Chapter 341 – 3. Prestige (8)
Time passed quickly.
Loa practice manners and martial arts.
Tia plans a major reorganization of the empire for Yuria.
And Count Baran and Karna were in trouble due to strange fanatics.
Time passed and it became winter.
As the day became severely cold, Chung, who had been staying near the shipyard and walking around the Caspian Sea as if he were at home, was not liking the cold water very much, so he asked if there was any good shelter.
In response, YuRia quietly asked Gacheu about Qing’s whereabouts, and Gacheu showed great interest in the new species of Qing and readily accepted it.
YuRia continued to hasten the construction of the spaceship after sending a message to the doll that had become a lion in Gashu to inspect it.
Even Roa, who complains that Jincheong is too much, meets her as a doll.
Tiado. Hosea and Joshua also meet as dolls.
It’s a bit bittersweet, but since you can’t show the spaceship to others, the best way is to build it yourself and have to watch out for yourself.
“But I’m almost done now.”
Tooth Support –
Chigiiik –
New parts were attached to the pure white exterior wall, and it was perfectly combined as if it were originally one.
It is not a clumsy joint like welding, but a perfect fusion that sticks as if it were originally attached as one.
That’s why in this process that YuRia is making, even the adhesive. Bolts and nuts. Nothing was needed
Unless there are parts that need to be seamed out of necessity, all the parts have been perfectly put together like this.
Having finally assembled all of her last parts, Yuria looked at the ceiling.
Considering the volume of the spaceship, even if the spaceship disappears momentarily, the aftermath that will occur is not so great.
Even so, if you warp with a shield that slowly decreases in size over time, the damage to this dock and shipyard is almost zero.
The same goes beyond space.
At this distance, the shock wave in a vacuum state is insufficient.
The ship is also a shock that can withstand enough.
Various screens and interfaces floated in the air around Yuria, who entered the ship by teleportation.
Then, a yellow Psi screen like a hexagonal net spread around the ship.
‘Psychic field for the hull and hull reinforcement and protection completed. ‘Maximum value of inertia neutralization’
Key Yiing -!!
Even on the hull of the ship, hexagon-shaped patterns emerged and began to shine brightly, and enormous energy was concentrated around the ship.
“Warp”
Kuung -!!
A pure white hull appeared from the air with hexagonal panels all over the surface, accompanied by an intense shock wave.
Inside the spaceship, Yuria inspected her hull, and fortunately, after confirming that all functions were normal, Yuria raised her bridge, which she had put down.
Giing –
The bridge, which had been housed inside the ship, slowly moved up, and beyond the transparent metal wall that replaced her glass window, the black outer space greeted Yuria.
Even though it was still in orbital space under Earth’s gravity, Yuria was really impressed with the scenery of the universe she hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Whoa… It’s not my hometown, but it still feels like I’m back home.”
She is a sloppy spaceship made by compromise in many ways to her own standards, so it is a really ugly spaceship, but she feels cool inside after a long time, dealing with a space she has not seen in more than 10 years and a hull that is sloppy but civilized in its own way. Was
I don’t intend to insult the loa, but I should say that I feel a little relieved when I think of the amount of stress that has accumulated unnoticed from living together in a primitive civilization.
First off, that wasn’t what mattered.
Jiing around YuRia and a holographic interface came to mind, and even though YuRia didn’t operate it with her hands, her interface was being manipulated on its own with only YuRia’s ability as the screen changed here and there and the values changed.
“System All Green. Psi Drive Ignition”
Kwaah -!!
A pale bluish light flashed from the rear of the hull as it began to move forward.
The spaceship, which had been falling down little by little due to the gravity of the earth, gradually increased in altitude as it moved forward.
While orbiting the Earth, gradually increasing her altitude, Yuria glanced down at the Earth.
It felt odd to think that just a moment ago, he too had been down there, on the ground with Loa.
Well, considering that the dolls are still on the ground, I feel a strange sense of separation.
Empty! Tiding!!
Space debris or small meteorites crashed over her hull, making noise, but Yuria ignored it.
It was a very old ship, so I was a little concerned, but it was so insignificant that the operation rate of the defense panels deployed on the armor could not be increased by even 1%.
YuRia, who looked at the Earth for a while as she moved through space, was soaked in her strange sentiment.
A little while ago, she had a strange feeling that the earth she was standing on was far below.
Of course, the dolls connected to her are still doing a lot of work on that land, so what semantics is it that she is on the ground and in the universe at the same time?
Thinking that I left Roa and went out into space alone made me feel like I was committing a sin.
“Whoa”
It’s not like this.
Yuria scanned her surroundings, stretching her own senses as well as her ship’s sensors.
She must have felt an unidentified gaze for a moment somewhere in this place.
Something other than human.
A strange gaze that is different from God’s gaze.
She then thought she was just mistaken and moved on, but if she got her guess right she would still be around.
YuRia, who had been searching for such a long time, smiled as she saw a small flash of light shining in the distance.
“Found”
As soon as she turned the spacecraft and headed towards the small flash, it seemed to grow larger and larger, revealing its true nature.
It has an ultra-thin giant circular solar panel with a diameter of about 250m. A huge columnar body as if penetrating the center. Three pillars and passages extending outward from the main body.
And the modules are arranged around the body like a giant ring at a distance of 100 meters from the main body.
It was the ISS, a space station orbiting at a speed of Mach 25 floating 1,500 km above the Earth.
“Hasn’t anything changed since 2452 AD?”
I heard that one of the core modules could not be used due to Russia’s unilateral withdrawal in 2022 and was almost in danger, but rather, the crisis was an opportunity.
Led by the US, it was replaced with a new module and further developed.
Since then, Korea has joined as a new partner country on behalf of Russia, and the ISS has advanced further, continuing to replace and improve modules several times. Role-playing too. All of that has changed, but the name ISS has been maintained and maintained its status as a space station for hundreds of years.
Okay.
Until the day mankind abandons this world and leaves.
YuRia, who came right in front of the station, looked at the station with a smirk.
The ring part for creating artificial gravity stopped working, whether it was out of order or the power was cut off or lacking.
Beep- Beep.
Solar panel utilization rate 14.38%
44.38% operating efficiency of solar panels in operation
The condition of the space station was worse than expected.
In fact, the energy it produces is less than 7% of what it used to be.
No, considering the era in which it was made, is it a miracle that it is operating at this level?
If so, it would be natural for an artificial gravity system using centrifugal force to stop. Only the core systems that are absolutely necessary will be running.
“Hmm…”
Shall I fix it?
With her eyes shining blue, Yuria quietly stretched out her hand toward the ISS.
I don’t know about the parts that have been completely lost, but the parts that have just changed or the parts that have simply deteriorated, and the abnormalities such as corrosion have begun to be restored one by one thanks to Yuria’s ability, and the parts that could not be repaired due to the loss of parts in the end are not compatible with each other. As a result of reviving as much as possible by turning the parts, they have restored up to 60% of the ISS’s solar power generation plate.
The average operation efficiency of power generation plates is 93.48%
And as soon as electricity began to be produced normally, lights began to come on all over the ISS.
Empty! That’s right-
And seeing the artificial gravity module that started spinning again, Yuria had a smile on her lips.
In the end, it seems that the reason for stopping was a lack of power.
Watching the creaky and laboriously moving ISS, Yuria quietly circled around the ISS with her spacecraft before entering, and started looking at parts that could be repaired or maintained right away.
Whether it’s a worn-out sealing silicone, worn bearings, etc.
Watching the creaking ISS begin to function properly, Yuria confirmed that there would be no problem even if she went inside, and quietly moved the spacecraft closer to the station.
She then set the spaceship to orbit the same as the station, and she immediately moved into space and entered the interior of the ISS.
It is the first space station of mankind and a space station that has been down for hundreds of years, undergoing improvements, repairs, and upgrades until just before mankind left the earth.
And the platform that mankind used as a stepping stone to leave this earth.
Although it was not possible to take all of humanity with you when you left Earth, I heard that the Ark Project was carried out by selecting 5,000 genetically superior humans as much as possible.
At that time, this was the platform used to build the ark.
And after that, she said that this guy, if she was still alive, maybe she would be recording all of her history so far.
Of course, she would have been recording only the places she was looking at, but even so, she knew the truth of this world for Yuria.
It was an opportunity to approach the truth that the high-ranking members of the Human Reform League were hiding.
Jerk, jerk.
There was no air inside her station, so Yuria, who was walking inside her while wearing her helmet, frowned at the appearance of her station, which was in a more messy state than expected.
Traces of holes and broken pieces of glass here and there. And the odds and ends scattered about.
No matter how much her own ancestors’ origins began, it was her historical remains and relics, but her temple made her look frowned upon.
As if reminiscent of the scenery of the apocalypse world.
Oh, is it not the wrong meaning?
“The camera function was still alive in this state?”
Of course, this is the artificial gravity module, so I don’t know.
In fact, the module on the main body side looked more robust than the gravity module on this side, so it is unlikely.
Looking at her ceiling for a moment, Yuria saw the entrance to the vertical passage above her head and floated into the air.
Originally, the door would have to be opened with a password or key, but the door itself was already out of order, and Yuria forced it open with her powers.
Hey, device gigging! That’s right…
As she passed through the door that was forcibly opened and unleashed her ability, the door was locked again! Cooong! It was closed roughly, and the inside of the aisle was a mess as expected.
Originally, it seemed like a special elevator was used, but what appeared to be an elevator was left halfway off the rail in the middle of the aisle, and the skeleton was repaired outside, so the internal structure was something beyond a mess.
‘But… How many thousands of years have passed? Even if the flow of time is different between this world and the other world, considering the history here, it would be 50,000 years at least.”
Apparently, there was no area where I could take off my helmet.
Although she made a helmet that would be useless on Earth considering this situation from the beginning, it still felt a bit bitter.
As it was, YuRia reached the passage on the other side of the aisle that would have been long and short if it were about a hundred meters long, and this time, using her ability, she forcibly opened the aisle and turned it back.
De, de de de de de… Gigging the device!
She trembled with a bizarre sound and quickly passed through the forced-open door, unleashing her ability. And closing door.
And when Yuria finally entered the central compartment, seeing that this place was also a mess, she just sighed.
“Ha, I wonder if there are any records left after this?”
However, Yuria did not give up her expectations.
That would be the case, since the recording media of the 25th century were developed as semi-permanent storage media capable of storing data for more than 100 million years unless destroyed artificially for recycling.
Of course, it was used as a storage medium for backup data, so the capacity itself was very large, but the reading speed was not known, but the writing speed was quite slow.
Because the speed of 256Mb per second was the limit.
Considering the standards of this era, this speed was literally hopeless.
That’s why this storage medium was used to back up very important data or as a black box for the ISS, even considering such hopeless speed.
That is exactly what Yuria is aiming for.
It was the black box of the ISS.
But even if it’s a black box, will it be safe in this situation…
YuRia, who had been wandering around for a long time and cautiously walking around in case something would be further damaged, finally found something that she had only seen in records.
“Surely, this is the central control room and the deepest part of the ISS, right?”
As it was, the door was forced open slowly and the inside crackled as it was stretched! Support position!! Looking at the holographic monitor she was looking at, YuRia looked inside for a moment.
Although there is no blueprint, it is impossible to repair it completely, but at least after completing the restoration within the part that can be understood, the holographic image appeared normally in the air.
Surprisingly, the computer still remembers the date correctly, as if the computer was still operating normally.
AC 111,444. 11. 11
“Is there a bug?”
111,044 years? November 11th?
I’m not kidding about anything. I frowned slightly at the strange date notation, but anyway, the fact that this screen appeared meant that the computer was working normally to some extent, and Yuria tried to hack the computer right there on the spot.
Yuria, who instantly interpreted the computer language and even analyzed the system based on it, took control of the system in an instant and was finally able to access the black box in question.
“Okay. Shall we take a look at how many 100,000-year-old records are there?”
Yuria, who was quickly searching for records, filtered out trivial data that was not very important to her now, and quickly skipped over the history before humanity left Earth.
What Yuria wanted was what happened after their ancestors left Earth.
How. What is the identity of the present world?
Why is this world so wary of itself?
What the hell is going on with the fanaticism that is happening right now?
It was then.
『It’s been a while』
“!!”
The moment Yuria heard that voice, no doubt, her goosebumps went up and her hair stood on end.
Urgently raising all of the psychic energy she could now generate to maximum output, Yuria alerted her surroundings with all her senses on edge.
“Cain!!”
『If possible, I would like you to call me Kronos』
How… How!?
However, the presence of Cain, no, Cronus, was not felt anywhere.
『There is nothing to be afraid of. It’s just that a very weak fragment of the soul planted in this base just woke up as this base returned to its normal function to some extent.』
“What are you doing?”
Jik, Jijik -!!
Stretching noise was caught in the holographic, and the figure of Chronos appeared there.
However, this was just to make the conversation a little more comfortable, and there was no change.
『Of course, I am still trapped in the loop you put. And I thought about it. My time was truly infinite.”
“…”
『The fact that you came here too means that you have approached the truth to some extent.』
Even while talking to Cronus, Yuria, who was quickly reviewing her records, her complexion gradually turned pale.
“I’m still looking at the records, and I’ve only seen records of about 10,000 years.”
“If that’s the case, how can you understand the atmosphere?”
Yuria quietly closed her eyes and sighed.
“This base is the second Babel.”
“Okay. The world beyond is the land of sinners”
I know that Cronus didn’t just do it out of anger and resentment.
But…
“More than anything else, you must be feeling it. That the world would perish without me.”
“…”
『Release. The clock hands of this world. Just by turning back the hands of the clock of scheduled destruction, this world will naturally groan, and the flow that goes against the order will create a bigger gap. I don’t particularly use my hands to add any pain to the ground in the process. I just quietly harvest the energy from the enormous negative emotions that come out of the process.”
“Chronos, then I will ask you one last time.”
Cronus’s mood changed and he answered the question Yuria wanted to ask first.
『Are you talking about the crazy people who roam the land?』
「!?」
“Say it straight-forward. They are not my species』
She thought it might be so to some extent, but when she heard it directly from Cronos, Yuria felt as if her head had been hit with a big hammer.
『I do not use the golden calf as a symbol』
Golden calf…
The words may have many meanings, but for themselves.
And the meaning inherent in Cronus’ mind pointed to only one answer.
“Idol (prestige)…”
『Yes, someone is trying to overthrow the majesty of God』
Cronus moved his holographic body and pointed somewhere.
The place his hand pointed to was the kingdom of Selton.
Among them, it was the capital of the Shelton Kingdom.
『The golden calf is here』
“You are… Why on earth do you tell me everything like this without paying anything in return?”
“That is how sincere it is. My anger too. Resentment is also true, but there is definitely a legitimate reason for it, and it is to prove to you that it is not just to do evil like the bondage of an evil god placed on me.”
“But… Then why is Tia looking for you」
Cronus gave him a bitter look.
『Tia that child wanted to take a little more time and proceed with the work moderately, and I wanted to take a risk and choose a stable method, even if it was a little drastic. There was just such a difference of opinion between the two of us. Because that child cared for humans that much.』
Cronus was silent for a moment, then continued his speech.
『Anyway, it is too late to move in a radical direction now. If that’s the case, I’d rather break my seal. Now that this has happened, since the moderates were the mainstream anyway, I will follow the moderates’ policy. If I follow your directions, the gods who are still radicals will also join us.”
At Cronus’s words, Yuria was silent for a moment and continued to look at her records while thinking a little more.
“I accept, Kronos… What can I do?」
“Isn’t it simple? If you made me Schrödinger’s cat, open the box. And confirm me
Easy to say, but never easy.
“You are making a very difficult request.”
『Did you think it would be so easy to get the highest god level helper? If you want to argue, do it to your daughter who prepared this damn seal.”
She sighed softly, and Yuria read all of her records before she knew it.
And the truth she saw was simpler and more shocking than Yuria thought.
