Chapter 4: Wall and Ball, No Solution

The lady originally had her own name, Christina von Gattuso was her full name.

It's just that she has been in this space city for too long, and 300 years of service have taken away all her comrades and predecessors.

During the long time, those who once had the opportunity to call the lady "sister" and her name, one after another, could no longer travel with the lady for various reasons.

Either they died in a mission and returned to the throne, or they were transferred to other vacant positions to take charge.

When the lady finally became the "Black Ship Lady" and began to take over the rights and mission of this spaceship, she was left alone by her side, and no one could look at her lovingly and call her "my dear little Chris" affectionately.

The nuns couldn't do it, and the mortal crew on the ship was even more impossible.

The overall transfer every three years was a dead rule, because the working environment of the Black Ship was too bad, and the oppressive environment of working under the anti-psychic field set up for safety considerations was destined to be unbearable for mortals for a long time.

The Star Language Court's handling opinion on this is: except for the Sisters' Base Team itself, other staff members must be replaced regularly and have their memories of serving here cleared.

Because they don't know who they are, nor do they know who their colleagues are, they only call each other by numbers.

So on this ship, no one cares what the lady's name is, just call her "Madam". Just like they don't care what their names are as mortals, the number plate on the left chest is the only reference for them to call each other.

Except for work, there is no communication between the crew. In this way, there will be no emotional ties between them, and when the critical moment really comes, they will not interfere with the decision of their comrades because of their emotions.

This is to protect yourself and others.

This universe is so cruel and hostile to humans. As a weak mortal, silence is loyalty, and working in silence is the only way to contribute to the empire.

Live in silence, die in silence.

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In the lady's office on the first floor of the church at the top of the spacecraft.

"I think I made a mistake, ma'am."

"Oh? Tell me, my little Kasin."

"You should call me by my formal name - Sister Kasin."

"Okay, my little Kasin."

Under the slightly yellow candlelight, there was no one else in the cabin except the lady and Kasin. The lady did not need to deliberately show the dignity and decisiveness of a leader. The tall backrest chair decorated with dark green velvet made the lady's figure, which was quite tall among the same sex, look a little thin. She rested her chin with both hands, tilted her head slightly, and looked at the young man in front of her leisurely.

"Okay, let's skip this step." Kasin sighed helplessly.

"You continue." When talking about the task, the lady also sat up slightly to show respect.

"The target of the mission has been successfully captured, but when we recovered it, we accidentally found a psychic awakener."

"You brought him back?"

"Yes. Unregistered psychics must be recovered or cleared. This is the law of the Empire and our principle."

"Then what's the problem?"

"He may be a noble. Sister Aldrin's opinion is that we need to register with the planetary governor."

"This is not a problem for you to consider. You did a good job, Sister Cassin."

At this point, the lady has restored her scheming and decisiveness as the highest-ranking officer of the Silence Sisters of the Emperor's Claws - the Black Ship Lady. She waved her hand forcefully:

"Politics is what I need to consider, not you."

The lady stood up and walked two steps with her arms folded, then turned to Kasim:

"Aldrin's idea is not wrong, but please remember that at any time, we will and will only follow the principles of imperial law."

"Your will! Madam, what should we do next?"

"Have you done the purity test?"

"It should be done, but I have checked it preliminarily and there is no problem."

"Okay, now, notify the clerk. Send an accountability letter to the planetary governor. Why does an unregistered psychic appear in our mission? I need his explanation! Otherwise, before the next High Lords' Council, I will complain to the Inquisition and the head of the Imperial Guard at the same time. I hope that the accountability of the Ministry of the Interior is not what he wants."

"Ah?" Kasim was stunned.

"Just do it, my dear little Kasim." The lady suddenly put away her serious expression and winked at Kasim playfully.

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At the same time, our protagonist Calvin was being watched forcefully in a cabin 10 meters below the lady's office.

He was asked to stand naked in the center of the cabin and put his hand on a scripture placed in the middle of the table.

The thickness of the fine gold cover and the chain buckle, which was obviously more than one centimeter, made Calvin secretly complain that the weight and feel of this thing were enough to be used as a weapon. Then he was shocked to find that the edge of the cover was actually sharp! There was also some dried blood of unknown creatures on it that had not been washed clean! Throne! This thing really killed people!

Before Calvin could digest this terrifying information, the red-robed Anglican priest behind the bulletproof glass began to get impatient.

"Calm down! Now, follow me."

"The nature of the devil is like this, and the righteous people do not understand it yet. After knowing it, we must fight against it..."

Although he didn't understand the reason, Calvin decided to graciously forgive the other party's offense for the sake of the solemn priest and the obviously powered-on flamethrowers at the four corners. He followed the priest's slow voice and said:

"The nature of the devil is such that righteous people do not yet understand it. Once we know it, we must fight against it..."

The priest who was waiting for Calvin to finish reciting this passage carefully observed the psychic instrument in front of him. On the runic reading table engraved with dazzling red paint, the pointer was floating quietly, motionless.

After waiting quietly for a few seconds, the relieved priest copied the index onto the parchment and handed it to the nun waiting next to him. Then he stood up and said to Calvin on the other side of the bulletproof glass:

"Okay, you can go."

After getting dressed, Calvin just walked out of the door when he was watched from both sides by two armed soldiers who led him to the next test session.

What awaits him will be the most important test since he boarded the black ship, which may affect the fate of his entire life - psychic rating.

The new test chamber is slightly different from the previous environment. The same gray steel serves as the main tone of the wall, but the difference is that the weapons on the four ceilings have been removed, and there is no bulletproof glass on the front. On the contrary, three high-level psykers, accompanied by two fully armed guards, sit In front of Calvin.

When Calvin entered the cabin and sat down as instructed, the three psychics signaled to each other with their eyes, and then a silver arc flashed in the eyes of the tallest one in the middle. He looked at Calvin, and a sentence suddenly appeared. In Calvin's mind:

"Then, now start your psychic grading test. I will only say the following once, please remember it well. After awakening psychic powers, everyone will have an initial reference object according to the principle of telekinesis. You can also use it Understand it as the specific microcosm of your mind projected in the material world. It may be a sword or a pen, but no matter what, it is the form that your subconscious wants to see when you release your spiritual energy. So please close it now. Eyes, relax, take a deep breath, open your mind and let us see the reflection of your heart.”

Subconsciously, Calvin began to follow the voice's instructions. Close your eyes and put your consciousness into the ocean of void spirit. The small, black gem covered with countless facets embodied by Calvin's soul naturally responded to his call and slowly emerged from the deep sea. rise slowly.

At this moment, he seemed to have withdrawn from all "human" emotions, quietly looking down at the gem from above, and at the same time examining his own soul.

The tiny black luster lights up and goes out regularly from the smaller facets of the gemstone, as if echoing Calvin's breathing.

From a more microscopic perspective, Calvin saw that most of the facets on the gemstones were damaged, while only a few were intact, and even fewer of them could respond to his call and emit light. .

"Well, very good, keep it up. Let's see, a wall? A black crystal wall? What does this mean? Protection or imprisonment? Okay, regardless of it, the psychic energy fluctuations are very stable, and the fluctuation period can be called accurate. ”

Calvin, whose thoughts were interrupted by the sound, was thinking about how to deal with other problems that might arise next, but when he heard the word "wall", even though he had lived for so long in two lifetimes, he couldn't help but raise his head in shock. beginning.

"Wall? If a ping-pong ball like this is floating here, will you be blind?"