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Since there's nothing immediately needing doing on the station Cam goes back down to the planet. He feels like bestowing largesse on another town.
This town is a lot larger. There are hundreds of islands tied together in a carefully laid out sort of inverse pyramid, with more hidden inside. The resulting shape is like a conical section of a sphere. Buildings are part of the islands themselves as opposed to mostly built on top of them like in the first town. It looks like there could be quite a maze of tunnels inside. Mirrors and skylights here and there seem designed to bring light into the structure. At the very top is a grandiose shiny glass tower surrounded by spear-armed and white-uniformed guards.
There's a nice open farm/park near the edges to land in. All the people in plain clothes working there back away from him.
"I'm not an angel, and even if I were, I wouldn't be here to do you any harm or ask personal questions about your moral behavior."
A pair of guards shows up on the farmpark's edge, take one look at him, and run back the way they came. Not in a terrified kind of way, in an 'urgent message' kind of way.
"Just having a look around. I would say I come bearing gifts but the gifts don't actually exist until I make them, and I don't know what you guys might want or your weight allowance."
"Helric likes to keep the town high up so our weight limit is probably pretty big... We don't know what you have either. Lost technology?"
This seems to shock her out of her fear. "Anything? That's absurd even by lost technology standards!"
Someone shouts, "Steel tools!" Rata looks like she's about to shush them, then hesitates, considering. "Anything includes rare metals. Lost technology has metal that is lighter and just as strong as steel, right?"
Shortly Cam has a crowd of people shouting things. Rata turns around and yells them into a line.
Most people want tools and raw materials of various sorts. One person asks for a replica of their wedding ring, which fell off years ago. Another one wants a mirror. They don't seem to get that Cam can do complex machines yet.
After a few minutes, the guards come back with friends. The person they're escorting just ignores the line. Nobody calls him out on it.
"Kind stranger! Lord Helric would like to welcome you to his realm, humble thought it may be. Unfortunately he cannot come see you personally as his health is not what it once was. I am his representative."
"I will be sure to do so. Though your kindness is surely bringing joy to those who were lucky enough to be present when you arrived, I wonder if Helricston as a whole might benefit more if you were to... Create things... In a more centralized manner?"