Bowex InfoNet (inRP)

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To: Bowex InfoNet
From: Frank Blacksmith

A little update.

Ceaseless trading has been the order of the day. I have managed to accumulate a fair bit of credit and move what I estimate to be approximately 48,000 units of engine components into Bretonia. Another 6 trips and I should be finally able to upgrade the Gordon. Once upgraded I will have sufficient hull space to start the effective transport of military vehicles and such things.

Given the new intensity of trading I also enlisted some crew to save time in dock.

Remi Artois - Our new mechanic, he says he just recently came to Bretonia from the Gallia systems. He seems to have adapted quite well to the Gordon and keeps her well maintained and functioning.

Argyle McNalty - Our assistant mechanic, he's usually drunk but apparently there's no better man with an electro-spanner. Remi insisted he come along, I have yet to discover their history.

Jose Garcia Fernandez - Our cargo overseer, a friend of a friend. He makes sure we get a good price where we go and also keeps some corsairs off our backs when we're going through the Omegas. He can occasionally be a bit hot tempered but so far we haven't had anything beyond bar fights to worry about.

Lastly, to speed up unloading I bought 3 cargo droids, now its the work of minutes to unload our wares, buy what we need and be headed out again. Now I can delegate most of the tasks and spend my time in port planning the route or, more usually, relaxing and putting my feet up.

Some interesting events:

I have seen a Rheinland naval vessel allowing passage to a smuggler breaking the Rheinland-Liberty embargo in exchange for 500k. Lets hope they are not so free with pirates.

There have been prolonged battles, sometimes involving gunboats or similar sized vessels between the BAF and the Junkers in New London.

The Omegas seem to be relatively clear of pirates these days. Whether this is because they are busy or because there is a bounty hunter capital ship (Apocalypse.Now) patrolling the area remains to be seen. There is a considerable bounty hunter presence in southern Sirius of late, almost as if there were a sustained campaign against both the Hessians and the Corsairs.

The RHA launched a significant incursion into Rheinland space, effectively blocking the trade lanes to Planet New Berlin. Fortunately the asteroid field served to mask my movements and I made it safely past them.

Some dangerous looking AI vessels have been flying around Bretonia, and there seem to be more and more Zoners trading through Bretonia. Lets hope this provides a nice economic boost to our war effort. Rule Bretonia!

Blacksmith out.

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