Huff, Alice breathed out loudly from exhaustion while she stared at the sleek futuristic mini-ship in front of her.
At the same time, Lex was looking at the 7 drones that stood neatly in front of him.
[Name: Vulcanis(A. I driven robot)]
[Weapons: Astral wingblade, energy rifles]
I could have built more if the time were enough, but this is still enough for now, Lex thought.
I should go see the mini-ship Alice built, Lex thought as he went to where Alice was at the other end of the room.
There, he saw both Vera and Vynn looking at the ship with a worried expression.
What is wrong? I thought you were done with the mini-ship, he said as he approached them.
I don't have enough mana to create a mana core for a ship this large, Alice replied from the engine bay.
I can do that, Lex said as he remembered the mana-integration module the system gave him in the starter's pack.
As expected, he can do almost everything, Vera thought.
Then please come to the engine bay, Alice said excitedly.
Lex headed for the engine bay while admiring the interior of the mini-ship. It was comparable to the ones made by the junior spaceship engineers of the Vortan clan.
Okay, now I am here. Where do you need the mana-core? Lex said as mana began to swirl in his hands, forming a round shape.
Just fuse it with this engine, Alice said while revealing a large cylindrical tube to Lex.
Lex moved towards the tube and gently pushed the round core through it. As soon as it entered, thin wires of mana connected to it and began absorbing the mana from it.
Soon, the entire ship hummed as blue lights shone on it.
Seeing this, they both smiled.
Alice, hope you've gotten the energy cells to recharge the mana-core when it is exhausted, Lex asked.
Yeah, Vynn bought those earlier today, about 5 cells.
Ok, I only asked so I could go buy them.
Vera and Vynn were soon invited onto the ship.
Say hello to Quanta, Alice said as they entered the ship. Who allowed you to name the ship alone, Vynn teased. I thought Alice wanted to talk, but could not say anything. Seeing this, the rest of them laughed. Alice pouted at their joke, but soon joined their laughter.
After joking around and looking at the ship very well, they finally sat down to discuss their roles in piloting it.
All year one students are to report to the main hall immediately, a voice was heard all around the academy.
I believe you have all prepared for the field trip, the vice-principal said to them in the hall.
Go pack all you will need for your trip, and remember to take enough nutrient capsules.
You will be given 2 hours to pack up everything.
When you are done, head to the school's ship bay, the transport ship will be waiting there, she said as she disappeared from their view.
Soon, they all boarded the huge spaceship and departed for the astral cradle.