With the Gallian incursions now infecting Leeds, it has become too dangerous to fly solo.
Leeds is a vital link for an old ore-carrier like me and ours. Half of the time, Stokes station and Glasgow are covered with at least Gallian fighters, if not capitol ships too! The old money-runs to Tau31 are now out of the question.
Due to this threat, I've made some changes to our business plan. Old Shelton is now working in New London hauling Beryllium up from Cambridge for transfer to convoys going into Liberty space.
Needless to say, he is NOT happy about this. The more money made has quieted his complaints for now.
I myself was approached by some friends in Bowex and asked to help shore up their convoys supplying the BAF against the Gallians in the north and the Bounty hunters against the Corsairs and Order in the south.
My acceptance of this request has had the effect of making me infinitely soluble in the eyes of the banks, who were only too happy to supply monies to purchase both a Percheron transport for Redline Inc and a note to purchase a Shire transport for convoying with Bowex. It was an unnerving morning signing paper that said $116 million credits on them, but Bowex subsidized a decent portion of the note on the Shire. Still, 85 million is a big number, made slightly less scary by the fact that profits of 6-8 million and even more are possible with the Shire's cavernous hold.
Now I guess we'll see how well I can drive a ship the size of a 20 story office building!
