Edited by: Kuro and Lille
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The days after the funeral were painfully slow. It was a waiting game for Grey and Cyan. They had to wait for System 225 and the others and see what they found on the USB.
No other natural disasters or random outbreaks of viruses. It was eerily calm in XU239. Though for everyone else, it was normal, as though none of the disasters ever happened.
One day, Grey finally heard from System 225.
[Grey! I'm sorry this took so long. I sorted through all the information. I'm in utter shock with what we found. It's a long story, so I will tell you when you go home and in your room. In the meantime, I will condense the information. If you have any questions, I will answer them to the best of my ability.]
Since Grey was still teaching a class, he understood, so he gave System 225 his thanks and continued to teach his class. His pause seemed natural and no one found it off.
When he and Cyan got home, they did their usual routine and made their way into the bedroom so they could talk.
"I need to go over some information, I will talk with you after I'm done, alright?" Grey told Cyan as vaguely as possible.
He didn't want to go silent without Cyan knowing what was going on.
"I understand, I will watch some videos online in the meantime."
The two tactically got comfortable on their bed and began to do their own things.
'Alright, System 225, I'm ready.'
[Understood, Grey. Transferring data now... Transfer complete. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. It's a lot of information.]
'Thank you.'
Grey, with his eyes closed, was able to see an extensive, almost never-ending list of words. Most people would get overwhelmed, but he was a certified Host. This was nothing to him!
It took him an hour to speed-read all the information, but he was able to grasp all the information.
After reading the information, System 225's automated message went off.
[This is an automated message. Congratulations Host, for figuring out the secrets of XU239. A side mission has turned into the main mission. Missions have been rewritten to fit the current situation:
[Main Mission: Help the people of XU239 escape. Disclaimer: It is possible to save everyone, but at least 75% of the people must be saved.
[Side Mission: Liberate all of the people enslaved by the Seore family. Hint: XU239 isn't the only place enslaved by the Seore family.]
[Good luck, Grey.]
Grey unconsciously thanked the automated system and organized everything he just read so he could simplify it for Cyan. He didn't want the explanation to be too long.
He knew that just the main mission was going to be extremely complicated nonetheless the side mission, but there was someone who could make things easier if the other believed him...
There were three important parts to all of this.
The first was that his theory from earlier was correct. There was a group of people using this city as an experimental ground. The scientists were hired by a rich and influential family called the Seore family.
The Seore family was one of the founding families of the Federation. After breaking off from one of the biggest interstellar Empires, the Federation with a thousand years of history was thriving, becoming one of the interstellar's superpowers. They could rival the Empire they had broken away from.
