Thanks to your efforts the Protectors believe that the enemy  supply lines in this sector are severely damaged.  I am are uncertain how the enemy processes the material they scavenge but I are working on this problem and will likely have information on the process shortly.

One of  the Protectors hidden scanning outposts within enemy territory has detected a large number of enemy scouts fanning out toward their Staging Base at Rimmon.  I believe that the alien command is making an effort to find the Human force's location and launch a major strike against them.  The Orec Protectors believe that there is still a significant amount of time until the scouts get close enough to be dangerous.

There is another potential mission I have discovered for you at this time - an assault on the source of the enemy  Scorpiobots.  My scans have located the likely location of the Scorpiobot lair and the Protectors would like to see it destroyed.  This mission is very dangerous but will likely yield new technology that I may be able to harness for your use.

At this point you have two choices, either move directly to defend the Rimmon base and leave the Scorpiobot lair to another Planet-Runner or destroy the Scorpiobots and then quickly move to eliminate the scouts approaching the Rimmon base.  The choice is yours.  I'd recommend the Scorpiobot mission, I believe that their tactical capabilities are overrated and that you will have little difficulty destroying them.~