"Jeff Kirvin - Unification Chronicles 3 - First Contact III" - читать интересную книгу автора (Kirvin Jeff) Scanned & proofed by N.E.R.D.
Cleaned, re-formatted & proofread by nukie. Color: -1- -2- -3- -4- -5- -6- -7- -8- -9- Text Size: 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- 17- 18- 19- 20- 21- 22- 23- 24 The Unification Chronicles First Contact Part 3 of 4 by Jeff Kirvin The Story So Far: After landing on the first extrasolar world discovered capable of supporting multiton carnivore that killed one of the Marines. Upon closer inspection of the beast, Jack discovered a brand, evidence of domestication. Jack showed this evidence to Vladimir Chenzokov, captain of the exploratory vessel Envoy, who dismissed it as coincidental. The colony world, now dubbed New Eden, was human property, and Chenzokov would hear no talk of aliens. * * * Major Jack Killian paused in his work, stopping to remove his helmet and wipe the sweat from his brow. Despite the armor’s strength and climate control, he was dripping. It had been a busy three weeks. Shortly after dismissing Jack’s concern about the branded creature, Chenzokov had the colonists begin shuttling down. Jack and his men had the perimeter fences up just as the last shuttle came down. Chenzokov called an assembly and gave a stirring speech that Jack knew must’ve taken the old Russian half the trip to write. Chenzokov talked about the noble ideal they were living, and the great responsibility of founding humanity’s first extrasolar colony. He finished by naming the planet “New Eden” and calling for a celebration that lasted well into the night. The next morning the colonists began ferrying down materials to build the first human settlement on New Eden. Despite the use of prefab materials and plenty of powerloaders, unarmored civilian construction versions of the military powered armor suits, Chenzokov |
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