“Synchronizing data with the main base drone.”
“Understood. Synchronization commencing… completed.”
It’s fast, probably because there are no other facilities or creatures emitting radio waves around.
“How’s the language learning?”
“No issues, Captain.”
“Oh, it’s speaking a language I understand now.”
“Language learning?”
“The drones don’t speak, but they recorded language and continued to learn its meaning. The Amur Adonis’s mother computer received that data and learned from it.”
“…I don’t quite understand, but I suppose it’s good that we can communicate.”
“Indeed. Being spoken to in incomprehensible tongues is unpleasant!”
Whoa, upsetting Toragrus-sama is not a good idea.
“So, conversely, you can learn Master’s language!?”
“Not exactly my language, but, well, it’s possible.”
“Wonderful!”
Don’t get so excited, Gianna.
“Welcome back, Captain.”
“Welcome back.”
Rouge and Blue, the Androids, must have finished their language learning as well.
“Ah, I’m back.”
“We came to greet you. Shall we proceed to the Main Order Room?”
“How shall we attend to our guests? The food and drink are stored in the Spatial Storage, so we can offer them the same hospitality as before.”
“Thank you, Blue. But let’s all go to the Main Order Room first. It won’t take long to reach the main base from there.”
“Understood.”
Rouge drives us in an aircar designed for use inside the ship, so we ride in that. It’s not a long distance, but since she prepared it, we’ll use it.
“Welcome back, Captain.”
“Red, Aka, Kurenai too. I’m back.”
“Triplets? No, quadruplets?”
“They have the exact same face.”
“They are Androids. Think of them as humanoid Drones.”
“Drones? Are they the same as those things?”
“Well…”
“That’s right. They aren’t living creatures. You can think of them like Golems.”
“That’s hard to believe.”
“Toragrus-sama, please be careful. They may be sturdier than humans, but they would be pulverized if you attacked them.”
“I wouldn’t do something like that out of the blue!?”
“Ah, no… it’s just, well, a precaution. Toragrus-sama is the strongest person on this planet, after all.”
“Hmm? Well, I am the strongest, so yes, caution is necessary.”
Yeah, I’m glad she’s easy to handle.
“Establishing communication with the Captain’s main base. Issuing instructions to the Drones to create a landing strip.”
“Roger.”
There’s no space to park a giant battleship like the Amur Adonis. I’ll have to have them flatten the land by destroying the forest or something.
“Shall we hear the report before we arrive at the main base? What’s the response from the signal pods released outside the planet?”
“They ceased operating approximately 3800 years ago. Prior to that, no radio waves from anything with artificial intelligence were received from anywhere.”
“I see.”
By the way, the reason I say “artificial” is because there are things in nature that emit radio waves. Unfortunately, they didn’t receive any radio waves other than those natural phenomena.
On top of that, either they exceeded their operational lifespan, or they were affected by debris such as meteorites… or perhaps it was the work of a Space Sea Beast. In any case, they have stopped operating.
“…How many years has it been since then? Ah, just roughly.”
“Approximately 4500 years.”
“That much time has passed. What about the former residential area?”
“Scanning… complete. It has now been swallowed by the forest. There are no mechanical reactions.”
“I see. Well, this place used to be a lake, after all.”
The simple base we once built on the ground. It seems that nothing remains of the place that became our lifelong home. Even after 4000 years, I thought there would be some traces left, but as expected, the machines have stopped working.
“You said you were able to repair the main engine?”
“It is the result of long-term scanning and maintenance. We somehow managed to analyze the black box as well. A considerable amount of parts production is required, but it can be repaired in about half a year. Independent atmospheric flight will also be possible once the repair is complete.”
“That’s reassuring.”
If it can be launched into space, I can’t let it stay on such a small planet.
It contains navigational data obtained through various missions. It also contains combat experience with Space Sea Beasts, with Kujira.
These are valuable data within the Unified Space Force. Returning these safely, sharing them, and aiming for further development is the greatest role and most important mission of a space battleship.