The Lost Queen

38. Persei

The next day I make everyone go to the conference room. Elek managed to get me more of every kind of mine I need. 

I stand at the head of the table. "I would like everyone to work on something for me. I need ideas and the kings are busy. And Elek is busy. I still want more mines."

Jenny sits back, "Sam is coming home tonight and we need to be there. Animals need off the ship too."

Alden looks up from his paper, "Elek can you get us back before Sam gets there?"

"Yea. That's not a problem."

"Great."

I smile, "Ok, I need a base list of what I'm going to require for each planet. Right now I only mean like shelter for the intelligent life. Shoes, clothes, fire, a way to eat, gardening skills, trapping, fishing, things like this. What I should require for every planet? I know a lot of planets have this already, but after yesterday, we can't assume that anymore. What should I guarantee each planet have for submitting? What will I give to them? It will change later, but I need a start. Does everyone understand what I'm asking?"

"Basic human needs and rights." Tera gets out a paper. "You need to make sure all their needs are taken care of and they have basic rights. I've worked with this on earth before. I can for sure help out with this."

"Great. That would be amazing. Thank you."

Tim smiles, "What else are you doing with them?"

"As of right now, we're only sending them 25,000 brains and making sure the leaders know how to contact their king. Which reminds me, make an additional 100,000 brains."

"Of course."

"Should something happen, you'll go back to help?"

"Yes, like if another big snake appears, we would go back and deal with it. I'll help where I can but I need them to all be at a basic evolution anyways. I don't want my people sleeping in the dirt."

"That makes sense. And they can get ahold of you. It sounds like a good start."

Elek says, "Kehlani, I don't think we're going to want to mine here."

We all look out the window at the same time. We are watching a planet with a shield around it. It's very visible.

"Incoming transmission."

"Accept." Elek is still in the captains chair staring at the screen. An old man shows up on it.

"Welcome what is your business here?"

"Um, mining?"

I run over and sit in the seat with him. "Hi I'm High Queen Kehlani. We were searching for some metals to mine and your planet coordinates popped up on our search. So here we are."

"What are you mining?"

Elek gets the paper out, "Iron ore."

"We have something stronger than that. We don't use it anymore. You can have our reserves. High Queen implies you rule multiple planets?"

"Correct. I have kings that rule under my name."

"Do you seek submission?"

"I don't believe I could offer you anything. I'm just getting started. You're more advanced than we are I believe."

He chuckles, "Yes probably. We have put everything we have into science. Come on down and we'll talk."

"Will your shield eat us?"

"I will lower it."

"Ok thank you."

Alden motions at a brain, "Can we land here?"