Free Osdal (Harmony War Series Book 3) by Michael Chatfield Page B

Haas.”
    “Hey. I was wondering what information you might have for me on the last sensor logs and our time to destination. I was also thinking we should go over how we’re going to impersonate a group of cargo handlers. I know Jerome’s got experience moving cargo, the rest of us, well we’ve probably stolen from cargo haulers like this, but load and offload one… not officially.” Haas grinned.
    “Well, Bobbie would be the best for the cargo handling stuff, and as for the sensor logs and time estimates…” Yu used his implants to bring up the information on his mix of screens and holographic display, and slid them over to Young’s seat where Haas was.
    They sat in companionable silence, Haas looking over information as Yu checked that the ship was still operating like it was supposed to be. Then he went to the list of movies, books and series. The freighter would get them to Osdal System fine, Yu’s role was simply to make sure that they were on track and to react if a situation came up.
    Goddamn driving.
     
     
    Chapter 10
    Tower
    Earth, Sol System
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    Wallace walked into Nivad’s office.
    “So they’ve left for Osdal?” Nivad asked.
    “Yes, they should be there within a few months.”
    “And the carriers?”
    “So far undetected.” Wallace remained standing by the door.
    Nivad stood. “When will the other teams start being inserted?”
    “Over the next three months.”
    Nivad nodded and walked out from behind his desk and over to the door. “Let’s go and see what our sector heads have to say.”
    Wallace opened the door for Nivad, following behind.
    Their guard detail all wore the powered armor like that which they had sent off to the carriers around Osdal. They fell in around Nivad and Wallace without a word.
    In the conference room. Dalia, the head of the EMF and the intelligence heads of every system sat around the table.
    Faces had changed, and the heads of Fernix, Housapel and Mintran had all been replaced. Those who filled their positions were determined to do better than their predecessors, or they too would vanish from Mega city.
    “It would be disappointing if those units that the other carriers gave Reclaimer and Fearless were seen to be sub-standard. After much study, I have come to see that veterans prove to be almost invaluable. I believe that the cross training that Reclaimer offered Fearless was a large part of why they were such an effective unit. I have not seen the other carriers request access to the wealth of information that Fearless and Reclaimer have,” Wallace said as they walked to the head of the table.
    Nivad felt satisfaction at the expression on the head of the EMF’s face as she worked her surface.
    “I will have to look into that more. I do believe that the veterans are earning an additional stipend for their knowledge? They also got a percentage of the price for the freighter and infrastructure that they recovered undamaged, right?” Nivad took his seat.
    “I believe so. Keeping their mind off their credits and on destroying Harmony is a good idea.” Nivad sensed some serious undertones to Wallace’s words.
    “Let us begin,” Nivad said.
    Systems were hurting from not getting the materials and supplies from Osdal, Fernix and Housapel. More freighters were reported stolen, as they hadn’t shown up at their intended destinations. It was assumed that Harmony had control of them.
    Mintran was doing all it could to look like a model planet; the people were working their assess off and the companies were putting money into their people and infrastructure, not only to keep them happy, but it looked like they wanted to take Osdal’s position as a fabricator of compound materials.
    Earth and Her Colonies were having a massive issue with transporting materials. Shipping Station was still being repaired, and could only hold a percentage of its old capacity. Most companies didn’t want to send their products there, and were instead shipping direct to other