manynovel Chapter 39 Temporary departure, airport
Chapter 39 Temporary departure, airport
A soft footstep sound came from afar.
Lance's eyes lit up, guessing that the hunters had arrived.
If we work together to capture the bounty hunter in front of us, there are plenty of ways to get her to talk.
Fennek's gaze darkened; he knew that reinforcements were about to arrive.
Continuing to drag this out will only make things worse for her.
If he couldn't subdue the boy quickly, he might be captured once surrounded.
This would be a disgrace to her hunting career.
Fennek adjusted his breathing, suppressing the resentment in his heart.
This operation has failed.
We'll have to look for another opportunity.
Thinking of this, she slowly retreated, completely disappearing into the white mist.
Lance realized her intention and rushed over immediately.
But there was no sign of that person anywhere.
According to the Force's perception, the other party had already disappeared at the fork in the passage.
"You run really fast."
Lance slowly exhaled, then turned on the communicator:
"Hunter, did you go into the maintenance tunnel?"
"Yes, where are you? Is Omega safe?"
Lance had no idea of his exact location; all he could see was a thick white fog.
"Safe, the enemy has temporarily retreated."
"I'm in a steamy passageway, look for me."
"clear."
Communication ended.
Lance put away the communicator and climbed up the maintenance ladder.
The members of the Extraordinary Squad breathed a sigh of relief upon learning the news through the communication channel.
A moment later, Lance climbed to the top, only to be blocked by a small metal door.
I pressed the switch a few times, and it seemed to be locked from the other side.
"Omega, that's me."
Omega is sitting at the top of the tower, hugging his knees with both hands.
"Lance!"
A flicker of excitement flashed in her eyes, and she quickly opened the door, looking at Lance with concern:
Are you hurt?
Lance shook his head:
"no."
He popped his head out and looked around, only then realizing that this place was actually a tall tower.
No wonder he felt the height was wrong when he was climbing.
"Come down."
"The enemy has fled; you are safe."
Suddenly, the hunter's voice came through the communicator:
"I am below you."
"Hurry up and get down, we should go too."
Lance and Omega climbed back up the ladder into the tunnel, and once they were back on the surface, they immediately headed towards the repair shop.
Thanks to the four repair robots that came via the echo, the spaceship parts were assembled extremely quickly.
By the time the three arrived, the spaceship had just been assembled.
The technician was already seated in the driver's seat and immediately started the engine.
Lance hadn't expected the farewell to be so sudden.
But he was never good at saying goodbye.
Perhaps, parting ways in this way is easier.
He shouldered his pack, hurried to the cabin door, and said goodbye to the Extraordinary Squad.
The hunter stepped forward and patted him heavily on the shoulder:
Come back soon.
Lance nodded.
Omega, who was standing to the side, suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in her heart.
She looked up at Lance, her eyes filled with reluctance:
"You must come back safely."
Lance smiled slightly:
"Yes."
Finally, he gently patted Gu Gu's little head:
"Little one, I'll be back soon."
"Be a good girl and listen to me, okay?"
Gu Gu's eyes were slightly red, her ears drooped, and her little hands gripped his sleeve tightly, unwilling to let go.
Lance was equally reluctant, but could only tenderly pry open its little paws.
After a brief farewell, he and R2 turned and disembarked from the spaceship, watching the Marauder slowly ascend into the sky.
The thrusters spewed out two blue tail flames.
The Marauder quickly soared into the night sky, eventually becoming a faint point of light and disappearing into the darkness.
......
A land-based craft sped across the open field.
Lance gripped the joystick tightly, R2 remained in the back seat.
The land-going boat was borrowed from the repair shop owner and he wasn't going to return it.
They don't feel bad at all when they ruin things.
After traveling at high speed for several hours, a milky white appeared on the horizon, and the outline of the castle on the distant mountain suddenly became clear.
The warm, red sun slowly rises from the horizon.
A ray of sunlight shone on him, dispelling the chill of last night.
Nearly two hours later, the landship finally arrived at its destination—the residence of Congressman Church.
Lance hadn't practiced thieving skills, but breaking into a senator's residence wasn't difficult for him.
He bypassed several patrol teams in advance and quietly made his way to Church's bedroom.
Force perception activated.
Lance frowned slightly; he had not detected any signs of life in the room.
He raised his hand and gently waved it at the metal door, which opened automatically.
He cautiously entered the room, his eyes quickly scanning the space, but he didn't see a single person.
They went out?
Just then, I heard a light footstep approaching from afar.
Lance quickly hid behind the curtain at the window.
A moment later, the door opened.
A maid came in and began to clean.
Lance was just looking for someone to get information when this person conveniently came to him.
He appeared silently behind the maid while she was busy with her work.
He activated the Force and began mind control.
"Tell me where Congressman Church is?"
The maid's eyes were unfocused, and her expression was dazed.
"Representative Church has gone to attend Representative Amidala's funeral."
Representative Amidarah?
funeral?
Lance raised an eyebrow, his thoughts racing, and immediately realized it was Padmé's funeral.
"When will you return?"
"have no idea."
This is a difficult situation...
Are we going to return empty-handed?
The person I'm looking for isn't here, so staying any longer is pointless.
He left the mansion quietly, just as he came quietly.
Lance reunites with R2.
"R2, open the star map."
As a Jedi Mechanic robot, it naturally possesses the most complete map of the galaxy.
"Beep beep".
A holographic map popped up.
The Pantola star located in square P-19 is marked in a prominent red.
Lance reached out and dragged the map, quickly finding Naboo in square O-17.
"R2, how long does it take to get to Naboo?"
In a short while, he learned the answer: 25 hours and 30 minutes.
Each square takes an average of ten hours to complete.
Naboo is located at the very top of square O-17, and was almost included in square O-16, which means they would have to cross two and a half squares.
Lance stroked his chin thoughtfully.
This period of time is neither long nor short.
As a habitable planet near an important shipping route, Naboo will see a large number of spaceships passing by.
He looked at the hyperspace route on the map, which was exactly where he needed to pass through.
"R2, let's go."
"To the spaceport."
The landship started up again, leaving trails of flame as it drove away.
Nearly an hour later, they arrived at the nearest spaceport.
Lance, with R2, infiltrated the airport and found a remote data port:
"R2, locate the nearest interplanetary cargo ship bound for Naboo, the Inner Ring, or the Colony."
If R2 were to hack into the security system at Senator Church's residence, they would be discovered very quickly.
However, as a public place, the spaceport is frequently invaded and does not attract much attention.
R2 extends the data connector and inserts into the port.
"Beep".
"The next train to Naboo is in 30 minutes, while the inner loop takes 85 hours and the colony takes 150 hours?"
To get from the Outer Ring Road to the Colonial District, you need to pass through the Central Ring Road, the Expansion Area, and the Inner Ring Road.
The journey was long, so naturally fewer spaceships traveled there.
"Then let's go to Naboo first."