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тАЬTomorrow youтАЩll land in Mars City and call all our men there together. ThereтАЩs
not much to talk about but thereтАЩs much for us to do.
тАЬWeтАЩre staying here! And weтАЩre going to stay here in RhodanтАЩs system until he
has signed a treaty giving us the trade monopoly for his Solar Imperium.
тАЬIt might well be possible that weтАЩll withdraw from the Earth. If Rhodan asks
me toтАж well, we Springers arenтАЩt inhuman brutes, after all, and we can be
approachedтАФwhen someone makes us a big enough offer.тАЭ He laughed droningly
and his eyes sparkled.
Cokaze had never yet been a poor businessman and his reputation among the
Springer clans was the best. That was shown by the size of his spacefleet, about
4000 units strong and consisting almost entirely of modem ships. A small number
of them lay damaged in the repair yards on Mars and Venus, for the battle against
the Druufs had taken its toll. However, the cylindrical spacers that had searched
out ports on Earth were without exception ready for action and were to be found
in all of TerraтАЩs landing places.
That had not happened unintentionally. Cokaze was a tactician besides being a
businessman who made deals only when at least 100 million items were involved,
for maintaining 4000 spacers meant an expenditure of a small fortune every single
day.
Yet, from one side came a remark that was polite and reserved in accordance
with the strict customs of Springer society.
тАЬSire, will the Robot Regent cause us any difficulties? Its fleet is stronger than
ours.тАЭ
The old clan leader laughed hollowly and sympathetically at once. тАЬKrako, you
must have been asleep when the Terran representatives were making life
miserable for Rhodan with their questions. I think Rhodan would give a great deal
if the Regent were to show itself ready to call the robot spacers back to Arkon.
When weтАжтАЭ
Just then the hypercom came on. The com-officer in the control room of the
Cokaz 1 had relayed the incoming transmission to CokazeтАЩs cabin.
The screen flickered. Cokaze turned somewhat to the side so that he could sit
directly in front. When the image had stabilized, RhodanтАЩs face, life-size, looked
out calmly at the Springer chief.
тАЬCokaze,тАЭ Rhodan said after a brief greeting, тАЬI assume that you and your
captains watched the debate in the Terran parliament. That will save me the
trouble of long explanations. I have just spoken with the Regent: the robot fleet
now cruising within the Solar System will be leaving our sector in the next two
hours to return to Arkon or to the Druuf Front. The Robot Regent did not refuse
my request to withdraw its fleet. IтАЩd like to submit the same request to you,
Cokaze. May I inquire as to when you and your spacers on Earth, Mars, Venus
and the individual ships on moons of the larger planets will be withdrawing?тАЭ
тАЬRhodan,тАЭ replied the patriarch with much benevolence in his voice, trying to
employ the same good Arkonese Rhodan had spoken, тАЬit is with a heavy heart that
I notice that gratitude is not characteristic of Terrans. IтАжтАЭ
At that moment, the com-officer of the Cokaz 1 tip-toed through the ranks of
intently listening captains and went up to the the patriarch. He bent over to him
and whispered into his ear, taking the precaution of holding his hand in front of
his mouth. тАЬSire, Perry RhodanтАЩs son is awaiting you aboard the Cokaz 322 which
is at the moment on Venus.тАЭ
The cunning Cokaze did not allow any of his surprise to show. He only nodded