Pictures and telemetry reports kept pouring back to the mothership, mostly bringing positive news. But these were all secondhand sources; without firsthand experience, they only offered a superficial understanding of the alien world below.
Many scientists still stationed aboard the mothership were scratching their heads in anxiety, entirely unable to concentrate on their daily work.
An extremely impatient atmosphere spread throughout the vessel.
The personnel aboard couldn't wait any longer; they were desperate to deploy to the surface! This was especially true for the massive Department of Biology, whose members acted like children staring at a brand-new toy through a shop window.
The temptation was simply too great to resist!
They finally had real, groundbreaking research subjects and novel alien ecosystems to explore, but they were confined to orbit due to strict security protocols. Their tempers were flaring, and heated arguments between biologists echoed down the corridors.
