-So are we activating the protocol to teach them a lesson?
The diplomat asked.
-No, not yet.
Andrew shook his head after the shock wore off.
He wondered why he was surprised in the first place, considering how often his ladies did such things and forgot to inform him.
-That clown who spoke with us was right about one thing.
They have enough fleets to fight us into a stalemate, and I don't want to waste our military power and the lives of our people for nothing.
He said with a serious expression, raising his hand to stop the ladies from voicing their opinions.
There was no need for him to hear it since he also wanted to punish the traitors.
-This does not mean that they will not be punished.
It only means that they will have to wait for their punishment to arrive at a later date.
For now, make sure that none of them get anywhere near the shipwrecks.
Hearing his words, the ladies all nodded in agreement and got to work.
Runir stationed the fleet around the ship wrecks with the addition of defense satellites.
With all that in place, there was no way for the traitors to gain any technology from these ships.
The next thing Andrew did was to buy the nanite technologies that he needed, focusing on medical, gathering, and crafting nanites specifically.
Unlike drones, the nanites could not be multipurpose and had to be specifically designed for their tasks.
The moment the data was sent, they got access to new modules, such as:
The nanite conversion module, which allowed the raw nanites to be converted into specialized nanites, was equipped for their tasks.
The nanite replication module allowed the use of raw nanites to make copies of themselves.
Last but not least was the nanite control module, which was mostly an interface allowing one to program the nanites added with a kill switch, in case some nanites got out of control or malfunctioned.
These modules were also bought immediately.
-You are spending a lot of money on that.
Tanera said while she processed the acquisitions in her new office on board her small station.
-I don't have much of a choice.
If what you and your brother told me about this place is true, we need to speed up the ship production, and the new tech here requires nanites to build it.
Andrew shrugged, sitting in a big comfy chair across from her.
-True, but luckily, there seems to be no one around here except for the empire and this bunch of idiots who think they are big shots now.
The elf smiled.
-True, but I won't wait to find out if anyone is looking for us.
As for this bunch of traitors, they will get what's coming to them, and sooner than they think.
-Alright, and the modules will arrive within six hours.
She said changing the topic, as talking about the territories that abandoned the empire when they found out that they were safe for now, seemed to piss Andrew off.
After the module's arrival, which was not with a flash of bright light this time, but courtesy of some merchant ships that brought them already assembled and simply detached them from their hulls before leaving.
The new modules were immediately attached and connected to the command center before the first raw nanite canister was inserted into the nanite replication module.
A list of necessary materials was displayed the moment the canister was connected.
Andrew immediately ordered the materials to be delivered before activating the process, which would triple the amount of nanites from this container.
The whole process took only three hours to complete, and the result was three containers of nanites, ready to be repurposed into whatever they needed.
-What should we use them for?
Aelita asked, having a problem deciding where the nanites would be most useful, too many places that needed them.
-The first batch is going to the shipyard.
We need to start building ships faster, and they are necessary for the planned upgrades to our weapons and shields.
Andrew answered, happy that they finally had the useful nanotechnology.
He even considered buying a few more nanite designs and technologies, but decided to research them himself, as he might need the funds for something else, and nonotech was anything but cheap.
Converting the three canisters into a ship-building nanites took only a few minutes and didn't require any additional materials, so the next stop was the shipyard.
It was not that hard to add the nanites to the shipyard, since it had its own nanite storage space, which became available the moment the installation detected nanites designed to build ships.
-My lord, new functions and databases have become available to me.
Vulcan said a moment after all three canisters were emptied into the storage area.
-Additionally, the ships that are currently under construction had their time to completion reduced by 40%, and that's with only 15 % of the nanites required by this installation.
-There will be more nanites soon, as for the new functions and databases, we will discuss them shortly.
Andrew responded.
Vulcan once told him that there were functions and data he was unable to access until certain conditions were met.
Adding nanites was one such condition.
The next batch of nanites that underwent replication was converted into medical nanites.
With them added to the regeneration tank's solution, the recovery and regeneration processes became much faster, and additionally, the solutions became multi-use items, since the nanites could purify them after the treatment was over.
However, their biggest addition was that the moment they were unlocked, many medical technology branches were opened for research.
Among them, a branch of cloning technology, as well as the research for the nanite shot, which was the ultimate medicine, capable of healing almost any wound or illness in a span of a few seconds.
The downside was the price of the research, as well as the time it would take to accomplish it, as at the moment, they didn't have nearly enough materials to even start the research.
-Andrew, we have visitors.
Lanarine contacted him as he was talking with Iliana about the new nanite addition and the research she wanted to start to improve their medical capabilities.
-Who is it?
Andrew asked in a tired voice, as the last two days were nothing if not exhausting for him.
-It's those traitorous bastards; they sent nearly a thousand ships and are approaching the shipwrecks.
I think they plan to snatch some of them.
Lan answered.
-Let them try.
Andrew smiled, but it was not a happy or friendly smile.
-Tell Runir, she can go wild, but make sure she tests Nairine's new torpedoes while she's at it.
He said coldly, making the doctor shudder at the tone of his voice.
It reminded her why it was never a good idea to piss the emperor off.