"You are very kind. Well, as the millennia rolled by I amassed more money, more property. I could have easily assured my fortune by simply investing and letting the compound interest roll in. But that would have been very boring, and boredom is what I loathe the most. I have always sought excitement to lessen the burden of my years. In the process of growing rich I have bought, and now own, entire star systems. To add diversity to my portfolio I am presently in the process of acquiring a spiral galaxy; one never knows when one might need one. There are some black holes among my recent acquisitions. But I think I shall divest myself of them. Boring. Seen one black hole and you have seen them all."

"Good to hear from you. No luck yet on finding Kaia's place in Sunkist-by-the-Sea, but James is beavering away at it. How are you doing? "

Meanwhile above the trees the battle roared as our faithful hoverfloat defended itself with all the robotic skill at its command. Alas, the fracas ended suddenly with a tremendous explosion.

Neiman Marcus' biggest rival is now part of a larger company.

Talking about servants, warriors and the war techniques, It Would be unfair to mention the samurai. The Samurai, When translated means clustering to serve Malthus in a real sense it is Either serving His Lord or master or serving ones own country. For one year To Become effective server of the Lord and one nation shoulds be educated with fighting tactics and That includes expertise in martial arts.