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The Saucer, aptly titled such as it resembled the classic alien vehicle, was painted with a mixture of white and gold. It wasn't as big as a full-blown mothership however, which was a fortunate fact since that meant it could be stored safely inside the club's garage away from prying eyes, as it only had the capacity of carrying at the most 100 people or so. The Club's members didn't amount to that much, so it was fine for everyone to come onboard.

The biggest room inside was definitely the control room, with a circular design of operators sitting in the front, forming a half circle around the room, with the center being the captain's seat. Corona, naturally, took said seat, and she had other members to man the stations in front of her. Esther on the hand was stationed inside the engine room, along with a couple other members. THe rest non-working passengers would have to stand behind Corona, and they had to make sure to not fall over when the ship accelerated and decelerated.

It was quite the barebone ship indeed. At the very least, it had a toilet, though it was just for one single person.

The Saucer had already been there as the property of the club for a long time. It was an artifact obtained from an alien world, brought to this world accidentally through some unknown means. The records weren't clear on the case, though it suggested that the ship had some form of trans-dimensional travel capabilities.

And after all those years, they still had yet to understand the technology contained within it completely.

It was certainly a really convenient travel vessel however, as it allowed them to travel into the city in mere hours, compared to days it would normally take.

They landed the Saucer on the outskirts of the city, their destination being there. If it were inside the city however, they would still have to park their vehicle there, as there was no way a Saucer of that size could land safely on a crowded city like that. The risk of hitting a building was too high. 

Esther always complained about it however, saying that they could just land inside the city just fine. She was just too lazy to exercise her legs.

They camouflaged the vehicle, allowing it to blend perfectly into the background. This would deter attention to it, though not that they expected any random citizen to be able to steal it. The controls were really difficult and complex, and they would need at least five people to even make it take off.

"Alright everyone, we're going to the village hall straight away. They should have already gathered the farmers there. We then gave another explanation of the chip, just to reassure them, then we could get to injecting right away," Corona explained.

As they landed right beside the village, it didn't take them long at all to walk to their destination.

The elder greeted them with a nice hospitality, shaking Corona's hands perhaps a little too enthusiastically as he thanked her over and over for coming to his village. He then led her and the rest of the group to the village hall, a building where the villagers could gather to discuss things.

The place was already crowded when they arrived, and after some words from the Elder, it was time for Corona to take the stage.

Or, that would be the original plan, if not for Corona changing her mind at the last second.

The last time she was here, she was the one who did the speech. But some of the farmers and herders were still not receptive to her explanation. After doing some introspection, she believed her speech was too technical, filled with difficult words that her audience wouldn't be able to understand.

And so she decided to leave it to Esther this time, as she was far better regarding passionate speeches, especially when it involved technology.

Her judgment was soon proven correct, with Esther appealing far more to the emotional side of things compared to her more logical one. She told them how without the chips, the poor animals would one day get lost and sick, and it would be too late then to ask for help. With the chip installed, their safety would be guaranteed, and as their owners, the farmers and herders could relax as they wouldn't need to watch them physically to tell where they were and whether or not they needed any medical attention. Many diseases would not show any obvious symptoms until it was already too late after all.

When Esther finished her speech, she was greeted with a loud applause. From the faces of their audience, Corona could tell that most, if not all, of them had been convinced by her arguments.

"Don't listen to her!"

Suddenly, they were interrupted by a loud voice shouting into the hall.

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A druid had entered, and she was clearly not happy with what had been transpiring.

"Putting chips into animals? How barbaric and inhumane can you be?" she shouted at Esther. "Animals aren't one of your machines! They're living beings as well!"

Corona groaned. THis is going to get ugly.