Freedom of Expansion
Brief
All major operations have been concluded for now. Keep exploring the world of Talos-II before the next operation begins.
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Opening dialogue
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Chen Qianyu
Why is he alone?
Perlica
This might be an ambush laid by Ardashir and Nefarith.
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Ruan Yi
Seems it's already too late for that.
Tangtang
Go somewhere far away?
Tangtang
Now you act like you still care about me?
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Ruan Yi
Enough. There is still time for you to leave...
Tangtang
Leave? To where? Wuling? Or somewhere I've never heard of?
Tangtang
Bro... To hell with Wuling ... and to hell with Ardashir and Nefarith! This is our mess, and it's ours to clean up!
Tangtang
You owe your life ... to the Fam ... and me.
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Ruan Yi
I don't deserve your understanding...
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Ruan Yi
But this is my only chance of revenge against Wuling... I cannot miss it.
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Ruan Yi
Blame yourself for finding the wrong person, Ardashir!
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Voice of Ardashir (Ardashir)
You are not yet ready. You will die here.
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Ruan Yi
...HAH!
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Ruan Yi
Chief, turn around and leave.
Tangtang
...I have to say no this time.
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Ruan Yi
Ardashir was right. You came...
Tangtang
You pushed the Fam to war!
Tangtang
You let the Landbreakers seize our Stockade!
Tangtang
You ... betrayed us...
Tangtang
This is my home! You're my only family!
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Ruan Yi
Once I master this power...
Tangtang
Your arm...!
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Ruan Yi
...I was hoping you could take Tangtang with you, and go somewhere far away.
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Voice of Ardashir (Ardashir)
Abandon your vengeance. Follow me. You have been chosen for a greater enterprise...
Steps
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Other dialogue
88 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Tangtang
How dare he...? What made him think he knew what's best for me? How could he just bail out like that...?
Tangtang
He was scared ... right until the very end...
Chen Qianyu
Maybe it's just me, Perlica, but Ruan Yi... I feel like he gave up at the final moment...
Perlica
Tangtang ... we should go.
Tangtang
Can I be alone for a while?
Endministrator
We'll wait for you.
Tangtang
Why...? The rain ended so long ago... Why seek revenge when the sun's out...?
Perlica
...I just hope that after today, the Stockaders and Wulingers can put that incident behind them.
Tangtang
For as long as I can remember, he loved and cared for everyone in the Stockade Fam...
Tangtang
It wasn't an act, I know it wasn't!
Tangtang
I just... I just don't know why he must drag everyone in ... and pursue his plan for revenge...
Endministrator
"Trust me. Because I'll always be on your side."
Endministrator
Or should I assume that our Chief forgot about the promise she made?
Tangtang
...I'm the Chief of Qingbo Stockade. I keep my word, never break it!
Tangtang
But ... but if he really changed ... or has been lying to me from the very beginning...
Tangtang
What should I do?
Tangtang
......
Chen Qianyu
Endmin...
Endministrator
Don't worry. I'll handle this.
Tangtang
Hooo...
Tangtang
Yeah! Thank you... Endmin.
Tangtang
And if he's doing this for vengeance ... perhaps I'm responsible as well.
Chen Qianyu
...Tangtang?
Tangtang
...I was adopted, but my Bro was a real son of my father.
Tangtang
Things were really bad at Qingbo Stockade ten years ago. People actually died from hunger.
Tangtang
My Bro and my father ... risked everything for me and everyone else ... by raiding a Wuling supply convoy.
Tangtang
A convoy raid is often just a scuffle! But the Tianshi... They were very affected by the disaster in the Exclusion Zone...
Tangtang
It was raining that night, and people could hardly see anything... Father accidentally got...
Tangtang
That was also when I got hurt in my eye...
Tangtang
It's been so many years, yet I knew nothing about how he felt... My Bro never left that rainy night.
Endministrator
Hey, Supreme Chief. Do you remember this?
Tangtang
This... this is my Tangtang Cert...?
Endministrator
I'm going to exchange it right now for a promise from you.
Tangtang
...I got it.
Tangtang
Darkmask! As the Chief of Qingbo Stockade, I gotta settle this business!
Tangtang
Let's go see him...
Chen Qianyu
Ruan Yi's quest for vengeance, the conflicts between Qingbo and Wuling... Are they truly just aftershocks of that past disaster?
Perlica
Endmin, are you still thinking about Ruan Yi?
Chen Qianyu
What the hell are they trying to achieve?
Perlica
Ruan Yi's fall made things worse for her, and for Qingbo Stockade as well.
Chen Qianyu
...And we got Nefarith and Ardashir to deal with.
Perlica
It's not for me to judge how vengeance can blind a person... It wasn't me who lost family or friends.
Perlica
Ten years ago... The disaster coincided with the Polar Expedition. It was also the time when you last awakened, Endmin.
Perlica
Tangtang may be in greater pain than she seems...
Perlica
Ruan Yi's impulsiveness killed him and fractured the Stockade.
Perlica
His actions hurt too many people, especially those who trusted and loved him.
Perlica
There are times when protecting a loved one is more difficult, and far more noble, than unleashing destruction in a moment of rage.
Perlica
But Nefarith was more than happy to manipulate his rage. She took over Qingbo Stockade without getting personally involved.
Perlica
I knew very well how difficult things were for the entire Civilization Band...
Perlica
Disaster pushed people to desperation. Plenty of tragedies like Ruan Yi's were reported throughout the Band.
Perlica
But Ruan Yi chose to pursue vengeance — and ended up hurting even more people. I cannot sympathize with his actions.
Perlica
The future we are fighting so hard for ... must not be built on a never-ending cycle of violence.
Perlica
Please take good care of her, Endmin.
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Nefarith
Is everything ready?
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Ardashir
There is nothing to prepare.
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Ardashir
Leash your subjects.
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Ardashir
Killing is not our objective. Disabling the Xiranite Dam will accomplish our mission.
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Ardashir
I will see it done quickly. It pains me to witness that expression on the Endmin's face again.
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Nefarith
Of course. I can tear open the Very Large Rift at any moment.
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The bullet holes from Ruan Yi's handcannon shooting lessons for Tangtang have survived all those years, but one of the siblings has departed.
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When Tangtang became Chief of the Stockade, Ruan Yi also gave her his father's handcannon.
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He hoped that Tangtang could protect the Stockade Fam with the weapon, and Tangtang lived up to her promise...
Tangtang
Let's go see him...
Tangtang
Yeah! Thank you... Endmin.
Perlica
She really needs our support right now.
Tangtang
Why make such a stupid mistake, Bro?
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Ruan Yi
It's my final ... struggle.
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Ruan Yi
Wuling ... must pay.
Chen Qianyu
I wonder how Tangtang is doing...
Perlica
Give her some time. She has a lot to deal with right now...
Perlica
Ruan Yi's passing... The future of Qingbo Stockade... Their relations with Wuling ... and us.
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, I'm a little worried about her. Maybe we should visit.
Chen Qianyu
Tangtang...? She's not here anymore...
Perlica
......
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Ruan Yi
You're back for more?
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Ruan Yi
You cannot stop me!
R
Ruan Yi
...Hrruuggh... Hrruuggh... Rain... The rain...
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Ruan Yi
Hrugghh... BEGONE!
Chen Qianyu
Our attacks barely scratch him! What's with that body of his?!
Perlica
Aim everything at his weak spot!
Perlica
Purify those branches with Xiranite! Protect the Ancestral Spring!
Perlica
Look for a gap in his defenses!
Chen Qianyu
Use the Xiranite energy! Make him buckle!
Chen Qianyu
He's exposed! Now's the chance!
Chen Qianyu
Try using the Xiranite energy! Bet it'll do the trick!
Chen Qianyu
It worked!
Chen Qianyu
We did it! Let's see what he's got left!
Chen Qianyu
The Xiranite energy got him pinned!
Interactive dialogue
18 Triggered by interacting with scene objects (scene objects ×1); not played unless the player engages.
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Ardashir
I am here to pay my last respects to a fallen friend.
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Ardashir
You do not believe me...
Perlica
Don't push her too hard. We should have faith in her.
Chen Qianyu
Yeah, Tangtang won't abandon the Stockade... And those who followed Ruan Yi are probably in a total mess right now.
Perlica
Let's leave. We need to report the situation here to Mi Fu and Tianshi Zhuang. And then...
Chen Qianyu
Ardashir!
Chen Qianyu
You did this to him!
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Ardashir
How do you regard me at this moment?
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Ardashir
Pretentious? Cunning? Cruel? The malevolent puppeteer behind it all?
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Ardashir
However you perceive me, I shall accept it all.
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Ardashir
We are now on opposing sides. Everything I say will be taken as feeble excuses.
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Ardashir
When two factions steeped in hatred can scarcely understand each other, what hope lies between predator and prey, or creator and creation?
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Ardashir
Forgive me, Endministrator. I will continue to oppose you, and those you care for may become my targets.
A
Ardashir
However, please do believe that...
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Ardashir
...every action I take is for the survival of Civilization.
Tangtang
I ... I don't know what to say to you... I thought I was ready, but...
Tangtang
Gimme a bit more time... I gotta clean up Big Bro's mess ... and help my Fam back in the Stockade.
Tangtang
Sorry, Darkmask. You helped me out so much, but I kept breaking my promise...