Chapter 1548 Target Appears

Except Fang Lanyin and Hall, the people who knew about Li Chengxi were all on the bridge.

Almost all the crew members on the Swan had heard of this person, but had never seen him.

After all, Alyssa joined the Swirl Federation Army as a mercenary. Except for herself and the crew members assigned to work on the Swan, no one else had a military rank or salary.

So even if the Swirl Federation gave Li Chengxi boxes of medals, he was still a non-existent person in the Swirl Federation.

Although this secret was not like Yang Yiyi's, which must not be exposed, Princess Leia said this when she entered the hangar, making Alyssa wonder if she had intended to find Li Chengxi from the beginning.

If so, how to deal with it?

Deal with it casually like dealing with the Swirl Federation?

"Your Highness, do you mean the machine soul on my ship?"

Telling the truth directly was definitely not an option, and neither was fooling around. This uncle who was as high as level 81 and could destroy a fleet alone could easily determine whether Alyssa was lying. Evading the truth would cause displeasure.

Then, it is best to avoid the main issue, not denying it, but not exposing Li Chengxi's true identity.

"Machine soul? Do you think so?"

The princess asked back, and Alyssa felt that she was sweating.

"The machine soul of the Swan is a very special existence. The specific details are commercial secrets and cannot be disclosed. He is smarter and more powerful than ordinary machine souls."

Princess Leia did not look at Alyssa the whole time, but just kept scanning the bloated and huge fuselage of GP02.

After hearing Alyssa's words, she turned around and said very solemnly:

"Captain Alyssa, I understand your idea. Every recycler has some trump cards, but I suggest you don't treat him as a machine soul."

If Alyssa thought Li Chengxi was a special machine soul at the beginning, she certainly doesn't think so now.

"This is the first time I have truly confirmed the existence of a spiritual entity. Strictly speaking, this is not a "seeing". My eyes cannot capture him, but I can feel that the eyes from a higher dimension are staring at you and me."

How to respond to this?

Alyssa hesitated to speak, but Princess Leia said:

"I hope you can make sure that he has a good relationship with you. I can tell you responsibly that this is definitely the most valuable investment in your life."

The level is as high as 81. Even if this princess cannot master the power of the True Ancestor very well, she is already very close to the demigod and has reached the level of transcendence.

It is not surprising that she can feel the existence of Li Chengxi, but the reason for saying these words is a bit confusing.

Alyssa chose to be straightforward. She asked:

"Your Highness, what do you mean...?"

"The last time I had a similar feeling was when I was dealing with our common enemy."

The common enemy is naturally the Red Maple Republic.

"If the Swan also has a similar spiritual entity, at least you let me know that we have a way to deal with threats from higher dimensions. This time, I came to the right place."

This made Alyssa puzzled. She was about to ask for details, when the personal terminal on her wrist beeped twice, and Carlos' voice came:

"Captain, the target has appeared."

It seems that there is no time to ask in detail.

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Alyssa and Princess Leia hurried back to the bridge. At this time, the vague shadow of the reconnaissance station had appeared on the main display of the bridge, and the optical sighting equipment was keeping the line of sight.

It is called a reconnaissance station, but in fact, from the appearance, you can't tell that it is a man-made thing. It feels more like a passing stray meteorite.

There are many stray celestial bodies in the dark star field without stars, and similar things will not attract the attention of any ship.

"Unmanned beacon data is transmitted back, and high-density metal reaction is detected."

It can't be seen with the naked eye, and it can't be scanned by radar, but if the data is measured with a scanner, it will be found that the quality of this thing is ridiculously high, and it doesn't look like an ordinary meteorite at all.

Although there are extremely dense meteorites in the void, if a high-density meteorite appears at this time and place, then the possibility that this is the target is particularly high.

"It came earlier than expected."

Alyssa sat down in the captain's seat and fastened her seat belt:

"Hold steady, keep tracking. How many beacons fired before stopping the ship are useful?"

"Only three are in the direction of the target approaching."

Unmanned beacons are actually a special kind of torpedo. After being fired, they will start reconnaissance in the designated area, automatically warn if something approaches, and are equipped with scanners.

Since it came much earlier than expected, Alyssa cannot rule out the possibility that a high-density meteorite passed by by chance.

To confirm whether it is, either get closer or wait for multiple unmanned beacons to send data for analysis.

At this time, you have to be patient. After a while, the meteorite projected on the main display by the optical sighting device became clearer.

At this time, Vilania said:

"The data of the three beacons are similar, and a slight attitude turn was just captured. It is definitely not an ordinary meteorite."

Ordinary meteorites will definitely not turn purposefully before hitting something or being affected by gravity.

This is of course not absolute. The meteorite itself may be in a rotating state, and the angular momentum allows the meteorite to have a certain slight turning ability.

If the judgment is wrong, the Swan will only chase an ordinary meteorite, and it may not be able to catch up when the real target appears.

After all, in order to avoid being discovered, pulse flight or jump cannot be used.

Alyssa hesitated for a moment and immediately ordered:

"Abandon the hook and start the engine, let's chase it."

This operation has a tolerance rate. If the unmanned reconnaissance station cannot be captured here, we can continue to wait at the next location. And it is not a matter of urgency, so Alyssa's choice is naturally bolder.

"Engine power is rising, working normally."

"Departure speed, attitude adjustment in progress."

"Target trajectory analysis is complete, waiting for the route to be set."

Alyssa used the screen next to the captain's seat to set the intersection point between the Swan and the target according to the data:

"Cruise speed."

"Understood, cruise ship speed."

Carlos hit the rudder and lifted the push rod.

The five engines arranged in a V shape lit up with eye-catching blue light, and the Swan adjusted its attitude and then accelerated.

The unmanned reconnaissance station is not remote controlled. After setting the route for it, it will automatically make minor adjustments and automatically avoid large celestial bodies such as meteorites. When the Swan approaches, it must not go straight over, otherwise it will start the automatic avoidance program.

But it cannot approach from the back, because even the Swan cannot catch up with the speed of the unmanned reconnaissance station.

So if you want to approach, you must approach from the side, like two parallel lines that are constantly getting closer.