" Yellow City was the major center on
Ceres, the largest and most important asteroid in the system, with a
population of around 100,000. It doubled as a spaceport, and was a
stopping-over and refueling point on the long voyage between the Inner
and Outer Planets.
"Go to Ceres first and check in there. Since the pirates will be
searching for St. George, you'll have to conduct your search
quietly-using the Star Ranger and wearing Starman's red uniforms won't
do on this assignment. You'll need to change ships and clothes in
Yellow City. The rest of the information you'll need will be provided
for you in files which you can read as you travel."
Lurton Zimbardo called his five most trusted leaders to a meeting in
one of the libraries on the pirates' asteroid. Each was dressed in the
gray and black uniform that Troy Putnam had designed for the pirates
for their failed mission to take over Mars. The meeting had been going
on for several hours and had involved a lot of detailed organizational
work. The men were tired and showing it. As usual, Zimbardo showed no
signs of fatigue.
"Yes, gentlemen," said Zimbardo, "You know what to do now. We will need
to get all of our men busy and you must drive them, drive them
relentlessly! I don't want to take any longer on this work than we need
to.
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