The Network Hub

Every time I return from my long trips away from Jun'Jo, I can see the sense of relief on Mirage's face. She has always preferred to be out in the field with the other operatives getting deep into the thick of things. Cinos, on the other hand, is a Sunnveil spirit, so he tends to prefer it when we return to my second home there. As things progress and my powers are able to be unlocked and accessed once again, he will be able to spend more time home with his sister and the other spirits as I will be fully capable of protecting myself from danger. As I look over maps in the strategy room of the medium house converted into a headquarters for the Operative Network, Mirage appears across the room as my shield instinctively is raised. She smiles at me and remarks, "I see someone is still on edge." I motion for her to approach without taking my eyes off of the maps. "How is security currently doing at Fort Do? We need to ensure that bandits and the like cannot raid that fort or the resource camps located within it without paying a hellacious price." She stops within five paces of me and responds, "Plans have been set in motion to position militia troops there soon, but our focus has been on intelligence operations in your absence, Master." My lips purse slightly and my brow furrows a bit as I contemplate the best course of action. Looking over the map of Jun'Jo in relation to Fort Do, I tell Mirage, "Bring me the City Treasurer. Given the typical duration of my absences, we are moving forward with the HQ Barrier Matrix. Once it is up and running, we will expand to the city defenses putting barriers at each gate and the four corners of the city. Once that objective is complete, we will shift our focus to erecting barriers to protect Fort Do. It should become the practice of our militaristic expansions to construct Barrier Pillars and Turret Pillars at each fort we build." Mirage nods and says, "Show force so that you do not have to use force." I look up from the maps at my Vice Captain of the Network and nod to her with a faint smile.

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Mirage inquires as to why I allow accepted spirits into this specialized defense unit of militia. I smile and reply, "Their energy signatures are what the designs were based off of. Most likely with the next phase of the system is put into motion, I will have the matrix recalibrated so that spirit kin can be eligible for defense duty as well." She nods and tells me that I should consider proposing the currency system that I had thought up. I ask her why and she tells me that now that I have returned, it will be time to put the Lord's plans in motion. I nod to her and tell her that he and I had already discussed it and that the green light was given to begin on such an endeavor. I tell her that I will need her to get the most competent and trustworthy members of the Merchant Guild in a meeting as soon as possible, so the task of fleshing out such a system could begin immediately. I have no desire to delay on this matter and with a pending trip to Theden coming up, I would like to get things moving while we're gone. This unit of merchants would take this on as their top priority.

EXP: 221
TEXP: #2 (2 threads)