Chapter 99: Chapter 92: Starlight Belonging Only to the Ark

Lin Lan, Ed, and Bai stepped through the cabin door.

A cohesive silver corridor over two meters wide immediately appeared before them, leading straight to the control area not far away, with several mechanical doors on both sides that led to auxiliary control rooms.

The interior of the Shattered Star is actually not very large; the design purpose of this big guy is to accommodate artificial intelligence systems, so functional structures occupy most of the internal space of the spacecraft.

Lin Lan and Ed curiously scrutinized the environment inside the war chariot.

It’s really quite the setup.

Quite naturally, Bai took out a white towel and stepped forward to rub the dirty face of the blond witch. Lucia yawned, still looking somewhat drowsy.

This witch spent day and night residing inside the control room, using spare materials to repair the nooks and corners of the spacecraft.

It wasn’t that Lin Lan heartlessly exploited the Pirate First Mate; it was simply that Lucia found interest in it. This overachiever would even voluntarily work overtime to absorb knowledge of large mechanical structures.

"You’re really amazing, Lucia."

Lin Lan couldn’t help but reach out to rub the girl’s short, ear-length hair, mainly because her height was just right; he could easily place his hand on the witch’s forehead.

The young Lord’s praise was indeed sincere; the blond witch before him was the bridge he used to connect the past and the present.

"I’ve told you, touching my head will make me not grow tall..."

Lucia mumbled, but she completely didn’t resist Lin Lan’s actions, and a strange sense of satisfaction even appeared in the depths of her gaze.

She was just waiting for Lin Lan to praise her!

If Lucia were from the Feis race, her tail would probably be wagging by now.

During their idle chat, the group walked into the main control area.

Cabin space unfolded thoroughly before Lin Lan’s eyes.

Whether it was the alloy walls filled with complex circuits or the dazzling array of large and small display screens, the Shattered Star’s control area completely fulfilled all of Lin Lan’s superficial fantasies of ’high tech.’

Lin Lan happily explored, touching here and there, and truth be told, if not for his busy official duties, he’d love to live in this cool, cross-era spaceship.

Ed carefully examined the operation console in front of the screens, trying to determine the specific function of this Ark War Chariot based on past experiences, but after a long observation, he was still at a loss.

"Could you introduce the functions of the war chariot for us?"

He looked to the blond girl beside him; the army commander now spoke much more politely.

Ed always respected capable and talented individuals, especially after witnessing the blond witch’s efforts firsthand.

Even though Ed had some misunderstandings about this Chaos Pirate previously, as Lord Roland had said, he had already learned to discard bias and maintain his thoughts.

"Let me first introduce the energy shield of the Shattered Star."

Lucia had her hands behind her back, putting on an air of maturity: "This function has been set to maintain a long-term passive state."

"I’ve tested the Shattered Star’s defense system for several days; the shield consistently remains stable, able to intercept almost all flying objects..."

Lucia ran to the cabin door and shouted, "Number Three! Try throwing a rock at the Shattered Star’s tail wing like yesterday!"

"Yes, respected Ms. Lucia."

The mechanical servant who reported earlier responded faintly, bending down to pick up a prepared stone, then twisting her waist, the wheel-sized stone like a cannonball tearing through the air in her hand!

Yet, in the next moment, the heavy stone hurled at the Shattered Star seemed to be stopped by an invisible ’light membrane,’ strangely deflecting to another angle, finally landing weakly in the corner of the estate.

Lin Lan and Ed nodded with satisfaction.

"Only Captain Eleanor’s special bullets can penetrate the energy shield. I originally wanted to test it several times, but the captain is really stingy!"

Lucia continued, pouting: "The captain said those special bullets are particularly expensive, each one is her lifeline, and she can’t bear to give me some for testing."

"I can understand that..."

Lin Lan slightly recalled the Dragon Lady’s combat posture, speaking with a relieved tone: "What about the other functions?"

"Next is the heavy artillery system. The captain initially just damaged the launch tubes, but I’ve completely repaired them now."

Lucia’s expression looked very confident: "This function is inconvenient to use in the estate, but we’ll be able to test it normally later!"

Lin Lan swallowed hard.

He’s already personally experienced the firepower of this thing in the replica.

Honestly, taking a direct hit from the heavy artillery felt like nothing; he didn’t even make a sound...

Ed, on the other hand, was rubbing his hands eagerly, as the army commander he couldn’t wait to witness the display of quantum heavy cannon.

"The most critical part of the Shattered Star is the ’energy recycle system’; this big guy can automatically absorb light and heat, then endlessly replenish ammunition consumption and maintain the operation of various systems."

Lucia continued introducing, the girl strolling over to a peculiar crystalline apparatus, her mouth chattering nonstop:

"I originally wanted to dismantle the energy collection device for research, but when I was taking apart the shell, Bai told me that forcibly analyzing the atomic cleavage function would likely cause an explosion sufficient to destroy the entire city."

The petite witch’s tone carried some regret: "So I had to put the shell back together..."

Ed: ...

Lin Lan’s mouth twitched.

Good gracious, the Shattered Star is parked in the backyard of his estate; if something went wrong, he might be the second to be blasted to the sky.