After disembarking from (\^/)Eros, I was greeted by a docking bay attendant who welcomed me aboard, informed me of the time and directed me to the local bar for a bite to eat a cold drink. The Pub was quite lively even for an early afternoon or maybe that is just how it was here, the station was certainly big enough and had enough people. As I approached the bar, I was delighted to notice our new Phoenix member Cassio Dorus. I introduced myself and he invited me to join him for lunch recommending the Gammon Steak and Egg special of the day. Laughing to myself quietly as the dish reminded me fellow Phoenix pilot, I gladly accepted his offer. Cassio, captain of the newly commissioned ZBT-100Z 2 (\^/)Teygete shared some tales of his days aboard his former ship The Dusty Grape. I Inquired to the whereabouts of The (\^/)Teygete as i did not see it in the docking bays when i had arrived. He informed it was currently in the actual Shipyard section of Aland undergoing Capital Class Hull Enhancement. Interested in the benefits of this type of armor upgrade i submitted (\^/)Eros for the maximum class of enhancement multiplying the ships hull integrity several times over. I was however surprised to find that the application process of armor to hull was relatively quick, taking only a few hours. Cassio suggested that the handsome price of said upgrade was not for the labor involved in the application of the armor, but the processing of the defensive materials needed to produce it. I mentioned my newly started studies of He-3 and my interest in the various uses of this element. I suggested a venture to the refining section of Aland and met a IMG technician. He explained that He-3 was used on Aland as a combustible fuel for the smelting and processing of various Ores found nearby in the system. Namely Copper, Cobalt, Silver and Hydrocarbons. I mentioned the full cargo hold i had of the gas aboard my ship not knowing that Aland was one of Sirius' main importers of the gas. I was offered around 8,100 credits per unit and gladly accepted the generous offer. The IMG tech mentioned that the basic Helium element could be found in the Pennsylvania system but was not as applicable on an industrial level as it is found in its concentrated form produced in the Sigma nebulae. Having a just under a hour til (\^/)Eros' armor enhancement was completed i played a game of Chess on the mezzanine of Aland with Cassio. Seeing the IMG's Annapurna class ships being constructed with the backdrop of Wilkes Ice Field reminded me of Livadia. Having lost my Chess match to Cassio rather easily, we headed for the docking bays of Aland. I boarded my newly outfitted ship and had the cargo bays filled with Robotics for the scientists and technicians on Bethlehem. Thanking the IMG for their hospitality Captain Dorus and I set course for the Pennsylvania system.
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