My name is Michela Calliente, representing Deterrence's Internal Affairs and Intelligence. Your message was relayed to me and I will be your direct liaison on behalf of Deterrence's military, as I have experience dealing with foreigners and other entities.
I must admit that reading the file and comunicación left me with a great deal of skepticism. It definitely raised a few eyebrows up the chain of command. A mixed rheinlander-maltese blood and lack of any cardamine looking to switch sides? Sounds like we've have a lot to chat about.
We ran a check on your vessel, this so called "The Shovel". We could not find any known contacts with it against Deterrence or the Corsair Imperio at large. This at least verifies the bit where you state that you've never waged war against our kind.
Now onto business - you have indeed come to the right place. Deterrence is the sword against the enemies of the Imperio. You are familiar with the Corsairs and therefore the scope of our operations. And while our more traditional hermanos y hermanas trust only those born within our borders, we have a more flexible disposition to outsiders - provided that they prove their allegiance, reliability, and loyalty. Asymmetrical warfare is a useful tool.
A word given, a bond made, never broken. Those are the words of Ravenna Nagash and Deterrence has a reputation for upholding their commitments.
The question is - your story is a lot to take on faith. We need proof that you are truly interested in working for us.
We have centuries of experience from reverse engineering and building vessels from the remnants of salvaged ships. Repurposing is our nature. And you sound like you've had quite the adventure. I am sure that in your travels you've come across something valuable. Obtain a valuable piece of technology and bring it to us. I'm sending you an encrypted code - once you find something that's worth our time, come to Omega 41 and activate it. A detachment will be sent to your location to take you to Ravenna Invicta, one of our stations.
You and your crew will be de-briefed at that time under my supervision. Your ''legitimate salvage'' can dock with the station under our escort for repairs after it has been thoroughly checked and inspected for any potential bugs or other Maltese surprises. We normally only find wrecks of these ships after our military has done serious damage. I make it my business to gather intelligence on any foreign ships and assess their capabilities. While I doubt Malta has anything to challenge Corsair superiority - it would be an interesting exercise in futility. That is to find anything worthwhile replicating or adapting. No offense to you signor, I am sure that ship has gotten you out of scraps. It's just nothing compared to our vastly superior designs.
If everything goes smoothly, we'll give you a working assignment. Should you prove worth our time, I can very much guarantee your long-term future has improved dramatically. I will be waiting your contact.
