kingnovel Chapter 434 Christina
Chapter 434 Christina
After hitting a snag twice in a row with Howard, the woman was sure of Howard's attitude, so she tactfully stopped pestering him. After that, Howard quickly finished his food and returned to his room to continue reading the book he had just started.
But before he could calm down and read two pages of the book, there was a knock on the door at the other end of the room, so Howard had to put down the book again.
When the door opened, a maid was standing outside, holding a bucket filled with a mop, a sponge, and various cleaning tools.
After seeing Howard, she first saluted Howard:
"Sir, excuse me for interrupting you. The fleet has now entered the heart of the Tessarell Sector. We will reach the destination of this journey in approximately three to four days. Please be prepared."
In the past few months, it was the maid named Christina who took care of Howard's daily life...but the style of this timid little girl was very inconsistent with this cold merchant ship. She was probably specially configured for Howard.
Christina's daily work mainly involves delivering meals to Howard, washing clothes and cleaning the room... She even said on the first day that she wanted to help Howard take a bath, which of course was sternly rejected by Howard... Later, after Howard said that he didn't need to deliver meals, her job was only to wash clothes and clean the room.
At first, the girl was overly attentive to Howard. She would come over from time to time to ask about his well-being and if he needed anything. However, Howard refused her by saying that he wanted to sit down and read. Therefore, Howard did not see her often later... Although there was a one-touch call button in the room, Howard never pressed it.
"I understand." Howard nodded. "But I want to know more about the destination of this trip. You'd better not hide anything from me."
Howard's words were very rude, and he knew it was very rude, but that was the effect he wanted.
"Of course not! Of course not!" Howard's words made Christina look a little flustered. "This isn't a secret that needs to be hidden. Our final destination is Vincentgard, the third planet in the Anwo Galaxy in the Tessarell Sector. The current flagship of the Helivinson family, the Wide Silence, is anchored near this planet."
"Her Excellency Liavide Helvethon, current patriarch of the merchant family Helvethon and governor of the Empire's Tessarell sector, is awaiting your arrival," Christina said respectfully. "That's all a humble figure like me can know. If you have any further questions, please consult Her Excellency Liavide in person."
Howard: "I understand, you can go."
"Master Howard, there's actually one more thing..." After Howard ordered them to leave, Christina hesitantly said to him, "Now it's time to clean up."
Howard: “No need.”
But just as Howard was about to close the door, the white indicator light on the spacecraft suddenly turned red and the alarm sounded.
Howard and Christina were both stunned. The next moment, there was a violent vibration and explosion, which almost knocked them down.
"Please don't panic!" Christina realized that something was wrong and her first thought was to comfort Howard: "It's very likely that the boiler or ammunition depot on the ground floor exploded. The situation should be under control soon. Please return to your room..."
At this moment, Christina received a message on her instant messaging device, but she was dumbfounded after receiving it.
"What did you say?!" After reading the entire message, Christina grabbed the communication device and asked in disbelief, "Attacked?! You said we were attacked?! What kind of lunatic dared to attack the Helvensons' fleet in the Tessarell sector?"
But all she got in response was an endless stream of electrical noise.
The communication was cut off, and Christina pulled off her headphones in shame and anger.
After confirming the situation again, Christina's expression was obviously not as calm as at the beginning, but even then she still did not forget to comfort Howard verbally:
"Please... please rest assured. This is the territory of the Helvensin family. Even if a small group of bandits attacks, it won't cause much trouble. Please... please return to your room and wait for this matter to be resolved..."
Judging from her reaction, the maid was the one who needed comfort more.
"Boom!"
There was another explosion and violent shaking, and Howard and Christina were knocked to the ground at the same time. The lights that were originally warning of the alarm were extinguished at this moment. Only some emergency lights with their own power supply were still on, and in the aisle in the distance, thick smoke and flames also filled the air.
Howard got up from the ground first, but Christina was still slumped on the ground, muttering to herself, as if she still couldn't accept the fact that the fleet was attacked.
So Howard reached out his hand to her and pulled her up from the ground. Just as she was thanking Howard, a burst of fierce gunfire was heard not far away, followed by noisy and heavy footsteps.
Howard took Christina into his room and observed the situation outside in the dim light. Soon, a team wearing ship uniforms but wearing filter masks and holding weapons walked out of the thick fog.
Christina's eyes lit up when she saw this team. She jumped out of her hiding place and waved to them:
"Hello! Hello! We're here!"
Howard felt something was wrong and pulled Christina back.
Sure enough, the next second, gunshots rang out. After the smoke cleared, the ground where Christina had just stood was beaten into a sieve, and the steel plates almost melted under the heat.
If Howard hadn't pulled Christina away, it would have been this little girl who was beaten to a pulp.
"They actually shot at me?!" Christina's eyes widened in surprise: "Aren't they our people?"
Howard: "Don't you see? Either someone on board has mutinied, or the enemy has infiltrated in disguise."
Howard was not panicked at all. He had too many ways to deal with such small situations.
Judging from the sound, after the first round of shooting failed, they fired several more shots at the wall of Howard's room, but they could not penetrate the wall's defense, so they slowed down and slowly approached the entrance of the room.
"I understand. The people outside are enemies. They are traitors." But just as Howard was thinking about how to solve the current problem, Christina's eyes suddenly became sharp: "They deserve to die."
Howard: "Huh?"
Then Howard saw Christina take out a ball of waterproof paper from the bucket. After peeling it off, she found a laser pistol wrapped inside, and that was not the end.
Then Christina unscrewed the handle of the mop and pulled out a slender sword.
Howard was stunned: "Wait a minute?"
"Please wait a moment." Christina held a gun in her left hand and a sword in her right hand, and bowed deeply to Howard. "Please allow me to leave temporarily to do some pest control work."