Several weeks of rest and recuperation were in order before crews would be refreshed, resupplied and once again sent out to harass the Milgari. Two new Raiders were now at the ready. The decision had been made to divert the freighter loaded with gemstones to Jarhead where it would be placed in orbit. Daily shuttle flights were then made to slowly transfer the cargo to the planet’s surface. A bunker complex was dug into the rocky surface where the gemstones would be stored until sold. The haul from the freighter was estimated to contain enough wealth for the financing of almost any planet in the galaxy for several years. George would get his automated space docks and our terraforming of Jarhead would be accelerated. We would also increase our pace of building Raiders and hiring the crews to run them. The Grid had a large contingent of retired military personnel to draw from, but many were no longer fit for service. Two months later the Colonel returned from the Grid with another load of 1,000 Defiant Marine recruits.
