5 5 301 DialogEnable 1 Nikola The mission is over according to the report, right Hassen? 2
6 6 301 Hassen That's right. Both Strike Hawk and Gray Raven have done a great job. You want to hear about how they roughed up the enemies on the ship? 1
7 7 301 Nikola I only care about the result. 2
8 8 301 Hassen That's a shame. I thought you'd be interested. 1
9 9 301 Nikola The question I'm more concerned about is whether that ship is now headed for some place we've never been before. 2
10 10 203 1 0.25 -600
11 11 203 2 0.25 600
12 12 201 3 500004
13 13 301 1 Asimov I don't know the details, but that place has the same name as the ship, "Kowloong." 3
14 14 202 1 2 3 1
15 15 301 As Nikola asks his question, Asimov walks in through the other entrance and gives his answer.
16 16 301 Asimov is wearing the same uniform he wears every day. He keeps moving his fingers as he does calculations in his head.
17 17 201 1 500011 -600
18 18 201 2 500012 600
19 19 201 3 500004
20 20 301 1 Nikola Mm... back to the topic, how much do you know about this "Kowloong"? 2
21 21 301 Asimov About the "ship" part, you two already know enough. As for the "city" part, on top of its coordinates, we also found out the name of the organization running it. 3
22 22 301 Nikola So the name is...? 2
23 23 301 Asimov Kowloong Corp. 3
24 24 301 Nikola They went from a chamber of commerce to a corporation. What do you know about them? 2
25 25 301 Asimov I don't know about their composition, but they're a big organization no less powerful than ours. 3
26 26 301 Hassen A powerful organization, huh... If only we can have peaceful talks with them. 1
27 27 301 Nikola Don't be naive, Hassen. A secretive organization like that is up to no good. 2
28 28 301 Asimov Most organizations on the surface are hostile to us for no reason. I believe the best course of action is to send teams there in advance to back up Strike Hawk and Gray Raven. 3
29 29 301 Hassen You guys are pessimists, huh? 1
30 30 202 1 2 3 1
31 31 301 After hearing their objections, Hassen shakes his head with a bitter smile. He doesn't retort because he knows what he said was just wishful thinking.
32 32 301 The world is going through an upheaval. One way or another, the catastrophe known as the Punishing Virus will enter the picture and twist the world as we know it.
33 33 301 By the time anyone wakes up to its existence, they will have already been caught in its abyss.
34 34 301 Babylonia, the Ascendants, the Forsaken, Akdilek, the Route Union, Kowloong, and all the other surviving humans scattered on Earth.
35 35 301 Their solidarity breaks down and everyone grows stubborn in their opinions. Sometimes such stubbornness leads to conflict; sometimes it leads to self-destruction.
36 36 201 1 500011 -600
37 37 201 2 500012 600
38 38 201 3 500004
39 39 301 1 Hassen And if we're going to have talks, we gotta do it from a position of strength... 1
40 40 301 Nikola Talks or not, strength is what we must have. That's why we gathered here today. 2
41 41 301 Nikola Report the results, Asimov. 2
42 42 301 Asimov Yeah, I'll start with the new Construct model. 3
43 43 301 Asimov After finishing the review, I came to the reluctant decision that I'd use Lucia of Gray Raven as the sample in prototype development. 3
44 44 301 Nikola Lucia... is not a stable Construct. 2
45 45 301 Asimov That's exactly what I need. To add to the instability, I even included the data of the Ascendant Alpha. 3
46 46 301 Hassen Are you crazy? 1
47 47 301 Asimov We've all seen what that Ascendant is capable of. If we could tap into their power, it'd make combat easier. 3
48 48 301 Nikola But we can't afford the risk of creating another Alpha. 2
49 49 301 Asimov At least that risk is beyond the scope of consideration in Construct development. 3
50 50 301 Hassen But Lucia is not here, so who's going to test the Construct? 1
51 51 301 Asimov Even if she WAS here, the Construct could not be put to use immediately after being developed, because its memory compatibility has been compromised by Alpha's data. This means if we're not careful... 3
52 52 301 Asimov Anyway, I've prepared a one hundred percent authentic data model. If you try out the Construct within that model, you'll see how powerful it is. 3
