One Billion
07 Dec 2019LocusV
After spending the better part of a week in the Icy rings of the systems around Colonia I mined my way back to one billion credits. I don't know why the number is significant to me, but I always just feel better with a billion in the bank. I was initially going to sell off my assets in Colonia and fly back to the bubble with Adroit, but the place has grown on me. I've made some inroads with a few of the factions, and with a little more work I believe I can make some new allies. I've also got a line on a few engineers. I was never one for exploring, but I did venture off route a few times on my way out here and scanned a few undiscovered systems. When I turned in my cartographic data I was credited with being the first to discover those systems. That has never happened to me before and I took a small measure of pride in it. I'm going to do some more work around Colonia and the neighboring systems while I do some engineering on Adroit. So far I have only engineered the shield generator, the thrusters, and the FSD. My current jump range is about 57 Ly. I'm not sure how much I can squeeze out of her, but I may try to size down the power distributor from an non engineered 6D, to an engine focused 5D or 5A. which ever will give me the power to boost. I'm not willing to sacrifice boost for a few more light years, or maybe even only a fraction of one. We will see what works. I'm not going to leave anything untouched, I figure it will take the better part of three weeks to gain access to the engineers I need and collect the necessary materials. Once I'm done I think I will do some research and head out to parts unknown. Maybe loop back around to Colonia, or maybe the bubble. I don't know. The powers of the galaxy don't have a hold on as much out here and It feels a little more free. I have been pledged with Li Yong-Rui because I wanted to play with the pack hounds, but I got so tied up with my Cutter project, that I didn't feel like running his propaganda, or fighting his disputes. Maybe when I get back to the bubble, if I ever do.