A first-year plan maps the V’ren Trust tethered rail from Columbia to Rolla, Stockton, and Pittsburg, then west to Elkhart and north to Ogallala before looping through Ames Depot. Freight-heavy 200 kph segments give way to 800–1,550 kph high-velocity runs. Hubs and spurs seed 340 new settlements across CCA territory.
Robb Report’s Liora Keene tours Arrow Rock, Matt Marmaduke’s privately deeded dominion beside the sovereign Freehold. Silent electric vehicles, closed-loop solar grids, and leasehold governance reveal prosperity built on solvency, reliability, and debt-free administration. With Freehold Inc managing assets, the town embodies quiet order through maintenance, not spectacle—everyday life here.
In 2440, Zara Vox explains the Marmaduke Freehold’s secret to survival: it is a sovereign sole proprietorship under the CCA. With no shareholders, no debt, and private ledgers, continuity of ownership becomes statehood. Contracts, arbitration, and visible solvency keep critics at bay for 443 years, proving ownership can outlast empires.
As Matt rises to near-mythic power among the V’ren, T’mari faces the reality that their paths may no longer run side by side. In a quiet, reflective dinner that follows a galactic-shaking livestream, they confront status, grief, and the weight of unintended destiny—with one last moment of normalcy between them.
When the V’ren ship settles across Matt Marmaduke’s northern fields, it flattens nearly two hundred acres of prime crop. The ramp lowers, and Missouri’s first alien visitor walks into the sunlight. In measured words, Matt greets her—balancing local pride, corporate authority, and a farmer’s blunt pragmatism.