Naked by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Adult, Erotic Romance, Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN: 9781487401597
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Published: 2014-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It had taken some doing, but she had gotten the general to take them to Uuksan Station for the trading. It was huge, had dozens of ships, and more to the point, it had a world beneath it struggling for atmosphere.

Her clothing had happily survived the cleansing process, and she wore it with relief as she walked with her contingent onto the station and into the trading floor.

Her hair was pinned up with some leaves and twigs, and those were her true bargaining chips.

Ahket and five other crewmembers were with her. She had the writ of negotiation from General Sapya.

She sat across from the suppliers and laid out her needs. They spoke amongst themselves and came to a number that she rejected and the negotiation was on.

Hours passed until she had everything on both the lists for half their available funds. The agreement was struck and the supplies were ordered to the ship.

She smiled. “Now, good sirs and ladies, I wish to know what you would pay for cuttings of Nuathaion trees, Labiellic branches and Sorkat bushes?”

The assembled folk froze. “You are joking. Those species are extinct.”

“I am not joking and I can prove it. I can provide a dozen clippings from each plant today, if you are interested. Are you interested?”

The gathering took seconds to come to an agreement. “Yes. We want those samples, name your price.”

She reached up and pulled the twigs from her hair and sorted them into the proper species. “These are cuttings. Small bits just to offer in good faith. Please bring an atmospheric simulator here to confirm their veracity.”

A page was sent off while the gathering stared at the plants with a sort of worship.

There was a good reason for their astonishment. These plants were thought to have been extinct, but they were growing and flourishing in the same ship that had been flying for over an eon.

In saving their oxygen farm, they had provided themselves with the highest value commodity that existed in space-faring species. Plants that scrubbed the air and used almost no water were the Holy Grail for long-distance ships.

After a few minutes, the page brought three domes filled with roiling chemicals in on a cart. The test was simple—she took one cutting from each plant and slipped it into the domes.

Now they waited. Tea was served, and her contingent sat sipping tea while the trade panel stared at the domes where the cloudy atmosphere was thinning rapidly and the plants were growing in the thin layer of soil.

It was fun to watch; they perked up, stood up and their new roots pulled themselves upright to open their leaves wide for more processing. They were small workshops of chemical processing and wonderful to behold.

A woman’s eyes filled with tears. “Name your price. We will pay it.”

“We wish to set up an exchange agreement. We will set up a nursery for export and tell you when the plants are ready, even delivering them here, in exchange for a contract to do business with the N’ga-Sebach.

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