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difficult your landing will be before you advance. First,
Niaysia is on a four hundred hour rotation, traveling at a speed of ten
thousand kilometers per hour. There’s only a ten minute window when the planet
orbits close enough to Earth for landing. Not only that, Niaysia is protected
by a very dense asteroid belt. The asteroids are like crystal and emit a sort
of bioluminescence absorbed from the planet. Now, every once in a while,
Niaysia and its satellites go dormant. Their rotations cease and the
bioluminescence dies out. It’s like a sort of hibernation, one might say. It
occurs every seventy-seven days and lasts no longer than seventy-two hours. It
is quite the phenomenon. New Eden uses this resting period to ship goods and
safely transport our MW’S to and from the planet.
“There is also another hazard. Niaysia has several moons,
suns, and planets around it emitting strong gravitational pulls. These forces
are unpredictable and can send you drifting off course, or worse, crashing into
one of the asteroids. As you might have guessed, the landing is the most
dangerous part of this mission. It’s very risky business. For unknown reasons,
we’ve found departing from Niaysia much simpler than landing on it. We believe
the force field acts as a sort of security feat for foreign invaders. Difficult
to check in. Easy to check out.
“Once you land, you’ll discover some quite unusual features
about the planet. Before I get to that, I’ll explain a few other things. First,
there are what we believe to be eight hundred and sixty-four days to our one
year on Earth. Our MW’S who return find that a lot of time has passed compared
to the time spent on Niaysia. There’s also the trouble of the landing location.
Niaysia is about twenty-four thousand miles in diameter. That’s about three
times the size of the earth. ARTIKA hasn’t even charted a fourth of the planet.
I’m warning you to never leave the charted areas. If you do, you may never find
your way back. For reasons unknown, however, arsenals generally land in the
same area, a rather large island off the Vatierian mainland. The Meridians call
it Isaya.
“Now, before you reach the island, there are several
atmospheric layers you will travel through. Niaysia’s atmosphere is similar to
Earth’s except for several facts. One, vegetation on Niaysia can extend
thousands of feet into the mesosphere. That’s anywhere from seventy to eighty
miles high. I’m telling you this because we’ve had arsenals land in the
mesosphere thinking they’ve reached land who end up falling to their deaths.
It’s very dangerous business.
“Another fact, Niaysia’s atmospheric makeup is the exact
opposite of Earth. It consists of eighty percent oxygen and twenty percent
nitrogen. ARTIKA has designed you to physically adapt to this environment.
However, our MW’S will need constant protection to make sure their exo-suits
are not damaged during field duty. For all green-tags, that is your mission.”
As Styler spoke, the image of a thick jungle lit the
projection board. “Ninety percent of the island is covered in extremely dense
vegetation. Twenty percent of our recruits die within the first twenty-two
hours. Often enough, they’re separated from the group and picked off by
predators.”
The image changed. “Finally, there’s the New Eden
headquarters. The base is located sixty miles from the initial landing point.
ARTIKA built a secure station deep underground. The Meridians call it the Ohaw.
The Ohaw is a spiritual sanctuary. The only Meridians permitted to enter are
the Taiya , the planet’s holy elders. I have to warn you about our
zone-watchers though. Anyone hovering around the green-zone without proper
clearance will be shot. It’s very ugly business,” he said again. “I wouldn’t
risk it if I were you.”
Following his introduction, Styler showed us image after
image of the island’s wildlife and
Niaysia is on a four hundred hour rotation, traveling at a speed of ten
thousand kilometers per hour. There’s only a ten minute window when the planet
orbits close enough to Earth for landing. Not only that, Niaysia is protected
by a very dense asteroid belt. The asteroids are like crystal and emit a sort
of bioluminescence absorbed from the planet. Now, every once in a while,
Niaysia and its satellites go dormant. Their rotations cease and the
bioluminescence dies out. It’s like a sort of hibernation, one might say. It
occurs every seventy-seven days and lasts no longer than seventy-two hours. It
is quite the phenomenon. New Eden uses this resting period to ship goods and
safely transport our MW’S to and from the planet.
“There is also another hazard. Niaysia has several moons,
suns, and planets around it emitting strong gravitational pulls. These forces
are unpredictable and can send you drifting off course, or worse, crashing into
one of the asteroids. As you might have guessed, the landing is the most
dangerous part of this mission. It’s very risky business. For unknown reasons,
we’ve found departing from Niaysia much simpler than landing on it. We believe
the force field acts as a sort of security feat for foreign invaders. Difficult
to check in. Easy to check out.
“Once you land, you’ll discover some quite unusual features
about the planet. Before I get to that, I’ll explain a few other things. First,
there are what we believe to be eight hundred and sixty-four days to our one
year on Earth. Our MW’S who return find that a lot of time has passed compared
to the time spent on Niaysia. There’s also the trouble of the landing location.
Niaysia is about twenty-four thousand miles in diameter. That’s about three
times the size of the earth. ARTIKA hasn’t even charted a fourth of the planet.
I’m warning you to never leave the charted areas. If you do, you may never find
your way back. For reasons unknown, however, arsenals generally land in the
same area, a rather large island off the Vatierian mainland. The Meridians call
it Isaya.
“Now, before you reach the island, there are several
atmospheric layers you will travel through. Niaysia’s atmosphere is similar to
Earth’s except for several facts. One, vegetation on Niaysia can extend
thousands of feet into the mesosphere. That’s anywhere from seventy to eighty
miles high. I’m telling you this because we’ve had arsenals land in the
mesosphere thinking they’ve reached land who end up falling to their deaths.
It’s very dangerous business.
“Another fact, Niaysia’s atmospheric makeup is the exact
opposite of Earth. It consists of eighty percent oxygen and twenty percent
nitrogen. ARTIKA has designed you to physically adapt to this environment.
However, our MW’S will need constant protection to make sure their exo-suits
are not damaged during field duty. For all green-tags, that is your mission.”
As Styler spoke, the image of a thick jungle lit the
projection board. “Ninety percent of the island is covered in extremely dense
vegetation. Twenty percent of our recruits die within the first twenty-two
hours. Often enough, they’re separated from the group and picked off by
predators.”
The image changed. “Finally, there’s the New Eden
headquarters. The base is located sixty miles from the initial landing point.
ARTIKA built a secure station deep underground. The Meridians call it the Ohaw.
The Ohaw is a spiritual sanctuary. The only Meridians permitted to enter are
the Taiya , the planet’s holy elders. I have to warn you about our
zone-watchers though. Anyone hovering around the green-zone without proper
clearance will be shot. It’s very ugly business,” he said again. “I wouldn’t
risk it if I were you.”
Following his introduction, Styler showed us image after
image of the island’s wildlife and
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