DipNovel Chapter 49 The Blueprints Are Ready
Chapter 49 The Blueprints Are Ready
"Mr. Tian Shu, may I connect my ship's AI system? The ship's modifications require its assistance."
"Wait a moment, I'll create a data space."
Tian Shu left only the blueprints for Ghost Vanguard in the console, established a firewall, and then used mechanical devices to physically isolate the console from the database.
Then Tian Shu's voice came from another speaker.
"You can now connect your shipboard AI."
Lorraine took out the data tablet and connected it to the console.
[New device detected, logging in...]
[The dock control system has been connected and self-test has begun. Design drawings have been received.]
At this moment, the lights in the dock came on, the robotic arms on both sides of the dock began to move, and the gantry crane also began to move back and forth.
It's unclear what Tian Shu's thoughts are upon seeing this situation, but Luo Lin has instructed the ship's AI to begin optimizing the blueprints.
[Drawing optimization has begun and is estimated to take 1 hour and 35 minutes.]
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At this moment, Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin moved to the vicinity of the research institute's guard room.
Bai Jin suddenly remembered the cave that Lorraine had discovered in the wasteland, so he asked Tian Shu Xiao Wang about it.
"Mr. Tian Shu, has our research institute ever encountered an invasion of subterranean creatures?"
"No, the area around the research institute is full of sensors and did not detect any impact, nor are any sensors offline."
After hearing Tian Shu's conclusion, Bai Jin pondered for a moment and then asked another question.
"Do you have any radar here that can scan underground environments?"
"This is the result of a radar periodic scan."
Tian Shu sent several scan reports to Bai Jin's helmet.
These reports indicate that there are no underground cavities in the vicinity.
Did the sensor detect any abnormal vibrations?
Platinum, still unwilling to give up, continued to press for answers.
"You'll have to wait a bit."
After saying that, Tian Shu began to search for data collected by the sensors over the years.
"There were abnormal vibrations, but their sources could be detected. As for the direction in which you found the wolf pack, there were no abnormal vibrations."
Bai Jin nodded and expressed his gratitude to Tian Shu.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Tian Shu."
"Have you found something?"
Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin told Tian Shu about the tunnels they had discovered.
"Okay, I understand. I will adjust the scanning cycle during the ship's refit."
The two nodded their thanks and then prepared to go see how Lorraine's preparations were going.
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[The drawing optimization is complete.]
Lorraine clicked on the description of the modified ship.
【Ghost Striker - Modified】
[Overall length 58 meters, beam 23 meters, draft 1.2 meters, maximum speed 40 knots, range 3000 nautical miles.]
[Positioning: Long-range strike, aerial reconnaissance]
[Weapon Systems: Stealth naval gun module, remote weapon station module.]
Shipboard intelligence uses a projection system to project the improved ship model.
Compared to the original blueprints, the original universal vertical launch module has been removed, and the fuel tank capacity has been halved.
The ship's intelligent system added a 30mm cannon at the bow, a platform for mounting the 30mm cannon at the rear of the mast, and placed the machining center directly below the bridge.
The living area has also been adjusted, and space has been reserved for small hydroponic farms.
I was pleased to see the improved ship, Lorraine, with increased firepower and improved quality of life.
However, seeing the speed of 40 knots, Lorraine was somewhat worried, as the cargo ship's current speed was completely insufficient to keep up.
"Mr. Tian Shu, the speed difference between my current flagship and the cargo ship is quite large. Do you have any blueprints for a high-speed cargo ship?"
"Hold on."
Tian Shu is searching the database.
"Yes, but you can't use it, and I can't build it here either. This type of cargo ship is for ocean-going fleets."
Tian Shu used the backup projection system in the control room to project a huge ocean freighter.
"However, I can offer you a few suggestions."
"Please speak."
Lorraine took out his data tablet to record the suggestions made by Tian Shu.
"The first option: The upgraded flagship will be significantly larger, allowing all items on the cargo ships to be transferred to the flagship, transforming the cargo ships into large landing craft with a certain level of firepower, so that they will not slow down the fleet too much when empty."
"The second option: integrate the existing drone take-off and landing platform and maintenance bay into the flagship, using it as a pure cargo ship, so you don't have to worry too much about the cargo ship's speed."
"The third option: simply switch to a different ship."
Lorraine was furiously writing down Tian Shu's suggestions when she heard about the ship-changing plan and almost thought she had misheard.
"Mr. Tian Shu, are you sure?"
Lorraine doubted her ears.
"Once your flagship is fully refitted, it can only go downstream. If you go upstream for two kilometers, you'll get stuck. Since your cargo ship's ocean-going capabilities are inadequate anyway, you might as well take this opportunity to replace it with a new one."
Lorin looked at the three proposals put forward by Mr. Tian Shu and fell into deep thought.
At this moment, Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin also returned to the control room of the dock.
"The upgrade plan looks pretty good."
Ouyang Nian immediately spotted the pale blue projection floating in the middle of the control room.
Lorraine was startled awake by Ouyang Nian's voice. Then, his eyes lit up as he showed Ouyang Nian and Bai Jin the suggestions made by Mr. Tian Shu.
"Please help me decide which of these three options is the best."
At the same time, the shipboard AI, having received the instruction, began calculations based on the records on the data panel.
"I think the second one is better. We won't need such a large landing craft for the time being."
Platinum was the first to offer her advice.
"I agree with Platinum's statement."
Ouyang Nian nodded in agreement and offered his own suggestion.
"Adopting the first option will inevitably reduce the ship's range significantly, and the modified ship will no longer require some of the materials from the cargo ship."
[Commander, calculations show that by adopting the second plan while increasing the warehouse size, the ship can still maintain a range of 2000 nautical miles.]
[If Option 1 is adopted, the flagship's range may be reduced to around 1200 nautical miles.]
Seeing the consensus among the three parties, Lorraine asked Tian Shu for the escape boat he had seen in the escape tunnel, as well as the blueprints for its landing modification.
"Wait a mininute."
Tian Shu dispatched a small cart to retrieve the hard drive containing the blueprints for these two types of warships.
"It's been delivered. Can someone go down and get it? The cart can't get up here."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Nian went down and retrieved the hard drive.
"Give."
Lorraine took the hard drive and imported the diagrams inside into the console.
"The flagship is required to have personnel delivery capabilities."
[Optimization has begun and is expected to be completed in 10 minutes.]
During this time, Platinum handed over the information they had collected to Lorraine.
[The drawing optimization is complete.]
Shipboard intelligence will project the optimized ship model again.
Two robotic arms have been added to the aft deck, and the stern of the deck is a take-off and landing platform for various types of drones. Two heavily modified light landing craft are located on the left and right sides of the middle section of the deck.