76: Chapter 76 Obtaining the Airship

After the box was properly placed, Mo Yufei followed the instructions and reached out to press the hidden switch on the box's surface. A soft blue light flashed, and the lid opened slowly and automatically, without any harsh noise or violent energy fluctuations.

Inside the box, two strangely shaped maintenance robots floated quietly in the cushioning layer, their appearance completely different from conventional mechanical robots.

They were shaped like jellyfish, with a rounded, semi-circular, milky-white soft light shell on the upper half and eight slender, flexible tentacles extending from the lower half.

They looked extremely flexible and could obviously be folded or extended in any direction at will, adapting to various maintenance scenarios.

Mo Yufei's eyes brightened slightly. Following the same method he used when activating the Commander Robot, he lightly tapped the activation panel inside the box with his fingertip and entered the exclusive command.

Pale blue energy spread along the circuits, instantly covering the bodies of the two maintenance robots. Immediately after, a ring of indicator lights on the semi-circular shell atop the robots slowly lit up with a soft white glow.

At every joint of the eight tentacles, tiny green lights lit up one by one, flickering in sequence like stars in the night sky, looking lively and beautiful.

With the activation process complete, the two maintenance robots slowly floated up from the box and hovered in mid-air. Their tentacles swayed gently, performing movements to adapt to their state, and the lights around their bodies flickered softly, without any hint of mechanical stiffness.

Looking at these two uniquely shaped maintenance robots before him, Mo Yufei couldn't help but sigh softly, "I didn't expect these maintenance robots to look so good; they have a bit more liveliness than those angular combat robots."

Benboba leaned in close, eyes wide and round, circling the floating maintenance robots several times, his small voice full of curiosity.

"Wow! Boss, this thing looks so unique, just like a jellyfish in the water, and it even glows! It's so pretty! With these, this airship will definitely, definitely be able to be repaired."

The Commander Robot on the side also stepped forward at the right time, reporting in a steady electronic voice, "Sir, the bodies inside the airship have all been cleared, and the preliminary inspection of the airship's external damage is complete. The core components have no destructive damage and can be handed over to the maintenance robots for a comprehensive overhaul."

"The categorization of battlefield supplies is more than half complete; all weapons, energy sources, and protective equipment have been placed in designated areas, waiting to be collected."

Mo Yufei nodded, his gaze sweeping over the neatly arranged corpses, the categorized supplies, and the new maintenance robots hovering in mid-air, his eyes remaining calm.

He knew that after clearing this battlefield and obtaining the intact airship, the next step was to head towards the energy crystal mine.

"Maintenance robots, begin inspecting the airship immediately. The rest of the robots, continue to complete the collection of supplies. Once everything is sorted, we will depart immediately for the energy crystal mine," Mo Yufei commanded again.

The two new maintenance robots received the order, their tentacles swaying gently as they immediately floated towards the airship, preparing to begin repair work.

The remaining robots also returned to work, and the valley was once again filled with the soft sounds of mechanical operations, with only Benboba's chatter mixed in.

The maintenance robots set to work repairing the airship alone.

One of them was responsible for inspecting the control system of the front cockpit. Soon, the maintenance robot in the cockpit sent back the test results.

[The airship's malfunction was not due to mechanical failure, but deliberate sabotage. A virus was secretly implanted into the engine power system, directly causing the engine to stall.]

Seeing this information, Mo Yufei knew this was the true reason the airship had suddenly malfunctioned mid-journey and been forced to make an emergency landing.

Moreover, the airship's attack and defense systems had also been forcibly shut down in advance, which was surely related to this.

It was precisely because the offensive and defensive systems were in a deactivated state from the start that the airship was not bombarded by the Blood Killing Hall's firepower; the opponents had simply broken open the cabin door violently and invaded the interior of the airship.

Therefore, apart from the damaged cabin doors, windows, and the traces left by the internal fight, the entire main structure of the airship was completely intact.

The other maintenance robot was simultaneously rushing to repair the damaged cabin doors and portholes. Not long after, the airship was fully repaired.

Just then, the maintenance robot in the cockpit reported, "The airship has received a communication request on the same frequency. Shall I connect it?"

The airship's system had just been repaired and its communication functions restored when it immediately received a contact. It didn't take much thought to know it was other Federal Agents in the Fragment World who had captured the signal of the airship restarting and were sending a communication inquiry.

Mo Yufei immediately ordered in a low voice, "Ignore it."

Then he looked at the robot and asked, "Can you start this airship now?"

The maintenance robot responded, "We do not have startup privileges yet; we lack the authorization key to operate the airship."

The Commander Robot on the side reminded him at the right moment, "The communication bracelets worn on the bodies of the Federal Agents outside contain official privileges; perhaps they can be used to unlock it."

Mo Yufei immediately thought of Lin Ran, turned around, walked out of the cockpit, removed the communication bracelet from Lin Ran's wrist, and returned to perform the privilege verification.

After the airship system scanned the bracelet, it immediately prompted: The original wearer of the bracelet has lost vital signs, privilege activation failed, and the airship has entered a standby locked state.

The maintenance robot then signaled Mo Yufei to bring the bracelet, along with the communication bracelets of the other Federal Agents at the scene, close to the identification area.

The airship system re-verified and confirmed that all official privilege holders at the scene had been killed. It detected the survivor as a friendly unit and immediately popped up a prompt.

[All authorized personnel have been confirmed deceased. Temporary privileges have been automatically transferred to legitimate Federal citizen Mo Yufei. Official privileges will be reclaimed after docking with Federal official personnel.]

As the prompt faded, the privilege transfer was successful, and the airship was completely unlocked and ready.

In the cockpit, the cold mechanical prompt faded into the air. Mo Yufei stood blankly before the central console, his fingertips still retaining the cold touch of the communication bracelet, while his eyes surged with unbelievable surprise and certainty.

He looked down at the words "Temporary privilege transfer successful" flashing on the screen, his heart suddenly relaxing, followed by a surge of intense relief.

If it hadn't been for Wang Chen insisting on taking him to the Federal base to complete the official Federal citizen registration back then, he would only be able to sigh helplessly while facing this fully functional military airship right now.

After all, this was a standard Federal military airship, and all control, startup, and navigation privileges strictly adhered to the authorization of Federal official agents.

If he didn't have a legal status, even if he repaired the airship, he would just be holding a pile of scrap metal and would be unable to claim it as his own at all.

Thinking of this, a faint smile unconsciously curled at the corners of Mo Yufei's mouth. Wang Chen's unintentional act back then had actually become the key to him controlling this airship now; this stroke of fortune was truly rare.

His gaze swept over the precise control panel in the cockpit, the complete navigation system, and the power engine waiting to be activated, and the thought in Mo Yufei's mind became increasingly firm.

The Federation wants to reclaim the privileges? That is simply a fantasy.

Mo Yufei's eyes suddenly turned cold. He was never a foolish person, nor would he do such a stupid thing as handing over a powerful weapon he had just obtained to others.

Temporary privileges ultimately have a time limit. Once he encountered Federal official personnel, the privileges would be forcibly reclaimed. By then, not only would he lose the airship, but he might even be treated as the murderer because all the Federal Agents who had been with him were dead; after all, they were all dead with no witnesses.

Therefore, hiding it in a secret realm through space was the safest option.