Chloe and Jocelyne were waiting together in a room inside their hotel. After Sobek announced that he would accept the peace, they withdrew to await the response of the NMWA. Sobek had let them do it, knowing that the human political system was much longer than that of the dinosaurs, and he had simply stretched out outside the hotel waiting for news.
The tension in the room was such that it could be cut with a knife. Chloe was nibbling on her fingernail while Jocelyne was playing with a lock of her hair.
In the end it was Chloe who broke the silence: "What will you tell the NMWA?"
"The truth" Jocelyne replied. “Either they accept, or we all end badly. There are no third options"
“The NMWA won't be sympathetic to you. You had already irritated them in the previous days, but after you bypassed the information block and disclosed those things..."
“I don't care if they're angry. What interests me is that they accept, so that all of us
It took two days for the peace treaty to be ready and transported to Cartago. Governments had used the fastest aircraft in their possession to cover great distances in the shortest possible time. After all, no one guaranteed them that the dinosaurs didn't suddenly change their minds. The news of the imminent signing of the peace treaty quickly went around the world. The governments this time did not impose any censorship: everyone knew what was about to happen. In a flash all human beings on the planet were anxious and focused on one thing: that treaty that could finally allow them to breathe a sigh of relief. The signing of the treaty would be broadcast live worldwide. The journalists that Jocelyne had brought with her had already made arrangements with their publishers, which had contacted news and television programs and established contracts for contracts in order to be able to broadcast the event on television. The peace treaty was printed on a huge sheet about ten meters long
The plane on which Jocelyne, Chloe and Jackson were traveling landed in Ingarpest, a town in the Meilong Republic. The journey was not very long, but all three had taken the opportunity to rest seriously.Jocelyne hadn't slept properly for days, some nights she even stayed awake. As soon as she touched the seat of the plane and all her worries vanished, she collapsed into the world of dreams. It didn't take long for Chloe and Jackson to follow her. Only the sound of the speakers telling them to fasten their seat belts for landing woke them up.As soon as the plane landed Jackson and Jocelyne got off. They both shivered because of the difference in temperature: the climate in the Meilong Republic was different from that of Odaria, and although there shouldn't have been more than three or four degrees of difference, the strong wind that blew that day made them notice the difference very much. well.Chloe instead remained on the plane, which left shortly after. Aft
“So, can you please answer me? Who is this Henry Wu?"Jocelyne hated being cut off from the conversation. The six scientists in the room seemed to know what she was talking about, but she didn't know the name at all.In the end, it was Ellie who spoke: "Wu is... an old acquaintance of ours""A troublemaker" Ian grumbled.Jocelyne ignored him. "How do you know him?"“He used to work with Hammond… before Ingen collapsed” Ellie replied.This time the name was by no means alien to Jocelyne. Everyone knew John Hammond, the man who had long been a big shot in finance.“Of course you have never heard of him. Wu's work wasn't known to the public” Ellie explained. “As you surely know, before going bankrupt Ingen was specializing in genetics. Hammond hoped to use DNA from different animals to solve environmental problems. Yes, in short... replace the current nature with one capable of resisting climate
The nations kept their word. As Sobek had predicted, as long as they didn't know more about the mysterious new enemy, they would keep the peace. This was enough for the spinosaurus: the time the humans gave them would allow Sobek to rally his followers, and moreover the humans would help him by delivering all the dinosaurs in their possession!In a way, thinking about it with a clear head, Sobek had agreed that this solution had several advantages. First, it allowed him to exponentially increase the size of his pack, and secondly, it would take away possible hostages from humans.Furthermore, Sobek had in mind to use that time to further evolve. Thanks to his recent actions, his fame points had risen at a breakneck speed; he had far exceeded the billion he needed. This would have granted him not only new abilities, but would have allowed him to unlock the [Anti-aircraft system].Since the humans would use the time available to them to upgrade their arsenal, Sobe
Sobek headed for the newcomers as soon as he was done dealing with the humans. Up to that point it had been Old Li, Buck and Carnopo who had looked after them, but since he was the pack leader, it was appropriate to give them a fair welcome.But as he was approaching he saw himself coming towards Carnopo. "Pack leader, you have to come""Did something happen?"“No, but… you will see it for yourself. The newcomers have... problems "Sobek did not understand. Problems? What was Carnopo talking about? When they got off the ship he had only glimpsed the new dinosaurs, since he was more focused on dealing with humans, but they seemed normal to him. However, as soon as he got to the spot where Old Li, Buck and Carnopo had gathered the newcomers, he realized that things were much more complicated. The dinosaurs actually had no physical injuries… but that didn't mean they were healthy.He realized this simply by observing the first dino
“… and therefore, I think the best choice is to fortify the border. We cannot know if humans will respect peace, so it is better to leave with caution"Sobek snorted. He had been listening to Pierce speak for half an hour, who wanted at all costs to establish a further line of defense.“This would be dangerous. It would give humans the impression that we want to reopen hostilities" Old Li noted. “Humans are fickle creatures. If they perceived a danger they would not hesitate to react""I know, but we have to think about the worst" Pierce said. “Currently our borders are uncovered. To the west there are the mountains that provide us with cover and are easily defensible, but the coast is a weak point. A fleet could easily dock there""So what do you propose to do?" Sobek asked.“We build obstacles. We fill the shallow waters with rocks, so that it is impossible to dock where we do not want to. And we fortify the e
"It is not so? What other reason could you have?" the giganotosaurus growled.“A brain that works, for example. This is what I have. Tell me, have you tried to think even for a second what an open warf with humans would entail at the moment?" Sobek returned Snork's defiant gaze. “Tell me, would exterminating the humans present here have helped our brothers who are still prisoners? Can you run fast enough to cross the ocean in time to save them? If we went to war, who do you think would be the first humans to turn against? We, who are well armed, or our brothers still prisoners, who are instead defenseless and therefore an excellent means to vent their anger?"Snock fell silent for a moment. It was clear that he didn't have an answer to that question.Sobek sighed. Like all hotheads, Snock had only looked at the immediate result, without thinking in a more forward-looking way. He wasted no time and added to the dose: “Tell me, what would happen
Jocelyne watched the setting sun settle behind the trees that flowed past her eyes with a blank stare. She seemed not to have the strength to do anything else. She had stood still for so long that Jackson finally asked him, “Are you feeling bad, miss? Do you want I stop the car?"The girl shook her head: “No, keep driving. I was just lost in my thoughts""You should take advantage of this trip to rest a little, miss. You don't look good lately""Shut up and drive"Jocelyne knew she was a mess. She was pretty sure that if she looked in the mirror she would see two huge dark circles beneath her eyes, a far more hollow face and her hair set in absurd hairstyles. But there was nothing she could do about it: the period she was experiencing was definitely not calm.In the first place she had had to deal with the anger of the Commission. Many governments were already furious with her for having been 'too autonomous' in the negotiations and wer