Chapter 61: Interlude


    The pristine scent of freshly cut grass lingers in the conference room. Rowena is floating on a bed of clouds in which disys of clothing and fashions from all across the Sr system are being shown. Below are John baptist and Sihle who are sitting on a Japanese style tea table sipping Kumis. Unlike traditional Kumis this artificial milk is voured and coloured since there are no horses anymore anywhere.


    Mei and Athena are actually listening to everything Raul is saying. He walks like a senator in the Forum. The fabric of his Corte, Faja and Huipil all are the same colour of ck and appear more like a Toga.


    Raul says, "I don''t think you realise how important the Red Iron Ind is to us as a guild." He is trying to get the others on board with conquering the Whole instead of just taking part in the Shifting Ind Event.


    Athena says, "Then exin and don''t do what Sihle does..." she waves her hands about like how sihle does when he is talking..." he only tells us the tip of the iceberg." Athenas'' file on him like Raul is the thinnest. Those two are adept at keeping information a secret. John Baptist on the other hand has no interest in such obfuscation and prefers the hammer approach. Blunt and always in your face.


    Raulys a distrusting on eye on her. His investigations into her have turned up nothing which should be a good sign. He just can''t get this feeling about her out of his head. Even Asa isn''t giving him this much of a headache. Asas'' personal information is locked behindyers of encryption he sees only on high-value individuals. Rubbing his ever clustered head he says, "Through a little probe we, As in Shadow and I have managed to ascertain. The real value of Red Iron Ind lies in controlling it."


    Sihle says, "That''s true..." He only says these few words to agitate Athena he didn''t her caricature of him. Plus Mei giggled at it adding salt. He smiles like a real menace. On the girls faces clearly understanding what he has done.


    Mei says, "You see barely a bread crumb." She sticks her tongue out at him. Sihle sips his Kumis enjoying the warm tingle.


    John Baptist says, "I''m sure thend im can help, but we still have to fight yers for encampments." john Baptist speaks with a neutral considered tone. Asa perks her head up she was lying down watching the new cycle through.


    Athena says, "Yeah especially us who are going to the South Beach will have to face wave after wave of yers."


    Rowena says, "yeah plus with how we n to set up teams it puts us at a disadvantage. Having one of each base ss is the current party trend we should at least consider it." John, Sihle and Raul all shake their heads. If they alone could decide they would have gone with only three-man teams. The girls including Sihles; sister out voted the threeds and at least ensured five teams.


    Raul, "Amor please If I knew what is in the ind that makes it so important is would tell you. The clue I have is about The Shifting Inds themselves. We know that of the fifteen inds off the coast a few of them are special. The forum even hints at Grey skull ind elemental value. so many of the yers are rushing there."


    Sihle taking a finishing gulp of Kumis relieves his friend and says, "Red Iron is important to us because ording to the book. ''A history of conquest'' The shifting Inds are all constructed by long lost race. The Pirate King Amine the Elm has only been able to carry on her attacks because she is in control of a Shifting Ind."


    Athena says, "Those pirates that are attacking the ferries to the various inds." It is one of the reasons that Sihle was able to push back his Nine vige quest because John had secured a raft design. Now he only has to focus on getting high-quality material so he rushes the mission with quality over quantity.


    Rowena says, "yeah and have you seen their ships. Those bloody things look like floating ms." She saw the first yers who were rushing to the indsin about the ridiculous strength of the pirate''s ships.


    Asa sats, "that''s nothing look at these ships." Emeka_Mordi again made waves when they posted pictures about a ship in the Imperial Wharf. Where they had been brought to discuss the Power stone mine. The ship is part sea monster, lots of spells are being cast on to prevent the further deterioration of the fleshponents. Bonesmiths, Shipwrights and other professionals are working on the ship.


    Sihle spits in disgust, he hates the Dutchman series of Boats. I Odyessy the Flying Dutchman is a productionpany that specialises in Unlife ships. The Whalor-X9300 Series of ships are beingmissioned by...


    Sihle yawns as Raul says, "again cool but off-topic. The Red Ind is ours." Sihle searching his memories finds that the Guild Everest owned the ind in the Past. What Raul is saying is true Red Ind is super special even more than Raul realises.


    Sihle says, "We need a multi-pronged attack. Given the excitement around the ind, we will have to secure the Encampments all at once."


    Raul says, " Why though the Dungeons with the Red Ind rewards are already listed why should we fight Dungeons."


    Athena says, "You guys said we should stick and your first suggestion is to split up again."


    Asa says, "Yeah a solid outline at least tell us and we can decide if it''s something we want to do."


    Sihle says, "Okay don''t say it like that. I''m not hiding anything for suspense really as the informationes in I make it up. I''m done with ns you guys tend to destroy any n I think. I fact I think you guys do it purpose ask me for a n only to jump off a cliff. " Everyoneughs at Sihles'' outburst he truly could have a great cohesive human empire shattering team but no he has to work on the fly and go with the flow of his mad friends .


    John says, "It''s not like that it''s just that sometimes you like to y it safe. Remember Tar we could have won that." Age of Mythology is an older MMO and Johns'' favourite so far.


    Raul says, "You still on about that Hermano, please let it go." Tar was a disaster of a campaign.


    Sihle says, "Fine then let''s all out then. Everyone take a coast the encampments. Are the fertilends the old man is looking for its why the monsters build there. THen we will raid all the dungeons at once on hard mode. "


    Mei says, "If that''s true are we not wasting ournd ims if we use them n the encampments."


    Athena says, "No I don''t think soo..." She sends them the page about hownd ims works and the rmended implications system.


    John says, "If what I''m reading is correct we need to increase our number like Locust." Thend im works on a firste basis. As long as youy im first a yer cant im the same ce.


    Rowena says, "Yeah we do if we control importantnds ourselves we can use new yers buffers." This is only possible because the monsters on Red Ind reward Land ims. The only saving grace is that like all games the bestnds are owned by monsters.


    Raul says, "We can a make a huge ssh that will let us recruit a lot of yers. We can bring them to the ind with the rafts we don''t to use the ferry."


    Sihle says, "So are we in agreement then, The n as it stands we each take a coast. Then we level up and grind to the encampment. We take them over and fight towards the Dungeons. The dungeon will be a coordinated attack for the best effect which should give us a huge recruitment boost!"


    John says, "Just about we also have to make sure to keep an eye on any rising power around us. We already made a small ssh we forming our guild and given how rare they appear to be some might try to build themselves by standing on us."


    Athenas says, "They will learn that we are spike that no elephant can stand on." The girls have those glints of fury in their eyes. A den of hunger wolves happy for the battle toe.


    Raul says, "It''s decided then by the end of the day today the whole of Lugiria will be in awe of us." They all nod and go about preparing themselves.


    Sihle smiles this is better than he thought if they do this properly he can rush John to do his missions and that should give another of the keys. So far his nine vige mission has another and Rauls'' has the lead of the other thest key is the Western side of the ind but that is also the deadly side of the ind.