Ethan's recollection is long, but in the simplest of declarative sentences, it takes less than five minutes to tell all the important events that happened in that year. He eschews all the details he thinks are unnecessary and doesn't involve any of his own feelings, like a robot recounting events.
"He said he chose me because I was easy to use. I pointed a gun at him and tried to kill him, but it didn't work, but he took the gun away. He knocked me unconscious, and I woke up already Surrounded by robot police." Ethan ended his story flat, never taking his eyes off the retro pen in Hopkin's hand that was shaking with the movement of writing, and finally raised it at this time. Eyes, glanced in the direction of Tanisel.
The priest was staring at him, no smile on his face, no other emotion.
Hopkin raised his eyebrows, "So you didn't take the initiative to betray the country. It's just that you suspected him for a long time, but didn't take any action? Even after it was revealed, you lied to help him escape?"
It took a while for Ethan to say, "Yes."
"Just because he is the only Alpha who sees you, you don't even want the country or your own future?"
The apparent contempt and sarcasm in those words made Ethan clench his fists, and a burst of anger welled up in his heart. What he clearly didn't want to say, these people forced him to say it, forced him to tear the deepest scar in his heart, and even laughed at him after he finished speaking. He sneered and said in a self-sacrificing manner, "That's it, I'm just so horny. What? Are you going to give me an Alpha bed partner to control me?"
The provocative words obviously made Hopkin very unhappy. The old man frowned, still staring at him like a vulture, "Young man, I advise you to think before you speak."
Ethan knew that he shouldn't be rude just now, after all, he didn't know whether his actions would affect his parents. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "Sorry."
"President Hopkin, I think it's enough to know this." Tanisel said suddenly, all eyes turned to him, "His account is basically correct with the results of the intelligence bureau's investigation, I believe he did not Lying. Being human is always going to fall in love with one or two of the wrong people, and I don't think that's a problem."
"Not a problem? Lord Priest, maybe you Eves are different from Earth's culture. But for us, loyalty is the most important thing. Sacrificing the interests of the country in order to satisfy personal desires is intolerable! As long as this person is an Alpha I will accept it, how do you know that after letting him participate in Project Zero again, he will not be bewitched by Alpha agents sent by other hostile forces?"
Tanisel stood up slowly and nodded slightly towards the president, "President Hopkins, I am willing to guarantee that he will never make the same mistake again."
"Guarantee? Once something goes wrong, no one can take responsibility for this."
"Perhaps so, but without my Eve's Prologue Egg, your No. 0 Project would not be able to continue." There was a subtle change in Ethan's tone, from the gentle and gentle just now, to the hidden needle in cotton," When the President is angry, are you responsible for this responsibility again?"
Hopkin's brows furrowed into a ball, his eyes staring at the alien priest with anger. However, he knew that Taniser was right, and if the priest had to want this man, it would be useless for him to object. He sighed, picked up the paper in his hand and handed it to the assistant next to him, and then looked at the chief guard and gray fur, "You two are responsible for helping Priest Taniser take care of this person, don't make trouble. If you are outside the forbidden city You have the right to punish him for any suspicious behavior, including attempts to contact ordinary people or other unauthorized government workers, up to and including his life."
The captain of the guard and Grayfur stood up, the latter looking at Ethan with a chilling look.
Hopkin and a few other companions left the room, but Tanisel did not, nor did the Guard and Grayfur. Tanisel walked to Ethan and looked down at him for a moment, "Do you have any luggage to bring?"
Ethan shook his head, seemingly confused.
"Fine, come with me."
Tanisel was about to take Ethan out, but was stopped by the chief guard and asked, "Are you going to take him now?"
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"I need to arrange someone to guard him. If you want to raise him next time, please let me know in advance." The captain of the guard seemed a little unhappy, probably because Tanisel was going to take Ethan without prior notice, so he asked for a guard temporarily. Some difficulty. At this moment, Gray Mao said, "I can go with them."
Ethan felt a chill on his back when he heard his relaxed and smiling tone.
Grayfur put the black collar he was familiar with around Ethan's neck and rudely pushed him into an aircraft. Tanithel was in a plane with them, talking to an Eve through the screen projected by the Sphere of Breath. The Eve language they used was incomprehensible to Ethan, but he could tell across the screen that the priest with light blue hair who looked slightly older than Tanithel was saying something angrily and loudly, while Tanethel was speaking aloud. He rested his head on his hands absentmindedly, and responded with occasional laziness.
Hearing the sound of them coming in, Tanissell seemed to prevaricate anything, and hung up the communication without waiting for the blue-haired Eve to finish speaking. He turned his head to see Ethan and smiled at him.
"Ready to go to Mars?"
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The volume of Mars is much smaller than that of Earth, reflecting the glow of fire in the lonely universe, hot and beautiful. However, the interior of this planet has been hollowed out, where the largest research base in the solar system is built, and many of the Earth Alliance's confidential research is carried out here. Their spacecraft landed among several moorings on the surface of Mars, taxiing to a building that jutted out of the ground and jutted out of eight trestle bridges. The hatch is tightly fastened to one of the planks. Through the glass corridors of those plank roads, you can see the boundless rust red, and the towering craters in the distance solidify into a black shadow, which is very desolate and desolate.
The majestic view made Ethan pause for a moment, until Grayfur gave him a push from behind. Although I often see the name Mars base, this is the first time I have actually come to this barren planet. In the past, people on earth always thought that Mars was very suitable for being transformed into a second earth. However, when the technology of curvature navigation became more and more mature, people turned their attention to the farther planets, instead of paying attention to this one on their doorstep. Stars out.
At the end of the plank road, there were several small elevators next to the giant elevator that was large enough to accommodate several aircraft. Taniser came to one of the elevators, scanned the pupil pattern on the door lock, and soon a perfect and distorted picture appeared on the small screen. Male virtual artificial intelligence face - Leo, the mastermind of the Mars base.
"Welcome back, Priest Tanithel. Please confirm the identities of the other two entourages."
"Ethan Eldridge, this is his pass." Tanisel retrieved a barcode from the sphere of breath and swiped it in front of the combination lock, "As for the other guard of the forbidden city, Maxime Corporal Ivanovich Vasilev."
Gray Mao took out his security card and scanned it. Leo smiled, "Welcome." Then he opened the elevator door.
The transparent elevator sank like a bullet, straight into the heart of the red planet. About ten kilometers below the surface, the eyes suddenly opened up. The entire underground was hollowed out, and countless tall buildings like pillars were covered with bright lights, rushing up from the distant abyss and connecting to the top of the earth's crust. Between these many giant pillars, there are countless criss-crossing passages like ropes of different thicknesses. Many aircrafts flowed endlessly around those huge buildings according to the established orbit, exuding various neon brilliance.
The entire underground space was illuminated by tall buildings, passages, and the many spotlights embedded in the rock walls, almost as if it were on the ground.
The elevator sank quickly against the rock wall and finally stopped at the end of a passage. After the door opened, a welcoming robot greeted them outside, leading them to stand on the teleportation escalator through the long corridor, and turned a few turns in the air, heading towards the tallest building in the middle. There are spiraling floors inside the high-rise building, and different wallpapers appear on the walls of each floor. Many staff walk through the aisles. Many people will nod and smile when they see Tanisel, and then cast their curious gazes. on Ethan.
Ethan has read many reports about this research base, but now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he knows how magnificent it is.
"Each building here has a different research program. The antimatter research center is in this building, and the two of you can't set foot in other buildings unless you have permission."
Gray Mao also seemed to be amazed at the hugeness of this research center, and sighed how much research is being carried out in secret in the Earth Alliance? If research at this level of antimatter only occupies one building, what else is in the other buildings
Ethan was placed in a fully furnished staff dormitory, while Grayfur was placed next door to him. It was a staff member who led them to settle in, and after Tanisel handed them over to that person, he disappeared.
The staff member seemed very reluctant to speak to Ethan, and all necessary communication was with Grayfur. Even when Ethan asked him "Is there a limit for the hot water here?", he just turned his head to look at Gray Mao and replied, "The water consumption here is 150L per person per day, please try to use it sparingly."
Ethan was relieved to learn that he didn't have to live in the same room with Grayfur. However, he was obviously not allowed to leave his house at will, and the staff member only told Gray Mao the password, which meant that Gray Mao could enter and leave his house at will.
This made Ethan a little uneasy, because he always felt that the gray fur wanted to kill him.
However, Gray Mao seemed to have no intention of embarrassing him at the moment, and after giving him a slightly warning glance, he went to his room. After the door was closed, Ethan finally lay down on the single bed in frustration. There was an unpleasant smell wafting from the place, like melted plastic, that made him feel a little sick to his stomach.
Thinking of his rush out, he didn't say a word to Samuel.
But thinking about Samuel's character, he probably wouldn't worry too much about him... It just let him know that he came out with Tanisel, and I'm afraid it will inevitably cause another quarrel. Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
This time the mission did not tell the score, but it was the most relaxing mission since entering the forbidden city. After all, Taniser had saved him so many times, it was unlikely that he would have harmed him.
In a daze, I wanted to sleep, but suddenly there was a beeping sound of unlocking at the door. Ethan woke up suddenly and bounced off the bed like a rubber band, but he was relieved when he saw the person coming.
Taniser had taken off his locked priest uniform and came closer in a simple white coat and white trousers. The door slammed shut behind him.
"So..." Tanisel turned his back on the guest and pushed Ethan on the bed bluntly, then put his hands on either side of Beta's cheeks, tilted his head slightly and looked at him with an evil smile on his lips, "At last there is I have a chance to be alone with you. From listening to you tell about your past... love history, I can feel your mood changes. Although you speak plainly, your inner activities are really... very exciting Flavor!"
Ethan was caught off guard by him, his brows furrowed. That memory didn't excite him at all, and Tanethel's reaction made him a little confused and angry, so he tried to push the priest away, "Really? But I'm not interested now!"
Tanissell didn't intend to let him go just like that, and leaned over and asked in his ear, "Who do you think is more attractive than Roland?"
Ethan couldn't bear it any longer, he pushed hard, and finally escaped from under the priest. He stared at a pair of green eyes angrily, "You are also a priest after all, can you look like a priest!"
"What does the priest look like?" Tanisel looked innocent.
Ethan was furious, "How do I know! It's probably... a little bit more chaste!"
"Last time on the Neptune space station, and on the Magic Flute, you don't seem to want me to be naive?"
Ethan blushed, "That's not you..." He couldn't say the word "seduce me", he always felt that it was not a suitable word to describe Alpha.
The priest laughed in a low voice, and his body trembled with laughter, which was different from the solemn and kind-hearted appearance in front of others, "You are like a fried rabbit now, really... very cute."
Seeing him being so rude, Ethan suddenly let out his anger. He probably thought that only he could see the priest's appearance, and he felt a little happy. He sat back on the bed and sighed as if he was defeated, "So what are you here for? What do you want me to help you with?"
Tanissell also restrained his smile a little, and sat up straight, "Tomorrow I will draw some blood samples from you, and then I will let you try to touch the egg of the Prologue again. If this experiment goes well, you may To be the first human in the galaxy to have direct access to antimatter."