Chapter 196 No Way Back

"Kara" was his concubine, so he naturally understood "Kara's" character.

With "Kara" by the side of the "king", even if he appeared in the worst situation, it would not be too bad.

Thinking of this, Ralph's face straightened.

He patted the little hand on his shoulder and stood up.

"I have to go. Sandra is not here. Sera, I'll leave this to you."

Sera smiled slightly and said, "Leave it to me, there will be no problem."

Nodding, Ralph turned and strode out.

Just as he reached the door, Ralph stopped again.

He turned and looked at Sera in the room, and reminded: "Don't disturb the "king", let "Kara" take care of everything."

Sera nodded and said, "Well, I know."

Without saying anything more, Ralph turned and left.

Looking at the empty doorway, Sera's eyes flashed with curiosity.

Although she had always heard about the "king" from adults.

But that was just saying, and she knew nothing about the "king" being a living saint.

She couldn't understand what kind of great gesture that was.

But when she saw the "king" today, Sera felt a little disappointed.

The "king" looked like an ordinary young man.

But when she was disappointed, Sera also felt an unusual temperament from the "king".

It was the kind of feeling that she couldn't look directly at.

Once her eyes were placed behind him, even if it was just a peek.

It was as if there was a pair of eyes staring at you in the dark, which made people shudder.

"Huh..."

A trace of awe flashed in her eyes, and Sera put aside the random thoughts in her heart.

The guest this time was the "king", whose identity was more precious than anyone else.

The adults sent their beloved concubine "Kara" to the "king".

If it was in the past, it would be something that they would never dare to think about.

Because no one could make the adults do this.

She had to serve carefully.

In the next few days, everything was very peaceful.

The "Xinjing Shogunate" did not react to the "Terra Empire" occupying the S-01909 star system.

No fleet attacked, and no reconnaissance spacecraft entered or left the star system.

Star S-01909-01.

In the starry sky on the side of the asteroid defense fortress in orbit, the Imperial fleet floated quietly.

On the flagship, in the bridge...

"How is the No. 3 ship?"

Standing in front of the window, Ralph's face was solemn.

Recently, everything seems to be going wrong.

It gives people a feeling of being stuck in a quagmire.

The analysis of the data chip has also been postponed.

The explanation given by the Tech Priest is that the data chip has suffered physical trauma and has become very fragile.

Every step of the analysis must be done carefully. If one step is wrong, the data chip will be destroyed.

Ralph never doubted the ability of the Mechanicus.

Those mechanical lunatics mastered the technology of the Empire.

If they can't do it, no one in the Empire can do it.

The astropath in the bridge responded to Ralph.

"Ship No. 3 is sailing in the subspace, everything is normal, and the time to reach the signal source is unknown..."

Everything is fine. If there is no accident, Ship No. 3 should be able to reach the source of the signal in ten days.

As if he thought of something, Ralph's face looked thoughtful.

Should the fleet be dispersed to explore the neighboring star system?

Maybe there will be a surprise discovery...

After thinking again and again, Ralph gave up the idea.

The fleet in his hands is not large, and one of them was paralyzed in the previous battle.

There are only twelve warships available now.

Once the fleet is dispersed and the enemy attacks, it is easy to capsize.

Turning around, Ralph strode away from the bridge.

Imperial Fleet, flagship.

Captain's living area, in a room.

"Things should be done step by step. Don't be too anxious. The more anxious you are, the more likely it is to cause trouble. Sometimes, patiently waiting will get you a good result."

Li Meng took the coffee cup from Kara and took a sip.

Hmm, it tastes good...

Looking at the sofa opposite, Li Meng said to Ralph who was standing beside him: "Sit down and talk."

Ralph's face straightened, and he strode forward and sat on the sofa.

"But what's wrong with the tech priest?"

Ralph nodded and said: "Yes, the process of analyzing the data chip is not as easy as imagined. It takes time."

Calculating the time, it has been less than three days since the "Terra Empire" occupied the S-01909 star system.

Ralph is really anxious...

Compared to Ralph's urgency, Li Meng is much calmer.

The "Xinjing Shogunate" has been abolished and can't cause any waves.

Let alone a few days, even a few months, what can the "Xinjing Shogunate" do?

Unless they can create a fleet out of thin air.

Otherwise, it doesn't matter if this final battle is fought earlier or later.

Looking at Kara who was standing quietly not far from the "king", Ralph withdrew his gaze calmly.

"It's better to end the battle early. The longer it takes, the more variables will appear. When dealing with the enemy, you can't give them a breathing time."

Li Meng nodded in agreement with Ralph's words.

"That's not wrong. It's better to end things here early so that you can focus on more important things."

Ralph didn't know what the more important things were.

But something did happen in the New Empire recently.

Although some things were unknown to them as subordinates.

But some problems can be seen from the military deployment.

"King, Terra Star... Are we just giving up?"

At present, the New Empire has a lot of work to do and everything starts again.

How could Ralph not know what a habitable planet represents?

If the New Empire has a habitable planet, the development of population can be guaranteed.

And population is the driving force for civilization to move towards the stars.

Without population, how can we talk about development?

Although the "king" can obtain population from the cube building in the S-01904 star system.

But Ralph remains skeptical about the identities of those people.

Not only him, but all those who woke up from the Far Journey reject those people of unknown origin.

On Ark 1, Governor Odysseus even divided the people who woke up from the Far Journey into an independent area.

This can ensure the pure bloodline of the people of the empire.

And the Mechanicus is also conducting some research on those people of unknown origin.

So far, from the level of biological genes, there is no difference between those people and the people of the empire.

But this answer is undoubtedly unsatisfactory.

Terra?

After taking a sip of strong and sweet coffee, Li Meng's face looked thoughtful.

He looked up at Ralph and said calmly, "Don't call it 'Terra' anymore. Ever since we evacuated the S-01919 star system, Terra no longer belongs to us, and we can't go back."