My Spaceship Has Been Stranded, but There Is an Earth-Like Planet in Front of Me, so I Want to Aband

Power Restoration Operation

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The landing craft descended from space to the ground right on schedule.

“Master, we have arrived.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Rudy remained seated and contacted Hal through the electronic interface.

“It seems they’ve arrived!”

“I will bravely sacrifice myself inside… Sacrifice? No, it will take me 30 minutes to prepare.”

“Understood. I can’t sit still, so I’ll wait outside. Rudy, come quickly too.”

With those words, Naomi eagerly dashed outside.

She’s just like a child. Rudy watched her figure as she left and then discussed the next steps with Hal.

After finishing the communication with Hal, Rudy stepped outside.

The rear hatch of the landing craft was already open, and devices to restore power to the spacecraft and the base camp’s equipment were being transported outside one by one.

Rudy looked for Naomi and found her observing the cargo handling operation. She tilted her head, wondering about the items being taken out.

As Rudy walked toward the spacecraft, Naomi noticed him and interrupted her observation, running up to him.

“It’s amazing, you know! The sleds were floating in the air and carrying a lot of cargo.”

Rudy looked at the landing craft. There, a cart hovered 20 cm above the ground, transporting cargo to the base camp.

“A cart floating with anti-gravity…friction? No, because there’s no friction, it floats.”

“In other words, it slides through the air.”

“Slides smoothly, like on a bald head!”

Naomi burst into laughter at Rudy’s response.

“Master, preparations are complete.”

As Hal reported, a cart approached Rudy. The cart was loaded with a small generator, specialized repair drones, and a large number of repair kits.

“How long will it take to restore the power?”

“I can’t say for sure without examining the actual equipment, but I think it will take at least two days.”

“Understood. I’ll explore the interior of the ship during that time.”

“Yes, Master.”

After ending the communication with Hal, Rudy turned to Naomi. She was looking up at the spacecraft.

“Hey, Rudy. Such a large ship can fly in space and the sky. It’s amazing just to imagine.”

“No, it can’t fly in the sky.”

“Huh? Is that so?”

Naomi directed her gaze towards Rudy upon his response.

“This ship is too huge. Once you land on a star, you can never go back to space, and you can’t fly in the sky anymore. This is an emergency landing,” Rudy said, pointing to the ground behind the spacecraft.

“I see. Indeed, the ground is uneven,” Naomi replied.

“It’s not normal. The reason for landing on a star… um… I think it was probably due to trouble. Uh, um… huh? I think so. Investigating the cause is also part of the plan.”

“Understood. I’m also curious about why our ancestors came to this star.”

“In that case, let’s go inside.”

Saying so, Rudy and Naomi entered the spacecraft together.

The interior of the spacecraft, without electricity, was dark.

Naomi took out a torch from her bag that she had slung over her shoulder.

“Wait a moment. I brought a torch. I’ll light it now.”

“That’s unnecessary.”

Rudy commanded a drone to turn on its light. The previously dark corridor became illuminated.

Naomi shrugged her shoulders at the drone, throwing the unnecessary torch on the floor, which clattered and rolled.

“This golem is really high-performance.”

“Golem? This is a drone.”

“Oh, I see. It’s unusual to name a golem ‘drone.’ Nice to meet you, drone.”

Naomi misunderstood due to the cultural difference of naming. Rudy found explaining what a drone was too troublesome, so he left her misconception untouched.

Rudy walked briskly towards the power room of the spacecraft, while Naomi examined the floor and walls, marveling at the unfamiliar materials.

“These materials are completely unknown to me.”

“I don’t know either.”

“Don’t you know either, Rudy?”

Naomi blinked her eyes in surprise.

“I won’t bother researching every little detail.”

“But what if it breaks?”

“…At that time, we’ll take it for treatment. Besides, I can’t board a ship made of materials that break easily. It’s too scary.”

“You mean repairs, not treatment.”

“…You could say that.”

Along the way, they encountered a dead terminal in the corridor, causing them to get slightly lost without the navigation display. Other than that, they didn’t face any particular troubles, and Rudy and the others arrived in front of the power room they were aiming for.

“We’ve arrived.”

“What’s in here?”

“It’s the power room. We need to restore the ship’s power.”

“…And what exactly is that power?”

Explaining it was difficult, so Rudy frowned.

“…Something like magical mana?”

“Understood.”

“Then let’s go inside.”

Rudy slid open the hydraulic door and entered the room.

Inside the room, a huge power generator was installed to supply power to the entire spacecraft.

Naturally, the power generator wasn’t running, and the room was silent.

“This is also a massive structure.”

“It’s a Zephyrtron power generator.”

“Explanation isn’t necessary. I probably wouldn’t understand even if you told me.”

“It requires specialized knowledge of helium.”

Rudy responded that way, then approached the power generator and contacted Hal.

“I’ve arrived at the power room, but… this is quite an outdated model.”

“It’s because technology has advanced so much in the past 700 years.”

The war between the Galactic Empire to which Rudy belonged and the invaders from other galaxies had advanced all technologies. As a result, the spacecraft from 1000 years ago had become extremely outdated, not even seen in museums.

“Technology progressed due to the war… So, can you fix it?”

“It’s quite different from Nike’s electron furnaces, but the basic configuration is the same, so I can manage somehow.”

“Understood. Begin.”

“Yes, Master.”

In response to Rudy’s command, three drones floating on a trolley rose into the air. They approached the power generator and started their inspection.

“Something has started.”

Excited by the sudden movement of the drones, Naomi exclaimed.

“It’s not treatment… It’s the pre-repair inspection.”

“How long will it take?”

“For everything? About two days. During that time, I can go check other places.”

Naomi was delighted to hear that she could explore other areas.