The old man on the wheelchair carefully inspected the recordings Major General Fiji had produced with penetrating eyes that seemed to peel away the surface layer of everything they gazed upon, directly peering into the essence.
A long time passed before the old man slowly said, "Sending the savages to planet Uplos seemed to be a good move. Unfortunately, the Predators have noticed. They'll surely strengthen their defences after this and won't give us another chance -- unless we launch a full-blown war against them, but the Parliament will never agree to that."
"The savages still have nearly eighty hours; hopefully they can deliver some good news to us. I think all of them are really strong, so they may very well surprise us," said Major General Mungo in a low voice.
