Chapter 403 Alicia's Backup Plan
Chapter 403 Alicia's Backup Plan
"I reiterate that the existence of the Stargate space station and everything here is directly under the jurisdiction of the UN Security Council. It is currently top secret, and I do not want any of you to be contacted by the UN Security Service."
"Yes, Steward Alicia."
"Listen carefully: Ms. Sainz Wright will be in charge of the technical issues of the space station, while I will be in charge of all administrative matters and will also serve as the chief advisor to all departments."
“Many of you have worked together since the age of stars, and I believe I don’t need to emphasize who I am.”
"Without further ado, you should all know that we are facing a major threat. We have no time to rest, so get to work!"
Alicia arrived at the Stargate Space Station aboard a starship—far from Amelansi IV, almost at the edge of the galactic gravity well. This enormous, arc-shaped celestial body had now regained its basic functions.
"The Stargate Space Station hasn't been this lively in a long time."
"The progress on the United Star Dreadnought is extremely slow, Ms. Alicia. Our reconstruction of this ship is more like archaeology than construction."
Sainz Wright is no longer young, and although she is a mother, she still needs to be active on the front lines of science.
Especially for such highly confidential and advanced projects, she must take the lead.
“Yes, Sainz, I really miss the old days when I didn’t have so many projects, theorems, and ideals in my head.”
The two mothers chatted as they walked, and Sainz nodded: "Yes, Alicia, it was Alice who brought me in back then. I still remember that day when Alice personally rescued me and gave me a small laboratory."
Sainz's life also took a turn for the better with Alice. In that era when everything was still in its infancy, Alice promised Sainz a scientific future.
"Although she eventually married someone else, little Alice really had us completely fooled. I will never forget the feeling of Alice holding me in her arms, haha."
Sainz covered her mouth and laughed, her golden side ponytail draped over the collar of her white lab coat, just like that golden autumn many years ago. Sainz recalled the past, when Alice used to spend whole nights discussing or teaching her scientific knowledge.
"Yes, I never expected it, Alice, Alice, alas, we've all changed, Sainz, the burdens on our shoulders are getting heavier, and we're getting older."
Alicia sighed as well. She had long realized that when Alice first became Alice, she was not as composed as she is now, nor did she feel as burdened as she does today.
"You're joking. You're a vampire, and vampires don't live as long as us mortals."
Nowadays, few people really care about each other's race. People are more accepting of each other's language and culture, and their own interests. Alice's theory of humanity has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"If vampires are truly immortal, then why are our ancestors nowhere to be seen? Sainz, do you know that humans in the Golden Age had lifespans that were no different from vampires, or even longer?"
Alicia led Sainz into a cabin where rows of "steel pillars" were neatly arranged under dim lighting, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The uneven structure on these pillars glowed with fluorescent green light, and in front of the two people was a glass panel—used to isolate the liquid from these "pillars".
"here it is?"
"This is the surviving server matrix cluster of the entire space station. The amount of data stored here is unimaginable to us. You should know that what is stored on Amelansi IV is just a drop in the ocean. Most of the planet's computer's storage arrays are used to store the calculation results data that have been around for who knows how many years."
Alicia casually brought up a holographic interface.
"This contains STCD—Standard Manufacturing Template Data. Based on this data, we can reproduce all the technologies of the past, from raw materials and finished products to usage methods. Sion, I'm sorry, most of these technologies are simply beyond our current technological capabilities to fully analyze, but I believe we can reproduce them."
"My God... This, this part, doesn't match at all... No, if this, if these things are released, it will overturn our current understanding."
Sainz was panting heavily. She had always thought that scientific research was like a long journey, a process that was incredibly tedious, incredibly difficult, and incredibly far away. Only when she reached the end could she feel a little joy.
Now, with this data presented to her, she felt as if a pilgrim who had been searching for something had suddenly boarded a spaceship.
“Saines, Alice trusts you, and I trust you too. These things must be created in our hands. Alice has given us a dream, and we must protect that dream.”
It took Sainz a while to recover from the shock. She nodded and said, "How could I not do my best, Alicia?"
"If your data is correct, then there's not much we can do right now. You've determined that those alien ships will attack soon."
Alicia nodded. She had already anticipated this and even demonstrated the galaxy's powerful electronic warfare capabilities earlier than Alice.
"It would be difficult for the UN fleet to resist them with its current strength."
"Then we only have one choice left."
Sainz quickly searched through the data and soon located a data packet.
"Earth United Nations Earth-class Interstellar Dreadnought Ship Construction/Maintenance Data".
The two turned to look at a porthole on one side, where the massive interstellar dreadnought was docking. Alicia nodded; she had the highest authority over this space behemoth, and controlling this enormous facility was no different from controlling a personal computer.
"Ship identification successful - Earth United Nations, Earth-class interplanetary dreadnought 'Amelansey', 1 Earth day since last port entry."
"Ship integrity: 89.2%, multiple non-standard structures detected, presumably: temporary repairs underway."
The massive dry dock heavy industrial machinery began to operate, and the supporting automated facilities were running at full speed—the experienced dry dock work team that arrived with the Union had no room to interfere. Here, everything from final assembly to outfitting was automated.
All the supervisor needs to do is click "Start Reconstruction" on the computer, and thousands of Hive robots will swarm in and begin the work, just like bees building a nest.
"It's truly spectacular."
"Automated robots require a high level of artificial intelligence..."
"But we can fix her, Sainz. The design specifications of the Union were that it could destroy an entire squadron with a single ship."
"I hope that I can figure out some of the principles behind servers in my lifetime. Alicia, you and your daughter are truly expanding my worldview."
A slight smile appeared on Sainz's lips.
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