"Feeling abandoned Nix?" Jun Li gave him a pat on the back.
The three ferrets stopped at Glory long enough to get cleaned up and eat. Nix made them so clothes to wear and even got Dalton to make them so shoes. After that, they said goodbye and took the portal out. They did tell him their nas. The striped one was called Amb, the chubby one was Tofo and the first one Nix had t was called Po.
Nix shrugged. "Probably have a ho sowhere. They were tough little guys, brave as hell too."
/Inferno: Semmi: Well... It didn't take long. All 36 guilds have agreed. The guilds here in Colonial who were holding back are all making the move in three days.
/Inferno: Nix: A mass exodus? Is that a coincidence?
/Inferno: Semmi: I suggested it would inconvenient if we don't get them all done at the sa ti.
/Inferno: Jun Li: Once they leave, Resolute will be the only remaining Upper-Tier Guild that is capable of crossing the bridge. The rest of the Upper-Tiers aren't very strong.
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[3 days later in the Sun-Valley on the Su'Dhassi continent of Phai]
[Assassinate]
Gideon has assassinated Gato the Slayer.
"Drop anything good Gid?" Bellevue, the guild's primary healer was also a notorious moocher. The words, 'I don't want it" didn't exist for her.
Gideon sighed as he examined the drops. "Just crap Bells, go ahead and salvage what you want." He stepped away from the corpse. One of his scouts had found the mob earlier in the day. There was so hope that Salamander would finally have so luck in the New World.
[A Contract has been offered. Nix will register the Salamander Guild in Parliant in exchange for the permanent acquisition of your Guild votes. Do you agree?]
Gideon stared at the ssage for a mont before replying. "Yes."
[The Salamander Guild is being registered in Parliant with you as the Guild Leader. Do you accept this appointnt? Note: You are responsible for the 100 million Credit fee]
"Yes."
[One hundred million credits have been deducted from your account and paid to Parliant.]
Oasis System ssage: Oasis welcos Salamander to the New World.
Guild Chat is enabled.
Personal ssaging is enabled.
Three mandatory Guild raids are available.
Guild Raid: Terror of the Dark.
Guild Raid: Hold the Line.
Guild: Raid: Building the Guild Hall.
/Salamander: Soju: What? We are in?
/Salamander: Miki: THANK You GIDEON!
/Salamander: Gideon: Back in business folks.
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Nix was whistling when he finally left the Registrar's Office. They had finalized all the contracts at the sa ti. Oasis had been bombarded with the new guild welcoming ssages.
Shae squeezed his hand. "He didn't look happy."
Nix grinned. The Ain'Dhassi who helped him was the sa one as before. His stern manner had grown even frostier when presented with 36 registrations.
Semmi was working at one of the desks when Nix and Shae walked in. She was looking at the votes. "We now have 75 votes Nix. That's more than 2 out of the 3 races."
Nix moved to the big desk that was centered on the window. He noticed a plague that said Guild Leader Nix had been added to the desktop. "This your doing Sem."
The blonde gave him a mischevious smile. "Maybe."
Soft lips pressed into the back of his neck, reminding him that Shae was still there. "You don't have to stay Shae. I'm going to read through so of the dockets"
Shae grabbed a chair from the nearby desk and pulled it close to his. "Don't mind , just going to watch for a bit."
Nix nodded, "we eting Fajii at the market?"
"Yep, in two hours." She leaned her head against him and watched as he navigated through the governing nu.
Nix found the docket nu relatively quickly. The title of the docket was followed by the amount of ti left until the voting deadline expired. He selected one that was expiring in a few hours.
[3 year limit on war prisoners: 2.5 hours: 3rd Ti Rule]
Summary: Taking prisoners during raids, sea battles and tis of war is a long-standing tradition. This proposal seeks to limit the ti in which these prisoners can be held captive. If approved, all prisoners that have fulfilled the 3-year obligation will be released imdiately.
[Approving Opinion: Serai Del Tali]
[Dissenting Opinion: Tura Raine Xai]
Nix activated the Approving Opinion and a mont later the face of an Ain'Dhassi female appeared on his hud. It was obviously a recording.
[Serai Del Tali]
"We need to set a limit on the amount of ti that prisoners can be held in captivity. Too many of our Oasis citizens have beco lifeti slaves because war and greed. The Ain'Dhassi are targeted frequently because of our precious tal mines. Simple miners are taken away in raids and never see their families again. Please help in my fight to change this tragic and abhorrent practice."
"Sounds reasonable." He glanced over at Semmi, "know what the 3rd ti rule is?"
Semmi looked over from her desk. "Just like it sounds. It's the limit on proposing dockets. If a docket is voted down 3 tis, it can never be presented again."
"I see." Nix clicked on the Dissenting Opinion and the image of Tura Raine filled his hud.
[Tura Raine Xai]
The taking of prisoners as part of War and Conquest is a long-standing Oasis Tradition. The Ain'Dhassi would have you believe that they are above such things, but the reality is that their warships and raiding parties are just active as the other Oasis races. When you take part in a raid, the results are permanent whether it's death or captivity. The truth of this matter is that half of all Ain'Dhassi raids end in failure. This is due to their own incompetence as warriors. Vote this proposal down for the 3rd ti, so we can finally move on to more important matters.
Nix leaned back in his chair, soft hair brushing against his shoulder reminded him that Shae was still there. 'What do you think? Taking part in raids and then complaining about the results?"
Shae shrugged. "Salamanders are too powerful to move about in large groups."
Nix laughed and clicked on the na of Serai Del Tali. "True. I want to see what she says."
A pale woman with white hair and crystal blue eyes stared at Nix through his hud. Her pointed ears were adorned with white stones that glittered brightly. "May I help you, sir?"
"I'm Inferno Guild Leader Nix. I have so questions about your docket." Nix liked her right away, the tone of her voice was respectful, not cold or arrogant like he was expecting.
"I'm Del Tali. I will answer any question you have Guild Leader Nix."
"Just call Nix. I read both opinions on this docket. What answer would you give to the point that your raids aren't very successful? You seem to be taking part but don't want to bear the long term consequences."
"We are taking part and our raids are very ineffectual. Three years ago we lost nearly half of our fighters in the re Stone War. Those lost fighters were all elites. This is the reason for our 'ineffectual raids.' "
Nix watched her face for any signs of nervousness or duality. "I'm not familiar with re Stone."
"The re stone was new at the ti. An easily mined stone that can enhance armor and spells. At that ti the only known source was the Ain'Dhassi territory. We selfishly decided to keep it for ourselves. The other Dhassi races invaded and for several weeks a horrible war was waged." Del's voice sounded strained, like soone who was trying to stay composed.
"I'm assuming the Ain'Dhassi lost this war?"
Del nodded. "A large island off of our Southern Icecap was taken over by the Fir'Dhassi. The war may have continued, but other deposits of re Stone were found in the Fir'Dhassi and Su'Dhassi territories."
"I see. That's all the questions I have." Nix cut the communication and leaned back in his seat. He clicked on the docket vote count.
[Approve: 96 Dissent: 126]
He stared at the screen for a long ti before finally clicking on the vote icon.
[Cast 75 votes for Approve?]
"Yes."
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