Seeking the Truth #2: Back on track
26 Apr 2021Patrick Bietruch
I think I now know what they meant by "go back to the very beginning".. Hello CMDRs, long time no see. You may remember that last time I wrote about a chest that I received from a stranger in which I found a encrypted letter. After decryption, the message said that the scanner included in the package would help me discover the truth about my father and also instructed me to start looking "where it all began". It took me longer than I thought it would to figure out this riddle.
The current community goal takes place in the Pleiades, in the Delphi system. I'm taking part in it, so I flew my fleet carrier to Alcyone. And here it enlightened me: the letter tells me to begin my search where it all began. The first entry I was able to unearth from my father's ship back in November last year was created in the Atlas system in 3272. I thought it might be it, so since I was in the area, I went to the Atlas star with my ASP Explorer with the device from a stranger mounted on.
After arrival, I check the left panel and the contents of this system and there I see it. Anomalous Signal, 170264Ls. It could have been anything, but I had a feeling this was what I was looking for. I reached the place where I found the remains of some structure. It looked like it used to be something large before it.. exploded? I couldn't deduce what it was from the remains. After about half a minute of sightseeing, I got a message. It's a scanner report and it reads as follows:
> Anomalous signal detected
> Bandwidth insufficient
> Adjusting downlink parameters
> Bandwidth secured
> Downlink proceeding
> Loading [Ecnrypted files]...
>>> MATCHING SIGNAL DETECTED: NGC 2546 SECTOR ZW-A D14-0.
> Time Stamp Predates Parameters.
> Approximate time frame: September 5 Year 3287
We ditched our old vehicles, now we are flying our new vessels. For some of us it was hard to part with the old and trusty ships but we must do whatever it takes to stay hidden. Besides, we need something to accommodate more tons of materials for the construction of the Magellanic Sphere anyway.
Speaking of the Magellanic Sphere: Andlit Co., Monarch's buddies, have included a catch in our contract. They will help us build the machine but they want all property rights in return. In the sense that it is their work, we only helped, when it really is the other way around.. However we don't have much of a choice, we would never be able to build something that big ourselves, we need their help. So we agreed to their terms.
Now we must collect all the materials we will need:
25000x Building Fabricators
20000x Thermal Cooling Units
10000x Articulation Motors
10000x Power Generators
10000x Structural Regulators
8000x Insulating Membrane
7500x Neofabric Insulation
7500x Robotics
5000x Micro-weave Cooling Hoses
3000x Semiconductors
3000x Superconductors
2500x Nanobreakers
1000x HN Shock Mounts
500x Magnetic Emitter Coil
500x Tritium
It will definitely take some time but we will succeed. Collecting the materials is one thing, trasporting all of it to the Pleiades Nebula will take twice as long.
> Signal lost
> Bandwidth insufficient
> Adjusting downlink parameters
> Bandwidth secured
> Downlink proceeding
> Loading [Ecnrypted files]...
>>> MATCHING SIGNAL DETECTED: NGC 2546 SECTOR ZW-A D14-0.
> Time Stamp Predates Parameters.
> Approximate time frame: September 5 Year 3287
We ditched our old vehicles, now we are flying our new vessels. For some of us it was hard to part with the old and trusty ships but we must do whatever it takes to stay hidden. Besides, we need something to accommodate more tons of materials for the construction of the Magellanic Sphere anyway.
Speaking of the Magellanic Sphere: Andlit Co., Monarch's buddies, have included a catch in our contract. They will help us build the machine but they want all property rights in return. In the sense that it is their work, we only helped, when it really is the other way around.. However we don't have much of a choice, we would never be able to build something that big ourselves, we need their help. So we agreed to their terms.
Now we must collect all the materials we will need:
25000x Building Fabricators
20000x Thermal Cooling Units
10000x Articulation Motors
10000x Power Generators
10000x Structural Regulators
8000x Insulating Membrane
7500x Neofabric Insulation
7500x Robotics
5000x Micro-weave Cooling Hoses
3000x Semiconductors
3000x Superconductors
2500x Nanobreakers
1000x HN Shock Mounts
500x Magnetic Emitter Coil
500x Tritium
It will definitely take some time but we will succeed. Collecting the materials is one thing, trasporting all of it to the Pleiades Nebula will take twice as long.
> Signal lost
Interesting. Are these remains that I found here the remains of a structure that my father's team built many years ago? If so, what does that mean? This entry is from the year 3287.
In the report, the scanner included information about a similar signal coming from NGC 2546 SECTOR ZW-A D14-0. I need to go there and see if the scanner finds another signal again. I'm finally back on track!