"Thank you."
Lin Ju took the freshly brewed tea but didn't sit down, instead pacing back and forth.
Seeing this, Big Shot laughed and said, "I've never seen you so nervous before. The Storm is in great condition. It's going to land soon; there's nothing to worry about."
Not realizing that Lin Ju was waiting for the system settlement and assuming his concern lay with the space shuttle, Big Shot joked, "Last night you had them going round in circles. I didn't know there was a shallow deposit...well, a depth of a thousand meters isn't exactly shallow."
Lin Ju replied, "I never lied...every word was true. It's Landing Site Two, in the Sea of Tranquility. Remember last year when Explorer One found a rock with a 1.5% concentration of rhenium? It's near there, with high concentrations of iridium, osmium, and neodymium—rich ores that are easy to smelt. You absolutely cannot find these on Earth!"
Big Shot asked, "What's not to say then?"
