Underwater section of a floating sea city on Oceana (Gliese 581d).
CHAPTER 11 – A NEW ERA FOR HUMANITY
09:52 (Universal Time)
Monday, May 31, 2320
Corporate headquarters of the Vesta Consortium
City of Kirkland, Vesta asteroid, Main Asteroid Belt
Solar System
Karl Langemann, the powerful CEO of the Vesta Consortium, was reviewing production and costs numbers on his personal computer when his personal aide and confidante, the beautiful Agneta Braun, entered his office, a printed message in her hand and confusion on her face. That last point immediately put Langemann on alert: his personal aide and secret lover was a highly intelligent woman with a strong character. For Agneta to be confused took quite a lot.
‘’What do you have, Agneta?’’
‘’A message that doesn’t make sense, Mister
