Transmission to Grand Admiral Golanski

[LunaticOnTheGrass]

Message Received

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To: Grand Admiral Golanski, Order Overwatch
Sender: Oberst Erich Klugmann, Vereinigte Widerstandsarmee
Origin: Frankfurt Relay #1, Bruchsal Base

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21-05-822

Grand Admiral,

I'm happy to hear that you accepted our request for use of the Evora Shipyard, and our smuggling flotilla has been hard at work to ship the required materials for refitting.

With this in mind, I had two issues to bring to you attention;

"The Core" has recently branded our organization an enemy evidently due to us being a close ally of yours, and has promised to stop our convoys due to their claim of dominating the Omicrons.

I'd like to put that to the test. Our ships; the Arsenal in particular, have some of the shortcuts that your forces have shown ours mapped within their Navigation systems. I'd like to formally request permission for the ships en-route to Akabat when possessing the proper permissions, to cross through Omicron-100 itself to more safely complete our goal.

Secondly; a "Mister Yoshida" who claimed to represent the Lane Hackers of Liberty spoke to me not long ago. I don't entirely trust the interrogatory topics he imposed upon me, but I managed to ask as many questions as possible in return. Amongst those topics touched upon was the existence of an "Alaska" system, and when I asked for clarification, he urged me to ask The Order for details.

The Bundschuh's alliance of convenience with House Liberty in light of the waning Libertonian War may soon be in doubt, but I'd rather know as much as I can about Liberty before making any decisions; even if that information might be "confidential".

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[Omicron]

Comm ID: The Order Overwatch

Admiral Golanski here.

Rerouting your supply routes through Omicron 100 will require adjustment with Friend or Foe systems, as automated defenses are bluntly said not smart enough to deal with this type of situation. However, this can be remedied on your next visit with our software engineers - opening up O-100 for you without any friendly fire incident. For your own safety I recommend this prior to any attempt to enter via passage suggested. Use of Northern Omicron 92 route surely has not been found popular by you but I have commissioned couple of escort fighters your way should Zeta be compromised.

Information about Core is understood and to be entirely honest, surprising no one here. You got small taste of what they truly are already I presume... pay no heed to their claims. Their eternal clown prime Nodtviet claims to own all of Omega and Omicron systems, but truly controls volatile swath of space torn between Nomads, Corsairs and my own forces. However, unlike him I do not underestimate potential threat coming from his direction. The Order will honestly reward any heads our allies may acquire, either in hunt or in self-defense in way we see most fit.

Now, question of Alaska... I do not truly know what was purpose of Lane Hackers to share existence of this place to you. Yoshida was correct in assumption that we are the force most aware of it. It is ancient place by today's standards, Klugmann... Even we withhold some secrets related to Alaska for reasons many but I will tell you what we can without more thorough discussion within The Order Overwatch. You get this solely on the basis that we trust you with this.

Alaska is joint Liberty Armed Forces testing and R&D site, encompassing entire system of Alaska which was charted and explored early in Liberty's own history but showing no promise for either colonization or terraform operations. System itself is desolate and fortified by entire Liberty Naval fleet garrison, making it more than comfortable location to store secrets that Liberty does not want its citizens to witness. Of course, Alaska does not exist and these ships are off on practice maneuvers on far-away assignment in an odd nebula. I do not recommend bringing this knowledge up with LSF and LN officers as there are prison stations off the grid that put Vierlande into shame.

Just about every government has its dirt and laundries and my predecessors just happened to hail from Liberty.

Admiral Golanski out.

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