Intergalactic Summit

After a short clip of The Reliquary of Haimaktos's corporate logo, a video of Bai'xao Meiyi fills the audio file. She sits in a huge, plump blue suede couch, wearing a black, tailored business suit and leather gloves exposing the back of her hands. She smiles warmly to the camera.

"Hello capsuleers. It's been a long time and for my little idea, now is as good a time as any. Things seem to be going quite slowly in our little galaxy and hopefully, this will help to get things going again."

Bai lifts a briefcase from off screen to rest in her lap, making it look quite a bit smaller then it would other wise be. The clasps face the camera.

"I want to see you all compete. Uh uh, don't click away. This is going to be for the greater good and I promise it will be worth it. There are no entrance fees in this little competition, All you need to do is to Kill Nauplius. That's right, the irritating little racist that bothers so many of us with the sewage leak he calls a voice."

Bai smiles

"Sending 1400 millimeters of lead through someone as vile as that is surely reward enough, but, to sweeten the deal I've made sure I've got some lovely prizes for our little future champions."

Bai opens the comparatively small suitcase in her lap, revealing a Pilots License Extension, three stacks of ISK banknotes and two glowing holograms. The hologram on the right, pans through Naval battleships and an ORE edition Mackinaw. The left hologram, cycles through Naval faction battle cruisers and pirate cruisers.

"To the winner, goes one full months pilots license and 250 million isk... To whom ever kills Nauplius first, shall go the Naval battle ship of their choice or an ORE Development Edition Mackinaw. Finally, to who ever kills Nauplius in a ship of Blood Raider Covenant or Republic Fleet design alone will win the naval battle cruiser or pirate cruiser of their choice."

Bai indicates each prize with a hand gesture toward it.

"This competition has 4 simple rules. 1. Post your intent to compete in this thread along with mailing a GalNet link to your killboard to me so that I can see verified killboard evidence of all Nauplius kills. 2. Nauplius being killed by corp mates or himself, does not count. 3. If a contestant achieves multiple winning criteria, the second and third reward will be distributed to the runners up in each case.

Bai closes the brief case quickly and loudly.

"This contest has just begun and will end on the 8th of September 23:59 and will be concluded with a party in celebration of the victors at a later to be confirmed time and date. Happy hunting, capsuleers. Remember to post your wish to compete in this thread and to mail me a link to your killboard! Keep your eyes on this thread to find daily prize offers and chances to win goodies!"

Bai salutes, winks and the video file ends.

Sure, why not.

If people are willing to pay, then I'm more than willing to go weapons free with ultraviolence.

When the "winner" of this contest stands at the Judgement, God will only laugh as the sefrim carry him down to Hell.

And in those precious few moments when the torments of Hell recede for a moment and the damned is able to look skyward toward the blood-splattered golden towers of Paradise, he shall see me looking down upon him, smiling because God is glorified in the destruction of the Wicked.

You call it paltry because you do not seem to understand that in essence money is irrelevant when honoured soldiers of the Lord perform their duties. Not for wealth or pride, but out of faithfulness and commitment. I understand that you produce drugs and boosters. For the faithful, however, the promise to serve the Lord, the promotion of virtue and the prevention of vice, is bliss, blessing and booster. You should also note that money is second to the honorary title of Topoteretes of the Ducal Palasian Squadron [DPS], which cannot not be measured in kredits either.

To limit the opportunity to the faithful, and our Caldari allies, as my sister insisted upon, has a clear defined aim too. You will see what happens now, that Ms Meiyi has made the killing of Nauplius a simple manhunt, a sportive “competition”, in which elements of lowest standing can partake. It serves no moral purpose. It serves no justified aim. It is just a dull pastime for capsuleers. Like a racing competition. But we do not despise Nauplius for our own amusement, but for his deeds and to serve and please the Lord.

I enjoyed this post so much I want to buy you the pirate faction frigate of your choice.

So I guess Nauplius has finally been given over to destruction by a jury of his peers. He is one of the chosen after all. Good riddens I say...

Not to belittle your efforts, Ayallah, but it is a little disingenuous to puff yourself up and look down at others for not jumping on the bandwagon when you were several months late in jumping on said bandwagon yourself.

Lieutenant Kernher and several of her fellow Praetorians were actively hunting Nauplius well before you sought to take action yourself, and to date still have several more recorded kills against him, as a quick review of combat records would show.

On another note, there's always something particularly charming about political cannibalism.

I am not puffing myself up just saying basically exactly what you are. That he is being hunted and it has not worked at all.

I am not P.I.E. inc so I cannot speak from their perspective, only mine.

While it's impressive and commendable, I don't think these should be posted here....

Frankly, I'd want at least double to tangle with Bai'xao. She soundly kicked my ass in a sparring match, once.