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

One of the three officers in the background cleared his throat.

"Yes?" Rhodan turned to him to hear his opinion.

Maj. Deringhouse, the commander of the new cruiserCenturio , where 50 trim and lightning fast
space-pursuitships were berthed, smiled a little superciliously. "If IтАЩm permitted to make a remark: why
go to all this trouble? I can attack the yard with 50 pursuitships and put the robots out of action."

Rhodan shook his head.

"YouтАЩre thinking in strictly military terms and we wonтАЩt be so stupid as to use such a dangerous
approach. TheyтАЩre probably prepared to blow up the hangar and the ship, and one robot is enough to set
off the charge. No, Major, weтАЩll have to use our heads and you must admit that weтАЩve already had some
experience in the past in this respect."

Deringhouse opened his mouth to say something in reply but chose to remain silent when he noticed
BellтАЩs sardonic grin.

"And when is Pucky supposed to come back?" inquired John Marshall, the telepath of the mutant
mini-team that had already operated for some time on GoszulтАЩs Planet.

Rhodan shrugged his shoulders. "I expect him any moment. But many complications couldтАЩve occurred
to delay his return. If necessary Tako will have to take the risk of going to his assistance by
teleportation."

The Japanese Tako was also a teleporter. He was able to dematerialise at will and to pop up bodily at
any place he chose. All this took only a fraction of a second and Tako was thus able to span great
distances without loss of time. He offered with his quiet and modest smile: "IтАЩll be glad to go at once if
you think that Pucky has fallen into a trap and requires help."

Rhodan shook his head. "WeтАЩll wait another half an hour, Tako. Then the time Pucky and I have allotted
for this job will be up. Until then weтАЩll have to give him a chance."

Bell was staring thoughtfully at the dark videoscreens of the control panel. He seemed to be occupied
with a problem and trying to find an answer. Finally he said, completely unrelated to the topic under
discussion: "Why do we have to be so secretive with the Springers? Why shouldnтАЩt they know that weтАЩre
responsible for their defeat?"

"There are several reasons. As you know, the clan of patriarch Etztak is very eager to bestow the
blessings of his colonial administration on us. We already had to drive him out of the Solar system once
before. DonтАЩt imagine that this was the end of it. Some day heтАЩs bound to returnтАФand I want to put this
day off as long as possible. If heтАЩs now led to believe that he faces a new and powerful enemy in the
sector heтАЩll be more cautious. To fight two opponents in a rather narrow space is risky. But if he finds out
that it was Terra that has frustrated his ambitions here also, heтАЩll be more anxious than ever to
concentrate the entire might of the Springers to destroy Terra."

"I can see the logic of that," Bell admitted, catching a glance from Maj. Deringhouse who obviously was
also curious to know the reasons for RhodanтАЩs strategy. "But do we have to be afraid of the Springers?"
 Rhodan smiled coldly. "Of course not, Bell. But isnтАЩt it better to negotiate with a foe and make a friend