" Perry Rhodan 0076 - (68) Under the Stars of Druufo" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

Remember that, sir, if youтАЩre ever in a real emergency.тАЭ
When the film ended, Rhodan had turned on the light again. Pensively he
continued with his remarks. тАЬSgt. Harnahan is dead, so he certainly canтАЩt take us
to the unknown moon of TatliraтАЩs 4th planet. You will go, Everson, and find the
sphere! You are to think about Harnahan until the being responds. Then you will
carry out your mission. Further details are at your disposal; just ask.тАЭ
Marcus Everson asked. Rhodan answered. The picture of the situation was
becoming clearer.
тАЬIтАЩll find it,тАЭ the Colonel then promised. тАЬIтАЩll find HarnahanтАЩs mysterious friend
even if I have to turn the whole system upside down. You can depend on me, sir!тАЭ
Rhodan had only smiled gently. тАЬAnd I will, Colonel!тАЭ
When Marcus Everson received the data from the navigational brainтАЩs print-out
slot, he gave the calculations only a brief glance and handed them to an officer
who had up to now been waiting silently, apparently waiting for his orders.
тАЬTransition in 10 minutes, Lt. Gropp! Take over the navigation of the Kublai
Khan. You know what has to be done.тАЭ
тАЬRight, sir.тАЭ
Then Everson turned his attention to the written information Rhodan had given
him as a supplement.
The moon on which the sphere had been 60 years before had a diameter of
about 80 kilometres. At the time Harnahan had not been able to make an exact
measurement and simply gave a rough guess. Now the 4th planet had 50 moons,
revolving around it in wildly different orbits. Everson wondered how he was to
find just the right one.
Furthermore, it was probable that the sphere was no longer on the moon, for it
had told Harnahan it wanted to move to an uninhabited world closer to the sun to
soak up more energy.
The mission before Everson was thus all the more difficult.
But the sphere was an effective telepath and therefore a hypno in a certain
sense. It could make its thoughts known even to nontelepaths. So Rhodan was
convinced that it would answer as soon as it learned EversonтАЩs intentions.
The last preparations were carried out and then came the final seconds. The
transition itself proceeded according to plan. As the pain of rematerialisation
slowly faded from his body, Col. Marcus Everson looked expectantly at the
vidscreen.
The star Tatlira blazed only a few light-minutes away. At first it was difficult to
make out any planets but then with the aid of the Kublai KhanтАЩs astronomical
department they quickly came into view. The 4th planet stood behind its sun.
тАЬWeтАЩll remain at speol, Gropp,тАЭ Everson decided at length. тАЬHead directly for
planet #2, then take course for #4. As for what we do after that, weтАЩll have to wait
and see.тАЭ
As the giant battleship flew close past GoszulтАЩs Planet, the Com Centre
received several radio messages from below which clearly indicated that the small
Terran base still existed. So the other time plane had not yet reached this system.
Then the inhabited planet sank once more into the depths of space. The sun
came nearer, then slid sideways off the vidscreen. A bright star became visible
ahead, then began to increase rapidly in size. Finally it had grown into a dully
shining globe: Tatlira 4, the uninhabited planet.
тАЬDecrease speed,тАЭ ordered Everson. Lt. Gropp, who meanwhile had taken the
pilotтАЩs seat, set the controls for deceleration. The Kublai Khan began to slow