A couple of years ago, NOVA Corporation discovered a mysterious artifact at the bottom of a [CLASSIFIED] depression, the origin of which is unknown, but presumably it was created by an ancient race. For some reason, the artifact could not be lifted onto land, so we had to deploy the base around the artifact. At the moment, the last report, which promised that the next report would reveal all the secrets of this artifact, was sent 2 months ago, and the station stopped communicating, but at the same time it shows signs of functioning.

A supply and verification team under your leadership, Commander [CLASSIFIED], will be sent to them so that you can establish the security factor and what happened to the base and the group of scientists. For further instructions, please contact us at the base via the communication console...