With a forward command outpost set up the Litharians and Karadon continued to secure the perimeter and search the unknown reaches of the station's deeps.

Meanwhile the outpost was finished within a few hours and loaded with atmosphere and artificial gravity. Litharian scientists began scanning the station for signs of anything, and where there was no life, they did begin to find faint power signatures running through dying systems. Their focus became rerouting energy from the science ship's Portable Plasma Reactor into the station. It would take some time, but it could be done.

In the meantime, the Litharians made contact with the Wolkar to inform them of their advances as well as their intent on restoring power to the station and to be ready should they manage it.