Message to: RHA
Comm ID: Leutnant Conrad Egon
Location: New Berlin, New Berlin
It's...unnerving to be flying in the midst of the RM and not attacking them, pretending to be one of the faceless traders that ply the lanes each day. But it is necessary; I need to do reconnaissance, to find out where other traders operate and what sort of escort they typically bring. I also need to get enough money to upgrade my weapons to proper Hessian hardware when the time comes.
But until then, I am effectively undercover, which is why I am sending you all the name of my vessel in a private communication. I'm finding the profitable trade routes so that I will know where to lie in ambush, and observing the habits of the corporate transports. Just yesterday I saw RepEx's corporate headquarters flying through the New Berlin system in a luxury liner, escorted by a single ship.
Not that I'm foolish enough to take on either one of them in just my freighter, but the information could be useful for a more full-scale raid later. Take care, brothers; and we mustn't forget that the RM, though we fight them, are not our true enemies. That title is reserved for companies like Daumann, and the Corsairs.
