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Getting a Technology System in Modern Day The War Will Be Televised
(Ed note: This title reference is a bit obscure, so I’ll give it to you as a freebie: it’s a dual reference to the 1971 Gill Scott-Heron song, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; and the British TV series, “The Revolution Will Be Televised”, which ran for three series from 2012-2015.)With Poseidon and Aeolus both occupied with directing the Edenian missile defense response, the situation was tight, but manageable. After all, their big sister Athena was still watching out for them and picking up the slack while maintaining overall command and control. Thus, the entire defensive effort was moving along like clockwork and missile after missile was being taken down with the smallest amount of waste possible, leaving the allied forces completely flabbergasted by the efficient response.Only now did they realize that Eden’s capabilities were far beyond even their most pessimistic overestimations, but it was too late. They had already climbed on the tiger’s back and now they could do no
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day Sending A Message... or Three
The image on televisions everywhere in Eden and Esparia was the flagship of the Edenian Reaction Fleet, the aircraft carrier EV Beowulf, and its task group. It was currently sailing to the east of Esparia, where the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group had sailed in an attempt to outflank the Poseidon Navy defenders.In the flag bridge on the EV Beowulf.“Sir, the Carl Vinson and its escorts have entered our effective range,” the flag lieutenant reported. “Orders, sir?”“Signal the fleet: all stop,” Admiral Pedro Gutierrez ordered. Edenian naval doctrine emphasized independent battlefield commands, believing that as their theater of operations would only continue to grow, a centralized command structure would prove more harmful than beneficial. Especially once they started operating on an intergalactic scale. Thus, Athena and Poseidon had decided to step back and allow their commanders on the front line the freedom to command.“All stop, aye sir,” the flag lieutenant confirmed, then
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day Hulk Smashed
The crew of the USS Carl Vinson was like a kicked beehive as they scrambled around the massive Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Damage control teams rushed here and there, putting out fires and carrying injured crew to the sickbays, while the bridge crew continued attempting to contact the flag bridge, but to no avail. The powerful impact of the three Type VI Hulk Fist rounds fired by the EV Heidrek had sent enough of a shock through the carrier that it had even caused breaks in the electrical wiring running through the bulkheads and decks of the American vessel.Type VI Hulk Fist rounds were considered something of an inside joke by the researchers in Lab City that had come up with them. Indeed, they were shaped like a muscular forearm that ended in a gigantic fist, and the electrical steel that coated them was even covered in a layer of green conductive paint. They were crude, brutal, and designed for one thing and one thing only: delivering the greatest blunt impact force possible to
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day 376 - Just. One. FRIGATE!?
The captain’s gig carrying Admiral McConnel reached the USS Lake Champlain and the admiral wasted no time in boarding the ship.“Action plan?” he asked the moment he reached the bridge.“We managed to get twenty jets in the air and have three missile cruisers plus whatever’s already armed on the Carl Vinson. That might convince them to cease their attack, but I doubt it. The best we can hope for is that it distracts them long enough to stage a rescue mission and pick up the crew of the Vinson and retreat. Absolute best case scenario, we might cause some damage, though I doubt it. Did you see what happened to our missile swarm? That was thousands of missiles all swatted out of the sky, so our launchers probably won’t even chip the paint on the fleet in front of us,” the captain reported.“Are you telling me that an entire carrier strike group is helpless against a frigate!? Just. One FRIGATE!?” the admiral spat, his face purpling in rage. “Our navy, the same navy that keeps the entire
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day Widowmakers Gonna Widowmake
“How much longer until the deadline?” the captain of the Heidrek asked as he gazed at the incoming attack.“Fifteen seconds, sir,” the comms officer replied.“If they don’t surrender by the—”The captain was interrupted by his comms officer. “Signal from the flag, sir. Admiral Gutierrez sends, ‘sink the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. God speed and good hunting, gentlemen.’”“Well, let’s not disappoint the admiral, shall we? Heidrek, please clean my sky,” the captain ordered.{Aye, sir. Sky cleaning in progress,} the ship’s AI replied, then sounded a brief maneuvering alert. {Brace for maneuvers in 3... 2... 1. Maneuvering.}The Heidrek rotated in place on the ocean like a spinning top, allowing her to bring both her fore and aft metalstorms to bear on the incoming jets and ordnance. While there were only two of them, compared to the hundreds of air defense options in the much bigger Edenian reaction fleet, they were also being targeted by far fewer attackers.In a matter of sec
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day First, Bear the Weight
Since Nova wanted to hide her repair of the Edenian internet and its reconnection to the rest of the world, she had thought up a devious idea. {Sir, how about we show the coalition forces exactly how we took out the Carl Vinson strike group?} she said with a sinister grin on her face.Aron, who was sitting in the virtual command center with Athena, Poseidon, Aeolus, Nova, and the human leaders of the ARES branches under them, thought for a moment, then asked, “Do you think it’ll work?”{Of course it will, sir,} Nova confidently replied.“Then let’s do it. Put up the live feed on all of the screens in their ships.”Soon, every monitor aboard every vessel in the coalition fleet showed the scene of the EV Heidrek singlehandedly taking down an entire carrier strike group. From the first hulk smashers that impacted the Carl Vinson all the way to the final round of widowmakers that put paid to the American flanking attempt. Then the feed cut off. The entire thing had been presented raw and
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day Incompetence and Rage Often go Hand in Hand
President Trump quickly collected himself; he couldn’t possibly allow a subordinate to see him as anything less than perfect, after all.He put aside the issue of Admiral McConnel for the moment and would deal with the intelligence failure first. Soon, the Director of National Intelligence, Dan Coats entered the Oval Office alongside the Secretary of Defense, General Mattis.Trump slammed both of his hands on the resolute desk and stood up, leaning over the surface of the historied piece of furniture. “How the fuck did you manage to fail this hard? I mean, really, how fucking dumb do you have to be to not notice a ship that’s a kilometer and a half long!? And there’s even TEN OF THEM!” he screamed. The man in front of him was absolutely useless... no, he was beyond useless. Everyone around him was useless! All they ever did was fail, fail, and fail some more, leaving him to take the blame! He was furious; how dare they taint his legacy with their idiocy!He forcibly calmed himself and
Getting a Technology System in Modern Day A Moment of Compassion Amidst Destruction
The moment the final Edenian satellite reached a higher orbit, Aeolus immediately got to work.Aboard the EV Beowulf.As Eden’s flagship aircraft carrier and the first one completed, although only older in terms of minutes or hours, rather than years, the Beowulf was naturally the first to be called to duty. A swarm of activity was in progress in one of the massive internal hangers as an entire carrier air wing (CAW) was being refitted for high-altitude operations.While the E/F-14 Icarus multirole interceptor jets were capable of reaching and operating near the Karman Line, that didn’t mean that they had the necessary fuel capacity to maintain operations for long. For intercepting missiles or shortening flight times from one place to another, they would be fine. But for the upcoming operation, where they would be spending an extended period in active maneuvers, they would need to undergo some hasty modular swaps. Thus, the flight crews were moving like a hive of worker bees, each en
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"Due to the diversity of worlds and the broad range of participants, everyone could find something they enjoyed, making SFGS the dominant force in pop culture and entertainment. Each story runs until it reaches a satisfying conclusion, at which point the impact of each real human participant is calculated. Their final reward is determined by multiplying a base sum by their impact score.The highest payout to date went to Sony Hayas, who achieved an unprecedented impact score of 300,000. With a base reward of 10,000 END, his total earnings reached a staggering 3 billion END. He accomplished this feat by managing to slay a dragon that was deemed nearly impossible to kill, a creature that had terrorized its world, using humans as its servants.'I'm sure you're wondering where that kind of money comes from, especially since weekly episodes are free for everyone to watch,' the narrator said, pausing for a moment to let the audience ponder the question. Most immediately thought of ads, the
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“How was your evaluation?” Ramsey asked as he dropped into a seat beside Amir in the massive, theater-like hall. The room was slowly filling up, with more individuals materializing every few moments, greeting friends nearby before settling into their designated seats. A low hum of conversation spread through the space, resembling the anticipation before a movie screening.“Mine was fixated on an asteroid I was exploring,” Ramsey continued, shaking his head. “They kept pressing for details and I had to talk about it for over half an hour.”Amir glanced around, scanning the crowd for familiar faces. “Mine focused on Adam and the material. That’s what I spent most of my time discussing.”Ramsey frowned. “What do you think they were really evaluating us on? If they kept steering the conversation toward specific topics, it feels like they were looking for something beyond just our mental state.”Before Amir could respond, a figure materialized nearby. Recognizing her instantly, Ramsey reac
Giving it a Name
“But didn’t they give the material a name?” Aron asked, realizing that throughout the report, it had only been referred to as "the material."{Due to its significance, they decided it would be best if the emperor named it,} Nova replied, materializing another hologram displaying the meeting notes where the decision had been made.“Mh…” Aron hummed thoughtfully, considering possible names. A smile spread across his face as he settled on one. “How about ‘Fountain of Life’? Since the material turns into a liquid state when near life, and it needs to be in liquid form for the conversion process, I think it fits quite well. Don’t you think so?” He glanced at Nova, curious about her thoughts.{........}Nova stared at him, speechless. Her expression practically screamed, Is this really the best you could come up with, given that brain of yours?After a brief silence, she finally responded. {Then, I will designate the name as ‘Fountain of Life,’ or FOL for short.}Deciding there was no harm
Mental Evaluation VI (Do They Know
“Why stop at fourteen? And why only test on humans and not other conscious species?” the evaluator asked, his tone shifting to one of analytical curiosity. From a rational standpoint, halting at just fourteen when there were still numerous variables left unexplored didn’t quite make sense."While Adam’s brain was undergoing the organification process, an ethical meeting was convened to revise the empire’s research ethics code to address this unprecedented situation. Although we suspected that the material itself either lacked consciousness or contained a blank consciousness that could be molded by the first species it came into contact with, it technically fell outside the original ethics code. However, upon realizing that Adam’s brain would develop a fully unique and independent consciousness once it became completely organic, restrictions were placed on further experimentation. The researchers were only permitted to answer the most pressing questions before the return journey, whic
Mental Evaluation V (Was it Luck?)
“So, what happened to the brain after it fully transformed into an organic one? Did it continue to sustain itself with mana, or did it require normal human nutrition?”Amir didn’t hesitate this time. “During the transformation process, it remained sustained by mana. But the moment the conversion was complete, the brain started showing signs of an energy crisis. Its cells began running out of energy, which triggered an emergency response from the monitoring AI. To prevent irreversible damage—neuron death, brain cell degradation—the AI immediately put the brain into stasis.”The evaluator’s eyes narrowed slightly. “And after that?”“After that, the team placed it in a medipod and used the DNA extracted from its cells to construct a body for it.” Amir exhaled. “Once the body was completed, they removed the stasis and immediately logged the consciousness into VR for evaluation.”The evaluator leaned back slightly, digesting the information. “And what did they find?”“There was no detectab
Mental Evaluation IV (Is He Just Making Things Out?)
For a full minute, Researcher Zhao simply stood there, staring at the small brain in front of him, his mind racing to process the implications.Then, snapping back to reality, he issued his next command.“Continue supplying mana. And can we create a containment box filled with liquid mana for storage?” he instructed the fleet AI monitoring the situation.The moment he saw the brain-like structure, he knew he had to treat it as an actual brain. If it had mimicked his own, there was a high chance it lacked the ability to sustain itself independently. Instead of blood, it was most likely relying on mana to function. If they failed to meet its needs, the consequences could be unpredictable—or worse, irreversible.The fleet AI instantly acknowledged the order. It, too, had deemed keeping the entity alive a priority, and for now, mana was the only viable solution.“Also,” Zhao continued, his mind racing ahead, “integrate the containment box with VR capabilities. We need to see if the brain
Mental Evaluation III (Unexpected Results)
Aron took a deep breath, momentarily pausing to process what he had just read. The revelation that mere physical contact had led to the discovery of an entirely unknown form of intelligent life was nothing short of astonishing.Rather than rushing ahead, he allowed himself a moment to think. What kind of lifeform could remain undetected until direct contact was made? Based on what he knew, the most plausible explanation was a lifeform without a conventional physical body, one that could embed itself into various materials, manipulating them as if they were extensions of itself, like an avatar.If that were the case, it would explain why the material reacted only when the headgear was removed. These beings must have been attuned and able to perceive even the faintest psionic waves emitted by an unprotected mind—waves that would otherwise be blocked by the shielding integrated into the headgear worn by every member of the exploration fleet.The more he thought about it, the more sense i
Mental Evaluation II (Discovery)
Mobile Lab – That DayZhao Ming froze mid-step as he heard shouting behind him. From the direction of the sound, it was clear the commotion wasn’t directed at him. His curiosity piqued, he quickly slipped his headgear back on—he had taken it off just moments ago—before making his way toward the experiment box, where the mysterious material was being studied.“What’s going on?” he asked in a low voice as he approached. There was no need to raise his volume; the internal comms system ensured his words reached the intended recipient without him having to specify.“The material just turned into a liquid for a few moments... but now it’s back to its original solid form,” one of the researchers responded. Almost immediately, Zhao’s virtual assistant pulled up a recording of the phenomenon.As he watched the playback, a sense of unease settled over him. The transformation had happened in mere seconds as if the material had a will of its own. The shift from solid to liquid was seamless—almost
Mental Evaluation
“What is your name and rank?”Inside a sparse room containing only a table and two chairs, a man in a suit posed the question to the individual seated across from him.“I am Specialist First Class Amir Riza,” Amir responded, clad in his TSF exploration uniform, its insignia and decorations reflecting his rank, despite the fact that this interaction was taking place within a virtual reality.“How are you feeling?”“Excited to finally be back home, grateful for the opportunity to explore space, and relieved to have returned safely.”“Can you give us a summary of the exploration?”“Yes. Once we entered the heliosphere of our designated star system following our arrival and initial rudimentary mapping…” Amir began, methodically recounting his experience.Across the station, every member of the TSF TRAPPIST-1 expedition crew was engaged in a similar debriefing process. Each sat in identical rooms, providing their accounts as part of the mandatory post-mission psychological evaluation. Havi
