Chapter 67 third quarter

For Candib, spacewalking wasn't an entirely unpleasant experience.Of course he wasn't an astronaut—everyone at Second Foundation was, but he wasn't really a "earthworm" either, because every member of Second Foundation had to receive basic spaceflight training.After all, they may be going to space to perform missions at any time.However, the members of the second base all hold the same idea, and they always hope that the need for this is as small as possible. (The many space trips made by Prim Pafo are now almost legendary. He once said a word with earnestness: In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Seldon plan, the speaker sometimes has to travel to space, but the more successful speakers, the fewer times they are forced to fly into space.)

On three occasions in the past, Candib has had to use the chain and today is the fourth time he has used the device.Since he was very worried about Sura Novi, he didn't feel nervous at all.She was overwhelmed by the idea of ​​being in the void, and he didn't need any mental power to see that clearly. "I'm so frightened, master," was what she said when he explained to her what to do. "I will walk in nothingness." Regardless of other things, she suddenly spoke the authentic Eminem dialect, which is enough to show the extent of her panic. "I can't keep you on this spaceship, Novi," said Chandibor softly to her. "I'm going to another one myself, so you must come with me. There is absolutely no danger, you Your space suit protects you from any harm, and you don't fall anywhere. Even if you don't hold on to the chains, you'll pretty much stay where you are, and I'm right there with you, ready to go Give you a hand. Come on, Nuowei, prove to me that you are brave enough and smart enough to become a scholar in the future."

After hearing these words, she didn't say anything more.Although Candiba was unwilling to do something that might disturb her mind, this time she made an exception and injected a calming spiritual force into the smooth surface of her mind. "You can still talk to me," he told her when they were both in their heavy space suits. "If you try hard enough to say what you want to say, I can hear it. Take every word carefully and attentively." Think it over. You can hear me now, can't you?" "Yes, master," she replied. Through the transparent panel of the helmet, Candiba could see her lips moving, so he said again: "Don't open your mouth to speak. The scholar's space suit has no radio equipment, and everything depends on the function of the heart."

Sure enough, her lips stopped moving, but her expression became more anxious and restless. —Can you hear me, master? Very clearly, thought Candib, and his lips remained closed. —Can you hear me, Novi? —You can hear me, master. —Then follow me and imitate my movements. So they began to walk along the rope chain.Although Jiandibo's technology is not proficient, he has a good understanding of the theory of space walking.Its trick is to keep the legs straight and close together, only use the hips as the fulcrum for swing, and then swing the arms forward regularly in turn, so that the center of gravity can move forward in a straight line.Just now, he had already explained this principle to Sura Novi; now he did not turn his head to look at her, but directly interpreted her movements and postures from the motor area of ​​her brain.

For a beginner, she did pretty well, almost as well as Candiba.She did suppress her nervousness and did exactly what Chandibe told her to do, and once again he felt that he admired her very much. Still, she was immensely relieved when they finally got their feet on the ground again, and Chandib felt the same way.As he took off the space suit on his body, he opened his eyes and looked at everything around him.The luxury and sophistication of the various equipment almost made him dumbfounded, almost nothing he could recognize.His heart sank as he thought that he wouldn't have much time to learn how to operate these devices.It seemed that he had to absorb this knowledge directly from Comm, which was always less reassuring than real learning.

Then he turned his attention to Comm.Kang Pu is tall and thin, a few years older than himself, with a little literati-like handsomeness.And his wavy curly hair turned out to be an extremely rare milky yellow. Candiba could tell at a glance that this person was obviously disappointed with the speaker whom he met for the first time, and even looked down upon him a little bit.To make matters worse, Komp couldn't hide his true feelings at all. Candidate didn't care much about this sort of thing—not at all.Comp was not a Trantorian, nor could he be considered a full member of Second Foundation, so he was clearly delusional, even a light scan of his mind would reveal it.And one of the typical misconceptions is that true power must be consistent.In fact, as long as it didn't cause any hindrance to Candiba, he could certainly maintain those illusions, but here and now, this typical illusion is enough to spoil things.

Jiandibo's next actions are no different from ordinary people flicking their fingers, but all actions are carried out in his mind.Kang Pu immediately felt a brief sharp pain, and his body shook slightly involuntarily.He felt compelled to give his full attention.His cerebral cortex was printed with wrinkles, leaving an indelible impression ever since, knowing that the speaker can emit terrifying power anytime and anywhere. CommScope was immediately in awe of Candidate; and always will be. "I just wanted your attention, Comp, my friend. Please let me know that your friend Glenn Trevize, and his friend Janov Pei Lorat's current whereabouts."

Comm hesitated a little. "Should I speak in front of this lady, speaker?" "Kamp, this lady is like my shadow. So you don't have to have any scruples." "As you order, speaker. Trevize and Pelorat are now advancing toward a planet called Gaia." "You mentioned it in the last communication a few days ago. It stands to reason that they should have landed on Gaiji long ago, and they may have already left. They didn't stay long on the planet Sechelle." "While I was following them, speaker, they had not yet landed on Gage. They approached the planet with great care, hesitating for considerable time between micro-jumps. It was clear to me that it was They hesitated because they lacked data on the planet."

"Do you have any data yourself, Comm?" "Neither have I," Compu replied. "Or at least the computers on this ship don't." "Is this computer?" Candib asked suddenly, his eyes falling on the control panel, "will it help pilot this spaceship?" "It can be completely left to it to drive automatically, speaker, as long as you put your thoughts into it." Candy Burton suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. "The First Base actually managed to do this?" "That's right, but it's not very smart. The computer is not very good. I have to repeat a thought several times. But even so, the response I get is extremely limited."

"I might be able to make it perform better," said Candiber. "I am absolutely sure of that, speaker," said Compo in a tone of great respect. "But don't worry about this for now, why is there no Gaia information in the computer?" "I don't know, speaker. It used to claim - really like a human tone - that it had a record of every inhabited planet in the galaxy." "It cannot possibly have more data than it has entered. If those responsible for the input think they have gathered a record of all inhabited planets, the computer will be just as presumptuous even though it is not. Am I correct?"

"Certainly, Speaker." "Have you ever inquired about Gaia in Seychelle?" "Speaker," Kang Pu seemed a little uneasy, "There are indeed people talking about Gaia on Saxel, but what they said is useless, and it is certain that it is all superstition. According to the stories they told, Gaia is a A world so powerful that even mules from back then dared not approach it." "Is that what they say, really?" Candibe suppressed his excitement. "Are you really sure it was just superstition and didn't ask for details?" "No, speaker, I asked a lot of questions. But what I just told you is all they can tell me. Anyone can talk endlessly on this subject, but when the words are carefully analyzed and filtered, That's all that's left of what I just reported." "Obviously," said Candib, "Trevize has also heard this legend, and his motivation for going to Gaia must have something to do with it, perhaps to inquire about this mysterious and powerful force. And he will be so careful, probably because he I am also afraid of this unknown power." "It is certainly possible, speaker." "But you didn't continue to follow?" "Speaker, I have tracked a long distance, enough to be sure that he is indeed going to Gaia. Then I came back here-the outer edge of the Gaia system." "why?" "I have three reasons, speaker. First, you are about to arrive here, and I hope to meet you at least halfway to get you on my spaceship as soon as possible, and this is your instruction. Since this spaceship There is a hyperwave repeater, and if I get too far away from Trevize and Pelorat, the Terminus authorities will be suspicious, but according to my judgment, I should still be able to venture here." "Second point, when I was sure that Trevize was approaching Gaia very slowly, I judged that I had enough time to come and meet you as soon as possible without delaying anything. Especially considering you Better equipped to follow him to that planet than I am, and better equipped to handle any possible emergency than I am." "It makes sense, what about the third reason?" "After our last communication, speaker, another change happened. I didn't expect it at all, and I didn't understand the meaning behind it. For this reason, I think it's best for me to meet with you as soon as possible." "What is this event that you did not expect and did not understand?" "The warships of the base fleet are gradually approaching the border of Seychelle. This news is received by my computer from the Seychelle news broadcast. This small fleet has at least five new warships, and they have enough power to capture the entire Seyelp .” Candidate didn't answer right away. He couldn't show that he didn't expect this action, or that he didn't understand the significance of it.Therefore, after a while, he deliberately said in a nonchalant tone: "Do you think this matter is related to Trevize's trip to Gaia?" "Obviously this incident happened immediately after he left. If incident B follows incident A, then it is possible that incident A caused it." Komp replied. "Well, with that said, it seems like we're all coming together as a focus on Gaia—Trevize, myself, and First Foundation. You're doing a great job, Comp." Gentleby said, "Let's I will tell you what we shall do now—first of all, you will teach me how to operate this computer, and how to use it to control the whole spaceship. I believe that this will not take long." "Next, you will board my spaceship, and I will instill its operation method into your heart, and you can drive it without any difficulty. But I must tell you——presumably you have also learned from its appearance. The model figured it out—it's a very primitive spaceship. When you can control that spaceship, just stay where you are and wait for me." "How long, speaker?" "Until I come back for you. I won't be there for long, and you don't have to worry about running out of supplies. However, if I do go too long, you can land on any of the inhabited planets of the Sechelle Alliance , and then continue to wait for me there. No matter where you are, I have a way to find you." "As you order, Speaker." "Also, you don't need to panic. I have the ability to deal with this mysterious Gaia. If necessary, I can also deal with the five warships in the base."