52 First Meeting (2/2)
12 votes for – 0 votes against – 0 uncast votes.
Ivan glanced at Iris before stating, ”Make it be noted, under the vote to increase the Celestial transformation quantity by a value of 50,000 units, twelve members voted for the action, one member was absent.”
”Second on the planned agenda is the rising security concerns on the Vulpes home world.”
”President, this issue had been ongoing for some time, but several spies have been appearing on the Vulpes home world tracking information on the Celestials and trying to infiltrate the facilities that prepare the nanobots for the transformation process. The four-dimensional material is handled solely by the Celestials stationed on the planet so they have no means of accessing that, but the rest of the data has already been targeted. Whilst we have been eliminating any found spies, If they were to make a sudden raid in force, it is unknown whether we will be able to protect our data”
Ivan raised up a hand and stated calmly, ”It doesn't matter. The most valuable product is the four-dimensional biomatter that is used in the transformation process. Mazur Ral Vendick may be said to be unmatched in intelligence, but that is only in the field of energy and quantum mechanics. There are innumerable scientists within the Federation who could design and create a successful experiment for the evolution of a three-dimensional being into a four-dimensional one.”
”Never underestimate their intelligence, that is why we can't allow them to have the biomatter. Everything else is insubstantial in the grand scheme of things as they can't make an omelette if the can't get the eggs in the first place.”
”Passing the vote for increasing security on our Celestial related facilities in Folkien Empire, all in favour raise your right hand.”
4 votes for – 7 votes against – 1 vote uncast.
”The current proposal has been rejected. Make the vote and resolution be recorded in the minutes.”
Ivan was scanning through the agenda while jotting down some notes when he proposed.
”The security question is still to be addressed in this meeting, but in a different scale. Add this topic to unplanned items and we will come back to it at the end of the meeting.”
Ivan and the other executives discussed items on the agenda from temporarily capping excessive pay on labor to thirty percent, to real estate pricing, subdivisions brought to attention, and planning of the Celestial's homeland expansion with new residences and facilities.
Some proposals were accepted, others denied, while a few were postponed to a later date due to uncast votes capable of swaying the outcome. Once all the items in the agenda were ticked off, Ivan moved to the unplanned items, starting with the one he proposed at the start of the meeting.
”There have been reports of Scalian attacks on planets in the Delta Quadrant, far away from where they are usually combatting the Galactic Fleet. I suspect the Scalian are trying to conquer the rest of the galaxy and close the Federation in a trap, one which completely encircles them.”
Several senior executives furrowed their brow as one of them asked, ”But, president, what does that have to do with us?”
”Nothing, the Federation can rot for all I care, but this attack also is threatening to the interest of Celestial Trade. Add it into unplanned items to include the construction and patrol of a subspace ship fleet to act as hidden guardians for several key planets in which our interests are invested, as well as to remove any incursions into our sphere of influence.”
”What about our bank of Galactic Credits? Do we also need to separate our forces and protect its major branches?”
”No, a galactic bank isn't about to collapse over the loss of a planet or two. The Federation can clean up their own mess. Or so I would like to think but the politicians are at each other's throats since President Mortimus vanished. Most of the galaxy doesn't even know they are at war.”
”Anyway, you now have all the information on the security risk to our interests and current method to safeguard our interests. All who vote in favour of the security protocol for our interests, raise your right hand.”
5 votes for – 4 votes against – 3 uncast votes.
”Let the results be recorded. An undefined vote has been made and the topic will be readdressed in the scheduled agenda of the next meeting.”
”Next on the agenda for unplanned items…”
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Ivan and the other senior executives continued to discuss various topics while Iris was exhausted and felt she would pass out if she was forced to continue this for much longer, but she was determined to do her job and forced herself to continue writing rapidly.
Iris still had a smile on her face the whole time, but it visibly loosened up when Ivan said the key words.
”This meeting is adjourned.”