“So, how’s the water, boys?” Julie asked as she kicked off her gold sandals and set a collection of suntan oils, fashion magazines and a frosty ...argarita on a small table between chaise lounges.“Nice,” both boys answered almost in unison.“Well it looks heavenly,” Charlotte said as she put her own pool gear on the table next to her friend’s.Even though they were still wearing the cover-ups, the beautiful women were still getting admiring looks from their boys. Tyler couldn’t take his eyes off of. I sat not more that fifteen feet from my wife and coworker."Isn't it a beautiful night," said Kim a little breathlessly."It is very peaceful," agreed Bill."I could use a little peace and quite after the last few days I've had," said Kim."Oh yeah, what's been the problem?" asked Bill."Oh you know, the tensions of the job. Our office entertained an important client this last week and I was responsible for making things go smoothly. That was the reason I was delayed," replied Kim."I hope. Because of this they build three new tank hulls around the three old hulks of Isis, Acheron, and Rambling Rose. They rename the tanks Phoenix, Lazarus, and Resurrection in the same order.It takes another eighteen months to get all of the weapons systems and ammunition approved, delivered, and installed in the three tanks. The approvals for the same gear for the new test tank built from scratch is still under review. No one involved with the work finds the situation amusing or surprising. It’s. With that out of the way, construction began on the second land base on the planet. Construction on the second base was only three weeks behind construction on the first base. All in all, Eric and CCS-14 were pleased with the operation and the results. Naming of the bases could wait until Alexander returned.The bases were being constructed with special drones that had been in storage in CCS-14. The construction was going much more quickly than if Eric were to depend on just the locals to help..