" Perry Rhodan 0008 - (4b) Base on Venus" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

It seemed hard to believe that so few men had accomplished so much in such a short time. But then,
they had had the advantage of the accumulated scientific knowledge that the two Arkonide survivors
were sharing with them.




"We shouldnтАЩt delay any longer!" urged Reginald Bell. We must have some secondary base-itтАЩs vitally
important for us!"Perry Rhodan calmed his friend with a reassuring slap on the shoulder. "We are leaving
in two hours."



"Great! What are your plans?"



"WeтАЩll first fly to the moon. WeтАЩll salvage whatever we can from the wrecked Arkonide cruiser. There
are still quite a few things in it we can use. From there we will proceed straight to Venus."Rhodan
stopped and pondered for a moment. "You are right, Reg. We need a secondary base more than
anything else at the present"



Whatever precautions they might take on Earth, there was no absolutely safe place in the whole world
should the invading aliens suddenly overpower them. It was too great a risk, for all mankind might be
annihilated. Therefore, he must establish an outpost on Venus. Though this might not save Earth from
total destruction, it would still guarantee the survival of a few members of the human race somewhere else
in a safe spot. Thus, the holocaust would not be the end of the human species.
 Khrest fully approved of RhodanтАЩs plan. "I canтАЩt help but admire your drive and decisiveness, Rhodan.
How lucky for our weary Arkonide forces to have found such a vital young ally. Whatever fate has in
store for our galactic empire, we could not have wished for a better solution."Thora did not share
KhrestтАЩs enthusiasm. She still kept vacillating between her intuitive distrust of the Earthlings and what her
reasoning mind advised her to admit long term prejudices were difficult to uproot, even in the most
brilliant being. She still considered man as far inferior to her own race, not worthy to he treated as an
equal. Perry Rhodan was probably the only exception she was willing to make in this respect.



The Good Hope took off at dusk.



Rhodan was starting from his home planet with the comfortable knowledge that he had left everything
behind in the most capable hands. He was accompanied by Tako Kakuta, the Japanese teleporter, who
had passed command of the mutant corps temporarily over to Ras Tschubai, his African counterpart.
Little Betty Toufry, whose amazing telepathic and telekinetic powers made her a valuable ally, would
assist Ras in his continued search against possible M.S. intruders. And if worse should come to worst, it
would be comparatively easy for the Good Hope to interrupt her mission and return home in practically
no time.