Become a legend in the interstellar

Chapter 414 Hal's Anxiety

On the scroll, the handwriting is clear and well-organized, the same as the modern Western Continental, no special translation is required.

In the final stage of his life, the royal wrote many regrets.

In the second half of the scroll he writes:

[Now that I think about it, the so-called ideals I used to call were just escapes]

【The freedom I long for is actually just indulgence】

[I like the distance, but I don't want to take the responsibility in front of me]

[I ran away from home this time, I didn't consider the feelings of other people, it was too selfish]

[Suddenly I thought of my father’s back in disappointment, and my mother’s love and sighs. I had mixed feelings in my heart. Before I knew it, their gray hair had grown so much.]

[The ship is about to sink, but I only understand this now, and I can't go back...]

【…】

Seeing this, Su Xia was surprised. He thought that the prince was really tired of power and yearning for freedom, but he didn't expect to make a sharp turn in the end.

The next large paragraph of text was actually the prince's self-repentance.

The letter stated that if life could be repeated, he would definitely choose another path.

【I was too willful this time, I took away the sword of power】

【Now, this sword will also sink into the icy sea with me. I don’t know when it will see the light of day again】

[Latecomers, if you read this letter, you must have found the sword of power]

【Please bring it back to the Iris Empire】

[This sword is extremely important to the empire. After you bring it back to the empire, you will receive the highest royal treatment, and at least you will be granted the title of hereditary viscount. You will have a personal viscount territory in the empire and enjoy the glory and wealth of generations... 】

At the end of the letter, it turned out to be a commission.

Before the prince died, he hoped that the latecomers could bring the sword of power back to the Iris Empire.

After reading it, Su Xia shook her head and said with emotion: "What are you talking about, the empire is dead."

If the Iris Flower Empire did not die, Su Xia would not mind being a viscount. He is so old, and he has never experienced the feeling of being a knight, nor has he ever owned a private territory.

But the world has changed, the sea has changed, and everything can't go back to the past.

The prince's regret can only be buried deep in this endless seabed.

"Master Captain, do you really want a title?" Sarah asked with a smile.

"No, I just want to feel the feeling of owning a private territory."

Su Xia shook her head slightly, and said calmly, "In the world I live in, it is a luxury to have a private territory."

"Oh? Difficult? Captain, don't you build private houses?" Sarah blinked curiously.

"Of course, but... this matter is complicated to say, and it will be restricted by inexplicable system rules."

"Well, if you really want a private territory, you can buy a planet and a large number of slaves when you go to the starry sky in the future, and build your own empire on that planet."

"How can I have so much money..."

Su Xia smiled lightly, he didn't even dare to think about the money to buy a planet.

As he was speaking, his expression changed, and he suddenly thought of the "Crown of the Sixth Empire" that he had won by lottery a long time ago. It was useless all the time, and he left it in the corner of the space to eat ashes, almost forgotten.

According to the description, in the eyes of many interstellar collectors, that crown is more valuable than a living planet.

"That thing should be fine... Forget it, let's talk about it later."

Su Xia suppressed these thoughts, slowly rolled up the letter in her hand, and stored it in the storage space.

This letter has no practical value, but after all, it was written by a former imperial prince before his death, and it can barely fill Su Xia's own collection room.

He exhaled, and returned his gaze to the display screen on the front left, continuing to watch the little robot explore the interior of the sunken ship.

But at this moment, a prompt popped up in front of his eyes.

[You have triggered the mission "Entrustment Across Time and Space", do you want to accept it? 】

"Ok?"

Su Xia was stunned, staring blankly at the prompt in front of her, rubbed her eyes, but didn't react for a while.

The empire is dead, why are there follow-up tasks?

The task that was triggered suddenly was beyond his expectation.

【Yes】

He was a little curious, clicked to accept, and wanted to see what the task was about.

In the next second, in a flash, a few lines of mission content appeared in front of his eyes.

[Mission: Commission across time and space]

[In the sunken ship in the deep sea, you found a letter from a hundred years ago]

[After reading the letter, you saw the regret of a prince and decided to help him make up for it]

[Mission description: Bring the "Sword of Imperial Power" back to the Western Continent, and hand it over to the royal family members of the contemporary Iris Empire, and hand over the prince's letter together]

[Mission Reward: After the mission is over, you will be awarded the title of "Grand Duke Edward" and have the power to expand the territory and compete for the throne of the monarch]

[Note: The Grand Duke Edward, one of the most powerful dukes in the Iris Empire, died in the race war. A wise, brave and just young man]

[Note: The Grand Duke Edward has no descendants, so the title is vacant]

【…】

Seeing the mission description, Su Xia's eyelids twitched, unexpectedly there are actually members of the royal family now.

There is no time limit for this task, and the rewards are also very mysterious.

After all, the country is dead, and the so-called dukes and territories are probably false. At most, a few certificates will be issued, and it is impossible to forcefully grab a piece of territory from the mouth of the machine race.

Su Xia is not uncommon for false titles, they can be bought on the other side of the earth.

For example, the famous "Principality of Sealand" can buy their titles online for a few hundred dollars, and even receive a title certificate by mail.

"Captain, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Su Xia was in a daze again, Sarah couldn't help asking curiously.

"It's nothing, I received a mission." Su Xia sighed.

"About the letter?"

"Yes……"

Su Xia was helpless, and briefly talked about the task content he saw.

After listening, Sarah pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Master Captain, your chance to expand your territory has come."

"Forget it, if you go to the Western Continent to do business in the future, you can send this sword back along the way."

Next, Susha stopped thinking about the mission, and told Sarah to pay attention to the surrounding situation and beware of the creatures of the mechanical race, and then continued to watch those little robots exploring the interior of the sunken ship.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and it was already night.

In the deep sea, there is no difference between night and day, the surroundings are pitch black and extremely oppressive, only the endless sea water flows in the unknown darkness.

More and more treasure chests were sent back inside the submarine.

Most chests were filled with gold coins engraved with patterns of irises, and a few chests contained other valuables.

After long years of seawater immersion, most of the boxes are still intact, but a few have been damaged.

In Room [-] on the third deck, two boxes of gold coins were damaged, and the gold coins in the whole box were scattered everywhere. Pick them up one by one.

Seeing this scene, Su Xia frowned, and said to Sarah: "Move the complete box first, don't worry about those scattered gold coins, time is of the essence now."

"Ok."

Sarah nodded slightly, and passed on the instructions.

She tilted her head and asked: "Master Captain, you have been paying attention to the time, are you worried about the machine race?"

"Well, this sea area is the home of the machine race, even if we have the ability to be invisible, don't take it lightly." Su Xia said.

The so-called invisibility of submarines is not a literal meaning, but sonar invisibility, electronic radar invisibility, etc. aimed at the enemy's detection capabilities, so that the enemy cannot be detected from a long distance.

but……

It is visible to the naked eye!

Although Sarah is very confident, it is impossible for the mechanical creatures on this planet to detect them.

But Su Xia was used to being cautious, worried about being detected by the eyes of the mechanical creatures, so she began to urge the little robots.

In the southern waters, he always had a feeling of insecurity, and his scalp was faintly cold, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Finish the exploration early, then go directly to the northern sea, and reach the extreme northern sea as soon as possible to blow the north wind." Su Xia said.

"Ok."

Sarah smiled and responded softly.

After a while, she moved her fingers lightly, pointed to the front, and said, "Master Captain, look..."

Looking in the direction of her finger, a few small taupe fish appeared out of the sight glass in front of the submarine, only the size of a thumb, wagging their tails and swimming freely, looking very agile.

Su Xia asked, "Look at the fish?"

Sarah smiled and shook her head: "Master Captain, use your metal ability to sense."

"Huh? Bionic fish?"

According to what Sarah said, Su Xia felt it carefully for a moment, and was suddenly a little surprised.

The few small fish in front of the submarine turned out to be mechanical creations, but just looking at their appearance, they couldn't be seen as mechanical life forms at all, more like natural creatures.

"Is this the scout from the submarine?" Su Xia asked.

"Yes." Sarah nodded, "This is the reconnaissance power of your Nautilus. I released hundreds of them and let them serve as our eyes to observe everything around."

If there are soldiers from the mechanical clan approaching, these small fish will be the first to sense it.

Of course, the mechanical clan may also use the same means to use bionic seabed animals to find Su Xia.

"It's really good to release raw fish, it almost fooled me..."

Su Xia pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Sarah, are there many bionic people in the starry sky? They are very real."

He actually doesn't know much about the starry sky, and he hasn't finished reading the "120 Hours Quick Understanding of the Star World" in his hand, and he hasn't seen the expansion packs that Hal prepared for him.

Sarah smiled slightly, and replied: "Yes, many civilizations have developed bionic technology."

"So, in those civilizations, finding a paper man's wife is a reality?"

"Yes."

Sarah smiled slightly: "It can be customized, according to your personal preferences, as long as the issue of portrait rights is not involved, you can even directly customize it according to the image of the goddess in your heart."

"Sounds good." Su Xia's eyes flickered, thinking of her "narcissistic doll", which should be a similar bionic technology.

A civilization that can develop advanced bionic technology must be much better than the earth and this planet.

This made him feel that living in such a civilization should be easy.

However, Sarah said: "Master Captain, that kind of civilized world is actually not as good as you think."

"Why?" Su Xia looked at her and asked.

"A virtual spiritual partner is just to make up for the spiritual emptiness of reality."

Sarah explained: "With the development of science and technology, material life is getting better and better, but the spirit is getting poorer. This is a trend that many civilizations have shown."

"trend?"

Su Xia thought for a while, her eyes flickered, and then she asked, "What will this trend look like in the end?"

"Master Captain, you seem to like watching science fiction works?" Sarah didn't answer directly, but asked instead.

"Ah."

"Then, Captain, you should have a general understanding in your heart."

Sarah sighed softly, and said: "That kind of civilization is full of loneliness, sadness, confusion and emptiness, like a dull and long dream, everyone lives in the fog of no direction, the only way they can What I see is the hazy illusory neon in the mist.”

She slowly stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her, a light curtain appeared, projecting an indifferent and lonely world.

There are not many such worlds in the starry sky.

Sarah seems to be more emotional than Hal, showing more complex emotions, and has her own views on many things, like a real person.

Most of the science fiction and the future in her eyes are lonely.

In the civilization she described, the emotions between people become more and more indifferent, the spiritual world becomes lonely, and everyone is a shadow walking in the mist.

Many people are forgotten before they have time to die.

"Most sci-fi just perpetuates the pain and sorrow of the present into the future."

She turned her head to look at Su Xia, her eyes were a little strange, and she said such words.

Su Xia didn't notice her gaze. She lowered her head and pondered for a moment, feeling that the topic was a bit off topic, and it was useless to think so far now.

If he has a spaceship of his own in the future, he can experience, feel and explore in various civilizations just like Dr. Egar.

Su Xia suddenly remembered Dr. Aigal's female robot assistant, looked up to Sarah and said, "If I have the opportunity to travel to the stars in the future, you will be my assistant, how about it?"

"No problem at all."

Sarah smiled, softly.

……

At this moment, in the far southwestern mountainous area, next to the new oasis camp, the location of the spaceship wreckage.

Floating outside the crack, Hal looked up at the starry sky and murmured in a low voice, "Why hasn't the captain come to see me for so long, shouldn't he abandon me? We agreed to go to the starry sky together. "

On the side, Lan Guang laughed: "Hal, Commander Beifeng doesn't want you anymore, why don't you recognize me as the captain?"

"Go aside!"

Hal squinted at him, his tone full of disgust.

At this moment, Hal is quite familiar with Xiong Wei, Lan Guang, Boss Shu, Cheng Pingan and others, and he is not as indifferent to them as before.

During these days, Hal learned more information about this planet from them.

He originally thought that this was an ordinary planet being transformed by spiritual energy, but when he combined and analyzed a lot of information, he suddenly smelled a dangerous atmosphere.

He looked as calm as ever, but internal anxiety was growing.

"Undead, immortal body, spiritual power...why do you always feel that this planet is a testing ground for some big shot?"

Hal quietly floated outside the crack, constantly analyzing, the red dots flickering non-stop, and kept looking at the starry sky above his head.

"Something is wrong, this planet is very wrong, you have to leave as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a catastrophe..."

(End of this chapter)