Recaps

Jiang Yan Hai traveled to Lingshan Island to capture the Mechanical Octopus and uncovered its network of human hosts and terrorist caches. As Sand Bear and Mipu went to war, he negotiated support and technology exchanges with Red Star and prepared Er Dan to infiltrate the island’s signal hosts.

• Jiang Yan Hai left for the Republic of Goa, crossed the Star Gate in disguise, and learned that Er Dan had tracked the Mechanical Octopus to Lingshan Island.
• Jiang Yan Hai arranged passage to the island through Kamalov’s contacts, reached the city, and traced a familiar micro-robot signal to a military base before tracking the Mechanical Octopus to a nearby bay.
• Jiang Yan Hai encountered the Prophet, fought off his attack, and then agreed to help him in exchange for the Prophet’s assistance and Stargate ore.
• The Prophet warned Jiang Yan Hai that attackers threatened the Stargate positions, and Jiang Yan Hai analyzed the aliens’ limited forces, Arms Factories, and biological soldiers.
• Sand Bear launched a surprise war against Mipu, and the Prophet left to warn the resistance after asking Jiang Yan Hai to keep Red Star out of the conflict.
• Jiang Yan Hai secured Red Star’s agreement to help contain the war by offering missile interception technology and negotiating for Stargate ore, while Er Dan monitored the Mechanical Octopus.
• Er Dan seized control of the Mechanical Octopus and found seventy-seven linked chips, their human hosts, and terrorist supply caches around the world.
• Jiang Yan Hai learned that the Mechanical Octopus had helped Sand Bear disable Mipu’s satellites, then ordered Er Dan to inspect Lingshan Island’s signal hosts and hide nearby in the ocean.