Chaos had made a seven-mile trip on skis from Crystal Mountain to make the request. "It's simple, and we already have the laser sights on our rifles. You see, friendly fire is our worst enemy in our style of fightin'. Our boys overwhelm a point on the enemy's perimeter and raise hell from within, splitting up into teams and overpowering separate pockets of resistance. The enemy winds up shooting at themselves in the confusion. We need to know exactly where our boys are. The whistles are fine for close communication but we need something secure to send messages longer distances. I don't know why your people held this laser info so close to the chest. It's a closed system. Even if the Feds knew about it, they couldn't intercept it.
Chaos noticed the cable slithering from the back of the portable computer that led to the bottom of a closed window. He shook his head and smiled, "You folks are so clever. Shootin' a beam all the way to Island Pond. That's amazin'. That Wizard's quite a guy. I'm eager to meet him. He should be working for NASA or something."
"There you go. It's sent." Helen couldn't tell him very much about the laser system. She wasn't sure whether to trust them. The scene was intimidating, six formidable looking men dressed in white camouflage gear; they all stared down on her. Chaos seemed pleasant enough; Helen wanted to believe him. But she knew that Tumult, the man in charge of everything, was a racist, a chauvinist, and a jerk.
"Our technician thought the laser device could carry voice signals," Chaos continued. "We have enough components for say--six senders. A receiver node could be made of woven copper strands and used as a hat. I'd like to hear The Wizard's opinion on that."
The Rousell boys listened intently. They were caught up in the intrigue--Helen was more leery. She suspected Chaos had well over a hundred men, but she wanted to know. "If we somehow got the components in Boston, how many communication systems are we talking about?"
"About eighty for starters."
Helen looked down and nodded, "Will that number cover most of the Mountain Boys?" It was a cat and mouse game between Helen and Chaos.
Chaos squinted and thought before speaking. A smirk formed across his lips: "That would give one laser communicator to each attack pack in my group."
She looked out the window and pondered. She had no idea how large an attack pack was.
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