" Ace, come here " Derek swallowed the bitterness in his heart and called the Assistant Bot.
" Master ", it responded, going down on one knee
" Excellent", Derek said in his heart, satisfied with its address, then with a straight face, he handed the blueprints for the power plant and the greenhouse system.
" Can you replicate the structures on the blueprints? " Derek asked.
The bot did not answer immediately, but it scanned the blueprint sheets, its blue android eyes beeping.
" Yes, master, these structures can be replicated", it answered.
" How long will it take? "
" Master, it will take two days and an hour "
" Excellent ", Derek said, then pointed to the crates. "These are the two core modules needed for the two structures to function. Have them installed as soon as the corresponding structures are installed "
Ace turned its glowing gaze to the vast open space of the wrecked city terrain around them. A silence fell. Then—
