Firstly, it was not Vlad's work(atleast this time).
Secondly,............................ was involved(fill in the blank).
Thirdly, lets raid Pantheon. Let the annual Pantheon Pain Olympics begin.
This years mascot is:
All are requested to participate. Alliance which causes most beiges in Pantheon can have the mascot's name.
National project name: Smuggling Industry
Small description: Helps pirates secure their booty as well as helps pirate targets to save some extra resources.
Project effect: Allows you to evade Naval Blockades once per war. You cannot move more than 10% of your resources and 20% of your cash
Resource cost: How about 200 aluminium, 500 gasoline and like $35M. Each operation will cost anywhere around 100K to 350K depending upon security levels.