The Prototype

Three days after that, at about three in the afternoon, a prototype of the mining airship was assembled. After that, it was sent to the Workshop to be fitted with simple AI and an autopilot system.

It was already nine at night when all the necessary components were added. However, with the exception of internet cafes, which normal citizens couldn’t afford and specialists had no time to visit, the Hope did not have much of a night life. Therefore, even though testing of the prototype could very well go deep into the night, everyone on the team was in support of working late.

While being remotely piloted by an experienced engineer, the prototype took its first shaky steps into space.

Looking at the surveillance monitor, Yao Yuan nodded approvingly. “This remote control system is working brilliantly. Is it possible to have all the airships be remotely controlled so that we can cut the risk of having people inside?”