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Fuxing Rising
Devise and run a Nigerian Hoax, as described in the preceding module, against your teammates and teachers. Extra merit tokens awarded for a successful hoax. Merit rewards deducted for running the hoax against your parents or others.
—Accel, Topic: Mental Manipulation. Module: Nigerian Hoax Wrap-up
The combined fleets of the Fuxing and Prometheus archipelagos came upon their destination—an empty point in the ocean equidistant from China, Taiwan, and the Philippines—as the sun peeked over the horizon. The immense bulks of the isle ships cast shadows stretching to the horizon. Caught in those shadows, a peculiar cluster of disparate boats awaited them.
Ping stood with the other project leaders on the Taixue near the forward gangway of the promenade deck. She shook her hea
