Chapter 44 Chapter 20 Epilogue

"Captain, this is Algeria." "Yes, Ben-Zov, and in the Inner Sea of ​​Mostaga." These were the first words Captain Servadac and his orderly said to each other after waking up. It is an incredible miracle that they are all safe and sound. They are indeed in Mostaganem, Algeria now.They have lived in this area for several years, and they know the situation here like the back of their hands, and it is impossible to make a mistake. So, after traveling around the solar system for two years, they are now back where they came from.There is such a coincidence in the world that Gallia collided with the earth, both at the same time and at the same place.

They are now only two kilometers away from the inner sea city of Mostaga. Half an hour later, Captain Selvadak entered the city with his companions who had returned from space. They find it incomprehensible that everything on earth is so peaceful.Algerians are taking their time and going about their daily work.Herds of cattle and sheep are grazing leisurely on the dew-sprinkled grassland.It is about eight o'clock now.The sun still rises in the east.There are no abnormalities in sight, and the residents do not show any abnormalities. "Strange!" said Captain Servadac. "They don't seem to know that the comet is coming."

"It seems that I really don't know." Ben-Zoff said, "I thought I could perform a triumphant entry ceremony in front of them!" Obviously, everyone knew nothing beforehand about the comet colliding with the earth.Otherwise, all parts of the world would have been in chaos, like the one in 1000 AD, thinking that the world had come to an end. Coincidentally, as soon as Captain Selvadak stepped into the gate of Mascara, he met the oncoming head of the Second Infantry Regiment and the commander of the Eighth Artillery Company.He immediately walked over to them. "Ah, it's you! Servadac," said the infantry commander.

"it's me!" "My poor friend, how did you disappear during this period, and where did you come from now?" "I could have told you. But you wouldn't believe me, no matter what I said." "How do you...?" "Stop it, friends. I've been missing you guys. Just count it as a nightmare!" After that, no matter how they pressed him, he said nothing more.Suddenly, though, he posed a question to them: "Do you know Mrs. L recently...?" The infantry commander immediately understood what he meant, and continued before he finished speaking:

"She's married again. What can I do? Who told you to go somewhere?" "Yeah, I've been in a dream for the past two years," said Selvadak. Then he turned to Count Ironmashev and said to him: "Master Earl, you heard what you said just now. I am very happy that I don't have to fight that duel with you again." "Captain, I wish very sincerely that I could shake hands with you and make peace, and forget all about the unpleasant past." "That's a good ending," murmured the captain, "and I won't have to worry about that sonnet."

The two rivals hug each other warmly, and their friendship has grown stronger ever since. Earl Ironmashv agreed with Selvadak's opinion very much, and he didn't mention a word about their extraterrestrial travel.Moreover, how they left the earth and how they returned is simply a mystery, and no one can tell.What puzzled them most was that nothing had changed on the Mediterranean coast.So it's better not to say anything. The next day, everyone parted ways and went their separate ways.The Russians were going back to Russia with Count Ironmashev and Second Lieutenant Prokop.Spaniards also want to go back to their homeland.Before leaving, the count generously gave them a large sum of money so that they could live and work in peace and contentment in the future.When they parted and said goodbye, the feeling of inseparability from the heart is really indescribable.

As for Isaac Hackhabt.He had suddenly disappeared, and he did not know where to go.But no one mentioned him again.Only Ben-Zov said one day: "The old man must be hiding somewhere in America." As for Palman Rosette, he has always had no scruples, and he quickly told everyone about his life in Galia for the past two years.But people deny the existence of this comet, because no astronomer has seen it appear in the night sky of the earth.There are no records about it in the astronomical yearbook.He was very angry.Two years later, he published an article full of words.The article introduces in detail all kinds of information about Gallia and his various adventures.

There were two very different reactions to the article in the European intelligentsia.Absurd to most, plausible to a few, there is an article--probably the best one--that does justice to Rosseter's article, called "A Hypothetical s story". It goes without saying that Rosette was very annoyed.He claimed that when he returned to Earth, he saw not only Gallia in space, but also the fragment that carried the thirteen Britons.He was probably feeling a lifelong regret for not being able to walk with them. As for Selvadak and Ben-Zov, whether or not they actually made such an expedition in the solar system, their jobs remained the same, one was still a captain, the other an orderly.At the same time, the relationship between the two is closer than before.

Pablo and little Nina were raised by Earl Iron Mashov and Captain Servadac respectively.Several years later, they have both grown up.Pablo was handsome, and little Nina was also very pretty.Servadak, who has silver temples and has become a colonel, presided over the wedding for them.Earl Tiema Shiya also sent a dowry to little Nina from Russia. Although this pair of young people did not become the Adam and Eve of that new world, they were still happy for their happy ending.