Though it was called a war room, to Borngaja, the place looked a bit like a Virtual Reality Pod arcade on Earth...
The Sovereign had a real-time remote-control technology. Soldiers only needed to sit here to remotely pilot their fighters.
The cockpit was a ring-shaped device. The Sovereign sat in driving seats on top of it, looking as though they were operating some new concept of unicycle. A display screen was attached directly in front of the ring.
At the sight of that screen, Borngaja froze for a moment. A Virtual Reality Pod at least placed people inside a virtual world, letting them experience something almost indistinguishable from reality.
But this thing... seemed more like the "arcade machines" from the previous century of human history. Though its technology was advanced, there was no question that this open design would always remind pilots that they were not actually on the battlefield.
Virtual training courses had covered the history of games and Virtual Reality training, so he could not quite understand it. Training efficiency in such an environment was not high; if they could not train properly, battle was out of the question.
Ayesha noticed Borngaja's gaze, but misunderstood what he was thinking. "This is one-of-a-kind technology in the universe. We cannot let our citizens risk their lives doing this work. Every citizen has been rigorously designed according to specifications, from body to brain.
"So I must thank you for risking your lives."
Hearing such arrogant words, the Rifleman beside Borngaja had wanted to throw out a few sarcastic remarks, only to discover that his armor's speakers had been switched off... Only then did he remember that the Sovereign were not easy to deal with. Turning off their speakers had been a requirement before the mission began.
So he said inside his