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“We’d better get them together, I’ve got to give them a talk about safety and other issues re weapons and more so they understand the rules!“ “But they’re not allowed to carry weapons especially in the Knurlings.“ “Nowhere except in the strategy zones and the other areas for combat and simulation!“ He paused but I’m more concerned with weapons they already have like Becci!“ Jsek looked puzzled then realized WHO in particular, he was making reference to.
The morning finished with their talk from him and Serenia, it was made all too clear the defined uses for carrying weapons! Then he talked about their own bio weapons, Becci’s gemstones and more. “ONLY where the threat was too great NOT to protect themselves or, they were likely to end up dead. Any other use may, get you expelled!“ He had tried to be fair about it, to not be biased. Though he found it hard, having known Becci for such a long time. Her father from when he was her age! .
“You’re here to enjoy yourselves to LEARN to DEVELOP your LIFE SKILLS not terminate others LIFE SKILLS before they’ve had a chance to appreciate LIFE!“ He grinned. Serenia was quick to point out that if the Kets had rage to burn off, there was always a place to expend that energy physically and get fit at the same time, within the Akademy! That applies to all of us. Tutors as well.“
Serenia had arranged a little surprise conclusion to their visit to the museum! Standing at one end of a large chamber the Kets huddled together whilst she talked to them. “Some of you, think that OLD technologies are useless against NEW technologies, that you can learn nothing, from what is shown here. Those like Corky and myself, the old dodders, can't really teach you anything because tech has moved on, cos our experiences are outdated and therefore, meaningless."
She placed an object on the pedestal at the end of this chamber and protected it with an energy shield?’ Stepping back to where the Kets were huddled together. They could see this object at the end of the room. Puzzled? She beckoned Becci to join her. Passed Becci an Asrijian laser lance. “I want you to fire the lance at that object. We KNOW, despite the fact that the lance is high tech, one of the latest weapons to join our arsenal, it will NOT, penetrate the energy shield, guarding the object there. However, I still want you to fire at it TWICE.” Becci took aim and fired. There was a loud hiss from the lance as its blast hit the energy shield, reflected off it, to die away some feet from where they were all stood! Some of the Kets seeing this wash of energy, headed towards them, ducked! Not once, but twice.
Becci fired again. NOTHING! Serenia took the item Corky held it up, for them all to see it. A BOW? A simple BOW! Merillian string, Earth shaped tournament bow. There were ripples of laughter at the thought of that being anything more powerful than an Asrijian lance. “One arrow and I promise the energy shield will disintegrate, two and I will destroy the object behind it.“
Murmurs and mutterings. She took the arrow and carefully lining it up, fired. The arrow swished into the energy field, consumed by it? The Kets watched as the arrow vanished then laughed. Serenia took the second arrow. She could hear the laughter die away, she smiled. They realized the energy shield had, like the arrow fired into it, VANISHED! Within seconds a thud as the second arrow hit the object and the object shattered.
“A lesson for you all. the 1st arrow, had no energy signature thus the shield did not respond to it, the way it did with the blast from the lance. It did not know, nor could know that it was tipped with Negaton4." She looked at Taon. "Reacts with the shields ionic semblance. Disrupts and breaks down the energy within it." Serenia smiled at her. "Nice to see a Ket who is so knowledgeable. There you have it Kets. The Negaton 4 consuming it at such a rate it couldn’t recover itself quick enough before the 2nd arrow hit home! Imagine one of YOU Kets. behind that energy shield. You would now be DEAD or DYING! To me, you, are no longer a threat." She looked at Corky, grinned.
I hope. I’ve made our point, well you all saw that the arrows certainly did! Don’t dismiss the old tech, for new so easily, it CAN be adapted, improvised to be as effective, if not more effective than modern weapons. In this instance? The bow and arrows could have been quickly made from easily sourced materials and Negaton4 as we all know is one of the most common of resources. It is KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE that counts. Plus in my example, SPEED and ACCURACY!
Sometimes you don’t have new technology to hand, to save your life. So you have to ADAPT, IMPROVISE and OVERCOME. Use naturally found resources to aid, you, LEARN from others by communicating with each other! What materials, where you can find them, what they do, can do. Remember chemical reactors. Fusables, You will get to experience first hand how they work, can be used not just as weapons but heating, lighting, cooking, fuel. Part of your education."
The expressions on the Kets faces had changed. Several of them made it clear they had the greatest respect for veterans like Corky and Serenia. Both had just gained a lot of admiration and respect from some who hitherto might have been rather loathe, to give it, so easily. Modern technology ruled. Few looked at the other options. That cost them their lives in hostile terrain, having to fend for themselves, to eat, drink, stay alive. A while later they had arrived back in their domiciles.
“All I know, is we have to assemble in that place the one we were in when we arrived!“ “What for?” “So we can be put into our teams silly.“
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