Spy Family

(The wrong chapter was posted, and I am correcting it now. I will post the two chapters together today. Thank you for your understanding.)

Lu Linbei hoped that "space walk" was a metaphor, but he failed to do so. No one even told him some precautions.

There were two crew members in the walking cabin. As soon as they saw Lu Linbei, they said: "The captain has gone out and asked you to meet him outside."

"Where exactly?" Lu Linbei asked.

"He's the only one outside. He's easy to find." A crew member said and began to help Lu Linbei enter the vehicle.

Basically, it's a tall, hollow robot, roughly oval-shaped, with a crew member sitting inside and being operated via sensors.

The robot has many tentacles and various shapes, most of which are maintenance equipment.

Lu Linbei didn't want to show his ignorance and nervousness, so he sat in obediently and let the two crew members fix him. Then he put on his helmet, connected his hands and feet to the sensors, and finally closed the shell.

Unlike the common machine casings in movies, it was not transparent. After closing, Lu Linbei's eyes turned dark. He suddenly became more nervous, worried that he would be suffocated to death inside, and instantly had the terrifying feeling of being buried alive.

A voice suddenly came from the helmet, "When do you plan to turn it on?"

Although his voice was a little impatient, Lu Linbei was still very happy and immediately replied: "Right now, I need to get used to it."

"Are you okay? A lot of people can't handle this."

"It's okay." Lu Linbei regarded this as Pei Xiaoan's test for him, and he had to go out, never wanting to give in at the door.

He found it. It was not much different from an ordinary gaming helmet. The on/off button was in the upper left corner of his sight. He stared at it squinting for three seconds. The machine started up, and there was a light in front of his eyes. Many options appeared. For those who have played games, it was not surprising. Not unfamiliar, just more complex.

Lu Linbei guessed that this was a new type of robot, not the original old equipment on the Rule.

In terms of vision, he chose "normal", so he "recovered" his vision and could see the surrounding scenery and the two crew members.

This is not a simulated image in the game, but a real scene, which is simultaneously transmitted to the helmet.

He also chose the safest routine for listening, movement and other items.

The claustrophobic feeling of being locked in a small space disappeared. Lu Linbei felt nothing unusual except that he had grown much taller. The range of movement of his hands and feet was very small, but it was not uncomfortable. Because he was in a sitting position, it was very comfortable. Like driving a vehicle.

He suddenly understood why Zhao Didian wanted to absorb "emotions" from the Internet. The half-human and half-program probably also had claustrophobia.

"Ready?" a crew member asked.

Lu Linbei nodded habitually, and found that the other party was still waiting for his answer, so he said, "Ready."

"Go to position one." The crew member said.

There were sensors on his feet. Lu Linbei stepped forward and retracted gently, and the robot walked accordingly. After a few steps, he adapted to the rhythm and stood firmly at position No. 1. The two characters "No. 1" were written on the ground.

The hatch opened, and the robot was teleported into Cabin No. 2. From here on, there were no more human crew members.

During a spacewalk, you have to pass through five cabins, each with different functions. The operator does nothing, and the transmission device will send the robot to the designated location.

The cabins are connected in a series, and with the passage in the middle, they form an obvious arc. This is one of the differences between warships and merchant ships. Straight passages will become a weak point in protection.

At the last hatch, Lu Linbei almost wanted to give up. He saw space, which was so deep that it seemed to have strong suction. He was afraid that he would never come back after entering...

Before he could speak, the hatch opened without hesitation, and a force pushed him out.

The robot has multiple systems to ensure that it can return to the cabin accurately. The safest and oldest method is a thin special rope connected to the robot that can automatically adjust its length.

Even so, Lu Linbei fell into a huge panic, forgetting what he should do and what he was doing, until Pei Xiaoan's voice came to his ears, "Is spinning in circles fun?"

Only then did Lu Linbei realize that he was controlling the robot to roll up and down. Because there was no gravity, he had never noticed it.

Relaxing his body and using his eyes and finger movements to control the robot was like facing a slightly more complex microcomputer. Lu Linbei finally regained control and could at least maintain stability in space.

"I'm above you." Pei Xiao'an said.

Lu Linbei shrugged and didn't respond. In fact, the relevant options were all in front of him. They would be highlighted if he stared at them for a while, and he could select them by moving his finger lightly. It was not complicated.

Ye Zi must have learned this very quickly, Lu Linbei thought, while controlling the robot to rise, something suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.

He rose too fast and missed Pei Xiaoan, so he stopped, descended slowly, and finally was level with Pei Xiaoan.

These are two identical maintenance robots. Their tentacles have not been spread out. They are floating above the battleship. Their oval bodies are like two insect eggs blown to the tree by the wind.

"In the universe, everything is so huge and yet so small." Pei Xiaoan said with emotion.

"Yes." Lu Linbei was still in a state of nervousness, tightly gripped by the feeling of not being able to reach the sky or the ground, and completely unable to appreciate the greatness of the universe.

"Follow me." Pei Xiaoan began to rise.

Lu Linbei also rose up and started to fall one position behind. After he became more comfortable with the operation, he could be on par with him.

Pei Xiaoan stopped and said, "You can see the full view of the Rules from here."

Lu Linbei also stopped and waited for a while before he was in the mood to look at the behemoth in front of him.

The Rule looks like a humpback whale without a tail fin. There is an obvious protrusion in the front, which is probably the part that was once connected to the Longitude and Latitude.

The Rules is right next to another larger "whale", which is King Zhai's Earth. The two ships are actually several kilometers apart, but they look like they are growing together.

"That's Jiazi Star." Pei Xiao'an said again.

Lu Linbei looked down and saw a blue planet and the light of stars coming from behind the planet.

"We are on the back side of the planet. When we need to generate electricity, we have to sail to the front side to welcome the light of the star."

"The planets all seem to look the same," Lu Linbei said.

"The planets that humans live on are all similar. They must have enough water and sunlight. From this point of view, we are still Earthlings."

"I didn't see the spaceships of Uranus and Mingwang."

"They are on the other side of Star Jiazi. You can see them when the Ruler goes to generate electricity."

"What's on the surface of the spacecraft?" Lu Linbei noticed that something seemed to be moving on the hull.

"Automated maintenance robot, you and I are human overseers."

"Can't we use surveillance equipment?"

"Yes, but there is an ancient unwritten rule. The captain must conduct regular space walks to view his spacecraft from all angles and have an overall grasp of it. When he returns to the command module and makes a decision, it will be more accurate."

"That makes sense."

"Not every captain is willing to abide by the rules. Let's go and change the angle." Pei Xiaoan flew in a different direction.

Lu Linbei followed and flew a certain distance. A prompt text appeared in front of his eyes, and a corresponding robot voice came from his ears: "The rope is about to be used up. Please choose to stop, return, or escape."

Lu Linbei noticed that Pei Xiaoan's robot seemed to have no rope, so he chose to break away and let the safest rope retract into its original position.

The two robots got rid of the last bit of restraint and flew faster and faster in space. Lu Linbei gradually adapted and was able to avoid being left too far behind.

"It's a miracle that the Meridian was able to build such a battleship more than a hundred years ago."

"Crisis generates power." Lu Linbei replied casually. Most of his energy was used to control the robot, leaving no room for thinking.

Pei Xiaoan finally stopped, "The Rules will be the prototype of the King Zhai battleship. A more advanced model can be built within five years, and three ships can be built within ten years to form a real space fleet."

"Does King Zhai have ten years to prepare?" Lu Linbei was able to think again.

"The Rules itself is a deterrent and can buy Zhai Wangxing enough time. The relevant departments of Zhai Wangxing are working overtime to develop electric power release weapons, which can be installed on the Rules within a few months. I admit that this kind of weapon is far from enough. Perfect, but it can be applied in a short time, and then special weapons can be developed.”

"I don't remember Colonel Pei having this kind of view before."

"There were no rules back then. Hey, I'm almost forgetting what my point of view was."

"Colonel Pei once said that offense is the best defense. The enemy should be exhausted instead of guarding the planet. Although the Rules is currently the only warship of mankind, it is not strong enough to deter all enemies. For King Zhai, Repairing warships takes time, and for the enemy, this period of time is the best opportunity to attack."

"From a purely military perspective, that's true, but this is the human world, and politics is the battlefield at a higher level. It only takes a few months for the politicians of the major planets to talk and fight, and it will pass."

"Destroying the Rules first will not affect future verbal disputes."

"What you say makes sense, but I just can't believe it. Do you know why?"

"Because I have selfish motives."

"Yes, everything you did was to rescue your fiancée. You are not even sure that she is on Jiazi Star."

"She must be..."

"You were sure she was on the Longitude and Latitude before."

Lu Linbei was silent. Although he could give many explanations, as Pei Xiaoan said before, his selfishness made his words unconvincing.

"I respect your choice." Pei Xiao'an continued, "If it were me, I would travel across the universe to save people."

"thank you for understanding."

"So you don't need to persuade me, I will give you a chance."

"Chance?"

"Did you see the rule number?"

The Rules lay across the front like a hill. Lu Linbei replied: "I saw it."

"Do you remember where the hatch was when you came out?"

The two of them had flown far away and changed directions many times. Lu Linbei still had some impression of the original position, "I probably remember it."

"There is a red light flashing on the hatch, making it easy to find the specific location."

"Yeah." Lu Linbei had an ominous premonition.

"We are about five kilometers away from the hatch. Let's have a competition to see who gets there first and who wins. Who can make a request and the other party must agree."

"It's not fair. This is my first spacewalk and I haven't mastered many of the robot's functions yet..."

"The request you are going to make to me is equally unfair. This is my first time as a captain, and it is also the first time King Zhai has owned a battleship."

Lu Linbei had no way to refute, "Okay, I accept the competition. But you already know my requirements, and I don't know yours yet."

"It's definitely not easy to do, but it's not that difficult. Start preparing. Remember, you lose if you turn on autopilot and autoflight."

"Understood." Lu Linbei was frantically checking the operating options.

"Go-go." Pei Xiaoan flew forward.

Lu Linbei rushed forward and overtook Pei Xiaoan in an instant, but he was too fast and deviated from the correct direction. He could not see Pei Xiaoan or the flashing red light.

Pei Xiao'an was already familiar with battleships, as if he were walking in the neighborhood where he grew up, bypassing the huge obstacles protruding from the ship's hull and heading towards the exact location of the hatch.

He couldn't think of any reason why he should lose.

Until he saw another robot passing by him, as smooth as a fish swimming in the sea. Even the most skilled operator could not do this.