Saboteurs in A-1 by Perry Rhodan

Author:Perry Rhodan [Rhodan, Perry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Unknown, Classic, Sci-Fi
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 1977-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

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Over an area of 10,000 square km stretched the greatest positronicomputer installation in the galaxy. Thousands of years ago Arkonide scientists had created this giant as they discerned increasing evidence of the fact that the Arkonide race was degenerating visibly and that these frightening changes could not be stopped by any means at their disposal.

Generations of scientists had prepared the preliminary plans for the construction of the robot Brain, checking them again and again to see if any slightest detail had been overlooked, because one day in the future this mammoth device would take the place of the Arkon Imperators and on the basis of its acquired knowledge it would rule the mighty stellar empire.

It had been an almost insurmountable task to which every capable Arkonide was dedicated—an undertaking with millions of difficulties involved. But the still active inhabitants of Arkon, whose ancestors had managed to manoeuvre planets in their orbits, finally achieved the utterly impossible, completing the giant positronicon in a single Arkonide generation.

Perry Rhodan and Imperator Gonozal VIII were standing before the telecom on board the Ironduke. They had radioed a signal to the mammoth Brain in order to establish contact with it.

Almost instantly the Coordinator answered. Its bizarre recognition pattern of lines appeared on the screen and at the same time a metallic-sounding voice rang out. The contact signal had informed the giant Brain that Imperator Gonozal VIII was requesting a connection, so the vast positronicon addressed itself solely to Atlan

By now Rhodan had sat down next to the Arkonide and the two men were alone in his cabin. Previous to this, Rhodan had asked his visitors to leave. When the Arkonide had asked him why, the Administrator had not been able to give a satisfying answer.

"I don’t know why I sent them out, Atlan. Just as I don’t know why I’ve had a very uneasy feeling these past few hours. Maybe it’s because your position is deteriorating from hour to hour and because developments in the Arkon Imperium are heading irresistibly toward a catastrophe!"

"In which case the situation would also be hopeless for the Solar Imperium—wouldn’t you say, Barbarian?"

Atlan’s question was not a malicious innuendo. But he had hit the bull’s-eye and had expressed in a few words how closely the destiny of the Terran stellar empire was linked to that of the Imperator. If Atlan were to be overthrown, within a few days there would be no Solar Imperium because the treaties would be null and void.

In which case the robot Regent could take over again. Since the colossal think-tank had been built for the purpose of guaranteeing the continuance of the Arkon Imperium, this meant that that end would justify the means. The Brain knew nothing of any bonds of friendship, and both honor and compassion were foreign to its thinking processes.

Rhodan had made no response to Atlan’s question. but his look was answer enough. And now here was Atlan, the Arkonide who knew 10,000 years of history, attempting to reason with the vast computer creation of his ancestors.

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