2023-01-30 08:59:21The mice on the moon and the mice who just arrived on the moon met at the entrance of the tunnels protected by Lu’na-ris.
“Mikwiiiwii?” [You the new guys?]
“Yiikii?” [Yeah? Why?]
“Sii-eeekii!” [This place is all yours! Now give us the suits!]
That was the entirety of the handover from the old batch to the new.
At long last! They could return to their home on the surface of the planet Sorrel II! It had been a nervous, adventurous, and sometimes tedious c
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527. One Month Later
But of course, that was impossible. A month after that conversation, Starbright Shipyards hadn’t even completed the new space structures yet, much less a hundred Long Haul DE’s.They did manage twenty, though. This was with 32 Lunar Lynxmice Clans working with dizzying swarms of drones, fully active space scaffolding and the Long Haul Galleon Yard fully functional over the last few days.That was basically all they managed. In prioritizing Long Haul production, rushing the Galleon Yard and the scaffolding before anything else, even the Drone Hub and the Lynxmice Habitat had been only half-completed. Thousands of Lynxmice had to rough it out for what amounted to 2% of their average lifespans, one entire month of the precious 50 their Lunar kind were expected to live.Those ships were sorely needed, though. By this time, the Black Fang and the White Castle, Remian’s new Quarin Galleon-equivalent, had been running non-stop flights to and from various Star Systems to haul passengers, good
526. Purchasing
Interestingly enough, as Remian concluded the seventh round of mana-hunting, the Quarin did in fact, offer to sell him a bigger ship.This was a Quarin Castle, Galleon-sized with 6 towers and more capacity than George’s, Tim’s or Darian’s flagships. It would come fully equipped, and with a handful of old staff who absolutely refused to leave regardless of who owned or commanded it. That proved particularly problematic when the Wilkins wanted to scrap the old vessel entirely, thus the offer to sell it to Remian instead.The price? 100 million mana. Given that he’d just reaped nearly 20 million today, he should be able to afford it within a week if he saved up.“We’ll even let you delay payment up to a month.” This generous offer was made over the comms by Eric Wilkins, sales rep for the Wilkins family.Remian considered for a bit. “How about a test run?”“A test run?”“Yeah. Let’s bring out this ship of yours on a little trip. Nothing dangerous, just a salvage run, maybe pick up some r
525. Third Aid Mission
In another star system, comms transmissions were being exchanged.The bandit lord was clear. “You have three days to surrender! Otherwise, you and all your people are dead! You understand? DEAD!”“Anything?” A older man asked the guy at the comms station.“No response to our calls for help. I don’t know. Is there really anyone out there?” he asked, despairing.“These bandits had to come from somewhere! If they’re out there, there could be others too. Someone, somewhere...” the older man’s face was all but gray.Then, there was beeping.“What’s that?” the older man asked.“It’s... a response!” the younger guy yelped, scrambling, pressing buttons, turning on speakers.George’s voice came in. “Hello? Star System Toah? We got your message. We’re coming. Hang tight, we’re almost there.”
524. Remian and mana
“You’re giving me what, now?!” Darian stared.“I’m giving you my fleet. I reserve only the Black Fang.” Remian said plainly. “Also, this is with the understanding that you, George and Tim are going out there to help those in need and bring back people, goods and resources.”“That last bit sounded oddly emphasized.”“It should be. We’re going to need all we can get.” Remian cleared his throat. “I also suggest you grow your fleet and engage in some interstellar trading. It seems Tim has plans involving the Uber States, but Kanonasia isn’t going anywhere.”“What about George?”“George has been trading with the Woofers this entire time and isn’t likely to change that.” Remian paused. “If you like, you can even take a shot at trading with the Draconians. You seem to get along well with dragons, particularly Har’es-dras.”“The Draconians? Not the Quarin?” Darian asked quizzically.Remian coughed. “I have plans with the Quarin.”“Oh? You’re getting directly involved, now? I thought you decid
523. Comms
Somewhere along the line, he’d lost consciousness. George only realized it when he woke up to a splitting headache. “Ow.” He groaned. “What... where...?” “We’re on the way back to Sorrel.” Grace told him, appearing by his bedside. And it was a bedside, he realized. He seemed to be in the Kara’s Medical Bay. “I’m sorry. We had to retreat.” “Our... people?” George managed. “The HAC Troopers made it back. The Mechs... did not.” Grace paused. “We have the refugees though. And the Robotic Assembly Plant for Mining Drones. That’s all they managed to grab.” George slurred. “Mech pilots?” “Alive, if battered.” “Good. Alive is good.” George sighed. “This... didn’t go so well.” “Hey, at least we got the guys we were trying to save, and some machinery on top of that. You might say it was a success. A costly one, but a success.” “Casualties?” George asked. “Plenty of injuries to go around, but no deaths. So far.” Grace paused. “Some of the really badly injured might change that before lo
522. Second Aid Mission
“Were these really the best you could do?” George asked, eyeing the six hulking figures in front of him hesitantly. “Mmm.” Juni grunted. In front of them were six brand new Mechs. 2nd Generation products, they were armored weapons platforms on legs, with jumpjets for the signature ‘jumps’ that earned their generation the nickname, ‘Jumpers’. Or were they? George wasn’t entirely sure. When he looked at them, they really looked more like 1st Generation Walker-types. Those Jump Jets seemed to be an afterthought, an added equipment haphazardly strapped to their backs. “Would they really work right?” Juni shrugged. Given the time and materials he had to work with, George supposed he couldn’t expect better. He had only just received 2nd Gen tech. Until now, he’d been working with 1st Gen expectations and schematics. One of these Mechs seemed a bit worn, evidence that it had been built quite some time ago, and only recently been modified for George’s requests. “Fusion Cell for power, Pu
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