black queen hypothesis

After one interstellar month, all procedures are completed and all preparations are in place.

Through the tall transparent floor-to-ceiling windows of the spaceport, Silvio and Bacall looked at the group of people boarding the ship from afar.This distance is so far that most people can only see the outline of the spaceship, but for a super S-rank sentry and an S-rank sentry, there is no difficulty at all.

Vilas, who was walking among the eight escorting soldiers, was not as thin as a month ago, but he still cooperated quietly.Just before entering the cabin door, he suddenly turned his head and stared in their direction, his lips moved slightly.

"What did he say...'You will regret it?'" Bacall was stunned for a long time, and looked at Silvio suspiciously—because whether it was the last meeting or this time, the other party stared at them clearly when he spoke the president. "Is there something going on that I don't know about?"

Silvio's jaw line tightened slightly.Then he announced: "I'm going to follow him."

"What?!" Bacall was taken aback by this unexpected speech. "What are you talking about? It's too late to prepare now, isn't it?"

Silvio glanced at him indifferently.Bacall immediately understood that he had made a very low-level mistake - Silvio was never a reckless person; the Athena must have been ready long ago!

"This is the secret mission you mentioned earlier?" Bacall quickly aligned reality with memory, "But why?"

"Because Quinn would rather die than go to Utimo, but in fact, he is neither afraid of death nor has amazing adaptability." Silvio answered emphatically, while striding towards the ship warehouse. "That can only show that there is probably something behind Utimer that Quinn has to fear." He paused, and added: "At least Quinn thinks it is more terrible than exile and death, and he will definitely be killed if he goes to Utimer." It's on."

Bacall, who followed quickly, widened his eyes.Something scarier than exile and death... Utimer... "You mean, that?"

Silvio confirmed his guess. "Just as you thought."

Bacall was silent for a while.Therefore, the biggest purpose of this operation is not to send Quinn to Utimo, but to use Quinn to hang out people in the dark; it may be nothing at ordinary times, but Quinn is no different from ordinary people now... "I never thought There was a day when I felt sorry for Quinn."

"Then save it." Sylvio quickly replied, "If we can succeed, it will be considered as Quinn's merit."

"...What do you mean? Do you plan to let him return to the empire and ascend the throne?" Bacall was completely shocked, watching Silvio lightly leap and land at the entrance of the three-story mothership Shi finally realized: "Wait, you are the president now!" How could you carry out some damn secret mission!

"Have you forgotten? The President left for Frost for vacation, and he won't be back until two weeks later." Silvio smiled.Then he closed the door, and the mothership left the ground and the apron roof opened almost at the same instant.

Bacall stared blankly on the spot.

If all goes well, it will take exactly two weeks to go back and forth between Capitol and Utimo.But he had expected that there would definitely be many unexpected troubles on this trip, and they would definitely not be small.The thought of helping to cover up Silvio's true whereabouts, and explaining the so-called secret operation to the post-war committee, made him feel bad.

... If he had known that the minister of intelligence read as cleaning up the mess, he would not have left the Special Forces!Secret operation, he also wants to go!

The Federation has a special transport ship for escorting prisoners, but this time the situation is special, so it directly dispatched a Midianus-class military cruiser.The anti-gravity anti-matter vehicle is not suitable for long-distance interstellar travel, and it just happens to be taken away in its hangar.In addition, according to the regulations, if there are super S-class sentries or guides among the prisoners, four or more Pepinus-class arch guards must be sent.

The battle is still huge, but now Vilas has no mood to complain about the Federation.

It has been one month since the verdict, and four or five months since the decisive battle in Sils Maria; such a long time is enough for some people to prepare.He was almost certain that something would happen to them before arriving at Utimeo.You know, compared to the underground prisons of the federal security department, five ships really can't reach the level of iron walls.

As Silvio said, Vilas would rather die than go to Utimo.He has tried his best to fight for a commutation of the sentence; if he fails, he will never sit still.For example, force yourself to eat more to maximize your physical strength...

Vilas fumbled for the bracelet while thinking casually.The implanted part is very small, so it shouldn't bleed much if it is pulled out directly; it's just that if it is removed in an abnormal way, the alarm system will be triggered.

Eighty percent of it is to inject excess wizard inhibitors into the cell immediately, maybe it is still a micro-molecular level that can be absorbed through the skin...

Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked around.The new cell is almost identical to the original, only slightly smaller.The surveillance system knew it was there without looking, and it was still a robot who brought lunch just now.

But on the same ship, those people can't keep their distance if they want to.In addition, he is very familiar with the structure of the Federation Midenas-class military cruiser, and the small landing ship hangar is on the next floor of his cell.Finally, the planet Selka, which is closest to Cape Sauvignon, happens to belong to the Federation...

Vilas lowered his head and hooked the corners of his lips imperceptibly.Compared to being taken away, Alva should prefer the news of his escape, right?

Following the cruiser, the Athena is flying silently and gracefully in the dark and quiet universe.It is a Pepinus-class space carrier disguised as a civilian spaceship. Needless to say, it is equipped with electronic sentries, stealth panels, four propulsion systems, and advanced artificial intelligence.

"Target azimuth, 092737.0404|-24.5425186|cap, is on the normal course." The soft female voice reported regularly.

Silvio got out of the living room, and when he looked up, he saw Oswald squatting on the bridge with his back facing him, staring at the starry sky in the front porthole—to be precise, staring at five ships. The ship is in the middle.

"It seems that you are very impressed with him." Silvio said, not expecting a response-spiritual guides can't speak.He walked over and stood beside the white lion with the gorgeous mane, letting the light of the stars far and near shine on him. "You slipped out as soon as the barrier opened. I haven't seen you so active before."

Oswal was still staring there motionless, his pale blue eyes sharp and focused.

Silvio was rarely helpless.

Spirit guides are completely out of control at certain times, especially when instincts are involved.He knows he can do well without a guide, however Oswaal would definitely be attracted to a spirit guide with whom he is 100% compatible.Even if they are in the invisible barrier of the spaceship, even if Vilas still can't release the spiritual guide...

Silvio wanted to ask, so you really like that little bird?But he finally gave up because the answer was obvious. "Don't let people discover you too early, we still have business to do."

The white lion couldn't bear to give him a look, and only moved its ears to show that it heard.

Silvio let out a silent sigh and walked towards the driver's seat. "Keep an eye on Emmonsaro, Athena. Report any abnormalities. Also, remind me when you are twenty light years away from the outpost at Cape Sounion."

AI paused. "Not Utimo?"

"Take Cape Sounion as the target and correct the course."

"Immediately." Ai replied immediately, and continued: "You have a new letter."

Seeing Bacall's profile picture on the photoelectric screen, Silvio said without hesitation: "Delete." At this time, Bacall must be complaining all over the place, and he doesn't want to poison his ears!

Because of the one-way shielding of the Athena, Vilas, who was far away on the Emmonsaro, temporarily did not realize that he had been followed by a sentinel.Not to mention, he was concentrating on his own plan.

Whenever the wall trembled slightly, he silently made a note.Regular spaceships will follow official routes, especially federal cruise ships.That kind of trembling was a space jump, and his years of mercenary career made him familiar with the interstellar route map.Only by accurately grasping the location of the mothership can he accurately grasp the only chance.

Three days later, the opportunity finally came.

Every week, Villaras needs an IV of the suppressant, which is also the time when he is most likely to see a living person first-hand.In the earliest days, someone would stare at the robot from behind the wall to inject him; later, it was found that he had no intention of resisting, so this step was omitted and replaced with a monitor.

Vilas intends to seize this loophole.He quietly tightened his wristband, using his robot figure to block the camera; halfway through the injection, he suddenly withdrew his hand and fell on the bed in painful convulsions.

Soon soldiers in full-body protective suits rushed into the room. "What’s wrong with you?"

Vilas bared his teeth and stretched out a hand reluctantly.

Seeing the huge blood bag bulging on the back of his hand, the visitor was a little suspicious—the robot shouldn’t make mistakes like puncturing the wrong blood vessel—but the prisoner’s identity was special, so he turned on the communicator anyway. "Emergency call to the medical officer!"

The medical officer came upon request, and what Vilas wanted was this entry point——

Almost all the sentinel guides on the mothership were B-level or above. In normal conditions, he was easy to catch, but now he is completely helpless.Only the medical officer is a c-level guide: in order to perform his duties normally in a place full of high-level sentries, he will definitely carry a neutralizer with him.

It didn't take much time to treat the small-scale congestion. After 10 minutes, the medical officer left the cell.But he didn't notice at all, except for a bandaged hand and injected inhibitors, he also left a neutralizer.

Vilas pretended to be drowsy, buried his head under the quilt, and took out the small syringe he just got.The body of the tube is transparent, showing the light green color of the liquid inside.He glanced at it and slid it back into his sleeve.

Low-concentration ordinary neutralizer, less than one-tenth of an ounce by visual inspection, is the dosage of a c-level guide for a whole day.If it is placed on a super s-level guide who has been treated with slow-release inhibitors, the effect will last up to 10 minutes.

But even if it is only 1 minute, it is enough for him!