One of the Engineers approached immediately.
"The site remained secure, Commander."
"No interruptions?"
"None."
Hans looked past him at the wide tract between the two deployed PCVs. A few storage buildings still stood outside the intended footprint, but most of the selected ground remained bare concrete, cracked pavement, and strips of weeds pushing through the seams.
He opened the Primary Structures interface. The completed entry waited there.
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[ Airfield Base ]
[ Construction complete. ]
[ Ready for deployment. ]
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Hans opened the Radar map.
The Airfield tract appeared beneath the wider view of the western roads. Trailblazer Three and Trailblazer Four remained at opposite sides of the available construction area, their connected zones overlapping across the center.
A deployment outline formed over the map.
