First Contact

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'€œThis is Tsai-1 Traffic Control to cargo ship CS-Infinity, please proceed to the Hazardous Materials landing pad. Welcome back to New Eden.'€

The Infinity began to lose altitude as it approached the spaceport Tsai-1. The Hazardous Material landing pad was especially reserved for ships hauling Deuterium and radioactive elements harvested from the nearby moons of planet New Eden. Ten minutes later, the ship landed and its engines were turned off. Both the ship and the Deuterium cargo were safe. End of the trip. '€œTen minutes and fifteen seconds. I guess you broke the record again, Leung...'€ The two crewmen left the ship and watched how the Deuterium containers were uncoupled from the ship. Once the job was done, they stepped into the company's office, located near the landing pad. "I'll take a nap, this trip around that icy hell made me feel tired. Don't answer any call. We're not moving more Deuterium until the 14th..." Leung said to his buddy before entering his personal room.

While he was lying on the bed, he overheard Leila Bennet's voice coming from the hall of the office. His buddy had to be watching Midday WorldWide News Flash. "Who cares, I'll watch it later." He thought for himself. One minute later, his buddy knocked the door repeteadly. "Eh! Leung! Leung! Still awake?" Leung grumbled and got up quickly, opening the door. "The news! Wasn't DEAL-34917 your ID number? Seems the DES wants your arse in Sector One as soon as possible!" Leung blinked a few times before answering. "And why would the DES want a...? Eh, did you say as soon as possible? Okay, give me the keys of the speedcar."

He didn't care much what would the DES want from him. It was the best excuse to fly the speedcar from Sector 27 to Sector One. Even he didn't feel tired now. He took a look to his ID before leaving the spaceport.

Name: Simon Leung
Occupation: High Level Cargo Spaceship Pilot, Sector 27
Clearance Level: Sectors 13 27 68
ID CODE: DEAL-34917

560 kilometers per hour. Nothing compared to the speed that his ship reached in open space, but it still allowed Leung to arrive at Sector One southern police checkpoint in two hours. "Mister Leung, this way". One of the officers said once Leung showed his ID card. Leung followed the officer through several corridors until they reached an elevator. "Floor 100, then walk straight down the corridor. Have a nice day, sir." Leung just smirked at the officer before taking the elevator. He already got in troubles with the police departments of many sectors because of his tendency to exceed speed limits in the speedcar. But this time his ID number granted him certain immunity. 'Floor 100, walk straight down the corridor and ... step into the room'. Then he sat on the first chair he saw. Now he felt tired again, but still wondering what would happen next.

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