"Eric Flint - Ranks of Bronze 2 - Carthago Delenda Est" - читать интересную книгу автора (Flint Eric)

тАЬThere is something else, Guild Voivode.тАЭ
 тАЬYes?тАЭ

тАЬI used a broad-range program in my search, and it brought up all information concerning
this planet. In addition to the original sepoy records, there is also a significantтАФperhaps
significantтАФitem of meteorological data.тАЭ

AgayanтАЩs finger-clusters began to flex. тАЬWhat is the point of this?тАЭ he demanded.

The Pilot turned a very dark purple, in her attempt to placate the VoivodeтАЩs rising irritation.

тАЬThe FederationтАЩs Meteorological Survey has been paying close attention to that region of
the galaxy. A Transit storm has been moving down that spiral arm for many thousands of
Guild years. The human planet and its environs were cut off from all Transport nodes shortly
after the sepoys were recruited. The nodes were only reestablished two hundred Guild years
ago.тАЭ

тАЬHas a Guild vessel returned to that planet since Transit possibility was renewed?тАЭ

тАЬNo, Guild Voivode. Nor has any Federation ship. But shortly after the nodes re-formed,
the Meteorological Survey began detecting oddities in the region, which they eventually
pinpointed to that planetтАЩs solar system. They didnтАЩt know what to make of the peculiar data,
until they thought to consult with the FederationтАЩs Historiographic Bureau.тАЭ

Seeing the VoivodeтАЩs increasingly rapid finger-flexing, the Pilot hurried to her conclusion.

тАЬThe data indicate that the natives of that planet have recently developed the capacity to
manipulate the electromagnetic spectrum. Radio waves, to be precise.тАЭ

AgayanтАЩs clusters spread wide with puzzlement.

тАЬRadio? Of what possible useтАФтАЭ

тАЬIt is a primitive technique, Guild Voivode. No advanced civilization bothers with radio,
butтАФaccording to the Historiographic Bureau, at leastтАФthe radio portion of the
electromagnetic spectrum is typically the first point of entry for civilizations whichтАФтАЭ

The significance of the information finally penetrated. Agayan lurched erect.

тАЬCivilization?тАЭ he screeched. тАЬAre you trying to claim that theseтАФthese human savages have
reached the point of industrial chain reaction?тАЭ

The Pilot scuttled back on her footskirt. Her color was now so deep a purple as to be almost
black.

тАЬIтАЩm not claiming anything, Guild Voivode! IтАЩm just relaying what theтАФтАЭ

тАЬRidiculous! I know these humans, you fool! They served under me. There is noтАФnoтАФтАЭ