Okay, okay, didn't see that coming, but I can adapt. Just breathe.
So, the Lotus is gone...
Yeah, I need more time to adapt to this. Some headache medicine would also be appreciated.
So, what exactly could I do right now?
…..Alright, well, first, I needed to get to work setting up my forces as soon as possible. Also, I'd need to start shifting my forces over into biological ones, as opposed to mechanical ones - no telling what would happen if I sent those up against the sentients. Assuming Mycona was still active, I'd also need to look into acquiring Technocyte tissue for some of my units...actually, I needed to be careful there, no telling what could happen if I let that get out of control.
Speaking of the Sentients, I should also consider trying to examine the fossilized remains of Eidolon on the plains outside of Cetus - maybe they could give me a hint to how to kill them? I'd already examined one of the Eidolons that, due to the time of my arrival coinciding with sunrise on Warframe's version of Earth (at least relative to the Plains of Eidolon), had been seeking shelter beneath one of the plains' many lakes. The results I got were... rather intimidating - while I could damage it, unless I was using void energy, the amount of firepower needed to crack the shield matched the output of a Doom Ray. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, since I could easily generate that kind of firepower, except that there was a good chance I could take out a large portion of the plains if I missed with an attack of that scale. And since I didn't want the Ostrons to suffer because of my actions, using Doom Rays was out of the question. Ugh, what a pain. Hmm, maybe I could use a void key to damage it, like how Vor did...does?
Ugh, Sentients were just...just...I'm not sure what would be the word for them. While their technology was awesome, they also proved to be one my most tenacious and dangerous foes. You would not believe how hard they were to kill, or how hard they tried to subvert my technology. Their tenacity was something I respected, even if I was completely opposed to their actions. True, the Orokin WERE basterds, and the Sentients has legitimate reasons to oppose them, but that didn't change my thoughts on them.
Back on topic - it would be too hard to access Corpus technology - I could easily just buy one of two of their low level facilities, then hack into the rest. The Corpus' worship of Greed meant they wouldn't question me as long as I didn't buy too much off at first. As for the Grineer, I'd already begun hacking into their systems using some of their facilities on Earth, which the Tenno had left abandoned following their attacks. Idly, I managed to learn how to synthesize the thrax toxin, whose formula I quickly put into storage in case the boil on the Plains ever became a problem again. Which, all things considered, seemed more like a certainty than a possibility. I also took the time to steal the schematics for the Eidolon Lures, so I'd have at least some way to deal with the Eidolons, at least until I could find more effective means to destroy them.
While I was planning all of this out, I also sent out some scouts to try and access what remained of the Lotus' network of spies and agents in the Origin System, so that I could at least attempt to figure out where she had gone. Ordis probably had some information on that, but he had surprisingly effective defenses that prevented me from just taking the information from him, plus I simply did not WANT to steal the intel from him - I LIKED Ordis, so violating his perszonal files was not something I intended to do.
So, with everything set up, I just decided to take one hour to sit back, rest, and see where my leads went.
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What I got was...interesting.
First off, the Grineer were sending out Kuva siphons way more often than normal, apparently because the Queens really needed a lot of the red stuff. Apparently, the Tenno who'd met the Queens had decided to just let the Elder Queen live in her rotting body, and the huge amounts of Kuva they were gathering was an effort to keep her body still functional. Seeing how her body was experiencing several organ failures A DAY at this point, I couldn't blame her. Briefly, I considered blowing up the Luva Fortress, but quickly decided against it - sure, I could hit it, easily, and wipe out the Grineer leadership, but I had no idea how the rest would react to that. For all I knew, they'd start blindly attacking everyone if the Queens died. Plus I needed time to examine their well defended systems for intel on the Kuva Siphons - my scans didn't exactly give any detail on the weird machines, while my attempts to capture/disassemble them were...embarrassing. Apparently, those siphons were totally resistant to anything except for void energy charged Kuva Clouds. As for Kuva itself, while I could figure out its composition, I had no idea how to synthesize it. I'd need either the data in the Kuva Fortress or help from the Unum to figure out that secret.
As for the Corpus, well, nothing unexpected. Shares changed hands, funds were transferred, a Razorback Armada was busy being prepared (which I secretly stole for myself, along with a Fomorian fleet), and so on. To my surprise, though, it appeared the Tenno had been helping Ergo Glast, as Nef Anyo had apparently transferred some of Glast's former holdings near Eris back to him. Apparently, it had involved another high stakes round of the Index, with a Helminth Charger as a prize. And yes, Anyo has tried to cheat, only for the Tenno to catch him. This was just too predictable. Also, Frohd Bek was still trying to figure out what to make for a new line of proxies after Glast made Animo go bust.
On the Infested Front, aside from some J-3 Golems and a few outbreaks, nothing special.
Oh, and I had...somehow...received a request to meet someone in Cetus...what?
Who invited me to Cetus?
A few minutes of hacking provided me no answer to that question. Sighing, I decided to head to Cetus. Apparently, whoever I was supposed to meet with had informed Konzu that I would be arriving and that I was to ask him for directions to the actual meeting spot.
Hopefully, it wasn't a trap.
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For the record, it wasn't, but I would have preferred less cloak and dagger.
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