Once More for the Guardians
22 Apr 2021Netsteel
Captains log - Entry #5Star Date 3307.04.22
The last 10 days have proved fruitful. After successfully obtaining the Guardian tech to construct a Frame Shift Drive Booster, I took full advantage of it by... returning to the bubble. But it definitely came in handy. I must say, moving around from one side to the other is much quicker now.
The first few days were uneventful. I picked up a new Sidewinder, whose sole purpose is for FA-Off practice. I named it "Student Driver". I still have "Hot Pocket" as well. I wanted a stock Sidey for practice, and I've already put quite a bit of engineering into her so I needed a spare. at only 32k credits, it was pocket change.
I must say, FA-Off is not for the faint of heart. It's a tricky business to move one way and look another. I'll keep practicing and maybe one day I'll get it right.
But then another Community Goal was announced. Expansion! This is exciting. I can help in the construction of new space stations. So I loaded up the AspX for cargo and headed out. I found a great spot 2 jumps away that was selling supplies at a great rate that no one else seemed to pay attention to, so I was able to stay stocked up for the entire run. I ended up doubling my cash flow in the process.
I must not have been the only one interested, because the entire supply drive was over in just a few days, well ahead of schedule. Well, I figured it was time to work on my combat skills for the second half of the CG, so I had my Viper shipped over to the local station. I spent a bit more time on engineering, so it was really starting to handle well. It was time to test it.
I spent the next few days blasting pirates in low and high RES sites. I had a few close calls, but overall did so much better than the conflict zones in the NMLA confrontation. I ended up pulling in 25M credits for the goal and got my combat ranking up to 'Competent'.
Well, as soon as that goal was over another came over the wire that Aegis Research is in need of Guardian artifacts. Well, I just happen to know a few places to get those so It's now time to venture back out again.
With my trusty new FSD booster, some cargo space, and a couple SRVs, I set my course and jump...