"...The New Jade Gate Museum of Ancient History?" The Great Khan read the Community characters on the sign, then turned her head stiffly, like a machine that hadn't had enough oil, and stared at the captain in confusion.
"That's right, a museum. I went to New Jade Gate to gather information last time and paid it a visit. They've excavated most of the ruins. Tickets are only twenty credits, and children under twelve get in free. There are even snack stands and drink shops on the third basement level, and they're building a souvenir shop, too."
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"What's more, there are already plenty of visitors. They even have professional research teams coming from Gibraltar. I saw Professor Taimatz from the Empire's Shire Memorial University last time. He's an authority on Enlightener archaeology!" Captain Planck added.
Both of them felt there had to be something fishy going on. Of course, no matter how self-important they were, neither truly thought it had anything to do with them.
"...I had no idea the local government in New Jade Gate had the authority to turn such a massive Enlightener site into a museum."
"Neither did I. But New Jade Gate is still under military administration. They say the new mayor doesn't dare take office anytime soon, so the military is still in charge. The person in charge is Lieutenant General Carter, the logistics chief of the Community Expeditionary Force. Since it's under military administration, perhaps he's just doing as he pleases?"
The Great Khan said she hadn't heard anything about it. "Most of Earth's generals are hardly worth mentioning. Even General Connerys, their commander, is nothing but a mediocre bureaucrat."
Seeing the other woman's look of surprise, she added, "He spent some time as a flotilla commander in the Arm's Fleet, and I fought