The small conference room on the Iserlohn was full, everyone was breathing carefully, and the silence was a little depressed. All here are Ed's confidants, that is, the core members who are ready to run away if they can't beat him. In fact, there are not only these people on the ship, but also family members, peripheral personnel, etc., but the others are not important enough to need to listen to the "truth" now.
"Dr. Aeolia is old and resting, so he's not here, everyone, don't worry." Ed coughed twice, while Roland winked at him covertly while Diana was not paying attention, "Next Let me explain to you what exactly we are facing, what the current situation is, and why we need to evacuate immediately. Li?"
Ayanami Rei, who was acting as an assistant, nodded and then turned on the projection. Although Ed was a little resentful that Ayanami released Ayanami in advance, he had to admit that Miss Ayanami was really useful. With strong professional knowledge, and people who are taciturn and do not cause trouble, it is perfect to be a research assistant.
"This thing on the screen is the body of the ELS I mentioned earlier." Ed gestured to the huge sphere on the screen, and the surface of the sphere was densely covered with thick mycelium-like lines, which looked very scary, "The picture is that the satellite cannon was attacked. Sixteen minutes later, PLANT's astronomical telescope took the picture at L4. That is to say, the ELS soldiers split into two, passed through L4 and L5 at the same time, and are now heading towards the Earth and the Moon."
"Ed, why at the same time? Isn't it sixteen minutes later?" An Qi's question met CC's caring eyes, and immediately puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction, "I haven't learned astronomy yet, so I'll ask you if you don't understand. Any opinion?"
"Distance divided by speed equals time, I guess this is probably physics knowledge?" CC looked innocent, "As for elementary school or junior high school, I don't know, you can ask Audrey and the others in your arms if they have taught them at school. . Or you can ask Ed to make up the lesson, and the quiz game is entertaining. How wonderful."
An Qi Liumei looked upside down and her hair was about to explode. Finally, she knew that her family's ugliness could not be made public, so she forcibly sat down with anger, and almost bit her silver teeth into pieces. CC's face is not blushing and heart is not beating.
"Ahem, then I'll continue." Ed was a little guilty, and CC's remarks made him feel that she was listening to the corner again, "After a rough calculation, the moving speed of the ELS is about 70 kilometers per second, then It takes about 25 days to travel from L4 to the Earth-Moon system (author's note: The speed of ELS is converted from the data of the 00 Gundam theatrical version)."
"Isn't that still early? Do you need to run so early? What's the big deal? Assemble all human forces for a decisive battle?" Kalod interrupted casually, only after he noticed Ed's eyes, he regretted giving himself a Slap, "Sorry Doctor, I didn't ask anything! Please ignore my presence!"
"Good question, why should I ignore your existence? Don't make trouble. If you beat yourself up again, Tifa will think you have eaten the wrong thing." Kalod slapped himself again when he heard the words, and Ed was too lazy to pay attention to him. "There are two elements to this question. First, how does the ELS move."
Ayanami Rei took the initiative to switch the projection to the image of the battle with ELS provided by Haman, without needing Eddard to wink him to remind her. On the screen, the four silver-white scientific research ships are highlighted, and the details of the battle are mosaic.
"The silver one is the Jupiter scientific research ship that Aeolia lost in that year, which shows that ELS has already been to Jupiter. But even if it is calculated by reappearing immediately after its whereabouts were discovered last time, the speed is the same as it is now measured. No. Then the answer is very simple, ELS either has a higher speed that is not exposed, or has a short-distance jump means. Considering that Jupiter has a small number of tulip crystals to charge, I prefer the latter. That said, twenty-five days is not an exact number, and the actual situation could be much worse."
"Doctor, what exactly is ELS?" Uruki raised his hand and asked, "Can't we play even if we have DX?"
"This is the second question, macro, how big is the ELS." Rei Ayanami consciously cut the screen back, and Ed patted the disgusting spherical object hard, "Three thousand kilometers in diameter, in other words, the size of a moon It's not how to fight, it's impossible, and there's no need to fight. As long as the opponent flies over and sticks here, gravity alone can cause a devastating blow to the ecosystem of the moon and the earth."
The enemy can't be defeated by physical means at all. This answer is too desperate, and it is almost no different from directly pronouncing the end of the world. There was an uproar in the scene, and everyone finally couldn't help but start chatting. Lux asked Eddard if it was okay to say it directly, Eddard smiled at her, and also told her that it was the result of careful consideration.
This is a world for everyone. Ed doesn’t feel that he is qualified to run away with everyone and tell them later that the world is destroyed or saved. This is self-righteous and irresponsible behavior, just like throwing it on the earth. The satellite is like Char, who is immersed in the vanity of saving the world. Ed believed that his friends could be strong enough to accept the truth and not stupid enough to make a fuss.
"The world is going to be destroyed again..." An Qi's mood was a little complicated at the moment, "Ed and Dad, Bah, and Yang's fates are too similar, are they really the same person..."
"Next, let's talk about the countermeasures." Ed's voice made everyone quiet immediately, and the word "countermeasures" lifted everyone's spirits, "The first plan was proposed by Dr. Aeolia, and a powerful NT was sent. Communicate with aliens and find ways to persuade them to coexist peacefully."
"I'm willing to go." Tifa stood up resolutely, her long ponytail swayed gently, and she looked at Ed with firm eyes, even if there was no NT sense girl's will at the moment, she came directly from heart to heart, "If Mr. Ed's NT ability fails, I am the best choice."
"Tifa! Stop talking nonsense! You don't need to be a hero at this time, this is not our world!" Kalod held Tifa's hand nervously, "Doctor, you don't really think about it. Want Tifa to go?!"
Tifa struggled to break free from Kalod's hand and shook his head wordlessly at him, his expression still serious.
"I agree with Kalod and don't approve of you going." Ed continued in front of Tifa, who was hesitant to speak, "Eoria's plan is fundamentally untenable, and PLANT's attack has made I am absolutely certain of the other party's intentions, and I judge that there is no settlement."
In the professional field, almost everyone in the conference room has almost blind trust in Ed. Ed said that it is impossible to reconcile and no one will question it. Maybe only Diana trusts Aeolia more, but unfortunately she trusts Roland more than Aeolia.
"The second plan was inspired by Amuro's previous communication. He mentioned that ELS is all communicated with NT induction, and all individuals are similar to floating guns, so we might as well infer that the enemy has a body similar to NT. The core of it." Several Gundam pilots immediately realized it, "but I figured it out right away, in the face of a diameter of 3,000 kilometers, it is meaningless for NT-D to grab anything."
"That's right." Flying Bird immediately lowered his head in frustration, "An enemy as big as the moon, what am I thinking about?"
"Really?" Stella took his hand worriedly and pressed it to her heart, "Don't be sad."
"Ah wow wow." Fei Niao glanced left and right, quickly retracted his hand, and whispered in Stella's ear, "Stella, don't do your homework outside!"
"Finally, there is the third plan." Ed smiled reassuringly at the red-faced flying bird, and then said sternly, "It is also the only plan that I think is promising. Find it before ELS gets close to the earth, and drive TurnA to rush. In the past, Moonlight Butterfly was released, and the work was finished. The above is the entire content of this meeting. I don’t need to emphasize the confidentiality issue. Let’s break up the meeting and digest it.”
The only ones who knew that TurnA had a problem were the three of them, Ed, Roland, and his wife. For others, TurnA was good from beginning to end, so this answer was reasonable. After everyone greeted Ed, they left in twos and threes with a solemn expression. It is best to be with relatives and lovers when encountering great changes.
Not long after, when Wu Fei left for the last time, only Roland and Ed's family were left in the room, and even Diana left first. After all, she and Ed were not that familiar with each other, and she would not be thinking about Ed and Roland's friendship. Lux and CC didn't think there was anything strange, only An Qi was suspicious when they saw Roland's unusual behavior just now.
"Ed, in the information provided by Amuro Ray, you deliberately didn't mention that ELS has the ability to absorb, right?" CC asked worriedly, "Tell me the truth, can TurnA really win against ELS? "
"God knows what the creator thinks." Ed spread his hands helplessly, "It makes sense for the moonlight butterfly to decompose the mechanical life, and it makes sense for the ELS to assimilate the nanoworms. In the end, we can only see the settings. Anyway, we won. Everything is fine, and there is nothing to do if you don’t win. Fortunately, TurnA also has a jumping function, so you can run if you can’t beat it.”
"That means I don't know." Lux sighed, her eyes suddenly becoming very sharp, "You also deliberately didn't announce the problem of the TurnA driver, you finally accepted so many ACEs, don't tell me you have all of them. Don't plan to go on your own?"
There are indeed many reliable drivers, but once the matter involved the magnitude of TurnA and ELS, he suddenly realized that he still couldn't trust anyone. The only two people who can barely be regarded as wholeheartedly believe are probably only An Qi and Roland, but is he willing to take these two people to risk? It's better to go up on your own.
Ed was at a loss for words, and now he can only perfunctory with Lux's torture-like gaze: "It's a big deal, I haven't figured out who to let go."
"TurnA was originally my landline." Roland suggested softly, "Why not—"
"What a joke, there is no negotiation, absolutely impossible!" Ed interrupted the second half of the sentence sternly, "How many years have you not touched MS? Such an important task must not be entrusted to you, the odds of winning are too low!"
Roland didn't care about Ed's tone at all. It was impossible not to hear whether the subtext behind it was criticism or love. He smiled softly and then said nothing.
Only An Qi hugged Minerva from the end to the end without saying a word, her eyes were rolling, she didn't know what she was thinking, and it took a long time before she made up her mind and clenched her fists. Minerva, who was in his arms, probably felt that the hug was too tight, and he panicked, twisting his body in dissatisfaction in protest.
"Actually, it has nothing to do with the pilot, just fly over and release the Moonlight Butterfly. It doesn't have any technical content. The key is to see if the world is set up to save face." Ed looked up and thought for a while, "Give me three days, three days. I make a decision within that."
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ELS can be pronounced as Ayers, then we might as well call it Xiaoai, and then the story of Xiaoai.
Xiao Ai is a very nerdy guy, and his favorite thing to do is to curl up like a satellite and orbit around the planet, thinking about it by the way. It turned out that the tulip crystal mines on the planet that revolved around are abundant. Whenever Xiao Ai is hungry, she will separate countless small shuttles to dig some food and bring it back. When she is full, Xiao Ai will be happy. Keep turning.
Although it has evolved the ability to travel interstellar early, it is reluctant to go out because it is too home, and it has not dealt with other cosmic civilizations very much. Xiao Ai's wishful thinking that other civilizations in the universe are as kind and peaceful as it is, so when BETA visited, he opened the door of welcome without any precaution, and never doubted the behavior of BETA's frequent launch of space shuttles to the outside world.
It wasn't until one day that Xiao Ai, who had an empty stomach, finally found out that the crystal mines that could have been enough for her to live for countless years had almost been hollowed out, and those space shuttles that flew more than a dozen times a day were all Porter of evil robbers.
For the first time in her life, Xiao Ai, who had no regrets, became angry and brutally destroyed and absorbed all the BETA, only to be splashed on her head by a basin of cold water. It knows the Zerg, the Flood, and the Forerunner, and the slag silicon-based life behind the remote control BETA has long since perished. The cold and bloody universe is completely different from what it imagined.
However, it doesn't matter what you think, the tulip crystal mine has already run out, and Xiao Ai will starve to death at any time because of her wrong kindness. Poor Xiao Ai is forced to embark on a journey, searching for food to satisfy her hunger in the vast universe full of dangers. After going out, it understands how rare and precious tulip crystals are, and how uniquely everything it once had.
Xiao Ai is not very timid, and she doesn't know the way if she has never traveled far. She doesn't know how to find food in the vast sea of stars. The clever one had an idea and decided to use the communication equipment in the absorbed BETA technology to find the rest of the BETA. At least BETA knows that it can beat it. If the mine is not hollowed out, maybe it can eat some leftovers
Xiao Ai follows BETA's footsteps to pick up other people's soups, soups, and leftovers, but even the leftovers have to be saved and eaten, because it is not always so lucky to be able to find them without hollowing out. of crystal mines. It has also encountered a situation where it cannot find food several times in a row. At this time, Xiao Ai will reluctantly cut off a part of her body. If she is lighter, she may eat less.
After countless times of tail cutting to survive, Xiao Ai is now skinny and skinny, with a diameter of only 3,000 kilometers left. Even so, Xiao Ai still works hard to live, and she believes that as long as she survives, there is always hope. Since there is such a peace-loving race in the universe, isn't it natural that there are other peace-loving races? Maybe meet a kind and well-meaning person
Occasionally on the road, there will be crystal mines on civilized planets, but the kind-hearted Xiao Ai knows that mining will cause irreversible damage to the planet, and the life on it will be unable to survive. Whenever this kind of thing happened, Xiao Ai would always leave silently hungry.
One day, Xiao Ai, who was so hungry and dizzy, found a huge dilapidated spaceship while on the road. The magnificent and gorgeous style is very unique. Xiao Ai absorbed the spaceship like BETA, hoping to find some food news. The technical part of the spacecraft was completely irreparable due to unknown damage, but Xiao Ai got a very terrifying information.
In order to eliminate the Zerg and the Flood, the Forerunners planned to build a ring-shaped array to destroy all life in the galaxy in one fell swoop. Compared with Xiao Ai's lifespan, the remaining time can only be described in a snap of her fingers. If she doesn't do anything, she will die immediately. Hungry can be endured, but Xiao Ai doesn't want to die.
To eat, to eat, to eat, to eat enough, to eat enough to jump out of the galaxy in one fell swoop. You can't follow BETA to eat leftovers anymore, or you'll die. Next time, the next time you encounter a planet with food, no matter what the cost, you have to plunder it. It’s better to destroy civilization as a BETA.
As for kindness? Xiao Ai thought, what is that? Is it okay to eat