The Way Back to Civilization - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Old Battleship

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After the chaotic data were properly classified and the damage caused by the overload was smoothed out.

Only then did the processor in Xue Feng’s brain regain its vitality. As the sensor operated normally, the biometric signal quickly located Gu Fan’s figure.

He was standing in front of the Glory Queen’s central computer. As the vast amount of data flashed on the screen, he seemed to be looking for something.

“Error 013, overload warning…”

Hearing the voice, Gu Fan turned around and looked at the girl sitting on the ground. She looked very weak and staggered as she tried to stand up.

“It’s best not to move that arm. That overload reaction just now probably burned one of your muscle coils.”

At this moment, the joint of the girl’s left arm had already collapsed slightly, looking like it had been dislocated.

However, it was already considered fortunate that this was the only damage.

“In addition, while you were restarting, I made some preliminary adjustments to the ship system.”

As he spoke, Gu Fan refocused his attention on the central control screen. Although it was very different from the old system he used in training in the past, after a period of exploration, he had a basic understanding of the strings of commands and symbols transmitted by the program.

Meanwhile, the Glory Queen was gradually getting used to the new captain’s operating habits. The conversation between her thoughts and the program became smoother as the characters began to be transmitted.

Not long after, he turned around and placed one hand on the shell of the central computer. He patted it gently, as if he was comforting a fluffy pet.

“The system of this warship is far more sophisticated and complicated than those fortresses. Other than the basic functions of fire control and the ship’s engine, I’ve already turned off all the unnecessary systems. Perhaps this will make it easier for you to manage this irritable girl.”

Looking at the flashing codes on the screen, Xue Feng nodded calmly. Under the other party’s gaze, she lifted her hair and pulled out the nerve bundle at the back of her neck, connecting it to the computer.

According to the information obtained from the central control, the armored behemoth with an axis of nearly 40 kilometers was also loaded with several well-established ground armies. Furthermore, they were all connected to the command network of the ship.

There were also three legions of iron guards armed with heavy weapons sealed in the resettlement chamber. They were mechanical infantry units with higher intelligence, numbering about 3,000.

There was also an aerial unit consisting of 27 valkyrie gunships, 11 engineering ships converted from transport ships.

There were also four warlord-class Titans equipped with volcanic cannons. These were giant mecha units used to provide heavy firepower support.

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As time passed, the data displayed on the central control screen was being read at a speed that could not be captured by the naked eye.

This time, the situation had indeed improved greatly. After Gu Fan’s guidance, the Glory Queen’s system accepted Xue Feng’s existence very calmly.

A moment later, the girl slowly opened her eyes. According to the readings on the screen, she had successfully implanted her logic program into the system of the battleship and reached a cooperation with the weak AI that the Glory Queen originally had.

Even the extremely small Titan army was included in her system, and this was one of the main reasons for the overload.

It was only at this moment that the ancient warship that had been asleep for nearly a thousand years officially woke up. She was no longer just a steel puppet that could only carry out simple orders, but a war behemoth that truly had a soul.

But before Gu Fan could heave a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, a series of disappointing bad news was reported by Xue Feng.

“Warning… the damage rate of the ship’s functional area has exceeded 43%.”

“Shield warning…”

“Armor damaged…”

“Energy loss rate is over 65%”

“…”

“The hyperdrive engine has failed. The damage report has been submitted to the engineering department. There is no response at the moment…”

So that was how it was. Upon hearing this, Gu Fan finally understood why such a multi-purpose warship carrying the Titan army would be deliberately forgotten by the predecessors in this tomb.

Losing the ability to warp was equivalent to losing the ability to leave the galaxy, and the proud Glory Queen became a fat chicken that could not fly.

Just as Gu Fan was still pacing back and forth, thinking about what to do next, a different report suddenly caught his attention.

“Receiving contact from the Death God Star.”

The Death God Star? If he remembered correctly, it was a dwarf planet at the edge of the solar system.

Since someone took the initiative to contact the Glory Queen who had just recovered, could it be that this news came from other surviving humans?

At this moment, he found it difficult to conceal the excitement in his heart.

“Contact him!”

However, a moment later, when the message was connected to the fleet’s broadcast, what played was not the voice he had expected.

It was an unknown knocking sound, and it only lasted for a few seconds before the other party took the initiative to cut off the communication with the Glory Queen.

Gu Fan could not understand what the mysterious person on the other end of the broadcast wanted to express to him.

“Can you identify the exact source of the message?”

Not long after, he received the reply he wanted.

“We’ve tracked the source of the information to the vicinity of Star Port No. 4 of the Death God Star.”

It had to be said that this was exciting news.

A place that might have other fellow human beings.

At this moment, Gu Fan could not think of any better news.

“How is it? Can this lump of metal successfully hold on until there?”

“Negative. The power furnace’s energy reserves are insufficient to support conventional navigation at such a distance.”

Gu Fan was not surprised by Xue Feng’s answer. He had already thought of a strategy to deal with it.

However, when he swept his gaze across the cold void in front of him, the boundless darkness that seemed to want to devour everything made him hesitate…

Was there really someone waiting for him there?

He did not know what the universe had become after a thousand years.

Stepping out of this place meant that he might have to face everything alone, relying on an old warship and a sparse army.

In front of the powerful foreign races that also dominated the universe, such power was really insignificant.

However, since humans were already in such a state, what kind of state were the enemies of humans like the Ancient Saints and Star Gods in?

Including those allies and vassals who had once submitted to the humans. In short, what was in front of him at this moment was unknown.

After a short period of consideration, Gu Fan finally silently shifted his gaze to the side.

“That’s easy…”

“Send out all the engineering ships and gather everything that can be recovered into the cabin of the Glory Queen.”

“Recycle the resources and energy reserves in the stellar fortress and the wreckage of the Amarians’ ships. In short, try your best to recycle everything.”

“Don’t waste the mineral reserves in the Earth’s core either. The factories in the future ship and the restoration of the ship might need these.”

As a large-scale command ship with multiple functions as the standard, the Glory Queen could be considered a mobile armed city.

The prerequisite was that this huge ship could be repaired perfectly and gather enough crew members.

Just by relying on Xue Feng and the autonomous AI of the ship, this huge object could not unleash its full effect.

“If nothing goes wrong, we should never come back here again…”

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Gu Fan knew that he could not really stop here. That would only bring about his own destruction.

At this moment, he told himself silently.

Even if there was an abyss in front of him, he would still die on the path of fighting against the unknown. He would definitely not wait for death in a tomb that was about to be destroyed.

In the past, his military instructor had warned him.

The courage to face the unknown was the embodiment of human perseverance.

If humanity had really left the stage of history, then he could not abandon this spirit.