"Damn it!"
Just past nine in the morning, Director Dale picked up the newspaper from his desk and couldn't help but curse.
Today's "Today's Golden Port" front page headline was "Major Construction at the Naval Base," accompanied by a picture taken from a slightly elevated position, offering a bird's-eye view.
The entire wilderness was packed with people, like an overturned ant nest, with refugees everywhere removing anything above ground.
Even the tree roots were dug out and discarded.
They uprooted everything in sight and tossed it far away to ensure there wouldn't be too much clutter, wood, or stones.
Once leveling was finished, they would begin tamping, and after that, start formal construction.
If the newspaper had reported only this, Director Dale might not have been so angry, cussing out dirty words in the office while reading the paper.
What truly enraged him was the second page's image, showing Lance impeccably dressed, giving a sunlit interview to reporters.
