Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 926: Interesting things before the jump!

"Second mate, please wait a moment."

After the meeting, when everyone was dispersing, Gu Dajin suddenly came up to him.

Seeing that he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, He Ming nodded slightly.

"Let's go to the observatory!"

When they left, Sen Xue, who was standing on the other side, lowered her head, glanced at Mars on the screen, thought for a while, then looked up at Gu Daijin who was following He Ming and Belfast, and followed.

So, the four of them walked one after the other all the way to the area where the observation room was located. Suddenly, Mori Xue saw Belfast, who was walking in front, turn around and walk directly towards her.

"I'm so sorry! Captain. Next, the Major and the Tactical Officer will need a quieter environment. Please don't come any closer."

Mori Xue was stunned for a moment, looked at Belfast, then looked at the two people who walked into the observation room, and nodded silently.

"If the captain wants to ask questions about Sasha Iskandar, perhaps I can do that for him."

What Sen Xue didn't expect was that Belfast could see the doubts in her heart at a glance.

"What? You know news about Sasha?"

"It's just some accidental coincidence! Please rest assured, Captain, Sasha Iskandar is not in any danger of life. It's just that it's not convenient for her to meet you right now!"

Belfast said this respectfully and then added another sentence.

"I wonder if this answer will satisfy you, Captain."

There was some fluctuation in Mori Xue's eyes, as if she had some doubts, but she did not ask any further questions.

"Thank you very much for your notification, Lieutenant! I am sorry for being so abrupt! I need to go to the first bridge to prepare for the next jump."

"Yes! Please take care!"

Belfast said respectfully again.

"goodbye!"

Sen Xue turned around, her face full of confusion, but she knew that continuing to ask would not produce any results.

But at least, she already knew that Sasha Iskandar was not dead.

The exchange between Mori Xue and Belfast ended, but the scene inside the observation room was completely different.

"Second mate, you are the pilot of the golden bird on Mars, right?"

As an eyewitness to Cheng Ying's first appearance in this world, Gu Guojin had many opportunities to sort out the information he knew when He Ming and Cheng Ying became members of the Yamato.

"Yes. Chief of Tactics."

He Ming nodded calmly, his eyes fixed on the half-red and half-blue planet in front of him - Mars.

"Indeed. So, when you appeared on Mars, you were responsible for protecting the Iskandar messenger, just like us?"

"Well, you can say that. But why exactly is a secret, I need to keep it a secret. Chief Tactician."

He Ming’s words made Gu Dajin frown.

Judging from He Ming's appearance, he seemed to keep many things secret. For a moment, he was not sure how much He Ming could tell.

"If the Tactical Commander wants to know about Sasha Iskandar's condition, then please rest assured. She is not dead. It's just that due to her injuries, she needs to receive targeted treatment, mainly deep sleep."

He Ming saw what Gu Dajin was thinking and directly told him the information he wanted to know.

Then, He Ming stepped forward and patted Gu Dajin on the shoulder.

"Then you can rest assured! Humanity already owes Iskandar a favor that cannot be repaid. At least we can keep the messenger alive. Chief Tactician, next, you need to focus on the next jump test."

“Maybe, this will be a battle.”

"Understood! Second mate."

After some preparation, the time finally came for Yamato to make its first jump.

But He Ming did not go to the bridge, but came to the air force's standby room with Belfast.

As soon as Belfast appeared in the attack standby room, the pilots who were ready to take off all turned their eyes to him.

"This is what you are doing?"

He Ming took a step forward unnoticeably, blocked Belfast behind him, and looked at Kato Saburo who was standing in the aisle with a dart in his hand.

When he and Belfast came in, he seemed to hear the sound of chanting?

"Oh! Second mate. It's Captain Kato training his concentration!"

Hiroki Shinohara quickly started to explain.

As he spoke, he kept winking at Kato Saburo, asking the monk-turned-aircraft captain to return to his seat. "Concentration?"

He Ming understood as soon as he heard it, and at the same time he remembered that there seemed to be such a plot in the original book.

Just as the Yamato was making a jump, Saburo Kato stood in the aisle, throwing darts over and over again under the helpless gaze of the aviation team, with the sound of chanting scriptures in between.

"Second mate. Want to compete?"

Saburo Kato ignored the look from his vice-captain Hiroki Shinohara, turned around and pointed the dart in his hand towards He Ming.

This made the aviation team members' eyes light up.

Seeing this, He Ming smiled and stepped forward to take the dart from Kato Saburo's hand.

"Although this is the first superluminal jump in human history..."

As he was speaking, a sudden tremor struck.

"Begin! FTL jump. Major, please secure yourself."

Belfast next to him spoke up to remind him.

He Ming waved his hand and looked at Kato Saburo who was also standing steadily.

"Captain Kato, how about we decide the outcome with this dart?"

Amid the rumbling sound, Saburo Kato couldn't help but frown.

To be honest, even though he was throwing darts and chanting scriptures, he was actually just hiding his inner anxiety.

This was the first superluminal jump in human history, and it was a hasty experiment that was done in a rush.

Not to mention Saburo Kato, even the heads of various departments who were on the first bridge at this time were probably unsure.

But He Ming in front of him, the man who became the second mate of the Yamato as soon as he boarded the ship, was calm and composed, and was not at all shaken by the abnormality caused by the superluminal jump.

as if,

It's as if he's used to superluminal jumps.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Kato Saburo cursed his own delusion in his heart.

"How is this possible? The crew on this ship are all pure humans. How is it possible that someone else has experienced the taste of hyperbeam jump earlier than them?"

Kato Saburo took a deep breath slowly.

"Alright! Second mate, please."

"No, you first."

He Ming humbly gave in.

That calm and confident look once again made Kato Saburo puzzled.

But he still acted decisively.

This time, he did not recite any scriptures. Instead, he gathered his mind and raised his hand to throw.

The dart flew through the air, leaving a slight arc, and hit the target steadily.

"Snapped!"

Everyone looked up and saw that the stab had hit the area just above the red dot.

"Oh! Great!!"

As the exclamation sounded, a shadow flew past and hit the target accurately.

"Snapped!"

Kato Saburo subconsciously looked closely.

Right in the middle of the heart!

"it's over!"

"what?"

Saburo Kato and his teammates were stunned for a moment.

"The superluminal jump is over! Sorry, everyone! Bell and I are leaving first!"

As the door opened and closed, He Ming and Belfast had already entered the first hangar.

(End of this chapter)