Chapter 16: Tools

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

As the teleportation array flashed, the short alien merchant, who looked like a jumping rat, was sent back to the surface of the planet. Before he left, he left the communication channel code of the Trade Federation so that Gu Fan could join it at any time.

At this moment, he was sitting at the conference table and studying the rectangular object in his palm with interest. It was only half the size of a palm. This thing was very light and almost could not feel its weight. Its entire body emitted a golden luster, like a dazzling energy crystal.

There was no doubt that this was a genuine technological template. However, the main data in it was still sealed. The pirates only treated it as a portable hard drive that could be carried around. Clearly, those single-celled creatures that were like grassworms did not understand the true value of the template.

Not long after, Gu Fan stood up and walked towards the battleship’s central control computer. After making some simple adjustments to the system, he slowly moved the template in his hand closer to the computer’s data interface.

As if reacting, the light inside the template became more and more dazzling. In the next moment, the originally solid template began to decompose itself, turning into wisps of golden data that drilled into the equipment in front of it. In fact, this was the true appearance of the template.

It was a collection of tens of billions of nanomachines that recorded different data. These nanomachines could quickly identify the actual situation of the target carrier and perfectly implant the stored information in the body into any model of system and equipment through a reasonable arrangement, achieving absolute compatibility.

As for the crystal-like shape earlier, it was actually a self-protection program of the template. When the carrier carrying the data lost its energy source and the connection to the network, these nanotechnology machines would quickly gather and enter a dormant state, becoming a solid form that was easy to carry.

In this form, the template would almost not suffer external damage and could be preserved in a dangerous environment for a long time.

[Template C238 has been successfully loaded…]

[Optimizing production array…]

Looking at the constantly changing data on the screen, as an engineering technology template, apart from being able to unlock new technologies, the production logic stored in the template was also adjusting and sorting out the production chain of the Glory Queen, allowing the production department of the battleship to produce more efficiently. This was actually its true essence.

After everything was over, he checked the production department’s database. As expected, there were a few new production plans in the originally blank technology bank.

[Heavy Particle Traction Beam… Added]

[Engineering Collection Ship… Added]

[Engineering Machine Servant… Added]

[Basic Building Blueprint… Added]

Looking at the newly unlocked technology, Gu Fan could not believe his luck. Although it was only some basic units, he could not deny the importance of these things.

The tractor beam can increase the efficiency of resource acquisition for engineering equipment.

An engineering ship was an indispensable space construction and collection unit.

As for the mechanical servants, they were a type of infrastructure unit that was suitable for the ground.

This template contained a set of seed technology that included collection and construction. With the help of these technologies, under the right conditions and with the newly obtained blueprint, Gu Fan could even build a new home for humans from scratch.

Just as he was still immersed in his beautiful fantasy of the future, he saw the tall bodyguard-type iron man dragging the corpse of the pirate Koss towards the core cabin.

If nothing went wrong, it would not be long before this pile of organic matter would be fed into the power furnace of the warship. After being decomposed into elementary particles by the flowing energy inside, it would be converted into new energy replenishment by the power furnace through mass energy, thus displaying its final value.

In theory, any substance could be used to feed this gluttonous giant ship. As long as time allowed, she could even eat an entire planet. Although there was no practical meaning in doing so, the energy obtained through decomposition was just a drop in the bucket, but it could still play an emergency role in some extreme situations.

At this moment, when Gu Fan turned around, he saw Xue Feng silently watching him from the corner of his eye.

“Hm? What’s wrong?”

He turned his chair so that he could talk to Xue Feng face to face. At this moment, Xue Feng’s expression looked a bit strange, as if she had something to say.

“Something about the cooperation, I presume?”

According to the agreement with the representative of the Chamber of Commerce, Ramchi, not long ago, Gu Fan had to maintain a friendly attitude with the Ram Chamber Of Commerce for the next five years. At the same time, he had to prioritize trading with the Ramchi Chamber of Commerce.

At the same time, in exchange, the Ram Chamber Of Commerce would provide information sharing for Gu Fan, as well as VIP privileges and Soma No. 4’s VIP status.

It was said that it was the largest trading center in the vicinity. If things went smoothly, he could obtain a lot of information from it.

In front of him, Xue Feng nodded seriously.

“According to my judgment, the other party doesn’t have the strength to be a partner.”

Hearing this, Gu Fan thoughtfully shifted his gaze to the side and looked at the empty combat command hall. He placed a hand on the armrest of his chair.

“Remember what I said?”

“My wish is to return to my compatriots and return to the glorious era that once belonged to humanity.”

“Perhaps it still exists, somewhere in this universe.”

As he spoke, his gaze was so calm that his firm voice echoed in the empty hall.

“But if it really doesn’t exist anymore, I’ll start rebuilding it and continue to fulfill my duty as a soldier to protect its glory.”

“Therefore, before this, as long as any faction’s existence is helpful to this goal, before their value completely disappears, I can maintain cooperation with them, no matter who they are or how strong they are.”

“Until the revival of civilization, there only exists handy tools and targets that I need to be wary of and eliminate in this universe.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Fan looked at Xue Feng in front of him again. Xue Feng lowered her head silently, as if she was thinking about something.

After a moment of silence, she raised her head again and looked at him expectantly with her wine-red eyes.

“So to you, am I a handy tool now?”