 What is ironic about the Earthmen selling gas to the Zurians?
"It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!" Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur. By this, he seemed to imply that the Thorabians would rob the Earthmen, which the Lorians would not. Immediately, the Earthmen established what they called "corporations"—Zurian trading companies under terrestrial control. In spite of the fact that a terrestrial ship had landed at every Zurian city of major and minor importance, and all in a single day, it took some time for the news to spread.
 The gas was collected on Zur
 The gas was collected on Zur  The gas is from Earth and will not power Zurian machines  The gas will be replaced by a new type of gas that Zurians will need to purchase in the next decade  The Earthmen are not selling gas; rather, a material that causes machines to break