"OK." After Angel received the order, she began to introduce herself seriously.
"The functions of the Archangel include..."
"As an auxiliary AI, I can control all the intelligent equipment in the Archangel. Theoretically, the entire battleship is under my control, and you can operate everything on the battleship through me."
"Of course, there are some things that I cannot do because they are not intelligent enough and can only be done by others, such as cooking, cleaning, and moving and replenishing resources."
It can only be said that SEED's technology tree is also a bit crooked.
This is probably a common problem in science fiction works. The future technology does not match the future vision in the work.
If you look back on science fiction works more than ten or twenty years after their birth, you will find all kinds of unreasonable loopholes.
And when these science fiction works become the real world, the technology trees inside become even more weird.
The same is true in the SEED world. If you look at it from a modern perspective, it will feel like the level of technology inside is quite inconsistent.
The main reason is that it is very uneven.
For example, even though it has developed into space, there is not even an automatic cooking machine on the battleship, let alone cooking kits and pre-made dishes, which are very convenient for interstellar navigation.
It has even led to the strange situation that there is actually a need for cooks on space battleships.
If materials are abundant, in order to improve food and morale, it is okay to let cooks cook.
But the key is that as a warship, even in times of intense war, it still does not have convenient and quick rations for individual soldiers. It would be very contrary to military common sense to eat in the mess hall or have food delivered from a plate. Let alone in a state of zero gravity. It would be even more unreasonable to not have special food. (The emergency rations in the Gundam cockpit even include compressed biscuits...)
As we all know, when conventional food is eaten in a state of zero gravity, the resulting debris and splashing soup are very harmful. It may damage the equipment.
Even if it does not damage the equipment, it will stain or fly into the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose, so specially designed food is usually designed.
However, the SEED world has developed to the interstellar colonization stage, but there is still no such point. With this technology, it is simply outrageous.
What? You just don't eat in a zero-gravity state?
How funny?!
Can you not eat during a war? Not even one meal! It affects combat effectiveness, which is fatal!
There are other things too unreasonable, like cleaning; there is not even a sweeping robot. The crew members have to handle the housekeeping by themselves or by dedicated personnel, which is not advanced at all.
There are also handling machines that do not have automatic driving functions; otherwise, Angel could even carry supplies.
Therefore, the Archangel is still far from being completely intelligent.
But this is not a big problem for the Dimensional City. At least the navigation control and fire control can be controlled intelligently. This has greatly reduced the need for manpower.
Moreover, the Dimensional City currently has no idea of engaging in interstellar navigation in the main world.
If you go to other worlds, there is a Dimensional Gate, and personnel can go back and forth between the local area and the Dimensional City at any time, so there is no need to prepare so much.
In addition to some ammunition, you can just go home and get other supplies. They will be delivered directly from the place of production in one second. The transportation cost and time are almost zero, which is equivalent to unlimited supplies.
"You get familiar with it first, and I'll arrange manpower for you."
Seeing whether Esdeath would be over in a while, Takumi said hello to her and came outside.
Then he called Qin Yu, the leader of the ordinary girls.
"Esdeath is going to explore the new world, and now we need some crew members. Go and ask the available people who are interested in this. This time, they sign up voluntarily."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
After Qin Yu accepted the order, she quickly went to notify the others.
As soon as the news of recruiting crew members came out, girls immediately gathered to apply.
First, they were all very interested in the Archangel and wanted to try what it was like to pilot a spaceship. Experience.
Secondly, I felt that this winter vacation was too boring. After the initial indulgence, I felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to find something to do.
Takumi selected thirty people and took them with him. He took them to the Archangel and asked Angel to teach them how to familiarize themselves with this new job.
In fact, it wasn't that difficult. Angel could do all the driving. The only thing that needed to be done was to ensure that there was one person on the bridge every two to four hours. Just be on duty.
Other things are mainly trivial chores that Angel can't handle. They need to do it. Seven or eight people are enough.
The reason why thirty people were selected is mainly for Esdeath. Serving as a temporary subordinate, they are responsible for carrying out combat, exploration, ship guarding, and other tasks after landing.
Then there is the replenishment of supplies. There is nothing to say about this. Takumi checked it and directly realized various corresponding ammunition.
Energy is not needed; the Archangel is nuclear-powered.
Takumi also thoughtfully gave them a batch of unified military uniforms. The style is a simplified version of the elf girls' Guards uniforms. There is nothing flashy, and it is relatively low-key and restrained. The main color has also been changed to navy blue, with the embellishments and edges being the white of the air force.
There is even a flag patch and serial number armband.
The flag patch is the flag of the Dimensional City. The woven fabric has a bright red background, with a golden Dimensional Gate and an iridescent vortex background castle pattern inside the arch.
This is the flag patch decided upon by Takumi and the girls after discussion. It is the flag representing the Dimensional City. Takumi hung one on the top of the Archangel's bridge.
The troop armbands were conventional black backgrounds with patterns, and the content also contained the Dimensional Gate, but inside the arch, there were three vertical swords, rifles, and wands. The pattern formed by the crosses of the two.
Below it is the unit number 01, which is officially called the First Army directly under the Dimensional City!
And Esdeath was also officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of this unit.
Minami Rika was also named by Takumi. They were called over and served as the staff officer and instructor of this unit, as well as Esdeath's adjutant.
After all, they were considered the first subordinate army of the Dimensional City and the first warship. These things naturally required the more formal setup.
Although the scale is still small, at least the structure of the army must be established first so as to facilitate future management and expansion.
Otherwise, if there is not even an institutional structure, what is the difference between it and a gang?
The girls who received military uniforms were very happy and happily changed into their military uniforms.
Needless to say, after they changed into their military uniforms, everything seemed normal.
The mental outlook of the team has also been greatly improved. At least at first glance, it gives the impression that it is a regular army.
Esdeath is also very happy. Firstly, the military department finally has staff, and it is no longer a poor grassroots team. This is huge progress.
Secondly, she finally has subordinates. Now! She is no longer the bachelor commander!
Although these are only temporary subordinates, at least the team has been pulled together. The army has been officially established and even has a number, so is it still far from expanding to full strength?
"Now that we are almost ready, is it time to set off now?"
Esdeath saw that the preparations were almost done, so she couldn't wait to ask Takumi.
Takumi nodded: "Well, go ahead, but don't drive the Archangel directly, let alone Robin. No matter how the environment is around, it's not good to scare people."
Right now, the only location where the Dimensional Gate can be opened in the Dimensional City is Robin's location.
If you drive a spaceship as big as the Archangel directly there, it will scare Robin.