What had started as an off-grid project, a simple range for testing their weapons against various materials found on Earth, had evolved over time. When he later learned that land was owned and could be bought or sold, he took classes at the Horizon Institute for Technology and Science as well as Destiny City University to learn desirable skills that would aid him in earning money.
For a short while, he worked as an intern at a robotics lab which had eventually transitioned to a full-time paying position once he had completed a list of courses at the college. With the money earned, and saved, he looked for large areas of land of approximately 10-acres near Destiny City. With bi-monthly paystubs of roughly $2,100.00 and with his only expense being food, clothes, and other necessary groceries purchasing this lot outright was an achievable goal.
The tiny cottage-style home was less of a place to live and more of an office space; a comfortable enough size to fit maybe four people t.
Upstairs, in the loft, was space for some storage and a bed in case he pulled a late night . While the main floor consisted of a kitchenette, an open space that served as both a dining area and entertaining space, as well as a full bath, in the back was a 10’x10’ bedroom that had been converted to an architectural space equipped with a computer set up on a raised desk and a drafting table which was where he was currently sitting.
Rolled out on the table in front of him were various technical drawings. A survey had been done so he had the exact dimensions of the property he had to work with and within those boundaries were what looked to be small building-like structures. Looking out the window, through the pouring rain, one would see that about 25-32% had been constructed; all out of plywood or reclaimed lumber. Though there were areas built out of metal from scrap yards, mostly car parts such as side panels or hoods for reinforced walls and something to use as targets that wouldn’t splinter.
“I do wish I had the foresight to have bid on a foreclosure property instead.” He’d learned about those too late, but then he would have a multi-level structure to run drills through instead. On the computer beside him was a screen that had areal views of three different airsoft locations, a source of inspiration as well as a good cover should anyone fly a drone over his property and spy on what he was building.
The Space Cauldron
