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considered ridiculous if he occupied a planet like Swoofon with 3 such gigantic, battleships. The
Springers and the Arkonides might call him insane or a hopeless coward but Rhodan didnтАЩt care what
they thought. He knew exactly what he was doing.

TheDrusus continued on its course to Swoofon with the speed of light and Rhodan began to send a
radio message to the planet, repeating it continuously: "ATTENTION! TO THE POPULATION OF
THE PLANET SWOOFON! IN THE NAME OF THE IMPERIUM, THE SWAFT SYSTEM WILL
BE COMPLETELY CORDONED OFF. NO SHIP WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE SWOOFON
WITHOUT SPECIAL PERMISSION. ALL SHIPS STATIONED ON SWOOFON ARE
FORBIDDEN TO START OR TO LAND, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. ALL PERSONS ARE
ADVISED TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND CALM!"

Rhodan omitted mentioning his name. The Regent of Arkon would learn it soon enough and begin to
wonder what the actual intentions of his ally were. Let him, Rhodan smiled grimly, as Sikerman slowed
down theDrusus to keep the ship from entering the atmosphere too quickly. TheTitan and theGen.
Pounder followed his example.

Kulman stood next to Rhodan and watched the landing manoeuvre. He knew Swoofon well enough to
be able to orient himself. "The capital is called Swatran," he explained while he studied the observation
screen, which reflected all the features of the ground. "It is built for the greater part on the surface,
especially near the spaceport. The manufacturing plants are located underground. They are accessible
only through small doors. IтАЩm afraid none of us will be able to get in."

"WeтАЩll see about that," Rhodan smiled mysteriously. "Just wait."

Kulman looked at a blurred spot about 200 kilometres east of the capital. "That was the place where I
stayed. Nobody knows me in Swatran."

"They must have heard something about you and your activities," Rhodan replied. "I guess you wonтАЩt
have to introduce yourself. But theyтАЩll be surprised to see you on my ship and will wonder why you
returned with me. However, since the Swoons arenтАЩt very kindly disposed toward the Springers, I
expect to find no enemies among them."

"LetтАЩs wait and see," Kulman answered dryly. Rhodan gave no reply.

The spaceport had been built by the Springers who carried on a profitable trade with the
microtechnicians of the Galaxy. Although the buildings the Springers had to construct for themselves and
the local Arkonide Administration were relatively low and flat, they must have looked like gigantic
skyscrapers to the diminutive Swoons. Kulman had lived in a large warehouse during his sojourn on
Swoofon but the warehouse was not much bigger than an ordinary shed and he felt like Gulliver among
the Lilliputians.

The tiny size of the houses made the distances look deceptive. With the naked eye Rhodan estimated
that his ship was still 100 kilometres above Swatran but the altimeter indicated only a height of 10
kilometres.

The 3 huge ships landed and almost a 100 GuppiesтАФspacespheres 60 meters in diameterтАФimmediately
poured out of the hangars of theDrusus ,Titan andGen. Pounder and took to the air to seal off the
planet from the outside world.
As soon as this was done Rhodan began to breathe easier. He strode to the radio-room and asked