{"data":{"id":18823,"title":"Portfolio: The Bremen Beltway","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/18823-Portfolio-The-Bremen-Beltway","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/18823","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/18823","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":22601,"name":"Tohil-System.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/xkb7c3yp10yyrr\/source\/Tohil-System.jpg","alt":"","size":2661749,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-10-08T22:00:14+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22601","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22601\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 9.8.\n\u201cI\u2019ve never been more nervous. Our network of activists had been completely betrayed, forcing us to flee as Advocacy agents began their raids. I knew some of my friends had made it to Xi\u2019an space, but others just disappeared. People assumed the Messers got them, but I also heard stories of smugglers selling them to the Banu. Still, I had to risk it. Anything was better than one of the Messers\u2019 re-education prisons, so I climbed into that smuggler\u2019s crate and they sealed me up. Next thing I know, some Xi\u2019an was shaking me awake. First one I\u2019d ever met, and I, ah\u2026 well, I screamed because it was all very shocking. Then I just broke down and cried because I knew I was finally safe.\u201d\n\n- August Dunlow, Crusader Industries Founder\nAugust Dunlow\u2019s vivid firsthand account of fleeing the UEE is one of many that appear in The Bremen Beltway; a book that brilliantly mixes interviews, journal excerpts, and declassified government documents to illuminate the extreme measures used to smuggle activists, journalists, opposition politicians, and others in and out of the Messer-controlled UEE. While the regime made escaping the empire a difficult and often dangerous proposition, one method would come to distinguish itself as the most secure and significant. Nicknamed the Bremen Beltway, the route is not only believed to have smuggled out more people than any other but was instrumental in quickly returning hundreds of significant anti-Messer activists once the revolution began. Their timely return proved key to organizing the various planets to finally topple the totalitarian regime.\n\nThough over time the journey became best associated with Bremen, the route actually runs through five systems: Bremen, Nyx, Tohil, La\u2019uo (Virtus), and \u0112\u2019aluth (Eelaus). Bremen earned the namesake because it was the starting point within the UEE and the only system travelers knew about prior to their trip. Strict security measures meant the only information travelers received was a time and a set of bespoke coordinates within Bremen. Arrive there safely and smugglers would provide sleeping pills and a cramped smuggler\u2019s crate. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the Bremen Defense Force (BDF) would secretly ensure the smugglers could avoid security patrols by the UEE and less sympathetic BDF members while crossing the system and making the jump to Nyx.\n\nThough Levski\u2019s residents also yearned for revolution, they sadly were unable to offer permanent harbor for the revolutionaries fleeing through Nyx. Leaders of the People\u2019s Alliance gladly offered up Levski as a stopping point for refueling, but with significant portions of the old mining facility still badly in need of repairs and life support systems already overtaxed, they were unable to support a larger population at the time. So, most smugglers working the Bremen Beltway hurried through the system to get to Tohil.\n\nA Perry Line system meant to act as a buffer between the two species, Tohil instead drew them together. Tohil became the main exchange point between Human and Xi\u2019an smugglers, who were now tasked with safely transporting the refugees into Xi\u2019an space. Smugglers on both sides nicknamed this meeting point the \u201cTohil Trampoline,\u201d partly because handoffs often happened on large botanical biomasses floating in Tohil III\u2019s oceans. These exchanges proved so safe and reliable that Xi\u2019an Emperor Kr.\u0113 and Terra Senator Terrence Akari met on Tohil III in 2789. The meeting produced a peace accord that was narrowly approved by the UEE Senate but never signed into law by Imperator Messer XI. Still, the passing of the Akari-Kr.\u0113 Treaty exposed the Messer regime\u2019s waning control over the Senate.\n\nDespite being a part of the Perry line, Tohil\u2019s remote location, combined with mounting economic pressures, kept the Messers from stationing soldiers in-system. Instead, UEE security relied on a vast system of sensors and periodic patrols from fleets stationed in Oya \u2013 obstacles easily avoided by seasoned smugglers on both sides. The UEE Military, primarily worried about a large-scale Xi\u2019an invasion, believed these lax security measures were permissible because the system could only be reached through the unclaimed and almost empty Nyx and two other Perry Line systems. The first being Oya, where the closest UEE troops were stationed, and La\u2019uo (then known as Virtus), a system considered inhospitable due to the expanding red giant at its center. That also made the system the ideal next leg of the Bremen Beltway.\n\nThe UEE treated La\u2019uo like a Perry Line system in name only. They didn\u2019t bother to patrol or place more than minimal sensors there since those heading to the UEE still had to pass through Tohil. The Xi\u2019an freely roamed the system with little fear of running into a UEE patrol. That meant once in Xi\u2019an hands, travelers on the Bremen Beltway were considered safe and secure. Most were woken, helped out of the smuggler\u2019s crate, and placed in \u201cHumanized\u201d quarters for the remainder of the voyage.\n\nStill, the Xi\u2019an knew how politically dangerous it would be if the Messer regime ever learned of UEE refugees being given diplomatic sanctuary. For political cover, they smartly exploited a culture difference that took advantage of how little Humanity understood their species. In practice, this meant only Xi\u2019an pirate gangs could transport, house, and care for the UEE refugees. That way, if ever discovered, the Xi\u2019an government could truthfully claim that the scheme was carried out by \u201cpirates,\u201d a loaded phrase for both species. The Xi\u2019an knew that Humans considered \u201cpirates\u201d outlaws that acted outside of the government\u2019s purview, and that Humanity didn\u2019t yet know that some \u201cpirates,\u201d like most other criminal organizations, were officially sanctioned by the Xi\u2019an government.\n\nThough UEE forces never ventured as far as La\u2019uo, the Xi\u2019an deemed it unwise to keep refugees there and instead moved them into the Xi\u2019an Empire. Most ended up on pirate-controlled space stations retrofitted for Human occupation in \u0112\u2019aluth (Eelaus system). Upon arrival, the refugees would be interviewed by Xi\u2019an officials who were collating data on the current situation inside the UEE. Once released, the refugees could socialize, strategize, monitor UEE news via remote spectrum relay, and more. Encrypted comms could also be sent on rare occasions, as a separate data running pipeline was established to smuggle messages into the UEE. Aboard these space stations, refugees recall comfortable living quarters and a willingness by the Xi\u2019an to adjust conditions and amenities to better suit Human needs. The Xi\u2019an learned much about Humanity during this time and subsequently used those lessons to improve the appeal of ships, foods, and other products now widely available in the UEE.\n\nYears would pass. Some UEE refugees grew restless being confined to a space station and would make the harrowing journey back home, but most were determined to stay ready to aid regime change when the time was right. That patience paid off when the fateful Massacre of Garron sparked riots across the empire. Sensing the fires of revolution, the Xi\u2019an reversed the Bremen Beltway to expedite the return of important refugees to the UEE. Their timely and surprising arrival amidst the uprising cemented the revolution and directly led to the eventual overthrow of the Messer regime.\n\nThe Bremen Beltway can be considered key to helping topple the Messer regime and bringing the Human and Xi\u2019an species closer. Together, sympathetic members of the Bremen Defense Force, kindhearted Human smugglers, and loyal Xi\u2019an pirates acting as government proxies created the safest escape route between the two empires. The Bremen Beltway proved that the two species could work together, and that the universe could be better because of it.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 9.8.\n\"Ich war noch nie so nerv\u00f6s. Unser Netzwerk von Aktivisten war komplett verraten worden und wir waren gezwungen zu fliehen, als die Agenten der Advocacy ihre Razzien begannen. Ich wusste, dass einige meiner Freunde es in den Raum Xi'an geschafft hatten, aber andere waren einfach verschwunden. Man nahm an, dass die Messers sie geholt hatten, aber ich h\u00f6rte auch Geschichten von Schmugglern, die sie an die Banu verkauften. Trotzdem musste ich es riskieren. Alles war besser als eines der Umerziehungsgef\u00e4ngnisse der Messers, also kletterte ich in die Kiste des Schmugglers und sie sperrten mich ein. Das n\u00e4chste, was ich wei\u00df, ist, dass mich ein Xi'an wachger\u00fcttelt hat. Es war der erste, dem ich je begegnete, und ich, \u00e4h... nun, ich schrie, denn es war alles sehr schockierend. Dann brach ich zusammen und weinte, weil ich wusste, dass ich endlich in Sicherheit war.\"\n\n- August Dunlow, Gr\u00fcnder von Crusader Industries\nAugust Dunlows anschaulicher Bericht aus erster Hand \u00fcber die Flucht aus der UEE ist einer von vielen, die in The Bremen Beltway erscheinen; ein Buch, das auf brillante Weise Interviews, Tagebuchausz\u00fcge und freigegebene Regierungsdokumente mischt, um die extremen Ma\u00dfnahmen zu beleuchten, mit denen Aktivisten, Journalisten, Oppositionspolitiker und andere in die von Messer kontrollierte UEE hinein- und herausgeschmuggelt wurden. W\u00e4hrend das Regime die Flucht aus dem Reich zu einem schwierigen und oft gef\u00e4hrlichen Unterfangen machte, sollte sich eine Methode als die sicherste und bedeutendste herausstellen. Es wird angenommen, dass \u00fcber diese Route, die den Spitznamen Bremen Beltway tr\u00e4gt, nicht nur mehr Menschen hinausgeschmuggelt wurden als \u00fcber jede andere, sondern dass sie auch dazu beitrug, Hunderte von wichtigen Anti-Messer-Aktivisten nach Beginn der Revolution schnell zur\u00fcckzubringen. Ihre rechtzeitige R\u00fcckkehr erwies sich als entscheidend f\u00fcr die Organisation der verschiedenen Planeten, um das totalit\u00e4re Regime schlie\u00dflich zu st\u00fcrzen.\n\nObwohl die Reise im Laufe der Zeit vor allem mit Bremen in Verbindung gebracht wurde, f\u00fchrt die Route eigentlich durch f\u00fcnf Systeme: Bremen, Nyx, Tohil, La'uo (Virtus) und \u0112'aluth (Eelaus). Bremen erhielt seinen Namen, weil es der Ausgangspunkt innerhalb der UEE war und das einzige System, das Reisende vor ihrer Reise kannten. Strenge Sicherheitsma\u00dfnahmen bedeuteten, dass die einzigen Informationen, die Reisende erhielten, eine Uhrzeit und eine Reihe von ma\u00dfgeschneiderten Koordinaten innerhalb Bremens waren. Wenn Sie dort sicher ankommen, werden Sie von den Schmugglern mit Schlaftabletten und einer engen Schmugglerkiste versorgt. In der Zwischenzeit sorgten hochrangige Mitglieder der Bremer Verteidigungsstreitkr\u00e4fte (BDF) heimlich daf\u00fcr, dass die Schmuggler die Sicherheitspatrouillen der UEE und der weniger wohlwollenden BDF-Mitglieder umgehen konnten, w\u00e4hrend sie das System durchquerten und den Sprung nach Nyx machten.\n\nObwohl sich auch die Bewohner von Levski nach einer Revolution sehnten, waren sie leider nicht in der Lage, den Revolution\u00e4ren, die \u00fcber Nyx flohen, einen dauerhaften Unterschlupf zu bieten. Die Anf\u00fchrer der Volksallianz boten Levski gerne als Zwischenstopp zum Auftanken an, aber da gro\u00dfe Teile der alten Bergbauanlage immer noch stark reparaturbed\u00fcrftig und die Lebenserhaltungssysteme bereits \u00fcberlastet waren, konnten sie zu diesem Zeitpunkt keine gr\u00f6\u00dfere Bev\u00f6lkerung aufnehmen. Die meisten Schmuggler, die im Bremer Beltway unterwegs waren, eilten also durch das System, um nach Tohil zu gelangen.\n\nDas System der Perry-Linie sollte als Puffer zwischen den beiden Spezies dienen, doch stattdessen brachte Tohil sie zusammen. Tohil wurde zum Hauptaustauschpunkt zwischen menschlichen und Xi'an-Schmugglern, die nun die Aufgabe hatten, die Fl\u00fcchtlinge sicher in den Xi'an-Raum zu transportieren. Die Schmuggler auf beiden Seiten gaben diesem Treffpunkt den Spitznamen \"Tohil-Trampolin\", auch weil die \u00dcbergaben oft auf gro\u00dfen botanischen Biomassen stattfanden, die in den Ozeanen von Tohil III schwammen. Diese \u00dcbergaben erwiesen sich als so sicher und zuverl\u00e4ssig, dass sich Xi'an-Kaiser Kr.\u0113 und Terra-Senator Terrence Akari 2789 auf Tohil III trafen. Das Treffen f\u00fchrte zu einem Friedensabkommen, das vom UEE-Senat knapp angenommen, aber von Imperator Messer XI. nie unterzeichnet wurde. Dennoch zeigte die Verabschiedung des Akari-Kr.\u0113-Vertrags, dass die Kontrolle des Messer-Regimes \u00fcber den Senat schwand.\n\nObwohl Tohil zur Perry-Linie geh\u00f6rte, hielt die abgelegene Lage Tohils in Verbindung mit dem zunehmenden wirtschaftlichen Druck die Messers davon ab, Soldaten im System zu stationieren. Stattdessen st\u00fctzte sich die Sicherheit der UEE auf ein ausgedehntes System von Sensoren und regelm\u00e4\u00dfige Patrouillen von in Oya stationierten Flotten - Hindernisse, die von erfahrenen Schmugglern auf beiden Seiten leicht umgangen werden k\u00f6nnen. Das UEE-Milit\u00e4r, das in erster Linie eine gro\u00df angelegte Invasion der Xi'an bef\u00fcrchtete, hielt diese laxen Sicherheitsma\u00dfnahmen f\u00fcr zul\u00e4ssig, weil das System nur \u00fcber das unbesetzte und fast leere Nyx und zwei andere Systeme der Perry-Linie erreicht werden konnte. Dabei handelte es sich zum einen um Oya, wo die n\u00e4chstgelegenen UEE-Truppen stationiert waren, und zum anderen um La'uo (damals als Virtus bekannt), ein System, das aufgrund des expandierenden Roten Riesen in seinem Zentrum als unwirtlich galt. Das machte das System auch zur idealen n\u00e4chsten Etappe der Bremer Umgehungsstra\u00dfe.\n\nDie UEE behandelte La'uo nur dem Namen nach wie ein Perry Line System. Sie machten sich nicht die M\u00fche, dort zu patrouillieren oder mehr als nur minimale Sensoren zu platzieren, da diejenigen, die in Richtung UEE unterwegs waren, immer noch Tohil passieren mussten. Die Xi'an konnten sich in dem System frei bewegen, ohne Angst haben zu m\u00fcssen, auf eine UEE-Patrouille zu treffen. Das bedeutete, dass Reisende auf dem Bremen Beltway, sobald sie in den H\u00e4nden der Xi'an waren, als sicher galten. Die meisten wurden geweckt, aus der Schmugglerkiste befreit und f\u00fcr den Rest der Reise in \"humanisierten\" Quartieren untergebracht.\n\nDennoch wussten die Xi'an, wie politisch gef\u00e4hrlich es sein w\u00fcrde, wenn das Messer-Regime jemals erfahren w\u00fcrde, dass UEE-Fl\u00fcchtlingen diplomatische Zuflucht gew\u00e4hrt wurde. Zur politischen Tarnung nutzten sie geschickt einen Kulturunterschied aus, der sich zunutze machte, dass die Menschen ihre Spezies kaum verstanden. In der Praxis bedeutete dies, dass nur Xi'an-Piratenbanden die UEE-Fl\u00fcchtlinge transportieren, unterbringen und versorgen konnten. Auf diese Weise konnte die Xi'an-Regierung im Falle einer Entdeckung wahrheitsgem\u00e4\u00df behaupten, dass der Plan von \"Piraten\" durchgef\u00fchrt wurde - ein belasteter Ausdruck f\u00fcr beide Spezies. Die Xi'an wussten, dass die Menschen \"Piraten\" als Ge\u00e4chtete betrachteten, die au\u00dferhalb des Einflussbereichs der Regierung agierten, und dass die Menschen noch nicht wussten, dass einige \"Piraten\", wie die meisten anderen kriminellen Organisationen, offiziell von der Xi'an-Regierung sanktioniert waren.\n\nObwohl die Streitkr\u00e4fte der UEE nie bis nach La'uo vordrangen, hielt es die Xi'an-Regierung f\u00fcr unklug, die Fl\u00fcchtlinge dort zu behalten, und brachte sie stattdessen in das Xi'an-Reich. Die meisten landeten auf von Piraten kontrollierten Raumstationen, die f\u00fcr die menschliche Besatzung in \u0112'aluth (Eelaus-System) umger\u00fcstet wurden. Nach ihrer Ankunft wurden die Fl\u00fcchtlinge von Xi'an-Beamten befragt, die Daten \u00fcber die aktuelle Situation innerhalb der UEE sammelten. Sobald sie freigelassen wurden, konnten die Fl\u00fcchtlinge Kontakte kn\u00fcpfen, Strategien entwickeln, die Nachrichten der UEE \u00fcber das Remote Spectrum Relay verfolgen und vieles mehr. In seltenen F\u00e4llen konnten auch verschl\u00fcsselte Nachrichten gesendet werden, da eine separate Datenleitung eingerichtet wurde, um Nachrichten in die UEE zu schmuggeln. An Bord dieser Raumstationen berichten die Fl\u00fcchtlinge von komfortablen Unterk\u00fcnften und der Bereitschaft der Xi'an, die Bedingungen und Annehmlichkeiten an die Bed\u00fcrfnisse der Menschen anzupassen. Die Xi'an lernten in dieser Zeit viel \u00fcber die Menschen und nutzten diese Lektionen sp\u00e4ter, um die Attraktivit\u00e4t von Schiffen, Nahrungsmitteln und anderen Produkten zu verbessern, die heute in der UEE weit verbreitet sind.\n\nDie Jahre vergingen. Einige UEE-Fl\u00fcchtlinge wurden unruhig, weil sie auf einer Raumstation eingesperrt waren, und machten sich auf die beschwerliche Reise zur\u00fcck in ihre Heimat, aber die meisten waren entschlossen, zu bleiben und den Regimewechsel zu unterst\u00fctzen, wenn die Zeit reif war. Diese Geduld zahlte sich aus, als das schicksalhafte Massaker von Garron Unruhen im ganzen Imperium ausl\u00f6ste. Die Xi'an witterten das Feuer der Revolution und kehrten den Bremer Beltway um, um die R\u00fcckkehr wichtiger Fl\u00fcchtlinge in die UEE zu beschleunigen. Ihre rechtzeitige und \u00fcberraschende Ankunft inmitten des Aufstands zementierte die Revolution und f\u00fchrte schlie\u00dflich direkt zum Sturz des Messer-Regimes.\n\nDer Bremer Beltway kann als Schl\u00fcssel zum Sturz des Messer-Regimes und zur Ann\u00e4herung der Spezies Mensch und Xi'an angesehen werden. Sympathische Mitglieder der Bremer Verteidigungsstreitkr\u00e4fte, gutherzige menschliche Schmuggler und loyale Xi'an-Piraten, die als Stellvertreter der Regierung fungierten, schufen gemeinsam den sichersten Fluchtweg zwischen den beiden Reichen. Die Bremer Umgehungsstra\u00dfe bewies, dass die beiden Spezies zusammenarbeiten k\u00f6nnen und dass das Universum dadurch besser werden kann.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 9.8.\n\u201cI\u2019ve never been more nervous. Our network of activists had been completely betrayed, forcing us to flee as Advocacy agents began their raids. I knew some of my friends had made it to Xi\u2019an space, but others just disappeared. People assumed the Messers got them, but I also heard stories of smugglers selling them to the Banu. Still, I had to risk it. Anything was better than one of the Messers\u2019 re-education prisons, so I climbed into that smuggler\u2019s crate and they sealed me up. Next thing I know, some Xi\u2019an was shaking me awake. First one I\u2019d ever met, and I, ah\u2026 well, I screamed because it was all very shocking. Then I just broke down and cried because I knew I was finally safe.\u201d\n\n- August Dunlow, Crusader Industries Founder\nAugust Dunlow\u2019s vivid firsthand account of fleeing the UEE is one of many that appear in The Bremen Beltway; a book that brilliantly mixes interviews, journal excerpts, and declassified government documents to illuminate the extreme measures used to smuggle activists, journalists, opposition politicians, and others in and out of the Messer-controlled UEE. While the regime made escaping the empire a difficult and often dangerous proposition, one method would come to distinguish itself as the most secure and significant. Nicknamed the Bremen Beltway, the route is not only believed to have smuggled out more people than any other but was instrumental in quickly returning hundreds of significant anti-Messer activists once the revolution began. Their timely return proved key to organizing the various planets to finally topple the totalitarian regime.\n\nThough over time the journey became best associated with Bremen, the route actually runs through five systems: Bremen, Nyx, Tohil, La\u2019uo (Virtus), and \u0112\u2019aluth (Eelaus). Bremen earned the namesake because it was the starting point within the UEE and the only system travelers knew about prior to their trip. Strict security measures meant the only information travelers received was a time and a set of bespoke coordinates within Bremen. Arrive there safely and smugglers would provide sleeping pills and a cramped smuggler\u2019s crate. Meanwhile, high-ranking members of the Bremen Defense Force (BDF) would secretly ensure the smugglers could avoid security patrols by the UEE and less sympathetic BDF members while crossing the system and making the jump to Nyx.\n\nThough Levski\u2019s residents also yearned for revolution, they sadly were unable to offer permanent harbor for the revolutionaries fleeing through Nyx. Leaders of the People\u2019s Alliance gladly offered up Levski as a stopping point for refueling, but with significant portions of the old mining facility still badly in need of repairs and life support systems already overtaxed, they were unable to support a larger population at the time. So, most smugglers working the Bremen Beltway hurried through the system to get to Tohil.\n\nA Perry Line system meant to act as a buffer between the two species, Tohil instead drew them together. Tohil became the main exchange point between Human and Xi\u2019an smugglers, who were now tasked with safely transporting the refugees into Xi\u2019an space. Smugglers on both sides nicknamed this meeting point the \u201cTohil Trampoline,\u201d partly because handoffs often happened on large botanical biomasses floating in Tohil III\u2019s oceans. These exchanges proved so safe and reliable that Xi\u2019an Emperor Kr.\u0113 and Terra Senator Terrence Akari met on Tohil III in 2789. The meeting produced a peace accord that was narrowly approved by the UEE Senate but never signed into law by Imperator Messer XI. Still, the passing of the Akari-Kr.\u0113 Treaty exposed the Messer regime\u2019s waning control over the Senate.\n\nDespite being a part of the Perry line, Tohil\u2019s remote location, combined with mounting economic pressures, kept the Messers from stationing soldiers in-system. Instead, UEE security relied on a vast system of sensors and periodic patrols from fleets stationed in Oya \u2013 obstacles easily avoided by seasoned smugglers on both sides. The UEE Military, primarily worried about a large-scale Xi\u2019an invasion, believed these lax security measures were permissible because the system could only be reached through the unclaimed and almost empty Nyx and two other Perry Line systems. The first being Oya, where the closest UEE troops were stationed, and La\u2019uo (then known as Virtus), a system considered inhospitable due to the expanding red giant at its center. That also made the system the ideal next leg of the Bremen Beltway.\n\nThe UEE treated La\u2019uo like a Perry Line system in name only. They didn\u2019t bother to patrol or place more than minimal sensors there since those heading to the UEE still had to pass through Tohil. The Xi\u2019an freely roamed the system with little fear of running into a UEE patrol. That meant once in Xi\u2019an hands, travelers on the Bremen Beltway were considered safe and secure. Most were woken, helped out of the smuggler\u2019s crate, and placed in \u201cHumanized\u201d quarters for the remainder of the voyage.\n\nStill, the Xi\u2019an knew how politically dangerous it would be if the Messer regime ever learned of UEE refugees being given diplomatic sanctuary. For political cover, they smartly exploited a culture difference that took advantage of how little Humanity understood their species. In practice, this meant only Xi\u2019an pirate gangs could transport, house, and care for the UEE refugees. That way, if ever discovered, the Xi\u2019an government could truthfully claim that the scheme was carried out by \u201cpirates,\u201d a loaded phrase for both species. The Xi\u2019an knew that Humans considered \u201cpirates\u201d outlaws that acted outside of the government\u2019s purview, and that Humanity didn\u2019t yet know that some \u201cpirates,\u201d like most other criminal organizations, were officially sanctioned by the Xi\u2019an government.\n\nThough UEE forces never ventured as far as La\u2019uo, the Xi\u2019an deemed it unwise to keep refugees there and instead moved them into the Xi\u2019an Empire. Most ended up on pirate-controlled space stations retrofitted for Human occupation in \u0112\u2019aluth (Eelaus system). Upon arrival, the refugees would be interviewed by Xi\u2019an officials who were collating data on the current situation inside the UEE. Once released, the refugees could socialize, strategize, monitor UEE news via remote spectrum relay, and more. Encrypted comms could also be sent on rare occasions, as a separate data running pipeline was established to smuggle messages into the UEE. Aboard these space stations, refugees recall comfortable living quarters and a willingness by the Xi\u2019an to adjust conditions and amenities to better suit Human needs. The Xi\u2019an learned much about Humanity during this time and subsequently used those lessons to improve the appeal of ships, foods, and other products now widely available in the UEE.\n\nYears would pass. Some UEE refugees grew restless being confined to a space station and would make the harrowing journey back home, but most were determined to stay ready to aid regime change when the time was right. That patience paid off when the fateful Massacre of Garron sparked riots across the empire. Sensing the fires of revolution, the Xi\u2019an reversed the Bremen Beltway to expedite the return of important refugees to the UEE. Their timely and surprising arrival amidst the uprising cemented the revolution and directly led to the eventual overthrow of the Messer regime.\n\nThe Bremen Beltway can be considered key to helping topple the Messer regime and bringing the Human and Xi\u2019an species closer. Together, sympathetic members of the Bremen Defense Force, kindhearted Human smugglers, and loyal Xi\u2019an pirates acting as government proxies created the safest escape route between the two empires. The Bremen Beltway proved that the two species could work together, and that the universe could be better because of it."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":32,"created_at":"2022-08-10T04:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"3 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 19:22:45","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":18822,"next_id":18825}}