122 Care to explain...?
"Sorry…" Gatimus understood he was out of line calling the studying 'nonsense' when in fact he had always wished to study as a child.
Because of his familys circumstances, Gatimus lived in squalor majority of his life, so he was never afforded the ability to study more than whatever could be afforded to him in his various careers.
After escaping his nation with the few remaining members of his family that hadn't died or succumbed to disease, Gatimus found himself in a UN refugee camp near Ethiopia.
Life there wasn't any better than the streets of Kenya, with the NATO forces given free reign to do as they please since nobody was willing to contest their authority because of the nations which funded them.
Before the last of his family died out from hunger and disease, Anton arrived in time to save his family while offering Gatimu the opportunity of a lifetime.
His family wasn't the only fortunate one to escape their miserable lives stranded in the refugee camps, as others from Chad, Central African Republic, and Cameroon were taking in by Esmonds people.
Andre Oumarou, from Cameroon, Mahamat Djibrine from Chad, and Louis Yamissi of Central African Republic were chosen by Anton to be the future leaders of their respective nations.
Their families were brought over to the Spatial Ark Star World or had protection measures in place with certain members of the Assassins and Templars watching over them in secret.
Currently the future leaders were discussing the justice systems of their nations, including some of the social and cultural issues that plagued their nations.
Persecution towards homosexuals and albinos was a large socioeconomic issue which affect the tourism industry as a whole, but more importantly, the locals were afraid of their own government.
The group went through simulations in the Virtual World where they would experience various problems and would need to either work by themselves to find a solution or with a counter part in a foreign state beside their homeland.
Weirdly enough, Somalia quickly became the forefront for innovation and development out of the other nations, mainly due to their connection with the sea.
Nigeria and Cameroon weren't far behind either in the simulations, however certain problematic radical groups and others funded by corporations continued to wreak havoc until a stricter means of security finally entered the nation.
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"Is the Lord serious about his plans to create a strong infrastructure network between our nations?" Mahamat asked the group while sitting in the private study room.
Each of the members within the group had their own Virtual Intelligence program that was connected with the A.I Spirits of the Spatial Ark Star World.
This allowed the group to know what their Lord expect of them as well as providing any data or information they ever required.
"Yes…
According to the information I've received, the Lord wishes us to do the legal and social framework around the international network between nations.
After all, this relates to the Lords plans to make us a pinnacle leader for space travel." Hayaan spoke up since he was the furthest along in his studies and understood the issues better than anyone else in the group.
Because the equator ran through Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda, they were going to be the epicentre of where the Space Elevator would be established.
It was vital for the three nations to be at the peak of national measures like crime rate, education, health care and much more, which wasn't an easy task at all.
This was the driving factor leading the group of future leaders to work as hard as they were currently within the Virtual World.
Seeing everyone working so hard, left Hayaan to make a hard decision and not inform the group about the future plans Esmond wanted them to work on, which was taking over Egypt.
Hayaan knew the information would send some members of the group to cry injustice, so he didn't bring up the new project, however he made up his mind to push everyone to work harder so when time came to focus on Egypt, it would be easier to handle than the international transport infrastructure.
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"What a race!
Lewis Hamilton has won the opening race for the 2008 Formula One season!
What an amazing race!"
"That right Martin, but I have to hand it to the revamped Honda teams which have rebranded themselves as Primal GP and Zathra Manston GP, whom both have finished the race, even though the drivers seemed a little shaken by the power of the car."
Martin Brundle and Jonathan Legard were commentating their thoughts on the race which had shocked the two since the newly revamped teams seemed a little overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the race.
Only after a few hick ups early on in the race did the two teams finally get themselves out of the rut they were stuck in and made some progress.
Kane and Archie happened to help the Team Principals of both teams once they noticed the problems both to the cars and how the team was operating in the pits.
It wasn't long before Esmond saw the team perform noticeable better than they were earlier on, even if they never ended up victorious in the race.
He wasn't concerned about either teams finished position within the race, instead his mind focused on the voices talking about the two teams and the brands supporting them.
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After hearing the result of the race, Esmond decided to leave with the girls and the rest of his family since the executive members of the Formula One Group were trying too hard to cozy up with him.
They offered to take him to expensive dinners, exclusive bars, and other lavish events, all to make a deeper connection with their boss but it failed, no matter how hard they tried.
In the end they all helplessly watched their new boss leave, leaving them all helpless and afraid of what was to come in the future.
"Essie… lets go out for dinner" Amelia said, while looping her arm around Esmonds.
She wasn't the only one to link her arm around Esmond, with May taking the other arm, leaving only Layla alone who walked just a little in front of Esmond as to not feel left out.
Anyone who saw the group would turn red either out of jealousy that they weren't receiving the same attention or any fantasies they had created within their own filthy minds.
"You girls go out…
I have a few things to do first.
I'll meet you back at the house." Esmond could sense the scornful gazes from all three girls and could only apologise before asking the A.I Spirit girls to head on along as well.
Because of the droids they were using had biosynthetic and organic materials in its make-up that allowed it to eat and drink freely, there was no problem for them to go along with Amelia, May, and Layla.
Sending them away with the security team, Esmond got into a car that was ordered for him by certain individuals and sat comfortably in the back seat before taking a deep breath.
He wasn't along in the back with Carter beside him, with the rest either returning to the Spatial Ark Star World or joining along with the girls for some food.
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"Why have they called for me, Carter…?"
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Trouble has brewed… beyond their capability to control…" Carter didn't hide his anger at the idiots who called to meet Esmond because of certain actions.
"*Sigh* Call Nedric and have him connected through into the meeting…
The two groups are supposed to be under his management anyway." Esmond waited to hear the troubles directly from the donkey's ass, therefore chose not to ask Carter what exactly the issue was.
He didn't need to wait long before the car arrived in front of a towering skyscraper where the meeting was due to take place.
Certain staff members were already awaiting Esmonds and Carters arrival with drinks and food in hand.
Even a dozen security guards on either side of the entrance towards the hotel were patiently waiting for the two Manston brothers.
All of them were members of the Templar and Assassin Order, so they instantly recognised their Lord when Esmond arrived.
One of the guards stepped forward and introduced himself, as it was his job to lead the security guards and Esmond to the meeting with the leaders of the two Orders.
"My Lord…
I am Yiannis Kristov.
If you wouldn't mind, please follow me as I lead you to the meeting." Esmond nodded before being handed a glass of champagne by Carter who wanted to enjoy the food and drinks before the chaos was about to start upstairs.
'Hehehe those fuckers are gonna get chewed out big time.' Carter thought to himself as he moved the glass of champage to his lips, only to hear the click of the glass hitting his mask.
Cursing under his breath, his started to grumble and ordered one of the ladies with the trays of food and drinks to send it upstairs.
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Heading up the elevator, the large group of security guards poured out of the steel cubed box, looking left and right for any danger before leading their Lord towards the conference room.
Following closely behind the large team of guards were staff members of the hotel carrying food and drinks, much to Carter's delight when he looked back.
Esmond could only shake his head in embarrassment at Carters behaviour even though he was starving but held off from eating since he needed to focus on the meeting first.
After going through the large wooden doors leading into the conference room, Esmond noticed some familiar faces who were sitting around the lengthy table in the middle of the room.
The view from the room overlooked part of the city of Melbourne, with the port visible in the distance, as well as the Ferris wheel.
One of the individuals sitting around the table was about to stand up and kneel before Esmond, yet he stopped after a guard pushed down on his shoulder to keep him seated since the hotel staff poured in with various delicacies.
Carter, while maintaining his aggressive and fearless appearance, couldn't hide the sparkle within his eyes after seeing shrimp pizza.
Because he wasn't about to be yelled at by Esmond, Carter couldn't care what the others thought and started diving into the food once the hotel staff left the room.
Esmond could only watch as Carter filled himself a plate of various pieces of food before taking a seat.
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Clearing his throat to garner everyones attention, Esmonds gaze swept across the leadership members of the two ancient Orders in his employ.
"Carter… call in Nedric…" Esmond believed he told Carter to connect Nedric through to the meeting electronically, yet he was caught off guard when a portal to the Spatial Ark Star World opened and Nedric walked into the conference room.
Walking through the portal, Nedric removed the hood that covered his head and face, before smiling at Esmond.
"My Lord, you have called for me…" Kneeling down on one knee, Nedric was followed by two other operatives right behind him that came through the portal and stood on either side of Nedric.
They were wearing tailored black suits similar to Agent 47s typically appearance for uniformity throughout the operatives, yet they were allowed some individuality once they reached a certain level within the Intelligence Agency.
Esmond liked what he saw as his eyes fell on the two operatives beside Nedric, yet he showed no emotion on his face which still maintained the half-face mask.
"Seems like we have trouble Nedric…
Care to explain…?":
