Insider Threat
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Brief
Crowe's apprentice, Angro sends you a message. It seems they need your assistance.
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Operational EXP ×400 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Oroberyl ×100 Oroberyl ★★★★★★ An artificial material often used for recruiting operators. 
Intermediate Combat Record ×21 Intermediate Combat Record ★★ A material that provides decent EXP for leveling up Lv.1-60 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Kit ×16 Arms INSP Kit ★★★ A material that gives decent weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protoprism ×12 Protoprism ★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×6,950 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Read the message from Angro
Group chat
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chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
Greetings, Endministrator.
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chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
Sorry to bother you at this time. I'd like to ask you and my Endfielder friends to come over to the Originium Power Plant.
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chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
Professor Crowe commissioned me to investigate acts of professional negligence within UWST during the Valley IV Incursion. I've run into some issues and would appreciate your help.
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chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
This is a bit sensitive, so I can only explain it face to face. I've also notified Supervisor Perlica and Operator Chen Qianyu. I'll be in the monitoring room — please, make sure you come!
Dialogue
Perlica
What happened, Angro?
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Angro
My Endfielder friends! Wonderful, you've arrived quickly enough to help us out! Thank you.
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Shawna
Yeah. I'm glad help has arrived. Mister Goody Two-Shoes can't do anything without his Endfielder friends. All he cares about is procedure or evidence.
A
Angro
An internal audit is not to be trifled with... Professor Crowe was the one who asked us to contact Endfield for a better and more thorough investigation. You know why they have to be here!
Perlica
Hold on. What are your exact disagreements?
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Angro
How to carry out the task at hand. Officially, they called it an investigation into recent instances of professional negligence. But more and more of the crew mates have guessed what we're really after.
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Shawna
Of course they know what's going on. I don't think anyone believes the Bonekrushers got lucky when they invaded the Power Plateau. They definitely had inside help.
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Angro
It's natural to arrive at such conclusions. But I need to see some proper evidence to conclude this investigation.
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Shawna
Investigation...? Forget it. The way you're handling it, you're practically waiting for the criminals to step forward and own up.
Chen Qianyu
Oh! So you're trying to dig around for traitors? Do you already have someone in mind?
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Angro
I did my homework and I've got my eyes set on two suspects.
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Shawna
So why aren't you doing anything? These criminals are still running free in Valley IV!
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Angro
Professor Crowe has told us, repeatedly, to step lightly and act with caution. He also reminded us that the operation must be seen as fair and credible by the entire crew.
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Angro
This is why ... we'll need your help in this investigation.
Perlica
What should we do, Endmin?
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Angro
Awesome. I'll sync your terminals with the files.
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Shawna
We must act quickly. We can't let the traitors stay one step ahead of us.
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Angro
Alright, my Endfielder friends, the safety of Valley IV rests upon your shoulders. You have my sincere thanks in advance.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Face to face? Why is he acting all mysterious...?
2 Go to the Originium Power Plant View on map
Dialogue
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Angro
I'm counting on you, Endmin!
A
Angro
No matter what, we need more evidence and clues.
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Angro
Yulia's the long-range comms technician of Valley IV. She has worked at Power Plateau for quite a few years and is in charge of operating and maintaining all comms equipment at multiple sites. She's one of our most experienced crew mates for this job.
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Angro
If she had plans to leak intel or disrupt our comms channel ... she could pull them off really easily.
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Angro
She's still on her job as usual, taking care of the comms facilities at the Shattered Fringe. I haven't alerted her. Her superior, Dmitry, is my man. Talk to him for details about the sitch.
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Angro
Georgi's in charge of stock redistribution at the Originium Power Plant. He got assigned to Valley IV just several months ago. The man takes care of supplies allocation at the plant. Looks like a greenhorn, but his post is a rather sensitive one.
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Angro
He knows where most of the stashes are, but since his authority level is limited, he wouldn't know the locations of higher level storage facilities.
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Angro
Right now he's coordinating supplies allocation at the Reconstruction Headquarters. My people got their eyes on him. I don't think he has any chance to mess around anymore.
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Angro
Great! Call me if there's anything you need.
A
Angro
She's super familiar with every comms node in Valley IV, and that includes their locations, authority levels, and system switches.
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Angro
I've checked the tables for goods allocation and outgoing supplies. I found some missing supplies from the stashes he's in charge of. The quantities do not look like standard losses to me.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Both of them look super suspicious to me. How should we begin?
Perlica
Yulia's post is very sensitive, but Georgi seems suspicious, too...
3 Talk to Dmitry View on map
Story update
Current evidence remains inconclusive regarding Yulia's involvement in any data breach. The Endmin's team shift focus to her immediate superior, Dmitry, for the next phase of the investigation.
Dialogue
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Shawna
It's been a while, Endmin.
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Shawna
I gotta thank you again for saving my life back at the Valley Fort.
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Shawna
But ... we desperately need to identify and arrest the traitors in the UWST.
S
Shawna
The thought of the traitors still walking amongst us gives me the shivers... Their betrayal killed so many fellow crew mates. I wonder how they sleep at night.
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Shawna
Yulia and Georgi are the prime suspects! If I had my way, I would have them arrested at once!
S
Shawna
Angro is a nice guy, but he's also indecisive. These are tough times, and we can't afford to suffer any more losses.
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Shawna
We publicly described the audit as a formal investigation — specifically for acts of standard professional negligence that occurred during the attack.
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Shawna
But truth be told, even in a time like this, such negligence shouldn't warrant an investigation with this much publicity — especially if it didn't result in any major problems.
S
Shawna
The crew mates know how to read the signs. The worse thing is ... people are starting to get suspicious of each other.
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Shawna
That's why we can't afford to delay! We must move quickly!
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Shawna
If we fail to properly handle this investigation of traitors, the results could be just as devastating as another attack on the UWST.
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Shawna
We're all counting on you, Endministrator!
Radio
D
Dmitry
This is the terminal, Endmin... Got any solutions for data restoration?
Chen Qianyu
Don't worry. This is just a walk in the park for our Endmin.
5 Talk to Dmitry in another location View on map
Radio
Perlica
Fiona, can you apply for access to nearby monitoring facilities?
Fiona the Comms Officer
No problem. Mr. Crowe shared his authority level with us for this investigation.
Fiona the Comms Officer
Found it. Monitoring logs for these facilities are stored at a local terminal. I've sent its location to you.
6 Restore the data of the terminal No map marker available
Dialogue
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Dmitry
We must restore the comms channels. Primary priority is identifying sources of interference! All data must be sent directly to the Reconstruction HQ using the emergency procedure!
D
Dmitry
Endmin? And ... your team is here. Okay. Let's talk somewhere else.
Radio
Perlica
Yulia didn't resist her arrest. Perhaps ... we should look into the other suspect first.
Chen Qianyu
His name is Georgi, right? He's somewhere near the Originium Power Plant. We can't let him get away.
7 Find Yulia View on map
Dialogue
B
Busy Crew Mate (Yulia)
Stop getting in my way. Can't you see I'm busy?
Chen Qianyu
Are you Yulia?
B
Busy Crew Mate (Yulia)
Yeah. So what? If you got something to say, spit it out. The boss is going to blame me if my work gets delayed.
Chen Qianyu
Just carry on... We're alright.
B
Busy Crew Mate (Yulia)
I always end up having to clean up someone's mess.
8 Talk to Georgi View on map
Story update
Regardless of Georgi's allegiance, the storage depot discrepancies remain indisputable, prompting the Enministrator's team to confront him directly.
Dialogue
D
Dmitry
It's been restored! Reconstructing cache documents and files... There! That's the comm records.
D
Dmitry
These logs... The data volume is way too high. Something is sent every evening over the course of several days.
D
Dmitry
Call destinations are ... not in Valley IV. They're nodes outside the region. Data packs were sent with a special auto-adaptive frequency jumping technology. Such detection avoidance measures...
Perlica
Can we access the call contents?
D
Dmitry
No. They've been encrypted. Data structure is complex and not included in any standard protocol. This wasn't ... the first time she used it.
Chen Qianyu
That means ... she's super sus!
Perlica
We can't jump to conclusions yet.
D
Dmitry
The problem is ... Yulia likely knows that someone's been looking at this terminal. We probably won't get any new evidence out of it.
D
Dmitry
Yulia's gone to support another site, but she should be back by now. I'll take you to her!
10 Scan the place to look for clues View on map
Dialogue
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Yulia
Dmitry! Where did you go? The demolition crew is running all over the place looking for you.
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Yulia
How could you leave your post at a moment like this? I don't understand why they made you the one in charge.
D
Dmitry
This one here is the Endministrator of Endfield Industries. This is Supervisor Perlica, and that one is Operator Chen... They got a few questions for you.
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Yulia
For me? I'm just an ordinary technician. What could I do?
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Yulia
Did you — mess things up again? Are you forcing me to take the blame? I've seen this way too often, Dmitry.
D
Dmitry
Stop putting it like that. Cooperate with the investigation. It'll help you ... and the UWST as well.
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Yulia
Investigation? Me? I've slogged in this backwater for eight friggin' years through storm and rain. I even soloed that signal outage and fixed it — But now, when the blight hits the fan, you decide to blame me for everything? I guess pinning everything on Yulia is our latest rule.
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Dmitry
Then you better explain this — Right before the attack, you made multiple calls to an unregistered comms node outside Valley IV. Your calls are also fully encrypted. What do you have to say about this?
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Yulia
That's my private call! How dare you flip through my records? Did the Security Bureau authorize this search?
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Yulia
You really think I'd betray the UW? Forget things much? You didn't even know how to use the terminal OS back then. Guess who taught you that? And now you're biting the hands that helped you?
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Dmitry
I'm not here to argue. I'll keep it simple: Undo the encryptions and prove your innocence.
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Yulia
I refuse!
D
Dmitry
What did you just say?
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Yulia
I'm Yulia, a comms technician stationed in Valley IV facility of the United Workers' Syndicates of Talos II. I served in the Valley for eight years and six months, and I didn't even run for it when the crisis hit us. And now you want me to prove my innocence without bringing any hard evidence to the table?
D
Dmitry
Apologies, Endmin... I've messed everything up.
Perlica
At least we acquired the comms log. Angro will have plenty of materials to analyze for a while.
D
Dmitry
I'll help decrypt the call contents, but ... this might take some time.
D
Dmitry
Yulia, your duties have been suspended as we wait for the results... This isn't just about you. We're doing this for the safety of Valley IV.
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Yulia
Hah. That's a nice way to put it. Unfortunately, I'm very much aware that nobody in this blighted place would defend me.
D
Dmitry
Ugh... Endmin, Supervisor Perlica, just carry on with your tasks. I have to bring her to Angro.
D
Dmitry
Roger that!
Radio
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Georgi
I usually allocate the supplies here. We've more than a dozen ... several dozen supply trucks going in and out of this place on a daily basis.
G
Georgi
I'm the only authorized crew mate in the stash location. Too much work on my hands, so I guess ... I make mistakes at times.
11 Follow the footprints View on map
Dialogue
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Hesitant Crew Mate (Georgi)
This batch isn't really big. I can keep my eyes on it alone — The Reconstruction HQ is way too busy anyways...
S
Serious Crew Mate (Serious Crew Mate)
Mr. Crowe said delivery and receiving must be verified and validated by two departments. All records must be properly taken. And no skipping of the procedure.
H
Hesitant Crew Mate (Georgi)
But this will slow things down... When I handled the level three stashes, we —
S
Serious Crew Mate (Serious Crew Mate)
Get on with it. Complete the supplies delivery and receiving form. And remember, the form is a triplicate.
Chen Qianyu
Who's Georgi, the one in charge of logging the records?
H
Hesitant Crew Mate (Georgi)
That would be me... Do we have a problem here?
Perlica
We are. I'm Perlica, Supervisor of Endfield Industries. This is the Endministrator and Operator Chen.
Perlica
We're here because the UWST commissioned us to investigate internal acts of professional negligence during the Valley IV Incursion.
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Georgi
...
Chen Qianyu
When the Landbreakers attacked Valley IV, frequent counts of abnormal records and missing supplies were found in the stashes you managed. Care to explain why?
G
Georgi
Wha... I ... uh ... I don't know. Maybe something was wrong with the system.
Chen Qianyu
System error might help explain the accounting issues, but what about the missing supplies? I don't think that was caused by system errors.
G
Georgi
Well ... maybe I allocated stuff to the wrong stash! There are just too many stash locations in the Power Plateau. The procedure is also a mess. Maybe I remembered and punched the numbers wrong!
G
Georgi
Oh, okay... Follow me.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
The only authorized crew mate? He's lying. I see more than one set of footprints here.
12 Go to the nearby terminal No map marker available
Dialogue
S
Serious Crew Mate (Serious Crew Mate)
Georgi, why are you sneaking around? What are you doing?
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Georgi
Wha ... you're still here?! I thought the investigation had ended already...
G
Georgi
What do you think? This stash looks pretty tidy, right?
G
Georgi
Wow, what?! Oh come on, Endmin... You can't be serious.
Chen Qianyu
We've found evidence of supplies going missing from this stash. Wanna try explaining that?
G
Georgi
Are ... are you trying to say that ... that you actually saw...
Perlica
We have acquired the monitoring logs for evidence.
G
Georgi
Night? Oh ... yeah. Night-time deliveries to Origin Lodespring have made the trucks arrive late. And we got this curfew now. If I'm not around when the truck arrives, we can't deliver the goods.
Chen Qianyu
So, how do you explain that the night-time batch of supplies ... ended up with the Landbreakers?
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Georgi
Land ... landbreakers?! That's ... that's impossible...!
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Georgi
I don't know ... I don't know anything, I swear... I ... I admit that I'm a little short on money...
G
Georgi
...She found me first. She said the operation would be completely waterproof...
Perlica
Who is she? A Landbreaker?
G
Georgi
No, she's not... She calls herself a go-between with a small business. Anyone looking for some quick bucks on the side would talk to her.
G
Georgi
I just gave her canned provisions that were about to expire... I never knew she would give them to the LBs...
Perlica
One more question. Artyom — have you talked to him before?
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Georgi
Artyom? He's an old veteran of the trucking crew. He's got way more years than me. I know him, but —
Perlica
Was he involved in this delivery of yours?
G
Georgi
I don't know ... I really don't know! The only one I talked to was that go-between! I'm in the dark about anything else!
G
Georgi
Endmin, you gotta believe me! I'm not a traitor ... I just ... made a mistake...
G
Georgi
I —
G
Georgi
Oh, it's getting pretty late. I, uh ... just got off my shift...
S
Serious Crew Mate (Serious Crew Mate)
No one's going anywhere until the investigation is over.
G
Georgi
I can't just let the supplies sit around this place. If the trucks arrive late, I gotta work overtime and get the cargo out.
Radio
Perlica
The other set of footprints seems shallower and smaller in size. I guess a lady was involved.
13 Go to the Bridge Approach Camp View on map
Dialogue
Perlica
Excuse me. Is there a trucker named Artyom here?
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Supervisor Perlica? And you brought your team...
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
I'm the leader of this trucking crew. Artyom is usually assigned to our team. Why are you looking for him?
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Relaxed Crew Mate (Relaxed Crew Mate)
Won't be easy looking for Artyom. Recently, he's just been disappearing right after his shift and avoiding people for the rest of the day.
Chen Qianyu
But his truck drove out of the parking lot last night. During the curfew, actually.
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Impossible. All delivery jobs are scheduled during the day. I would even switch off vehicle access for the night—
R
Relaxed Crew Mate (Relaxed Crew Mate)
Artyom was the one who taught you how to lock down the vehicles, right? I bet he's got the same authorization. Don't forget. He's the oldest guy in the crew.
R
Relaxed Crew Mate (Relaxed Crew Mate)
What are you after, really? Is he ... involved in that thing?
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
You got too many questions, boy! The vehicle wax has arrived. Holler at the crew and get the stuff moving!
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Endmin, this might be more complicated than we thought. I have to inform Angro at once.
Perlica
Angro? Did he tell you about the investigation?
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Yes. Back when we got notified about the investigation on professional negligence, he asked me to keep an eye out for things.
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Artyom is a very respected veteran of the crew. I can hardly believe this...
Chen Qianyu
Didn't you notice anything unusual about him?
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
My trucking crew eat and live together. We're like family, you see. But recently ... Artyom has been avoiding the rest of us.
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
There's an abandoned transfer station southwest of the Power Plant. Artyom occasionally goes there to blow off some steam. Maybe you can check out that place.
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Understood. I'll cancel the jobs for today and get the crew glued to this post. Nobody's leaving till Artyom is found.
Radio
Perlica
The footprints ended here... And are these ... tread marks?
14 Scan the place to look for missing items View on map
Dialogue
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Angro
Endmin, you're back! Wonderful.
A
Angro
Both Yulia and Georgi have been detained. We're now questioning them.
S
Shawna
I already suspected them! Who knows what evil things they would've pulled off if the Endmin hadn't busted them!
A
Angro
Your help is greatly appreciated. We are certain that these two are indeed guilty of major infractions.
A
Angro
Communication Support is trying to crack the terminal she used to send her encrypted messages. She didn't use standard protocols. In fact, she designed the terminal herself and the encryption structure is incredibly complex.
A
Angro
She's really smart. Handy with tools and tech as well... But she focused her skills on the wrong pursuit.
S
Shawna
No more buts! She deleted the logs and tried to deny it. We gotta figure out what she actually did before our losses get any worse!
A
Angro
I understand, but we need to take things one step at a time. If we can restore the original comm records, we'll learn about the people she was talking with.
A
Angro
We've managed to tag someone. She seems like a traveling merchant collecting old machinery. Never expected her to be dealing with underground markets.
A
Angro
We should count ourselves lucky. Georgi is willing to cooperate. I've made an arrangement with him. He'll have something on offer to lure her out, and then we'll pounce.
S
Shawna
I'm actually more concerned about whether she has more evidence against Georgi. The man is still putting on an act of a minor miscreant. I refuse to buy his show.
A
Angro
Artyom... He's an old veteran of Valley IV. I don't think he's involved in this.
S
Shawna
You're too soft. That's why you can't get any suspects. He's the one who drove a truck out there in the dead of night!
Chen Qianyu
Yeah. We even ran into Landbreakers near his hideout.
A
Angro
I understand. That's why I'm pegging him as a serious suspect.
S
Shawna
But right now, that Artyom still refuses to tell us anything. What are you planning to do?
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Angro
Give me some time. I'm going to interrogate him myself.
A
Angro
We now have three clear approaches to the problem. If our next step is successful, we'll be one step closer to the truth.
S
Shawna
We can't just be closer to the truth. We need actual results. No compromises. Our fellow crew mates who lost their lives in this incident deserve this much.
Chen Qianyu
Yeah! And we'll definitely help nab the traitor!
A
Angro
You've already given us a ton of help. We'll move things forward from this point. I'll notify you once we make any progress.
Radio
Fiona the Comms Officer
Endmin, the terminal reported an error when I tried linking to it. I have a feeling that it has been damaged... Maybe you can try fixing it with your Originium Arts.
15 Talk to Georgi View on map
Dialogue
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Angro
Listen, everyone — Professor Crowe asked Endfield to support this investigation to help us reveal the truth.
A
Angro
We managed to detain three suspects with the Endmin's help. We have secured some evidence, but not enough to condemn anyone yet. We have to follow UWST procedures carefully.
S
Shawna
Those people — they got involved with outsiders and sold off our supplies to fill their purses! They've betrayed the United Workers!
A
Angro
I understand! We all want the traitors to be severely punished! But cursory trials and vigilantism are not justice! Our departed crew mates will not find rest in that!
S
Shawna
Keep your philosophies to yourself! None of my people departed in peace!
S
Shawna
When they attacked us, not a single member of my team abandoned their post! Remember Mark?
S
Shawna
He just got engaged three months ago... His fiancée is still waiting at Triglava, hoping for news about him... But I just couldn't —
S
Shawna
Yuri, Ivan, Anna ... everyone I ever led — I must secure justice for their souls!
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Furious Crew Mates
That's right! Death to the traitors!
S
Shawna
You're the ones...
Perlica
Shawna! Calm down!
S
Shawna
Endmin, I...
S
Shawna
I must avenge them! I took an oath!
S
Shawna
...You believe in me? But I don't know who to believe in anymore...
S
Shawna
...If that's what you say, I trust you.
S
Shawna
The truth and vengeance... Those are the only things I want.
Radio
Fiona the Comms Officer
Repair successful! Endmin, I've acquired the encrypted local monitoring log. I'm sending it to the SOW for analysis.
16 Proceed to investigate Artyom View on map
Story update
Though not originally flagged by Angro, Artyom's aberrant movements now burn red across the investigation board. The Endministrator's team follows this fresh trail, wherever its coils may lead.
Dialogue
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Angro
Made any progress?
F
Frustrated Crew Mate (Frustrated Crew Mate)
This is hardware-based encryption. She even changed the circuitry to achieve this.
F
Frustrated Crew Mate (Frustrated Crew Mate)
I've connected this to the Originium Science Park server and attempted brute force decryption... But we don't have a device of the same model or make ... so we don't know how this terminal of hers responded to the signal.
A
Angro
...Will we have anything by the end of the day?
Perlica
Hardware encryption... Do you have any older encryption device? Even broken ones might work.
A
Angro
Are you saying we could — emulate Yulia's device?
A
Angro
I got it! The Endmin's Originium Arts could emulate a terminal of the same model!
Perlica
It's just like how we repaired the broken circuitry. Once the Endmin recreates the operational process of the terminal, we can bypass the hardware encryption and use Originium Arts to force it to "talk".
A
Angro
This will definitely work!
F
Frustrated Crew Mate (Frustrated Crew Mate)
Alright. I'll find the old model encryption device. The rest is in your hands.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
The Bridge Approach Camp? We finally found the trail!
Perlica
The actions of this Artyom seem rather suspicious as well. We should remind Angro to keep his eyes on him.
Chen Qianyu
We've already synced the SOW findings to the UWST. I guess we can take a look at the Bridge Approach Camp first!
18 Look for Artyom at the transfer station View on map
Dialogue
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Angro
Endmin, we've restored the call contents.
Perlica
We've read through them. The people she was talking to don't look like Bonekrushers.
A
Angro
That's great. However, even though she didn't leak any intel, her actions are still considered a major infraction.
Chen Qianyu
How will you deal with her?
A
Angro
I'm going to transfer her to the Security Bureau... She probably has to spend some time behind bars and work with SEC-B to reveal the identity of her callers.
S
Shawna
So it isn't Yulia... What about the other two suspects? Anything new about them?
A
Angro
I found a way to reach the go-between. She seems oblivious to our investigation, and believes that she's still dealing with Georgi.
A
Angro
Georgi's already arranged a meeting on the west side of the Originium Power Plant. If we can nab her there, we might have a chance to get the truth.
A
Angro
Great. Having you around is giving me peace of mind.
A
Angro
Failure is not an option for this operation. This go-between ... is key to proving if Georgi is the traitor.
Perlica
These call contents seem unrelated to the recent Incursion of Valley IV. The caller asked for records from twenty years ago, and Yulia turned them down.
Chen Qianyu
Who are these people? Why do they want call records from when the Great Originium Oak blew up?
Perlica
That explosion shook the entire Civilization Band. From what I know, classified data from that event includes the locations of secret facilities and military deployment of the UWST.
Chen Qianyu
Does that mean we ... proved that Yulia is not the traitor?
Radio
Perlica
There are a few canned provisions here. Made in ... Triglava. These would be the missing UWST supplies.
19 Defeat the Landbreakers View on map
Dialogue
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
……Georgi, I thought you washed your hands of this after that last deal.
G
Georgi
I ... I'm a little short again...
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
Your voice quakes when you lie — This is no exception.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
I have a feeling you brought company, hmm?
G
Georgi
Wha?! No, I didn't...
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
Come out now, my tunneling nidwyrm!
Radio
Fiona the Comms Officer
This is the truck. Same numbers as we saw in the monitoring log.
20 Talk to Artyom View on map
Dialogue
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
By Talos, even my tunneling nidwyrm is no match for you...!
Perlica
Are you the only buyer of Georgi's supplies?
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
I thought you seized the manifest. It's got everything about my incoming shipments...
S
Shawna
I don't have time nor patience for a nice convo, woman. Tell me what you know or this piece of iron won't go easy on you.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
Hold on — Calm down! You wanna know who the Landbreakers' liaison is, right?
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
It's Artyom! Someone in your trucking crew! His brother joined the Bonekrushers several years ago.
S
Shawna
WHAT?!
Perlica
Calm down, Shawna!
Perlica
We need better evidence.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
Hur. I got a picture of Artyom meeting his brother here.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
Artyom is the most senior trucker in Valley IV. He's literally the walking map of your trucking crew.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
I had to do plenty of homework to get in touch with him for my business. I finally snapped a photo of him talking with the LBs.
A
Alert Woman (Alert Woman)
One of those pipefaces called him brother... Now there's no need to doubt the authenticity of this photo. I was planning to use it to "coerce" him into backing my business. A fake photo would never work.
S
Shawna
...Enough! I'm going to settle my scores with him.
S
Shawna
As for you... Count yourself lucky I decided to let you live. SEC-B will determine your fate.
Radio
H
Helpful Crew Mate (Helpful Crew Mate)
Where did Artyom go? I thought he agreed to have a drink after the delivery.
R
Relaxed Crew Mate (Relaxed Crew Mate)
He wasn't looking too well today... You did invite him, but I don't think he'll show up. Let's just go ahead without him.
21 Talk to Angro and Shawna View on map
Story update
The investigation has made some progress, and it's time to talk to Angro and Shawna about the current progress.
Dialogue
A
Artyom
Shawna? What are you —
S
Shawna
Shut yer trap! Take a good look at this! Is that your brother? What did you tell him?
A
Artyom
...What are you talking about?
S
Shawna
Talking about the unexpected, fool! Your own brother turns out to be a breaker!
S
Shawna
So quit playing dumb! We already have the testimonies and hard evidence.
A
Artyom
...You're right. I have a younger brother. Florian. He disappeared for several years, but I didn't expect to meet him again under such circumstances...
A
Artyom
I'll also admit that I met him in private. He's changed — into a bloodthirsty extremist who can't stop rambling about that boss of his.
S
Shawna
So you admit that you met and talked to him... You're the one who betrayed our intel to them.
A
Artyom
No! I didn't leak anything!
S
Shawna
ENOUGH! I've tolerated you for too long...
S
Shawna
You're the only suspect. No one else could've sold UWST intel to the enemy!
A
Angro
SOMEONE! STOP HER!
Endministrator
Hold it.
A
Artyom
...Do it.
A
Artyom
Florian... He's buried under the transfer station. The place where you found me.
Chen Qianyu
He's already dead?!
A
Artyom
There were only the two of us when we last met. Florian wanted to smash my knees and hand me over to his boss. He said his breaker friends were suspicious of his loyalty to the clan — they thought he wanted out and planned to return to the UWST with me.
A
Artyom
So he ... had to prove himself to the boss.
A
Artyom
We had a hell of a fight... I remember seizing that blade of his.
A
Artyom
I ... I just wanted Florian to be back with the crew...
A
Angro
Endmin, the Security Bureau agents are here.
A
Angro
You've done more than was expected of you, Endministrator.
A
Angro
I'll submit every piece of evidence and investigation records to the Security Bureau. They will take over this case and find out what really happened.
A
Angro
Valley IV has already lost too much. We cannot afford to let "trust" become another casualty.
A
Angro
After all this time ... I'm just thankful that you're here with us.
A
Artyom
I tried to persuade him to leave the Landbreakers. I even said I could help him ... return to the Syndicates, but he refused to listen.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Landbreakers? Looks like we arrived at the right time.
22 Investigation phase complete, wait for further notice
Dialogue
S
Shawna
You're here, Endmin.
S
Shawna
...You saw through me again.
S
Shawna
It isn't your fault... The truth never reveals itself that easily.
S
Shawna
I asked to meet you here for a simple reason... I just wanted to say thank you in person.
S
Shawna
You kept your cool and trusted in me. Without you, I might have made a terrible mistake from which there would've been no turning back.
S
Shawna
But I still remember that time at the Valley Pass. You showed up in the nick of time. I thought my crew mates and I had already been left behind.
S
Shawna
But Mark and the others ... they weren't so lucky.
S
Shawna
Sometimes, when I shut my eyes, I see their faces. It feels as though nothing has changed. They are so close, calling me their captain, but when I try to reach out to them...
S
Shawna
And there's one more thing. I'm leaving the Valley.
S
Shawna
The Security Bureau is hiring. I've submitted my application.
S
Shawna
I don't care how many years it takes. I'll find that traitor. I'm doing this for one reason only ... for my crew who will never be coming back.
S
Shawna
When that day comes, you'll be the first to know.
S
Shawna
Farewell, Endministrator.
Radio
E
Excited Crew Mate (Excited Crew Mate)
I thought you were investigating. What do you mean there's a lack of evidence?
F
Furious Crew Mate (Furious Crew Mate)
We'll smash any breakers who dare try us! But if it's traitors in the UW … I don't know what I'll do.
23 Read the message from Angro
Group chat
C
chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
Endministrator ... we've got a situation.
C
chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
The workers are calling for justice against the traitors. Tension is running high. I'm doing my best to calm the crowd and protect the three suspects.
C
chr_angelu_sm1l7m1_01
Shawna's not on my side either. She's all fired up. I'm the only one holding this together now.
24 Meet up with Angro View on map
Story update
You receive a message from Angro. It seems the workers have found out about the current investigation. Speed up the investigation process to stabilize the situation.
Dialogue
D
Dmitry
Angro told me. It's about Yulia, right?
D
Dmitry
I hope this is just a misunderstanding. We joined UWST in the same crew. The two of us have worked together for almost a decade.
Chen Qianyu
Almost a decade? That means she's one of your technical leads, right?
D
Dmitry
It goes without saying that Yulia is a skilled technician. But she ... she's too much of a loner. Most work in the UWST requires us to function as a proper crew.
D
Dmitry
The Communication Support Department gave Yulia a chance, but she tried to solo the job and screwed up. She took it very badly and even claimed that someone was out to get her.
D
Dmitry
I'm not trying to defend Yulia, but ... she's convinced that the rest of the crew is ostracizing her.
D
Dmitry
I heard her complain a lot. Sometimes, when she got a little too tipsy, she'd start blabbering nonsense... She even said something about working for the enemy. Even then, I found that hard to believe.
D
Dmitry
But you don't have to worry about anything from me. I'll be completely open. I'll tell you everything I know.
Perlica
Has Yulia been acting strange lately?
D
Dmitry
Her shift hours look normal. Call contents look clean. But she accessed the Valley IV long-range radio logs just a few days before the attack.
D
Dmitry
I reviewed the logs and found that all comm records within a certain time frame are missing... She deleted something, and I lost my trail.
Chen Qianyu
Comm records? Did she delete them manually? That's really sus.
D
Dmitry
Yeah... And it was a really clean removal. I can't even restore the data.
Perlica
Do you still have the terminal carrying the long-range radio logs? The Endmin can probably restore the data.
D
Dmitry
Great! I do have that terminal. Follow me!
Radio
A
Angro
Communication Support is working around the clock to decrypt the call contents... But things aren't going smoothly for them.
S
Shawna
...Okay. We'll take a look at what they're doing.
26 Emulate the terminal with Originium Arts No map marker available
Radio
A
Angro
We got the device, Endmin.
A
Angro
Our crew mates will attempt a synchronized restoration of the call contents.
28 Defeat the Tunneling Nidwyrm No map marker available
Radio
Perlica
This is the purchase manifest. The goods listed on it basically match the supplies Georgi "lost".
Chen Qianyu
So he wasn't lying. He did sell these supplies to the go-between.
29 Question the go-between View on map
Radio
G
Georgi
Here's all the stuff we have.
G
Georgi
I, uh ... gotta look at the logs. Good luck.
30 Return to the Originium Power Plant View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Dang it. That Georgi didn't tell us anything useful, even till the very end.
Fiona the Comms Officer
Team, I've found info on Artyom. He's a UWST trucker working at Valley IV. He's currently assigned to support the Reconstruction HQ.
Fiona the Comms Officer
And that specific truck is now sitting in the United Parking Lot.
Perlica
Understood. We'll head over right away.
31 View Shawna's message
Group chat
C
chr_xiaona_sm1l7m1_03
Endmin, can we meet again?
C
chr_xiaona_sm1l7m1_03
There's still something I need to tell you in person. I'll be at the Shattered Fringe.
32 Talk to Shawna View on map
Story update
Shawna seems to want to chat with the Endmin face-to-face.
Other dialogue
18 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
C
Calm Crew Mate (Artyom)
...Thank you, people. I probably wouldn't have been able to escape if you hadn't come to get me out of the mess.
Chen Qianyu
Are you Artyom?
C
Calm Crew Mate (Artyom)
I am.
Perlica
I'm Supervisor Perlica of Endfield Industries. And this is—
A
Artyom
I know. The Endministrator, right?
A
Artyom
You last visited Valley IV ten years ago — I was already working here back then...
Chen Qianyu
We don't have time for nostalgia. Is this where you've been hiding?
A
Artyom
Hiding? I guess you can call it that... I don't really like crowded places, so I got myself a quiet spot.
Chen Qianyu
A quiet spot? We literally just had a mob of Landbreakers here.
A
Artyom
They ... they just showed up, all of a sudden. Even took me by surprise.
Perlica
Well then, Mr. Artyom — Why did that truck of yours appear along the fringes of Valley IV during non-working hours? We have the monitoring logs and the video is pretty clear.
A
Artyom
I don't know what you're talking about.
Chen Qianyu
We not only have the video, we even got your path mapped out. You strayed off the distribution route and headed straight into breaker turf.
A
Artyom
Are you accusing me of working with the pipefaces?
A
Artyom
I admit that I've violated a few of our SOPs, but I didn't betray the Syndicates. That night, I went out to handle a few ... personal affairs.
Perlica
This is no longer a personal affair.
Perlica
I believe Angro will have more questions for you.
A
Artyom
...I believe he does.