Hye recalled the incredibly complicated process of his own entry into this solar system—the layers of security, the orbital locks, and the constant monitoring.
There had to be a high-level traitor in the upper circle of the Hescos. Only someone with immense authority could facilitate the entry of an alien Torank vessel every month and keep its presence a total secret from the rest of the empire.
He reached the primary storage facility and crashed the heavy reinforced door open. He stepped inside and was immediately shocked by the scene that welcomed him.
"Damn! I thought this facility only stored the ore on the surface, not that it dug so deep into the ground like this…"
Hye stood at the edge of a precipice. The storage area inside the building was a perfect cylinder, extending for tens of metres below the ground level. The engineers who built the city ensured they utilised the subterranean space to shield the special ores from surface hazards and temperature fluctuations.
