Intergalactic Summit

In the relatively quiet hours of around 08:00 standard time, an I-RED/Ishukone Watch taskforce launched a surprise raid on an advanced Serpentis research installation hidden within the 98Q "superpocket" in Syndicate. The facility itself was rather small, the reason why pinpointing its location proved so difficult, but extremely well defended. The raid was originally scheduled to take place sometime in the relative future, but its execution was accelerated following the recent destruction of Rilnais. Furthermore, intel reports suggested the Serpentis were in the process of evacuating the facility in order to relocate deeper into Serpentis-controlled territory; thus, an immediate and prompt response was required. The original purpose of the raid was not only to continue in I-RED's ongoing campaign against Serpentis forces established in the Syndicate region, but to raid the facility and confiscate any illegal products and/or research done by Serpentis scientists.

Overall, the raid proceeded rather flawlessly. Accurate intel reports and superb training of I-RED/Watch forces led to a strong execution with minimal losses. The surprised Serpentis forces were unable to provide strong reinforcements to defend the facility, and thus they wiped the facility's computers clean of any data or research before our forces could obtain it. Any illegal products were subsequently destroyed, but I-RED/Watch forces did succeed in confiscating some contraband goods that the Serpentis failed to eliminate in time. All Serpentis personnel who were not killed in the fight were arrested and transported back to the State for criminal processing and reevaluation.

Of particular note, however, was the cargo retrieved from a heavily defended Serpentis transport that attempted to escape during the battle. The Serpentis forces seemed rather desperate to clear a path for the transport to escape, focusing all their firepower on the Watch frigates who were scrambling the ship's warpdrive. Noticing this, once the main Serpentis battalion was eliminated, the commander of the operation disabled the transport's systems and a boarding party was prepared. Once the transport was breached, a brief firefight ensued and Watch special forces secured the cargo the transport was ferrying - five tons of Isirus poppy. Trace evidence reveals it is from the recent attack in Evaulon, and it is likely only a fraction of what the Serpentis stole. The cargo was secured and currently remains in I-RED possession at this time. It is likely that the Isirus poppies recovered from the Serpentis transport were simply in storage at the research facility until they could be transported to Fountain, however, this is mere speculation. Interrogation reports will hopefully determine the purpose of the poppies at the research facility.

If Combined Harvest wishes for the return of their product, I-RED will gladly comply. Simply have a representative contact Taisa Korsavius, and an arrangement can be made promptly. Furthermore, if the Federation wishes to cooperate with I-RED in our ongoing campaign against Serpentis forces in Syndicate, opportunities for talks are always open. I-RED deplores the atrocity committed by the Serpentis against Federation civilians in Evaulon, and have since stepped up our anti-Serpentis operations in Syndicate as a response. I-RED formally wishes to extend our condolences to the families of those who lost someone in the attack, and hopes some level of cooperation and coordination can be achieved between the Federation and itself in regards to countermeasures against Serpentis forces.

Oh no, for sure we wanted it, and the destruction of the facility is a shame.

In the same respect, five tonnes is comparable to a single star in a whole galaxy in terms of what we extracted. What has gone to market already, has paid for our entire operation in Evaulon twenty times over.

It might also be good to note that Combined Harvest won't be interested in recieving the stock back unless they want to grind it into powder and snort it. It's been processed into its narcotic form, and as such now has pretty much zero commercial medical usage potential.

In summary I-RED, congratulations on a successful raid, you won a single battle after those who opposed us have already lost the war for Isirus.

Bad news now of course, is that you're sat on 5 tonnes of useless illegal narcotics and everything else from Rilnais has gone to market.

Good going, fly safe and all that.

I for one congratulate I-RED on their victory against the Serpentis.

Any news of Serpentis facilities, ships or personnel being decommisioned or dismantled is good news.

Ah... So that is why you have been abandoning your moons in the area. To busy fighting the Serpentis "threat" to fight against us.

In before DED cover up.

Also congratulations, IRED.

It was never stated that the facility in question was a DED registered complex, because it was not. Thus, precautionary measures were taken, and Ishukone Watch forces were requested for assistance. Carry on, pilot.





Thank you, Captain. I must say when I first heard of Anshar's new direction, I was a bit skeptical. I am quite pleased to see my skeptism seems to be misplaced.

Translation:

"Argle-bargle! Rabble-rabble! Self-aggrandising herf-blerf!"

Aaaaaaaaaaaand...here we go!

Come to think of it, maybe it's time to clone-jump out to Vilaisen, and from there take a trip into Placid and/or beyond in my Ishtar? Snake-tail stew sounds delectable right about now.

Nicely done, I-RED, nicely done.

Cool. Now glass Serpentis Prime and everyone on it and you'll REALLY earn my respect.

Well done and happy hunting, I-RED.