Engineer Hanna: "They've already started building a Starship. Jiang Cai'Er's team announced their research progress last year..."
"My God, are they planning for interstellar migration? Are they just going to leave us behind on Earth?"
Tehran, Shelter communications station: "Word from the brothers in Kandahar. The Earth Vein Passage Envoy from Country C's City No. 03 brought cold-resistant wheat seeds, but they require a thousand Exotic Beast Crystal Cores in exchange... Wait, who's eating mooncakes?!"
The sound of gunfire and curses in Persian could be heard in the background.
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro Underground City: "A carnival? The Exotic Beasts have chewed through our samba drumheads! The only reason we can even get online occasionally is thanks to aid from City No. 03."
