283 Age of Great Excavations 4 (2/2)

A small generator was started and some machines began to move.

”We've got the fridge working!”

”It's working!”

”TV's working! And so is the computer!”

It was good news. Twenty years wasn't a short amount of time, but there were a lot of machines that still worked just fine after all that time.

'There are more that we have to send back.'

The machines that worked were quickly transferred back. The Donian Merchant Group focused on building a railroad through the land so that they could send all their findings back to the Gate.

'I will not stop here. I will stay behind for the remaining nine years. When I go home, I'll be richer than anyone else!'

Colec thought as he decided what he would do. There were still a lot of things to excavate.

”Most of the objects on the 3rd floor are damaged, but we can salvage the parts. Most of the 1st and 2nd floor items are in good shape. There are many that are still in their original packaging, sir.”

Dnes Harley, the secretary, came over to report the findings. The Harley family was one of the old noble families that had fallen in recent years. They too had sent their youngest daughter, Dnes, to take advantage of new opportunities. Fortunately, Dnes was smart enough to give her family another chance. Through Khalodian's special education for talented youth, she was chosen to be educated and was sent out with the Donian Merchant Group for her field training.

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