All Chapters of Race Against Time: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Did you know?" A fist landed on the wood of the table.The speaker's voice was strangely calm as the two men behind the desk winced.Thomas was soaking wet. Water dripped from his coat onto the expensive carpet and his hair was stuck to his face. He hardly paid any attention to it.A window behind the table afforded a view of the sea and the foaming waves on it. Otherwise there was nothing out here either.The superintendent did not look up when one of the waves as high as a house hit the ship and the ground began to sway briefly below him.As far as Thomas knew, this weather was still quite pleasant for Liurie's standards and in the three weeks that he was here he had already experienced much worse storms. Without his mental blockers he would have been annoyed about the bad weather. But as it was, he only felt the coldness of the water in his clothes.Above, the wave washed over the deck of the Salmakis and ran down again on the port side,

The design of the weapons themselves was simple. Dark steel and a carbon fiber handle."Ex iniuria ius non oritur." Was written in slightly raised letters. Injustice does not become right. The transporter sank a little lower and for a moment the hurricane fell silent outside."Estimated arrival time about five minutes," the pilot informed her. Aarens peered out into the turbulent spray. Indeed, in the distance he could see something glittering over the waves. He couldn't see anything more precise yet, but on the other hand…. There was nothing out here but the Hive and maybe the mine ships.  The landing was anything but gentle, even if Aaren paid the pilot respect for being able to fly in the weather."Isn't it a bit dangerous to land in the storm?" Abundius asked. Such a superfluous question, Aarens briefly considered whether it would be worth the effort to point it out to his companion. But he would pro

The hive was made up of four large complexes. The first was occupied by the administration and administration of the complex, which more or less formed a separate state with the governor at the head. The post was awarded by Omnisphere, but the company still had to submit to the laws of the electorate.At least in theory, thought Aaren as they stepped out of the storm into the shelter. A large foyer lay before them. A glass roof allowed a view up to the cloud-covered sky and should probably give the impression of being outdoors . Aaren found that he got dizzy if he looked up too long.  The roof hovered nearly 100 meters above them. The walls had numerous windows and in some places even balconies. Here and there shadows stood behind the glass and watched the small procession.   That was the second section of the facility, the workers' quarters and living quarters for the families. In addition to apartments, there were bars, amuse

But that's not exactly ... according to the protocol.""No, but it's also not illegal if I just ... forget ... where to send them for a few days."  ......   The labs formed the third complex that made up the hive. One of the most profitable industries besides ore mining was the exploration of habitable worlds. Many plants, for example, had completely new active ingredients that could be used in medicine or, in some cases, in agriculture. In Liurie's case, edible algae have so far proven to be particularly valuable. Their rapid growth made it possible to cultivate them on ships or underdeveloped worlds, for example, so that they became somewhat more independent, at least as far as the supply of food was concerned. In order to supply the two million inhabitants of the Hive, however, one was still dependent on deliveries. "And these are the hydro farms.", Eleanor explained with not a little pri

What is the status of the ship now?” Aaren wanted to know."The Salmakis got caught in a storm a good two hours ago.", Repeated the governor. "Unfortunately, the planet's ionosphere makes radio communication quite difficult and in these weather conditions ..." Outside, the sea , now shrouded in darkness, was even more turbulent than usual. Waves that almost reached the lower edge of the Hive platform crashed against the shields, which could no longer fully withstand the force of the forces of nature. Each wave shook the station slightly.   “It would be suicide to send a ship out there, even with storm shields. I'm sorry, but you will have to wait until tomorrow. " Callahan's office was a large room on one of the upper floors of the county. Next to the window were several shelves with books, most of them classical literature. The Odyssey, Iliad, some poets. He only paused at one book title."Order and light - a treatise