Chapter 75 The System master (part 5)

The woman opened her eyes right after being implanted but closed them back in a few seconds.

-What's going on?

Andrew asked, not understanding this situation.

-This is normal after a long time in cryosleep, she will wake up on her own in around 24 hours.

Iliana calmed him down.

-You might want to activate the chip now.

She added.

-Chip 04 activate, set the control level to 1.

He said.

There was no reaction from the sleeping beauty, but he also didn't expect one.

-Andrew we are docking the station into ours, you will be able to bring the new girl over in a few minutes.

Aelita's voice sounded through the comms bracelet.

It wasn't long before both stations were docked and Andrew carried the sleeping woman to the medical module as Ilia wanted to scan her and make sure that she was alright.

Andrew just entered the command center when he heard the incoming comms from Terelen.

-The student, whose real name turned out to be Nairin, has set her station on a course to join yours and only asked me to transport her along with some of her things.

In my opinion, it's a good idea and will allow me to pick up another one of the sleeping ladies.

Terelen reported.

-It's a good idea, I want to finish this as soon as possible.

Andrew agreed.

-Me too, I have a lot of information to share with you once you become the system master.

Elf said before disconnecting.

A few hours later he came back with another station and this time he docked to let the student off the ship.

The girl was a bit scared when she met Andrew face to face for the first time, but he anticipated that and brought Aelita and Iliana with him to the docking module, which helped to lessen her anxiety.

She received her chip and Andrew activated it setting the control to level 1 after that she went with Ilia to the medical module to also get scanned.

Andrew and Aelita went to the new station to wake up and implant the stationmaster sleeping inside.

It was another beauty, and Andrew was stunned at how much she resembled a human.

The woman had white hair and dark skin which looked like she was tanned, the main difference was that she had a furry tail and her eyes were golden in color but their irises were vertical, like cart's eyes.

She was not the tallest having around 165 cm in height and might weigh about 55 to 60 kilos at a glance.

All of that made her an exotic beauty, and Andrew was starting to have a headache.

With so many beauties on board, he predicted that the station might become somewhat chaotic.

He repeated the same procedure that he and Ilia had done previously and then carried the woman into the medical module for scanning.

With this there was only one of them left and it was Tibrana.

Terelen was already on his way to get her and with any luck, this whole thing would be done within about 4 more hours.

This was a great thing as all of them were tired already and the moment he implanted her with a chip, they would all go to get some rest, including Terelen who also was a bit fatigued and it showed.

-Andrew, we have incoming ships, and sensors indicate that they will jump in close to the station.

Lanarines voice sounded through the comms bracelet as he was on his way to the command center.

-I'm on my way, what's their ETA?

He said into the bracelet quickening his step.

-They will arrive in about an hour, but they don't look like pirates, the signatures on their ships are different and they seem to be better armed.

Lan answered.

-Contact Terelen and warn him about the incoming ships.

Andrew said.

Just as he entered the command center, Lanarine was talking with the merchant.

-What's the status of the incoming ships?

He asked as soon as he sat in the command chair.

-According to my scans there are four fighter FTL pods three fighters connected to each one and a Corvette class ship, but I have never seen this kind of configuration, and the Corvette's heaviest weapons read as 4 railguns, the fighter's only have 40 mm cannon each.

Terelen said, his ship has much more advanced sensors than the station and could get a better reading on the enemies.

-Raise shields and power up the weapons.

Aelita immediately prepared for battle.

This was not the time to be taking risks, especially since the incoming ships would jump very close to the station.

-Lan, Aelita go get your armor and weapons, we might have intruders soon.

He said, activating every guardian drone he had and ordering the production of 50 more.

-Why do you think that there will be intruders?

The surprised Aelita asked.

-Because their FTL exit point is too close, they must know or at least suspect that the station is armed and there is also Terelen with his ship, so the only logical strategy is to use their railguns to breach our shields and board the station before their ships are destroyed.

-If that's the case, then why would they bring fighters?

Lanarine asked.

-I have no clue, but if it was me, I'd use them as decoys, to take as much fire away from the main ship as possible.

Not that at this distance it would make much difference and even if they successfully evade our fire, we still have more than enough firepower to take them out.

Andrew explained his take on the situation.

-I agree, so I will continue on the way, if you have any trouble just call me and I'll micro-jump back.

Terelen said before closing the channel.

-I want all four railguns aimed at the Corvette class ship as soon as it exits FTL.

As for the cannons, there should be one assigned to each fighter and one for each fighter pod.

The rest of the cannons should be in defense mode or targeting the corvette.

Andrew said, trying to figure out a plan of action for every eventuality.

Aelita did as she was told and after that, both ladies went to get their beetle gear ready.

They came back a few minutes later, wearing their armor and weapons.

Aelita had a taser strapped to her right leg, her dart rifle on her back, and the stun rifle they got from the pirates in her hands.

Lanarine was also wearing her armor, and other than her stun baton she also had a taser and a stun rifle.

Aelita shared some of her weapons with her since all she had previously was the stun baton.

-We brought yours as well.

Lanarine said, giving him his P-90 and combat harness.

Till now he was just carrying a taser and a pistol strapped to his legs, but this situation might require some more firepower.

-What's going on? and why are all of you looking like you're going to war?

Iliana asked the moment she entered the command center with Runir and Tarina, who had been helping her in the medical module till now.

-We have a Corvette class ship and a squadron of fighters incoming and they will be exiting FTL very close to the station.

I think they might try to board us and that's why we're ready for that.

Andrew explained and displayed the scans they got from Terelen.

-Do any of you recognize the ship configuration?

He asked.

As far as Andrew knew only the federation had a reason to come here and he hoped that it was them, but both Tarina and Runir shook their heads.

-These don't look like Federation ships.

Runir said.

Only then did Andrew notice visible shaking of Iliana.

-Ilia, what's wrong?

He asked with concern.

-These ships are not from the federation, they belong to the Adurian council and there is only one reason why they would come here.

Everyone was surprised that the doctor of all people recognized the ships.

-So they are here for you?

Andrew asked.

-Yes.

-Why would they send this many ships for you?

Andrew asked.

To his knowledge, she was just a doctor and that was not enough to warrant sending a small fleet to get her.

Not to mention the cost of building and sending it, which was definitely not cheap.

-Because my family is sitting at the council table and they sold me to another family for some political gains.

The man who I was sold to, is very influential and he is also known for his sadistic treatment of women.

If this whole event didn't happen, then by now I would most likely be dead or begging for Death.

Ilia explained.

-Well, no matter what this asshole thinks, you belong to me now and I don't feel like giving you away to anyone.

Andrew assured her.

-Is there a way for them to abandon the idea of getting you back?

He asked, in case there was a way to avoid fighting.

-I doubt that.

Iliana said shaking her head.

-From what I know about this man, he never let any woman he had his eyes on escape, no matter what she did.

I even heard that he killed off the entire family of a woman he wanted when they refused to sell her.

The only way of escape is to commit suicide before you fall into his hands.

The doctor said.

-That's just messed up.

Why would your family sell you to him knowing what fate awaits you?

Andrew asked, certain that he would not like the answer.

-Because they needed his influence in the council and I'm not the favored daughter of the family.

So in their eyes they would get the favor of this monster and get rid of me at the same time, it was a win-win situation for them.

-Well, it's not the same with me.

Andrew said, his voice cold and emotionless.

The change in him surprised and terrified everyone present.

Hearing about the fate her family chose for Iliana triggered his anger.

He even secretly wished that the man in question had enough balls to come personally.