We continue to reach outwards, towards Ætherium and Adamnia, as we continue communications with them. Meanwhile we have also invested in several research bases and stations in our central region, we now utilize these to begin developing more advanced tech; including, but not limited to- more effective colonization drones, faster FTL drives, longer-ranged communications tech, and more efficient, faster mining/extraction units, all designed to make expansion and relations safer and more reliable. Soon, we hope, we can establish trade with Ætherium and possibly Adamnia and Caecilia as well...