– Yes, I agree, it's better to go quietly after him than to look for him and fix what he makes, – Tomaka said.
– I see, this is done to keep our brains from boiling, – Timba said, and laughed.
– That's right, – Vella said, laughing.
In such a casual conversation, the crew drove all day, according to the calendar of Malonga first, that is, the entire distance, to the designated point.
On the spot, upon arrival, the logger stopped. The crew breathed a sigh of relief as they settled themselves and installed the equipment and supplies they had brought with them.
Huge but thin metal pipes, covered with glass disks, like mushrooms, grew everywhere. Inside, each of them has already begun the process of pumping out everything of value from the ground. The air was filled with sharp and ringing sounds, coming from invisible cracks in the pipes, from the white and gray colors of the gases. They were like thousands of nuclear explosions rising to the sky in an instant. All the living things around him had almost disappeared, leaving only the grating of metal and the clouds of vapor that covered everything. Work is done!
The modular Expedition Crew Room, further MEEP, was installed by robots, in the center of everything that is happening here, for more convenient guidance over the working moments. At the level of the glass disks, an equally large glass ball appeared, and this was the MEEP. From all the disks, wires and cables, ribbed and smooth pipes, stretched to it, through the air, it all combined into one working cycle.
The crew went up to the MEEP and immediately gathered in the last compartment, with a glass outer wall.
– This is a moment of bliss, – Timba said.
– Is this what we've been waiting for? – Vella said, ignoring Timba's words.
Everyone stared through the glass, their eyes frozen. This is what they needed. They felt like giant needles digging into the ground and tearing it from the inside, sucking everything in. The material, part of the Malonga first, twisted like minced meat, is flowing out of it now, into their pockets. A truly mesmerizing moment!
– I feel like a thief! – Tomaka said.
– No, you're wrong. We're not thieves, we'll just take some, – Pitons corrected Tomaku, reassuring him of their honest intentions..
– That's right, here later, everything will be restored anyway. Is it bad that we will be happy with this? – Timba asked Tomaka, without any remorse.
– Later, later, later. Okay, we're here for this, and we'll take it home with us. And now, I ask everyone to go about their personal business, – Tomaka ordered.
– I need to go to the men's room, – Timba said, and, satisfied, the first one disappeared from the compartment.
– I've picked up some biological specimens along the way, and I'm going to do some magic with them, – Vella said.
– If you find anything unusual, let me know, – Tomaka commanded.
– All right, – Vella said, and left.
In the compartment, there are two people left, Tomaka and Pythons.
– I want to congratulate you on your brilliant work, – Pithons said, and reached out to shake Tomaka's hand.
Tomaka secured the handshake with his own hand and smiled slightly at the Python, accepting his congratulations.
– We will have a lot of common and interesting things ahead of us! – Tomaka promised Pithons.
– I, too, think so, but in business, there are breaks. Therefore, I suggest that we finish our conversation later. The body needs to rest, – said the Python, tired with age.
