In any case, Luo Nan had already found Officer Liang Lu, the target of the mission. It seemed that Liang Lu wasn't too difficult to get along with.
Actually, Luo Nan didn't really understand why the Sergeant Major had sent him here before. But the officer who gave the orders seemed to be of a higher rank and had already made arrangements. Luo Nan was happy to continue following the plot. He wanted to see what sort of arrangements the Innerverse editor or his own subconscious would make.
Luo Nan glanced at the proficient officer once more. He obtained the officer's name from the auxiliary AI:
Sheng Zhan.
This name was quite odd, but he really was a capable character.
"Newbie, keep up. If you don't want to take the long way around, we need to hurry."
The AI received a message broadcast just in time with Liang Lu's reminder: "The Interruption Station has entered Level One War Mode. The power supply to non-essential areas will be cut off. The soldier's corridor will be shut down in 30 breaths. The auxiliary magnetic rails will be shut down in 120 breaths."
Luo Nan knew that the 'breath' was the basic unit of time in this interstellar civilization. It was roughly five times the Earth's standard second. 30 breaths was around two and a half minutes.
Liang Lu said: "The officer has already made arrangements. We'll be returning to the Two Hives' room to conduct your induction training there. If we can enter Tunnel 3 within 10 breaths, we can save around 70 breaths. We'll even have a bit more time to familiarize ourselves with the business. "
Luo Nan's game character gave a proper salute: "Yes, Officer Liang Lu."
Liang Lu was quite satisfied with Luo Nan's response, but he didn't maintain his arrogance towards the end. The corner of his lips perked up: "There's no need to address me so formally. I'm not an officer or a noble. I'm just a rank two officer right now. I've only been in the military for fifty weeks..."
He took off the goggles on his face as he spoke, revealing a delicate and pretty but ordinary face and a pair of pure black pupils. There was practically no difference between him and a normal Earthling.
Luo Nan still didn't know whether this was the result of the data splicing or if Liang Lu was like this in the first place. He didn't waste his time thinking about this. Instead, he researched and converted the two different time units.
The extraterrestrial civilization he currently resided in used a concise decimal system for time units. Apart from the basic 'breath', which he didn't know the basis of, the minute, hour, day, week, quarter, year, and other scales were all in decimal scale.
Of course, Luo Nan didn't have the leisure to care about those proper nouns. These units were the result of crude translation. Some didn't actually have that meaning. They were just forcefully corresponded for the sake of neatness.
This decimal system caused the time represented by each level of units to vary in length when compared to Earth units.
The 50 weeks that Liang Lu mentioned was about 9 to 10 months in Earth's time. Indeed, he was still a newbie. It was no wonder that he still looked like a student. It seemed like he hadn't been trained enough in the military …
Luo Nan gave his evaluation here, and his game character maintained a respectful attitude. He followed along, quickly merging into the spacious and empty space outside the hive. After a few turns, he entered a certain 'tunnel'.
The moment they entered, there was a slight sense of spatial dislocation. Half a second later, they came to a 'big tube' with a diameter of more than a hundred meters. According to the authority, they were assigned to a specific invisible magnetic track and were rushing forward at a speed of almost a hundred kilometers per hour.
In front of him and behind him, the people whizzing past from their respective tracks were all people like them. At first glance, it seemed chaotic, but in fact, non-armed personnel, armed soldiers, and those who were carrying heavy equipment were all separated into different categories in an orderly manner.
Moreover, some of them suddenly teleported out halfway and disappeared without a trace. Clearly, they had some kind of spatial teleportation effect.
Luo Nan knew that this was the most convenient channel to connect the relay station's local space-time with the underground core's half-plane '. With the current level of technology on Earth, such a design that could distort the normal structure of space could not even touch the edge of it.
Back when he was offline, he had reconstructed the defense array in order to take care of the spatial relationship between the two of them. It had given him a huge headache.
In any case, Liang Lu's calculations were reliable. They arrived at the inner area of the Two Hive before the fast tunnel closed. This place was already a relatively independent demiplane.
Compared to the base "outside" that was being attacked by powerful enemies, the demiplane was much more peaceful, and there were no frequent explosions. It was just that the level of bustle and noise here was not inferior to the command room just now … but also somewhat different.
At this very moment, Luo Nan's eyes and ears were filled with various colors of paint and the sound of metal striking against metal.
Within the complex and accessible space, there were self-propelled types, absorption types, and levitating types. There were also various mechanical creations that twisted and turned on conveyor belts. They continued to shuttle and push forward, converging into a majestic flood of steel. They were endlessly transported in from the outside, but it was unknown where they were going.
"This is our combat mission." Liang Lu raised his chin. "We need to get these fellows to operate again."
"Most of them seem to have no problems." Luo Nan relied on his own judgment.
Liang Lu sneered, "They don't have any problems by themselves, but thanks to a certain arrogant fellow, all of them have problems."
Luo Nan blinked his eyes. Let's not talk about the problems first. According to Liang Lu's words, could it be that they had to repair all of these tens of thousands of machines?
"Don't be nervous. First of all, you're just a newbie. You're just here to help. Second, there are many newbies like you. Third, these days won't be long. You won't need to add to the chaos when the reinforcements arrive. Lastly, believe in Colonel Sheng and my arrangements. They will absolutely take care of your current level …."
Liang Lu's words made the newbie Luo Nan feel a certain power of retribution.
Liang Lu felt that Luo Nan's words were quite amiable. He continued with this tone and encouraged Luo Nan, "I just looked at your data. You are one of the first batch of naturalized seed talents to pass the Hundred Year Sequence after Calamity Era."
"Even though there was a gap of several thousand years before you, and no one had much experience, everyone continued to follow the standards of Zhan He's era. It's true that your grades are severely biased, but you still have quite the standard in the field of configuration."
"Of course, you're biased to the point that it's like you've skipped an exam. You can only display your abilities to the fullest extent in a technical post like us …."
Luo Nan heard many specialized words in a row. Things like Calamity Era, Hundred Year Sequence, Naturalized Seed, Zhan He era …. There were some he was familiar with, but there were also some he was completely unfamiliar with. The unclear meaning of these words continuously severed Liang Lu's explanation, making it hard for Luo Nan to understand.
This was the disadvantage of an immersive experience.
Luo Nan nearly reopened the virtual brain system's information window to see if there would be a proper explanation inside.
And at this time, the area where the two were located lit up with red light. Liang Lu, who had been speaking with confidence and composure, shut his mouth a bit earlier. He frowned as he received the external information.
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