How to Feed an Abyss!

The voice in the channel continued: "Repeat: 588911, -1207298, Repeat: 588911, -1207298, please reply when you receive the coordinates!"

"Zizizi—Shushasha—please reply when you receive the coordinates!"

The correspondent was drenched in sweat, and shouted loudly: "We can hear it! We can hear it!"

However, the opposite side continued to repeat: "This is the empire, please answer if you receive it!"

No matter how the correspondent shouted or answered, there was no response from the other side. Maybe the signal was disturbed, maybe something went wrong, or maybe the disturbance of the abyss caused another disturbance in the magnetic field... They did not establish "communication", but "received" the information from the empire.

The correspondent's hands were shaking: "Don't, don't hang up, please don't hang up...! I can hear you! I can hear you!"

The tone on the other side has not changed, repeating: "The last broadcast coordinates: 588911, -1207298, any survivors can go to this coordinates... blah blah blah... The empire is with you! I am correspondent 0293... blah blah blah blah blah... the first call Coming to an end, the coordinates have been broadcast, and the next call time is: February 15, 244."

"The end of the first call, the end of the first call."

The channel returned to dead silence. The correspondent jerked his head up to the calendar: February 1st.

The empire did not give up, and the next call was half a month later.

He was almost exhausted and slumped on the back of the chair. After a long time, he picked up the communicator: "This is the No. 9 correspondent of the 'Echo' project, requesting to connect to the headquarters."

…

The next day, Shi Yuan went to the research center early in the morning.

As soon as he arrived at Professor Guan's office, he noticed a different atmosphere. The corridor was empty, and the white-clothed researcher who usually walked around was gone, and even Professor Guan was gone.

He sat in the office for a long time and took care of his tail for a long time, but he didn't see a single person.

He was very confused.

Waiting like this until almost noon, the office door was pushed open with a "bang!" Professor Guan was full of energy and radiant, rushed over, grabbed Shi Yuan's shoulder and shook desperately: "Shi Yuan!!"

Shi Yuan:? !

He was dizzy from being shaken by Professor Guan, his hands were like iron tongs, and he couldn't break free no matter what.

When Professor Guan calmed down, Shi Yuan curled up the tip of his tail, and asked weakly, "Professor, what happened..."

Professor Guan: "Echo!"

Shi Yuan: "Huh?"

"The 'Echo' project!" Professor Guan's eyes were frighteningly bright, and something was burning. "We have received a message from the Empire!"

Five minutes later, Shi Yuan finally figured out what happened.

Late last night, in the special channel of "Echo", they received a message from the Empire and got a coordinate. Although the communication was one-way, the Empire did not hear the Alliance's cries, but it was a miracle.

It was a miracle that brought tears to my eyes.

They are not isolated islands, the stone that throws everything at the world will eventually cause ripples.

"The correspondent has been trying to call the Empire, but has not received a response. It may be that there is still a problem with the communication—this may be why we haven't received a response for so long." Professor Guan rubbed his hands excitedly, "But it doesn't matter, now, the Empire has discovered This channel. The next call will be in half a month, and we will try to get in touch with them at that time."

Shi Yuan was also surprised: "Can it be done?"

"I don't study this aspect. I really don't understand. Professor Luo is in charge of communication." Professor Guan smiled, "Professor Luo said that the biggest problem now is that we don't know what went wrong. As long as we figure out the problem Where it is, it can always be resolved.”

There was another sound of footsteps, this time the sound of military boots.

Shi Yuan was so familiar with these footsteps, he turned his head to see that Lu Tinghan was standing at the door.

Shi Yuan: "Wow!"

He flew over, and Lu Tinghan skillfully opened his arms, wrapping him tightly.

Professor Guan: "..."

—Professor Guan always has a subtle expression every time he sees these two people sticking together.

Today is no exception.

Although his subtlety has changed from "fuck you on the land into the abyss" to a heartbroken heart like "my good grandson was raped".

Professor Guan coughed a few times: "Let's get down to business! Don't show love in my sacred office!"

Shi Yuan hugged his human being and chose not to hear it. But Lu Tinghan didn't move, he also held Shi Yuan in his arms and said, "Professor, the coordinates have been confirmed."

Professor Guan paused: "Where is it?"

"It is basically certain that the coordinates are the capital of the empire - Dunton." Lu Tinghan said, "From the records, Dunton has the largest underground structure in the world. It is quite far away from us, and the situation is unknown, so it is called 'deep dive' 'When I chose the city, I didn't consider it. However, if there are still people living in Dunton, it is another concept. At least it can ensure that its underground structure is still quite intact, and there are survivors who can provide information and respond. "

"Yes, yes." Professor Guan couldn't help rubbing his hands again, "That's great. Is there any news from Professor Luo?"

Lu Tinghan: "Not yet. He called everyone who can come and is investigating the problem." He touched Shi Yuan's head in his arms, "Even if we plan for the worst: we won't be able to establish communication for a short time, at least, The Empire also knows there are survivors."

The alliance's "echo" project has developed a channel that is resistant to interference from the abyss.

And the Empire found out about the channel and started broadcasting—the channel didn't just come out of nowhere, of course, so they must have understood that somewhere in the world someone was calling them.

There is nothing better than this.

The entire research center and communication center were extremely busy. Everyone was jogging, holding materials and rushing between floors and buildings. Everyone was extremely excited, and their smiles could not be erased.

The league released the recording three days later.

The city was boiling, the streets and alleys were full of screams and cheers, and people hugged each other and cried.

This news is better than the best heart booster in the world, Shi Yuan has not seen such a vibrant city for a long time, and the guests at the allocation office no longer complain about the shabby food, each one tastes more delicious.

Lu Tinghan became even busier.

Not the kind of busyness that concentrates on directing and not going home, but the kind of busyness that studies materials. He would often spend time in the study as soon as he got home. The adjutant brought thick books, and on the terminal were countless papers, records, and studies, all about the empire.

Lu Tinghan has never personally come into contact with the empire, even if the military academy has taught history, even if he can tell Shi Yuan that the battles between the alliance and the empire can be described as various characteristics of the empire... For a commander, this It is still far from enough.

It was an era that was too far away and too strange, and there was still a lot to learn.

Lu Tinghan stayed in the study, and Shi Yuan also went to accompany him.

The lights were bright, and the two sat shoulder to shoulder. Lu Tinghan studied the materials of the empire, and Shi Yuan continued to read Cheng Youwen's script "Untouchable". The room was very quiet, except for the sound of pages being turned.

Shi Yuan couldn't concentrate as much as Lu Tinghan did. He read the script for a while and read other books, then started to groom his tail, and then poked his head over to join in the fun by Lu Tinghan's side.

Lu Tinghan rubbed his head very skillfully while reading the materials every time, and heard the sound of snoring from his subordinates.

But Shi Yuan became dizzy after reading the information for a while, and went back to play with his tail. Sometimes he fell asleep while playing, lying on the table, or pillowed on Lu Tinghan's shoulder, sound asleep.

After sleeping for a long time, Lu Tinghan would always pick him up, put him on the bed, and cover him with a quilt.

When Lu Tinghan finished his work and went to bed lightly, Shi Yuan would roll into his arms precisely.

But it also has side effects. For example, the adjutant was horrified to find that for a few days, the land general, who was full of energy and never tired, even recovered quickly from serious injuries—

It seemed, could, seemed, gorgeously stiff necked.

The weight of the abyss cannot be borne by the shoulders.

Half a month later, on February 15th, countless people stood in front of the communication equipment, waiting for the second call from the empire.

At 15:30 that day, the sound of electricity came from the channel.

"Clattering—Empire—Zizi—Broadcast coordinates: 588911, -1207298, any survivors can go to this coordinate."

"Shusha—please answer if you receive it, please reply if you receive it!"

Small cheers exploded in the comms center.

The alliance's correspondents almost shouted in the channel, but their voices were still not heard on the other side.

The other party repeated: "Broadcast the coordinates again... Hiss... If anyone hears this channel, please answer!"

For a while, people were both happy and anxious.

Professor Luo paced around the room, muttering: "What's the problem? Is it interference? Is there a problem with the base station, or is there a problem with the receiving equipment on the Empire's side..." Beads of sweat condensed on the tip of his nose.

Lu Tinghan was also at the scene, and told Professor Luo: "Calm down, the empire will not give up the call easily. We have the coordinates,"

"Well, I understand." Professor Luo calmed down a little, and supported the table, "I will continue to study this." He looked at Lu Tinghan, "General Lu, what we need most is time, and it will always be time."

Lu Tinghan nodded and said, "Do it with all your strength."

The sound of the electric current is still: "...any survivors can go to this coordinate...Zi la la...I am correspondent 0293, the second call is about to end, and the time of the next call is: March 1, 244."

"Wh-wh-wh-2nd call is over, second call is over."

Another half month later.

Presumably, this is the fixed calling frequency of the empire.

The communication ended and people left.

Before leaving, Lu Tinghan stopped Professor Guan and said, "Professor, you can't let go of the analog wavelength."

Professor Guan was taken aback: "I did not give up, but why?"

Lu Tinghan's eyes were heavy: "We still have to make all the plans. Even if Dunton is safe now, the situation of the Empire must be not good, I'm afraid it's similar to ours. We can't completely pin our hopes on others, If we can simulate the wavelength of the abyss and cooperate with Dunton's underground structure, it will be double insurance."

Professor Guan looked at him.

Lu Tinghan: "In other words, we are still carrying out the 'Deep Dive' plan."

Professor Guan glanced at the empty room, and said in a low voice: "...Admiral Lu, as I said, I can almost affirm that it is impossible for us to simulate the infection method of Shi Yuan. Time is not something we can control."

"No, it's not imitating Shi Yuan." Lu Tinghan said, "It's going to the bottom of other abysses."

Professor Guan was stunned.

He said: "You and I both understand that this is a fantasy. We have tried too many times."

"There is another way." Lu Tinghan said, "Few people mention it, but Professor Yu Qingmei mentioned it in her thesis."

Professor Guan was stunned for a while: "I know, I know what you are thinking. To be honest, I thought about it too... Then I gave up the idea. Without a test flight and protection, it is very likely that I will not be able to return. That would really be suicide."

Lu Tinghan's face sank like water: "'Overlook' has failed, and that spaceship is useless. Instead of letting it accumulate dust, it is better to let it serve the last bit of use. After getting in touch with the empire, I think it is worth a try. "

The next night, Shi Yuan saw Lu Tinghan as soon as he got off work in the research center.

Shi Yuan: "Wow! Why are you here!"

Lu Tinghan said, "I want to take you somewhere."

Shi Yuan got into the car with him and arrived at the No. 2 military area.

There is a huge warehouse in the center of the No. 2 military region, which is full of guns, ammunition, and various military supplies. They arrived at the basement of the warehouse, a large and extremely wide space, behind the huge isolation door...

It's a frigate.

Wu Zhengqing once told Shi Yuan that after the test flight of the first frigate, he and chief engineer Tan improved the design and supervised the aerospace center to build three frigates.

One has been damaged, and one is carrying out the "Looking" project with a probe, going to the double spiral galaxy to find habitable planets, and the last one is called "Seeker 1", which has been staying in the main city, waiting to be fertilized eggs and seeds.

After many years, the space center and those engineers are gone, "Seeker 1" still has a beautiful silver-white color, a large and complex body, at first glance it looks like an eagle or a sharp sword, and every inch of the curve is beautiful. is perfect.

Power cores, thrusters, sensors, faster-than-light components...

It is a masterpiece of the alliance, a gathering point of peak technology, and an old dream.

The frigate is much more beautiful and spectacular than Shi Yuan imagined.

Shi Yuan looked at it curiously for a long time, and asked Lu Tinghan, "Why did you show me this?"

Lu Tinghan didn't answer directly.

He said: "Researchers and engineers had a lot of discussions when considering the 'Looking' project. For example, if a habitable planet is located, how do we get the frigate to space safely."

He continued: "In peaceful times, it is easy for a frigate to leave this planet. But we have to consider the impact of the abyss and the infection group on the ship. No one wants to run into monsters when taking off. Therefore, this frigate was installed A lot of parts."

Some parts are visible from outside the ship.

Lu Tinghan pointed it to Shi Yuan.

Shi Yuan saw pollution monitors, purifiers, point defenses against infected creatures, and barrier generators. Inside the ship, there are the latest combat computers, missiles, and various air-to-air weapons... It can be said that they are armed to the teeth with the highest specifications.

Lu Tinghan said: "The alliance has spent decades in research and improvement. These parts have affected the performance of the frigate to a certain extent, but it is worth it."

Shi Yuan: "I see."

Lu Tinghan looked up at the huge ship: "In the beginning, we really just wanted it to reach space. However, it may have a new role."

Shi Yuan:?

He bent his tail.

Lu Tinghan looked at him with handsome features, as if there were flames burning in his eyes.

He said: "We should be thankful that we have never given up on 'echo' and 'overlook' for so many years. The research of countless scientists and the data provided by countless soldiers with their lives are not in vain. In the end, in the dark, they All paved the way for 'deep diving'."

Lu Tinghan smiled: "Shi Yuan, maybe we can go to the bottom of the abyss on a ship."

"It's not going to space, it's not flying upwards to 'view', but to 'deep dive'. It can't get rid of gravity, and it can't see starlight, but maybe it can see tomorrow."