" Perry Rhodan 0037 - (29) A World Gone Mad" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

As soon as he was past the metal menace he tamed around and moved backwards as he was afraid that
he might get it in the back. But his fear was groundless. The robot took him for a harmless foraging
animal that could have been seeking water from a spring. Such springs were few and far between in this
deserted country.

The ravine became wider as he entered deeper but it remained dry. Only the increasing vegetation
indicated more moisture in the ground. Pucky continued hopping away from the robot till he lost sight of
it.

He felt relieved and was able to direct his attention to where he was going and it was indeed a sight to
behold.

The ravine spread out into a round basin which was more than 500 feet wide. Steep walls of rock
presented an insurmountable obstacle for unwelcome visitors. Nobody could have entered here unless he
had wings. Long buildings housed machinery and workshops, Pucky noted in a quick glance.

The opening in the 150-foot-high mountain wall drew his attention most of all. It was more than 600 feet
high and at least as wide. Bright lights flooded the inside of the mountain and revealed the shiny metal bull
of a nearly finished spaceship. The entire length of the ship was hidden from the sight of trespassers by
the protecting mountain. If RhodanтАЩs information was correct the huge tunnel was more than 2500 feet
long.

The Springers couldnтАЩt have selected a better hiding place.

A chain of fighter robots blocked the basinтАЩs sole exit. The metal soldiers stood silent guard and
motionlessly faced Pucky, who squatted between some bushes, nibbling the sparse grass growing amidst
the rocks. He pretended to show no interest whatsoever in the spaceship or the robots.

The positronic brains seemed to consider vegetarians as harmless creatures. Once again Pucky realized
with great dismay that he was not accorded proper treatment, so to speak, as they slighted him by not
regarding him as an intruder.

On the other hand he was quite happy about it.

But he would be unable to proceed by teleportation. Such activities would have been evaluated as a sign
of intelligence by the watchful robots and dealt with accordingly. Pucky had no other choice than to
approach the bristling frontline of shimmering metal by grazing in their direction.

Perhaps he could manage to reach the spaceship itself. The more information he would be able to
gather, the easier it would be to plan the action against this stronghold.

And so he hopped and skipped with mixed emotions.

About 30 robots blockaded the valley. They formed a half circle curving toward the outside and were
spaced about 15 feet apart. This was an enormous waste since each robot was equipped with formidable
defensive powers. One of them could have defended the valley against an entire army if need be.

It proved bow important this spaceship was to the Springers.

Pucky didnтАЩt have much time to think. With great reluctance he stuffed dried tufts of grass behind his