The numerous Servitors that had arrived with the team began a series of tasks around the ancient fleet of Time-Reversal Ships, which had been docked here for countless years.
Given the unique nature of these vessels, they had complete life-support systems. When necessary, they would even carry living crew members to determine whether to employ these advanced technologies, whose consequences could be extremely severe.
Those complete life-support systems were precisely why the interior of the Time-Reversal Ship maintained suitable humidity levels and oxygenated air.
After being exposed to a non-vacuum environment for so many years, these vessels might already have suffered some damage.
Moreover, many of the Starport's large docking mechanisms had rusted solid, becoming completely jammed against the hulls and unable to function.
The internal condition of the vessels locked in place by them was very likely dire as well.
The Servitors carried out their instructions one by one.
High-energy Laser Cutters slowly forced their way through the airtight compartments and gates at the hulls' docking ports.
They dismantled the rusted, damaged securing structures of the Starport and installed new connections.
The docked Time-Reversal Ships showed no reaction to any of this. Iax suspected that their Control Intelligences were most likely in suspended animation.
As the Servitors began their work, large quantities of nanomachines were also sent aboard the vessels.
"Checking vessel power status."
"Scanning and repairing surface structures."
"Checking hull structural condition."
"Reactivating power systems."
"Awakening shipboard Central Intelligence."
As the nanomachines gradually removed the traces of corrosion on the vessels and restored the various internal circuits, the running lights around the Time-Reversal Ships began to blink again.
"Central Intelligence awakening failed. Vessel Master Control System missing. Guidance module identified."
This surprised Iax somewhat. He had never imagined that all the data for the self-awareness components of these