69novels Chapter 95 Alien Technology Analysis Station
Chapter 95 Alien Technology Analysis Station
Chapter 95 Alien Technology Analysis Station
The landing gear of the last heavy shuttle slammed heavily onto the ground.
The hatch opened, and a wave of heat rushed in.
Andy was the first to jump off the plane. The ground beneath his feet felt very solid; it was some kind of polymer concrete.
"Get moving, stop standing there!"
Andy's voice boomed through the communication channel.
"Sisyphus, take your men to assess the supplies lost. That emergency landing must have damaged a lot of things. I need to know how much is still usable and how much is completely destroyed. Separate the precision instruments and raw materials!"
Sisyphus responded with a bitter expression and led his group of shrewd salesmen into the cargo hold.
Looking at the crates that had been crushed and deformed by the sudden braking, the merchants' hearts bled. Inside were all the meat they had snatched from Helios and Kaka.
Andy turned his head and looked at the armed men who were lining up.
"Gamma-9, Roger."
"The convoy is still 450 kilometers away. At their speed, it will take them at least another five hours to get there if they don't run into any trouble."
"Take your heavily armed guards to the edge of the city, find a few high points with a good view, and set up defensive fortifications."
"Once the convoy arrives, we'll provide immediate support. I don't want to let them down at this crucial moment."
"Yes, sir!"
Gamma-9 saluted and led Roger and over a hundred soldiers toward the city's outskirts.
Finally, Andy looked at Bauer and Father Zor.
"You two are tech people, take a few people and go to the nearby factories to see if there are any warehouses that are still usable, or cranes that aren't completely broken down."
"Although the building structure is still there, the equipment inside is probably rusted to dust. We'll try to repair it if possible, and if we can't, we'll dismantle it and use it as building materials."
Father Zor nodded, but his electronic prosthetic eye remained fixed on a collapsed building in the distance, his expression somewhat grave.
"Lord Andy, the marks here... something's not right."
Zor pointed to the broken section of the building.
"The cut is very smooth and irregular, unlike what would have been caused by an explosion or natural weathering."
"It's more like it was instantly sliced open by some huge, extremely sharp blade."
"Moreover—the radiation readings are very clean, with no residue of heat or plasma."
Andy glanced at it and understood.
Since this place is called "Zais" and is a famous battlefield world in the Heretic Stars, it must be full of all sorts of weird aliens.
The only creature capable of leaving such traces, besides violent demolition teams like the Green Skins, is most likely some kind of alien species known for its biotechnology.
"I understand. Tell everyone to be vigilant."
Andy didn't explain much, but patted Zol on the shoulder.
"Get to work."
Having arranged everything, Andy glanced at the time.
It's three in the afternoon, and the starlight on this planet is so strong that it's turning the entire Horisonburg into a pale white.
The tower is about 300 meters tall and is made entirely of some kind of black matte metal. Its surface is seamless and appears as if it were formed by nature.
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In STC's view, the golden signal source representing the [Alien Technology Analysis Station] is located beneath the base of this tower.
Andy walked to the front door.
There is no keyhole or handle here, only a smooth electronic board.
Andy reached out and placed his palm on it.
The data interface was connected instantly, and a recognition code that had been dormant in this database for thousands of years was activated.
"drop--
'
[Identity confirmed: DAOT-7734 type self-regulating engineering unit.]
[Access Level: A]
Welcome back, admin.
The door slid open silently, revealing a deep, dark corridor.
Andy went inside.
The interior facilities here are remarkably well-preserved, and you can even see some dormant cleaning robots parked in the corner.
Judging from the layout here, it should be a comprehensive forward research center.
So the surrounding cities are considered supporting facilities?
"etc?"
Andy saw something in the lobby on the first floor that made his heart race.
A huge glass cylinder standing against the wall, filled with pale blue gel.
【DAOT Universal Ironman Maintenance Cabin】.
This is really good stuff!
For Andy, this was like an Ironman's gym.
Although his body is now robust, it is still an engineering model, and he cannot perform many precise operations. His reaction speed is also limited by hydraulic transmission.
If this maintenance bay can be repaired and powered up, Andy will be able to perform a major hardware upgrade on himself inside.
They replaced the reactor with a more powerful one, installed a faster processor, and even replaced the bulky engineering armor with a more agile and lethal combat-type body.
"Make a note of this, and have Bauer bring this thing back later."
Andy mentally marked it and continued walking inside.
Following a spiral staircase, Andy descended to the fifth basement level.
This is the core area of the entire tower, and also the endpoint of that signal source.
A heavy explosion-proof door blocked the way.
Andy swiped his hand again to open the door.
The door opened.
What unfolded before Andy was a huge circular hall.
In the center of the hall, instead of the messy monitors and dials, there was only a huge black circular platform that looked like an altar.
The truncated cone is about ten meters in diameter, and its surface is not smooth, but is covered with dense grooves and runes.
But—these runes do not belong to humans.
Andy walked closer to take a closer look.
The red ones are the spirit bone runes of the Eldar, the green ones are the totem marks of the Orcs, and the gray-green ones are the hieroglyphs of the Necromancers.
There are even some distorted, indescribable symbols that may come from some extinct alien race.
In that golden age, before so many religious taboos and the numerous sins of "alien defilement," humanity's attitude towards aliens was arrogant and pragmatic.
Since your technology is more advanced than mine, or has unique features, then I will capture you, dismantle you, thoroughly understand your technology, and then make it mine. And this circular platform is used for that purpose.
It is a universal reverse engineering platform that is compatible with a significant portion of the known alien matter and energy forms in the Milky Way.
"I don't know, but I'll try it first."
Andy took out a piece of the Spirit Race Nether Bone from his pouch and placed it in the center of the round platform where the Spirit Race runes were engraved.
A soft "hum" sounded.
The truncated cone has been activated.
Suddenly, countless black liquids gushed out from the previously still black tabletop.
Upon closer inspection, it is not a liquid at all, but hundreds of millions of nanorobots that are almost invisible to the naked eye.
Like a swarm of hungry ants, they instantly enveloped the piece of ghost bone.
There was no cutting sound, and no sparks.
The incredibly hard Nether Bone, which even explosive bombs couldn't shatter, melted and disintegrated at a visible speed under the decomposition of the nanobots.
A few seconds later, the bone disappeared.
Instead, a holographic data stream is projected from above the pedestal.
Sample analysis complete.
[Material Composition: A polymer of psionic energy and matter.]
[Potential technology paths:]
[1. Psionic Resonance Essence (requires psionic power, not recommended).]
2. Subspace energy conduit (requires Gellér force field assistance).
[3. Type-IV High-Label Bio-Neural Bundle (High Conductivity/Low Delay).]
Looking at the options, Andy chose the third one without hesitation.
The others all require psionic or warp technology, which Andy isn't yet proficient in.
But the third one is exactly what he desperately needs.
Let alone the T-9000 exoskeleton, even Andy himself now, despite his off-the-charts computing power, still controls his body through super cables and hydraulic signal transmission.
There is a delay in the process.
The Type-IV high-label nerve bundle is a biomimetic miracle. Not only does it have a conductivity thousands of times that of gold, but it can also perfectly simulate the signal transmission mode of biological nerves and even carry a certain degree of consciousness data flow.
If you replaced those super cables inside Andy's body with this.
His reaction speed will no longer be limited by hardware; every thought can be instantly transformed into action.
"Execute the conversion."
Andy gave the order.
The nanobots on the platform began to stir again.
They used the special substances obtained from decomposing the Netherworld Bone to begin rearranging and combining them.
A few minutes later.
The black tide receded.
In the center of the round platform, a bundle of extremely thin, silvery-white cables lay quietly.
They look like some kind of living biological tissue, with even faint pulsations on their surface.
Andy reached out and picked up the bundle of nerves.
Conversion rate: 98%.
Loss/loss: 2%.
Only 2% loss!
If those sages from the Cult of Mechanics saw this, they'd probably gouge out their prosthetic eyes and eat them on the spot!
It is important to know that mechanical processing of such irregularly shaped materials typically results in a loss rate of over 30%, and can also damage the material's properties.
This platform, through direct physical atomic recombination, perfectly preserves the material's properties while eliminating subspace impurities.
"Cool!"
Andy stuffed the nerve bundle into his waist bag, feeling like he'd hit the jackpot.
With this, I'll find some time to upgrade both the exoskeleton and my own body, and my combat power will at least double.
He was preparing to pull out some other strange junk to try.