Chu Guang did not go to low-Earth orbit to greet Ye Shi in person, but chose to sit in the study room of Vault 404 and watch the live broadcast of the Dawn City TV news channel.
Firstly, it can be regarded as the frontline of the confrontation between humans and heavenly beings. He went to Tai La Hatred. Secondly, there were so many young players picking up people for him anyway, so he didn't want to steal the limelight from others.
As a professional mascot, Chu Guang felt that he should stay where he should be and maintain his strong character as the camp BOSS.
At the same time, thousands of miles above the sky.
The silver-white scientific research ship slowly switched its orbit and approached the defense platform suspended in low-Earth orbit.
Through the glass of the cockpit, Ye Shi could even clearly see the familiar faces stuck to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the bridge.
Of course.
He can see because his eyesight is relatively good. For example, Jiang Xuezhou sitting next to him cannot see clearly.
"The space station access protocol is being downloaded..."
"The interface position is locked...the access procedure is being executed!"
Jiang Xuezhou, who was sitting in the driver's seat, communicated with the navigator of the defense platform and quickly completed all preparations for docking with the space station.
To be honest, Ye Shi was actually quite shocked.
He used to watch this kind of scene on the news broadcast, and never thought that one day he would experience the feeling of being an astronaut.
Even in the game.
Even though he had played something more exciting not long ago...
Under the expectation of countless pairs of eyes, the connecting rod extending from the front end of the scientific research ship was firmly inserted into the interface of the defense platform.
The whole process went smoothly without any delay, as if it had been rehearsed in advance.
"Have you awakened your spiritual power too?" Ye Shi glanced at Jiang Xuezhou, who was sitting in the driver's seat next to him in surprise, and whispered.
"How is it possible..." Jiang Xuezhou was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said jokingly, "It would be great if that were the case, then I could study myself."
"Then why are you so skilled?"
Jiang Xuezhou chuckled and said.
"How could you ask such a stupid question? Of course it's because the space station's interface uses our standards."
All right.
The truth is so simple and unpretentious.
Neither the alliance nor the enterprises have any technological accumulation in the space field. In this regard, only the academy is leading the way in the entire wasteland.
And it is far ahead of the other survivors.
Ye Shi was sighing with emotion when the VM screen on his arm suddenly lit up, and then a line of flashing large characters floated past.
[Congratulations to the player who "got up a dozen times a night" and cleared the "Hyperspace Trek" and "Distant Colony" events! Unlocked the only titles "Savior of Civilization" and "Pioneer Explorer"! 】
The moment he saw this pop-up window, Ye Shi was so happy that he almost laughed out loud.
However, when he saw the next pop-up window, he stopped laughing.
[Welcome the Orion to return to the team, and the People's Federation Air and Space Force to return home!]
"Holy shit!"
Is this confiscation?!
Noticing Ye Shi who suddenly jumped up from his seat, Jiang Xuezhou glanced at him doubtfully.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"No, it's nothing."
Ye Shi coughed slightly to adjust his mood.
We are all descendants of the People's Federation, and no one is more equal than anyone else. Therefore, the garbage in the wasteland always belongs to whoever picks it up.
Except for shelters and black boxes.
However, even shelters and black boxes will be converted into rewards and distributed to players who discover them.
As for this starship.
Not to mention that the crew of the Orion had already recognized his identity as the successor, after all, he and Jiang Xuezhou took great pains to snatch it back from the heavenly beings and drive it home!
Although the Alliance's recycling of this starship was not entirely without legal basis, he felt that Brother Guang would not do this to him.
At this time, Ye Shi suddenly noticed that apart from the title, the mission reward was just a bunch of reputation and contribution points and nothing else.
For a moment, a flash of enlightenment surged in his heart, and he immediately understood what the manager meant.
I see……
Brother Guang has actually tacitly agreed to use this starship as a reward for him, as long as he can save it from other survivor forces.
Dog planner still loves him!
Just when Ye Shi felt relieved, the scientific research ship had been firmly fixed on the connection module of the low-Earth orbit defense platform.
The docking of the hatch was completed quickly.
As the air pressure in the scientific research ship's cabin was adjusted to the same level as the platform bridge, the tightly closed hatch opened with a "squeak"!
A group of players who had bought tickets moved their positions one after another, and rushed from the floor-to-ceiling windows to the hatch of the bridge. And then, the eyes of the pairs of people falling on the hatch of the cabin could not be moved away!
I saw a tall girl standing there.
The emerald green skin is like the buds hanging on the treetops in early spring, and the black hair that sways gently with the air is as smooth as silk.
She was wearing the uniform of the Orion crew. The monotonous white shirt and light blue casual pants could not hide her voluptuous and wild curves at all.
What is in sharp contrast is that there is a hint of pious and holy elegance in those speaking eyes.
Although this piety is somewhat frightened at this moment.
No other reason.
The main reason is that the "ancestors" are too enthusiastic.
"!!!"
"Gaians?!"
"so cute!!!"
"giao! The emerald green skin looks surprisingly sexy."
"Is it true that photosynthesis can occur?!"
"so big!!!"
"Gan! Damn Ye Shi didn't tell the truth!"
"Come out and get beaten!"
Although Dora could feel that those eyes did not contain any malicious or evil thoughts, she still couldn't help but shrink back.
Really unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the crowd, she tried to say "Hello" in Chinese couplet, but unexpectedly, the atmosphere at the scene became even more heated.
Seeing that all eyes were attracted to Dora alone, the little koala who was left alone scratched her round metal belly, looking like she didn't know what to do.
"Well, it seems I'm redundant?"
At first, it wanted to help Dora out, but found that the latter seemed to gradually enjoy this feeling of being surrounded by stars.
Finally at this time, the two "rightful owners" came out of the cockpit and finally rescued the embarrassed Dora.
"Damn it! You dogs-cough! Don't scare people."
Seeing the big-eyed expression that was about to drop to the ground, Ye Shi almost stopped speaking as freely as usual.
Fortunately, he saw the camera mixed in the crowd in time and stopped the words that came to his mouth in time.
At the same time, reporters who had been waiting outside the crowd to recharge their batteries swarmed up and squeezed to the edge of the hatch.
Microphones were pointed under Ye Shi's nose in an instant, and before he and his good brothers could brag, a barrage of questions came at them like a barrage of cannons.
"Hello! Mr. Ye Shi, your comrades told me that your righteous deeds saved human civilization not long ago. Do you have anything to say?"
"No, no, I just did a little bit of work."
"Mr. Ye Shi! Does your name have any special meaning?"
"Ahem - it's not convenient to say this."
"Hello, dear sir, I get up more than a dozen times a night! We are Goblin Observer—"
"Go away! Let your boss do it yourself!"
Seeing Ye Shi unable to withstand the siege of reporters, Jiang Xuezhou couldn't help but shrink his neck, quietly slipped out of the research ship against the edge of the hatch, and walked to his mentor.
Looking at that serious face, Jiang Xuezhou felt a little uneasy, but he still walked over.
"professor."
Looking at the lost and recovered precious apprentice, Yang Kai had a comfortable smile on his face, but soon he frowned slightly.
"Why are you dressed like this?"
The bloated space suit and round helmet seemed incompatible with the college's temperament, and the limelight was completely stolen by the Alliance people.
Jiang Xuezhou was silent for a while, then opened the mask of his helmet, revealing his face that was disfigured by neutron radiation.
The scars left by the damaged cortex and tissue proliferation climbed from the top of her head to the bottom of her neck, and predictably spread all over her body.
Seeing the lively and beautiful face in the past transformed into this, Yang Kai felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was stunned on the spot.
The D-class researchers accompanying him were also frightened by this face, and they all started whispering.
Awakened by the whispering voice, Yang Kai suddenly turned around and glared viciously at the students who were chattering away.
Everyone immediately shut their mouths and remained silent, daring not to speak.
Looking back at his apprentice, Yang Kai's Adam's apple twitched, and his voice, which had never had many emotional ups and downs, was filled with a bit of shame and self-blame.
"...I've made you suffer."
Unexpectedly, his master cared about him so much. Jiang Xuezhou smiled sheepishly and quickly closed the helmet mask again.
"It doesn't matter, he said he doesn't dislike me...ahem! Besides, technology is so advanced now, it would be nice to switch to bionic skin."
I heard that bionic skin combined with gene repair technology can make people never age. In fact, she has been wondering whether to change it for a long time.
It's just that it was too avant-garde and she never made up her mind, but now she doesn't have to worry about it.
Looking at the shy and cheerful smile, Yang Kai felt mixed emotions in his heart.
At this moment, his eyes fell on the young man named Ye Shi not far away, and he suddenly thought of something.
Speaking of which...
It seems that the target of his disciple is this guy?
However, just when he was about to ask about the progress of their relationship, he suddenly noticed Qi Liu standing by with a smile, so he immediately suppressed the words that were almost on his lips.
The college is not a charity after all.
In order to prevent unnecessary variables, and also for the future of the two people.
Some things are better asked privately...
From the moment the research ship faced off against the low-Earth orbit defense platform, McClung, standing in the corner of the space station, stared intently in the direction of the cabin door.
After glancing at the "Alliance soldier" standing in the center of the crowd being interviewed by the media, and then at the emerald-skinned "Gaia man", McClung remained silent and did not speak.
As a representative of the Eastern Empire, he was invited here together with the envoy from Norton City.
The purpose of his coming here is not only to pay tribute to the warriors who saved human civilization on behalf of the Eastern Empire, but also to spy on the alliance's reality.
They need to confirm the integrity of the Orion guided missile cruiser!
And its impact on geopolitics!
Although it was a pity that he had not seen that majestic battleship with his own eyes, General McClung suddenly felt that it no longer mattered whether he saw it or not.
The Alliance has actually shouldered the responsibility of defending the new era and glued the fragmented order back into a whole.
not only that.
They now also inherit the colony from the People's League era - the legacy five light years away.
In the face of these many great achievements, a missile cruiser of the People's Federation era is not important at all, and the latter will even become a burden that is worthless and discarded.
Although the Alliance has never declared victory or is in a competition with the survivors of the wasteland, anyone with a discerning eye can see that they have won everything...
Emperor Saren dreamed of being like that man, dominating the order of the world, even the order within the Velant people.
But unfortunately, even the internal order of the Weilant people was eventually divided into half by the alliance.
Looking at the Union soldier who was surrounded by reporters from Ideal City, McClung suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of exhaustion.
However, there is also some relief.
It is no longer possible to catch up with the league.
Even if the Eastern Empire has left behind the legion's historical baggage and taken away the legion's largest piece of heritage, it is almost impossible.
But fortunately, the outcome for the Valantians was not too bad.
They were not left behind by the times as the careerist named Tyr said, but went to the new era with the Wastelanders.
With his whole body relaxed, he turned his gaze to the messenger from Norton City and asked in a casual tone.
"His Majesty Saren will definitely ask us what we think when we return. I want to know what you think?"
The messenger seemed to be distracted. Hearing the voice next to him, he subconsciously blurted out something.
"so big."
McLean: "...?"
Noticing the increasingly sharp eyes, the messenger finally realized that his words were inappropriate, and hurriedly changed his words with a smile.
"I'm talking about the starship...it's so big."
McLean: "..."
That answer left him speechless.
And at this moment, he heard the young man standing in the crowd declare loudly when asked by reporters about the ownership of the starship.
"The Orion guided missile cruiser is a heritage that belongs to all mankind! It should not belong to a certain person or organization."
The reporter asked sharply.
"Does the organization you are talking about include the Alliance?"
Ye Shi answered without hesitation.
"Of course!"
At this point, he didn't wait for the reporter to ask further questions and continued speaking first.
"Therefore, I propose to form an extrasolar exploration team in the name of the Viscous Community, and use Orion as the flagship to conduct surveys of external star systems to find more relics left by pioneer civilizations! Habitable and unexplored planets! And
——Other civilizations in this universe besides us!”
Reporters at the scene were shocked when they heard this.
Not only the many reporters, but also the researchers from the nearby college, the commissioners of the Enterprise Council, the representatives of the South China Sea Alliance, and the envoys of the Eastern Empire and the New World Federation... all had expressions of surprise on their faces without exception.
.
Obviously they didn't expect him to make such a statement.
Including current players.
"Damn it, is Ye Shi stupid..." Debt's eyes widened and his glasses widened, and he muttered in surprise, "He really plans to drive this thing to find the edge of the map?"
Although the guy mentioned it on the official website, he always thought he was bragging, but he didn't expect that he was serious.
"...I'm just curious about one thing: Will the manager agree to it?" Yu Bian, a boy at the construction site, scratched the back of his head, with confusion written on his face. "Let him drive this big killer to the solar system?"
This is not only a confusion for the construction workers, but also a confusion for other players.
"No..." Looking in the direction of Ye Shi with interest, Fang Chang said slowly, "In fact, I thought that because of my understanding of the manager, he would probably nod along with me."
The construction worker looked at him quickly.
"Why?"
"For a weapon that will never be used, it is purely thankless to fall out with other survivor forces in the wasteland. We do not lack the ability to destroy the world, but what we need to rebuild our homeland is trust. These 100,000 neutron bombs
It will only increase the cost of trust between us and our allies."
"Besides, instead of being careful about other people getting it and using it, it's better to throw it out of reach of everyone..."
After a pause, Fang Chang continued with a smile.
"I think it's not just managers who think so. The company's board of directors will definitely come to the same conclusion after discussions."
When he said this, Fang Chang couldn't help but look at Ye Shi with a little more admiration than he had before.
This kid has really grown up.
At least, I have become able to use my brain.
Facing those pairs of eyes that were either surprised or suspicious, nervous or unexpected, Ye Shi continued to speak with a higher volume.
"One hundred thousand neutron torpedoes are a trouble for anyone. Whoever is asked to deal with this trouble will become a new trouble. Rather than letting the mistakes of two hundred years ago continue, it is better to let this starship do something that is truly harmful to mankind."
Useful thing! This is not just my thought but also the sentiment of the three thousand deceased crew members of the Orion!"
"We will recruit crew members from the entire wasteland, accept the supervision of all humans, and set off immediately after the decisive battle with the "Celestial Beings" is over!"
There was crackling applause.
This speech surprised almost everyone present, especially those guests who came to watch on behalf of third-party forces and reporters from Ideal City.
The senior researcher at the college did not speak.
But judging from the expressions on their faces, they didn't seem to be very opposed to the idea.
Carefully observing the reactions on the faces of everyone present, McClun, who was standing by and watching, couldn't help but admire in his heart, and couldn't help but applaud this kid.
What is a pattern?
This is called a pattern!
Directly rising to the level of human justice and the future of civilization, even if someone wants to hinder the implementation of the plan, it is difficult to come up with a reason.
Seeing the applauding supporters and media reporters, Ye Shi felt a little relieved.
At this moment, a reporter squeezed in front of him, handed the microphone to him with a puzzled face and asked.
"Excuse me...Mr. Ye Shi, what exactly is the 'pioneer' civilization you mentioned? If I remember correctly, you should have come back from the planet Gaia?"
Hearing this question, Ye Shi slapped his forehead, faced the media cameras, cleared his throat and continued.
"That's exactly what I'm going to say next."
The scene became quiet.
Everyone is eagerly waiting for his speech.
Including those players who have read the spoilers on the forum.
Ye Shi, whose vanity was greatly satisfied, slightly raised the corners of his mouth. This feeling of the whole world focusing on him was simply more satisfying than the announcement of the whole server!
Then, with a solemn and solemn voice, he unveiled the mysterious veil shrouded five light years away...
"There have always been serious deviations in our knowledge and understanding of the planet Gaia."
"It is true that it is a vibrant planet, and it is true that the hive consciousness called Gaia once dominated that planet, but these phenomena are just the tip of the iceberg that we have seen."
"The truth is that there once existed a civilization on that planet that was more prosperous than the United Nations and countless times more prosperous. And what we call 'Gaia' is just the 'ecological maintenance system' they left on that planet.