Cryptogram 22H-17.F From : Mendes family Security Service.Jericho To : Kwai Wong. Status: Guardian Subject : Re: Project Evolution
I’m sending you a video transcript of the talks between a Federation representative and an unidentified mercenary in response to your request from 17.09 on developments in block RG7 of ‘Ellydium’ station.
I’m also attaching an image intercepted from one of Ellydium’s surveillance cameras.
_ May Bartle be with us! Special Agent SV007 of Mendes family Security Service, Jericho. _
_ V _ ideo transcript of negotiations between a representative of the Federation and an unidentified mercenary.
The recording shows a spacious office. Federation representative always has his back to the camera. The door opens and a woman’s voice is heard, but it’s impossible to tell who is speaking:
Mr Winkler, he’s here. Should I invite him?
Of course. Invite our dearest guest.
After a while, two men enter the room, allegedly the guests’s security detail. A tall broad-shouldered man walks behind them. He has no left hand, and his left eye is covered with an eyepatch. He looks around the room, then looks at Winkler. Winkler nods and makes a gesture with his hand, inviting the guest to sit down. A man approaches to the couch, limping on his left leg. He falls heavily on the couch, the guards at the entrance.
So, my friend… - starts Winkler
No names, please. - the mercenary answers.
As you wish. I know you’re not happy about our meeting, but you are the only one whom I respect and whom I trust.
The mercenary speaks quite loudly and somewhat irritated: - Fine, Oliver. Get to the point.
Fine. I know that your last outing on ‘Ellydium’ was not extremely successful.
You bet - the mercenary picks up the glass and takes a sip - I saw all the crap that they have going on there. I swear on my severed hand, these psychos don’t know what they’re playing with. You do want to send me back there, right? Right, Winkler?
Yes, this is why I summoned you. You’re one of the few who managed to escape from ‘Ellydium’ guard ships alive and get some very valuable information. Now we know exactly what they’re hiding. Now we need to find out what properties they have discovered in this thing.
Look at me, Winkler. - Mercenary puts a finger on his eyepatch. - I lost my eye and hand. I lost my entire team. My fleet is decimated. Do you seriously think that I’m going to go there again just like that?
I understand. We also lost a lot of people. But understand that we must be the first get to ‘Ellydium’. This is not only in the interests of the Federation, it’s in the interests of the entire galaxy. We already know quite a lot, we can’t stop here…
The mercenary gets up and turns towards the door: - You’re wasting your own time and mine, Oliver.
And thirty million credits do not interest you?
The mercenary stops.
Thirty million. You do need money to repair the fleet and recruit a new team. I’ll give you everything you need: people, ships, money, weapons and modules. I will make you my second in command! You will have complete freedom, as well as protection and immunity.
The mercenary snorts and turns:
Freedom? I’m a mercenary, Oliver. I’m already free. I go wherever money is, that’s all I care about. Protection? I can protect myself. I act stealthily and have no desire to be in the whole galaxy’s spotlight like your clowns.
Now you’re starting to annoy me. Fine! What do you want?
The mercenary’s face contorts in a smile: - Fifty million credits, your best fighter and Jericho implants for my hand and eye. And twenty million in advance!
I need to prepare.
Winkler: - You know the price of yourself and your services. This is good. Speak to Agnes. She can transfer the credits to your account.
The mercenary leaves with his guards.
Winkler sighs, then pulls out a small device with buttons, clicks them.
He agreed. Fifty million. Yes, it’s expensive to hire ten mercenaries, but not all will return. And if everything works out, we will redeem all our losses thousandfold.
She’s still alive?!
From [Agnes lost](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/31208-operation-crystal-cuckoo-seventh-letter/) we read, that she was lost, but now she seem to be even the head of all?
Especially have direct connections to the aliens?(Rescuing her from the Ellydium corp and infiltrating it with her fiancee - or was it even an alien body?)
And now again a ‘raid’ on Ellydium corp?
She’s still alive?!
From [Agnes lost](< base_url >/index.php?/topic/31208-operation-crystal-cuckoo-seventh-letter/) we read, that she was lost, but now she seem to be even the head of all?
Especially have direct connections to the aliens?(Rescuing her from the Ellydium corp and infiltrating it with her fiancee - or was it even an alien body?)
And now again a ‘raid’ on Ellydium corp?
I noticed that too when reading it; so it seems Agnes is about to become a very important character alongside this mystery mercenary when it comes to lore, as both of them have direct relations to encounters with unidentified Crystallid beings/ships. But one thing that caught me off guard is the image… I understand it’s a teaser of some kind for perhaps a map, but the (apparent) structure seems to be within a shadow; as if it were to be concealed or covered by an object. Better yet, what does the Mendes family have to do with Ellydium?
“_ I’m also attaching an image intercepted from one of Ellydium’s surveillance cameras. _”
Which the image is promptly captioned with:
" _ May Bartle be with us! _ "
I can only assume since the quote is given by a special agent of the Mendes security service as the family is sending agents either to Ellydium or somewhere else.
Only quoted with quotation marks this time because it takes less space
plsdontjudge
These littles stories brings so many mysteries and questions about the game universe. And then players making many hypothesis, before the next one come. I wonder if those players help mold the story by making all those hypothesis. You know… Giving idea to the writers behind it.Interesting to read and well put togeter, beside the usual typo’s. You just want to know what’s going to happen next.
Also, i like the pictures/images. I appreciate the art of it. So much detail, like the aquarium behind Winkler. Reflection of lights, even part of a station or something, is reflected over all the small details of the inside of the aquarium. Or window on a nice, frak up, looking nebula. Or just a mish mash of things that make a nice looking background. Anyhow, good job to the “art/design” department of the game. In game too by the way, every patch bring new eye candy FX or designs.
That was a nice catch about Agnes, I forgot about that detail.
I don’t see why some of you are surprised that Jericho is interested in what Ellydium does. Ellydium appears to have gone rogue, that’s why not even the Federation knows what they’re doing.
Jericho, being the major power they are, wanna be kept in the loop of what’s going on.
I like how the picture shows the exact opposite of what the story tells you.
In the story Winkler is sitting with his back to the camera, and the mercenary has “no left hand”, but on the picture he has a prosthetic right hand and Winkler isn’t showing his back to us ”)
B.T.W. that looks like a ship on the other picture, I hope that’s gonna be something even better than a rank 14 destroyer and every player can get it; even the new players who will join the game in February 
>>And then players making many hypothesis, before the next one come.<<
If we(I) don’t asume what could behind all, then we(I) may get surprised.
The structure is a bit strange isn’t it? It’s not so federation like. For me it’s more like the carrier-thingie-empire structure type of building.
Maybe a hidden asteroid(even fake asteroid? :D) station thing? But would need signature-jammer equipment to avoid being located.
Would be sweet if some treasurehunter would find such a place just to be destroyed. xD
‘You know to much mercenary’
Would be sweet if some treasurehunter would find such a place just to be destroyed. xD
‘You know to much mercenary’
Would be awesome if they improve the Open Space making it useful, like hiding that structure somewhere in a unexplored space, to people explore and then find it and report for some award (not a sh** award like some credits or 20 monocrystals >.>, things like 100 monos(minimum), 100 beri/neo/electrum, these useful things).
