This chapter introduces the zeta complex, a device that combines the body's vital organs with a shield that protects them from the sun's rays. The shield also protects the spinal column, which is prone to injury. The zeta serum, a single-dose drug that both kills cancerous cells and restores the body to health, was developed by the same company that developed the shield. The emissaries arrive, and they are given five years to select a representative to represent them in the intergalactic parliament.