"002 The Third Power" - читать интересную книгу автора (Perry Rhodan)

white blond hair and large eyes glowing golden red.
A woman? Perhaps, fudging by her outer appearance; but that was all. In reality,
she was a creature cold and calculating, with crystal clear reasoning ability
and the highest intellect. Her attitude toward "the lower forms of life," Homo
sapiens among them, was ruled by an incredible prejudice. Only her logical mind
had permitted her to conclude a compromise with Rhodan. She hew that no other
alternative had remained, unless she wanted to spend the rest of her life on the
moon.
Khrest slowly shook his head. "I admire your imagination; yet I believe we
should abandon these useless words and think rather of what should he done. You
promised me help."
"And you shall get help," Perry assured him. He turned to face Reg. "Forget
about that bath. Take care of the news first, try to tune in to the most
important broadcasts. We must know whatТs happening in the world now."
"NobodyТs going to inform us officially if they plan an action against us. IТd
rather speak directly to Pounder."
"Nothing but silence at the beginning, Reg. Let them rack their brains for the
reason we donТt answer. I must get them good and ready for what I intend to do."
Perry paid no further attention to him. He knew Reg, and he knew he could depend
on him. "Eric, you take care of Khrest and do nothing else but that. Fletch, IТd
appreciate it if you could get us some food. Later on we probably wonТt have
time for that. Meanwhile, IТll worry about the strategic end of things. What
kind of weapons has Thora sent along, Khrest?"
The Arkonide was still sitting on the bunk, his hands folded in his lap. "To
begin with, the force field, which should be the most important. It serves only
for defence, but it should not fail to leave a certain impression on potential
aggressors. Further, we have three hand weapons called psychoradiators. Their
strength can be regulated. At maximum intensity they call paralyse a human being
at a distance of up to one and a third miles, but they can never kill; at lesser
intensity the victimТs conscious awareness is so weakened that it will be quite
easy, even for you, to dominate him. Moreover, one may give posthypnotic
commands, which must be carried out at all costs, even when the person affected
no longer remains within the radius of these psychorays. Connected with these is
an artificially induced amnesia. He is simply unable to remember a thing."
"That seems like it might be useful." Perry nodded. "What else have we got?"
"Only the broadcasting set, with which we can reach Thora at any time. You are
probably aware that these special waves will penetrate even there mass of the
moon. That is necessary because our ship is on the other side of your
satellite."
"Hmm," Perry muttered pensively. Khrest understood.
"Do not worry. The energy vault and the psychoradiator will do for the time
being. In the event of further difficulty, Thora will intervene."
"What about the G force neutralizer, the thing you brought along to nullify the
interior effects of our acceleration when we were blasting off in the Stardust?"
"I almost forgot about it. It cannot really be considered a weapon. Its range is
enormous, more than six miles, straight ahead as well as in a circle. You may
free an expanse of about six miles in length or a circle of twelve miles in
diameter from the EarthТs gravity. The neutralizer is at the centre of the
circle, in our case, the Stardust."
"Excellent," said Perry. "That should be quite enough." He went to the door.