episode_0490
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Now that Maria had been recovered, there was only one thing left to do at the training center.
That is, to receive the probe that I told you about from the director, Jayden Aurelian. In fact, we have already decided which probe we will receive while waiting for Maria.
However, the probe I chose was not currently on sale at Atlas, so I had to wait a few days, and it arrived just in time for Maria’s basic knowledge training to end.
So now we had visited the underground hangar to receive the actual item.
The navigator training center is basically a facility that trains navigators. As its purpose was to provide safe warp navigation, it was equipped with a spacecraft simulation room that could be handled directly.
‘And there are actual spaceships under maintenance in the hangar.’
I admired the various types of spacecraft that filled the hangar. The hangar, which was reinforced with a special alloy from floor to wall to ceiling, was filled with the smell of oil and iron used for spacecraft maintenance.
The shapes of spacecraft under maintenance were very diverse.
The design of the spacecraft varied depending on each person’s purpose, manufacturer, and material.
In particular, spacecraft that were assumed to operate only in space without landing on a planet had many unusual designs. A spaceship with a design like a crescent moon, a spaceship with a box-like rectangular shape, a spaceship with a strangely distorted sphere shape like an egg, etc.
They are currently stored in a hangar for navigators’ training, but originally they were all active in space. Considering that all of the spacecraft here are of a size that can be stored in a hangar, I was curious about what a larger spaceship would look like.
‘If I think about the science fiction movies I’ve seen, it looks like an aircraft carrier.’
The spacecraft we would receive was intended for exploration, so it was not an extremely flashy design. In order to fly and navigate space under the influence of the planet’s gravity and atmosphere, a simple design was better.
I stopped walking in front of a spaceship.
‘And this is the probe we will receive.’
-oh… It looks like a stingray.
As Maria said, the appearance of our probe was similar to a stingray. It was not an ordinary stingray, but resembled a giant manta ray, commonly called a manta ray in reality.
The moderately flat and streamlined fuselage and the two plasma cannons installed at the front further strengthened that image.
‘The defensive armament is well equipped as requested.’
-But it’s not for combat, right?
‘yes. There are no models of combat spaceships small enough to fit in the inventory that have xenon engines installed. ‘You can think of it as a well-balanced probe.’
Jaden Aurelian was asked to create a probe that was small but had the best possible performance. If possible, I was planning to use up all the mileage I had to bring the spaceship to my inventory, so even if the performance was good, it would be difficult if the spaceship was too large.
It is difficult to find enough manpower to maintain a large spacecraft.
‘Well, I think it’ll fit well enough.’
I thought, measuring the size of the probe with my eyes. I had already figured out the size when choosing the probe, but I was a little worried about adding options including the plasma cannon, but I was glad.
Total length 42.25m, total width 64.75m, total height 9.8m, resource transport capacity 180 tons.
These were the basic specifications of the probe that I now owned.
-Will it really go into the inventory?
‘of course.’
Maria was a little nervous because she wasn’t sure how my inventory worked, but she was really okay with it.
The volume of the inventory is expressed in width, length, and height, but the space is not necessarily fixed in the form of a cube.
What matters is volume.
When you put an object in the inventory, space is allocated according to the volume of the object, just like a vacuum-sealed pack. That’s why I’ve been able to store so many items in an inventory measuring 15m x 15m x 15m, or 3375 ㎥.
If the inventory space had been fixed to a cube, special vehicles, weapon boxes, food, etc… the capacity would have run out long ago due to the arbitrarily shaped items.
Maybe you were stressed out about playing Tetris with the items in your inventory.
My current mileage is 99,600.
If you use all of this for inventory, you can increase the inventory capacity to 47m x 47m x 47m, or 103,823 ㎥, by spending 97,600 mileage. It was large enough to accommodate the number of probes in front of us.
‘It has a shape that resembles a stingray, so the overall width of the probe is long, but the overall height is low, so it takes up less space than expected.’
In this way, there is no need to spend all your mileage. If you only use half of it, it can contain enough space for the probe.
While I was trying, I spent 49,000 mileage to expand the inventory capacity to 35m x 35m x 35m, 42,875 ㎥. In this way, even after inserting the probe, there will be several times more free space than before.
In addition to the probe, there will be more and more items to be added to the inventory in the future, so I always planned to leave some free space in the inventory.
I didn’t pay attention to inventory for a while after investing mileage in the past, and it seemed like the function that got the most mileage efficiency.
As we watched the probe with such happy faces, the deputy director was accompanying us to guide us. He cleared his throat, probably because he thought I was disapproving for not saying anything after looking at the probe.
“Kuhm… Just because this is small doesn’t mean it’s something you can ignore. It’s Exoflight’s EX-200 Equinox model… This probe also has a cosmium coating on the outer Zyter alloy armor, so it can deploy a barrier, and it is a probe equipped with a xenon engine of the previous generation. It is something that is considered a luxury item. The robot arm, camera, sensors, and solar panel have all been inspected and are in excellent condition.”
-Exoflight is a company founded by Valkyrian.
Maria, who learned the basics of this place over the past few days, added an explanation.
In fact, I was still more used to having conversations with Maria in my head rather than vocally, so I didn’t say anything. It can be difficult if you accidentally give strange clues during a conversation.
I roughly nodded to the deputy director’s explanation.
Today will not be the last time I visit this navigator training center again.
“Good. I will tell the Director that I was able to successfully complete my preparations thanks to the Deputy Director’s guidance.”
“Ah… ! If you do, thank you! Here is the probe’s master key.”
The deputy director handed me the master key in a grateful manner.
When I first met him, he was displeased with me, but he was also a person who rose to the position of deputy director of a navigator training center. After being in charge of me for a few days, he realized that I was someone who hid an unusual background, and before I knew it, his demeanor had changed into a very polite one.
The master key is an item that authorizes the captain’s position with absolute authority within the spaceship. It looked like an ordinary card on the outside, but that small card contained my biometric information and access to all equipment inside the spacecraft.
I was handed the master key and opened the door of the probe. Maria was already familiar with the manual for operating the probe.
“Is the fuel filled?”
“Yes, in addition to fuel, the cargo hold is fully loaded with imperial standard supplies. uh… Are you planning to go right away?”
When I boarded the probe and asked questions as if I was leaving at any moment, the deputy director asked in a puzzled voice.
“Yes.”
“You can stay a little longer. The navigator also has to make minimal adjustments… ”
“No. There will be no benefit for you or me if we drag this out for a long time. Well then, let’s go.”
“Now, wait… !”
Jiingㅡ
I closed the door of the probe without listening to the deputy director.
I didn’t want to waste time and get caught in the process.
“I’ve got everything I need, so I need to run away quickly.”
“That’s right! Let’s get out of here!”
I passed the futuristic design boarding ramp and ran to the cockpit.
The probe was turned on as soon as I, the captain, boarded it. The situation outside was displayed on the screen in the cockpit.
Maria was already sitting in the navigator’s seat and wearing a helmet equipped with electrodes and gloves.
“Ready for takeoff! Where should we go? All basic coordinates are entered!”
“Hmm… Which would be better? First, let’s go out into space and think about it. Because you have to leave the planet to warp.”
“Yes!”
With Maria’s playful reply, the probe’s xenon engine started operating. On the screen, an intense light could be seen appearing behind the probe.
Kurrr…
At first it sounded like a metal beast growling. But that was only for a moment, and the vibration of the engine that had woken up quickly disappeared.
Instead, a high-frequency sound that made people nervous, right before explosion, was heard.
Weee
The screen showed the deputy director with a pale face giving urgent directions to somewhere. Seeing the front of the hangar open, it seemed like he was giving instructions quickly for fear of an accident.
‘You’re quick to notice.’
“Then, let’s go!”
As soon as the hangar door opened completely, Maria clenched her gloved hand into a fist.
Kwaaah!!!!
-Ugh!
-What kind of crazy person are you?
-My equipment!
The probe’s engine began to move forward, emitting a brilliance resembling starlight. The people remaining in the hangar swore and ran away from our sudden departure.
But neither Maria nor I cared about that.
We had already left the hangar of the Navigator Training Center and were passing through Atlas’ atmosphere.
It was incredible acceleration.
As the sky rose higher, the sky on the screen gradually became darker, and quickly began to be filled with bluish black light.
We arrived in space in the blink of an eye.
An infinite sea with stars twinkling and swimming spread out before my eyes.
“… … .”
“Wow… ”
I forgot to blink and looked at the scenery. Maria was also amazed because it was her first time seeing the universe with her own eyes.
After looking at the mind-boggling sea of stars for a while, the next destination came to mind.
“Fienia Galaxy of House Lazarian. Let’s go there.”
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