To: Eclipse Vanguard High Command

[ROCK CORPORATION]

LOCATION: OMEGA 49

[GRAN CANARIA]

TO: Eclipse Vanguard High Command

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Greetings, gentlemen.
My name is Rashid Jafarovich Magomedov, and I am the CEO of Rock Corporation. You have surely heard of us. I believe your scouts have reported to you about the combat engagement between a small Coalition fleet and our company's combat escort with nomads in the Dresden system. We asked the Coalition and the Hessians for assistance in intercepting a small group of pirates who had captured our employees. We realized too late that they were infected minions of the nomads. Our combined fleet was trapped and almost completely destroyed. The Coalition suffered heavy losses and retreated to the Hessians' hidden bases. Our ships sacrificed themselves to cover the retreat. My father was killed in this clash.
The emergence of sabotage forces operating under the cover of nomads in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine is cause for concern. Our company cannot turn a blind eye to these facts, because first and foremost we are people, and now people are in danger. Next time, we must be prepared for any surprises. And the stars see that we will no longer be caught off guard.
The Order is a structure that has been countering the threat of nomadic expansion for hundreds of years. Your agents have tremendous experience and skills in detecting and destroying this plague. We are only a small company, but we have gathered the courage to ask for your help. We need ships capable of resisting the nomads. We have seen what their heavy cruisers are capable of. But a battleship is something unimaginable.
Our company manufactures weapon systems for all classes of ships. No customer has ever been dissatisfied. We will manufacture several systems and would like to test them. Please send us one battleship. We understand the secrecy of your technologies, so the work will be carried out jointly with your specialists. We manufacture the weapons—your engineers install them. Our station is located in the Cologne system. Its name is “Rock.” I am sure that you will be able to get there unnoticed by the military patrols of Rheinland. We would not like to have a conflict with this house. If you have a damaged prototype of Osiris, we will purchase it. You can remove all secret components. We will replace them with available ones. Our main task is to test our weapon systems and jump mechanisms.
We await your response. I have the honor.

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Sincerely Rachid Magomedov

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Sender: Agent Milo "Mhiao" Alwine
Recipient: Rock Corporation
Encryption: High
Subject: Reply

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Mister Magomedov, a pleasure to meet you, my name is Agent callsign "Mhiao", my apology for the delay, our Commander is swamped since the assault on Omicron Zeta and Mu, i'm here to assist him as much as possible.

We ... unfortunately heard the news about your late father and the attempt with the help from the Coalition and Hessians to recover your employees. I personally send you my
condolescences about your losses ...

It is true that the rising activity from Nomads and infectees is alarming, we have our share in the Omicrons so i can only understand your stand for this ...

As for your request ... i need to ask you a simple question but yet very important as you will understand:

What Eclipse Vanguard will gain in exchange for lending you one of our Osiris ?

To sum up a bit the situation in Omicrons, its very difficult, and every ship from snubcraft to Battleship class is usualy in Service ... BUT nothing is impossible ... depending on what you gonna propose ...

Awaiting your reply, until then, Mister Magomedov, safe skies !

Agent "Mhiao"
ECLIPSE WOLF SQUAD
>06/12/835 A.S<

[ROCK CORPORATION]

LOCATION: OMEGA 49

[GRAN CANARIA]

TO: Agent Milo

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Dear Agent Milo, thank you for your kind words.
As I said in my previous message, we will install our weapons on this ship and test them both at the testing ground and in combat conditions. After these tests are complete, we will return your ship to you with the weapons installed. As you understand, these guns are not cheap.
I think two months will be enough for the tests.
Moreover, you will gain an ally in the fight against the nomads.
I hope you will deliver one sample to Cologne and give us the access codes to control the ship.
Our forward base “Rock” is located in this system.

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Sincerely Rachid Magomedov

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Sender: Agent Milo "Mhiao" Alwine
Recipient: Rock Corporation
Encryption: High
Subject: Reply

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Mister Magomedov,

Then ... let me personaly commission my Battleship the OCV-Amun, i'll brief my crew and some specialists about your project and will do their best to assist you with the specs of the battleship ... i'll make some changes of the loadout for a standard one so you'll be able to understand at first its setup and then adapt your weapons for it ...
If that's alright for you, i'll make sure they depart ASAP, i'll let you know once the battleship is safely docked at your Station.

I decided to put my trust in your purpose to lend one of our finest battleship, so make sure to treat it well during it ...

Until then, Safe skies.

Agent "Mhiao"
ECLIPSE VANGUARD
WOLF SQUAD
>06/12/835 A.S<

[ROCK CORPORATION]

LOCATION: OMEGA 49

[GRAN CANARIA]

TO: Agent Milo

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Dear Agent Milo, As soon as your team arrives at our station, send the access codes to the control room via a secure channel. Once we receive clearance, we will begin upgrading the weapon systems. After two months of testing, we will return the ship to you with all its weapons intact.
Your people will want for nothing. We will provide them with everything they need. We know how to welcome guests.
This operation must be kept in the strictest confidence. In our company, only the management has access to the information, and only three people know the details, one of whom is yours truly.
We will await your battleship.

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Sincerely Rachid Magomedov

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Sender: Agent "Mhiao"
Recipient: Rock Corporation
Encryption: High
Subject: Reply

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Mister Magomedov,

My Crew on the Battleship Amun, confirmed its arrival at Rock Station with discretion and without any issues ! I just sent you on a separate crypted channel, the access code for it.
I hope you'll be satisfied of the ship and my crew during your tests, i took care of it with pride.
Let me know if there is anything happening with the crew during your tests.

Until then, Safe skies !

Agent "Mhiao"
ECLIPSE WOLF SQUAD
>08/12/835 A.S<

[ROCK CORPORATION]

LOCATION: OMEGA 49

[GRAN CANARIA]

TO: Agent Milo

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Hello again, Agent Milo. We confirm receipt of the control codes. Our officers have taken control of the battleship. Two teams of engineers have begun studying the technical data.

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Your people will receive a full report on the work done. As the captain of a ship of this class, I am impressed. But as a military man, I want to see the ship's combat capabilities, and believe me, we will test them in real combat situations.
For your information, the group of engineers is headed by our brilliant designer and part-time professor at the Technical University of Gran Canaria, Alejandro Gonzalez.
We will keep you informed of the work being done and the field tests.

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Sincerely Rachid Magomedov

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