《The Grey Imperium》Book 2 - Chapter 3.5
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A/N:: HEY EVERYONE!
SORRY FOR THE LACK OF CHAPTERS THIS LAST WEEK, I'VE BEEN BUST WITH TRAVEL AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE TIME TO WRITE, MY APOLOGIES. ALSO I WILL HAVE TO SAY I WILL BE SLOWING DOWN CHAPTERS, I AM STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THE AMOUNT OF WORDS I NORMALLY PUT INTO A CHAPTER AREN'T CUTTING IT... SO I WILL BE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF WORDS PER CHAPTER UNTIL I FEEL SATISFIED.
SORRY AGAIN
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Book 2 – Chapter 3.5
On the Prometheus the refugees had calmed down after they were told the situation. Shelly and Ira were awaiting Leo to take them on their tour of Olympus. On the bridge Leo was in a very heavy conversation with his beloved Sadia.
“The people voted what?!” Leo exclaimed.
“Yup, they voted on your official title.”
“And that is what they came up with?”
“Well it was that or we just keep calling you leader. Would you prefer that? It doesn’t sound very important if you ask me.” She said.
“I know but High Lord isn’t what I want to be called.” Leo sighed.
“I know, but if I had my choice I’d call you Grey Emperor, sounds so much sexier if you ask me.” she pointed out.
“I’ll take High Lord.” He said quickly.
“I thought so.” She smiled.
Sighing in defeat, Leo would not fight it anymore. Ever since they got to the planet, Sadia and Sara had been pushing for a more official title. Rubbing his temples, he received a notification.
“Yes?” he answered.
“Hello High Lord Leo!” Nathaniel said on the other end.
“Urghhh I guess you got the notification…” Leo sighed,
“Hah! Relax Leo, it’ll only be during formal occasions.” He said.
“I know but still, a title like that. I didn’t do all of this for something so large. Sometimes I forget I was bigger than just my own wants and needs.” Leo said.
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“Hey, we’re doing all this to survive.” Nathaniel reassured him.
“I know, I know.” Leo said.
“Well good news, the replicators will be done within the hour.”
“Ok good, we can have a defensive fleet more prepared.” Leo said.
“Also they’re beginning upgrades. They’re not installing new parts, just optimizing the current tech they have installed.”
“Good, what about our new prisoners?” Leo asked.
“They’re being detained on their own ships, unfortunately the new crime collars aren’t ready yet.” Nathaniel reported.
“How long until they’re done?”
“The doc said three days to me.”
“Ok then. Once they’re done I want a full briefing on its functions.”
“Yes, High Lord.”
“Oh shut up... and inform our guests that we’ll be heading to Olympus soon.”
“Yes sir”
On board the Atlas, Leo along with four others beamed onto the bridge.
“High Lord Leo, esteemed guests, welcome to the Atlas. I am Commander Nathaniel of Grey Imperial Army. ”
“Hello Commander, I am Shelly Todd, these are Ira Campbell, Emma Bishop, and Paul Carter. Thank you for taking us to your home.”
“It is a pleasure, please come this way. We will be entering hyperspace soon.”
“Hyperspace?” Ira asked confused.
“Ah, yes. I forgot that your current technology uses warp drives correct?” Nathaniel asked.
Nodding their heads in confirmation, Nathaniel smiled and said, “I think I’ll leave the explanation to Leo.”
Turning their heads to Leo, he sighed.
“Hyperspace is like warp travel. When we reach the speed of light we make a wrinkle in the fabric of real space and in that wrinkle we use it to jump to another place. We use a—“
Noticing that they didn’t understand a word he was saying he smiled.
“In short, we can travel vast amounts of distance faster than any warp drive and it’s more difficult for people to track us because we have to warp signal.” He said.
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Nodding their heads in understanding they continued the bridge, once there the four of them were stunned. In the bridge everything was bright, sleek, and looked majestic in a way. Everything was far too advanced for them to take in.
“Eden, what is our status?” Nathaniel asked.
*Hyperspace Drives Ready* Eden announced.
“Eden? Is that your adjutant?” Emma asked.
“Eden, introduce yourself.” Leo said as he took a seat on the commander’s chair.
*This unit is designated ‘Eden’, I am a system designed with vastly superior and advanced knowledge. This unit is also able to do cyber warfare on enemy vessels and certain devices.*
“So not exactly an Adjutant?” Paul wondered.
*This unit can’t be compared to an adjutant, they are no challenge to this unit.*
Stunned at the revelation that maybe their new friends were more powerful than they might have imagined. Shelly began thinking maybe it would be a good idea to join them.
“Engage hyperspace drives in 5…4…3…2…1… engage.” Leo ordered.
As they opened a hyperspace window and began traveling they were dazzled by the light.
“Travel time four minutes, sir,”
“Good. Shelly if you and the others would follow me.” Leo said as he walked off.
Leading the others to the observation deck, Leo began explaining the way the tour would work. They would be taken to the surface, where the Prime Minister would take them on a tour. Confused as to why someone like him would have a prime minister, leo smiled.
“You’ll see when you get there.”
Back on Olympus things were taking off, the storage space was already half full of various metals. The shipyards were almost complete and the production of new ships would be underway. As for the blue crystals, research on the material was being started and already there were some interesting results.
The crystals were a variant of neutronium, with the processing methods it made sense of how metals were so strong here. Problem was that it meant the Zerg were able to consume and process neutronuim, a scary thought. Since the crystal was a variant of neutronium and not pure neutronium, it would require processing use it. Similar to what the Terrans did in this universe.
After that was the issue of vespene gas, they’d discovered it now and were now trying to figure out its properties. Early lab work seemed to show that it was a highly efficient catalyst in energy reactions, with more tests pending.
As for the towns they were growing exponentially, infrastructure and agriculture being prevalent. Towns were now able to grow and accommodate expansions due to some interesting technology called the moving city. Each building was built on a block and each block was able to move. This was all thanks to antigravity technology working similar to a moving city like Atlantis.
Finally were the factories, each factory was run by a group of thirty people and made everything. Clothing, shoes, toiletries, consoles, appliances, and even ship parts, the only thing they didn’t wake were weapons, those would be made in other locations. The factories were useful but what they lacked was the manpower to station workers there. Thus the idea of increasing the supply of workers would be a godsend to them. Sadia was working hard to make sure all the sites would be ready for them to convince their new potential allies.
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