Chapter 622:

"Very good. Accept them immediately and call outside guards. We will leave immediately."
When the guard saluted and hurriedly left, I nodded to Corey. I ordered: "Please report to the operating room staff immediately and ask Corporal Scorley to oversee the blockade of the port. Mr. Kincaid, can you be the first navigator on duty? Lift her easily until we are sure we are The goal and the route; it’s like shirking responsibility in a sealed order."
"Worse." Hendricks said upset. "The sealed order promises something interesting, and-"
The guard announced "Carlos Inverness and the party" at the door.
Inverness nodded to me amicably and pointed out his two companions.
He said: "Commander Hansen allowed me to introduce me to my companions on this expedition, Godard Tipner and Clive Brady." I bowed and shook hands with Brady; Tipnier was an age group. Therefore did not offer me greetings from this earth. Then, soon, I finished the introduction and conducted research on interested partners.
B Reddy is short and quite red-faced; a beefy, taciturn type with a trap-like mouth and thoughtful eyes. He shocked me because most people wanted to be friendly with him, but few friends.
It is the perfect foil for him. Tipney, like all his races, was tall, slender, and very dark. His eyes are almost as soft as women, and possess the neurotic elegance of a purebred-this is a specially bred earth animal, raised for display purposes. He is very happy to speak the language of the earth, but has no accent or universal accent. The language skills of the Zena people are unmatched. This is a real achievement in these days before the local language becomes obscure so quickly.
"Now," said after a brief introduction, "I think you want to know our destination and the object of this expedition, sir?"
I smiled and admitted: "This will help us plan the course."
Inverness, ignoring the necessity of space navigation, spread a large amount of paper on the table. The surface of the table is composed of a pair of three-dimensional charts staring at the outer space.
He said: "Our destination is designated -31 on the chart. Are you familiar with it, Commander Hansen?"
"Almost unfamiliar," I admitted with a smile at Corey. "The scale of the universe is quite large, and even the named objects are so many that people can be familiar with but only a small part. However, its name certainly gives me some information about its size, location, and state. "
"Commander, how much information?" Tipner asked nervously.
"Well, \'\' means it is big; for example, it is bigger than the earth. The number tells me where it is located on the space map. \'\' means it is inhabited, but not owned by smart people Live in. Or have reasonable doubts about the nature of the people living in it."
"A good summary of what we have," Inverness nodded appreciatively. "I can only add a little information, which may be correct or inaccurate: the sphere called -31 is composed of a ruling class. This type of ruling class is absolutely unusual and has A certain level of intelligence, which makes them virtual masters. Sphere."
"What are they like?" Corey asked. "Do they fight? Is it dangerous?"
"Our knowledge comes from the bad luck wanderer pads. They landed on -31 looking for water. Their water production equipment was damaged by carelessness. They found water, one of the big rivers, and sent A team of five people determine whether they are suitable for human consumption. They were sold out a hundred feet away from the ship, and no more people were dispatched. They hovered over the stream, pouring the water in a container specially designed for this purpose. ."
"Buy?" asked impatiently. "Who is it? Or what?"
"By the spider!" Inverness replied, his eyes shining with the fanatical light of a scientist who smelled strange things. "The great spider-maybe not a real spider, but according to our description, it is similar to the spider called trapdoor on the earth, but with a high degree of intelligence, strong communication skills and clear organizational skills."
Tipner wrote: "The meaning of being organized is that they work together rather than individually; there are people who command and obey."
I commented: "You said they are big." "How big?"
"Big enough," Inverness said harshly, "so that one of them can immediately defeat a strong one."
I saw that when I glanced forward, where our largest decomposition tube was, his eyes were illuminated by the thought of fighting.
He said rudely: "If I hate anything, it's a spider. That furry creeping beast! I personally gave one of the test tubes just to see them dissolve into beautiful brown dust, and then-"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Corey," Inverness said, shaking his head. "We will study them, not eliminate them. Our goal is, if possible, to learn their history, customs, communication styles and wisdom."
"Yes," Brady muttered. "if possible."
Put it on -31, close to the bank of the river, and fall gently on the ground like a feather. I went to the export port. Inverness and his companions gathered here and used a large number of scientific instruments, which seemed to be a ship, to cleverly ship them.
The three scientists all wore clothes made of gray materials. The clothes were as soft as cloth, but with a certain metallic luster, which completely covered them. The material has been hardened to form a kind of helmet, and a wide range of transparent material is set at the eye level so that the wearer can see the sides and the front. I can also recognize the clumsy thought transmission tool used at the time for the silhouette built into the helmet. Tie between them is the latest and deadliest model of atomic pistol.
"For emergency use only, Commander." Inverness explained, taking a look at me. His voice came clearly through the fabric covering his face, so I collected it loose enough to allow breathing air. "We believe that the clothes we wear will provide adequate protection; their mandibles are the biological weapons we are going to study, and this fabric should have enough protection to resist more deadly weapons.
"Now, we will walk to the river bank; if we are not harassed, I believe we will not be here, because the infiltration of water will quickly fill up any passages that sink into the sand by the river. Please ask your personnel to take us first Brought to us,"
I nodded, and the three of them walked through the open port, across the glittering golden sand, to the water. Many great scarlet birds, with long legs and fierce claws, pounced on them curiously, screaming hoarsely, and stopped their eagle beaks, but there was no real harassment.
My staff quickly delivered the supplies to them, and before the delivery of the last piece of equipment, the ship was assembled and floated on the water: it was a row of beams with hollow metal ribs, covered with some unfamiliar Shiny fabric. There is a small passenger cabin near the stern and a small atomic engine behind it.
I walked to the water's edge and shook hands with Inverness and Brady; I exchanged bows and arrows with Tipene.
Inverness said: "I'm sorry, there is no doubt that I will face you with a monotonous and exhausted vigilance, because we may be away for a few weeks." I must explain that he mentioned a common time on earth Unit, this is seven earth days.
"We will do our best." I said, thinking of Corey and how angry he would be in such a period of inaction. "Good luck!"
"Thank you; we will no longer stay where necessary." Inverness smiled, his brilliant eyes already fixed on the river ahead.
The taciturn Brady said: "That will be a short time." "Can we start?"
Blasted the pot. I had expected this, and I sympathized with him completely. Routine patrols are better than perseverance on this barren and boring mudball.
On the fourth day, Corey asked: "Sir, would you allow me to do some inspection and exploration? We might encounter some fresh meat."
"I'm not sure that is wise. These spider creatures-"
"I'm sorry, sir," Corey interrupted eagerly, "but we can send a small pistol, grenade and grenade. Even a field tube. Of course, we can deal with anything that may arise."
"And, you would rather hope that things will happen, Mr. Corey?"
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