GalNet/3307/January

1月1日

乌托邦邀请列强召开星河峰会

芯领Pranav Antal，乌托邦公社的领导人，提议为三家列强举办政治峰会。

此举旨在为国际要务纠纷提供中立会议场地，纠纷诸如Thargoid攻势重燃、玛琳主义难民危机与帝国联邦的冷战摩擦。

提案详情已送抵联盟议会、联邦国会与帝国元老会。

Pranav Antal也在所有媒体频道向公众广播其邀请：

“乌托邦向来不插手政治，但近期事件关乎天下兴亡，我们休戚与共；星际大战、恐怖主义、异星入侵与经济萧条，正如四骑士，可谓危及人类未来命运的新天启。

值此，我方愿为联盟、帝国与联邦举办星河峰会，以求平心静气解决星际争端。我衷心期盼，各国领导能把握良机、求同存异，为其子民找到解决问题的康庄大道。”

乌托邦是专注以高新技术改造生活层次的独立社会。如若峰会顺利举办，此将成为三列强的首次政治会议。

1月4日

联盟大选倒计时

日前，联盟政治开始了围绕新任首相竞选展开的拉锯战。

联盟政府首脑任期六年，下一任的竞选预计于3307年2月25日举行。

不像联邦，联盟并没有设立政党；议会由各个领下星系的统治派系派出代表议员组成。大选选票将不经公众之手、由这些议员投出，但议员们通常遵从其选区的主流意愿。

现任首相Edmund Mahon于3301年上任，他正着手游说争取连任。如若顺利，他将会是联盟首位成功连任的首相。

除Mahon外，还有多名候选人参与竞选，其中来自Tionisla的Nakato Kaine议员呼声最高；她代表了议会内部集中爆发的不满、讨伐联盟对企业与其余列强与日俱增的依赖。

在一场针对如今Thargoid袭击的紧急辩论中，Kaine议员就此声明：

“我们就这么大摇大摆捅进Thargoid人的马蜂窝，现在他们来袭击我们，有什么好稀奇的么？我们对Meta-alloys是如此痴心以至于我们活生生成了侵略者！我当初可不是给这样的联盟效忠的；是时候重回正轨了。”

1月5日

Core Dynamics收购Lakon Spaceways

船舶公司Lakon Spaceways已正式接受联邦公司Core Dynamics的股权投标。

Core Dynamics的CEO，Jupiter Rochester之提案已赢得Lakon董事会的多数票并正式生效；而Lakon董事内部有不少成员是在持股人勒令辞职事件后新上任的。

Lakon新任董事长Trent Delaney公开确认了合并消息：

“Lakon Spaceways能够加入Core Dynamics的大家庭，我们喜不自胜；现在，我们能斩除前任管理危机的荆棘，大步驶向未来光明的航道。

公司所有权的交接还需要走两个月的流程；此间我司船只的产销将照常运行。”

联邦商务部已准许此次并购；然而，独立市场秩序公署仍在针对违规举报进行调查。

上将议会表示：联盟国防军的一位军火供应商交由一位联邦国防承包商所有，这不得不引人担忧。上将Rachel Ziegler向联盟议会谏言：

“虽说我们与联邦交情甚好，但若Alliance Chieftain及其姐妹舰的生产要经他邦之手，安全问题必不可避免。联盟国防军的军费已少得可怜，失去Lakon只会进一步让我们的国防不堪重负。

1月7日

Colonia科学家征求太空生物样本

*飞联速告*

Colonia的Holloway Bioscience Institute就太空生物种研究，正在高价征求样本。

Colonia 7 G上的Holloway Biology Centre是他们的首席研究所，专攻异星生物研究。同在Colonia星系的Jaques Station同意就这次任务为设施接收样本。

研究主任Roy Casimir博士阐述了任务要点：

“茫茫太空滋养的惊奇生物结构仍有无数秘密待我们发掘；而我们的标本库存已近枯竭，我们急需采自生物活体的新鲜组织样本来推进我们的实验项目。

我明白我们设施较主星域而言地处偏僻，我们愿意为就此远道而来的人们提供慷慨补偿。”

广大飞行员可从任意类型的seed pod提取任意类型的tissue sample，包括pod mesoglea；随后交付Colonia星系的Jaques Station。

Thargoids战火席卷星云

Thargoid的全面入侵已破坏Coalsack与Witch Head星云的多个空间站。

Aegis发起的抗战驰援倡议激起了银河社会各界的积极响应。然而，Thargoid军兵来势汹涌；迄今已袭击星云内数个星系、造成数以千计的伤亡。

Aegis首席军事联络官Aden Tanner上将向公众广播：

“各位飞行员们拔刀相助的壮举诚然英勇，可外星舰船依旧在Witch Head星云负隅顽抗。

Aegis的军事实力与人力在帝国与联邦双双缩减注资后已捉襟见肘。我们别无选择，只好寄希望于坚持奋战的独立飞行员与抗战中队，作为防御Thargoid威胁的第一线。”

1月8日

Aegis声援星河峰会

Aegis组织公开表示支持乌托邦为三大列强主持星河峰会的提议。

Aegis由联盟、帝国与联邦共同建立，旨在开展对Thargoid人的研究，以期开辟监视、对抗他们军队的新途径。

Aegis科研主管Alba Tesreau教授对此表示：

“人们对彼此间小肚鸡肠争端的关注是如此盲目，以至于对Thargoid人的威胁视若无睹。他们近期疯狂的袭击当如警钟长鸣，警醒世人Aegis预算的削减是如何让我们变得毫无还手之力。

我们急切呼吁当初的奠基人们再一次同心协力为Aegis注入新鲜血液，尤其是研究领域。若我们迟迟不能深入了解这个外星来客，人类与他们的共存之道就无从谈起。”

乌托邦的提议目前尚未收到各方的官方答复。但Edmund Mahon首相、Aisling Duval公主与影子总统Felicia Winters都对提议一致表示赞同。据消息称，有不少联邦国会议员、联盟议会议员与帝国元老院参议员正努力游说、推选己方代表出席本次政治峰会。

芯领Pranav Antal表示欢迎各独立星系政府派选代表与会；但乌托邦提议的首要任务依然是为联盟、帝国与联邦提供中立的政治协商场地。

1月11日

海军上将Vincent案开庭日期敲定

联邦海军上将Lucas Vincent涉嫌密谋暗杀与叛国罪案将于1月25日开庭审理。

联邦律师事务所已顺利收取控告海军上将Vincent的大陪审团起诉书；其涉嫌组织3301年对星空一号总统专机的破坏，企图刺杀时任总统Jasmina Halsey（佳思敏娜·海尔希）。尽管总统事后痊愈生还，船上数百余人依旧不幸遇难。

此案经Rory Webster的审理引出，其身为海军技师在星空一号跃迁引擎系统故障事件中不可脱嫌；Webster某对其参与供认不讳，但向法庭提出辩诉交易申请轻判，其将为受Vincent暗中下令一事作证。

随后的逮捕激起了军界与政治界的巨浪。总统Zachary Hudson（扎克里·汉森）与Vincent的长期来往让共和党议员对其领导信心大失而自由党则收获了不少民众支持。

作为海军参谋长，上将Vincent是联邦有史以来最高军阶的受审海军军官。媒体对此保持高度关注，舆论纷纷对联邦指挥高层的腐败提出质疑。

庭审将会在Mars上Olympus Village的联邦高等法院举行，预计为期数周。

1月13日

Core Dynamics爆出Lakon并购案内部消息

船舶公司Core Dynamics一位匿名内部人士为Lakon Spaceways恶意并购案揭秘。

这位不愿意透露姓名的内线先前表示对Lakon的收购乃是公司CEO Jupiter Rochester的个人打算。

《银河之声》就此还广播了进一步消息：

“过去几年里，Rochester收购了不少联邦之外的公司，比方说Vodel（沃德尔）；Lakon Spaceways不过是最近的而已。这看上去正正当当，实际上他直接一手揽过这些公司还安插亲信；有人说他这是在扩充家族私产，根本不像是拓展市场。

有些部门唯他马首是瞻、闭门造车，跟Core Dynamics余部完全脱节，这都不新鲜了。我们员工称之为‘Jupiter Division’；有些部门还真用上这名字了，好像他们独立成一个公司出去了似的。

我听说有些董事对罗切斯特很是不满，但他人际网太深了；公司能有这么多军火订单全靠他。俗话说得好，有钱能使鬼推磨啊。”

Core Dynamics拒绝就此声明发表回复。Lakon Spaceways前任董事长Naomi Landseer已向独立市场秩序公署请求深入调查。

1月14日

Xenological Samples Delivered to Colonia

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

The Holloway Bioscience Institute has rewarded pilots who delivered living matter extracted from space-dwelling organisms.

Many shipments of seed pod tissue samples arrived at Jaques Station, from where they will be transported to the Holloway Biology Centre on Colonia 7 G. These will be used to replenish stocks used in the facility’s experimentation programme.

Dr Roy Casimir, chief researcher at the centre, expressed his gratitude:

“These vital supplies mean that we can resume our studies on the incredible organisms that float through the void. Here at Holloway we’re making many breakthroughs in the field of xenobiology, some with intriguing commercial possibilities.”

The Holloway Bioscience Institute now plans to establish experimental habitats for vacuum lifeforms in the following systems:

Eol Prou PC-K c9-221

Eol Prou LW-L c8-99

Eol Prou KW-L c8-301

Eol Prou PC-K c9-154

Pilots who contributed to this initiative can now collect their rewards from Jacques Station in the Colonia system.

新玛琳主义殖民地紧急请求粮食物资

*飞行员联盟警告*

新落成的玛琳主义殖民地发出了请求粮食物资的紧急求助。

上百万玛琳主义者已迁居至Sirius Corporation为他们开拓的八个殖民星系，以缓和帝国与联邦的国际矛盾。他们已向Universal Cartographic请求星系人口普查，并同期开展新社会基础设施建设。

玛琳主义各派系现正为领导人举行民主选举；然而临时议会已因粮食储备空虚而宣布进入紧急状态。

社区发言人Jenna Fairfax博士宣称：

“银河各界与Sirius Corporation为我们打造家园，我们感激不尽。不过，在能够自给自足之前，我们仍然需要进一步的短期援助以供养我们的子民。

我们收到的援助、囤积的物资越多，经济发展得越快；之后便可以开出更好的商品折扣以促成长期商路。”

飞行员们请运送Animal Meat、Fish、Fruit and Vegetables与Grain至HIP 22550星系的Stillman Hub。

由于该星系的警卫军仍在组建阶段，Free Marlinists of Carinae已为所有在逃船只发出悬赏，以保证玛琳主义殖民地商路建立的安全稳定。

1月15日

Lakon Spaceways并购案前景难料

Core Dynamics对船舶公司Lakon Spaceways之并购案受控非法经营罪，事件前景难料。

《Alliance Tribune》记者Irfan Karim就此跟踪报道：

“独立市场秩序公署已查明，数位Lakon持股人曾向Core Dynamics内部部门暗地设立的空壳公司出售股份。不仅如此，联盟刑警目前已收到两起相关重大勒索指控。

Lakon新任董事长Trent Delaney驳回了上述指控。但考虑到上将议会对军火供应商流失的怨言，该恶意并购的最终结果愈发不确定。”

联邦新闻《Sol Today》对此发表社论：

“并购Lakon是工业巨头Core Dynamics的又一辉煌战绩。联盟那些小肚鸡肠官僚们的抨击实在是丢人现眼，他们应该感恩戴德、牢牢抓紧这条经济生命线。

那些叛徒吃里扒外的吃相更是可笑之极，CEO Jupiter Rochester（朱庇特·罗切斯特）可是我们的一位业界泰坦，这些迂腐保守的同事们显然是嫉妒他的成功。或许是他的‘朱庇特支部’已终于把公司远远抛在身后，是时候独闯天涯了。”

1月18日

Sirius Corporation的星河峰会新提案

乌托邦为三大列强主持政治会议的能力受到了来自Sirius Corporation的挑战。

巨企CEO Li Yong-Rui公布了其替代方案：

“不是我说芯领Antal什么，但他的社区与我们的资源相比根本不在一个层次上。Sirius的物流与安保出类拔萃，乌托邦远不可企及，我们的海军力量能保证每一位与会代表一路平安。

再者，我们与联盟、帝国和联邦既行的良好商业合作关系更是我们立场中立的有力保证。我们近期建立玛琳主义殖民地的友好举措，正是我们在银河中保持中立、积极维和的体现。”

星河峰会的提案已引起列强与独立星系的广泛讨论。有部分领导人认为这是纯粹的无用功，也有不少领导人认为这是政治合作的极佳机会。

各未来与会方正衡量Sirius Corporation与乌托邦星河峰会提案的优劣。另外，Zachary Rackham提出的、在真正的星河之峰Rackham’s Peak举行星河峰会的提议并不在考虑范围内。

1月19日

Mahon首相连任游说巡讲

Edmund Mahon为连任联盟领袖发起了政治巡讲。

作为现任首相，Mahon正在联盟境内四处巡游访问以博取支持。尽管只有议会议员可以在竞选中投票，议员们的选择依旧受其星系的民意左右。

Mahon的巡讲着重于联盟在其六年任内的高速扩张及历年来的丰功伟绩，如联盟文化节；他在紧急关头表现的应变能力在巡讲中也有所强调，诸如Kincaid总统的政变与赎偿联盟的圣战。

其近期领导力的体现集中在欢迎帝国玛琳主义难民入境避难与Coalsack星云开发带来的经济繁荣。但也有反对声音指出，这些举措置联盟于新玛琳主义恐怖分子与Thargoid人的袭击之中。

在Mahon母星Diso星系Birmingham座无虚席的会议厅上，他宣示：

“我们面临的是日渐动荡的星河浪潮，紧紧稳住潮流的船舵值此至关紧要。若能继续引领联盟的各路子民，必是某三生之幸。”

1月20日

Jasmina Halsey Returns to the Federation

Former President Jasmina Halsey has arrived on Mars to stand as a witness in the upcoming trial of Fleet Admiral Lucas Vincent.

Halsey was subpoenaed by the Federal High Court to testify before the jury. Although this was not legally enforceable, since she now lives beyond the Federation’s jurisdiction, she has acceded to the court’s request.

Jasmina Halsey served as Federal president prior to the destruction of Starship One in 3301, which Vincent is accused of arranging. She was recovered alive, but abandoned her political career and emigrated to the Alliance. She has since campaigned as a peace activist and acted as an adviser to Prime Minister Edmund Mahon.

After greeting a large crowd of supporters at Olympus Village Spaceport, Halsey gave a statement to The Federal Times:

“This is a bittersweet moment for me. Coming back to the Federation feels like revisiting a past life. But perhaps we can finally lay some ghosts to rest.”

She was welcomed in person by Shadow President Felicia Winters, who was secretary of state in Halsey’s administration. However, President Zachary Hudson has made no comment regarding his predecessor’s return or the forthcoming trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent.

1月21日

Marlinist Colonies Receive Emergency Food Supplies

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

Large amounts of food commodities have been delivered to the Marlinist Colonies.

Multiple shipments of animal meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, and grain were transported to Stillman Hub. Messages of gratitude were broadcast from all the Marlinist factions, which have distributed these vital supplies across the eight colony systems.

The Free Marlinists of Carinae also issued bounty vouchers for wanted ships, in order to protect the deliveries. Contributing pilots can now collect their rewards from Stillman Hub in the HIP 22550 system.

In related news, the first Marlinist Parliament has been democratically elected. The respected community leader Dr Jenna Fairfax was chosen by a majority public vote to be First Minister. In a public address, she said:

“This path was not chosen by us, but our people have turned Marlin Duval’s ideology into a functioning republican society. Now that we are fully independent members of the galactic community, we can repay those who aided our survival by offering discounts on commodities and establishing regular trading.”

Sirius and Utopia Compete to Host Galactic Summit

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

Rival initiatives to arrange a diplomatic conference have been launched by Sirius Corporation and the Utopia commune.

The Alliance Assembly, Federal Congress and Imperial Senate have each provisionally agreed to send delegates to the first tri-superpower Galactic Summit in late February. This political gathering will also be attended by representatives from independent systems.

All parties have specified that their participation depends upon the event being successfully organised in neutral territory, and with sufficient resources and security in place.

Sirius Corporation and Utopia have begun to gather supplies to host the conference. Both have requested assistance from the galactic community to provide a broad range of data, which will be vital for planning security operations. Whichever organisation obtains the greatest amount of data will be deemed most suitable.

The following data sources are of interest to both parties: anomalous bulk scan data, atypical disrupted wake echoes, exceptional scrambled emission data and unusual encrypted files.

Simguru Pranav Antal has called upon all pilots who support Utopia’s proposal to deliver the data to Tanner Settlement in the Polevnic system.

CEO Li Yong-Rui has asked all those who believe Sirius Corporation to be a more suitable host to deliver the data to Goldstein Port in the Lembava system.

1月22日

Councillor Kaine Campaigns for Alliance Votes

Councillor Nakato Kaine is visiting key systems across the Alliance as part of her bid to be elected as the next prime minister.

Of all the challengers to the incumbent Edmund Mahon, Kaine has the most support from fellow council members. She has represented the Tionisla system for nearly a decade, and is renowned for delivering forceful speeches before the Assembly.

Kaine’s disapproval of the expansionist policies in recent years has struck a chord with people in many systems. She also has a strong reputation among the ‘Old Worlds’, which are viewed as the historic hub of the Alliance.

During a political rally on Leesti, Councillor Kaine directly criticised her election opponent:

“Prime Minister Mahon clearly thinks that the Alliance must mimic the Empire’s arrogance and the Federation’s corporate greed. He has repeatedly led us into conflict with the Thargoid race, risking millions of lives so we could raid their territories like thieves in the night.”

“I believe that we should be inspired by the mutual cooperation that once made the Old Worlds thrive. We must invest in trade and security to benefit our member systems, instead of pretending to be a monolithic superpower.”

1月25日

Trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent Begins

The Federal High Court on Mars has opened the trial of Fleet Admiral Lucas Vincent, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder and treason.

Vincent stands accused of organising the sabotage of Starship One in 3301, resulting in hundreds of deaths.

The Federal Times’s crime correspondent Ethan Takahashi reported:

“The trial began with the prosecution counsel outlining the case. Material evidence obtained from Chief Technician Rory Webster, whose testimony led to Vincent’s arrest, was presented before the jury.”

“Vincent was questioned about a secure transmission from his office to the presidential vessel on the 24th of May 3301, ordering an unscheduled diversion to the Azaleach system for routine maintenance. This is where Webster’s engineering team followed Vincent’s orders to install the sabotaged hyperdrive component that caused the misjump.”

“Evading the questions, Vincent claimed that the entire trial was a ‘Liberal Party cover-up’ and that Starship One was destroyed ‘to put Winters in charge’.”

“With the loss of President Halsey and Vice President Naylor, Felicia Winters did indeed assume the role of acting president and became leader of the Liberal Party. However, the defence counsel played down these accusations, instead declaring that Webster’s recordings of Vincent’s orders could have been falsified.”

1月27日

Jasmina Halsey Provides Testimony about Starship One

Former President Jasmina Halsey has taken the witness stand during the trial of Fleet Admiral Lucas Vincent at the Federal High Court.

Crime correspondent Ethan Takahashi reported the details for The Federal Times:

“Jasmina Halsey confirmed that the orders for Starship One’s unscheduled stopover in the Azaleach system came directly from Fleet Admiral Vincent. She added that the presidential itinerary was often altered for various mundane reasons, and at the time this seemed routine.”

“Halsey also provided an account of the vessel’s destruction, describing the chaos and panic onboard as the hyperspace misjump caused rapid structural disintegration. She praised her security detail for getting her into a cryogenic stasis pod and launching it moments before Starship One exploded.”

“During cross-examination, the defence counsel quoted her reported visions after being rescued, when Halsey described meeting the ‘caretakers of our galaxy’ and experiencing the ‘infinities of the cosmos’. It was suggested that the testimony of someone suffering from such obvious delusions should be discounted.”

“Halsey admitted that she no longer has any memory of making those statements, and may have been suffering from post-traumatic shock. She then provided the court with psychological reports and neural scans from the Alliance’s finest doctors, medically confirming that she is of sound state of mind.”

1月28日

Sirius Corporation Secures Hosting of Galactic Summit

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

Sirius Corporation has received more data than Utopia and will therefore host the Galactic Summit.

Both organisations proposed to organise a diplomatic conference for the Alliance, Empire and Federation. After calling on the galactic community to gather data that would support security operations, many pilots handed in anomalous bulk scan data, atypical disrupted wake echoes, exceptional scrambled emission data and unusual encrypted files.

All three superpower governments confirmed that due to its success in preparing effective security systems, they will accept Sirius Corporation as the neutral territory for the conference.

CEO Li Yong-Rui made this announcement:

“Thank you to all the independent pilots who supported us. Sirius will now begin work preparing for the first Galactic Summit, which we hope will increase peace and prosperity across the galaxy.”

Pilots who delivered to Sirius Corporation can collect their rewards from Goldstein Port in the Lembava system.

Simguru Pranav Antal expressed disappointment, but confirmed that all who contributed to Utopia’s initiative will be rewarded at Tanner Settlement in the Polevnic system.

Sirius Corporation has stated that the Galactic Summit is provisionally scheduled to take place over a three-week period in late February and early March.

Request for Pilots to Trace Distress Call

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

An independent vessel has detected a fragment of a mysterious message coming from an unexplored region of space.

Commander Elsa Solomon was travelling through the Swoilz XX-D c1-30 system when her ship’s communications array picked up a faint transmission. The message was as follows:

This is an emergency broadcast on all frequencies from Serene Harbour. We are –

The transmission ended abruptly and did not resume. The signal did not contain any identification data or indications as to its origin.

Commander Solomon gave more details to Vox Galactica:

“The message appeared in my comms panels as text and an electronically generated voice. I wasn’t able to determine a source, only that it was broadcast within 80 light years of that system. My schedule was tight so I couldn’t spend long tracking it.”

“I have no idea if Serene Harbour is a starport, a settlement or even a megaship, but this is obviously a mayday signal. Someone somewhere is in serious trouble. I’ve asked the Pilots Federation to share the information in case any of my fellow Commanders can help.”

To help triangulate the source, there is a callout to any other ships that were in the area at the time, which may have received a similar broadcast. However, no responses have been received as yet.

Anonymous Source Refers to Distress Call Location

*Pilots Federation ALERT*

An encrypted message seems to provide planetary coordinates related to the mysterious signal from ‘Serene Harbour’.

The message received by the Pilots Federation was as follows:

Welcome to Serene Harbour. 56.4 latitude -8.3 longitude. Theta Seven.

Although this pinpoints a geographical area on a planetary surface, the astronomical location of this body remains a mystery. It is unclear whether ‘Theta Seven’ refers to additional map coordinates of some kind, or is a code-phrase intended for unknown recipients.

Little is known about the original distress call, other than its brief content:

This is an emergency broadcast on all frequencies from Serene Harbour. We are –

1月29日

Halsey Suggests Motivation for Assassination Attempt

At the trial of Fleet Admiral Vincent, former President Jasmina Halsey has revealed possible reasons behind the sabotage of Starship One in 3301.

Crime correspondent Ethan Takahashi reported from the Federal High Court:

“Jasmina Halsey provided details of a top-level Federal Cabinet meeting in late April 3301, an event which was never declassified. Its aim was to address the high levels of public dissatisfaction with her administration.”

“At the meeting, Halsey explained that she had been inspired by various peace activists to refocus on the wellbeing of citizens. She planned to reduce taxes, invest in social infrastructure and slash Federal Navy spending. As yet this was only a preliminary plan, to be implemented later that year.”

“Halsey told the court that only a dozen officials were present at this meeting, including Fleet Admiral Vincent. All were told that this forthcoming sea change in policy was confidential, but to expect major budget changes in the coming months.”

“The prosecution counsel stated that Vincent was therefore aware that naval defunding was imminent, something which would reduce his personal influence. It would also impact powerful individuals who Vincent was illegally connected to, evidence of which would be presented in due course.”