Toshiro awoke the next morning, and immediately went to his ship...he was anxious to go salvaging again, and he'd decided to go to Albini.
He'd heard that there'd been a Mishhu assault there the previous year, which resulted in the death of a race, and decided it'd be a safer place to start than even a former Mishhu holding on this side of the minefield.
Before taking off, he turned on the communication system.
"This is the SRSS-000 Yggdrasill, Yuki Toshiro piloting. Requesting permission to depart, over."
A swift reply made itself known over the airwaves.
"Acknowldged. Take flight vector one-zero-niner. Have a safe trip!"
Toshiro replied.
"Thanks, and acknowledged. Departing on one-zero-niner."
It took four hours to get to Albini, after leaving Taiie, and he was bored out of his mind, but soon got to work searching...
(List:
https://stararmy.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=33178#33178
The big discoveries will be last, so that there isn't any wasted time salvaging the rest of the list after finding the big item.)
Toshiro had a good deal better luck this time. He got SOME trash, but not much, and almost everything was usable or sellable. After getting a load of items, he went to the back, once more, to sort through them, this time much more excited.
The first item Toshiro came to was an intact blast shutter assembly, apparently made of a diamond composite. It wasn't normally something you find...but might be in interesting thing to keep. It went in the keep pile.
Toshiro's eye then caught a pair of small artillery pieces, civilian laser turrets. He wasn't sure if he'd put them on the Yggdrasill, but they CERTAINLY went into the keep pile. They were in very decent condition, though the hull chunks still attached to the armatures were charred. They'd have to be removed anyway.
Next, Toshiro found something that made him smile. Intact hull pieces, seemingly made of Neutronium, comparable to the Yggdrasill's hull strength. it went into the keep file.
With this, I can repair some hull damage if such a thing happens...I hope it doesn't, but this would reduce the cost, having materials already.
Toshiro's next find was very nice. It looked like the torso of a humanoid robot, but a closer look showed it was a LAMIA torso, repairable. Zesuaium was coating the thing, and protected the component from whatever blew it apart. This prompted Toshiro to make a new pile, for "report", to report the item to the SA.
After tossing a chunk of charred plastic into the trash pile, Toshiro pulled out what appeared to be a cylindrical container with devices connected to it. After wiping off and reading the label, Toshiro recognized it as a ship's air and water heating device. It wasn't in pristine shape, but it was usable.
I wonder if this could be used at the other warehouse...perhaps for temperature control...if not, I can always save it for repair, if not an upgrade for the shuttles.
The next item made his smile disappear though, as a large crimson ice chunk, irregular in shape, was found. Toshiro picked it up in his gloved and, and carried it, with the utmost respect, to the medical area. He placed it in a tupperware container, and into the freezer, so it would stay frozen. It may not have been much, but it was organic matter, probably from a Neko, and deserved to be treated with respect.
Toshiro then found some bullets from a 10 mm pistol, likely a Type 28. Knowing that the pistol and ammunition were for sale to civilians, he knew that there was no need to have them inspected, as they were not restricted technology. For a moment, in his solemn mood from finding the blood, he considered throwing them into the discard pile, but then shook his head and carried them to the bridge. He knelt down to the base of his chair, where a door could be seen. after typing in an access code, the door opened, and he placed the bullets inside. He locked the door afterwards.
I just hope I never have to use these things...
The next item seemed to be another cylinder, but this one was an air cleaner...the fact he'd found two critical environmental components surprised Toshiro, and boosted his mood a little. He was still fairly down though.
The next item seemed to be a pod for an SA power armor. Upon careful inspection, Toshiro realized that the weapon pod was a tactical missile launcher, meant not to cause damage, but disable FTL, destroy wormholes, and punch holes in shields. It went in the report pile, but Toshiro hoped that he was allowed to keep it. It'd make a good measure to augment the ship's weapons, in the event Toshiro needed to defend himself with force.
The next item was a standard keyboard, which would go well with the datapad. it went into the keep pile, though it needed some cleaning, as did a Neutronium bulkhead, which could also be used to restore damage to the Yggdrasill.
Once again, Toshiro stopped for a moment, and looked at an item...he then pulled a Star Army rank pin from the salvage. He didn't know if the Nito Heisho had passed on or not, but knew that it was a possibility. He placed it carefully into the report pile, making sure it would not be smashed, or covered up.
A cushioned rolling chair was also recovered as well as an intact large viewscreen, and went into the keep pile.
Hmm...these would be good for the office...I need a second chair in case someone drops by, and with the viewscreen, I can...well, I can certainly do something with it.
A chunk of Zanarium plate was placed in the keep pile, as well as a coffee machine.
I can't imagine what I'd need with a coffee machine, but it could be used to build a sort of water filter, perhaps...that or I can either sell it or let my landlords use it.
Toshiro was then shocked when he found something completely alien to him...he noticed that the hull fragments were similar in color to the Mishhu hull design, but other than the fact it was some sort of weapon, Toshiro could not determine what it was. He then carefully placed the device in the report pile, careful not to crush everything else.
I HAVE to report this...
Toshiro went to the bridge to activate the main communications system, when his emerald green eye spotted something on the Yggdrasill's viewscreen. It seeed quite large in relation to the rest of the debris. The shape was familiar, and it clicked in Toshiro's mind.
"...No way..."
The Yggdrasill got closer to the form, which is exactly what Toshiro thought it was. It was a Star Army ship, a Yui 4 vessel. Some of the lights inside were still on, but she was at an awkward angle, and a fair number of the lights were off. There was a chance she was conserving power, or simply not maintained. Toshiro decided to try to establish contact over short range, coming to a suitable distance and attempting to hail the Yui, in case she was damaged recently, or in case her propulsion systems had given out and stranded her crew here for a year.
"Unidentified Star Army Vessel. This is the Civilian salvage ship Yggdrasill. Your location and the condition of your vessel suggests a critical problem. Do you require assistance?"
Toshiro got no response.
"Unidentified Star Army Vessel, this is the Civilian salvage vessel Yggdrasill. Please respond if you are able."
Toshiro still got no reply from the drifting vessel.
...Perhaps communications are down, or there's no one still alive over there....I just hope that the Soul Savior Pod is still in there...if it wasn't fired, perhaps that would explain the lack of a signal...it is possible the same plague that killed the Albinians was somehow unleashed on this vessel...
Toshiro almost scanned for power output, but decided that scanning the vessel might be a bad idea, due to the technology inside, and it would likely not tell him much anyway, assuming it was even legal to do. He then decided on a more intelligent course of action, and sent out a long-range transmission.
"To any Star Army Vessels in the general vicinity of Albini. This is Yuki Toshiro, piloting the salvage ship Yggdrasill. I am requesting prompt contact over secure frequencies. It is a matter of some potential importance."