Super Mothership

Pluto.

The first impression of this planet, which was once expelled by the earth's civilization, is darkness, like a permanently closed eye.

At this distance, the sun's rays are already very weak, and even the "Prometheus" energy network has given up coverage because it is too remote, resulting in almost maintaining the original barrenness.

For a long time, it used to exist only as a testing ground for dangerous weapons of the Cloud Research Institute.

It was not until the earthlings with strong desire for exploration and curiosity gradually developed the entire solar system that there would occasionally be unmanned scientific research ships or tourist ships to come to see the style of the former "ninth planet".

In order to facilitate the docking of supplies, a small air port for both military and civilian purposes was built on the orbit of Pluto.

Of course, most of the time, this mysterious asteroid known as the "New Bermuda Triangle" is not open to the public.

After all, the huge electromagnetic pulses and high-energy fields that erupt from time to time can affect the safety of navigation...

Pluto: "..." (╥﹏╥)

At this moment, a small cargo ship with a small Q-version blue ghost painted on its body is slowly approaching the airport.

This small cargo ship is 200 meters long, flat overall, and has no obvious bridge. The model is the "Light Feather"-class small unmanned cargo ship just launched by Atlantis Shipyard last year. The location has obvious traces of modification, and there are many differences from the original version.

"Spaceship No. CN86776778, belonging to the 'Ghost Brigade', codenamed 'Scud', accepted the B468 supply mission, came to transport rare metals and energy materials, and asked for permission to dock at the airport!"

"Dip! Identity confirmation, mission confirmation, docking allowed!"

As the spacecraft slowly approached the dock, the controllers of the spacecraft couldn't help cheering.

"finally reached!"

"Fortunately, there is automatic driving that can hang up for a long time, otherwise I don't know how to survive."

"Everyone has worked hard. After submitting this mission, our mission points will be enough to upgrade the 'Ghost Brigade' to a C-level adventure group!

Go back offline and go to the new moon bar for a drink, my treat! "

"Yes yes!"

"Ha ha!"

This unmanned spacecraft does not have a so-called "bridge" in the traditional sense.

All control centers are integrated on a small chip, which can save a lot of space.

However, the control signal of the spacecraft comes from a "bridge" that is completely in the virtual world.

The operator can enter the "bridge" in the virtual world from hundreds of millions of miles away, so as to control the entire spaceship? It is quite convenient.

All the "virtual bridges" are basically the same. It does not have a console in the traditional sense? It only has a huge display screen? and the corresponding crew control positions, which are completely controlled by consciousness.

At this moment? There are only four controllers in the "virtual bridge" of this ship, it is Chris, Alice and the fat and thin duo!

The Ghost Brigade started out by doing freight? Because it grabbed the first wave of development opportunities? Now it is a little famous in the mercenary world, ranking among the best in the private mercenary group.

Not long ago, they used the commission they earned during this period to refit a new type of cargo ship. After some modifications by the fat and thin duo, the speed of the spacecraft has been greatly improved? It can be called the Scud among the cargo ships.

Leading equipment? Gives the Ghost Brigade more opportunities, one of which is the delivery of supplies for the Pluto test base.

This kind of long-range, time-consuming and low-volume mission is just right for the "Scud" type of spacecraft.

And they also took a few geological exploration and sample collection tasks along the way? The trip was also very rewarding.

"Old rule, Fat Master and Pork Ribs are responsible for handing over the goods? I am in charge of purchasing materials. When this task is handed over, we will start to prepare for the war with all our strength? Prepare for the alien invasion."

"Hehe! I can't wait, Chris? This time you have to get me a top-quality mecha." Fatty laughed.

"Don't worry? Civilization survives? It's everyone's responsibility! All the funds of the brigade will be tilted towards weapons and equipment. By the way, Alice, is there any new situation on your side?" Chris said and looked at Alice.

At this time, Alice was already an adult, and gradually faded away, she looked smart and capable, the only thing that didn't change was her blue eyes, which were still clear and bright.

"Well! Now that the news that aliens are about to invade the solar system has been confirmed, everyone including civil society is actively preparing for the war.

According to the UN's 'Emergency War Act No. 1004', all countries and regions of Earth civilization have entered a state of 'war control', and all resources have begun to tilt toward war. The Earth Defense Force is responsible for resource allocation and overall command.

I just logged on to the official website of the Earth Defense Force to check it out. It just released a new mission for all people. The reward is very high, but to complete it, it basically depends on luck. "

"Oh? What mission?"

Alice is about to share the task of "searching for enemy traces" to the group.

"Huh! 200,000 Unlimited Coins? This reward is attractive enough, but this kind of task really depends on character.

The detection radius of 30,000 kilometers seems to be very wide, but it is completely insignificant relative to the search range. "

"Even so, almost all the teams that can meet the requirements have been dispatched. After all, we are the first to find the direction of the enemy's invasion, which is of great significance to our war preparations.

Even if it may be a waste of time and money, there are still a lot of bloody mercenaries accepting tasks.

It's just that I heard that the production capacity of 'wormhole detectors' is limited, even if the production is accelerated, the supply is in short supply, and those who take the task are still queuing up. "

"Don't you think this is an opportunity?" Alice said.

"Our current location is right on the periphery of the solar system. It can be said that it is close to the water tower, and it is next to the military port. It is very convenient to receive the 'wormhole detector'. It is inaccessible here, so there is no way that there will be people robbing us for equipment, right?"

"Well! It makes sense. Even if there is little hope of finding that hidden wormhole, at least we have contributed to Earth civilization."

"Hey! It's not really that hopeful." The fat man pushed his glasses.

"How?" Everyone looked at the fat man.

"I have a college classmate whose most recent postdoctoral project is to follow his mentor to study the connection between the formation of wormholes and cosmic tides.

The area where the wormhole is formed is generally where the cosmic tides meet violently, which can be understood as an unstable point in space.

As long as we find such an area, we can also follow the vines and find wormholes!

So as long as we can collect relevant astronomical data along the way and send it back to the other team for research and analysis, it may improve the chances of finding some wormholes. "

"Unfinished academic research? Is it reliable?"

"It's better than blindly looking for it, right?"

"It's worth a try..." Chris thought about it and quickly made a decision.

"Ribs, hurry up to unload the cargo, discard all unnecessary loads, and then I will provide the spacecraft with extreme supplies and replace it with a reconnaissance module.

Alice, immediately accept the mission and apply for a 'wormhole detector' from the airport!

Fat man, contact your classmates immediately. We can provide astronomical data along the way to their scientific research team for free. If we can really complete the task, there will be 10% of the commission. "

"Okay!" "Received!" "Leave it to me!"