LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 425
I immediately sent a signal to the parasite on Ventress’ head. Please tell me where Prometheus is stored.
After a while, Tane politely handed the communication device to Mother of Heaven. Heaven’s Mother, transformed into a beast-man form, confirmed Ventress’ message.
“They say it’s being stored at the port.”
[Zu (okay)]
I have to go up right away and check it out. I carried the Mother of Heaven and the leader of Shinoni on my back.
“Tane, can you wait at the hideout? Well, the teacher will be there too.”
“Yes. God. “I will be receiving instruction.”
“okay. “That’s great.”
Leaving behind Tane, who nodded hello, I set off for the port.
[Zuzuzuz Zuzu Zuzuzu (What do you mean, teacher?)]
｢PS-111 is training the Wolfs using a mini screamer.｣
[Zuzuzuz(PS-111?)]
｢Actually, I asked for it. Looking at what I taught No. 26, it seems like my skills aren’t bad.”
Clearly, PS-111 is passionate about teaching No. 26 and Aadhai. Even though Adhai doesn’t like studying, No. 26 has so much knowledge that it’s hard to call him a C-Demon.
Probably half of No. 26’s knowledge was learned from PS-111. Of course, he learned the other half from me.
[Zuzuzu Zuzuzuzu Zuzu (I guess that’s why he’s a teacher)]
｢…I’m a bit worried about your off-kilter personality, but I’m sure Tane will sort that out.｣
The Wolfs she brought aren’t of much help to me at this point. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to learn how to use weapons or operate a computer.
‘Originally, I was planning on releasing him once this was over.’
Although those Wolffs are young, their physical capabilities are far superior to humans. If you put it on a reasonably safe planet, it will adapt and live well.
However, Heaven’s Mother doesn’t seem to want to do that. It seems like he wants to take the children to Gallagon’s nest.
‘It must be difficult to adapt.’
In a place full of ice and cold, there are passengers in the only areas where they can survive. A group of coldbloods who serve Isabel.
Wolff and Coldblood have very different cultures. They are outnumbered and young, so I don’t know if they can get along well with other races.
Moreover, if the two groups come into conflict with each other, it becomes a headache. The Wolfs will ask Heavenly Mother, and the Coldbloods will ask Isabel.
From my perspective, they are like family. It is not good to be at odds due to external factors.
‘…Well, there’s no need to think negatively.’
There is no way Heavenly Mother didn’t have the same concerns as me. Even if a problem arises, she will be able to solve it well.
After that, as we chatted about various things, we got closer to the port. When I came out to the ground, I saw Ventress.
“This way.”
We followed him in his reinforced suit and walked through the harbor where rain and hail were pouring down. The guidance wasn’t long. Soon he stopped in front of a warehouse.
‘huh?’
“Prometheus is here?”
Prometheus is the size of a small battleship. However, this warehouse in front of us was so small that even a destroyer, let alone a battleship, could fit.
Even after entering the warehouse, Prometheus was not visible. Instead, we were greeted by a variety of neatly arranged parts.
[Zuzu (I don’t know)]
The function of Prometheus is to perfectly control faster-than-light navigation within a certain range.
Not only can you perfectly predict your opponent’s jumping point, but you can also manipulate their destination and make them fly to the wrong place.
The manipulated destination is random, and depending on luck, it may be sent to a star or inside a planet. I, too, once had the experience of being thrown into a star and burning to death because of this.
Therefore, it is safe to say that faster-than-light navigation is sealed for enemies fighting a fleet that possesses Prometheus.
Instead, as a reaction, Prometheus himself cannot travel faster than the speed of light. This is due to warp particles constantly emitted from the reactor.
These particles also affect ships that come into contact with Prometheus. Because of this, it is difficult to connect and move it with other ships.
‘So it’s usually operated in a similar way to a space fortress.’
They can be installed at strategic points and used for defense, or placed in unexpected places and used as traps.
‘Now that I think about it, it seems like there were people who tried something like this in games as well.’
This is a strategy of gathering production parts and assembling them before an important battle occurs. However, the time it took to create a super weapon was not short, and the risk was high, so it was quickly buried.
‘Why are we trying here a method that failed in the game?’
Although I had that question, I decided to check it first. Heavenly Mother and I began looking inside the warehouse.
Many of the parts in the warehouse were coated with Crystal Wing secretions. The material of the parts was made of rare minerals such as star pearl.
There is no other case where precious materials are used on such a large scale except when making super weapons.
“The things here look similar to the ingredients from Prometheus.”
We’ve both encountered Prometheus several times. We know very well what the ingredients for superweapons look like.
The Mother of Heaven picked up a flat octagon-shaped module. It is quite similar to the parts used to build an engine.
[Zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzu zuzu zuzuzu (except the size is small)]
The same goes for other parts. It’s only similar in shape, but it’s about a tenth of the size of what I used to know.
“Is there really a need to downsize it? Reducing the size doesn’t mean the disadvantages disappear.”
[Zuzuz zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzuzu (maybe new features were added that we don’t know about)]
I called the leader of the ruling Shinoni.
[Zuzuzu Zuzu Zuzuzu Zuzuzu Zuzu (Do you know what function this Warp Finder has?)]
“You cannot travel faster than the speed of light within the area affected by the Warp Finder.”
[Zuzu Zuzuzu (Anything else?)]
“I don’t know much about it other than it accelerates the fleet’s faster-than-light travel.”
[Zuzu(Huh? Acceleration?)]
“Yep. So, with this, mobile warfare using faster-than-light navigation is possible.”
Moreover, looking at the nuances of their speech, it seemed like they could travel at faster than light speeds together. I looked at my heavenly mother.
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (did he have that kind of ability?)]
｢…No way. If that were the case, there would have been only Star Union Cyborg in the rankings.”
I think it’s upgraded beyond what I knew.
｢But why haven’t I used something this useful all these years?｣
[Zuzuz zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu (I think there’s some limitation)]
It may not be easy to make because it costs more to produce than the original, or it may not be easy to use because rare materials are consumed each time it is used. Otherwise, you would have used it a long time ago when fighting me.
‘I think I’ll find out more details after assembling it.’
There are so many parts in front of me right now that it’s hard to count them. Neither I nor the Heavenly Mother can assemble this with the abilities we have.
‘I’ll have to call PS-111.’
Anyone with advanced technology capable of making a screamer would be able to complete this.
I contacted PS-111 using the communicator my Heavenly Mother brought with me.
“Did you call me?”
“We are now at the port. “Can we track where we are?”
I asked, imitating a human voice. Then, one of the cameras in the warehouse flashed a red light and moved. It was controlled remotely by PS-111.
“I have found out that you are in warehouse number 16. “Are you contacting me because of the parts stored there?”
“Did you know?”
“We have already been paying attention to warehouse number 16 since the goods were moved to it.”
“Do you know what the things here are used for?”
“When I first encountered the part, I scanned it and conducted a simulation. It is presumed that the mechanical device can interfere with the energy generated during faster-than-light travel.”
“That’s right. “Can you possibly assemble it?”
“You mean assembly?”
The guy didn’t answer right away and stayed silent. After a while, a voice came from the communicator.
“Currently, the warehouse is missing the modules needed to stabilize the reactor. That is absolutely necessary to complete it. “What
if I assemble it without modules?”
“The reactor runs away and explodes. Its scale is estimated to be enough to destroy AG-01. “
Is this a trap prepared for just such an emergency?”
It must have been designed to prevent Ranker’s enemies from using the items in the warehouse if they steal them. If I hadn’t asked PS-111, I would have fallen into the same trap.
“…It’s a trivial trick.”
Heavenly Mother, who was listening to our conversation, let out a wave of thought.
“A module for stabilizing the reactor. “The ranker probably has it, right?”
“Yes.”
It was probably stored somewhere that the ranker deemed safe. However, he also brought a super weapon with the intention of using it. It must have been hidden somewhere close to here.
I called out to Ventress and the leaders of Shinoni with a wave of my hand.
“PS-111. How many of the ships that did not land on the planet belong to Shinoichi?”
“There are five ships.”
“Which one is the strongest among them?”
“It is a Star Union XAX02 class battleship.”
“I heard that the ship was something Sutherland received from the Commander-in-Chief.”
“okay?”
Although it is not as good as the XAX Alpha, a ship exclusively for the highest members of the Mechanical Committee, the XAX02 class, or Beta class battleship, is also a ship that is not easily seen. It is not a ship that pirates or the like can easily operate.
‘The true commander of the Beta-class battleship is Ranker.’
The leader of Shinoichi is a puppet. There is a high probability that all important parts of Ranker and Prometheus are inside it.
“What are you going to do?”
Originally, I was planning to use more moxibustion, but things changed. If you want to take the Improved Prometheus and Ranker at the same time, you need to be more active than you are now.
‘So…’
“I have to do what I’m good at.”
It’s hunting time.
“Watch next episode”