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They spent thirty-six hours in the belly of the ship. It wasn't just a bolt-on job; it was a total systemic overhaul. The 0.1.0 didn’t use standard fuel injectors; it used phase-harmonic resonance. Kael had to rewire the entire logic board while suspended upside down in the crawlspace, sweat stinging his eyes.

"You’re really doing it?" Jora asked, wiping grease onto a rag. "The 0.1.0 Swap? It’s experimental, Kael. It’s barely out of the forge."

The neon hum of the Gateway Hub usually felt like a heartbeat, but today it sounded like a death rattle. Kael stared at the diagnostic screen of the Star-Skipper . The error message was blunt: They spent thirty-six hours in the belly of the ship

"Let's see what Version 0.1.0 can really do," Kael said, slamming the throttle forward.

STATUS: STABLE. EFFICIENCY: +45%

"Initiating handshake," Jora whispered, her fingers hovering over the console.

"It’s quiet," Kael remarked, climbing out of the pit. "Too quiet." Kael had to rewire the entire logic board

"The 0.0.9 is a tractor motor in a race circuit," Kael grunted, hauling a massive, chrome-sealed crate into the hangar. "If we want to make the jump to the Inner Rim before the blockade closes, we need the Gateway 0.1.0."