2023-03-30 08:12:57The issues involving the Quarin and their sudden absence at the time of the bandits’ arrival was a long story, a very long story indeed. It all started with a certain girl stuck on the Starport swearing calamitious vengeance upon Remian, his kin, and all who dared befriend him.
Various dread schemes were hatched, but more cautious heads in her clan than hers shut them down. Finally, for the sake of public image as well as overall gain, they settled on a plan not-so-nefarious, at least
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533. D-Frames and Warp Engine 2
Su Jin, Bai Hua and Lan Shan, these three who were previously colonels under the command of General Chuan back when the Undead first overran the Dragon Empire, reunited at the lobby of J&J United with sombre expressions bearing the weight of years and Tier 7.5 Undead attacks.“How’s the general?” Bai Hua asked Lan Shan.“Happily retired. He’s gone fishing with the Old Fishers.” Lan Shan shrugged.“People are still fishing?! Aren’t they in danger?” Su Jin asked.“With the general there? They’ll be fine. Even if he’s not, there’s Doom and the others. Plenty of old, overpowered retirees in their ranks.”The agenda of the day was the latest, and probably last product launch of Jamie and Juni United. New weaponry to deal with Tier 7.5 Undead were on display, including the latest JJS16 Gauss Rifle, the heavyweight shock-and-shock ‘Mjollnir’ electro powered sledgehammer, and the ‘White Fire’ plasma grenades. New armor was on display, particularly those using Junkdura, whether heavy plating f
515. Kelso III
It was past midnight in the Wildlands by the time George and his battle group arrived at Star System Kelso. George was in the VIP guest quarters of the Kara when they burst out of warp with a burst of spatial and stellar phenomenon which alerted every single Woofer sensor scanning local space that someone had arrived via Bubble-type Warp. Of course, that wasn’t saying very much. Practically all the Class 5 Star Civilizations in this stellar region used Bubble-type Warp. It would take a Class 6 power like the Draconians, the Tuskans or the Quarin to use the more advanced Warp Jump. Seven ships departed from Star System Sorrel; only six arrived at Star System Kelso. The seventh, a Tau-origin Recon Frigate named Misty for Misty Heights, had been tasked with looking for a certain lost Woofer Patrol Squad. “Incoming hail from the Orbital Space Station.” Grace reported. She was the Comms Officer of the Kara, from where George commanded his fleet. “Have the Distant Bark take the call.” G
532. Progress of a fortnight
After the Zhao and Xue Clans completed their migration to space, Starbright finished its next phase upgrades.There were two starship yards running at full capacity. One was specialized for Long Hauls, Galleon-sized, both DE and H1 versions. The other was Frigate-sized, specialized for Turtles of any kind, whether Artillery Turtles, Utility Turtles or Star Turtles, it could do them all. Dozens of ships had been churned out by them, and were surrounded by modular scaffolding, being outfitted, or painted with protective layers, or having some sort of work done on them.There was an orbital Lynxmice Habitat, where around forty Lunar Lynxmice clans enjoyed moon-like artificial gravity. Right next to it was the Drone Hive, where hundreds of thousands of Drones were housed and maintained.Between them and the shipyards was the 3D Megaprinter. Rather than call it a factory, it was better described as a single huge machine in itself, one big enough for mechs to fly into for work. Just below i
531. Cybermedical
One week passed.“You’re those alien alarmists, aren’t you?” Dinah Serjei guessed with some resignation. “The ones going around medical organizations offering to evacuate them and their experts because super alien monsters are coming to kill us all.”“We’re quite human, I assure you.” Tim answered. “And the Mitigok are real.”“But does it matter?” Remian asked bluntly. “You’re on the verge of bankruptcy and debt collectors are lining up at your door right behind us. We’re offering you employment with higher pay and benefits, debt-clearance and a whole new life.”“No, I suppose it doesn’t.” Dinah mused. “You must be desperate enough to scrape the bottom of the barrel to recruit the likes of us.”“Perhaps a little desperate.” Remian admitted. “But I’m hoping for more than just Teddy Junior Pediatrics Cybermedical. You have friends, don’t you? Maybe once you’ve seen how good life is in our employ, you could convince others.”“Your employ? Some backwater planet out in the Dark Regions, a
530. Cybernetics
Ten hours later, Remian was fuming privately, on the verge of ditching Enetar entirely, or better yet, opening fire.“Those arrogant…!” Remian almost wanted to punch the wall.“Darian said the exact same thing.” Tim said mildly.“What is it about long-lived societies that turn them into self-centered snobs?” Remian bit into a peanut butter sandwich ferociously. Such a sandwich seemed more like lunch than dinner but seeing how fiercely he was biting, none of his crew mentioned it.“Well, they’ve got lots more time. That’s a lot more learning, experience and expertise than we have or would ever have on our own.” Tim mused.Remian glowered. “You seem oddly calm about it.”Tim shrugged. “That’s because I’m not trying to buy tech, or hire anyone, and I’m not trying to convince experts to migrate or flee from world-eating Mitigok who may or may not arrive just because you say so.”“You’re not?” Remian slowed down. He looked at Tim’s face and then suddenly had a rather sneaky thought.Tim sa
529. Enetar Kingdom
A week ago, Darian’s fleet reached the site of a Distress Call identifying its sender as the Enetar Kingdom. Their home star was surprisingly near to Sorrel, being just one day’s journey by their fleet’s warp speeds.At the time, they didn’t know what to expect. Upon arrival, what greeted them was a sensor scope full of white blips, and life-sign readings of over two billion humans. At a glance, they could easily see four colonized planets and a heavily exploited gas giant.Far ahead, directly in front of them was a huge fleet, hundreds of Size 5 Galleons and Size 4 Frigates. Moments after their arrival, that huge fleet started scrambling with activity.“We better talk to them before they start shooting.” Darian grimaced.Sandy, the comms officer, tapped her console rapidly. “Enetari military, this is the Sorrelian Third Fleet, responding to a distress call. What seems to be the problem?”There was a tense silence as the fleet in front of them kept buzzing madly. At length, however, t
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