Boundless Transport Enterprises - Private Message Relay

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SENDER ID: Nebraska Jones
RECEIVER ID: Boundless Transport Enterprises - Private Message Relay

Jones reporting in. Sorry for my last transmission, I've been chased a bit, so I had to cut it off to make sure that I won't be trailed. My current location is Planet Pittsburgh, Liberty. And... I don't want to brag... but just the moments ago the last of refugees left my ship. I had a rough ride, to be honest. During these couple of days of "vacation" in Gallia this is what I've managed to gather.
First of all, some things actually changed after my last visit in Gallia. Orkney is now... not safe as before. Royalists took over it (including Languedoc), destroying and retaking the bridges that used to belong to the Council. However, the base of Council's operations still remains Champagne, and they still can survive with the help of Gallic collaborators, but I doubt they expect anyone from outside of Gallia to come as they used to do before the fall of Languedoc and Orkney. However, with some skills, guts and lack of common sense, it's possible to get through Royalists and get into contact with Council.
Secondly, I've managed to get some intel about some groups in Gallia. Let's start from well-known Junkies. Unlike the Sirian ones, Gallic Junkers has better relationship with the Crown. They also known to run some "trading" routes as well. Probably these even includes some jobs for the Crown itself. They're not trusted by Council and criminal groups, but they're sometimes essential to them for their collaboration between both sides of law for their own good. Another group we should aware of is Legion of the Damned, also sometimes called "Brigands" for some reason. Their role in Gallia is simple - smugglin' and robin'. The Council knows them as someone what can run goods for them, but they rarely do that if there's no reasonable profit for them. As far as I've heard, these are the guys one shouldn't mess with. So, as far as I'm informed "Brigands" are the main runners of Black Market in Gallia. I've heard there's (or was) a criminal group calling themselves "Unione Corse", but I couldn't gather much of information about them. Maybe that'll be possible once direct contact with the Council will be established. Some smuggling Gallia-side are made by the group called "The Maquis". Most of their runs consist Counterfeit Software and stuff like this. I think they rarely have any deals with Council. However, Council tries to remain in good terms with all these groups because of their bad "relationships" with the Crown.

Now, let's talk 'bout the route. There are two choices of gettin' into Gallia. First one is quite of mainstream - Orkney - Languedoc passage which now is crawling with Royalists. Plus, you have to sprint through their base orbiting near the jump hole to Languedoc. The same situation awaits on the other side. Bein' in Gallia means only one thing - there's always a guillotine hangin' over your head. Also, you have to make hell of way if you want to get to Champagne. The second - alternative route which was kinda of surprise to me, since I've never heard of it before, is Omicron 80 - Lorraine passage. I'd rather get through sniffies rather than whole fleet of Royalists. And it takes only one jump for you to get from Lorraine to Champagne. However, there's this "little" problem. Mines. Hell of mines. I'm not sure how it does look in Om-83, but that minefield guarding the jump hole in Lorraine looks like a frakin' suicide to me. Passage in the minefield of Orkney is easy to find, with Lorraine it's totally a different story. There are no marks that could tell somethin' about the passage - no buoys, no weapon turrets. Nothin', only that damn Royalists' outpost hangin' nearby. I couldn't risk the lives of refugees aboard, so I haven't made any "researches" with this minefield. All I know is that I've made a hell of circuit around it and found no clue. It requires more of investigation. Maybe the Council will be able to provide any kind of information. All I know is that once we'll have that route "opened", lives will be easier to all of us.

Now, it's time for my upcoming plan. I've already hauled a full ship of Basic Alloy to Planet Marne in Champagne, which is one of the main their imports. For the return to Sirius, I've took 'bout 400 refugees with me and took them through half of Sirius to Pittsburgh. Now, I'll try to take somethin' more "serious" with me to give it to the Council. After that, I believe, we'll prove ourselves as trusted haulers with some guts to do these kind of stuff. Once I'll be in Gallia again, I'll try to establish communications with greater instance of the Council as BTE representative.

I hope everythin' will go as planned. If you have anythin' to tell, you're free to do so.

Nebs out.

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