From the farm shed to the palace .

[Artisan Farmers Alliance]

Ryu Nakata`s Raba was escorted by two Gladiators. After the disturbing meeting near Planet Crete with a Tresher and a Bullhead of the Bounty Hunters Guild he was more than glad to see the honorable warriors of the great Corsair nation escorting him to the docking plattform of the Council.

"Hai. it seems to be warm outhere today." He just looked out of a window, then checking the temperature via neural net. "But i can`t remember a cold day at Crete to be honest" For a few members of his crew it was the first visit at the Planet. Some of them didn`t even leave Kusari before. "Look at this my brothers, i guess you didn`t see something like this before, the Council of elders building looks impressive. You all should be honored to see this..." Silence everywhere. It seems the crew was really impressed.


A few minutes later the autopilot initiated the docking sequence after they`ve reached the plattform. "Hai, there we are. I expect you to respect the Corsairs and their rituals. We are guests here" Nakata nods. "After a long time the Alliance is invited again to speak to the Council of elders here at Crete. We will see what they really want. I assume that they don`t want to talk about our Rice fields." For a second he was in another world it seems.


Nakata walks to the open door of his Raba. Isao Hiyashi, a new member of the Farmer Alliance from Planet Junyo, and Ishikawa Hasebe, his personel guard, are with him. "Oh my, Isao-san, is it really that warm? I prefer a cold breeze at Kyushu over this" He sighs. "But we are not here to talk about the weather. I think your knowledge of the corsairs can help us today. And you can learn a lot about our relationship to the Corsairs. You should be honored to speak to them" For a moment Nakata stands still....

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