took no time to find the resources necessary to
activate the shelters. There were abandoned iron, copper and zinc mines
just a few hundred miles away. Three months later the five ships
continued on their way, leaving a well established little colony behind.
50 Before they left, The Lord God spoke to the Commander he left in
charge of his people. "Wait fifty years," he ordered. "If a ship has
not returned by then, take over. By the time one DOES return, I want
this to be a Godden colony purely able to defend itself against any
invaders!"
51 "I understand the will of my God!" The Commander
acknowledged.