Chapter 417 Delayed Shipbuilding Progress
The main structure of the airport of Nessen 4 looks pentagonal from a distance, like a pyramid.
Or, to be precise, it is a large pyramid with five corners on three small triangular pyramids.
It is built of polished metal, which may be called beautiful, but more reminds of a strict and precise structure. Its designer is said to be a certain great sage who forged the world of Griffin IV. .
According to the crew, it can be seen at a long distance from the planet. Through a large number of passages and orbits, various facilities are connected to each other, including the surrounding auxiliary equipment and buildings that are as complex as a town. The barracks, with its large scale and majestic momentum, is already very rare in a non-forging world.
What's even more rare is that although it has been built for more than five hundred years, it still looks brand new, as if it had just been built.
At this moment, it is between the planet and the star. The bright sunlight hits the sunny side of the majestic building, while the other two sides are shrouded in dark brown shadows, revealing its perfect geometric form.
Entering the interior, flags can be seen everywhere, fluttering and dancing in the artificial wind, such as on the golden pillars, the silver canopy poles, and the spotless street lamps.
The designs of those flags represent Nessen IV, as well as the sacred humanity and guardians of this place, the Astral Knights Chapter.
In the core area of the rail station is the management's living area and reception area. The climate here is pleasant and there are also gardens scattered around, which look lush and lush.
In the gaps between the gardens is a pond, in which precious water flows, sparkling.
The sprinkler irrigation facilities filled the air with water mist, countless small rainbows appeared out of thin air, and the leaves swayed in the wind.
"Company Commander, why did you come here to do this?"
At this moment, two tall figures were walking under the fluttering flag.
They passed through the cool shadow of a grand arch and turned into an inner courtyard. The wide steps in front of them seemed like a ceremonial avenue leading to some temple.
There are more flags hanging on the walls in the courtyard, and there are other vehicles as far as the eye can see, as well as humans who look as small as ants.
The escalator with ceramic treads runs silently on both sides of the steps.
Seeing them appear, working on the lawn, the uniformed servants lowered their heads.
Ustad walked up the steps, followed by his deputy.
After stepping onto the last step, Ustad, who was already the second company commander, took off his helmet, took a deep breath of unfiltered air, and felt the heat and light falling on his face.
"What a beautiful place."
He couldn't help but sigh.
"Yes."
But his new lieutenant, former Soul Drinker squad leader Moson Lee, has neither patience nor interest in this place.
Ustad's company is a mixture of Soul Drinkers and Astral Knights. He has been working hard to integrate the warriors of the two different systems together, and appointed Mosenli as the deputy company commander. is one of those efforts.
Although the other party sometimes seems impatient and impatient, his rich experience in tactical guidance has also given Ustad a lot of help. Overall, their cooperation is still very pleasant so far.
It only took them a minute to reach the top of this tall staircase. Any ordinary human being would be out of breath after climbing this step, even if he was very strong.
However, even their breathing rate did not change.
The spacious entrance is located on a marble platform, and beyond is an open space. Natural light illuminates it through holes in the ceiling, and some deep conversations echo inside.
Ustad entered through the wide entrance. The square gate itself was a sight to behold, and the beam at the top of the entrance was thirty meters wide.
Visitors are scattered throughout the vast interior space, which is surrounded by niches, pulpits, pedestals and booths.
Seeing the majestic Space Marines appear, the mortals stopped talking and looked at them in awe.
Mosenli enjoyed the looks, but Ustad was focused on his task.
A group of uniformed servants hurried towards them.
"How may we serve, sir?" "I am Ustad, Commander of the 2nd Company."
He briefly introduced himself.
"I'm here to find - Priest Loken and the superintendent of the construction dock, or any high-ranking official working related to the airport dock."
"They are all here."
A servant answered immediately. He was obviously getting information from some kind of data system directly connected to the retina. Ustad could tell from his slightly dazed eyes that he was verifying those names.
"Can you invite them here?"
"Bishop Loken is debugging the weapon system, and the dockmaster has a meeting all afternoon."
The servant replied with some fear.
"Is it urgent?"
Ustad carefully considered what he was going to say, but it was not the words that conveyed his intention, but the hesitation before he spoke.
That hesitation was misunderstood by the other party as silence, and the subtext of that silence was: I am an Astartes, and I am wearing armor, fully armed, and trying to remain polite.
“Yes.”
In the end, Ustad chose the easiest way.
The servants immediately ran away eagerly, and then they waited here quietly.
Five minutes later, the person they wanted to see appeared.
"I can assure you, sir."
After briefly understanding the other party's intention to come here, the sweaty dock manager said:
"The workers fully understand the importance of those battleships. "
Soshyan sent Ustad here. The task is actually very simple, which is to let him know the construction progress of the warships in the orbital dock.
Because according to the report given by Loken a month ago, the current progress is 30% slower than expected!
The reasons are very complicated. Loken only listed factors such as materials, engineering difficulty, and equipment debugging, but he could not say anything about human issues.
According to Loken, he has had countless quarrels with those "pigs", but there has never been a solution.
During this period, workers continued to go on strike and there was a shortage of manpower.
After learning this, Soshyan came forward to coordinate with the Planet Governor, but a month later, things still did not change much.
So he sent Ustad to convey his will and understand the real situation.
"In that case."
Ustad thought for a moment, and then came up with an idea.
“Let’s go to the site and have a look.”
Then the dock manager took them to the construction area
Entering here, Ustad felt like he had entered a huge The place is noisy and busy, with giant semi-automatic cranes and cranes that look like four-legged titans transferring large quantities of goods to large transport vehicles parked in the open space.
Further away, in the microgravity dock, several battleships with their keels laid down were lying quietly in it.
Ustad carefully observed everything in front of him, while Mosonli beside him seemed to be tired of this work. He just stood aside and watched the small spacecraft flying around like dragonflies above the pond. .
(End of this chapter)