August 7th 3419 | Lyle Stevensen | Ipswi VIII
I left the Yorktown and descended to my base to speak to my exocraft technician who informed me that he needed Paraffinium from a tropical planet in order to build my exocraft platform. A quick scan of the 7th fleet’s discoveries yielded a planet called New Yelsha in the Gunnas System. Upon warping there, the AI informed me that I had been awarded the surveyor medal as it had been my 20th warp trip. On the way into New Yelsha I was attacked by a pirate vessel, which I promptly defeated and was awarded another stripe for the defeat. I immediately found a spaceport on New Yelsha and identified a local stash of Paraffinium using my scanner.
The locals warned me that the Sentinels were very aggressive on this planet so I decided to fly to the deposit. As soon as I landed at the deposit and began to mine, a level 2 Sentinel walker popped up over the hill and began its attack. Terrified, I returned to my ship only to find that I was out of launch fuel. I initiated emergency protocols and send out an SOS signal. No response. With my time running low and few other options, I sprang from my ship and decided to run for it. Luckily I had my terrain manipulator on me and began to dig a cave. This worked and the sentinels deactivated. Although they deactivated, the sentinel walker still circled my ship. I decided to try to gather the necessary materials for the launch thruster while I waited until dark. Just as I suspected after dark, the walker had left and I was able to continue the mission by gathering the Paraffinium and constructing some launch fuel.
I am returning to my base to talk to my exocraft technician with the necessary building supplies to construct my exocraft.
Captain Svendsen arrived and we set out for an afternoon survey of the moon. I welcomed Captain Svendsen aboard the Yorktown to show him the new renovations that had been completed.