Repairs

Even if the members who were able to enter the command bridge had slightly weaker mental fortitude, most of them were genuinely capable. In an instant, many of them reached the same conclusion as Sigel had previously drawn.

"It looked like an electromagnetic shock. In the last scene, I think I saw sparks from the burnt-out circuit."

"I saw it too, camera number eleven."

"I didn't notice. I checked shots three and five, but I didn't see anything. Suddenly, everything went black."

"It's probably caused by an electromagnetic shock. There's a high-magnetic instrument there; I just checked, and it gave an error message before, but I only did a simple check and repair. Now that machine might be broken again."

"You scared the hell out of me! Who was in charge? Isn't this negligence?"

"It wouldn't be considered negligence; we've already checked the problem after it was reported before. We can't just disassemble the machine for such a minor issue, can we?"

"That's true, but what can we do now? A small energy field has formed there, and the maintenance robot can't get in."

"We can only request the deployment of the B-3 type maintenance robot." The B-3 type maintenance robot is a space version of the robot. It has more powerful functions and output power. It is equipped with large tools and equipment and can even weld the hull of warships.

At the same time, its armor is also very thick, which can withstand various radiations from outer space, and can also support it to carry out emergency repairs on the outside of the ship in the more severe battlefield environment.

The battlefield environment is characterized by a complex interplay of electromagnetic fields caused by the explosions of various weapons and the secondary explosions of the ship itself. The B-3 repair robot is perfectly capable of operating normally in such an environment and resisting the electromagnetic fields caused by energy leakage from instruments inside the ship.

However, the space version of the Engineering Robot is much larger than the smaller version inside the cabin. The B-3 is the smallest of the more than ten models of space-based Engineering Robot, but it is still close to three meters tall.

This size makes it easy to bump into or otherwise damage the robot in some narrow cabin passages. Therefore, under normal circumstances, space-based Engineering Robot are not allowed to operate inside the ship's cabin.

To put it bluntly, this civilization's technological level is rather weak. Leaving aside the Inner-Ring Civilizations and even the Lashudia Clan race, the pinnacle of the Mid-Ring Civilizations civilization, the Mid-Ring Civilizations like the Yuntu Clan and Ketu Clan alone are capable of miniaturizing space robots, without distinguishing between internal and external versions, allowing them to handle almost all maintenance tasks.

Upon discovering it was merely an instrument malfunction, the tense atmosphere eased considerably, though no one continued chatting or boasting. Their feigned ease was easily betrayed by the slightest disturbance.

The request to deploy the B-3 Engineering Robot was approved quickly, which was expected. After all, if the repair robot wasn't sent, the only option was to repair it manually, but the situation there was complex and somewhat dangerous, and no one wanted to do it when there were other choices.

However, unexpected news came again: the two B-3 Engineering Robot that went to repair the equipment also lost contact after entering the target area.

"Impossible! The B-3 can operate in the environment of outer space, how could it not withstand this small electromagnetic pulse inside the cabin?"

"But that's the reality; they didn't hold on."

"Based on the specifications, this is indeed unlikely, unless there is a quality issue."

"It's not a quality issue. I just checked the historical records of two B-3s; they're not new machines. They've been in service for over a century, with more than 20,000 hours of operation. If there were a quality problem, they would have been scrapped long ago."

"Could it be that both malfunctions occurred simultaneously?"

"The possibility is extremely slim, even smaller than winning the lottery."

"I just watched the last images they transmitted back carefully three times. This time it doesn't seem to be caused by an electromagnetic pulse. I've reviewed them frame by frame with Gwendolyn."

The B-3 Engineering Robot is one of the few humanoid robots in its class. Its unique shape allows it to perform tasks in special environments, including the cabin environment.

Therefore, it is impossible that they lost contact due to an accident such as a collision. Moreover, even if that were the reason, it is impossible for both machines to have accidents at almost the same time.

However, due to their unique shape, they have many places where visual instruments can be installed. In standard configuration, they are equipped with 360-degree rotating all-around cameras on their heads and shoulders, and cameras that display specific directions are installed on their eyes, chest, back, front and back waists, and knees. It can be said that they monitor everything around them in all directions without blind spots.

The two B-3 robots that were damaged were standard versions, and all their monitoring devices were functioning normally before they lost contact.

The crew member who just spoke had quickly reviewed the transmission footage from multiple camera devices, but did not find any similar scenes to when the maintenance robot in the cabin was destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse.

However, due to time constraints, he couldn't examine the data in great detail, so he requested an AI-powered re-search and believes he will receive the results soon.

The tension that had just eased for everyone was jolted back into focus by the series of unexpected events, which gave them a bad feeling. Even Sigel, who had previously been nonchalant, became tense, because these situations could no longer be explained by mere accidents.

The AI's search was indeed much more detailed. In the transmitted impact data, it discovered situations similar to electromagnetic pulse attacks. Furthermore, through complex algorithms, it determined that the probability of the B-3 being destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse was over 90%.

The result was somewhat unexpected, yet also predictable. After all, many modules of the B-3 operate independently. Even if it was attacked and rendered immobile in an instant, a simple physical attack, unless it was crushed to pieces, could not simultaneously disable all of its monitoring devices.

After much thought, it seems that only an electromagnetic pulse can simultaneously break down all the circuits, thus causing the monitoring screen to go black at the same time.

However, this only proves that the B-3s were destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse, but it doesn't rule out the possibility that they were attacked. After all, to insist on attributing this to an accident would be incredibly naive.

As expected, the Gwendolyn, while concluding that the B-3 was indeed destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse, also provided another piece of intelligence.

A group of people gathered around, watching a video in slow motion, 128 times faster than before. At this speed, the B-3's movements were almost halted, but a fleeting black shadow could still be seen in the video, striking it.