In the five months of the Nation’s campaign against the Rexx, the Earth changed radically. By December of 3507, the planet’s continents were rearranged with immense machines to optimize the efficiency of farms, shipping lanes, and roads. New spires made from tough, alien materials rose high into the sky, built in days by the same nanotech factories that built the Nation’s cities. Plans to build impressive cities on the Moon, Mars, Triton, and other scenic moons of the gas giants were being mulled by corporate conglomerates in partnership with the Nation’s top construction companies.But mixed in with the news about the strides that Earth had made in this short period of time was doubt and antagonism. For the last five months Gene worked with his agents in the global media, disseminating venomous talking point memos to commentators and writers. His squad of pundits constantly brought up questions about the Nation and its intentions, casting every trade ever made with the cyborgs as a potential Trojan horse.
