" Perry Rhodan 0022 - (15) Escape to Venus" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

"Furthermore, has he forbidden that I undertake such a test flight?"

"No."

"Would you therefore be acting against RhodanтАЩs orders if you were to fly this ship to Venus, for
instance?"

"Conditionally it seems No."

"Well, then," Thora breathed a sigh of relief. It follows that you are not breaking any rules if you do as I
say."

R-17тАЩs features almost seemed to express some doubt. "But I did not receive any orders from Rhodan
for this flight."

"Is that necessary?" Thora appeared very astonished. "After all you are receiving such an order from
myself now. And you were not forbidden to receive orders from meтАФor am I wrong?"

"No."

Thora smiled. Her smile had no effect on the robotтАЩs psycho-regions, only the compelling logic of her
question affected him.

"No, it is not forbidden to receive any orders from you."

"Alright, we can start then!"

R-17 was still hesitating. As far as it was possible for him at all, he did not seem to feel too happy with
his existence. But he could not find any logical counter argument to blandly refuse ThoraтАЩs request. This
woman was a member of the race that had created him, while Rhodan was merely an inhabitant of this
planet by the name of TerraтАФalthough he was a particularly outstanding specimen of that race. Thora
was much closer to R-17 than Rhodan, although he had been forced to obey him as a result of
conditioning received at the hands of Khrest. He would never disregard this command to obey him. He
would be incapable of doing so without bringing about a disastrous short circuit in his system.

On the other hand, if he were to obey Thora he would not act directly against RhodanтАЩs orders; ergo, he
was not exposing himself to any danger.

He nodded his head in a human-like gesture. "Yes, we can start. My orders were not to permit any
strangers to approach this ship. Thora of Arkon, however, is no stranger."

"Fine. LetтАЩs not waste any time. Set course for the planet Venus as fast as you can manage. I want to
test how fast we can reach our second base in this solar system in case of emergency."

She was waiting impatiently as the robot rather clumsily climbed up the ladder and opened the entrance
hatch. Not until he had disappeared in the airlock did she follow him up into the ship. The robot pushed a
button and the heavy outside hatch fell shut. The anti-grav elevator brought Thora and R-17 within a few
seconds up to the destroyerтАЩs nose, where the command centre was located.

They sat down in the movable seats. While the robot was calculating the course, the engines began to