>>6129689“Let's touch down outside the city plan. Land over by the sea, so we're not in the way once construction starts.” you tell him, Orlen maneuvering the ship outside the flagged area. He pilots it over to the area by the waterfront, finding a relatively flat area and setting it down. You hear the landing gear come down, feeling your ship rock slightly as the auto balance stabilizes it, leveling the ship before coming to a rest next to a large boulder. As it does you sense Ubo reach New Salda's atmosphere, flying down onto the other side of the planet, landing down by Raven's energy. Of course he would visit her first, the two of them were good friends for quite a long time.
“And here we are. Home sweet home.” he says, the sun nearly fully set to the west already. “So, are we going to have to change our schedules? Or will we be running normal schedule, just nocturnal?”
“Dunno, guess we'll see how things go.” you reply. “But for now if you'll give King Vegeta a call, let him know we're here and ready to get started.”
“Of course, will do Karn.” Orlen replies, turning to the communications equipment as you head towards the door. Leaving the helm behind, you head outside of your ship, taking a deep breath in of the evening air. And to your surprise, the air tastes... Different. There's a more earthy, foresty smell in the air, not the fresh, slightly salty air of your own home with the ocean breeze. But there is something else to it, a more fishy smell. Suddenly your scouter buzzes, Orlen's voice coming through. “Heads up general, several powerlevels are approaching us.”
“How many?” you reply, cracking your knuckles and neck as you ready for whatever is about to happen. “What are we dealing with?”
“Fourteen from the forest, three dozen from the sea. Each one is at least twenty thousand.” Orlen replies, you expanding your ki sense. And sure enough he's right, you sensing what are no doubt the Hydae. The frog-like Abyssal creatures who've taken up residence on this half of the continent from the sea. “What do we do?”
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