AutoTerra: Operating Systems

Chapter 44: Industry Sector

“We've arrived, Commander.”

The speed of the plane is getting lower. Astan could clearly see a military base hovering in the orbit of the blue-green planet.

The headquarters of the Ribelo-II Group, one of the headquarters of the Ribelo Orbit Force. The shape is almost similar to a space station rather than a space ship, but the size of this headquarters is larger and wider. It is shaped like a tall building like a floating tower with several other buildings resembling a ring surrounding the main building, and the entire building is connected to each other using transparent hallways.

This kind of thing was not something rare for Astan. There are many similar buildings built throughout the solar system. The sophistication of technology and advanced civilization of living beings that make building in space is not impossible.

Even now humans have been able to transform on a planet in decades.

“Pilot, we landed in western hangar only, near Industry Sector,” Mavin orders on the pilot.

“Good, Commander.”

Not without reason did Mavin ask to land in a western hangar near the Industrial Sector. The headquarters area is rarely bypassed by military members. Most who work and go around there are only staff and workers who do not have the AutoTerra System at all.

All military personnel have AutoTerra System. If Mavin and Harnan bring Astan to an area where there are military members, then the original identity of Astan will be discovered because it can be known through the system data reader.

….

The plane finally landed well in the western hangar of the base. The pilot immediately turned off all sorts of controls and engines of the plane. He was grateful, finally being able to return to rest after a long wait for these two important people on the Guild ship.

“Pilot.” Mavin approached the pilot's wheel. “Remember, this must remain confidential until we actually tell the truth to the headquarters. And, try to restart your phone.”

Mavin appears to be typing something on his phone. As soon as the phone was turned back on, the pilot was somewhat stunned to find a nominal notification of money coming into his account.

“That's a tip for you. If you are able to keep a secret until the end, I will give you an additional tip.”

“Wa-wah…! Thank you very much, Commander.”

Mavin and the others immediately exited the plane leaving the pilot inside. The pilot looked so excited to see the amount of money he got. Thousands of thanks he chanted.

“Thank God…. Caer…. Scrooge, caer! Finally, add my savings to go home next month.”

Mavin, Harnan, and Astan go down the stairs. Their eyes traced every hangar area, looking very quiet and there were only a few cleaning robots around. It is quiet because the time around here shows almost dawn. Thankfully, the time difference between the bases in this part of orbit is not much different from the time on the Thornic 035 which is in the orbit of Darzia.

“So where did we go?” asked Astan, putting both his hands into his jacket pocket.

Mavin checked the base map on his phone. “We'll find you a room to rest in the Industrial Sector. There it is much safer because no military members are roaming.”

“My work is just rest, so?”

“Yes not like that, Bujang,” says Harnan.

The three started to step towards the hangar gate. Once out, they had to pass through a long corridor first before entering the industrial sector area. Thankfully, the corridor here was still quiet as well, not a single person passed by.

“We mean, you just rest for a while in the Industrial Sector,” Mavin replied while walking with the two, “Besok, we will bring you together with the chairman of the team you will enter.”

“You will meet me with the military team leader?” tanya Astan was uncomfortable. “Will he accept me in the team? If he finds out that I'm a hunter, not only am I in trouble, your reputation will also be in trouble.”

“Tak what, Astan. We guarantee, the chairman of this team can be trusted.”

At the present time, the Industrial Sector seems deserted. But there are still some staff, technicians, and workers who work here. Professions beyond warriors and hunters did not install the AutoTerra System. Therefore, Instant data is safe. No one would know the identity and statistical data of Astan without the system readers of AutoTerra belonging to others.

During his passing through the Industrial Sector, Astan was astonished when he saw the people there looking busy themselves, no one intended to salute or greet the two important people in the military like Mavin and Harnan.

“They don't salute or anything like that to you?” ask Astan again.

Mavin again replied casually, “They are specialized workers in the Industrial Sector. The average of them did not know who were the important military members in this headquarters. They just focus on continuing to work. It doesn't matter if they don't salute, I'm comfortable being asked like this.”

Astan rolled his eyeballs. Somewhat surprised also by the nature of Mavin. When many people really like to be noticed and want to be respected, he even wants to be questioned.

Yes, maybe because it has often been given respect by his subordinates. It is also often treated so.

“On Line 3, if not mistaken there are still empty rooms,” point Harnan on one of the corridor lines that are still in the Industrial Sector area.

“It's good. We take Astan there aja.”

Mavin, Astan, and Harnan enter the corridor of Line 3. Going deeper, they just found a row of room doors lined up there. These rooms are a resting place for Industrial Sector specialty workers.

“You have the key, Deputy Commander?” mavin asked Harnan as he continued to walk in search of an empty room. “Which room for Astan, this..?”.

Harnan is still checking the data on his phone. “Bentare. Here again find the password of the room that is still empty.”

During their time with them, Astan rarely spoke. Seemed not the self of Astan who usually always cherry and bawel. Astan still felt alien to the two of them and his whereabouts in this base.

But when looking around, sometimes Astan feels a familiar feeling that is difficult for him to describe. Hallucinations are appearing more and more in his mind.

“Back...”.

“Please, return..!”.

That's why Astan doesn't talk much now. Astan's mind was filled with something that confused him. Dreams, illusions, memories, memories that he did not even find at all in the memory of the brain, but quite unsettling without cause.

Is it true that you lost your memory? And will he join this military mission to find the answer to all his confusion?

Indeed, sometimes ignorance can be a much more terrible fear.

“There's at the end there.” Harnan pointed to the very end of the corridor after successfully finding the password for the empty room.

“OK. We're going there sa—.”

“Happy—Anu.. by morning, Commander Mavin and Deputy Commander Harnan.”

Mavin and Harnan turned their heads, finding a member of the military greeting them politely. While Astan was still standing quietly behind them, looking a bit tense also knowing the existence of this one military member.

The tense, cold sweaty, confused and nervous body instantly engulfed the three.

Kill them if they are found to bring hunters to the headquarters of the Ribelo-II Group.

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