Chapter 441: Tour Of The Space Fortress (2/2)

The second in command on the ship was the first mate. His or her responsibility included mostly administrative work, and providing strategic advice to the captain. Samantha was assigned the position after a unanimous vote. The fame she had garnered for her brilliant management of Ayrlarng had helped her a long way.

The day Samantha was sworn into her position, her face showed up on the cover page of the TIME magazine.

The innocent new graduate from Capth who everyone laughed at for her innocent goals had grown up to be one of the most influential women in the confederation.

Samantha's success didn't stop there. Due to Einherjar Wannabe's mind-breaking performance, DREAM stocks had risen more than ten folds, making her one of the wealthiest people in the world.

Overnight, she had become the epitome of beauty, intelligence, and power. Her every smile tugged at the heartstrings of young men, and her feminist viewpoint had also won many hearts of female supporters. In a few more years, she would be ready for the position of the council chairman.

Samantha didn't take the appointment lightly, since she knew that her performance would be crucial for her future promotion. She scanned the data crawling over the dashboard of the ship and took a sip of coffee.

”Haha! Boss, this is awesome here! Ah! Did they tell you that all of us had been chosen to serve on the ship as well?” Karl shouted out. Almost all of Wang Tong's friends had been appointed a position on the ship, including Karl, Zhou Sisi, and Lumi.

”I heard there would be skirmishes against the pirates. I wish that's true.” Hu Yangxuan announced as he rubbed his hand excitingly.

”Yes, and no. I'm sure there will be battles, but the military will likely handle it for us.”

”Well, we could be useless cannon fodder, but not bosses.”

Wang Tong cracked a smile and said, ”Haha, it will be great if I can go out there and fight.”

Since it would still be a couple of days until the ship set sail, the group had decided to explore the interior of the mammoth structure fully. They were immediately amazed by its scale and design. Not only was it a death machine on the outside, but it was also a living city inside. It was practically a flying fortress. Although humans boasted about their perceived control stretching over a few galaxies, they barely could maintain a tight grip on various rogue factions within the solar system. The incompetence was largely due to a limited capacity of long-distance flights, and that of providing viable conditions over a long period of time. But, the introduction of the Ark would change all of that, and make the universe much smaller than it really was.

Wang Tong and his friends lived inside the combat area. Since comfort was not the main design criteria in this area, they had to sleep in bunk beds and had the most rudimentary amenities.

All high-rank officers were assigned accommodation in the living quarters; some even brought their families here. House Ma had encouraged crew members to bring families with them, since long-term separation with loved ones was proven to take a toll on the morale.