Eliza received messages via her commsnet inbox on a daily basis that required her attention, even after having stepped down as CEO of Arcanus Military Industries, though most of them were contacts she'd made on Terra, Mars, Daiban, or Angel City, keeping the woman apprised of events ongoing and new technological developments as they came to the attention of such contacts. She did not, however, expect to receive a communique from a self-professed alchemist. Even so, she read the letter through, then pulled up the attachment. The name Seeker further confirmed in Eliza's mind that this Neremyn was at least earnest in their desire for academic exchange.

"To Alchemist Yslaminson,
I have received your message, as well as the study notes attached, though I must ask why you would dabble in something so recklessly unstable. My own people have long abandoned interest in the compound, owing to it being too sensitive for practical use. That said, I would not be opposed to this exchange, and to that end, I am likewise attaching notes on two spells within my repertoire, which you are welcome to use to develop your own practical applications. The first is what has been known in some circles as a cantrip, dubbed Bursting Shot, and the second is a higher level spell called Create Vacuum. As you might have surmised, these are both of a martial bent, though I would imagine the latter might be useful for certain manufacturing applications.
Regarding your inquiry on other casters, there was once an order of such based on Terra, called the Masters of the Mystic Arts, but they have long since either disbanded, gone into hiding, or have died out. I have not myself had contact in more than 900 years. I must add, by the way, that magic is not common knowledge within the Orion Spur, and the truth of my nature is, at present time, still a classified manner for my own well-being. I tell you this in confidence, as you are already aware of my status as a practitioner of the arcane arts. Treat these details as such.
Pertaining to your final question, I have no knowledge as of this present time, though it is possible that ancient colonies based out of Terra were your own people's origins in some manner. Terran history dates back considerably further than many have long thought, though details remain occluded. Should I come upon new information that prompts revising or honing details, I shall pass it along to you as my schedule allows. Be advised, I am currently enlisted within the Terran Confederation Marine Corps, and as such, missions may place me out of civilian contact for extended periods of time.
Best Regards,
Eliza Lockheed"

Once the message was completed, Eliza sent it out, entirely unaware of how long it might take to reach its destination. Long enough that it could wait until after she had awoken, and likely after the day's training.

Eliza perked an eyebrow as she received a somewhat familiar alert on her commsnet inbox, having nearly forgotten about the last exchange she'd engaged in, busy as she'd been with her training in proper intelligence gathering and assessment within the confines of a military command. As she currently had a free day, she opened the message, read it, then prepared her reply.

"To Alchemist Yslaminson,
It is comforting to know you have greater sense than I had feared you possessed, though it is unfortunate to hear your research came at a cost. Hopefully, it was nothing more than a few ruined instruments, and not a ruined limb. Regarding the arcane formulae I sent you previously, feel free to pass them along to your people's specialists in such fields. I can't imagine such good-faith exchanges pose a national security threat, particularly in light of the current conflict into which I will be personally entering after my training is completed Hopefully, your people are able to avoid getting involved, but that isn't really the subject matter at hand, I suppose. There's not a massive body of academic work concerning Terran arcana, unfortunately, and while I am familiar with the practical applications, I am hardly what you'd call a professor. That said, the fundamentals I can at least provide. It is generally accepted that magic can be divided into one of several schools of arcane discipline.

Chronoturgy is a largely enigmatic school, which, as the name might suggest, focuses on the manipulation of the time aspect of space-time, and to the best of my knowledge, the only groups that were ever known to make regular use of this school of magic are the Umbra Witch and Lumen Sage clans, the latter of which is extinct, and the former of which is defunct, with only yours truly being confirmed as still living. The Sorcerer Supreme, the leader of the Masters of the Mystic Arts I mentioned in my last message, had access to an artifact that granted a high degree of control over chronoturgy-based magics, as well, but as I also stated, they are disbanded, if not dead outright.

Graviturgy is another school with which I am familiar, but is relatively utilized, and focuses on the manipulation of gravitational fields. This makes it useful for battlefield control when facing hostile infantry lacking power armor, as well as a number of older classifications of aircraft that lack anti-grav technology.

Evocation, I suspect you are familiar enough with, as this is the bread and butter of a combat-focused caster, and focuses on the manipulation of various forms of energy.

Abjuration is a school of magic with which I am not especially familiar, as while it focuses on arcane defense and protection, I typically favor avoiding danger via stealth and evasion, as opposed to outright shielding, since this is more energy intensive, and I have already specialized myself in the more offensive aspects of spellcraft.

Transmutation is perhaps one of the other more commonly used schools of magic, and one that I dabble in in order to conceal my identity. As you might have begun to surmise, Terran schools of magic tend to be named fairly straightforward, so that there is little to be confused.

Necroturgy is somewhat akin to evocation, and has been mislabeled so many times that it is known better by its misnomer than the actual name. More widely known as necromancy, this school of magic deals in the manipulation of life force, and is commonly viewed as a dark art, since this also includes spells that create undead. Fortunately, it is particularly energy intensive, and with the Shattering roughly 960 Terran years ago, has not been observed within at least Terran-controlled space.

Should you desire to know more on specific spells that I might know of within the schools I have mentioned firsthand knowledge, I would be happy to provide such information. As for the transmission of copies of these exchanges for the purpose of academic study, you are more than welcome to do so. If this is information that will only appear in Imperial space, then it should likewise be safe to do so unredacted. My concern is for poor responses within the Spur, after all.
Best Regards, Eliza Lockheed

Satisfied with the surprisingly lengthy response she'd typed up, Eliza sent the message, then resumed the rest of her day. Ideas for a heavy combat exosuit had been growing in her mind for the past few days, after all, and she had time enough that she could probably start on a general outline for blueprints..