The Lane Hackers | Internal Comms

[Vladimir Scorpius]

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Professor,

I am uploading interrogation logs of two unaffilated Mammoths transporting Neon.
I hope this is sufficient for the Manipulation criteria.

[quote]LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Hold it!
Lupo: what?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: I would highly suggest you to drop the rudeness.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Because you are at my mercy
Lupo: What?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Now
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Why are you using Liberty Mammoth ships?
Fluppy: For trading
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: But why Libertonian ships?
Fluppy: We've got not enough money for other ships
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: So you chose to support Liberty?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Instead of...
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Anything else?
Lupo: We hate Liberty ships
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Then why have you bought these?!
Fluppy: We got no money for other ...
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: This makes no sense.
Lupo: We are new traders *
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You hate the ships, yet you bought them
Lupo: Yeah
Lupo: Can we go ?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Where is the Neon from?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: No you cannot.
Lupo: Erie
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Not untill I say you can
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: So again, from Libertonian soil?
Lupo: Yes
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: And where are you headed to?
Lupo: Kusari
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Now tell me, what profit margin are you looking at?
Lupo: 400
Lupo: Very low profit
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: I need accurate numbers
Lupo: 1 million
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Substract the downpayment for cargo from the profits you will earn after selling
Lupo: Per cargo load
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: How much are you planning to save up before spending it?
Lupo: 500.000 ?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: So that is lower than what you earn?
Lupo: Not realy
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: What will you buy with 500.000 credits?
Lupo: Rice
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: And where will the rice be going to?
Fluppy: Erie
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Aha.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: And once you make more money?
Lupo: Rice
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Will you be upgrading to bigger ship?
Lupo: Yes
Lupo: Later
Fluppy: In future, we hope
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: What kind of ship are you planning to buy?
Lupo: we have today first trading
Fluppy: Dont know, 4.500 cargo space
Fluppy: Then you can ask about money
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: For that, you will be forced to sign up with an employee.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Which corporation are you planning to join up with?
Fluppy: Dont know
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Which region?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Bretonia? Kusari? Liberty corporation?
Lupo: We dont now
Lupo: we are Rheinland traders... Rheinland?!?!
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Right.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Do you know what Ageira Technologies are?
Lupo: Nope
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Then all you need to know is that they are greedy corporate swines which are infecting Liberty
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: With corruption
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: The Navy and Liberty Police are under their thumbs
Lupo: OK
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Corrupt just as much
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You should never ever even try helping them in any way.
Lupo: What is the best region for us?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You must never ever transport Ageira's technologies.
Lupo: For trade
Fluppy: OK, never Ageira
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You must never ever sign-up to work for them
Lupo: OK
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Or you will be abused, underpaid, abused, underpaid, put in danger, underpaid, abused.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Professor.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Now that I am done with interogation and propoganda
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: What to do with their cargo ?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Two unaffilated Mammoths are in front of me
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: With two thousands of Neon.
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Proceed as usual?
LH~Leiden.Equivocator: Were they cooperative?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Yes
LH~Leiden.Equivocator: Then small extortion can be in order.
Fluppy: OK
Lupo: Can we go?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Not yet?
Lupo: Why?
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Now then
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You shall pay up a small fortune.
Lupo: OK
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Each one of you will send me 250.000 credits
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Is that clear?
Fluppy: OK
Lupo: ok thaks made
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: You are free to go.
Lupo: We see us later
LH~Vladimir.Scorpius: Remember. Ageira is pure evil
Fluppy: Thanks and have a nice day
Lupo: OK
* Auto-Translated audio

Later on, I intercepted them in New York system, transporting Kyushu Rice. One of them already bought Kusari Medium Transport. I extorted them as per protocol and departed them with 2.423.385 SC. That's probably all they had. Sacked dry.

On an unrelated, but worthwhile note, I intercepted two ships transporting the cursed Jump Gate Parts. They were equipped with Dulzian and Zapper Turrets and I was already without enough of nanobots and ammunition, so I had to sacrifice one transport and let him "successfully flee" while the other one was deconstructed to molecular level and only the Jump Gate Parts were left. Without any nearby recovery-able vessel, I destroyed the cargo contents.

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