Eyes and Ears

[The Operative]

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"Don't worry. I think it should be obvious that I rather have you and your pilots unharmed." Elena would see him smirking at her for a moment before he turned around and moved closer to the windows, sitting down at the ledge of the window, looking back at them. "Coronade, Inverness, Cortez, Magellan and Kansas. Those are the five systems. I want full reports on them about anything you find there that is not plain space. I don't need a full analysis of the nebulae and asteroid fields in those systems, but I want to know if they contain something. Bases, anomalies, unusual objects, bigger asteroids and all that. Also, make a note about any encounters you have in those systems. Who and about what. Any encounter. Admittedly, it will be a bit of paperwork, but I'll make sure you get the reward for it." Looking around for a moment, he took a deep breath before continuing. "Predicted encounters are the following..." he began, raising his right hand, first balled to a fist, then raising the index finger. "Coronado, obviously the Crayterians. Weird sh.it happens relatively often in that system, and I blame the open-to-everyone Barrier Gate Station and the ancient nomad gate deeply hidden in the Barrier for it."

Raising the middle finger as well, he continued. "Inverness should be more quiet. According to my information only the Junkers, Auxesia and the Order have a presence in this system. I need you to update this information, though. There was an Order Battleship back then. Would be interesting to know whether it is still there. The Junkers two installations in Inverness, one of it is modular. Same here: Update me about anything. If you find any other modular bases in the systems I want you to map, add them to the report as well." And then he turned his hand around and raised the thumb as well. "In Cortez you will find all kinds of people. The system is protected by Liberty and Bretonia as per the Treaty of Curacao. Crayter has a strong presence there as well, and even the Hellfire Legion is protecting the system. Map everything in Cortez and then proceed to Magellan. For that you can use the jump hole at the Cortez coordinates at E6. It's faster than the common routes. The Liberty Rogues have the Montezuma base in that region as well, so you better watch out there and quickly slip through."

Pulling the thumb down again, he raised the ring finger and the pinky. "You need to be very careful in the Magellan system. Gallia recently destroyed the freeport there. Map everything there. I want to know everything about the current gallic movements. Also, be careful with the Lane Hackers in that system. Their pilots have some dirty tricks, so make sure they can't access the systems of your ships. Wear a life-supporting flight suit, as it wouldn't be the first time they drained the oxygen supply of other fighters to kill the pilots and get their ships."

Adding the thumb again, he took another deep breath. "Kansas is pretty much the wild west, so you will need to be careful there as well. My latest report about it is rather old. We know the Commonwealth has increased its presence there. Auxesia should be there as well. Don't drop your guard there, as Liberty doesn't have a good grip on that system."

Leaning back a bit, his lips formed a smile again. "Any questions?"

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