Phantom Wisps
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Brief
Enter the Marker Stone Interiors and chase down Ardashir.
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Steps
1 Enter the Marker Stone View on map
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
Hey! Our Endmin just commended you. A bit of honest appreciation doesn't cost much, you know!
Arcane
The Marker Stone is just ahead. Your orders, Endmin.
Arcane
...I only fulfilled your command.
Arcane
"Open the entrance". That's all.
Arcane
I am being honest.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
It's Ardashir!
2 Leave the ink trail and enter Marker Stone Interiors No map marker available
Radio
A
Ardashir
You're here.
Endministrator
Ardashir...
A
Ardashir
No need to rush. You are indeed a threat to my plans.
A
Ardashir
The Feranmut Proxy influencing the Marker Stone with just a scroll from a thousand miles away ... proved to be quite the variable.
A
Ardashir
Such is the power of "Sui"...
A
Ardashir
Endmin, I have underestimated your companions. Combat seems inevitable between us.
A
Ardashir
Do not worry... I will not let you be harmed.
A
Ardashir
I will only bring you to the place to which you belong.
A
Ardashir
I shall wait for you.
Perlica
...Don't let him distract you! Find the Xirancore Jade first!
4 Defeat the enemy View on map
Dialogue
A
Ardashir
I suppose those fragile traces of the Arts slowed you down, Endmin?
A
Ardashir
How pitiful... You are but a weakened shadow. Why then do you still cradle the fate of Terra?
Arcane
Target locked.
A
Ardashir
But it is not yet too late, Endmin.
A
Ardashir
Either stop me at the top, or ... take everyone and flee.
Arcane
Target lost... Tsk. Teleportation arts again.
A
Ardashir
I shall destroy this Marker Stone. Freed from the Xiranite Dam's suppressive forces, the Very Large Rift shall reveal the entirety of the Ætherside.
Chen Qianyu
No, I see a passage right before us.
Arcane
A Feranmut's Heart... He might have taken out the other hearts.
Arcane
It's not that easy. Ardashir may have destroyed all the Feranmut Hearts along the way.
Perlica
Then how are we supposed to catch up? I don't see any way to get up there nearby...
Chen Qianyu
Just put the Xirancore Jades back in their place to re-open the channel...
Arcane
Seems you have not forgotten.
Arcane
Located at two sides of the place.
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, gimme a hand!
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Phantoms? Here? But if they're Æther-based, why won't the Marker Stone keep them out...?
Arcane
Careful. Ardashir has already destabilized the Marker Stone.
Chen Qianyu
We just need to return two pieces of Xirancore Jade.
Chen Qianyu
They form the core of the Feranmut's Heart. Restart the heart and we'll have a way to chase Ardashir down!
5 Return the Xirancore Jade No map marker available
Story update
Move the Xirancore Jade back to its place, restart the Feranmut Heart, and open the path to chase down Ardashir.
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
Hmm. Is there something in the scroll...? WOW!
Arcane
No. They're her "ink spirits"... Messengers of the Feranmut Proxy.
Chen Qianyu
Are they flying away?
Perlica
What did she say?
Arcane
...She sensed the intrusion and is helping us to locate the Xirancore Jades.
Arcane
I can sense the ink spirits' locations. Follow me.
Chen Qianyu
Did you make these?
Arcane
And she complained. A lot.
Arcane
Their abilities cannot be measured by mortal means. The Marker Stone is also one of a kind. She'd naturally sense things that happen to it.
Arcane
...Proxies have feelings too. Perhaps it's better to say she's more child-like than ordinary people.
Arcane
But her physical form is too far away to reach Wuling on time...
Arcane
At least she's still helping us in her own way.
6 Return to the Feranmut's Heart View on map
Dialogue
Perlica
That's how it works... The scroll opens up the channel. How interesting.
Perlica
Let's not speculate. Capture him and we'll have our answers.
Arcane
Agreed. Make ready.
Arcane
Ardashir better have some tricks. Even if he were to breach the Marker Stone, moving around won't be easy.
Arcane
But...
Chen Qianyu
But he is intentionally sabotaging the Feranmut's Heart and seems to know the Marker Stone really well.
Radio
Arcane
Creating fire with Æther energy ... as if wielding Originium Arts.
Arcane
Endmin, your call.
7 Enter the pass into the scroll View on map
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
The Xirancore Jade! It's really here!
Perlica
Ardashir completely destroyed this place...
Arcane
Because the Xiranite stockpile is just nearby.
Arcane
Xiranite is designed to fill the rift and neutralize the Æther... They literally cancel each other out.
Arcane
...But he managed to start this fire in the Marker Stone.
Arcane
Did it really come from the other side of the rift?
Arcane
Is he really human?
Perlica
The Blight has various shapes and forms, so it is natural for Æther to behave the same. This fire is just one type of Æther energy.
Arcane
We should retrieve the Xirancore Jade first.
Perlica
But I've never heard of anyone who could wield Æther like Originium Arts...
Arcane
No matter what, this fire must not spread beyond the Marker Stone.
Arcane
...Even if extreme measures must be taken.
Chen Qianyu
Li...
Radio
Arcane
Next target. On the double.
9 Investigate the Feranmut Heart at the Middle Floor View on map 1 View on map 2
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
The road is out...
Arcane
Clear the way. This calls for an unconventional solution.
Perlica
The Proxy's ink spirit...?
Arcane
...Borrow your powers? Alright. I know what you're trying to do.
Chen Qianyu
Did you just move those Xiranite blocks?!
Arcane
The Proxy strengthened my control over the Marker Stone.
Arcane
The final battle awaits.
Radio
Arcane
This should restart the Feranmut's Heart.
Arcane
Time to confirm it.
10 Approach the first Xirancore Jade View on map
Story update
Move the Xirancore Jade of the Marker Stone Middle Floor back to its place, re-open the passage, and catch up to Ardashir.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Aggeloi? HERE?!
Perlica
Ardashir must have teleported them here...
Arcane
Good news. He's feeling the heat.
Arcane
It's over there.
11 Activate the Xiranite Bridge No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Huh? Isn't this supposed to take us to the top...? What floor are we on?
Arcane
The middle. Look. The Feranmut's Heart has been damaged.
Arcane
The original path has been severed.
Perlica
...He does know the structure of the Marker Stone.
12 Keep advancing View on map
Radio
Perlica
The YSTF does have a special link with the Feranmuts. This is my first time seeing someone proficiently wielding Feranmut power.
Arcane
Years ago, people like us were called "ritualists" or "priests".
Arcane
But now, we're a blade that HAS plunged into Talos-II.
14 Use the mechanism to open the door No map marker available
16 Switch the runic state of the dichromolite No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
The jet drone can definitely activate the dichromolite!
Chen Qianyu
Changing the dichromolite's rune will also change the Xiranite blocks.
17 Switch the runic state of the dichromolite No map marker available
18 Use the Xiranite flow control node No map marker available
21 Defeat the Aggeloi View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Wait! That's a...
Arcane
A dichromolite. A switch for controlling Xiranite blocks.
22 Find a way to keep advancing No map marker available
Radio
Arcane
Head up.
24 Keep advancing View on map
Radio
Perlica
There's a Feranmut Proxy in the HAS... What power does she wield?
Arcane
We call it the "Scroll", but it's just one of her many powers we know.
Chen Qianyu
So, Arcane, since you're a task leader... did you get to see the Proxy herself?
Arcane
...Yes.
Chen Qianyu
So, is she like what we've imagined her to be back then?
Arcane
Steer away from idle chatter during missions.
26 Switch dichromolite status and return the Xirancore Jade No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
These things just keep coming...
Arcane
Ignore them. Speed is of the essence.
Arcane
Next. I can sense it.
Chen Qianyu
Li... I mean, Arcane, we'll help you.
Arcane
...Sure.
27 Leave this place View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Whenever I sense Feranmut power, I can't help but feel awed by it.
28 Approach the second Xirancore Jade View on map
Radio
Arcane
Even managed to set an ambush here...
Arcane
Keep the Endmin safe.
30 Keep advancing View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Wha—What's going on?!
Perlica
He's almost done. The Marker Stone is on the brink of collapse.
Arcane
I can find the correct path.
Arcane
Stay close!
31 En route along the correct path View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Phantoms! Not many, though!
Perlica
He's getting desperate.
33 Keep advancing View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
WATCH YOUR STEP!
Chen Qianyu
You sure this is the right way?!
35 Leap into the bright light View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Ugghh... Where are we?
37 Defeat the enemy View on map
Radio
Arcane
Through here.
Perlica
Into that bright light?
Arcane
Correct. Now jump.
40 Return the Xirancore Jade No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Over here!
Arcane
I sense it... It's up ahead.
42 Leave this place View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Don't worry. We'll definitely stop Ardashir.
Chen Qianyu
He better not escape this time —
Arcane
There's no escape for him.
43 Return to the Feranmut's Heart View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
The Xiranite blocks have been broken apart...
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, use the dichromolite to create a new path!
Arcane
Time to end him.
Other dialogue
38 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Perlica
It's the Xirancore Jade!
Arcane
It's within reach...
Arcane
But he's not going to make things easy for us.
Chen Qianyu
Job done! That should restart the Feranmut's Heart!
Perlica
Yes... When we step through the scroll, we might be facing Ardashir himself.
Arcane
Endmin, for our next course of action...
Arcane
If you need me for something dangerous, do not hesitate...
Arcane
I am your trump card.
Arcane
You just need to play the card to stay out of the fight.
Arcane
From the intel you shared, you have yet to reach your optimal form after your awakening.
Arcane
If Ardashir is treating you as a target, he has absolute confidence in facing you in your current state.
Arcane
Furthermore, he seems to know you very well.
Chen Qianyu
THAT'S JUST NONSENSE—!
Arcane
There are merits to it. The Endministrator was once a symbol that meant different things to different people. Enemies included.
Arcane
But he knows nothing about me.
Arcane
If the Proxy's tricks can hamper his plans, then I, having borrowed the Proxy's power, will pose a threat to him.
Arcane
I alone shall suffice.
Arcane
After all, your personal safety ... is also my most important mission.
Perlica
What are the chances of success?
Arcane
Not too bad.
Perlica
...And for extraction?
Arcane
...Not too good either.
Chen Qianyu
LI!! You're still so hung up about sacrificing this and that for the sake of battle?!
Arcane
Then why would Tianshi Zhuang send me here alone?
Chen Qianyu
......
Arcane
She knows what I'm capable of, and believes I can do it.
Arcane
Endmin, I hope you can give me your word...
Arcane
Your safety is worth more than my life —
Endministrator
...Really?
Arcane
......
Endministrator
I don't want you to go into a fight expecting to get yourself killed.
Endministrator
But I also trust in your judgment.
Endministrator
Just let us face the enemy together as a team. I don't want to have any regrets this time.
Arcane
Is that an order?
Endministrator
Yes.
Arcane
...Understood.
Chen Qianyu
Really? Well, I hope you're not doing anything crazy again.
Arcane
If such is the Endmin's order, I will not question it.