The building looks dilapidated from the outside with fading and peeling yellow paint. However, Derek’s face lit up on seeing what’s inside. Every square inch is taken up with computers and holographic displays.
Mick grins. “Not bad, is it? The site contains a powerful mainframe. It took the resistance quite the number of years to get such a powerful resource.”
Aaron laughs. “Like you had much to do with it.” There are sniggers from the other two.
Mick scowls.
“I’m only joking. Come on, finish off saying your little piece. I’ve heard it a gazillion times but they haven’t.”
“So, Maeve and Derek. This is what we call the nerve center of our forthcoming operation. Plans are already well advance. Have a quiet look around. We can talk more later.”
Pushing his joystick forwards, he surveys the room. At the center, he comes across a display of their target. It is more detailed than what he had found on the ship, AI generated sentry guards, each with their own facial feature march incessantly.
After that is what Derek calls an artificial gateway. A backdoor into the real system. And now Derek knows why he was so anxious to join him.
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