Ode To Defiance Chapter 3

Ships of the BrainTrust Archipelagos

The BrainTrust main fleet:

Argus

: Manufacturing ship specializing in the manufacture of isle ships, but performing diverse manufacturing tasks including the manufacture of rocket boosters for SpaceR.

BTU

: Ship hosting BrainTrust University, also known as BTU.

Chiron

: Medical ship catering to medical tourists, i.e., people needing medical care who want to avoid either the long lines or the high costs of Western countries. One whole deck is now devoted to Dash’s rejuvenation patients.

Dreams Come True

: Isle ship filled with startup companies.

Elysian Fields

: Tourist ship, also known as the party boat.

FB Alpha & Beta

: Two of the original four BrainTrust isle ships, mainly hosting FB employees but also leasing space to other companies.

GPlex I & II

: Two of the original four BrainTrust isle ships, mainly hosting GPlex employees but also leasing space to other companies.

GPlex III

: GPlex isle ship filled with compute servers.

GS Prime

: Goldman Sachs financial services ship, mainly hosting GS employees but also leasing space to other financial services companies.

GSDC

: Goldman Sachs Data Center ship.

Haven

: Residential isle ship built by billionaires for billionaires.

Heinlein

: Modified isle ship used as launch pad for SpaceR rockets. Kept at a safe distance from the main fleet, often moves closer to the equator for launches.

Helios

: Manufacturing ship belonging to SpaceR, primarily tasked with the manufacture of Kestrel Titans.

Hephaestus

: Factory ship where operations involving toxic and explosive materials take place. Nuclear reactors are built here. The ship is kept at a safe distance from the main archipelago.

Warenhaus

: Logistics ship which also contains a silicon chip foundry.

Wells Morgan

: Joint venture of Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan, hosting diverse financial services companies.

The Fuxing fleet/archipelago

Stationed at the intersection of territorial claims of China, Taiwan, and the Philippines:

Mount Helicon

: School and residential ship.

Taixue

: School and residential ship, the flagship, the first home of new students, employees, and families from around the South China Sea.

Zhaozhou

: Manufacturing ship.

The Prometheus fleet/archipelago

Stationed off the coasts of Nigeria and Benin, a few miles south of the Benin capital of Porto Novo:

Al-Zarnuji

: School and residential ship.

Archimedes

: Manufacturing ship

Mount Parnassus

: School and residential ship, the flagship.