Starlog 010516


Another promotion!

It seems I have attracted some serious attention from some Imperial officials. Two promotions in two days, I'm not completely sure if it's normal to rise up in the ranks that fast. Although to be completely honest, rising up from the rank of Outsider to Serf to Master doesn't really sound that glorious, so I guess there's a certain logic behind the fast rank-up. In any case, getting the promotion to Master after another 25 completed deliveries has earned me the license to buy a Spectre-class trader. I will be shopping for a suitable one first thing in the morning as the delivery runs completely exhausted my energy reserves, although my decision to already start flying towards Edvea's shipyards might have played into that as well. I'm currently sitting in the safe zone around the Miackio wormhole in Edvea's sector, as I'm waiting for my energy reserves to recharge once again.

I didn't do any trading today, as could be seen from the huge amount of deliveries I made, so profits were minimal at best. The one saving grace on the economic side is another alliance mate of mine, Serran Marr. He was the one to provide me information about the current stock of Spectre-class ships in Edvea being on sale for a reduced price, and was also kind enough to propose a meeting somewhere so he could, and I quote, "throw you some credits" because he "want[s] our young pilots to have a good leg up". And because he has the money to spare. I was deeply grateful for his generosity only for the feeling to turn into shock once he transferred 3.5 million credits onto my account. 3.5 MILLION! That's almost fourteen times the amount I earn by trading Exotic Matter for a day! And he said he earns that in three days of trading in Edvea! It must be the bigger ship...

I'm still finding it hard to express the pure disbelief I felt when I got the message that confirmed the transaction. With my current funds, I could buy a whole fleet of Spectre-class traders! At least I can have some leeway in my spending for a while, I doubt I can burn through 3.5 million credits in a while, especially when I'm mainly trading or doing deliveries, which are both fairly positive on the balance. I'm actually starting to think of jumping into a fighter just to see what it feels like to fight, but I'm still hesitant to do so as I'd rather just live and let live, as is said. Besides, it's better for the profits if people aren't killed.

Today was a good day.


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