"Thank you, Mr. Konig," responded Zip simply.
"The pirates only had a few men placed here at the Base, but they were
enough to shut down operations for the few days they needed to paralyze
Eagle City. Frankly, it was a surprise for us and Richard wanted me to
take personal charge of security on Mars until it was quite clear that
the threat was past. Actually, I flew in with the invasion fleet. My
most important assignment here is to set up a secret base for Starlight
Enterprise, which will be a backup and defense unit prepared for any
events such as the one we've just experienced."
"A secret base?"
"Yes. I'll be looking for the best site, recruiting the right people to
man it, and drawing up plans for construction and the tasks it will
have to perform. I don't need to tell you that the project is highly
confidential. I'm only telling you about it because you're Starmen, and
it will be a resource you'll need to become familiar with. Of course,
there will be much more information coming your way later."
Oritz Konig spoke cleanly and clearly, but gave the [DB1]impression
that his thoughts were racing faster than he could speak. He had had to
discipline himself to speak so that others could follow him. There were
few wasted words when he had to get a message across, but he was able
to converse in a way that assured his listeners that he valued them as
people and needed their cooperation.
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