed gently on Yang Yiyi's arm.
This is the messenger eagle of Tianjue Palace. When they were separated before, Ning Xianer specially asked this eagle called "Babao" to remember Yang Yiyi for easy contact.
Although Yang Yiyi also thinks that it is a bit strange for an eagle to be called Babao...
Although Yang Yiyi went to rescue Ning Xianer during this trip to southern Xinjiang, Ning Xianer was also worried about Yang Yiyi. Basically, Babao would send a letter in three days, instead of asking where Yang Yiyi was. Yes, I just asked Yang Yiyi if she had met any thieves.
From a certain perspective, this matter of delivering the letter is of great importance.
Yang Yiyi took out the pork jerky given by Li Chengqi from her arms and handed it to Babao, and then took off a small letter bucket from its feet.
Just as he was about to take it apart, Zhou Wenyi said:
“There are many people here, so my dear nephew, it’s better not to be too ostentatious.”
That's right, the eagle flew down and attracted a lot of people's attention. The less people knew about Yang Yiyi's delivery of letters to Ning Xian'er, the better.
(End of chapter)