Salem whistled in awe at what she saw before her. "Are you sure this is the ship that will be transporting us?" She was talking about the brand new Onyx-class ship that was slowly floating toward her ship.
Onyx-class ships were mainly built for speed and transport and typically reserved for rchants and traders. Usually they are completely defenseless and require escorts. But this ship had weapons all along its hull. Near the front were two stationary cannons while all along the hull were weapons with ranges of motion. It seems soone made a military version of a vessel that is usually ant for transporting goods.
"Ti passes quickly Cadets!" Her sergeant yelled making her presence known. "Or I guess I should call you forr cadets." She spoke softer this ti, it was the first ti she spoke so softly to them. "It has been a whirlwind of a ti having you kids around for these last few months."
"Awww- are you getting soft on us Sarge?" Ulin asked as she stretched.
"Yeah I am, but only because this is your last day here. Usually I would have given a speech and advice about your future. But I do not know so of your final destinations. What I do know is that all forr cadets are going to Oculus Station to get sorted for training and assignnts." The sergeant waved her in a dismissing motion. "Go grab your bags. A ship will be here to pick you up in a bit to take you to the Wing of Pegasus."
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"With this your promotional ceremony is complete." Major ndez announced as the small crowd began clapping. It was contained within the small venue that was set up. Usually it would be done in a large and open setting like the ceremony that occurred when they arrived. But there have been issues around the base, to be fair. Over this last month and a week their engineers have been making leaps in advancent within the field of weaponry and spacecraft technology.
The engineers actually slowly began forming a makeshift lab. Then a week ago when all of Jace's projects were emptied out of his lab the engineers took it over. They had beco quite well known for their state-of-the-art technology. Which especially caught the attention of the greedy nobles who were already flying around like flies because of the Victorium prisoners and technology.
"Now there is a week before most of your redeploynts. I suggest you enjoy this ti since Oculus Station has been designated as the gathering point for redeploynt this year and it will get more and more busy as other military vessels arrive." ndez began explaining to the forr cadets.
"What about the nobles?" A forr cadet from another squad asked, he was promoted to a private.
"That is why you will be moving in groups of at least three or more. It will also get you familiar with the people you are going to your next assignnt with. Good luck!" Then as the newly promoted cadets were shuffling out the Major called out to them, "Sergeant Jace Steel and Private Freya Charlie, from what I understand Jace still has to finish working on Mrs. Romav's cha, so I have a feeling you will be stuck at the military docks. Coincidently the majority of my crew is becoming permanently posted at this base but Captain Cornwall is being given command of the ship that will be picking you up."
"Sir?" Charlie asked, impatient to get her bags packed.
"Basically, the ship arrives in a few hours and you will both be going on board imdiately to drop off your gear since the Desert Dogs and Sergeant Kalil's new unnad squad will make it their ho."
"He ans we will not be getting any ti off. But I only need like a day to finish what is needed for the cha so can I head out later tonight instead or tomorrow morning if possible?" Jace offhandedly explained while asking for permission.
"Fine, just give Charlie your personal items to bring to the new ship and I will have a transport scheduled to leave around midnight." ndez answered, "honestly I am just glad I don't have a cursed cadet like you under my command anymore." Then he walked out of the auditorium with Charlie and Steel in tow. Then he veered off and climbed into a vehicle that was waiting for him.
"Let's go to the barracks then I want to see this cha you have been working on." Charlie told him, "I heard from the rcenary pilots and engineers that have seen it say 'it is a whole new machine' and that there are only a few minor things you are fixing on it now."
"There is nothing minor about connecting the optical systems to the cha's cabin. In fact I would say it is one of the major systems considering it is necessary for operations." Steel chuckled as he moved to the barracks where Charlie's personal possessions are likely located.
Jace had been staying on Elena's newly refurbished spaceship in the military dockyard since his lab had been packed up. These last few weeks he had been frantically putting the final touches on Elena's mother's cha. It had taken a lot longer than he thought to make the pieces of technology that could operate with the cha's original system.
He was actually struggling with the chanical aspect of the cha rather than the programming aspect. Even when his arm had fully healed he was still having difficulties. While on the programming side he was learning so much from the dormant programs that helped the skeletal fra function he figured this cha was built to have an AI assist in the operation.
"Don't you just have to connect so wires into so ports?" Freya asked as they walked through the base. The activity on base was actually calr then it was on the rest of the station.
"No, there are multiple optical options for cha. Astella Romav's Astarte has both the original cabin display screens. Then it also has a piece of eyewear that lets her see through the cha's main optics unit." Jace explained as he pulled on the cap of his uniform now that they were outside.
"What use is that?" Freya asked, genuinely curious.
Jace waved at the garage lab where so engineers were waving at him from. He was well liked by most of his forr crewmates. "It is for a full imrsion system, it is sotis used in chs. Basically they are able to move the ch like it is their own body in combat."
"Full imrsion? We use sothing similar for replacent limbs but in reverse. Wouldn't that require an organic component interface?" Freya asked him, bringing up her own growing specialty in biotechnology as they arrived at the forr Desert Dog barracks.
It seed the Desert Dogs had already received their orders as they were packing everything up. "Actually it does not since Astella has cybernetic components in her nervous system. Most cha pilots in other nations have a surgery in order to operate with full imrsion systems."
"Most?" Freya asked as she began packing her bunk.
"What are you two talking about?" Tani asked as she was standing in her everyday camo uniform as opposed to Freya and Jace's ceremonial uniforms.
"Imrsion systems in cha. So countries specifically ban full imrsion while other nations have nano humans who can do full imrsion without cybernetic parts because of the nano system." Jace quickly answered Tani's question as he rembered to remove his hat.
Tani whistled, "have you got to imrsion percentages?"
"No, I figured biotech had their own version so I was not going to bring it up." Jace knew next to nothing about biotech and cybernetics. The little bit he did know was researched while making the cha's cabin.
"Ehh…" Tani shook her head, "they have compatibility percentages which are similar but different in the actual definition to imrsion percentages." As the Desert Dogs began leaving the barracks Tani began following behind them. "But they are basically the sa thing. The ability to use a chanical component as an extension of the body. The higher the percentage, the greater the control. For both versions at the fifty percent point the cybernetic component or cha will act the sa as a normal limb while anything above the halfway marker will result in damage to the mind or body."
"Oh, I think I understand." Freya nodded in understanding as she boarded the bus that had parked out front of the barracks. It was not there when they entered the barracks but had likely pulled up while they were inside. It had co to bring them to the military dockyards where they would then be waiting for a transport off the station.
"Hey are you still working on that cha?" Private Rai, a new mber of the Desert Dogs asked. Jace had worked with them loosely but never really had a lot of down ti and bonding ti with the new Desert Dogs squad.
"Yeah, that is actually what brought up this conversation in the first place." Jace explained as he walked through the bus aisle and sat down next to Freya.
"Well from what I understand you have at least a few days to complete it before all the forr cadets have their confird duty station." Tani declared as she relaxed in her seat. The bus began moving to the next set of barracks to pick up Kalil's group.
"Actually we are going with you. The Desert Dogs and Captain Cornwall will be dropping us off at our training location for Special Operations. Those are the orders we received." Freya explained.
"What about Steel's cha thing?" Tani asked.
"I got permission to take the rest of the day to finish my work on the cha." Jace answered, "why don't you co take a look at it. Apparently all Crusader-class chs and above are rare to see."
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