After coming out from the wormhole, Rov was relieved. He thought they had gone to another realm or had died. For a kid like him, it was surely scary.
"Ahh, finally!" Rov exclaimed. "We are still alive. Thank God."
"There was nothing that could kill us," Ilm said.
"Yes, yes, as if it was all me screaming during the whole path," Rov puffed up. He could clearly remember how Ilm was also scared when he saw his hands stretching long. Well, big brother always has a reason to tease his younger brother. It's a natural order, passing from DNA to DNA.
"I was actually acting. Cause I thought it would make you feel brave. If I knew you would make fun of me for that, I would never act like that," Ilm tried hard to prove Rov wrong. And successfully became failed.
The starship entered the other-side, the Bruniar stellar system of Galeo Galaxy of Hydra cluster. In the middle, the bright star Brunin was seen. The starship continued to travel through the Bruniar system.
During this journey, they noticed three planets. All of those planets were the mining planets, and these mining businesses were looked after by different great houses. Of course, great houses worked under some elite houses. As these were mining businesses, people could guess these great houses were under Huijins. Most of the great houses were loyalists. And so, they always needed to share a portion of profits with elite houses as a sign of 'Loyalty Verification'. Hopefully, Bharatas were out of these kinds of businesses. Perhaps, it was their biggest mistake.
Finally, the Boduin was seen. A single Pangea and a single Panthalassa. The Pangea was also divided into five regions. Mosifal, Huijin, Ahura, Nirkit and Bharata. They all were named after elite houses. But why was Bharata's name here?
Svitiou and his men were standing on the large field where he was noticed to stand and wait for the starship's landing.
The starship was shown. It slowly landed on the open field. The door was opened. First, all the sentinaries and government officers came down. Then, Shakhai and his family appeared. Behind them, there were the rest of the employees and their families.
"Welcome to the Boduin. We are now standing on the region of Bharata," Svitiou announced as soon as Bharatas made a footfall on Boduin.
"Region of Bharata?" Shakhai asked.
"It was named after a scientist from our family. Hrishikesh Bharata," Pema whispered to him.
"I am Svitiou Svikin, your humble guide for today," Svitiou bent towards them. Then carefully noticed all the employees of Paradise Industry.
"Are they your soldiers?" he asked Shakhai.
"What?" Shakhai was surprised by this question. "No. They are not. They are just our employees. But why?"
Svitiou ashamed. "Ah, my bad. All the great houses have an army. That's why I thought Bharatas, a famous house, also had an army. Pardon me, if I've said something impolite."
"There is nothing impolite," Pema giggled. "Our employees are not lesser than any army."
For the first time, Svitiou saw Pema. And it was the time when Svitiou was sure that he never met someone as delighted as her. Zuli was indeed beautiful, but Pema's beauty was nobler. He stared at her. Then he lowered his sight and looked at Shakhai. His heart was wrenching. He felt jealous.
Ilm and Rov were enjoying their first experience of wandering outside without shielding suits. It was cheerful. They tried to look at Brunin, the sun of Boduin. But eyes couldn't tolerate the heat.
It was a grassy field. The children were enjoying it. They saw the grass for the first time.
Ilm lowered himself and touched the grasses, slowly brushing them. Real grasses. Soft, wonderful. It was an amazing experience for him. He tore some grasses and watched them. Thin, straight, green, midrib in the middle. His eyes filled with tears. He felt something in his heart. Earth was like this, long ago. His tears fell on the grasses in his palm. So, it is the nature. It's such a shame how we've destroyed it on Earth.
He looked at the surroundings… the field, opened and lovely. He saw his mother who was smiling at him. She came to him and wiped his tears.
"You will see many things here," she said with a deep voice. "Come. Let's see our new home."
Pema held Rov's hand, Ilm followed them. Then they all walk according to Svitiou's lead.
During the walk, they noticed locals were staring at new-comers. Some watchers were looking at them with suspicion, while others were with anger. Maybe, they didn't like outsiders. Or there would be other reason behind their rage?
"May I ask you a question?" Svitiou said.
"Of course, you can," Shakhai said with his inborn humbleness.
Svitiou wanted to ask many things. How do you marry such a beautiful lady? How does a man like come to a relationship with Bharatas? How? Exactly how? But he asked only one thing. "Is Bharata a great house or an elite house?"
An odd question. Shakhai looked at him. "Is Svikin a great house or an elite house?"
Svitiou realised. "Oh, now I see. Well, we are not a great house… and elite? Haha, forget about that. Svikin is just a small house working under Huijin. Actually, it's only my elder brother, Raevour."
"Oh, Raevour. I thought he was loyal to Ahuras."
"An Ahura is the President. Everyone works under them," Svitiou sighed. "By the way, I think Bharatas is equal to a great house. What is the total valuation of Paradise Industry?"
"Last year, it crossed the margin of eight-hundred-quadrillion crypts."
"Eight-hundred-quadrillion!" Svitiou impressed. It required one quadrillion to become a great house. Bharatas, on the other hand, exceed that already. "I underestimated Bharatas. It is equal to an elite house."
Svitiou smiled. "Bharatas will soon join Huijins and Nirkits and become the third quintillion industrial house."
Pema interrupted. "Well, it's not particularly our achievement but all of our employees."
Svitiou blushed. He didn't know what happened to him. He felt strange.
A city appeared. All the houses there were two-storey. In the middle, there was a house that actually resembled Bharatas' villa on Earth.
"It is—" Shakhai shocked.
"Yes, the President doesn't want you to feel homesick. That's why he wanted this," Svitiou said.
"Quite caring is our President. Isn't it?"
It is just a matter of time, you will understand how caring he is. Svitiou thought.