Spy Family

On the seventh day after the battleship Rules was separated from the mother body, Lu Linbei finally boarded the ship, much faster than he expected, but lagging behind many people.

As far as he knew, at least five groups of people entered the battleship before him.

The first group was engineers from the Port Authority. They needed to do a preliminary inspection. The results were extremely optimistic. The battleship was basically normal, with some minor problems that could be repaired within a few days.

The second batch is a joint investigation team from major planets. Their main job is to retrieve data from inside the battleship. The relevant information has never been made public, and there are only some rumors claiming that the data is useless. They also confirmed that the main weapons on the ship had indeed been dismantled, leaving some medium-sized weapons, but they were not equipped with ammunition. After more than a hundred years, the seven planets could no longer find ammunition models that could match them.

The third group was President Ma Yingying and others. They boarded the ship just to see what was new. Afterwards, their evaluations were average. They felt that the living conditions on the warship were far inferior to those on merchant ships. It looked quite big on the outside, but the interior space was a little cramped. Zeng The area that was changed to the entry and exit station is the largest single room in the ship, and its actual purpose is the unloading area.

The fourth batch is composed of experts from various industries, coming from different planets. They have stayed the longest and have the most detailed inspections. However, there is not much public information. Two experts were interviewed and claimed that the design and craftsmanship of the battleship, based on current standards, It is already outdated. The only advantage is that it was designed with wartime safety issues in mind and is equipped with a large number of active and passive protection systems. If they all work, it will be difficult to destroy.

The fifth group is the captain and crew.

The Port Authority server was repaired extremely quickly, exceeding everyone's expectations. It only took one day to replace the battery with a new one, another day to debug the system, and the third day it was officially operational, able to provide energy and supplies to the Rule.

Several spaceships that had been waiting for a long time quickly left the port and rushed to their original destinations. Another three spacecrafts entered the port, respectively from Zhaiwang, Dawang and Mingwang.

Rumors said that the three spaceships carried a large number of heavily armed soldiers, but no one saw them. Only groups of well-dressed officials and entourage were seen heading to the upper area.

Colonel Pei Xiaoan led more than 20 people to transfer directly to the Rules without even leaving the port hall or meeting Lu Linbei.

Shortly after boarding the ship, Lu Linbei was officially appointed as the custody officer of the Rules by Ma Yingying, the president of the Jingwei. This is a newly invented position, similar to a ship owner or a cargo owner. It bears overall responsibility and has the final decision-making power, but in professional terms In matters of affairs, the judgment of the captain and others should be respected to the greatest extent.

The Jingwei dispatched dozens of people to the ship to follow the orders of the president.

Various major planets also sent varying numbers of observers and professionals to assist the captain in controlling the warship.

From every aspect, this is a team that has been put together in a hurry. All experts believe that it is not suitable to set sail and needs at least three months of training and running-in.

Lu Linbei couldn't wait three months. He felt that even these five days were too slow, so he decided to set off immediately in the name of the custody officer. The crew had not been trained and adjusted, so he simply shut down most of the functions of the warship and just hoped that it could Normal sailing.

The computer on the battleship is very old and barely usable. After updating a large amount of data, it can carry out simple interstellar travel, but no expert can guarantee that it can reach the destination accurately and safely.

When Lu Linbei and others boarded the ship, the basic situation was like this. The CEO's wife repented at the last moment and cried and begged her son to stay at the entrance of the passage and not to board a ship of death.

Ma Youyang pushed his mother to his father and said in annoyance: "Mom, don't embarrass me. What is a 'ship of death'? This is a battleship and a great masterpiece of our Longitude. If it can be started, it means there is no The problem, let me say, is that it’s safer than the Latitude.”

Ma Yaxuan formally shook hands with his father, turned around and walked into the passage.

Ma Yingying looked at her son's back and said with emotion, "He will definitely become a great person in the future, not just on the Jingwei." He looked at the guardian appointed by him again and couldn't help but sigh, "You really Can’t you wait a few more days?”

"Times wait for no one." Lu Linbei said with a smile.

"Why are you in such a hurry to go to Jiazixing? It has always been there and will be there in the future. It will never disappear."

Ma Yingying was not the first person to have doubts about this. In the past few days, Lu Linbei had to explain his intentions to different visitors over and over again, saying almost all the same words.

"I suspect that there are weapons hidden on Planet Jiazi, the kind of powerful weapons that can carry out interstellar warfare. The biggest purpose of my trip is to prove this. If I am right, the seven planets will still have time to react. If I Wrong, Jiazi Star is really a peaceful planet and does no harm to anyone."

Today, he said the same words to Ma Yingying again.

"If there were weapons on Jiazi Star, they would have attacked us long ago. Is it because they don't have a spaceship?" Ma Yingying said.

"More than a hundred years ago, the number of asteroids and debris in the orbit of Longitude and Latitude suddenly increased, and then suddenly decreased. It might have been an attack."

"Is this all your evidence? From more than a hundred years ago?" Ma Yingying curled her lips, "Forget it, I'm not a nosy person. I have only one request for you: protect Xian Xian."

The horse that had already entered the passage turned around, but instead of saying goodbye to his parents, he urged the others, "Lu Linbei, what are you waiting for? Aren't you the most anxious?"

Ru Hongshang's large amount of luggage has been delivered to the ship. When they were standing on the conveyor elevator together, she began to become timid and kept asking: "Is it really safe? I heard from experts that the spacecraft needs minor repairs in one year and three years in total." Intermediate repairs require major repairs at most every ten years. This is a century-old ship, doesn’t it need to be overhauled?”

"Spaceships need regular maintenance because they often perform missions. Although the Rules was built a hundred years ago, it only performed one mission and had little impact." Lu Linbei said.

"What about the aging problem?"

Lu Linbei thought for a while, "Dangers always exist, and there may be more hidden dangers in the Rules. Was there a spacecraft accident a few years ago?"

Lu Yezhou continued: "A spaceship from King's Planet disappeared midway. The ship and its people disappeared without a trace. Until now, the cause and whereabouts have not been found. And this is not the only accident. Going forward, almost every other accident In more than 20 years, it always happens once. A spaceship in our planet Zhai exploded shortly after it left the port. The incident has been written into history textbooks. There was another time..."

Ru Hongshang's face turned dark and she said, "That's enough, there's no need to scare me."

"They are all true, and detailed records can be found online."

"The real thing won't scare me away." Ru Hongshang mustered up her courage, but her face still didn't look better. "It's better to be dangerous. It's more twists and turns, so it's suitable for writing a script."

As soon as they arrived on the ship, Ru Hongshang asked to go to the deep sleep cabin, preferring to fall asleep early.

Lu Linbei and others went to meet the new captain Pei Xiaoan.

Pei Xiaoan did not support setting sail immediately. He had a sullen face and said as soon as they met: "I haven't even figured out how many cabins there are on the ship."

"There are sixty-seven cabins in total, three of which are related to navigation. Captain Pei must have seen them."

Pei Xiao'an was speechless for a while, and then said after a while: "It seems that you are an adventurous person."

Lu Linbei smiled and said, "Only when necessary."

"I only guarantee that the spacecraft can start and enter the acceleration channel. The rest depends on whether the old antiques on the ship can function normally."

"This is a battleship." Lu Linbei corrected.

"After it regains its main weapons, let's call it a battleship. Now it is just a spaceship, and it is the smallest one."

"Okay, let's call it a spaceship for now. I'm quite confident in the old antiques on board."

Pei Xiaoan stared at him for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, make sure you really want to take the risk, that's enough. We will set sail in three hours. Before that, everyone must enter the deep sleep box. For all passengers , the only consolation is that we will not watch the spacecraft have an accident. You are not needed here."

On the way to the deep sleep cabin, Lu Yezhou said: "The last time I saw Colonel Pei at the Military Intelligence Office, he was not so arrogant."

Lu Linbei said: "In the military, he belongs to the offensive faction. He especially likes to take risks and advocates seizing various transfer stations in advance. His original purpose of coming to the Jingwei this time is probably to occupy them."

"Oh, that's it. Then he agreed to be the captain in order to seize the Jiazi Star? He actually said that we were taking risks. Sister Zhen, when it comes to taking risks, you are the expert. Who do you think took the greater risk, Lao Bei or Colonel Pei? ?”

Mei Wangzhen laughed and said, "It's not the same thing. Behind Pei Xiao'an, there is the entire King Zhai. He can advance and attack, conquer Jiazi directly, retreat and defend, and be a pure captain. As for Lao Bei, who else is there besides himself? Do you really care about Chen Manchi?"

Lu Yezhou wanted to say that he cared, but he swallowed it back before he could say it, because he understood that he and Mei Wang really cared about something different from Lu Linbei.

Lu Linbei smiled and didn't intend to talk about it at all.

There is a small lounge at the entrance of the deep sleep cabin. More than a dozen crew members are surrounding Ru Hongshang, asking for autographs and taking photos. Ru Hongshang has lost her fear and is very cooperative. She does not even notice Lu Linbei and others coming in. .

Someone noticed them, stood up to greet them, and with a smile on his face, before saying a word, he raised his hand and slapped Lu Linbei on the head, so hard that Lu Linbei was caught off guard and almost fell down.

"Li Feng, come back, what are you doing?" Lu Yezhou hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two of them, "If you don't want to go to Jiazi Star, just get off the ship. We are not begging you."

Li Feng pushed Lu Yezhou away, held Lu Linbei's hand and shook it a few times, and said with a smile, "Hello, Lao Bei."

"Except for the beating from you, everything else is fine."

"I didn't hit you, it was Professor Qiao. He specifically asked me to teach you a lesson."

"Why?" Lu Linbei was confused.

"What did you say to him in your letter?"

Only then did Lu Linbei remember that he had written something in a letter in the tone of a teacher educating students, so he smiled and said: "Professor Qiao is still Professor Qiao, has he finished writing his thesis? Why are you here too?"

"He will send the paper to your mailbox. I came to Jingwei because of the cyber war that happened here. I lost a lot of money, and of course I have to find out. Unfortunately, you have already solved it, so I decided to tell you Go to Jiazixing, there are many things worth studying there. Also, why don’t you reply to Professor Mao’s letter? He has already asked me about it.”

Lu Linbei's mailbox contained several letters from Mao Kongshan from Jiazixing. After reading one, he never opened the other letters.

"Professor Mao asked me to promise that I have no ill intentions towards Jiazixing and no war intentions, and this is something I cannot do."

Li Fenghui said in surprise: "Do you know how old this so-called battleship is? How dilapidated it is? It doesn't even have weapons, how can it fight a war?"

Lu Linbei smiled and said: "In that case, why did Professor Mao intercede for Jiazixing?"

Li Feng was stunned for a moment, "Professor Mao is a born pacifist and opposes all wars."

"No, he must have been influenced by the residents of Jiazi Star when he sent these letters. Those people, if they are really human beings, are afraid of the battleship Rules."

Li Fenghui became more and more surprised, vaguely feeling that the Lu Linbei in front of him seemed different from the person in his memory.

"Let's talk about everything after waking up," Lu Linbei said.