Aurelian thanked her, ended the call, and returned his attention to the information displayed across his command station.
By the time the next shift began aboard Black Crown, the different pieces were starting to form a clearer picture.
The reserve station restored military ships, while Dunmere might provide transport and repair support.
The Meridian Frontier Development Trust financed companies operating throughout the outer recovery region, and several of those companies held contracts giving them influence over freight routes, docks, and equipment supplies.
None of that proved the organization was preparing for war. In fact, much of what they had uncovered suggested something far more ordinary.
Someone was trying to build a powerful industrial and transport network.
The question was whether they intended to control that network through legitimate investment or by forcing everyone else to accept their terms.
