From the farm shed to the palace .

[Artisan Farmers Alliance]

Nakata put his glass of water back on the table. "Hai. We both have a lot of work to do. But we do it for our nations."

He wasn`t surprised that Jose want to talk about Food for Crete. "A glorious nation like yours have many enemies and people with a grudge against your honorful citizens..." Nakata paused for a second. "....so i am not really surprised about their attempts to disrupt the Food supplies for Planet Crete."

"And of course we are able to bring you our best Kyushu Rice like we did in the past. But Kusari has changed. It`s not easy to travel in Kusari without trouble with the Kusari Authorities anymore. Some of them are still loyal but nontheless it`s difficult sometimes so a few Corsair vessels would be a good idea from time to time. A distraction is always welcome" For a moment he held his breath.

"However, a vessel of the Alliance escorted by the Corsairs within Kusari, or even in the Sigma`s, could, well how to say that, frighten the new Government. Not that i really care. But right now your people are not really marked as kill on sight targets in Kusari. Unlike us. The Elders want to change that?" he asked...

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