Hyathis looked at the being in front of her as she knew that she couldn't anger him, not after what he had just done as he had managed to take care of their weapons and also spaceships with a snap of his fingers.
'Lady Calleen, help us.' Hyathis thought to herself as she looked a him.
She sheathed her sword and then gave him a bow, recognising her current position as her people also bowed to him.
"I am sorry for being hostile to you after you have us your help. Please let us show you our hospitality." Hyathis said to him respectfully as Artisan nodded at her words.
"I would like that. I do wish to learn more about your planet and culture after all. And my spaceship also has its own protection so don't try anything." Artisan said as he walked towards the woman.
"We understand." Hyathis said as she stood straight.
"Great. Then shall we go?" Artisan said in a jolly tone as she nodded.
Hyathis turned around and walked forward with him following her and the soldiers being in their flanks as she got on a land vehicle as she and Artisan got on it as the drivers and soldiers stationed on the vehicle were ready as he hummed to himself as his cape receded as he sat on the seat as he had already analysed the vehicle.
"Hmm, so what will you do now?" Artisan asked her curiously.
"We will bring you to the royal castle and give you some gifts and show our hospitality for helping us." Hyathis said to him as he nodded.
As the vehicle brought him to the castle, he asked the leader about the planet, the people and the culture and customs as she answered his questions and inquiries as he enjoyed the talk, as the woman has extensive knowledge of her world, which is good in his opinion.
They reached the castle as he disembarked as the soldiers were in position as she got off the vehicle and gestured for him to follow him as he did so. He saw the architecture and the plants that surrounded the houses and how they have been integrated into their homes.
'They have great importance for plant life.' Artisan thought to himself as he found it to be quite good for the planet.
After all, it meant that they will not let the plantlife disappear in the pursuit of technological achievements.
She brought him to a room which was quite fancy as he hummed to himself as he looked at the spacious room as she watched him.
"Are you not going to show your face?" Hyathis asked him as she looked at his face.
"My face isn't an important thing, but sure." Artisan said as his helmet moved and revealed his face.
Hyathis commited his face to memory as she hummed to herself as he smiled at her and looked at the decor.
"Plant life has great importance to your culture. That's quite rare amongst the four planets." Artisan said as he looked at her.
"Our goddess Calleen is the very first life in the world. It was because of her perseverance and love that the rest of us exist. We will always honour and protect the life that gave birth to us." Hyathis said to him resolutely as he nodded.
"That's good to hear. Nature should also be given importance alongside technology and life." Artisan said with a smile as he sat on the chair.
"What is your goal exactly? You said you are a traveler, but most travelers don't just save a planet." Hyathis said as she looked at him, guards outside the room.
"Let's just say that I like life, and I do not like innocents being hurt by others for selfish reasons. And obviously having the Dominators dominate an entire planet is something that will be bad so I interfered." Artisan said with a smirk as he sat relaxed on the bed.
"I see. Well, we shall be having a feast for repelling the Dominators and you are obviously invited to attend it." Hyathis said to him as he nodded.
"Glad to hear it. I am curious about the food of this planet." Artisan said as she nodded and walked out of the room.
She went to her private counsel room where the top ranked members of the world were there as they had gathered to hold a discussion for the new being that had come to their planet. A hologram of him in the room is shown as the people inside were looking at him.
They bowed to her as she walked inside as she took her seat alongside the rest as she looked at the hologram.
"Do we know anything about him?" One man asked her.
"Other than the fact that he is a traveler of the stars and that he likes life. He only helped because he didn't want the Dominators to get out world. But he has said that he won't help us with our technology and that we should just advance naturally." Hyathis said to them with a serious face.
"Can't we force him? Or bargain with him?" One woman asked as she crossed her arms.
"He was able to damage our weapons and ships with a snap of his fingers. We can't afford to antagonise him." A man said with a frown as the others also understood it.
"He is also able to speak in our language. Not the universal tongue, but our own language." A woman said with seriousness.
"Yep, that is right. It's quite similar to the other three planets, perhaps you had been influenced without your knowledge." Artisan said in the room as he was looking through the data on his right arms hologram which shocked the people.
"You hacked us!?" The woman who suggested the use of force said in shock.
"You didn't expect me to just let down my guard did you? Especially since you had shown that you aren't averse to using force to get your way. That would be stupid." Artisan said as he just scrolled through the data.
"You won't do anything to us, will you?" A man asked cautiously.
"Do not worry, I do not plan on hurting you. I will leave the planet after a few days. However, I think I can make a compromise." Artisan said with a smile.
This immediately gained the attention of the people as they looked at him.
"I will not directly help advance your technology. However, I will give you puzzles that once you are able to solve, will help advance your technology to greater heights." Artisan said with a smile.
"Puzzles?" Hyathis said in surprise as the rest just blinked.
"I don't want the people of this planet to advance and become stronger just because of the knowledge given to them. I want you to discover it yourself, through your own hardwork and knowledge, and it will certainly help your future endeavours and make it easier for technological progress." Artisan said with a a shrug of his shoulders.
"I suppose that is better than nothing." Hyathis said as she sighed.
"Good. I am looking forward to the feast so he sure to get the best food you have in the planet. Who knows? Perhaps you might get more favours from me if you managed to impress me." Artisan said with a chuckle.
The people looked at each other when they heard that but found merit in the proposition, as having favours from him would be a good thing for them when they needed help or something similar, as they knew the dangers of the Dominators and the vast unknown universe.
"We will bring the best foods that Alstair has." Hyathis said to him seriously, as she knew that this is a great opportunity.
"Glad to hear it. Now, I will stop spying on you so you can have your private conversation." Artisan said as he then stood up and laid on the bed as the others watched.
Hyathis exchanged glances with the rest of the people as they nodded to her, the plan chosen as they understood what they have to do to make their planet better.