Chapter 107 Promise Date
Aboard the Expedition. Bridge.
The conversation between Chris and Albert was coming to an end. These two people, who had completely different principles and social classes, obviously had differences over some points of view.
"Fitz is the pinnacle of the evolution of the 'Gerald Bloodline' so far. Every bit of his flesh and blood is being watched by countless forces. If he wasn't strong enough, he would have been chopped into countless pieces. It has been very difficult for us to come this far. The upcoming dispute, whether it is him or the interest groups you and I represent -"
“Can’t lose.”
"He's just an omega. What's wrong with what I said?"
"So how can you say I'm cold-blooded? You're such a hard-headed person, and you only make important decisions based on your emotions," Albert defended himself with almost blood-sucking patience. "If I don't consider everything, who else can?"
Chris took a deep breath and controlled the impulse to punch. She said impatiently: "Okay, then go on! Fitz asked me to trust you, so I want to hear your next 'consideration'. Go ahead!"
Albert was used to her behavior and continued with a sigh, "The life span of an omega is only one-third of that of an ordinary alpha. Even if, as you said, she can withstand more pressure from time acceleration after a breakthrough, the experience of wandering in time often destroys not only the body but also the mind first."
"How can an omega's mind last for such a long time? Didn't the first breeder in history who broke through the spiritual power level completely collapse after experiencing a 'time corridor'?"
Chris looked at the alpha who was trying to convince her to unify her thoughts by using both reason and facts, and he remained silent.
"What else is there to consider? Keep going!"
"The biggest possibility is that the Sun Swallow only took His Highness back, so we also have to consider," Albert groaned for a moment, "the unpredictable reaction of a crazy alpha after losing his omega."
"Although I believe that Fitz can handle his emotions well with his rationality. But just in case, I plan to ask Mentor Edelman to come after receiving the return signal..."
"Edelman?" Chris: "If it is true as you guessed, 6S all-around Edelman is strong enough, but I don't think that just as a mentor--"
"What about as the one-fifth blood donor?" Albert told all his thoughts. "Besides, Edelman has also come out of a similar situation. If he can't do it, I can only..."
"One-fifth?" Chris sneered. "You think too much about all aspects. Why don't you also count the other one-fifth of Queen Mary? After all, as a precious species, the current Queen has a spiritual power rating of 3S!"
"Oh! And His Majesty Anthony."
Albert's face turned pale. He knew Chris was mocking him. But he wanted to get angry but didn't want to confront her in public. Usually, he would be the one who was suppressed by violence and would be the most embarrassed.
Chris saw that he was frustrated, then laughed and patted the blond colleague on the shoulder. Before leaving, she said to him, "Just wait and see! I am particularly interested in that omega lady."
"If they come back, show them some respect!"
After waving her fist in protest, Chris turned around and strode away. She admitted that Albert's considerations were not unreasonable, but Chris, who had a rough mind, did not intend to engage in those complicated checks and balances and human calculations. She would only use fists to fight fists.
She thought, not without some rudeness, that it would be better to gather together all the elites that she had raised privately!
If... things really get that bad.
As he thought about it, Chris licked his lips excitedly. It had been a long time since he had a real fight with Fitz. The level gap was too big and it was as meaningless as instructing Seth.
For an alpha, there is no pain of loss that cannot be resolved with a fight.
Didn't Edelman, who rebelled and destroyed his glands after losing his omega, return to human society after crippling the alpha of an entire fleet? Moreover, after becoming Fitzgerald, the responsibilities he shouldered would not allow him to spend too much time ruminating on his loss.
Carrying and awakening genetic memory, hasn't he experienced enough 'loss'?
Whether as a subordinate or as a friend, she could only do her best to ensure that he got through the initial difficulties.
As long as you get over the initial 'loss', there will be nothing that cannot be relieved in the dilution of time.
Time is always the best medicine to heal everything.
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However, for the Great Desolate Star Region located at the edge of the desolate universe, the unpredictable variable of "time" is a sharp dagger that decisively separates it from the entire smooth and normal cosmic carpet.
Due to the supernova explosion and the Zerg's interference, the entire Great Wilderness Star Region is now shrouded in a hazy nebula. The distorted space and time block any effective means of detection by humans.
The humans on the Expedition had decided to wait for three months and set up a space outpost. The main force returned to the First Fortress in batches after an interstellar month.
In the isolated Great Wilderness Star Region, the broken core of the planet BV32-II is still floating on the edge of the star region.
The inner core of the 'planetary consciousness body' is only 2,100 meters in diameter and is covered and hidden by the thick outer core. The vast and magnificent planetary energy inside is in a state of contraction, maintaining gravity to absorb stardust along the way to mold the outer layer of this reborn rocky planet. Su Xi, who is inside, has completely entered a state of assimilation with the 'planetary life body'.
Her human body sank into the hibernation chamber in the core module, being carefully watched over by another person.
In Su Xi's consciousness, the broken core that she assimilated was like a tiny speck of dust. In this closed and turbulent star field, it was hiding in the violent energy chaos. When it had a clear advantage, it would devour and absorb other weaker substances with all its strength. They were carefully playing a game of "life and death dodgeball".
This feeling made Su Xi's human consciousness, which was in a state of "assimilation", recall the three gambling games she played with Edelman at the Arale Space Station.
'Gerald's Attack', 'Howl of the Beasts' and 'Game of Gods'.
Regardless of the rules of each game, the movement of the sphere is controlled by the mind, and the force field is chaotic. The only difference is——
When she first fell into this interstellar era, she was so weak that she could only rely on the "weakness of human nature" to win the only victory. But now, she is the diamond-shaped "fate pointer" in the hands of the banker. She plucks the strings of the universe and directly confronts the energy of the same level in the state of "assimilation".
When the human factor does not exist, the only way to win is to have the strength to directly confront the hard ones, a little bit of mobility, and of course the mind to endure loneliness.
Is this life form in the form of a 'planet' lonely? She asked herself.
The vastness of the universe is both lonely and magnificent. In the long life span, this is a kind of loneliness worth enjoying. What we gain and pursue is a deep bond with the entire universe.
See planets leap, stars reborn, black holes devour everything, and galaxy-level collisions will cause the entire universe to be reborn again.
These secrets were revealed to her bit by bit in the whispered narration of the 'planetary life form'. And tempted her to go deeper and deeper in this state...
But--
She was almost completely assimilated, but suddenly she remembered the promise she had made to a human being, the blurry and swaying figure, the strong arms, the affectionate words...
Su Xi couldn't help but feel dazed.
The unconscious fluctuations caused by distraction were transmitted, and the magnetic field of the planet was shifted and trembled. The originally damaged BV32-II was passing through a gray nebula belt, and the planetary accretion disk that had just been formed was completely disintegrated because of the awakening of "Su Xi" as a human consciousness.
Su Xi sighed in regret, and felt an icy blue spiritual wave coming gently towards her. She hurriedly distracted herself and responded to the nervous inquiry of the alpha in the core cabin.
'I'm fine, I was just distracted for a moment.'
She stretched out a golden spiritual beam and rubbed it against his. Then, in reality, Su Xi opened her eyes slightly in the hibernation capsule and vaguely caught a glimpse of Fitzgerald's always resolute face, staring at her closely with an unclear expression. Su Xi moved her fingers slightly and smiled soothingly.
She remembered that she had made a promise to that man. She would not leave him, would not abandon him, and she promised that this would last until the end of her life.
Before she could fully smile, the environment outside the planet changed, and Su Xi's human consciousness was once again pulled into the depths of the planet's consciousness.
Due to the slight adjustment of the planet's magnetic poles just now, they deviated from the optimal route. Under the influence of the chaotic gravitational storm in the star field, when they passed through the area of intense energy collision, the spherical mass that had just been replenished was completely torn and plundered when passing through the orbit of a massive planet.
If the "planetary consciousness" had not deliberately manipulated and avoided it in the assimilated state, it would probably have been captured by the massive planet in the perihelion orbit and become its vassal satellite.
For Su Xi, who was immersed in the planetary consciousness and in a semi-assimilated state at this moment, it was a very wonderful experience.
在這樣混亂之中駕馭龐大的星體物質，似乎跟急速飙車時互怼互撞沒什麽兩樣？
休眠艙中的棕發少女嘴角輕輕扯出一個笑，但看在菲茨傑拉德的眼裏卻刺眼極了，他轉身，瞥了一眼光幕中對外太空同步監測的影像。
他撫着透明艙蓋下她的臉部輪廓，他知道她此刻作為人類的五感依舊開放，紅發alpha磁性的嗓音低沉的敘述：
‘現在重新路線修正，與吞日號的接駁錨點重新計算，兩分鐘後我同頻給你。’
‘蘇熙，再堅持一下。’
菲茨傑拉德極為不忍的盯着光幕中行星外殼剝落的場景，就算蘇熙在休眠艙的精神接駁端口中，向他發出了一行安撫短訊。
‘行星沒有痛覺，沒事。我不痛。’
紅發alpha心疼的抿緊了唇，如果她真的毫無所覺，怎麽會刻意屏蔽他精神力的直接進入？
原本在菲茨傑拉德的計劃中，在蘇熙順利溝通行星生命體與吞日號取得信號聯系後，他主張直接用所有能量直接破開湍急的能量亂流，直接接駁吞日號。
這個方案風險大，但是并不需要蘇熙動用她的能力，并且在菲茨傑拉德原本的思路中，就算這樣一通粗暴的對接下來，有行星意識體的能量維護以及逃生艙的動力，蘇熙的生存概率反而是最大的。
至于他自己？他消抹去了智腦報告中，關于自己的生存概率。
蘇熙不同意，她敏銳的戳破了他粉飾太平的意圖，兩人僵持之間，蘇熙軟軟的抱着他，低聲說：“菲茨，我也有權決定我的生死。”
高大的身軀僵了一僵，然後他妥協了。他從她眼裏看出了，她尚未說出的話。
很顯然作為帝國繼承人一言九鼎的習慣，號令三軍從沒有接受過駁回的菲茨傑拉德而言，從沒有遭遇這樣的質疑和刁難。
氣惱她，對她神色冰冷又怎樣，他還是執拗不過她的。最後蘇熙得意的，取到了智腦上最真實的報告。那個推演過無數次得出的最優結果，确實只有蘇熙參與進來，才是群體生存率最高的方案。
于是就造成了現在這樣的情況，他負責計算規劃航線，接收吞日號的信號，并測算與吞日號接駁的最佳時機，
而蘇熙則負責在最關鍵的那個時刻進入與行星的同化狀态，通過磁極及能量的釋放，極為細微而精确的調整着行星的運行軌跡。
以及必要時調用榨取‘行星生命體’的能量來對沖時空中的各種意外的亂流。
在智腦端的推算，由于大荒星域的混亂的現狀，接駁的時機一直是一個讓人頭痛的跳動的變量，并且會随着時間的推移不停的變動着數值。
因而才出現剛才那樣的狀況，只要偏離了一點點，就會由菲茨傑拉德重新規劃和計算。
在蘇熙無比堅持的這個方案中，她和他、還有‘祂’，當下的生存概率完全的被捆綁在了一起。
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當這對情侶吵也吵過了，作為情商較高的那一方，蘇熙跳到那個高大的alpha身上，各種細致的安撫，直到浪費了不少時間和體力，直到完全的把某個脾氣不好的alpha完全安撫到位了之後。蘇熙才正式的進入了與‘行星生命體’共振的狀态。
而當行星地核被‘刻意驅動’的那一刻，他們脫離了零維度的狀态，并跟随着這顆行星飄蕩在大荒星域中，共同經歷着這片混亂星域中的時間亂流。
量子時鐘嘀嘀嗒嗒，核心艙中的時間雖然在行星能量體的包裹中受外界影響較小，維持着較正常的時間流動。而在行星地核的外部，卻是一個‘快時區’，一個‘慢時區’的颠簸流浪而過。
直到經過了剛才混亂激烈的引力場之後，行星一路積攢的質量被再次剝離得差不多之後，他們的運氣徹底變好了起來。
殘破的行星地核再次飄蕩着經過了一段相較平穩的區域，自轉的引力自動吸附四周的星塵，補全着損失的質量，漸漸的，行星殘破的地核填充成了一顆直徑約8000千米大小的橢圓形球體，這總算比最開始那半塊西瓜瓢的形狀好看多了。
但在這個漂浮游蕩中的過程中，行星的地核是基本修補完全了，但外部三千個星際年也就眨眼過去了。
幸而在這個補全的橢圓形岩石星球的深處，被瑰麗的能量所隔絕的那個小小的核心艙中，時間的流速相對正常，但即便這樣，蘇熙他們也等待經歷了五十九天，才得以接收到吞日號在時空亂流中随處發送的定位信號。
此刻，大荒星域的超新星爆發進入一個平穩期，躲避在星域邊緣的行星BV32-II的地核部分已被補全，可以進入下一個短途的時空躍遷了。
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核心艙中。
紅發alpha默默的補充着航行日志，手動标識出了離吞日號越來越近的一個又一個的接駁錨點。
儀器上閃爍的微弱光亮勾勒出他剛毅的側臉。
‘嘀——當前核心艙能耗接近警戒線，食品飲用水循環系統老化率30%，請注意能源的有效利用。’
AI智腦冰冷的提示音傳來，空蕩蕩的回響在核心艙內。
陷入低能耗運轉的內艙，除了休眠艙微弱運行的亮光，就只餘艙外‘行星意識體’那瑰麗能量的餘光。但他只有在她醒來的時刻才開啓狀态，大多數時候都是一個人靜默的處于黑暗之中。
他摘下了跟內艙接駁的精神接駁口，間接确認了她狀态良好。剛才通過了一群急速旋轉形成中的隕石地帶，行星地核剛被補全的岩石表面被再次毀損得七七八八。
菲茨傑拉德眉頭緊皺，他知道，處于同化狀态的她而言，行星正在流浪和承受的一切，也正是她能感受到的一切。
‘需要你參與的部分已經完成，什麽時候醒來？’
修長的手指輕輕掠過，休眠艙上的輪廓。他把頭慢慢抵上了透明的艙蓋，眼睛一眨不眨的盯着這個兀自陷入沉睡，偶爾還泛起微笑的愛人。
這場時空亂流中的躲避球游戲。剛開始需要蘇熙進入‘同化’狀态的時機其實更頻繁，還她總是醒得很快，短的大概六個小時，長的也不會超過三天。
可随着後期進入的頻次降低，但一次一次同化的時間卻拉得更長，一種莫名的陰影便揮之不去的籠罩在菲茨傑拉德的心頭。
而這次，她進入行星‘同化’已經快十天了。
穿越過無數時間亂流的他，卻發覺自己再也無法多忍受一個小時，他凝神強行進入了她的意識世界。
幸而她一如既往的對他信任的敞開着最私密的精神入口。
‘什麽時候醒來。’
他閉眼輕柔的探尋，她的精神力比前一次進入時，更加的凝實有力，讓他略放心的可以加大一點碰觸的力度。
然而在她的意識海中，一團由金光凝成的人形，歡欣的朝他撲了過來。
‘菲茨！菲茨！我們就這樣存在着不好麽？’
在數次同化的過程中，蘇熙一次比一次更熟悉那種同化下的狀态。而這一次‘蘇熙’甚至懶得再模拟人形，瑰麗的金光流動着，然而紅發alpha卻堅定的維持着人形，他淡漠的眼裏帶着嚴厲，但眼底卻深埋着不想被她發現的對于失去的恐慌。
‘不行，記得你承諾過我什麽。’
語氣冰冷而生硬。
但蘇熙卻沒有生氣，在她的這個‘絕對領域’中，菲茨傑拉德無法掩飾自己最真實的情緒。于是那團瑰麗的金光慢慢停住歡欣雀躍的波動，極慢極慢的，那團瑰麗的金光在他眼前一點點恢複成熟悉的樣子。
‘對不起。’
她低頭軟軟的說，顯然作為‘人類’的意識回歸之後，就完全想起自己到底做過什麽承諾。
‘保持你身體的休眠艙只有一千年的有效期，經我幾次調試之後，就算能延長到三千年，但對于我們後面的行程，遠遠不夠。’
‘我連上了殘存‘加速環’材料的啓動，讓第五軌道的巨型氣态行星加速形成，在我們的時間線上，不到24個小時将會發生大規模的引力潮汐’
‘接下來，我們可以等待漫長的滑行過程，與吞日號自動接駁。’
‘嗯……我知道了。’
蘇熙主動抱着他，然後感應到他的情緒緩和了下來。
‘我知道啦，’她蹭了蹭他，‘這是最後一次同化狀态了。’
她連連說，‘就像上次一樣，你告訴我坐标，我調整磁極方向，然後我們就可以蹭着對方的引力——’
就像——
蘇熙突然笑了一下，她想起久遠的記憶，就像幼年在動蕩的江面上玩‘水上漂’的游戲，只要巧妙的拿捏并調整好一塊鵝卵石的角度，就可以蹭在水面上飛到好遠的地方去。
When I was a human, I looked up at the starry sky and felt the vastness of the universe. But during the journey of assimilating with the "planetary consciousness", I traveled freely in the interstellar space in the state of planetary consciousness, and I felt that the stars were more brilliant. My original perspective and senses as a human were indeed too narrow...
Such a gap in feeling, the moment she returned to her body, Su Xi occasionally asked herself, why? Maybe it was the "promise", or maybe it was the indescribable look she faced every time she woke up. The hot intensity of the tight embrace, and the lonely back that made her heart palpitate when she occasionally looked back.
However, Fitzgerald noticed that the word "opposite" she said often refers to "peers" in the interstellar language. This subtle change made his aura even more gloomy and cold.
Su Xi noticed sharply that in her sea of consciousness, all the thoughts of this alpha were very clearly displayed in her perception, not to mention that he did not deliberately restrain his unhappiness.
Su Xi blinked, hooked his little finger, then intertwined her five fingers and placed her hand completely in his palm, looking up and smiling.
Then she pulled out her childhood memories from the depths of her memory and showed them to him. On the turbulent river, Su Xi, wearing a pigtail, was playing the game of "floating on the water".
This action gradually improved the mood of the alpha opposite. Fitzgerald stroked her human-shaped outline and whispered: "Wake up."
'I miss you.'
"Okay, I'll listen to you." She agreed crisply, tiptoeing and giving him a soft kiss on the face.
"According to your plan, when we pass by the gas planet in the fifth planetary belt, I will complete the last 0.5 degree magnetic pole adjustment and completely end this state of assimilation with the planet, and then..."
Fitzgerald lowered his eyes and looked at the omega in front of him who was smiling at him very sweetly. She said:
'I'll always be with you.'
Before he could answer, Su Xi's eyes were blank, and she sensed that the core of the planet she was driving had entered the gravitational range of the fifth planetary belt——
'He' is about to pass by a gas planet that is nearly 6,300 times larger than 'himself', and a game between gravity and tidal forces is about to begin.
Su Xi looked back and smiled, then gently pushed him out of her mind.
Su Xi turned around and immersed herself in the deepest part of the 'planetary consciousness'. In this duel with a mass difference of more than 6,300 times, she couldn't lose!