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John Marshall got up and approached the 3 men in the midst of their bargaining. Rhodan looked at his
best telepath and questioned him curtly. "What is it, Marshall?"

He understood his chiefтАЩs signal. "Sir, I was to remind you that you wanted to speak to the robot brain
on ArkonтАж"

This was code; deciphered, it meant: "Until now I have not discovered any deceitful or insidious thought
in TalamonтАЩs mind."

Rhodan motioned Marshall away. "There is time for that. Thank you."

Talamon had heard every word and put things together with lightning swiftness. "Do you want to insure
the aid of the Empire, Rhodan Then donтАЩt forget that the Springers arealso Arkonides!"

Bell cut in angrily. "One bunch is asleep at the switch," he said, "and the others are robber barons!
Talamon, what kind of a race do you call yourselves, with such wide extremes? You know, weтАЩre really
concerned about you!"

The Mounder had no other recourse but to take BellтАЩs protest seriously. From his performance it could
be deduced that the Earth was one big spaceport and that Perry RhodanтАЩs power was of gigantic
proportions.

"Name your price, Talamon!" demanded Rhodan and congratulated himself that Bell was taking part in
the dealings. It was Bell whoтАЩd been able to soften up the Mounder and to bring him down from the idea
of holding out unconditionally for a big profit.

"Considering temporarily an unlimited defence at full battle strengthтАФthat is exactly 218 ships,
RhodanтАФIтАЩd say 10 million!"

"What is the cost of a ton of Arkon T-steel?" came PerryтАЩs question.

"Arkon T-steel? T-steel, the kind that is used to build spaceships?" Talamon sharpened his ears.

"Yes. I have 3 or 400 million tons of it to sell."

"Howmuch?"

Perry Rhodan got up. For the moment he regarded the business discussion as having ended. "Take this
matter up with your clan and see if you think it would be an interesting piece of business for you. If so,
then IтАЩm sure we can work out an arrangement тАШamong friendsтАЩ whereby I will receivefrom you some
quantity of extra millions, TalamonтАФabove and beyond your hiring out price for the defence of TerraтАж
When will we be meeting again?"



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Chief Inspector Gegul stood before the Council of Physicians on Aralon and delivered his report.