506. Changes in Sorrel II

Seven Years after he left for Elenath Edhellen, Remian returned to Sorrel II.

The first thing he noticed was the blooming infrastructure in space.

“We have a space station!” Remian gaped. “There’s an Orbital Shipyard right next to it, and they seem to be building a Class 4 Turtle!”

Seven years! Ermine had taken huge steps forward in those seven years. Remian saw satellites, drones and shuttles flying about between the moon and the space station and couldn’t help feeling excitement. They were doing it! They were really colonizing local space and becoming a Class 4 civilization!

“What’s the power source of that space station?” Remian asked.

Phoebe checked the sensor readings and answered. “They’re using fusion power. Triflux.”

“Seriously?!”

“There’s no question. It’s not basic nuclear fusion or even plasma fusion. It’s genuine Triflux.”

“Awesome!”

There were a few soft beeps. “Incoming comms. It’s the space station.”

“Let’s have it.”

Ermine came on the viewscreen. “Well, hello