Nicolo acquired an organ generating organ (OGO) from the Carnevale and further refined his formula for enhancing the intelligence and amicability of animals. Prior to his departure with the fleet he went out to one of the magic islands in the Qeltan Sea and put the animals on it to establish a colony where they could develop on their own.

Unfortunately, he was forced to rescue all the animals when he realised the island was on the back a colossal fish which plunged back into the sea. Undeterred though (and looking to practice with his OGO), he installed gills into the intelligent animals, so that they could continue thriving on the island when it plunged underwater for long years at a time.

His work on Esharia done, Nicolo travelled onwards with the Fleet, continuing to improve the intelligent animals, and continuing to improve himself by studying all things but dentistry. On each new world the fleet came to, Nicolo would drop off a colony of intelligent animals in some out of the way location. If necessary, he would physically modify them, so they could not just survive but flourish in the new lands. Simultaneously, he would gather new animals from each strange new world and begin improving them so they would be ready for the next world. He looked on each colony with pride as he continued on with the Fleet, leaving behind a chain of friendly hyperintelligent beasts in his wake.