The Lepus Messenger
The Lepus Messenger
One of the Lepus drones we recently salvaged is different from the rest. It proceeded to open communications with us. As you know, the constructs are not sentient, so someone must have programmed it with the message. We need to find out more about this.
Mission Briefing Strange energy readings once again appear from within the Lepus Cluster. Ships are encouraged to investigate the anomaly and salvage any equipment that may be found.
During the Lepus Cluster Event, the following temporary effects apply to the entire Galaxy:
* Quantum Firewall traps cost additional energy to use. * Continuum Beacons provide an additional 1% boost to scanning, but new ones will not arrive in artifact shipments. * The 'Unique Lifeforms' planetary event now provides a 10% bonus to all production rather than just research.
Mission Dialogue
This is a first. We've never been able to communicate with them before.
What kind of message were you referring to ?
A pre-recorded interactive message. The n-gram complexity is unclear.
Can I speak with it ?
Of course. I'll connect you.
Template:OPEN CHANNEL
Yes ?
You're from the Lepus Cluster ?
Affirmative. I was created to deliver a message.
What message ?
Our creators would politely ask that you stop harvesting us. It is interfering with the experiment.
What experiment ?
You do not have access privileges to that information in my database.
Can you tell us more about your creator ?
Negative. You do not have access privileges to that information in my database.
Can we at least speak with them ?
Negative. Our creators do not wish to reveal themselves at this time.
Unless we have first contact with your creators directly, our harvesting is considered legal salvage.
Processing... Negative. Unable to alter access directives. Elevating to alternative response.
What ?
Our creators demand that you stop harvesting us.
You expect that to actually work ?
Affirmative.
Listen carefully. If we can't speak to your creators, we're going to continue with our salvage.
Processing... Negative. Unable to alter access directives.
This is getting annoying.
Our creators demand that you stop harvesting us.
Template:CLOSE CHANNEL
Learn anything new ?
Not really. I am curious about one thing, though.
Oh ?
The messenger indicated that it had access-restricted data in its systems.
Yes, we've so far been unable to crack it. Care to assist?
Of course.
End Transmission
Per Completion Rewards: 1 Lepus Data Kernel
Lepus Data Kernel [Limited Item - Easter] Permanently increases the research producation of a planet by 1 up to a max of 17x Mega Rich.
Cost to use: 250 Energy. Scrap Value: 12500 - 50000 Credits
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Mission Summary:
- Per 1 Round
Requirements: 100 Energy, 2 Blue Badges Rewards: 150 XP XP Return Ratio: 1.5000
- 10 Rounds/Completion
Requirements: 1000 Energy Rewards: 1,500 XP, 1 Lepus Data Kernel
This Mission is repeatable every 20 hours
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