. User ID: Eduard Leopold Helheim Recipient: Bristol Board Subject: Fisher exploration .
Hallo, lads—Leopold here.
Ach, these “vacations” are turning out quite fruitful, ja. The run down to the Omegas was… something. Aside from a few Corsair snouts on the scopes, we went through unimpeded in the Phoenix Bulwark.
I should be back in a jiffy, though. Their installations are chewing through platinum just fine after a few tweaks from our engineers. Ours at Arcetri, now those are a proper work of art,process it more efficient by a fair stretch.
About the platinum source: they offered us a Hegemon so the crew could bite into all that ore. It’s a long, dangerous haul to get there; without an escort you’re toast—too many navigational hazards for an old man’s nerves.
But once you arrive… ach, what a sight. I’ve attached some pictures. The ore is venting straight out of a cracked planetary core. Better quality than what we see in Galileo, that’s for sure.
The stuff isn’t tainted by radiation, but it’s mixed with a whole basket of other metals, so the overall yield suffers. Our tests on the vein came back:
Plenty in there—makes their refinery versatile, but not exactly fine-tuned, you know? Good for local use, ja, but it won’t threaten our operation in Galileo.
I’ll head back as soon as they commission a new Bulwark. Some of the team want to linger, “check a few more things.” Heh. I’d wager they just want to enjoy those twin suns in Omega-55 a little longer.
Can’t blame them—it’s a pretty view. Still, a bit too risky for my taste. I’m itching to crack real rock in the dark again.
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Ore composition