Metal Crab Rising

Arc 3 - Settling In The Snowfields

"Attention to all personnel, 3 minutes starting now, Motherwill will become a stationary base where all facilities can operate at their best. Brace yourselves; it'll take a while." You spoke through the mic as loud rumbling was felt and heard all around the facilities.

Motherwill is inside a heavy hailstorm, but it barely does anything to impede it as a massive barrier defended it from the hail.

"Oh, and another thing: Nobody can go outside for now since a heavy hailstorm is happening, so no missions involving exploration and similar activities for now." Finishing the sentence, you sighed in satisfaction as one of your greatest creations successfully finished becoming a stationary infrastructure complex.

Looking at the screens, you observed various activities happening around the facility.

Various plants and vegetables that were safely grown in a large facility will be processed into food for everyone who can eat this for sustenance. Of course, this is run solely by Motherwill, though once a week it had to be checked for a while.

There was an armory and workshop made for creating various weaponry, testing out equipment, and more.

A laboratory reserved for Florence's use, where she conducts her research. Some of the Nikke were assisting her.

A simulation room was still being constructed by various Servant-Class, though you noticed that the room had a gentle emerald-like glow appearing every once in a while.

It must be Motherwill's doing.

A training room had already been constructed, it is where Eight and Ophelia were sparring with each other.

And 45 raptures were watching Dragon Ball Z in a chamber where they usually watch random animated series for procrastinating purposes, as usual. They even had some Nikke visitors who were a little nervous once they entered.

It was free time, so you didn't have anything to do yet other than wait for the hailstorm to stop or wander around the infrastructure complex.

"Hm, that would be a good idea."

The first facility you entered was the Laboratory, where Florence had expected you to come.

So far, the Nikke that saw you started to get used to seeing you in this form, though it was a better sight than seeing a massive metal crab that could kill them if it wanted to.

Inside this facility were also other Nikke assigned to this facility and some items normally seen in labs, as well as a room where Cryofluid is further tested.

"I expected we'd get delays just from Motherwill moving out to this place, not that I mind it, really," Florence admitted, taking a large sip from a mug of coffee before a small toothless grin appeared on her face as expectations were on her.

"So what do you need, master?"

"I came here for a visit." You replied, "How are you this morning?"

"Restless." She admitted, "I've been awake for a week, shifting my focus to something else other than Cryofluid."

"And what is it?"

"Corruption." She answered before slowly pressing her finger on her temple, "I've always wondered what truly happens when a Nikke becomes corrupted. And I've got vague answers right here."

"Corruption erodes a Nikke's personality and twists it and seals the original personality through what I could think of is a code present in raptures, that's what I observed as I wasn't like a rapture-loving M.M.R graduate before." She finished before her crimson eyes seemingly gleamed brightly.