Episode 53: New Fortress Construction Site and Multi-Legged Heavy Machinery The work vessel hammered a drilling machine into the seabed, embedding support pillars. While confirming this scene through footage sent from the aerial light-powered reconnaissance aircraft (Swift), she skimmed through information about the planned fortress construction site. “The coastline is lava rock, huh? It really … World of Sandbox – Chapter 53
Episode 52: Confirm the Resource Map Currently, Commander (Eve) and ＜Ringo＞ were confirming the resource situation around the Iron Town. “Here is the resource map of the area around the Iron Town.” “Hmm… Is this… quite a lot?” Displayed was a map showing reactions that seemed to indicate iron ore. It appeared to be distributed … World of Sandbox – Chapter 52
“An arrow was stuck in it?” “Yes, Ma’am. A Swift reconnaissance drone experienced a malfunction during reconnaissance and was brought back. An arrow was lodged in the middle of its right wing.” “…” The Swift, flying over the forest area east of the Afracia Union Kingdom where the port city of Telek is located, was … World of Sandbox – Chapter 51
Episode 50: Interlude (The Iron Town) Advance notice had been given. But the content of that notice was something no one knew, something no one had ever seen. Therefore, the townspeople were thrown into a state of near panic when they saw it. “W-what is that thing…?” “Is that a dragon!?” It appeared with a … World of Sandbox – Chapter 50
第49話 飛行艇、離水！魔物、謎！ Episode 49: Flying Boat Takes Off! Mystery of the Monster! The SR-1 Flying Boat (Albatross). This flying boat, completed by ＜Ringo＞ while balancing performance and fuel efficiency, is slated to become ＜The＞＜Tree’s＞ main aircraft. It uses jet fuel, and the engine is a propfan. It has four tractor-type contra-rotating propellers on the main wings. … World of Sandbox – Chapter 49
Episode 48: Terek Port City Remodeling Project Terek Port City was enjoying a period of peace. “It’s surprisingly… empty,” she muttered, gazing at the strategic map. Ringo, interpreting it as a mere soliloquy, remained silent. “Big sis, is Olive’s artillery battery useful?” “Hmm. Doesn’t seem like we’ll be using it anytime soon, huh?” “I see…” … World of Sandbox – Chapter 48
“Ringo, charge!” “Yes, Ma’am.” A perfect opportunity. Even if it was an unacceptable plan for a general-purpose AI, it would execute it immediately if it was an order from the Commander (Ma’am). It accelerated the Alpha-class 17th ship (Quebec) and rammed it into the side of the Rain Croin, who was desperately rampaging to break … World of Sandbox – Chapter 47
Episode 46: Science VS Fantasy A total of 13 cannons could target Rain Croin. They fired almost simultaneously, barraging Rain Croin with shells. “Impact confirmed.” Controlling the firing interval to achieve simultaneous impact of all 13 shells was a remarkable feat. The shells, arriving at shallow angles, pierced Rain Croin’s massive body beneath the water’s … World of Sandbox – Chapter 46
Episode 45: Monster ＜Rain Croin＞ Found it. “Second-class combat deployment.” “Yes, Ma’am.” The location is bad. Southeast of ＜The Tree＞, a mere 30km away. The all-round camera of the solar-powered reconnaissance aircraft (Swift) confirmed that a whale-like sea beast, which had been swimming around, was bitten from directly below. ＜Ringo＞, who was monitoring, immediately contacted … World of Sandbox – Chapter 45
Episode 44: The Ship That Was Eaten “Based on the examination of the recovered bow section, we estimate that it was fractured by something enormous,” reported Ringo, after analyzing the ship’s bow we’d salvaged the other day. “Fractured?” “Yes, Ma’am. It appears to have been simultaneously and rapidly squeezed from both sides, then swiftly torn … World of Sandbox – Chapter 44