With a low hum, some ancient equipment deep within the section started up. The gravity, previously so weak it had nearly vanished, returned to normal strength. Asalina once again felt the solid reassurance of standing firmly on the ground. In her field of view, Cassandra, who had wrapped her tail around a nearby pillar to keep from drifting away, dropped onto the floor with a splat. Ironclad Commander Alice-RS6 calmly disengaged the magnetic locks on her limbs and jumped down from the nearby wall.
"Artificial gravity has been restored." Asalina lightly stamped her foot and looked in surprise at Engineer Commander Mister Nicholas, who was floating not far away. The "iron ball" with the comical smiling face was drifting leisurely through the room, its rounded surface gleaming brightly under the nearby lights and the sunlight streaming through the observation windows. "How did you... do that?"
"It's simple. Just 'look' at the energy lines buried behind the partitions. If there's an abnormal break in the flow or some disturbance, clear it up," Nicholas said casually without turning around, floating slowly through the compartment as he inspected the equipment. "Like this—snap."
As his words fell, Asalina heard the soft sound of some mechanical devices locking into place nearby, followed by the sound of something powering up. At the far end of the room, a sluice gate that had been jammed half-open smoothly slid apart, and the dark corridor beyond it became brightly lit in an instant.
The several engineering team commanders in the room were dumbfounded—they now thoroughly understood why the Cecil Empire had sent this round gentleman to take on such an important task...
But Nicholas Egghead promptly added, "My ability isn't omnipotent, though. I can directly 'see' the structures behind metal and spot faulty energy lines, but I don't actually