The Bluejay Fleet finally went underway.
It left the Yernstall Central Star Node without any issue and proceeded to journey to the Terran Alliance along a safe and busy trade route.
Though trade between the first-rate colonial empires and the Red Ocean Union had dropped significantly since the latter declared independence, goods still flowed across their borders.
It couldn't be helped. Trade was far too important to both sides. They all lacked certain resources while possessing others in abundance. Trade had to persist even if relations between the partners had soured.
Of course, the volume of trade between colonial alliances had dropped by over 50 percent.
Groups increasingly preferred to keep their goods in-house even if it incurred a greater burden on their balance sheets.
In addition, the native aliens increasingly refined their commerce raiding activities.
