What surprised Ed was that when they returned to the Orville and sent a message to the Planetary Alliance Headquarters to explain the situation, and then successfully recruited two other Alliance warships to take over the matters related to the giant eco-ship,
The commanders of the headquarters did not criticize them for their reckless behavior. Instead, they praised him verbally, which made him feel a little surprised and flattered.
But no matter what, under the maintenance and training of the Planetary Alliance, those human beings who had lived in the inner-circulating ecological circle for at least two thousand years and had just completed the revolution were finally able to set sail again and embark on their journey.
A long journey to a habitable planet.
Based on some cosmic consensus, the people of the Planetary Alliance did not give the other party a more advanced quantum engine, nor did they interfere with the other party's colonial behavior. Even the members of the alien intelligent race would not agree with those two people who have lost their way.
A tribe that has lasted for more than a thousand years and has reproduced for dozens of generations is not what Ed and the people of the Planetary Alliance Command need to care about.
And the same!
Whether the engineers of the Planetary Alliance have obtained those important ecological data, spaceship data, and hull data that can shield detection by helping others repair the spacecraft engine, that is not something that Ed and others can intervene and dare to ask.
of.
Anyway!
Amidst the grateful praises of the humans who had provided assistance 'free of charge' and on the ecological ship, Ed, Anne and others, as well as the Orville, quickly set sail again and continued on their journey to explore the borders of the Covenant territory.
and surveying and mapping to supplement the journey of star maps in various remote areas.
"captain!"
"We received an emergency distress signal from the Gatria galaxy!"
"confirmed!"
"It's our planetary alliance's spaceship!"
Two days later, Arora, the security officer of the Orville, who was traveling to a certain star field at sub-light speed, unexpectedly received a message at her post. Then, after she quickly operated, interpreted and analyzed a certain public signal, she studied and determined it.
, then turned around and loudly reported to Captain Ed behind him.
"Gatria Galaxy?"
“So close to us!”
"Ed?"
After briefly looking at the star map and the distribution of Covenant ships near that galaxy, he found that his own ship, the Orville, was the closest at present and could not share the signal and hand it over to others to carry out the rescue. First mate Kelly immediately looked at it.
She asked Ed, who was sitting next to her.
"All right!"
"Boys, come to life!"
"Gordon!"
"Set the course and start quantum navigation!"
"Reach the target area as quickly as possible!"
Since it was a distress signal from the Advancement and it was sent by the Covenant's own ship, Ed certainly did not dare to neglect it and directly gave the order to Gordon, and signaled the other party to turn around and set off immediately.
"clear!"
"I received the coordinates!"
"Let's go now."
Gordon, who never gave up on business, quickly completed the operation while responding, allowing the Orville to quickly complete the turn in just a few seconds, and then started the engine, allowing the Orville to enter instantly.
The quantum flight of ten light years per hour then disappeared into the pitch-black universe.
"??"
|?˙?˙)Hello?
"Uncle Ed, didn't you say you were going to survey and map the star map? Why did you suddenly turn around again?"
?(ψ｀▽′)o
At this time, Annie, who was originally wandering outside, discovered that the ship's route had changed and entered a quantum flight posture. She knew that something must have happened, so she hurried to the bridge and asked in a crisp voice, knowingly.
"It's you, Annie..."
"We received a distress signal and are now rushing to see the situation."
"We don't know exactly what it is."
Seeing Annie running in, Ed sighed first, and then reluctantly explained.
And it was not difficult for him to tell from Annie's little expression that the little guy in front of him obviously didn't care much about where the spaceship was going. She was just here to see if there was any fun or if something was going to happen.
It was just something she liked to hear and see. It must be true. He, Ed, had already seen through the other person.
"Another distress signal?"
(′～`●)
When she heard another distress signal, Annie's originally expectant expression changed instantly.
"Can't you let someone else go?"
(???.???)????
Anne said that they just rescued a giant eco-boat two days ago, and now they have to rescue another one. She is a little confused. When did the Orville, a broken ship, become a lifeboat?
"no!"
"We must go."
Shaking his head, Ed said without doubt.
Then, seeing that Anne's face was not very good, he thought for a while and then patiently explained:
"Is such that!"
"According to the laws and regulations of the Planetary Alliance, when any ship receives a distress signal, if it is capable, it must go to the rescue as soon as possible. This is the highest priority!"
"If there is an important military mission that prevents you from going or you are unable to go, you must forward the distress signal as soon as possible and ensure that other spacecraft receive the signal and can go to the rescue before they can continue their original mission.
.”
"So, Annie, you understand, right?"
"Although rescue is indeed not the responsibility of our Orville, as long as we receive a signal, we must go and check!"
"Otherwise, I, the captain, will have to go to court-martial, and I won't be able to let you go."
Slumped shoulders, Ed said half-jokingly.
"That's right!"
"In fact, that is not only the law of the alliance, but also the consensus and convention established by this universe!"
"Exception is the Quills!"
"Those guys are currently only waging war and attacking our Covenant ships. You also know what happened when we were on the eco-ship a few days ago. Gordon and Petrus received the distress signal.
He also had to leave us behind and go to the rescue..."
"We have no choice, we have to go and see it."
Kelly added, and subconsciously touched the wound on her forehead, feeling a little scared in her heart.
Although her wounds recovered well after being exposed to the light by Chief Medical Officer Claire, the place where she was hit with the gun butt still hurt... At that time, they were knocked down before they had time to react.
On the ground, if Annie hadn't insisted on being with them, it's still unclear whether she and Alora would be alive now!
"The key is!"
"Actually, the exploration mission of our Orville is not urgent. The headquarters only uses us as a patrol ship more often."
"So, even if we are not doing our job properly, such as going to fight the Quail people, litigating a lawsuit, or exploring a strange spaceship that has lost power, etc., as long as nothing serious happens and no lives are lost, the headquarters will not interfere.
of."
"We are just like a handyman spaceship. We are not in an important battle sequence anyway. As long as we don't mess things up, that's all."
With slumped shoulders, Ed beside him also began to laugh at himself after Kelly finished speaking.
"oh……"
(*ˉ?ˉ*;)
"Is that so?"
(O ^~^ O)
Nodding, Anne seemed to understand a little bit. However, she did not rush to leave the bridge. Instead, she simply walked behind Gordon and started staring at the data and charts on the other person's desktop, preparing to see what it was.
Such things.
Ten minutes later...
"!
"
"captain!"
"found it!"
"The ship that sent the signal is on a comet!"
"After identification, it seems to be a mining ship named 'Horizon'?"
"Damn it!"
"It looks like it really broke down. Part of the hull is embedded in the comet. It looks like it has lost power?"
After leaving the quantum flight attitude, Gordon, with the assistance of the navigator John, quickly controlled the Orville to firmly lock on a comet with a long tail and followed it side by side, and at the same time turned on the
The radar scanned and discovered that a Planetary Alliance ship was stuck on the surface of the comet.
Immediately afterwards, after the communication was connected, everyone saw that a woman wearing a Planet Alliance uniform and looking very embarrassed was in the spaceship in a very dire situation and once again anxiously asked for help from everyone on the Orville.
.
"captain."
"Based on the calculation of the comet's current orbit, it has been captured by the star's gravity and is swooping toward the star's surface at a large angle."
"The surface temperature of the battleship is rising sharply."
"There is no way to directly use the tractor beam to forcefully pull it out. If used forcefully, the spacecraft will definitely break into pieces."
At this time, after the brief communication between the two parties ended, the navigator John reported in surprise.
"It seems that we can only use a shuttle boat to dock the spacecraft and rescue the people inside."
"Isaac!"
"How much time do we have?"
The situation was urgent, Captain Ed didn't hesitate, he stood up and turned to the robot Isaac and asked.
"Report to Captain."
"The strong gravitational pull of the star will cause the comet to break up after seven minutes and 23 seconds."
Isaac did not hesitate and stated the data it detected directly and accurately.
"Alola!"
"Gordon!"
"Follow me to the space capsule, and we'll take the shuttle boat to rescue people!"
Since the rescue mission requires superb driving skills and door-breaking skills, Ed directly gave orders to Gordon and Alora without thinking.
"!
"
!(;?o?)o
"People are going too!"
☆?(o*?ω?)?
To everyone's surprise, at this time, Annie also spoke carelessly and volunteered that she also wanted to be a part of it?
"No, you can't go!"
"Annie, you see, this mission is dangerous. I don't know how long the spacecraft can last, and the temperature above is very high. You will be burned to death!"
"It's useless if there are too many people, just the three of us will go!"
Without thinking, Kelly stopped Annie on the spot.
"Kelly is right!"
"Don't go."
"Last time, didn't I download a lot of new games on the orbit of the Moklan planet Moklan?"
"Go back and play with you!"
"We'll be back soon."
Time was running out, and after Ed gave some casual advice, he motioned for Gordon and Alora to leave quickly with him. After all, they might only have seven minutes now.
"People are going!"
(????)
"And people are not afraid of fire!"
?(?`^′?)?
Annie was not happy anymore and said with a straight face, saying that she would go there no matter what.
"Aren't you afraid of fire?"
"What's the meaning?"
Ed and Kelly looked at each other for a moment, and then Ed was a little confused and didn't know what Annie wanted to express.
"That's what I mean!"
?(ψ｀╭╮′)o
As she spoke, Annie waved her hand, then took out a blowtorch, and then stretched out her little hand, letting the blue flame of two to three thousand degrees Celsius burn her white and tender little hand.
"!
"
"Annie?!"
"you!"
"No, doesn't it hurt?!"
"this……"
Upon seeing this, Ed, Kelly and others were instantly dumbfounded.
And they who wanted to rush to stop them also stopped abruptly due to certain circumstances, because they saw that Anne's hand did not change in the flame of the blowtorch, neither burned nor blackened.
, and there was no smell of barbecue.
"Tell you what!"
(?^▽^?)
"People are never afraid of flames!"
(゜▽＾*)
Seeing the exaggerated expressions on everyone's faces, Anne couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"It's incredible."
"Except for our robots on Chiron, I have never heard of any carbon-based life race that is not afraid of high temperatures."
"In fact, even for our robots, if the temperature exceeds a certain level, the internal precision components will suffer irreparable damage."
Seeing Annie's appearance, the robot Isaac immediately came over and began to study with twinkling eyes, while not forgetting to express his admiration.
After all, its mission is to record and study human beings, and now, in his opinion, what Annie has done must be recorded and studied.
"This is impossible!"
"really?"
"I do not believe!"
However, after watching in stunned silence for a while, the helmsman Gordon on the side didn't know what he was thinking, and he was a little unconvinced. Then, he thought Anne was doing a trick, so he stepped forward and pulled his
His hand also reached out to the blue blowtorch flame.
The next second...
"!?"
“Whoaaah!
!
"
"So hot! So hot!
"
Before anyone could react, the palm of his hand was instantly burned red and a black circle appeared. At the same time, a big blister instantly swelled up. The pain made him grin and howl miserably. He looked so miserable.
"..."
"Alola!"
"Take him to Claire first!"
"Then go to the cabin immediately!"
Shaking his head, Ed first signaled to Alora to take the reckless Gordon to the medical room for treatment, and then looked at Annie again.
"It can not be?"
Then, he, who did not believe in evil, saw that Anne's hand was still on the blowtorch, so he also tried to stretch out his fingers.
"!
"
“It’s actually true!”
"Annie, how did you do it?"
After accepting Gordon's lesson, he stopped when his finger was a few centimeters away from the flame and felt the terrible temperature. Ed stopped his hand in time and blew on his finger while using that incredible...
He looked at Anne and asked.
“That’s how it’s done!”
(′???`)
"People are naturally not afraid of flames!"
(?￣?￣?) Hehe!
Anne didn't want to explain, so she just put away the blowtorch.
Because it is her innate talent, and like Shadow's physique, it is related to the level of magic and rules. It would be very troublesome and imprecise to explain it in scientific words, so it is better not to explain it in scientific words.
Said, these people can’t understand it anyway.
"It's amazing!"
"I never thought there was such a thing. It's just a little hot to touch, but it really didn't hurt!"
Kelly immediately walked to Anne's side and took Anne's hand to examine it carefully.
"incredible!"
"If it were me, my whole hand would be burnt to char, right?"
Then, after confirming that Annie's thin and tender little hand was still smooth, tender and intact, and only a little bit hot to the touch, the look of astonishment and disbelief in her eyes became even stronger.
"how?"
?(ψ｀▽′)o
"Uncle Ed, can we go together?"
|???ω??)??
Anne withdrew her hand and asked again impatiently.
"Well……"
After opening his mouth, Captain Ed still seemed a little hesitant.
"Do not worry!"
(????)
"If there is any danger, I will teleport back first!"
(^_?)
There was no other way, Annie had no choice but to promise again.
"yes!"
"I almost forgot, you seem to have that advanced portable transmission technology?"
"Well!"
"I approve, you can come with me!"
At this time, Ed came to his senses and quickly agreed.
"but!"
"If there is danger, how about you teleport everyone back?"
"Can it be done?"
Then, Ed, who was worried, asked this question anxiously, and after getting Anne's approval, he nodded with satisfaction and motioned for everyone to continue.
"etc!"
"One more question..."
Ed, who was about to go out, turned back, and after seeing everyone's eyes on him, he hurriedly explained in a somewhat sarcastic manner:
"Gordon, who has the best driving skills, was injured and went to the infirmary. Then..."
"Who pilots the shuttle?"
Yes, this is the big problem that needs to be solved urgently. Moreover, they are afraid that they only have less than six minutes left, so they must hurry up.
"Of course they drive it!"
?(???*)
Anne's small breasts clapped loudly, indicating that such small problems could not trouble her at all.
"So can I, Captain."
Isaac also volunteered.
It is a robot and is not afraid of ordinary high temperatures, and its computing power is enough to allow it to pilot the aircraft in a complex environment to complete the docking with the Covenant spacecraft.
"Only Annie!"
"Isaac and Kelly, you are on standby on the bridge!"
Thinking of a certain bad little girl's record of flying a spaceship to a victory over a Quail warship, and how no matter what the other party did, the danger was saved and everyone was happy, Ed couldn't think more about it and directly chose the more auspicious Anne.
"Let's go!"
-=????=?????(?)??
Seeing that the plan had been decided, of course, Anne cheered and rushed to the front.
soon!
Just half a minute later, the milky-white shuttle boat carrying Little Annie, Captain Ed, and Safety Officer Alora quickly left the Orville's hangar and headed towards the ship that didn't know why.
The mining ship stuck on the comet flew away at high speed.
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Chapter completed!