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Arnold stood near the building for quite some time, lost in thought. Finally, he shook his head, dispelling the gloomy thoughts. He needed to distract himself, so he went to the spaceport to find out what kind of interstellar journeys they were planning there.

There, he was told that an expedition into space was scheduled for the end of 1258. Its goal would be to colonize a planet suitable for human life and subsequently establish a settlement there. According to the staff, the Yangtze Empire had already managed to colonize one planet in our system, but without special equipment, humans cannot live there, and for the most part, this planet is used only as a resource extraction site, while Nevermore plans to create a new home for humanity. About three thousand people of various professions are invited on board. Before the start of the expedition, its organizers will select the lucky ones from those who have applied.

"It's nice to meet such a beautiful girl here," smiled the former policeman. "My name is Vladimir Konovalov, and I was told to contact you."

"Good job," said the girl, ignoring the compliment. "In the current situation, the chances of saving both of them were extremely slim. The money has already been transferred to your account. Do you plan to cooperate with us further?"
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This time, Ayren woke up because of an annoying voice coming from a small screen. However, this time it wasn't a girl on the screen, but an unfamiliar guy. His appearance was, to put it mildly, strange, starting with his golden eyes with snake pupils. Maybe she's still asleep?

"Are you going to keep lying around?"
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Wenling and Ramzan get rid of the corpse, as they were instructed. When they demanded explanations from Brown, he began to answer with a question: "Do you know anything about the Vaironian group known as 'Vasaria'?"