Its very similar to the learning centers computer. I guess between two and three hundred pounds.
Scotty looked at Grang, Do you think you can handle that much weight?
Grang looked at Scotty, casually waved his hand, and grunted.
Ill take that as a yes. My main concern is getting to the device without being discovered. There are so many guards that well be in a cross fire along the entire route and some of those blasters will be firing from behind protection.
Jingo said, They shouldnt be able to see us.
No, but those Searchers overhead will if they use their scanners. Right now they are scanning the outer system but Im sure theyll direct fire on you once they determine the theft is in process.
Mallory looked at Nathan, then back at Scotty, I know where the computer is located in the building and most of the guards are outside. There are only twenty inside the facility.
How are they armed?
The ones inside have hand blasters. The guards outside have the shoulder mounted heavy duty blasters with a range of seven hundred yards.
Timmy looked at Tesa and said, We just dont have the right weapon to make this happen.
May I ask a question?
Scotty started and said, Sure Vring. Whats on your mind?
Vring was sitting outside the learning center listening in, I was just looking at Timmys thoughts and I notice that those sparks you use on your arrows were originally designed to seek and destroy a target. Why dont you use them to go after anyone holding a blaster?
Timmy sighed, Vring, those were designed by the Algeans and were one of the most advanced weapon systems they ever produced. All of the sparks we possess are set to attack Keepers. They wont go after anything else.
Vring didnt say anything and Scotty said, You had a reason for asking that question. What is it?
Well, I was looking at the diagram of the guidance system of that spark on the table in front of you and it appears to be simple to reset it to attack a different target.
Timmys eyes grew wide and he looked at Scotty with amazement on his face. Scotty held up his hand to tell Timmy to be quiet and said, What do you mean?
From what I see of the receiver on the guidance board, there is a master frequency that opens the system to accept new target frequencies. If you broadcast the master frequency at a bundle of sparks and then broadcast the frequency of a blaster. Vring didnt say anything else.
Timmy could not contain himself, Then it will seek and destroy anything in its sensors that has that frequency.
Exactly and once it locks on, all the other sparks will ignore what it has targeted. At least thats what I can see in the diagram.
Nathan said. Vring, you understand those diagrams?
Theyre not really that complicated. If you just allow your mind to follow the path of energy through it, it shows what it is designed to do.
Could you design a better system?
I can see several things that would make the device more adaptable, so to answer your question, yes. I can design a better system. Most of my brothers could do the same.
Timmy thought a moment and said, Id hate to have all those blasters exploding. It could bring down the building and alert the Searchers overhead.
Thats where the secondary frequencies come in.
What secondary frequencies?
Timmy, you can program the spark to go after the frequency of a blaster but have it hit anything made of organic material near it.
Vring, how do you know this?
Its obvious. If the diagram Timmy has in his thoughts is accurate, thats how those sparks were made to operate. Theres also another thing you can do.
What is that?
You can broadcast a frequency and have the sparks exploded on contact instead of burning whatever it hits.
Timmy looked at Tesa and she asked, How would you get them to go back to burning?
I would suggest putting a frequency generator on each gun focused inside the magazine. Have a switch that you would push up for one frequency and pull down to send the other. At least thats how Id do it.
Timmy looked at Scotty and said, Vring, I have a damaged teleport board here in the corner. Can you see it in my thoughts?
Yes. It has a burned out coupler in the initial coil output unit. That prevents any energy from passing through the board.
Can it be repaired?
Yes, if you have a coupler. I see two of them in each of the sparks. You can use one of them to repair that board.
Timmy looked at Scotty and said, The Realm had their Algeans. They are what made the difference in their rise to power. It appears the Zord have a greater mental capacity than the Algeans. This is huge, Emperor Robbins.
Scotty sighed, Vring, did you know how to repair that teleportation board before we left to visit the Defense Facility.
Well, yes but if they would just give you a board, that would be a lot easier than the detailed repair of the broken one.
Actually, that broken board is much more advanced than the one that replaced it.
Not really, Your Majesty.
What?
All theyve done is to insert a minor circuit to the output unit. You can get the components from any null drive to build that circuit and add it to the boards you currently have. Of course the null drive wont work but youd have an advanced teleportation board.
Timmy said, Show me what youre thinking, Vring.
Ok.
Timmy closed his eyes and after a minute opened them shaking his head, Hes right. I can see it now. And hes also right about the sparks. If you will bring me some of the wreckage of the damaged Ultraships, I can make the bowguns into a deadly weapon. Timmy looked at Scotty, The Zord have a brain that is incredible. Vring does see those circuits and understand how they work. This is a discovery that is monumental. We can now develop our communities so they can prosper. We have our Algeans, your, Majesty.
Scotty paused and said, Vring, thats not the entire truth. You could have helped us with this before now. Theres something youre not saying.
Silence dominated the group and finally Vring said, Your Majesty, you have three Searcher Ships in your fleet. All three of them have shown that they can make bad mistakes. To allow them to have teleportation worries us.
Anglo who was in orbit overhead said, What do you mean by mistakes?
Jessica was used to attack settlements on El Prado. She has an override that she could have activated to free herself from the Magrum. She didnt do it and chose to just be an observer. You destroyed most of the planet and were still a danger to the humans up to the moment Jessica had her conversation with the Emperor. BC actually worked with Talben. Weve seen that there are reasons to worry about your having that much power without some control on it.
We needed to stop the Duke from taking control of the quadrant.
Yes, but you went way beyond just stopping him. Destroying all of the technology and industrial centers would have accomplished that goal but you killed millions that couldnt have been a danger after their production facilities were eliminated. Am I wrong?
Anglo said, No, youre not. Charles took his vengeance out on the population for what happened to his family.
And you didnt stop him.
Anglo gave a mental sigh, No, I didnt. I should have but I was caught up in the moment. I was swept away by the brutality done to his children.
Just as BC made a decision to work with an evil tyrant to prevent huge losses of life, you didnt make a decision based on the principles that White Hair embraces. Those millions were defenseless against you but the two of you killed them anyway.
Scotty said, Why are you helping us now?
Because you are our Supreme Leader and I am sworn to protect you and your subjects. I cant allow Jingo, Grang, and Nathan to die if I can do something to help them. They are the core of your leaders. That still doesnt remove my fear of releasing this technology.