Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

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To: Bowex InfoNet
From: Frank Blacksmith, captain of the Bowex)Gordon

This is my first report detailing the beginnings of Operation Shetland.

The aim: accumulate 150,000,000 credits for the purchase of a "Shetland" Class Bretonia Train.
current earnings: 60,000,000
Route: Cambridge to New Berlin to New London, earnings approx 7,000,000 per trip
Required Trips: 13 (possibly more depending on piracy)

Since the Kusari invaded Leeds the few safe trading routes have been limited. Costs have risen as the government imposes taxes to aid the war effort, and the demand for machinery is at an all time high. This is the time where Operation Shetland must be put into play to further both Bretonia and Bowex's struggle against the Kusari.
The aim is to create an endless supply of engine components to aid Bretonia's war effort. Rheinland is the best producer of such components and therefore the primary source. The components will be paid for with Berillium, something Bretonia has plenty of and Rhineland lacks. This complementary arrangement should strengthen the ties between Bretonia and Rhineland while at the same time increasing Bretonia's strength against Kusari with a view to taking back Leeds and driving the KNF all the way to Kyushu.

At this time my Percheron is insufficient to the task at hand. However, I plan to accumulate enough to purchase a Shetland, the which has a sufficient hull capacity, to keep Bretonia stocked with engine components while it fights the Kusari in Leeds.

I hope this plan meets with approval, and hope that upon my successfully completing the operation I will be given clearance to make the new Shetland chassis the housing for the Gordon.


Trip 1: Having filled the hold with berillium in Cardiff I headed into Omega 3, there I found a pirate gunship menacing three trading vessels in the vicinity of Freeport 1. The traders were claiming immunity under a Zoner law that creates an effective cease fire zone around their bases, something I was not aware of. The pirate ignored their pleas and opened fire on them, at which point they paid him off.
While this was happening I cruised round the pirate's blind side and successfully reached the trade lane to Aland. Entering New Berlin I ran into a Gallic vessel and we traded banter for a short while. The pilot was somewhat overly proud of being able to speak some long dead language and I put him in his place before heading back. Passing through Omega 3 again I found bounty hunters engaged in a pitched battle with corsairs by Freeport 1. Whatever the cease fire zone is, it seems most people are as unaware of it as I.
I also came across an enormous Zoner ship, the Burninator, which was quite impressive to behold. The rest of the trip passed with no further incident.

Blacksmith out.

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