[Erax]

Seeker I, Captain's log, SGY 2405.4:

Loovria II wasn't much of a challenge. The Yakrin missile satellites were destroyed at long range by a few proton torps, then Colonel Haakar's Regiment landed and captured the planet with barely more than 1% casualties. Then we were off to nearby Loovria I for a near-identical battle, except that this time the Yakrin had no satellites in orbit.

Both captured planets have populations of slightly under 65 million Yakrin. Loovria I is completely undeveloped, with huge mineral deposits but no industry or mining facilities, while Loovria II is some kind of research colony and has few resources.

The Yakrin ship we'd seen earlier is an unarmed colonizer which is well on its way to a wormhole. It's too far away to catch before it escapes, but we can chase it later. Right now we're making for Loovria VII, the jewel of the system. It's a huge, fully colonizable world with excellent metal and radioactive ore deposits, and Fleet Command wants it captured right away.