"Opening the Dimensional Gate in sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight.."
The nation was in a state of fervor, they were really excited, just like when cosmonaut Hammer Legweek with his mechanical armor stepped on another galaxy for the first time. while it was caught on camera. The people were holding their breaths, afraid that breathing even a little louder would disturb them.
"Thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight..."
"It's finally starting" Baren murmured softly.
Sitting in the main seat was the commander of the dimensional vessel, below him, are 2 of his confidants, the reliable red-haired male named Garen and the quiet but scheming blue-haired female named Marceline they compile and hand down the commander's orders, and below them are the control room officials. Facilitating and giving down the orders that the commander says whilst also taking care of the trivial tasks such as the positioning of the limbs when walking, crouching, they give Garen and Marceline the feedback from the other facilities.
"Ten, nine, eight,.."
"Mommy, when will I see Dad again?" a toddler asked her mother.
"He will come back soon, and after he returns he will bring you out to play and buy candies sweetie." The mother answered without confidence, unsure of what fate will befall upon her husband on the other side.
"Three, two, one, zero Begining dimensional transfer"
A formless light covered the metal giant, like a stone dropped in a stagnant lake, the ripples fluctuated throughout the vessel, it shook violently. The screens turned black, then the shaking stopped abruptly, the screens also went back to normal as if nothing happened.
"Report status"
The scenery before Baren's eyes was no longer the white platform they were on, instead, the vessel was situated in the middle of a strange fluid. Alarmed by its presence, Baren immediately asked.
"Report status"
"Sir. All systems are perfectly functional and according to the data gathered, we are currently inside a large body of water, all conditions on this planet have also been met to sustain life"
Garen's face was flushed with excitement, with bated breath, he reported with gusto.
A large body of what!?
"Water!"
A gasp flew out of Baren's lips.
Water was considered rare in the human empire, thus it was expensive, it was usually only drunk by high nobles because of its scarcity, this fluid symbolizes the social standing of nobles in noble circles. Normally, for a commoner, water is only a myth, a legend, something they couldn't even dream of having. If it were to be given a price, a liter of water would be enough to buy a planet. Thus, even a king would only take a small sip from time to time, to avoid drinking too much and waste the water.
However, its true value is not to be used for drinking those who drink it are only those who do not understand its true values and only want to show off because when it is put under a specialized particle-wave, the water can change from a very expensive drinking fluid to high-class energy, a single drop can power a whole nation for 5 decades! Due to this discovery, the nobles were aghast of their blunders, learning from their mistakes, they started to stock up on water supplies.
Due to this, numerous battles were even waged just to secure a gallon of water, lives were sacrificed, finely crafted battleships were decimated and whole worlds razed just for an energy source.
The one who started the rumor was unknown, however, the gossip was that the new energy source is the only way for spaceships to have enough energy to travel to the nearest galaxy and come back due to its small volume and high energy outlet due to this, all the officials and nobles went crazy to get water. Even ASAN, a large space agency stated that the probability for this to work was at 99%.
More importantly, water also symbolizes life, many scientists and cosmonauts were able to find life form in planets that have water or merion (their version of water) present. This means, that the planet that they transported into, along with the amount of water present, may have life or even intelligent life. They have to be careful if their technology surpasses theirs if they get caught, they might not even have the chance to go back to their dimension.
"Open up the sensors, up to ten percent."
"Enter semi battle mode"
"Enter camouflage mode"
"Enter water cruising mode"
"Take in five thousand liters (6ml in homo sapien sapien terms) of water then process it"
A barrage of commands flew out of Baren's lips,
It did not take long before the sensors caught something unusual.
Marceline finally spoke,
"Reporting, A 600-kilometer ship (20 meters) is heading our way"
The fear in Marceline's shaky voice echoed throughout the room.
Beran's heart stopped. 6-600 kilometers!?!? That's 1 / 10 of the radius of Planet Celia! The planet where the vessel came from! More importantly, With the presence of the ship, it has been proven that intelligent life is indeed present on this planet!
Looking at the smart screen that floated to his side, a white and red colored ship was indeed cruising towards them, there were even bipedal creatures that are walking around the ship, measured to be 51 kilometers in height. Giant creatures, Beran's face paled with fright, if this creature somehow got into their dimension, it would be no exaggeration that it would cause chaos, they will undoubtedly wreak havoc!
Just a swing from their feet might even destroy cities, their weapons to cause the downfall of nations and their armies to conquer the galaxies, Baren shivered in fear of what their wrath might unleash. They must under no circumstance reveal that they are from a different dimension! looking to my two confidants, the two of them were also shaken, they thought of the possibility and were disturbed, despite trying their best to hide it.
"Magnify image"
A calm and steady voice escaped from Baren's lips, even he was surprised. Marceline and Garen were awakened from their worries and looked at Baren's steady figure. They were ashamed, they were picked to be the best of the best from the military, and here they were, panicking. They swore to their hearts to never be this mentally defenseless in the future.
"YES SIR"
They replied with unison, their eyes clear, and their minds at peace. They had been cleared from their fears and were even more respectful to their leader for being very competent and reliable.
The smart screen projection zoomed-in immediately.
Upon a closer look at the ship, the technology they use seems to be outdated and the giants seem to be large humans!?