Starting Point - Starting Camp
I don't know if this is a moon or a
neighboring planet in the system...What I do know is, with my ship
repaired, I can now fly there. I plan on making it my next stop when
I am done on this world.
A beautiful evening on Komputerheng.
The waypoint marker off to the left is the shelter at Itnevs Flats
that I visited yesterday. There are caves and a signal beacon that I
am going back to check out. I could fly there now that my ship is
repaired, but I would like to gather more fuel materials, so I am
going to go on foot.
I
Signal scanner LEYA. Crafting the
required bypass chip hacked me into the scanner and I am given
several choices. I am greatly intrigued by the 'monolith' option.
'Alien antiquity marker detection' it says...But for now I choose to
find the location of more shelters, thinking of finding more upgrades
for my equipment. I wonder if different signal scanners point out
different waypoints...? I may be returning to this shelter at Itnevs
a few more times, if so.
The next shelter is about 3 minutes
away on foot. I have some caves to explore first. I'm heading for the entrance of the
bigger cave when I see movement in the grass. I quickly catalog the
creature with my visor. This little guy is very docile, and runs away
when I first try to approach him, but he becomes very friendly when I
feed him the compound that he likes. He runs around playfully,
seeming to want me to follow him. He's so cute that I can't resist.
Every so often he stops, looking back and calling to me. He is
pointing out valuable resources!
With my new friend still following me
and calling out for my attention, I turn back to entering the largest
of the two caves behind the shelter buildings. Before reaching the
cave mouth, I hit a journey milestone – traveled 10,000u. The
hexagonal formations hanging from the ceiling are interesting,
especially bathed in the blue glow of the bioluminescent plants that
grow in among them. There are also a lot of plutonium formations
along the cave floor. I am a bit disappointed to discover that the
cave doesn't go very deep, and ends in a dead end. This cave at
least, doesn't hold any secrets. The second, smaller cave is the same
as the first. Nothing of note, except for looking interesting.
I notice that the creature I made
friends with is no longer following me. I find him wandering in the
grass as I emerge from the caves. He wants to be fed more of the
compound, but sadly, I am all out, and he eventually disappears out
of sight beyond the edge of the flats.
Following another shallow ravine that
goes in the general direction of the next shelter waypoint, I find
another bigger cave in the ravine wall. Though this one curves and
winds deeper than the others, the result is the same. Nothing new or
interesting inside. All the same, I enjoy the exercise of searching.
I found some damaged machinery that
yielded an upgrade for my ship's pulse jets. This upgrade will
improve maneuverability, boosts and fuel consumption during
spaceflight.
Komputerheng's night sky. I really
want to visit that planet/moon.
The next shelter comes into view.
A sentinel patrols a pillar of the
silicate material that I used to repair my ship. This looks almost
exactly like the original formation that I found before.
I want to see what is on top of the
large rock towers.
I hear the roar of an approaching flyby
and get a good close look at what is flying overhead. They look like
small ships.
The shelter is on a small plateau that
my HUD identifies as the Yeonc Jungle waypoint. There are animals
here, ones I have already identified. This is the one that reminds me
somewhat of a hyena. Noting that it is not dangerous, I chase it down
and feed it. Like the creature at Itnevs, it becomes immediately
friendly, running here and there, calling out to me the location of
rare materials it finds. I follow it for a good long while until it
loses interest in me and goes back to its peaceful wandering. I also
find and catalog a new species of tree that I spotted in a small
ravine.
The Yeonc shelter is also abandoned. I
do find an upgrade inside the first building.
Inside the second building is a
research specimen, a small reptilian looking creature. When I
interact with it, I receive a message on my HUD that my 'standing
with the Korvax has increased'. There it is again. Korvax. I also
find a terminal near the door that gives me a generous sum of
credits.
The two shelters I have visited so far
have given me upgrades, so I definitely want to stick to visiting
them. I want to see what other upgrades I can find. I have not
forgotten the monolith, however. I also remember the flock of flying
creatures I spotted on the way out here and forgot to catalog. I
should pass by them on the way back to my ship. For now I will stay
at the Yeonc shelter and make my way back tomorrow. Yeonc will be my
new base camp once I fly my ship here.
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