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Well, a beneficial trade with the <span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-s">Seekers</span></span> seems further out by the day. In repeated messages and calls over the next <span class="mu-i"><span class="mu-s">five years</span></span>, you learn that most empires in the galaxy trade tech for tech and resources for resources. Due to the vast physical distances, and the inability of your people to establish a proper “presence” in Hyperspace, both possible trades are currently off the table. The Seekers also make sure to flaunt their superiority, in that “you probably don't have any technology we want anyway”. Blast them.
However, some advancement <span class="mu-i">does</span> come in the form of one Grec Bon! The Overseer of your science reports that he has successfully managed to create an all new type of weapon- the <span class="mu-s">Particle Bomb</span>! Based on very, very outdated particle beam prototypes from before the first capsule war, the Particle Bomb is a lump of high energy particles that blast apart on impact. Because of this, they do almost nothing to shields and would be easily deflected, but against hull armor the effects would be devastating. The bombs move slowly and are overkill for something like a fighter or Baalathi gas drone, but if you equipped small fighters with these... yes, <span class="mu-i">bombers</span> could be used to fly under the shields of large ships, anything as large as a frigate or bigger, and deal massive damage. However, these bombers would have to be protected by fighters. Your people are understanding more and more about space warfare as time goes on.
Grec Bon has also produced an upgrade to your standard issue shotguns and rifles used by your Enforcers. Laser weapons are too impractical to use in atmospheres and the expense of them over simple gunpowder weapons means your people still use firearms for civil enforcement and to equip your ground armies in the event of alien invasion, or even spaceship boarding- despite them being over a millennia old. These new weapons are coilguns, capable of firing magnetic projectiles faster then bullets.
“Your supremacy, I hope my performance over the past decade in this office was satisfactory. I would also humbly like to ask to retire now if possible- my medical scan shows I will be succumbing to GPCS earlier then first expected. I'd like to spend some time with my family, if you will allow it, your highness.”
<span class="mu-b">”Of course, Grec. And you have done a fine job preparing Galyo for the office. Go with honor- you have served your Ruler well. And speaking of that indigo-”</span>
