Absorbing More Materials

"We didn't break anything, Captain," Elena said, stepping up to station two with her head held high, though a distinct warmth colored her pale cheeks. "On the contrary… We've significantly improved this vessel using parts salvaged from the raider."

Jin-Ah tapped the central holo-projector on the command console.

HUMMM!

A crisp rotating wireframe of the Wanderer-7 expanded into the air between them in bright clean cerulean lines.

Elena pointed to the bay right behind the dorsal turret housing. 

"First, Harper stripped the raider's machine shop… We moved their high-precision CNC ballistic lathe and balancing jigs into our armory, so we can now press our own tungsten slugs to a tenth of a micron."