Chapter 35

The head of the Orbital Defense station stormed into the central control room of the jurisdiction, which was buried in the depth of the fortress's armor.

In the spacious room, the upper and lower floors were filled with people. When they found that the officer was standing at attention, they left a sound of empty chairs and combat boots, while the meditator and scanner system were still buzzing.

"Report to me immediately!"

General sola yelled that his stomach looked bigger than before, as if it would explode at any time.

The officer in charge of this area quickly stepped out of his bird divination array. He was sweating and holding a yellow message in his hand.

"Definitely the new fallows, sir."

He said and gave the data results to the webmaster.

"Her route is completely chaotic and rushes out of sub space in the completely wrong place."

"What about communications?"

The stationmaster glanced at the note and then looked up at the information bar resounding through the central framework.

"We received a bunch of transmission codes less than 60 seconds ago, sir."

A ruddy communications Lieutenant said, holding the headset in his hand.

"But the content is difficult to understand. We eliminated the influence of the planetary belt later, so the signal should become stronger and all channels are open."

"They may just get lost in sub space. It is said that there is a large-scale rebellion in the extreme star domain, which is quite not peaceful."

Loken didn't approve of the incompetent bureaucrat's words. He smelled a trace of danger, because the time when the ship "got lost" was too coincidental, just when the star patrol fleet left this galaxy and went to other galaxies.

Although he didn't want to wade in this muddy water, he turned to other officers who remained optimistic.

"I would like to remind you that the code of conduct of the rail station is" prepare for the worst. "

The stationmaster replied impatiently and waved his hand, as if he were driving away an annoying fly.

"And trust the emperor."

Loken nodded.

"So, you see, even the dullest knife can be cut a few times if it is sharpened enough. Although the new Faros is only an unarmed transport ship, we still have to assume the worst case, don't we?"

"Oh, I didn't expect that our friar Loken was still a militarist."

The young officer who had tried to embarrass him in the conference room spoke again. He even whistled frivolously, which made other legions laugh.

"I just want to express a kind hint."

Loken really wanted to cut off the front lobe of the bastard's brain now and transform it into a machine servant washing the toilet, but he still controlled his voice.

Then he stopped talking.

When other officers saw him like this, they were too lazy to pay attention to him. Instead, they continued to discuss some topics, regardless of the fact that the transport ship was getting closer and closer to the defense track.

Didi Didi——

At this time, the huge bird divination instrument began to make a harsh sound. The operator immediately got busy, tried to upload the data stream from the bird divination instrument, and frantically clattered the rune.

In the outside passage, the footsteps of the local defense forces can be heard. The station master is checking the defense deployment all over the sub jurisdiction through the hologram, and other officers are still around him.

The communication captain sitting in the upper information structure suddenly shouted and interrupted general sola's assignment.

"Sir, we have received a message from the new Faros."

"She just eliminated the impact of the asteroid belt."

Another officer added a sentence at the position of his bird divination array.

"Play it out."

The stationmaster ordered and grabbed the brass railing around the hologram.

The room was suddenly quiet.

First, there was a burst of electrostatic interference, then the sound suddenly rose, and finally fell from a grotesque scream to a low grunt.

The officer in charge of communication bent over to reach a frequency component and adjusted a pair of sliders.

The noise faded away and disappeared, like a passing ghost, but Loken suddenly frowned. He seemed to hear another sound——

It was the cry of the dead machine soul.

After stirring for a while, the channels of both sides were finally connected together.

"... repeat, this is captain coperos of the new Faros. Can anyone hear me? There's something wrong with our engine."

"Captain!"

The stationmaster shouted out.

"We have received your message. This is the jurisdiction of ma'kande No. 2 Planetary Defense orbital fortress. I'm station master sola. I'm talking to you. How's your situation? Over."

"Thank the emperor!"

The captain's voice soon came back.

"We have a situation here, general. Some slaves tried to riot and caused a serious safety accident. I was forced to close the escape deck and open the air pressure door. I am now on the bridge with my remaining security guards."

"Has the riot subsided?"

"Most of them have been suppressed, but we can't go to the scheduled place normally. We can only change the channel to the original way."

"I have received your information, Captain koperos, but according to the regulations, I can't allow you to enter the orbit directly. I will send Marines to your cargo ship and check it carefully before passing."

"Well, I can be checked at any time."

"I'll arrange it right away. Just a moment, please."

When the station master finished, he motioned to the officer to suspend contact first.

"Are the Marines mobilized?"

"I estimate that 85% are ready, sir, but I think I can invest."

"How long do we have?"

"Follow the existing speed and track."

The officer in charge of bird divination instrument said and fell on his screen.

"Assuming that there are no other problems with the engine, she will reach the planetary orbit in a little more than two hours."

"Sir, do you want me to transmit information to the ground?"

"No, it's not necessary yet. The situation is still developing. It's not so serious."

With that, general sola straightened up and looked at the young officer who had been choking Loken before.

"Take your team aboard the hyena landing ship into the new Faros and carefully check whether there are any insurgents. I will continue to communicate with the captain and tell you the latest information. After confirming that there is no problem, you will return with the new Faros."

"Yes, sir."

At present, it seems that this is a fairly easy task. The young officer's face is full of eager expression.

But then a voice he hated sounded.

"Sir sola, I have a request."

The stationmaster frowned when he saw Loken waving in the crowd.

"What?"

"We should report to the bishop first and then act. Just now I heard the captain's explanation. It seems strange... How can the slaves in the transport ship cause serious damage? If it's a prison ship, I can understand, but the slaves in the transport ship... With all due respect, the machine servants who wash the toilet in my family can play ten. Generally speaking, their average life expectancy is only 8 -Ten Tara standard months, most of them are accompanied by disease and serious malnutrition. Moreover, there will be hidden dangers if you rashly board the ship at this time. "

Loken tilted his head at the young officer, who folded his arms in front of his breastplate and stared back at him.

"What makes you think captain coperos is lying, Reverend Loken?"

The stationmaster was silent for a moment and asked, but he didn't refute it for the first time. Obviously, he also considered this situation.

"Rational analysis and personal judgment."

"You're so rude, Loken!"

The young officer growled:

"We won't stop because of your whim. You should stay in your power room. Military action is not something you can get involved in."

Loken shrugged and stepped aside. He said everything he could, and the rest could only be handed over to omsenia.