Now with the others gone, there were only the four of them left, Fex, Quinn, Paul and Kazz. They weren’t exactly the best set of people to be grouped together, as two of them had only recently joined.
Paul seemed to have some agenda against Quinn, while Quinn could say the same thing back. And as for Kazz, well she was on no one’s good side at the moment. For she had killed innocent soldiers and at the same time belonged to the first family.
Still, it didn’t stop them from having a nice awkward sit down together in a restaurant nearby. At the earth station there were plenty of shops around the place, as they would have a good amount of traffic going in and out. It was the perfect place for business.
Not only were there restaurants and clothes shops, but even things such as beast armour and ability shops as well, amongst other things. It was a large dome shaped shopping mall with several floors.
Not a word had been spoken between the four of them, from when the food had arrived to when they had finished eating. Finally, Fex couldn’t take it anymore. He had to make some type of conversation, anything.
"So is there anything on the list of things to do next?" Fex asked.
"There are a few basic things that we will need." Paul replied. "The ship has plenty of food to last us, however to power it, eventually we will need crystals. If we are using it frequently and including the little ships here, I would say we have enough for a month.
"We could go hunting ourselves as Travellers, but we would need the funds to purchase a teleporter."
Paul had his money card and everything taken away from him. On top of that it was linked to the military so he wouldn’t be using it too much anyway. The credit system seemed to still be in use but it was a problem.
The only one with credits on him was Quinn, and he wasn’t exactly a rich tycoon. He would be considered well off for a student, but enough to purchase teleporters and crystals for the ship, it would be impossible.
Even Logan had a limit to how much he could spend set by his parents. They were completely on their own on this one.
"The sooner we join a faction the better." Paul said. "It will allow us to earn a stable income, protection as long as we stay in that faction’s areas and a way to hunt beasts freely. Then, if we wish, we can start doing our own thing, purchasing teleporters for our own use. "
"So in the end we still have to choose one" Quinn mumbled. "If Logan’s family is with the Bree, then that leaves us with two options. The Sunshield family or the Graylash family."
Thinking back, when Quinn had met the young master he didn’t have a bad feeling about him. However, he was the one who ignited this whole war to begin with. Perhaps he would be a tricky one to deal with.
"Once we decide on a faction to join, we can use the big ship to fly out somewhere." Paul said. "And then we can use the smaller ship to fly to one of the smaller planets. We won’t need to purchase a teleporter for now.
Paul didn’t say it but in his head knowing what power they had, and what he had seen from their fight, if Quinn was in charge of all those people, joining one of the sides could greatly sway the power scale as well.
Maybe it wouldn’t be as instant as them finding a demon tier weapon or finding Richard Eno, but slowly they would have an influence.
"Hey, is everything okay bro?" Fex asked, as he could see Quinn rubbing his hand against his head.
"Yeah, I just need a little time to think." Quinn said as he stood up and looked like he was about to leave the restaurant. "I’m going for a walk for a little bit. We can meet back up here in an hour or so. We might as well do a little window-shopping while we’re here. Make a list for things we could use in the future."
Before leaving Quinn gave a quick glance to Fex, suggesting that he was in charge and it was his job to look after these two. He looked at the two of them, and they just stared at him back blankly.
He too, never thought his time on earth would be spent like this.
Walking around the place made it easier for Quinn to think. He walked past the many shops trying to take his mind of the situation. Just for a second he wanted to forget about all the responsibilities he had.
Even with all the troubles he had at school it seemed simpler back then.
The place looked peaceful, and it was hard to believe what the lieutenant had told them, but there was no reason for him to lie. However it didn’t take long for Quinn to realise that the tension between everyone was actually high.
"That’s crap old man!" A man shouted in one of the shops. "You’re charging me more just because we’re part of Pure, aren’t you?"
It was a wake up call. Never had Quinn ever heard anyone so openly claim they were part of Pure. That’s when he noticed that nearly everyone had the crest of their factions on display, and people were walking in groups.
Eventually, it was getting too much for Quinn and he was getting frustrated. He would walk ten meters before another person would approach him. He wanted to relax, not be bothered. freewebnσvel.cøm
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