With the last praxis of the mission completed, I can officially announce that Mission 39 was an enormous victory for the Lane Hackers. I was designing this operation since early 819 A.S. and now with its successful completion the Lane Hackers can boast that they have achieved the unthinkable, the impossible. The biggest extortion in the history of Sirius.
William Frederick Cody, one of the richest men in Liberty and the most famous weapons dealer was abducted, extorted, interrogated and humiliated. It took us a while to finish the accounting of the stolen loot which involves high-end equipment such as prototype weaponry, cloaking devices, docking modules and capital armor upgrades. Their market value is estimated to exceed $4,000,000,000 Sirius Credits.
Phase 1
For the mission to work we had to use reliable civilians who would act as "customers" and provide us critical details about the situation around Baltimore Shipyard. The Archangels Fighter Club was chosen since they were both willing and also available to borrow us their 'Bustard' Civilian Carrier for the mission. I personally visited and briefed their president about the details.
For the Jump Drive Mk IV, some ex-members of Star Enterprises Inc. now based at New Hope Freeport in Bering system borrowed me one which they did no longer use. Here is the relevant log entry:
Initially expecting a member of the Omicron Supply Industries to provide me with the Hyperspace Scanner Mk III, the plan didn't work as intended so I had to use other contacts. Fortunately the Junker Congress had the means to assist me with it.
Then I transferred a Docking Module and a Cloaking Device from another Lane Hacker ship and the Bustard was ready. Once the coordinates were obtained, long simulations and trials were concluded and the appointment with W.F.Cody was made, I formally announced that the next phase of Mission 39 was ready to begin.
Commanding the Bustard, I picked up Professor Hunter's vessel outside Buffalo and we proceeded above Norfolk where the Cloaking Device was activated and with the help of an AFC Serenity the fuel needed for the Jump Drive was also around. Once the Jump Drive was fully charged and the conditions around Baltimore were ideal, I descended down abducting Cody. Shortly afterwards this achievement was shown on the news media.
x4 Cloaking Device Mk II
x6 Light Cloaking Device
x2 Bloodstone
x1 Ahriman
x5 Hammerfall
x10 Thor's Hammer
x4 Guardian
x9 Asuras
x2 Hellion
x1 Jump Drive Series Mk III
x2 Docking Module
x1 Capital Armor Upgrade VIII
x1 Armor Upgrade VIII
x30 Cigars
x348 Wine
Phase 3
After the jump, Professor Hunter intercepted W.F.Cody who attempted to run away. The jump area wasn't randomly chosen. There was no straight way to slip away and you had to turn right and left in order to avoid the mines, making you an easy target for interception. After Ms Hunter successfully persuaded Cody to give away all his possessions, W.F.Cody was mania-interrogated in system-wide frequency by the Professor and myself. Interruptor Grubozaboyschikov and Initiate Red Grant had also arrived and secured the area and thus Cody knew fully well that his refusal to cooperate would mean his bitter end.
In the end Cody's yacht suffered major damage, including engine failure. He was left drifting in space while we triumphantly returned back to Buffalo. Once the loot was counted and assembled, the Archangels Fighter Club chose x4 Guardian codenames from the loot as their reward. They were also temporarily given the Jump Drive Mk IV as a reward for their performance and for lending us the Bustard. They are expected to return the Jump Drive once the Zoners ask for its return.
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