World Seed

Author’s Corner: I would like to thank those people that have donated to my story thus far, it means a lot to me as a writer that people are willing to do so. Now, hurry up and read this chapter!By the time we had arrived at Gerin, I was more than ready to get off the ship. After five years of no travel, I had forgotten just how frustrating it can get. We need some better way to travel or something… I mean really, at this point our individual abilities mean practically nothing, since this war will mostly be conducted between ships. I’m confident that our levels and abilities surpass the New Human Empire… but what about our technology?Celeste seemed to have picked up my thoughts, because she replied a few moments later. “Well, there’s not much that can be done about that, unless you invest in gear or abilities to let people fight in the vacuum of space. Right now, you, me, and Yo are the only ones that can do that. And sorry, John, but I don’t think we're strong enough to take on a fully armed fleet with just the three of us.”I thought about that for a moment, but nodded my head. If we could get everyone able to fight like that, it might not be a problem. But not sure everyone would be open to the idea of changing into either a slime, Deus Ex, or void elf.“True, but there are some other methods, like environment shields. Though we’d have to purchase one from the gold market to learn how to develop them. Naturally, the best method for fighting a space battle is spaceships. If you want to have better chances of winning, you need to increase the power of your space fleet.”Again, I could only nod in response. I know. Hopefully, the Deus Ex will be willing to join us. Since our flight path did not take us close enough to the Deus Ex homeworld to make contact, we had yet to get in touch with them about combining fleets to fight the New Human Empire.“Captain.” The comm in my ear sounded off. “We’re arriving at the border of Gerin space now. They’re hailing us for our identification now.”“Understood, I’m on my way. Patch me through to them for now.” I waited for the signal before I spoke up, while walking towards the bridge. “This is John Hulett of the Ariadne. Who am I talking with?”“This is Captain Himural of the Noral. Your ship’s appearance doesn’t match our records of the Ariadne. Do you have an explanation for that?” A masculine voice was transmitted to me in response.“I’ve had seven years to upgrade the ship, I am not surprised that the appearance has changed.” Well, I kind of was. I mean, each change was just a little bit at a time, so I hadn’t really noticed that the ship was now a bit longer and considerably more well-armed than in the past. “Queen Talia of Gerin 6 is expecting us, and can verify our identities.”“Just a moment.” I heard from the comm as I arrived on the bridge, seeing three ships in front of us through the screen. Most likely, they had their guns trained on us right now in case our information didn’t check out.A few moments later, a message appeared in front of me.