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Another hundred years passed by, and we turn our attention to the chaos realms that are being colonized.
Both are still not yet ready for the first batch of migration, but the efforts have certainly co a long way.
By now, the colonization headquarters for both chaos realms had completely filled their starting solar system. Every space was used and divided wisely, ensuring high efficiency in operations. With the headquarters built this good, the rest ca naturally.
Of course, another important part was the enthusiasm of the colonization teams. Sure, their passion and excitent have cooled down over ti, but that doesn't an that things have gotten old for them. They're still as enthusiastic and as energetic as day one; it's just that they're pacing themselves better now since things have cald down.
This also applies to the mbers of the Makers Guild.
Aside from building and filling the HQs, the colonizing teams also built outposts all over the chaos realms and scattered resources for others to use when they're out on a mission.
This job falls on the shoulders of the Makers since it's what they're here for. And even though 100 years already passed, they still haven't built sufficient outposts to truly cover the expanse of the chaos realms. They're working on it, that's for sure.
The Makers' goal was to build outposts in every habitable zone that could be found in the chaos realms. Hell, they'd build one at every flat surface if they could, but they can't since they have to be smart about it.
Outposts are used as a shelter and a temporary base for the teams or individuals out and about. Exploring and mapping out the chaos realms were bound to be difficult, sotis even dangerous for them, so the Makers wanted to make sure that there would be outposts nearby for the teams or individuals to use before, during, or after their missions.
The outposts will be supplied with minimum resources that others could use when they're in a pinch. The Makers built two-way item transport ports on each outpost so that they could send parcels from the HQs and the outposts without the trouble of crossing great distances.
This was also how they're refilling the resources that are being used on the outposts.
Mapping out and exploring the chaos realms was ti-consuming and kind of redundant, actually. Why? Because Nick and Patricia could've easily done this themselves and saved everybody a lot of ti and unnecessary effort, plus resources.
They're constantly watching over the chaos realms anyway, so what haven't they seen?
But see, here's the reason why they made the teams do it anyway; it's to give them the real satisfaction and feeling of conquest.
Calling it 'conquest' might be going too far, actually. Especially given that there's nobody here to conquer; sure, every bio has its own creatures, beasts, etc. But they hardly count as creatures to 'be conquered.' These creatures didn't need to be brought down, killed to serve as a warning, or forced into submission.
At most, they're food for the colonists, natural resources, if you will, and that's it. They offer no resistance to whatever humans intended to do. They probably don't even understand what's going on.
This already lowers the satisfaction that 'colonization' brings. After all, conflict, as bad as it seems, fuels the ambition. Without it, things were bound to be boring. And if the workers are bored, their work efficiency drops and the colonization progress slows down.
More importantly, their work might turn out shabby. And that just won't do. This was a big project; the organizers had a lot planned for this. They won't accept slow and shabby work.
Since the Human Sovereigns and the relevant parties wanted quality and swift work, they have to co up with sothing that keeps the teams engaged and passionate.
That's why, even though it's truly a waste of ti, they added the task of mapping out the chaos realms to the colonizers, saying that with both Nick and Pat occupied and on the lookout for possible threats, they can't participate in this task.
In truth, this was done to give the teams the satisfaction of discovery and colonization. It's not complete, yes, but it's more than enough to keep them engaged.
And the results speak for themselves. They're about 100 years early in their schedule.
Initially, optimizing the headquarters for both chaos realms was expected to be done within 200 years. Yes, it's that slow; they have to begin sowhere, after all, but that's fine. It's what everybody agreed upon.
But now, look at this. The teams needed only half of the expected ti to accomplish their initial requirent. Hell, they even exceeded what's expected out of them.
The key to this was, obviously, the Makers Guild. Sohow, they seed to have taken that schedule as a challenge for themselves. Although none of them discussed it out loud or expressed it, their thoughts were in sync.
200 years to build the HQ that spans an entire solar system? Too long! 100, take it or leave it.'
Again, none of this was said out loud, but they most certainly showed it through their blistering work pace and their burning enthusiasm.
And their passion was infectious. Seeing these humble and ragged old n working their asses off for ager gain (not really, by the way, it just seed like it), the others felt like they're not working hard enough and decided to make themselves useful as soon as they can.
Of course, not everybody was infected. A few cool heads are needed for balance. But enough people infected by their passion were more than enough to kick the gear roaring.
And it just snowballed from there.
Because of that, the teams are now 100 years ahead of schedule. And that's with the unnecessary burden of mapping out and exploring both chaos realms. If things were to continue like this, the advance will just continue to grow.
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Nick and Patricia didn't have to appear before the colonizers to know how they're doing. They could see them and their actions even though they remained at the Heavenly Star Chaos Realm.
Their senses could reach farther than that, so they really don't have to be that close. And if an ergency ever occurred, they could swiftly arrive within the blink of an eye anyway.
To be honest, they were impressed with how passionate they were. 100 years ahead of schedule might not sound like much, especially given how ti basically loses its aning for them, but it's actually quite a lot, especially for weaker beings.
And the teams on both chaos realms were advancing at the sa pace even though they barely had contact with each other.
It seems that even they had underestimated the desire for conquest within the hearts of the colonists.
And based on what they're seeing, the efficiency of both teams hadn't dropped alarmingly yet. Sure, it dropped a few degrees compared to the first few weeks and months, but that's to be expected.
So long as they keep this up, both chaos realms should be ready for the first migration soon.
"Things are going very well," Nick mused to himself as he placed down his mug on the table, exhaling a relieved and gratified sigh. "How about on your side?"
"Sa." Patricia nodded. "The pace of both teams is practically the sa. What I didn't expect is to discover so many natural resources, unique ones at that. Even Ilya had no idea what so of them were."
"True. It's the sa on my side as well," Nick replied. "Ilya must be driving his n crazy to research the unknown resources as soon as they can so that he can put a price tag on them as soon as possible."
"Sounds like him, alright," Patricia chuckled.
Yes, this was indeed the case. Ilya was being overbearing right now with his team of researchers out of his excitent.
When they received the parcels of undiscovered resources unique to other chaos realms, their eyes practically turned into golden bangles at the promise of undiscovered wealth.
He wasn't expecting to receive these kinds of parcels this early, actually. But he didn't stay surprised for long since he was aware that the teams were ahead of their schedule.
He is definitely driving his private team insane with his demands, and Assumption of both Nick and Pat were spot on; it's all because he wants to put a price tag on these resources as soon as possible.
Such a rchant's heart, after all.
The thing is, there wasn't just one parcel here. The first batch he received was from 50 years ago, and there were five of them. Each one containing an unknown mineral that was gathered from a natural deposit found by the colonists.
And every decade, they would send more. What does this tell him? It ans that there were new materials being discovered! A new addition to the precious materials that humans could work with!
How could this not make him excited? How could he not feel pressed and eager to discover their real value!?
If he wasn't reacting this way, then his na wasn't Ilya Silverspoon!
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