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. . The job you have given me has been completed. For whatever reason I met no resistance gaining these records, though that may change if I fly through those regions again. I'll split these findings up into two parts, one for Shikoku, the other Hokkaido. They have surprised me, as I have never met such a strong presence within these systems. I'll explain below. My advice is to be well-armed and set your scanner's range to maximum when flying through Shikoku. That place is somewhat unsettling with how strong the Golden guys presence is there. Hokkaido provides many paths for a way out, so I have no advice for you there. I hope all of this provides the clarity of these two systems you were hoping for. You asked for the jump holes, but also having coordinates of hostile bases may help you avoid any unpleasantries. I'd imagine the reason you're asking for this info is for smuggling purposes of some kind, which is why I won't be providing information about the lanes, planet and stations placed between these paths. I assume all of those points are considered hostile to you, and there's the likeliness of the Lawful groups watching those paths. If you would like the info about the lanes and related items, I can do that for you too. . .

. . Shikoku System Taking a big lap around Shikoku has gained me this map of the system. Trade lanes take you from New Tokyo all the way through to Galileo. The Kepler Jump Gate has been disabled due to some form of storm in the system. For some reason it doesn't show on my map, but it's located in 7D. We have located three separate nebulas occupying most of the system, each of which housing an installation. Two more bases take positions in open space. Rift anomalies indicate entries into the Galileo and Kyushu systems. This is what I'm able to get: Jump holes into Kyushu and Galileo systems. Both you might wanna be wary of as they will land you close by to a Farmer's Alliance and Lane Hacker bases respectively. A comet has also made it's home here in Shikoku for the time being. Located in 4D, you'll be able to pick up some Platinum-198 from the pieces left behind. GOLDEN DRAGON CASINO Here lies a Hogosha base, the Golden Dragon Casino. Seems high-rollers of all kinds stop off here to gamble their credits away. During my time here it seems a handful of "under the table" deals took place. Perhaps a few criminals use this base for non-casino related business. FUCHU PRISON This is a place where a few Blood Dragons are working in order to reduce their sentence and be free. Not very interesting, this station is also pretty out of the way. MORIOKA BASE One of two bases owned and run by the Golden guys in Shikoku, it seemed their docking crews weren't too happy having a Freelancer on their landing bay. Can't tell you much about this place, aside from the fact that a lot of other groups seem to stop by here. Lane Hackers, Liberty Rogues, even the Dragons too. I'd place a sizable bet that Cardamine gets smuggled from here into Liberty, but I saw nothing to verify that hunch. The station is pretty small, opposite to the other installation they have. KINKAKU-JI STATION Now this base seems like a threat. My guess is the Golden guys construct their ships here. This massive installation is located close to the Kyushu Jump Hole. If entering this system, I'd take the Jump Gate, but from there free-fly to where you wanna go. Avoid the planet and the stations along the lanes. NOSHIMA FREEPORT A freeport for all, you Taurus could stop here for refuelling and repairs before you make your way to the next destination. I'd be very cautious heading here as it sits between both Kinkaku-Ji and Morioka. Actually, I'd say the entire western side of Shikoku is under heavy guard by the Golden guys. Hokkaido System Hokkaido is an interesting system, three-way trade lane layout, which is kind of irregular. Anyways, here's what the NX-01 has got on it's starmaps of Hokkaido. This system has a lot going for it, but in a different way to Shikoku. I'll do my best to list off any points of interest. Trade lanes connect you from Tau-53 to New Tokyo. We got rifts to five systems: Tau-53, Kyushu, New Tokyo, Chugoku and Tohoku. This is well connected to the other systems within Kusari space, I think you'll find the info on this system more valuable than Shikoku. Two installations mark threats to you and most of it is covered by a big purple nebula. AINU DEPOT Yet another installation built and operated by the Golden guys, it seems like they keep tabs on the system and the ships that pass through. Not exactly a shipyard, but a small outpost is a big enough threat. FORT WAKKANAI Kusari Naval Forces base... after docking and looking around inside their main foyer, it seems trainees and graduates fill the rooms inside. If you ever want to disrupt their activities by ending their up and coming pilots, attacking here would be your best option. . .

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