SOURCE : Pontifical Palace, Planet Pygar - Omicron Theta System
NCC Pontiff His Holiness Gregorius XCVII
Good morning, Lieutenant.
I greatly appreciate the report, good work. After examining the information you have attached to us, I must say that this is something we should investigate. I don't know what's going on at Omicron Delta, but the activity taking place there lately is concerning.
Nomad aberrations that attack our freighters, worshipers of the Nomads and Aberratio Incubi roaming freely, now autonomous AIs with religious thoughts, artificial viruses that wish to assimilate all existing life, members of the Auxo Technocracy... It's frankly disturbing, and everything indicates that something sinister is swirling around Freeport 11, and throughout the entire system.
You say that we would do well to send a cleric to Freeport 11, to examine and assess if there is any kind of danger lurking there. Well, I'll take your recommendation very seriously, and we are going to place someone there permanently.
Regarding the subject infected with the virus... the cleric will try to observe the existing situation and, if possible, will establish contact with him to assess the threat he may pose to Humanity, and will inform us regularly. Likewise, he will try to keep a close eye on that AI. As you well know, Lieutenant, if you remember your teachings in the Holy Codex, autonomous mechanical entities are... something that borders on heresy. Deux gave us the Gift of the Machine to help Mankind survive, therefore machines must be an instrument in the hands of humans. When instruments become self-aware and make decisions on their own... well, it could be considered a perversion of the Sacred Gift.
However, keep in mind that our main duty at a time as critical as the present must be primarily the defense of the interests of Mankind, not proselytizing our Faith. Our path of action right now must be focused on identifying and combating the possible threats to the Sacred Mandate, whether they come from the Great Enemy, or from any other external entity. Humanity must prevail.
As for the Auxo Technocracy, I've my reservations about them, and I ask you to be careful too. I don't have much information about them, although from the little I know, they seek the use of technology to achieve the ascension of the human species, which I consider to be quite heretical as well. Deux gave us His Sacred Gift so that the human race can endure, and using it to turn Mankind into something different, dehumanized, I also consider this to be an aberrant use of the Gift. And that's not to mention the interest they show in Nomad remains and relics, and the risk that this implies for all of us.
However, again, I insist that we must focus on what is important, and if Auxo has any information or knowledge about the threats that imminently affect the human way of life, we must be practical and take advantage of all sources of information at our disposal, as long as this doesn't lead us to lose our soul.
In any case, Lieutenant, I will meet as soon as possible with the Concilium to discuss this matter immediately. For your part, make the repairs and supplies for your destroyer that you must do in Corfu, and immediately leave again for Delta. Under the circumstances, we cannot afford to keep our forces away for too long.