Chapter 17: Chapter 17

The Reans had shown their dedication towards work.

They worked nonstop… gathering the material, finding

help where it was necessary, consulting with the Aatians

for using the alternate source of energy that was the gas

that they were talking about!

Aatians volunteered for some work in exchange for the

techno skills in communication.

Zo was only too happy to train them and he asked them for

the orb’s technology but instead of teaching them they

donated around ten orbs. The best thing that could have

happened to the Reans... five to six of them could travel at

a time.

Richard was given one and it was very easier to learn to

fly it as it was almost similar to the four wheel drives! He

often rode the orbs and it was actually the best gift anyone

would have given him. The only problem was that he had

to send a message to get it filled with the fuel! Even

though large reserve was kept in the campsite!

Richard wanted to change the orb’s fuel from the gas to

particle power as he saw how efficient their spacecraft

was… But Zo was not for it as he thought the particle

power should not be used in the smaller vehicles because

even small accidents might cause big damage!

Richard was thinKing about all these while he was flying

from the campsite to the city site!

He saw many Aatians worKing on constructing roads

using some material which looked like tar!

The houses were pre- fabricated in the campsite and were

set in the site in a circular pattern leaving the center site

for the palace.

All the houses were similar and he had asked them to

construct it to seven feet tall… Even then the houses

looked small!

As he had promised, he was constructing one house for

Fe… It was made of purely wooden logs unlike the other

houses and bigger than the others. He had used all his

imagination in building the house and everyone could see

that it was going to be the most beautiful house. Re liked

the idea of using logs and limestone and sand mix!

Ro and Zo agreed that the palace could be built with logs

but Fe was adamant as she explained that logs were not

safe all the time and enemies could find the weakness in it.

But all the others did not agree with her.. But she stuck to

her view and got her own way.

It was such a great team work! The hard work of bringing

the material to the site was taken by the trees and overseen

by Ro so everything went on exactly as planned. The

city was shaping up according to the plan of rosette

pattern. The roads starting from the centre up to the two

different exits that led to the pass, were in circular

formation and the houses were on either side of the road

leaving a very large space between the houses for the

garden. The number of houses were nearly hundred and

they needed perhaps thirty plus only even if they have to

stay alone in one house!

Few of Aatians wanted to stay on land and Cynig was too

happy to give permission and he wanted one big house

allotted for him in the city.

Richard was happy to see the cooperation developing

among all the beings!

As the days passed on, he could feel the temperature

coming down and he was wondering if it would be

freezing cold! But the Aatians assured him that it would

get extremely cold but the water wouldn’t freeze as the

city was in the centre location in Arda. Most of the aquatic

beings were found near this area because of the moderate

climate!

The work went on …the days and nights merged into one.

The palace construction had started and the Aatians had

taken charge completely and the respect they showed to Fe

was unbelievable. They did everything that the female

Rean asked and she bossed over them…

The palace was slowly coming up and the style was that of

the Aatian’s and the material used was according to Fe’s

suggestion so it was coming like a real castle with turrets.

The Aatians polished the outer wall with the metal they

found underwater. It reflected the golden light of the

Alpha to the extent that it hurt the eyes to see for a long

time.

Richard was in awe of the outer glow of the palace. If it

had to be there on Earth, this would be considered as an

architectural marvel!

The interior of the palace was slowly filled up with the

artefacts given by the Cynig as well as the queen…

Richard finished the work on the house that he had built

for Fe as a prize! It looked like a very modern house found

on Earth with the portico, the staircase, the first floor and

the balcony. He modelled it like Frank’s house and he

wished Frank could see all these!

Zo had set up his labs. The bio lab started functioning as

the lab technicians that Zo had handpicked and trained

were busy arranging the artificial womb that would allow

extracorporeal pregnancy by growing a fetus outside the

body of the organism!

The Reans had brought many embryos of their favourite

cattle and few other animals too.

The lab was shaping to be of high standard and security

was always tight around it. Since they guarded it with

invisible Reans…

Richard was highly impressed with Reans and the methods

they used to complete the task in a record time!

The trees had shown them the place where gold like metal

as well a metal that looked like glass were abundantly

available!

Both the Aatians and Reans were very excited to gather as

much as they could. The trees helped both equally but it

was evident that they liked to be with the Reans. The

flowering plants were everywhere as they helped in all

easy tasks and waited patiently to help. Everything went

on well and soon the city was almost ready.

When the Cynig visited the place , he was not able to

believe his eyes. The city was shining in the golden glow

as the outer wall of the buildings reflected the Alpha light!

The circular roads were paved with coloured tar mixed

with some reflectors. The whole set up made striKing

visuals!

Many trees decided to stay in the city itself and they added

to the beauty of the city.

Richard had gone back to his summit cave for the last time

before he could shift to his quarter in the palace.

He tried again to connect with Frank but he couldn’t get

him… he was mesmerised with the sight around him! The

sky was clear with the brighter stars, the florescent sea, the

misty land and the city of Rich with its floating lights

shining like beacon…He wished for someone to be there

to share this beauty…

The natives as well as Reans wanted to have a great

celebration to open the city of Rich. They had taken all the

furniture from the campsite but left the tents and the

spacecraft in the cave.

Re wanted to shift it without the presence of the native but

unfortunately there was no way of avoiding the plants.

Fe was so overwhelmed to see her house that was built by

King Richard and she gave it to the city as the guest house

as she preferred a house like others!

The Richard’s private quarter was made as Richard

wanted …It looked like Frank’s house and the he had

made up his room as exactly like that of the guest room

that he had stayed in their house!

He thought of Frank more and more as he wanted him to

know all the achievements that he had here. He had taken

few photographs in his cell phone as that was the only

thing functioning!

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