Phew. That was a tense day. It all started with some exploring in Cortez... After finding Alcatraz Depot with the help of a Liberty Rogue, I managed to repair some superficial damage to my Dagger. In the bar I learnt of several new systems that have been explored... The bartender told me about the story of Black Bart, a Liberty Rogue who got lost in the Yukon system. He was apparently evading the Liberty Navy through these uncharted systems and got lost. What a tragic death... Dying alone in the darkness of space. I hope that fate doesn't befall me.
The bartender told me the coordinates of the Ontario jump hole. I set off right away, thinking that Black Bart's must have a good ship to survive a Liberty Navy pursuit.
When I reached Ontario, there was the emptyness. Apart from a small star, the system appeared to have nothing of much interest. I endeavoured to explore since Black Bart must have found another jump hole. Eventually I found the jump hole to Alberta, according to a small marker near the anomaly.
Alberta was quite similar to Ontario, albeit a bit more deserted. Again I continued to explore to find a way forward. Thanks to the advanced Hacker scanners on my Dagger, I managed to find a way to the Yukon system. I was close to my prize!
When my ship left the jump hole I was greeted with a strange sight. There was a big star in the center of the system and a giant pink planet! When I got close to this gas giant my scanners couldn't get any info about it. I guess these systems really haven't been charted...
I searched around the planet, assuming that Black Bart might have headed there to look for a station - his only chance of survival. Nothing. I headed back to the Alberta jump hole disappointed, until my scanners picked up something near the star. It appeared to be a metallic object so I zoomed off towards it.
Finally I had found the Black Bart! My scanners couldn't pick up any signals of life on board... I farewelled this ally and scanned his weapon systems. There were some high-powered Rogue Lasers and an unknown weapon. I tractored those in and headed back to Mactan.
At Mactan the engineers couldn't tell me much about the strange weapon. They said that it was called the CERBERUS (the name was engraved into the barrel of the gun). They then thanked me for the weapon and sent it off to the R&D Department.
Enough exploring for me today. I'm heading to the bar.