" Perry Rhodan 0049 - (41) The Earth Dies" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

5 hoursтАж

Deringhouse didnтАЩt sit down at once but wandered back and forth for awhile in the spacious Control
Central of theCenturion . Many things had happened in the past number of daysтАж

RhodanтАЩs plan to trick the powerful enemies of the Earth was taking shape with increasing effectiveness.
Through Topthor the Springers had a strong card in their hand. The Mounder, Topthor, knew where the
Earth was to be found. At least, he believed that. What he did not know was that RhodanтАЩs mutants had
long since altered the position of Terra in the Nav positronicon of theTop 2 . If one were to retrieve data
from his computer now, concerning the location of the Earth, the answer would be that it was the 3rd
planet of the giant sun Betelgeuse.

The end result that Rhodan was aiming for was that the Springers would attack the 3rd planet in the
belief that it was the Earth itself that lay before them. By this ruse he would gain time to build up and
strengthen the home solar system against the day of a second confrontation with the robot brain of
Arkon. He wanted all alien intelligences to assume that the Earth and the Terranian, Perry Rhodan, had
ceased to exist.

Deringhouse smiled softly. It was a shrewd and daring plan which, if it succeeded, would solve a great
number of problems.

The 3rd planet of Betelgeuse was an uninhabited jungle world that would have to be sacrificed. On the
other hand, the 4th planet, the water world of Akvo, had turned out to be a surprise. On the single
continent that sat in the great ocean like an island, the Topides had established a military base. These
reptilian intelligences who were old enemies of Rhodan were under the control of a dictator who ruled a
stellar empire that was 815-light-years distant from the Earth. And now here they had appeared in much
closer proximity to the Earth. In a quickly conceived plan of strategy, Deringhouse and his people had
represented themselves as Springers and revealed to the startled and suddenly very attentive Topides that
the fighting forces of the Mounders, who were a special police force of the Springers, were now on their
way with the intention of destroying the TopidesтАЩ stronghold. It was also represented that fighting units of
the other Springers and the Aras were taking part in the operation.

The reaction to this was as they had expected it to be. The reptiles put in a request for reinforcements in
order to defend themselves against the attack. Deringhouse had pulled out of the area and was now
located 30 light-years away, in order to await the results of his deception.

A sharp buzzing sound smote his ears. It came from the adjacent Communications Central. Lt. Fisher
was standing watch.

This particular buzzer signified that a hyperspace communication was being received.

RhodanтАж?

With a leap, Deringhouse crossed the control room and pushed open the door of the Com Central.

Fisher was adjusting the volume controls and searching for the code key. Then he activated the
unscrambler and threw in the decoding equipment.

In the same moment, the incomprehensible sounds emerging from the loudspeaker became
understandable.