Selenie lowered her gaze and looked at the slightly rippling black tea in the cup, and couldn't help but recall the mutations that occurred when the X1 rift suddenly mutated.
The sound suddenly came from the cracks in X1,
The monster suddenly burst out from the crack in X1,
As well as various sensors in the space station that failed almost simultaneously.
"Dr. Celene, did you remember anything?"
Lux raised her head and looked in the direction of the conference room.
There, Lei Mingkai was making BETA's existence public.
It is not difficult to imagine how wonderful the expressions on the faces of Thalia and others would be when they learned that the monster that had been chasing them was a monster from another time and space.
But compared to Thalia and others, Dr. Seleni, who has been studying the cracks in X1, is calm. No, it should be like a flame hidden under the ice and snow, waiting for the moment when the ice and snow completely melts.
.
"Miss Audrey."
Selenie took a slow breath and collected her thoughts before continuing.
"After you and the knight disappeared in the battle of Yakinduvi, our D.S.S.D. was entrusted with important tasks by the neutral countries headed by Scandinavia, the Earth United and Zaft, and launched the war as quickly as possible.
Research on the X1 rift. Not long after the research started, Sir Siegel came to the D.S.S.D space station as the official envoy of Scandinavia."
Speaking of Siegel, Selene subconsciously slowed down her speaking speed, and at the same time she was also observing the changes in Lux's expression.
However, Lux nodded slightly, signaling Seleni to continue speaking.
"At that time, after visiting our D.S.S.D's various preparations for the X1 rift, Mr. Siegel specifically called me and the director aside."
Lux bit her lip slightly. She seemed to understand why her father Sigel specifically called the director of D.S.S.D. and Dr. Sereni aside.
But Lux's reason believed that Sigel would not take such a risky behavior.
"After watching the bridge video of the Eternal, Lord Siegel believes that it is possible for you and the knight to return to your hometown."
"Bridge footage of the Ever Given?!"
Lux was stunned for a moment, remembering the change that happened to her when the Longtooth Zero exploded with all its strength to destroy Genesis.
The sudden change in which a living human being disappeared out of thin air in front of our eyes must have scared everyone on the Eternity to death, right?
"Yes. The video was subsequently deleted. The relevant personnel were later dispersed for various reasons and placed in various places in Scandinavia, keeping this secret and becoming ordinary people.
"
"Really? I didn't expect that my willfulness at that time would cause everyone to suffer such hardship. I'm so sorry!"
Lux sighed quietly.
Even if Selene didn't elaborate on the details, Lux, who was born as the heir to a political family and traveled among various civilizations as the ambassador of peace in the universe, naturally understood the price paid by the people involved.
"No. Maybe it's suffering. But maybe it's more of a blessing."
"Happy?!"
Lux was a little confused.
"Yes. Not long after our D.S.S.D started research on the X1 rift, something strange seemed to have happened in various places on the earth. Disasters caused by unknown reasons began to appear on land and in the ocean."
As she spoke, Seleni pressed her watch and unfolded the photos and images taken by humans when the disaster occurred to Lux.
"At the beginning, all countries seemed to regard these unknown disasters as chain reactions caused by the movement between tectonic plates."
As Selene tells it, the distorted timeline since the battle of Yakinduvi slowly unfolds before Lux's eyes.
In the first month after the war in Yakinduvi, an unknown giant creature appeared in the center of the Pacific Ocean and encountered a fleet of fishing boats heading to a predetermined area for fishing operations. The pair of fishing boats were almost completely destroyed, and only a few fishermen escaped death.
, was rescued after living on a desert island for several months.
Almost at the same time, a meteorite crash occurred east of the Atlantic Ocean.
But the strange thing is that before the meteorite fell, the asteroid monitoring radar network spread around the Earth's circle found no trace of the meteorite.
Shrouded in such a mystery, time moved forward quickly and reached a critical time two years later.
On this day, D.S.S.D finally made a breakthrough in the new technology of how to achieve real-time communication with the detection drone advancing into the X1 rift.
On this day, a detection drone equipped with new technology appeared again and broke into the X1 rift.
On this day, under the watchful eyes of many top technicians from D.S.S.D., the detection drone that entered the X1 rift achieved real-time communication with the space station behind it.
Also on this day, a strange piece of audio was captured by a detection drone and transmitted back to the space station.
On this day, the D.S.S.D space station was suddenly attacked by monsters and had to send a signal for help for the first time, possibly from a civilization in another world.
What happened next was that after the people were taken in by the Minerva, they fled all the way to the throne of control.
"Audio? Dr. Sereni, can you let me take a look?"
Lux pondered for a moment, seemingly digesting the many things Dr. Seleni said before she asked to take a look at the strange and mysterious audio.
"Yes. Yes. In fact, we conducted a preliminary analysis as soon as we obtained this audio. The analysis results showed that this is a sound wave similar to a whale's call."
Seleni pressed her watch again, calling up the strange and mysterious audio and at the same time turning on the external playback function.
"Whale sounds?"
When she was a child, Lux, who was curious for a while, asked Siegel to find a lot of information about the sounds of whales.
The reason is not the young Lux's curiosity about the ocean.
It was caused by the fossil that was brought back from Jupiter by George, the first adjuster in human history - a whale with wings.
I heard a sound similar to the whale sounds I heard when I was a child,
In front of me is the curve that is constantly rising and falling, showing the height and low of sound waves.
Lux's brows gradually wrinkled.
A strange feeling quietly crept into Lux's heart.
For some reason, this audio that sounded very much like the sound of a whale made Lux feel a weird feeling that she couldn't explain clearly.
"Dr. Sereni, maybe you can use the equipment here to conduct a new round of analysis."
When Lux raised her gaze, she said something that shocked and surprised Seleni.
"Miss..., you mean I can use the equipment here?"
"Yeah. I will talk to Kai about the specific situation. Dr. Sereni's piece should be prepared first!"
Lux nodded, and after making a promise, she asked again:
"Has father been to the space station before the accident?"
"No. It seems that because I made an agreement with Miss Klea to rescue the refugees stranded on the Scandinavian border, I did not come to the space station to participate in this experiment as planned."
"Really? I know! In addition, I hope that Dr. Sereni can keep this meeting a secret."
Selenie readily accepted this.
"Yes. Miss Audrey."
Lux's side has made good progress, while Lei Mingkai's side seems to have reached a deadlock.
Thalia closed her eyes and rubbed the bridge of her nose silently, trying to relieve the stress that had accumulated so far.
The threesome had different expressions.
Zhen Asuka frowned deeply and looked at the image on the screen for a long time without saying anything.
Lunamaria looked confused and quietly looked left and right, trying to get an explanation from her partner.
Unfortunately, there was no result.
Because both Zhen Feiniao and Ray Za Barel were shocked by what Lei Mingkai described.
Travel across the world.
This scene that should exist in science fiction novels, movies, and even TV series actually happened to them.
How can they be able to react to this and accept it calmly?
Especially starting from the rescue of the D.S.S.D space station, they had no idea how the Minerva, which was only focused on escaping for its life under BETA's pursuit, accomplished this feat that should be recorded in the annals of history.
"Captain, can we contact ZAFT headquarters?"
Lei took a deep breath and looked at Thalia.
On the Minerva, apart from Thalia, Ray is probably the only one who can directly contact ZAFT headquarters, no, it should be said that he is the man who stands at the top of PLANT's power.
Hearing this, Thalia opened her eyes, looked at Lei, and slowly shook her head.
"No. At first I thought Minerva's communications had been destroyed during the battle, but after I asked Lord Knight K to borrow the high-power communication system of this satellite fortress to try to get in touch with the headquarters, I still encountered the same thing.
situation."
Thalia glanced at the Minerva's three remaining MS pilots.
"Now, we have to face the fact that we have lost contact with the headquarters and even the PLANT mainland."
"Captain. In other words, it is very possible that we have actually crossed the world without knowing it?"
Zhen Feiniao raised his eyes, glanced at Lei Mingkai, who was standing in front of the big screen, watching the exchanges among the people on the Minerva, and then put forward his own ideas.
"Really, what are you talking about?"
Just as Lei started to say a few words, he was interrupted by Thalia.
"Okay, Ray. We do have to face the fact. It is indeed very possible that we have accomplished this feat."
While speaking, Thalia looked at Lei Mingkai, staring at the white gold-rimmed mask on Lei Mingkai's face for a long time.
"Of course. If Lord Knight K can provide more evidence to prove this hypothesis, we will be grateful."
Lei Mingkai nodded slightly, naturally he would not refuse this request.
The evidence has been prepared from the beginning.
"Sharon. Take it out!"
"Yes. Your Highness."
The streamer appeared from top to bottom, showing a familiar yet unfamiliar map of the earth in front of Thalia, True Asuka, Lunamaria and Ray.
"Everyone, this is the territory map of my Holy Britannia Empire. Of course. This is the map before the super disaster. Now, the territory of my Holy Britannia Empire is only the mainland of America, and you all
The reason why we are in this satellite fortress is the same as everyone else."
"The reason comes from a battle before the super disaster occurred. A battle that may be called a battle between mortals and gods."
Above the map is the huge figure of the Winged God, who looks like a descending god.