To: Phoenix Members || From the Archimedes Research Division

[Soban]

This is Grey, checking in.

To all my fellow colleagues—

I’ve hit a bit of a wall in my research due to a shortage of materials, so I’ve opened up a grant for anyone willing to take on a bit of risk.

Here’s what I need: at least 500 units of live alien organisms, in good condition, delivered to Ames Research Station. But there’s a twist, I’m looking for 500 units from each source you can find.

So far, I know these organisms can be found in the following systems:

• Omicron Beta
  
• Omicron Theta
  
• Omicron Zeta
  

If you happen to discover any new fields, please report them to the Pytheas Exploration Phalanx—your findings could be just what we need.

We’ll be paying 2,000,000 credits per successful delivery and 500.000 credits per new field discovery to the brave captains and their crews who get the job done.

Let me know if you’re up for the challenge.

Grey, out.

[Irkalla]

Greetings,

I would take this opportunity, if any of our explorers outfitted with an appropriate vessel is available, to acquire some specific ultra low temperature organisms found in far distant places. The places may not be reachable by todays cycle but may become available at another point in time. I can lead you to such places as I have been involved on 'Escort Duty' for such places beforehand. Extracting these specific, strange organisms will be up to the explorer and scientist with the appropriate equipment.

Schwarz out

[Bussie]

[Alien Organisms delivery from Sigma 19 field]

Greetings, Grey Kalish! Francuasa Martz online.

I managed to deliver the cargo safely to the Ames Research Station, and even more than planned. In total, we delivered 650 Organisms instead of 500.

But the most interesting thing is that we discovered a new mining field in Sigma-19. Given the data you provided, Gray, I was certain that traces of Organisms could also be found in the systems bordering the Omicrons. Having previously participated in numerous convoys as an escort with other members of Phoenix, I decided to explore the systems we visited.

The first area that came to mind to check was the Sigma region, specifically the Sigma-17 and Sigma-19 systems. They both border the Omicron systems and could potentially harbor Alien Organisms. Before departure, I requested information from the HC regarding diplomatic relations between the Phoenixes and other factions, particularly the Core and the GMG, to understand how to negotiate with their representatives. I spent about a week in Sigma-17, interviewing local travelers and Core representatives, while also exploring some corners of the system myself. However, I was unable to find any traces of the Alien Organisms, and interviewing people from the Planet Kurile but also no positive results.

After that, I traveled to Sigma-19 and first decided to visit Gas Miner Ogashawa, believing I could find people who, due to their work, might possess the knowledge I needed. I had to interview numerous miners and survey vessel operators to get a hint on the unusually strong gravity level that, according to one worker, was detected in Donryu Cloud. Arriving at coordinates 3 Delta, I indeed detected a strange gravity level and it's source or rather two sources lead deep into the cloud.

As I moved deeper into the cloud, I noticed small biological traces of the Alien Organisms, but not themselves. This served as a path for me to follow, leading me into a spatial pocket containing two Planetoids. These space bodies weren't recorded on my charts or listed in the Phoenix library of discoveries, which piqued my interest. This was especially interesting when I noticed fragments of some kind, containing fully-fledged Alien Organisms, floating around their orbits. I suspect they may be present on the planetoids themselves, but entering their atmospheres is impossible due to the harsh conditions.

My subsequent journey to Kepler was uneventful, so to speak. I had to constantly check during the flight to ensure the Organisms in their containers were maintaining their previous parameters and that the integrity of the shell, through which they could escape, was intact. After about 12 days, thanks to your instructions, Gray, I finally arrived at the research station today and am writing this report to report my progress. I will fill out the data on the new Organism extraction site in Pytheas Exploration Phalanx shortly. Below I have attached the most beautiful and important footages, so don't expect photos from Sigma-17 and bars.

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Exploration archive with delivery.

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With best regards,
Francuasa Martz.

[Soban]

This is Grey, checking in.

Ah, finally. Someone up to the task. I’ll start working on this batch as soon as possible. But first, credit where it’s due: the payment has been sent.

The Pytheas Exploration Phalanx will also be happy to pay you for that information.

Grey, out.

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