Chapter 34 Chapter 28 Dialogue

On the Galaxy, only one person thought that the situation was not the catastrophe of the century.Ruf van den Berg said to himself, I may die too, but at least this is a chance for me to leave a lasting record in the scientific world.Although this is just self-consolation, at least it has more hope than the others on board. There could be no doubt that the Milky Way was headed for Mount Zeus, for nowhere on Europa is it more evident than there.In fact, there is nothing comparable to it on any planet. So Vandenberg's theory (which he had to admit was only a theory) was no longer a secret.He didn't know how it leaked out?

He definitely believed in Uncle Paul, but he could have been negligent, more likely someone had monitored his computer (perhaps routinely).If so, the old scientist might be in danger; Vandenberg wishes he could (or should) give him a warning.He knew that the liaison officer was trying to contact Ganymede via an emergency transmitter, that an auto-alert signal had been sent, and that the message would reach Earth soon, because it had been sent for an hour. . Someone tapped on his hatch. "Come in," he said. "Oh! Little Chris. Anything?" He was surprised to see Deputy Chris Jr., whom he knew about as well as his peers.He thought with dismay that if they landed safely on Europa, they should have a chance to get to know each other better.

"Doctor, you are the only one who lives around here, I hope you can help me." "I don't know how people can help each other at this time. Any updates on the bridge," "No update, I just left Yu, and Gillings is there fixing a speaker on the door. But no one seems to be talking inside, I'm not surprised, Zhang must have a lot to do." "Can he get us down safely?" "He's the best, nobody can do better than him; I'm more worried about taking off again." "Man, I haven't thought that far. I'm assuming that's okay."

"It's a bit of a stretch. Remember, this spaceship was originally designed to orbit, and we don't intend to land on any satellites. At most, we'll meet up with two large empty ships, Anaka and Galmu. Therefore, We could be stuck on Europa, especially if Zhang burns too much fuel looking for a good landing spot." "Do we know exactly where he's going to land?" Vandenberg asked, trying not to impress young Chris that he was interested, but only pretending to ask.When little Chris looked at him with sharp eyes, he felt that he was exposed. "We don't know yet, maybe when he starts braking. But you know about these moons, where do you think they'll land?"

"There's only one interesting place, Mount Zeus." "Why would anyone want to land there?" Vandenberg shrugged: "That's exactly what I wanted to know. It cost us two expensive probes." "It looks like it's going to cost us more. Do you have any ideas?" "You look like a cop!" Van den Berg said, laughing, purely in jest. "It's funny, two people in the last hour said I look like a cop." Suddenly, there was an incredible change in the atmosphere of the cabin, as if the life support system had automatically readjusted.

"Oh! I was only joking, and you?" "If I were, I wouldn't admit it, would I?" Vandenberg thought, this is equivalent to no answer!But it could also be true. He gazed intently at the young man before him, noticing (not for the first time) how much he looked like his famous grandfather.Someone once mentioned that Chris Jr. had just been transferred to Yinhe from other spaceships in Zong's fleet before this mission. The speaker sarcastically said that as long as there is a privileged relationship, it is convenient to go anywhere.But, having said that, there is no criticism of his abilities, he is an excellent space officer, and those skilled skills allow him to take on a number of other jobs.Likewise, in retrospect, Rose McLean had joined the Galaxy just before this mission.

Vandenberg felt that he had been caught in an extremely complicated and cumbersome interstellar conspiracy.As a scientist, he is used to asking questions about nature and getting straightforward answers. He doesn't like the complicated situation now. But he wasn't an innocent victim either. He tried to hide the truth (at least what he thought it was), and now the effect of the deception has been amplified, like a neutron in a chain reaction, and the result is an even bigger one. harm. Which side is little Chris on?How many different groups are there?The League must have been involved when the secret was leaked out, but the League itself was at odds with itself, and there were groups opposing them.The situation is like a house of mirrors.

However, one thing is for sure, judging from his background alone, Little Chris can be trusted.Vandenberg thought, I'll bet he was assigned to fly the Cosmic God Control Center, no matter how long or short that mission seems to be now... "I hope I can help you, little Chris," he said slowly. "You may have suspected, I have some theories, but it may be nonsense..." "In less than half an hour, the truth will be revealed. Before that, I'd better keep my mouth shut." He said to himself that it wasn't just Boers (South African whites of Dutch descent) who were inherently stubborn, and that if it was his fault, he would rather not die with those who knew he was the culprit.