“What you paid for stay’s the same but it got a little bit harder for humanity to change the government system since your still in office until a new government has been chosen” said Da’grass .
I just hope you were right about the government type Da’grass , I’m used to a Democracy .
“Considering what the Nexus offers and the responsibility and time it takes I’m confident to say that if you want to progress as far as possible that this is the best choice” said Da’grass .
“He even said there was a psychological test Alex , don’t worry” said Helena .
“Yeah , you did the best you could if you ask my opinion” said Sam .
Alright , we’ve still have a week before the Nexus becomes available to everyone .
Is there anything that needs to be done on our side ?
“I’m going to prepare the company for operations in the Nexus , I already have the necessary equipment in a warehouse but it would be strange if I acted beforehand” said Sarah .
“We need you to sell our house and move our vr pods , along with all our other belongings , to the island” said Alex .
And the moment the Nexus becomes available , we’ll start relocating people under the guise of an employee town.
If anyone asks questions tell them that the designation of the town has changed with the appearance of the Nexus .
When you’re ready you can join us Sarah.
“I never thought I would move out of the country” sighed Sarah.
“You’ll be moving even farther given some time , you’ll be a Martian eventually” chuckled Alex .
I’ve downloaded the schematics for the bracelet onto your computer.
You can start producing them a few days after the Nexus opens , but make sure we get at least 10000 of them shipped to the island.
If there would be alterations to our plans we’ll contact you.
Well I guess that’s all .
Da’grass can you start supplying the town with consumables and other necessities ?
Make sure there is furniture for all the living spaces .
In short , ensure everything a house needs is provided.
Sam , Helena take this week to say goodbye to everyone here and enjoy yourselves .
We’ll see each other when the Nexus opens , after that we leave for the island .
Da’grass you can already book the tickets for that evening .
“I’ll be staying with mom until then” said Helena .
Yeah me too said Sam .
“See you next week” said Sarah and they left .
Well it’s just you and me now , Da’grass .
Any suggestions ?
Well you still had that Quest to exterminate the goblins around the mountain range in the Borderlands .
Maybe later in the week , it’s basically an hack and slash event with my level now , and those guys are annoying .
Stolen story; please report.
I’m going for a swim , dinner , and a movie , in that order .
After a week everybody gathered back at Alex’s home with the news that everyone who could was logging in to see the fabled Nexus .
Da’grass told them that the moment they entered they would get the choice to participate for a government position just like everyone else .
Everybody would get a thorough explanation before they had to confirm if they wanted to participate.
Da’grass told them that it would be over within a week in reality and that the chosen would get their position.
They logged in prematurely to watch the scene unfold and got prompted with the explanation and choice to participate .
They naturally declined and waited for about 10 minutes when suddenly a tide of people started to appear .
Most of them were taken by the messages and the rest stood in awe of the city before focussing their attention back to the messages .
The Ea’Thell and Cath’nix were providing assistance where they could , but there were to many people .
Thankfully , people started to explain to others what they had been told about the option of the bracelet, along with a crude explanation of how it worked.
After watching for about half an hour Alex send a thank you message to both Cathy and El’Anor and logged off .
They’ll figure it out after some time he said to Sam , Helena and Sarah .
It’s time for us to go to the airport and start our own preparations.
Bye Sam , Bye Helena .
I’ll see you as soon as possible said Sarah.
“Bye mom” said Sam.
“See you soon mom” said Helena .
After arriving at the airport , his cuff bracelet attracted attention again , but there were no problems .
They safely arrived in Greece after their flight , during which his cuff bracelet attracted attention once more .
They decided to stay a few day’s touring the city and noticed that the word Nexus was frequently spoken .
After meeting a young English couple , they learned that people were desperately buying vr equipment from which ever channel they could .
This was to participate in the elections ,especially after it was discovered that technology could be purchased from the mall and that aliens existed.
“Maybe it’s best we go right to the island instead of touring the city a couple of days” said Helena to Alex .
“I concur” said Sam .
“Very well , we’ll head to the harbour” said Alex.
After making arrangements and exchanging contact information they chartered a boat and made way to the island.
Arriving at the town they noticed that the town was almost finished and that the workers wouldn’t stay long anymore.
They were even furnishing the homes already.
“Well lets get settled in , we’ll be here for a while” said Alex and they moved to their designated houses .
New Beginnings
The past week on the island was uneventful , and Da’grass informed them that the first inhabitants of the island would be arriving in a few days.
He had contacted people all over the world , and the 10 000 spots on the island were already spoken for.
Alex would foot the bill for those moving to the island because not everyone was as well off as others .
He also told them that the government positions would be filled in a couple of hours , and that if they would like to witness it , they would have to log into the Nexus .
Sarah already had sent the vr equipment to the island and it was already distributed among the finished residences .
Anticipating Alex she went above his wishes and had stockpiled vr pods and nutrients which were now awaiting their new owners .
She also let him know that it wouldn’t take long for the bracelets to become available since they skipped several steps of the manufacturing process because they knew the technology worked .
She also told him that since she anticipated the nexus becoming available she wouldn’t take long to join them and she would be bringing a few bracelets with her .
The rest would be shipped over by her employees , and she would be in contact with them through the office building in the Nexus , where they would be settling in the coming week.
Da’grass had established a steady supply route to the island , and they were generating their own power thanks to the engineers who had built a miniature fusion plant according to the plans they had supplied .
They had also built a desalination plant for the seawater , again with plans supplied by Da’grass.
They were paid royally to keep their mouths shut and Da’grass was monitoring them .
Things were progressing nicely and without troubles so far .
Alex hoped his luck wouldn’t change.
“You know , once they find their bearings , the new government officials will contact you ,” said Helena to Alex .
Sigh… , don’t remind me .
It’s a bummer that they’ll know , and I hope they won’t be too great of a trouble to us.
“They’ll have their hands full with other troubles “ said Helena.
You’ll just need to convince them to not sell you out to the rest of the earth .
“You’re probably right , I’m a lucky guy to have a girlfriend like you , you know “ he said ,and then he kissed her .
“Don’t you ever forget that” she said while smiling.
Come let’s go find Sam and log in.
They found him at home watching a cnn news segment about the impending conclusion of the Nexus elections .
A lot of politicians weren’t happy that such positions would be available to people with no experience considering the impact with new technologies and aliens.
They were fuming that these matters had to be handled with care and that other countries could become a threat with access to these resources .