Chapter 606:

"No, in this case, we can't do it. You don't have permission. You see. A group of locals are tired of her for victory."
"That was tailored for you," Fett groaned. "She is the incarnation of the devil. Beauty, irresistibility, and evil are corruption in themselves. If she comes back, I am afraid there is nothing to do. We have been sitting on the volcano since she left. The pressure is increasing every moment, it seems. She is the one who needs it."
I commented: "We must seize the opportunity." "Now; what is this setting?"
"Holy fire worshipers, they claim to be. The members occupy every male in Lagos. They meet in huge caves, which are scattered all over the continent. Creepy places; I have seen some smaller caves. From a molten sea, someone once told me; these caves are made by escaping large amounts of steam or gas, and you will see them.
"She-Liane-and her priest are completely ruled by terror. The Laconians are naturally just a horse." The herbivores of the ancient earth, now extinct, "satisfied to work without thinking. Leah. Eun and her crew have made them think-enough that she told them to think about and ask for nothing else. Those who are disobedient will be punished by the death penalty, and what I gather is a terrible death.
"Well, her main purpose is to stop the production of melamine. She hopes to bargain with the Council according to her wishes."
"What is her price?" I asked. "What does she want, wealth?"
"No, power!" Fett leaned across the table, hammering it with two fists to emphasize the word, his eyes gleaming from the deep socket. "Power, Hansen, this is what she desires. She is crazy about this topic. Totally crazy. She desires it. You ask for it, this is: a seat on the Council!"
I heard it panting. A seat in the council! The council is composed of the smartest heads of state in the universe and rules the universe with absolute authority!
"She is crazy," I said.
"Crazy," Corey muttered. "Plain madness. A woman-in parliament!"
Fett nodded solemnly.
He said: "Crazy-crazy-use your own terms." "But that was her price. The chief didn't tell you, did he? Well, maybe he didn't know. I learned it in a very reflexive way. She will make a formal request when the time is right, never and, unless these flame worshipers are eliminated, she will get what she asks!"
"impossible!"
"Not at all. You know what this place is. Only one Laconian can stand for a long time in this atmosphere. The light from this dirty green object they breathe has no vitality on it; a few days. Later, the sour metallic taste will drive you crazy and never get used to it.
"Therefore, the Laconians must mine the temps. There must be temps in the universe that cannot be provided from any other source. If the Laconians do not mine the temps, and Ryan tells them, they will not withdraw. —What will the Security Council and your department do?"
"A lot." Corey growled.
"It's okay," Fett contradicted himself. "You can kill a person, disintegrate him, imprison him, punish him, but you can't make him work." That stage of the matter is there.
I asked him a few questions. I think these questions will help us to carry out our work correctly. He answered each question quickly and comprehensively. Obviously, Fett has spent a lot of thought and has done a lot of clever research on his own problems.
When he accompanied us to the door, he said: "If there is anything else that can help you, please don't forget to call me. Please remember what I said: Don't trust anyone except yourself. Study your every step before. These Laconians are stupid, but they will do what Lianne told them. Her thinking is quick and cunning!"
^Thank him for the warning and hurried back to the boat through the sickly green dusk. The pungent smell of the atmosphere has begun to be annoying.
"Nice guy, Fett," Corey commented. "Everyone is working hard, aren't they? Worried about stiffness."
"I think he has a reason. And-he might be right, we should detain: maybe we can treat her in a certain way."
"No chance! Not the lady. When we get along with her, we will have to hold the whip completely."
The heavy outer door of the El Tak exit is open, but the transparent inner door for this emergency situation is already in place, forming an effective air lock with the second door. The guard saw us coming, and when we came up, the inner door opened cleverly, saluting as we entered. We paid tribute to him and went to the navigation room, where I proposed to hold a brief war meeting to inform Kincaid and Hendricks of what we learned from Fett and decide on the course of action for the next day. Kinkade, who I left on my watch, was waiting there.
"Well, sir, how did things pile up?" he asked anxiously.
"Not so good. Please ask Mr. Hendricks to report here immediately, and I will give you the whole story."
Kincaid pressed the attention signal to Hendrix's room and waited impatiently for a response. No.
"Try my room," Corey suggested. "Maybe he hasn't returned to his residence yet."
Kincaid replied: "This is what he said." But the signal failed to elicit any response.
He glanced at me, a strange, hurt expression in his eyes.
"Can I go and see if he is sick?" he asked quickly.
"Please do." I said. After he left, I turned to the microphone and called the guard on duty at the exit.
"Commander Hansen is talking. Has Mr. Hendricks left the ship?"
"Yes, sir. Some time ago. The lady came back and said she had something for you to say; she and Mr. Hendricks left in a few minutes. Okay, sir?"
"Yes." I said, barely able to remove the word from my lips. Hendricks... and Liane? Hendrix...traitor? I cut the microphone and glanced at Kinkade. He must have read the facts in my eyes.
"He... gone, sir?"
"With Liane." I nodded.
The door suddenly opened, and Corey raced into the room.
"He's not there, sir!" He patted. "But I found this in his room!"
He took out an envelope to me. I tore it open, glanced at the hurried and nervous draft, and read aloud:
"Mr:
I want to leave with Liane. Sorry. definitely is.
Hendrix. "
After a long period of silence, I said hoarsely: "Gentlemen, this will make the darkest record ever recorded on the Etak log-spreading on any vessel serving the troops. Let us remember Abandon this thing and continue."
However, so far, it is easier to make recommendations than to complete them.
I did for the later stage when we finished our discussion, but deciding on the plan was very simple.
We will simply exercise authority until we find clear resistance. Then, we will concentrate on isolating and overcoming the source of this resistance. We know that Lianne is the source of our suffering, we know very well, but we hope to make her an enemy with certainty. So far, we have no objection to her, and there is no evidence of her activities, except for the chief’s very vigilant report and the evidence that Fett gave us.
Lagos has three main continents, but only one of them is inhabited or habitable, and the other two are in large Arctic caps. Fett told us that the activities of "flame worshipers" are concentrated in the main cities of Gio, so we can take immediate action.
Human power is of no use to us, because compared to the tribe that Lean can gather, the entire crew of El Tak is just a poor power. Our mission can be realized, if possible, even fully realized, which depends on the power and wisdom of any authority commanded by our position.
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