The Hauler's Guide to the Universe- The Anvil

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This week I intend to thoroughly explore outside the Sphere. Sphere planets are safe, but the real money is out there. The Anvil is the first stop.

That first jump is a doozy, so save up your fuel, maybe stop off in Vesesia for a bit. Have a brew and relax because the real work is ahead of you. Taking Union passengers from Sphere planets to Kobe in Lucifer is big money.

Now, I prefer the Anvil so far because of it's proximity to my home base, but also the relative safety of it. Yes, it's risky out there and newbies should never head out there looking for a fight, but it's a hauler's paradise. Two things you'll possibly need are a minimum six passenger cabin or a nice size cargo hold. Ship size matters. I've waited to explore until I upgraded my ship and developed the necessary survival skills to make it outside the Sphere.

In my explorations, I've discovered only one thing about the Anvil. Passengers, passengers, passengers. The fuel cost is very large 216 units from Vesesia to Lucifer, but you can park in the Anvil and load up while you wait. It would be simple to make 100,000 on return passengers alone! So the Anvil Galaxy gets my five-star Union endorsement.

Happy Hauling!

Captain Maeven Hall

We're currently parked in San Gallen waiting for the Siren to refuel, so I thought I'd take a few to update the log. We took the Siren for some short hauls this time out and ran a combat mission on the side. The haul was nice.

We've discovered that conserving fuel is handled easily by taking Ashar runs to the same system and filling up the hold. We did three separate runs in Lorat today for some nice change, and ended the run with some combat in our home system. It's a strategy that seems to be working for us.

I've come to realize that Siren Industries will take some getting used to. It's not the same as tooling around the galaxy in an old hauler. It takes strategy and planning. Extracting requires a central hub to send units of resources back to storage. There, on the settlement, the ingredients can be turned into Ready Meals to ship out to the market. It's 100% profit though, and will get this old boat replaced much faster.

The chain runs this way: Extract resources to transport back to hub (in our case, House of Inelliquest settlement). Our factory, which produces the ready meals, produces 5 units per hour. That stock is transferred to storage and then to market. It is possible to send those commodities to a mall kiosk or store. Siren Industries isn't there yet.