"He can easily put you on trial, disgracing you in front of the entire colony.
Yet he chose to give you an opportunity to become a hero, a chance to fight alongside him."
"That's his magnanimity."
She gazed deeply at Hillas's pale face:
"Now you are the technical director in the 'Spontaneous Fugue Rune Iteration Group', a position significant enough to leave a remarkable mark in the history of colonial technology."
"I hope you'll take good care of yourself."
After saying this, Ella turned and left, leaving Hillas alone, slumped in his chair in the office.
Her footsteps faded away, but the weight of the warning pressed on Hillas's heart like a mountain.
He bowed deeply towards Ella's departing figure, even though she could no longer see him.
.........
Time passed, and the day of the quarterly assessment arrived.
The three stars of Green Ring No. 2 rose in succession, bringing new light to this otherworldly colony.
