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Chapter 41: A Hail Mary Bet!
Translator: Lonelytree, _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Lucas
At around 4:45 PM, the rescue mission was completed The operation tallied a loss of three hovercrafts, a total of two hundred soldiers, as well as one hundred plus scientists, technicians, and engineers These were valuable hu loss for the Hope
At the sa done on the Hope’s last functioning shuttle It was being prepared to fly However, that was not all that was behind the hustle and bustle on the Hope The spaceship’s three nuclear energy generators had also kicked into high gear
At this point, the Hope only had enough energy to initiate two more space warps In other words, around one third of its energy had already been drained
Three space-suit-wearing ar that housed this last shuttle They were Yao Yuan, Zhang Heng, and Jay The weak fla from each of their hands illuminated the bare faces of these harried men Their appearance would not have been noticed if not for Zhang Heng’s constant coughing fro, Yao Yuan advised, “Just give it a break, Zhang Heng If you can’t get used to sarettes This is, after all, Jay’s request You don’t have to go along with it if you don’t want to”
With a tre surly replied, “I knew that In fact, what I wouldn’t give for a bag of powder[1] right noever, I have never tried a cigar before in od knows, this opportunity h that reflected their shared frustration and desperation, Yao Yuan went over to give hi, and that communicated all that needed to be communicated
Beside them, Jay said, with a hint of acid in his voice, “Yup, that’s sad Unlike me, you are a lieutenant after all; why they would order you to accompany a criminal such as myself on this one-way journey is beyondinto space, how naïve I was… But how about you, Major, sir? You are the owner of this ship, its dictator so to speak, so why have you deigned to join us on this fruitless journey?”
“I just want to co at either Zhang Heng or Jay, Yao Yuan glanced at the floor and said rather monotonously, “Everyone has to bear way too s run away from them Because these burdens are also one’s responsibilities and sos that one can simply discard…”
Jay retorted sardonically, “That is indeed so noble of you, our hty savior… It makes criminals like me so shame-faced that I am so inclined to co a proo noble?” asked Yao Yuan with a rare kindness in his eyes Then he took a long drag of the cigar but ended up choking hihs petered out, Yao Yuan turned to look at Jay and Zhang Heng With a sincere tone, he said, “Don’t think so highly of me The amount of blood I’ve had on my hands will easily detachI do is merely to fulfill a promise because that is a responsibility that I haveforced upon you… Jay, is it not the great Areat responsibility?’ Because let’s be honest, we have all been gifted with great powers following a recent event An old friend of s the ho any scientific validity is another issue co, you have been granted the gift of divination You can foretell the arrival of danger And Jay, your gift of psychological manipulation has been enhanced, because let’s honest, that is how you haveI myself have the ability to see the projection of htened reflexes Also, I realized I have also been given the power of iation, so that is why I will be the pilot for this last shuttle…
“Zhang Heng, you will be our alarer approaching Jay, on the other hand… I’ll be frank: you will be the bait You need to convince the heart of these plants to approach us Those are essentially the only details of this mission If we survive, then Jay, not only will your previous criminal record be completely wiped, you will be welcomed back into the Hope as its hero I’ll award you the rank of unit captain and you’ll be given a residence at the Barracks
“Zhang Heng, as a member of the Black Star Unit, it is your duty to coiven to you But if we succeed, no one will look down on you anymore, and I pro will never be repeated again”
It was hard to tell whether it was Jay that was the sweet-talker or was it Yao Yuan, because Jay had to admit that he was very much swayed…