Chapter 1346: Wings of Freedom (5)

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Haven Star Space Station Dock, Bucerfalos.
"So, Captain Renault, are you going to let me start from the beginning, or are you asking questions?"
In one of the cabins, Ariel, who was put on a deep space battleship uniform, asked Renault while holding a record board.
Tycus is not interested in talking and understanding intelligence, Tosh is busy eating, and Jimmy is responsible for writing the action report, so only Ariel and Renault are present.
"Before that, don't you explain your misunderstanding to your father?" Renault glanced out the window, feeling that Speaker Bernat Hansen's gaze, as cold as a blade, was still scratching on his body.
"Oh? What's the misunderstanding?" Ariel answered with a smile.
"What else can it be before..." Renault pointed to the space station.
About half a day ago, as the psychic transition channel of Haven Star was basically resolved, at most, he would learn some details from the mysterious Ariel, and Renault was ready to say goodbye to the Speaker.
But I never expected that when the two were talking about official wording, Ariel suddenly said "I will leave with Captain Renault for a while, father, don't miss me too much".
If this is the case, the point is that the botanist also instructs the workers to ship large bags and even containers to Bucefalos, and a married daughter intends to go to her husband's house.
At that time, Mr. Speaker's eyes sharpened.
Naturally, Renault had seen strong winds and waves, and immediately conceived several sets of arguments to explain when he discovered that something was wrong, but after Mr. Speaker looked at him up and down, he didn't ask the reason at all, and went straight back to the previous topic.
This is embarrassing, how do you look like the old man is looking at the son-in-law.
"Huh? You mean I want to go with you?" Ariel waved his hand carelessly: "Don't worry about what the old man thinks, should I tell him,'Because I discovered the evil plan of the Federation, so Do you want to go to Tarsonis with Captain Renault to take down the nest of that department?"
"Uh..." Renault thought for a while and found that it was true. If this sentence was really said, she had to explain how a "weak" botanist could get involved in this kind of thing, and why she wanted to... eh?
"No, wait, why are you going? I don't seem to know yet?" Renault retracted his gaze out of the window.
"That's why I asked you. If I want to start from the beginning, you should ask," Ariel helped the glasses frame: "The answer to this question is,'Some of the vines have been transported away through the jump gate. I have to go and get them. Find them back, if they are not controlled by me, they are likely to become something more terrifying than those bugs.'"
"Why... Um." Renault asked halfway and stopped.
"Look, that's it. After answering one question, a series of new questions will be born, so I personally recommend it to start from the beginning." Ariel spread his hand slightly.
"All right, please say." Renault nodded.
"Hmm...no," After thinking about it, Ariel started shaking his head again: "It's so stupid, I don't admit that it is me."
"..." Renault decided to remain silent.
"Let's do it, I won't say, you can watch it yourself," After tangling for a while, Ariel turned over the hand that didn't hold the record board, and magically took out a flower: "Smell it."
The ability of the psionicist is really strange... Renault sneered, leaning forward slightly and smelled the flower.

"Ms. Hansen, this is the sample you want~"
"Okay, thank you Harry."
Maybe a few seconds, maybe a few minutes, when Renault regained consciousness, he saw Ariel, dressed as a researcher, was talking with a research institute employee who was suspected of being a porter.
As his head is still sober, Renault naturally does not greet her. He just looks up at the ceiling of the research room: "Is this what you want to show me? Ms. Hansen?"
The expected answer did not appear, and Ariel, who was carrying a box in front of him, did not react to Renault.
"It seems that you can only watch here." Renault murmured, leaning close to Ariel to see what was in the box.
"Oh!" "Dang!"
As the research room seemed a little messy, Ariel was holding the box and couldn't see the way. After walking a few steps, he tripped directly to the ground. The box fell forward and hit the corner of the table and bounced back. The lid was in the air. Opening the middle, hula la all the vines that were originally classified according to a certain standard fell on Ariel, and followed her falling motion to entangle her firmly.
It was so stupid, so stupid that Renault was a little worried that he would be mutilated when he saw this scene.
When Renault thought that Ariel would break free soon, she was silent after struggling a few times.
Before Renault stepped forward to check, the "picture" flashed as a whole. Most of the things in the research room were still in place, but Ariel and the vines entwining her moved their positions, which should mean that time has moved backward. some?
In the next second, the door of the research room was quietly pushed open, and two people wearing the uniforms of the research institute workers but looking strange came in.
"This stupid woman seems to be fainted by the phytotoxin of'Solian'."
"It just saves us the trouble of forging the scene. This toxin is deadly enough."
"Just in case, put the toxins we brought on together."
"The other researchers are not interested in those vines, only she is looking for death by herself."
The two suspected federal agents murmured a few words to each other, then put on their gloves, pushed aside the vine to find Ariel's arm, injected some green liquid through the syringe, and then slipped away quietly as if entering the door. .
"Yes, I want to die." Renault looked at the two federal agents leaving and shook his head repeatedly.
"Uhhhhhh..." Soon after the agent left, Ariel uttered a low growl like a beast, and the vines that entangled her began to "melt" with her in a posture that did not conform to the laws of physics.
The one who finally appeared in place was Ariel wearing a gorgeous off-the-shoulder dress made of leaves, vines and twigs and painted with light green eyeshadow.
"Huh huh... really interesting..." The new-born Aire had a calmer expression than the reckless Aireer before, his tone was lazy, and a sneer leaked from the corner of his mouth.
At the next moment, she turned around in the same place, and returned to the rustic appearance of a white coat and glasses. The only thing that did not change was the murderous look in her eyes.
Subsequently, the illusion collapsed.

"Uh... I thought there would be Mr. Speaker's role."
After leaving the illusion, Renault found that he was still leaning close and smelling the flower, but the flower had disappeared, so he stepped back and sat down and said.
"You value him too much. He is a traditional scholar, and he won't participate in the project to weaponize research results," Ariel withdrew his hand, turning his cheeks to look at Renault: "You should be able to infer the next thing. Come out, do you have anything to ask?"
Indeed... Renault thought about it.
First of all, Ariel, who has obtained the ability to control plants, naturally has to follow the vines to end the federal surface base, but the vines cannot communicate with her, so I don't know the real important research location is in the mine.
Next, due to the lack of support from the surface base, perhaps food or energy, the
mix
that was originally locked up in the ground took place, and the group destroyed the research institute at the bottom. The agent who fled in a hurry was discovered by the vine, Ai After Riel noticed it, a oriole came directly at the end of the pot.
However, the hybrid fused with bugs is no longer under her control, and the pure vines can’t dominate when fighting, so she can only ask for help from the outside, and at this time her Bucerfalos just happens to track the psionic transition. The signal came, and the task was perfectly received.
Next, there is an action involving Renault and others.
At this point, the causes and consequences have been roughly clear. Although there are still some doubts about the origin of that strange ability, it is not easy to go into it. Then, the only questions that can be asked are...
"The vine that came when you set off the alarm was just acting?" Renault asked.
"Of course not. Plants really hate that kind of sound waves and want to destroy the sound source, but as long as you get close to them, you will know that those sounds are made by me and naturally cannot attack." Ariel replied.
"So..." Renault's eyelids twitched: "They behaved like a child who found his parents did something they hated and cried out?"
"Not very accurate, but it can be understood this way." Ariel helped her glasses down.
"So, what were the tiny vines you took away?" Renault thought of the "specimen" she took away in an alarm.
"That, it's the'plant essence'," Ariel replied: "It can strengthen my ability and effect to control plants, but the external performance is just a vine with particularly strong vitality."
"So, deep in the mine, what is the thing or person the federal agent wants to escort?" Renault thought of the strange trace of the battle.
"According to the information, it is a man named'Alex Riem', who seems to have very strong spiritual abilities, other things are unknown," Alliel slides the data board: "He was finally captured by the hybrid, but afterwards Didn't find it again, maybe he exploded his potential at the moment of crisis and escaped through that psychic jump gate?"
"Speaking of'captured away', what happened to the Union soldiers who were arrested by you? Renault thought of the empty base and mine."
"In the container I carried on the ship, they should have dreams surrounded by vines," Ariel looked towards the warehouse: "When you get to Tarsonis, throw them all out."
"In all the materials you have found so far, there is no information on the origin of those bugs?" Renault didn't have much interest in plants and Union soldiers, and asked about the main ingredients of the mixture.
"Those bugs are not the main business of this research setting. They only use them as good materials," Ariel said, frowning: "In my opinion, this kind of mixing with vines will cause them Things that are out of control should be thrown into the deepest part of the universe."
"...Is there such a possibility," Renault frowned: "After they merge, it's not that they'lost control', but some kind of stronger'controller' took over the control?"
"This is also the reason why I want to go to Tarsonis," Ariel's finger ran across the record board: "These things can get rid of me without the birth of a'mind' and acting completely instinctively. As the source of these bugs, it’s really worrying how strong the "head" of Tarsonis will be, so I have to go there myself."
"No, I don't think Tarsonis is the source of the bugs," Renault shook his head. "Otherwise, the time of the outbreak of Tarsonis will not be so slow."
"Tasonis has an outbreak of pests?" Ariel asked in a very quick response, unable to tell whether it was worried or gloating.
"Our other warship went there," Renault shook his head. "I just hope they can stabilize the situation now."
"Huh." Ariel nodded noncommitantly.
Although it didn't matter to tell her with the current relationship between the two parties, the alliance between the "Renault Rangers" and the "Keha Children" was done in secret.
"Then, the last question," Renault looked at the huge Haven star out of the porthole: "If you leave this planet, what will happen to those vines? Will it just cause trouble?"
"No," Ariel shook his head: "They will maintain their original behavior pattern until they receive a new instruction. This has little to do with whether I stay on this planet."
"That is to say, the plants and insects that are missing, and most likely to have been transferred to Tarsonis, will all continue to act on their instincts, unless they are studied and used in the process-and this is absolutely certain." Renault concluded.
"Since you have finished asking, as a companion, can I also ask a few questions?" Ariel looked at Renault with his cheek in his hand.
"Um... please, although I think'Renault's Rangers' shouldn't have anything you are interested in." Renault made a please gesture.
"My first question is... Captain Renault, as the commander of a mercenary regiment, where do you have the confidence to oppose the Federation? Even though it is now dwindling and embarrassed," Ariel did not wait for Renault to answer, and continued to ask Continued: "The second question is, when you saw me in the illusion that I had plant-related abilities, you didn't look surprised at all, and even showed a little'but so' expression on your face. Why? "
She really could see inside the illusion. Renault is not surprised by this obvious conclusion.
"I think you have already guessed, do you need me to answer?" Renault looked at Ariel.
"Obviously, you are connected to an organization that can compete with the Federation, and this organization has at least one exceptionally strong psionicist," Ariel said confidently: "The combination of the two, your backing is Who is already obvious."
"Hmm...yes." Although it is simple, Renault still wants to express his admiration for Ariel's analytical ability: "That is..."
"It's the Jupiter Empire!"
"..."
He took back his admiration just now.