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informed of his arrival and he was in Bell’s office 13 minutes after he had set foot on Terrania.
The man with the red hair bristles greeted Markus. "Hurry up, Markus. Take a seat. The Chief will be
on screen in a moment. Rhodan won’t mind dealing with a different matter instead of with Atlan. But he
won’t like the news you’re bringing any better than I do. 3 Bells! And we don’t have any idea why the
bells toll!"

This was typical of Bell. He never was very particular with his expressions.

The picture screen began to flicker. The transmitter station was on Venus where Perry Rhodan had gone
to learn the secret of Atlan’s eternal life from "Time’s Lonely One".

Rhodan’s sharp profile appeared on the screen. His eyes radiated strength and calm. He smiled a little as
he greeted his captain.

With Reginald Bell sitting at his side, the Commander of theLotus gave his report to the Chief. At the
same time the captain was also in communication with his ship and all data which Markus did not have at
his fingertips were secured in seconds.

It would have been much simpler for Capt. Jim Markus to talk to Rhodan by hyperradio from his
position in the Heperais system but it would have been against the strict order not to call the Solar
System on hyperradio under any circumstances because it would have been very easy for any of the
Arkonide or Springer spaceships to intercept the conversation. The Arkonides and the Springers,
including the Aras, believed that Terra had been destroyed half a century ago and it would have put Earth
in the middle of a disastrous fight.

Rhodan wanted to prevent this at all costs and for this reason he had placed his cosmic, agents on
several hundred worlds inhabited by the Arkonides or Springers. Rhodan was not interested in military or
industrial espionage but did wish to keep himself informed re the intentions of the Springers and the robot
Brain on Arkon.

Rhodan listened to Jim Markus’ report without interrupting. Then he peppered the cruiser commander
with questions, concentrating on the essential points. Markus had to ask his ship for the necessary
information. After short reflection Rhodan gave his decision from Venus via the audio-visual
communication system. "Capt. Markus, please get theLotus ready to start at once. Wait for mutant
Fellmer Lloyd to come aboard and fly back to the Heperais system. You’ll have to take Lloyd to Volat
without being seen. Then stand by for further developments. Keep in mind that our existence and the
Solar System depend on finding out as quickly as possible why Ralph Sikeron had sent the warning ‘3
Bells’. Use your own judgment if it becomes necessary to take immediate action but remember that all
our lives will be in your hands! Bon voyage, Captain!"

The picture screen turned grey and Perry Rhodan’s head disappeared.

Reginald Bell had already contacted the Mutant Corps. "What’s Fellmer Lloyd doing now?" he
bellowed into the mike.

The reply came without delay. "He’s on the 3rd planet of the Horgas system in the Arkon Empire."

"Good grief!" Bell groaned, giving the mike a dirty look as if it were its fault that the telepath Fellmer
Lloyd was so far away from Earth. He looked at Capt. Markus and suggested: "I’m afraid the only thing
you can do is to fly to the opposite comer of the Great Empire to pick up Fellmer Lloyd…"