Age of Cosmic Explor Chapter 79: 24 Hours (4)

Chapter 79: 24 Hours (4)

Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Lucas

"This is the underground base, over. I repeat, this is the underground base, over…"

A few soldiers were yelling into the municator on the first floor, but they had received nothing but static in return.

Even though they had screamed until their voices were hoarse, they didn’t cease passing the municator around to each person so that they could try to gain contact with the Hope. Suddenly, the static cleared. Everyone was shocked, but they quickly huddled around the soldier who held the municator.

The soldier took a deep breath and said, with a coarse voice, "This is the underground base’s temporary central mand. Over. Can you hear me?"

A few seconds later, a clear voice came from the other end of the municator. "Yes, I can hear you just fine! This is the Hope’s central mand. I’m Jason, the Hope’s security crew leader. Please contact Major Yao Yuan immediately; there has been an emergency!"

"Understood. The Major will be here in a minute," replied the soldier.

A moment later, a sweaty Yao Yuan rushed into the room and swiped the municator in his palm. "This is Yao Yuan. Give me a report on the Hope’s current situation."

What followed was the crackling of papers. After a while, Jason’s gruffly voice came through. "Yes, sir. Below is the updated report on the Hope’s overall situation. The circuit upgrade for the biomes, reactors, life support, circulatory, and anti-gravitational systems has been pleted. The crew is a third of the way through upgrading the ship’s lighting system. Minor systems like transportation and domestic electricity haven’t been touched…"

Yao Yuan interjected, "What about the surveillance system?"

"The engineering and repair crew is working on that as we speak. However, because most of the Hope’s systems have been powered on, the upgrade will probably take a while. According to the main engineer, Liu Ren De’s, report, they will need another four to five hours to plete the project."

Yao Yuan pared this new information to the original circuit upgrade schedule and sighed in relief when he realize that Ren De must have sidetracked the crew to focus on restoring the important life support systems when the tragedy hit. "A job well done. In the meantime, I want you to pay special attention to the surrounding meteorites. Report back immediately if there are any dangerous changes. Keep the channel of munication open. Also, the first batch of scientists is currently being escorted back to the Hope. Please keep them safe."

"Sir, yes, sir!