Spring's Return II
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Brief
The Type-C Tianshi Pillar has malfunctioned. The Endministrator's team decides to follow Tianshi disciple Lu Lingxiang to another control panel and check on the problem.
Unlock
Complete this mission series to unlock Purification Nodes and new Energy Alluvium
Rewards
Operational EXP ×100 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Oroberyl ×25 Oroberyl ★★★★★★ An artificial material often used for recruiting operators. 
Elementary Cognitive Carrier ×3 Elementary Cognitive Carrier ★★★★ A material that provides some EXP for leveling up Lv.61-90 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Set ×1 Arms INSP Set ★★★★ A material that provides a lot of weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protohedron ×1 Protohedron ★★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×2,000 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Go to the underground control panel View on map
Dialogue
L
Lu Lingxiang
The Type-C Tianshi Pillar is a massive installation. The part you see above ground is only a section of it. The main control panel is in the testing zone below—
Perlica
That doesn't sound good. We need to hurry.
Chen Qianyu
Look on the bright side, we must be getting close to the source of the trouble!
L
Lu Lingxiang
...You're really optimistic!
Chen Qianyu
Me? Heh... Wait, you sure about this way?
L
Lu Lingxiang
Seems like the only way forward.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Oh jeez! Where's all this high-pressure steam coming from?! Watch out, everyone!
L
Lu Lingxiang
The pipe is ruptured... This area's been affected too.
5 Defeat the Skydrummer View on map
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
Shh. Sounds like a howlerbeast.
Perlica
Well, the adversaries we usually face tend to be far more formidable.
Chen Qianyu
Whoa! Did it hear us?! What's with all the racket?!
L
Lu Lingxiang
I-I've seen it in the bestiary. I think its name is ... "Skydrummer". It's a really vicious creature.
Chen Qianyu
"Skydrummer"? Hah, it does look pretty puffed up!
L
Lu Lingxiang
Aren't any of you scared? It looks seriously dangerous...
Radio
Chen Qianyu
If the situation wasn't so urgent, I'd love to stay and enjoy the view a little longer...
Other dialogue
22 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Chen Qianyu
There, all done! It won't be bothering us for a while.
L
Lu Lingxiang
Um, you three ... were you trying to get here?
Endministrator
......
Chen Qianyu
Familiar? But you were still sleeping when these were made, weren't you?
Chen Qianyu
If you hadn't insisted on coming back, none of this would have happened, would it?
Perlica
Perhaps ... the person who created them had access to the research notes the Endmin left behind.
Chen Qianyu
What should do the trick?
L
Lu Lingxiang
Wha?! How did you do that?!
L
Lu Lingxiang
This is amazing! I'm so, so happy today! So happy I could... I could run ten experiments back-to-back!
Perlica
A gentle sun, and a fair wind as spring returns to the land. It truly is a beautiful sight.
L
Lu Lingxiang
What's going on? Wait!
L
Lu Lingxiang
Thanks to ... me?
Chen Qianyu
Huh? So you're saying ... the reason it feels familiar is because they built it based on the Endmin's own ideas?
Perlica
"Based on" isn't quite accurate. It's more that they referenced the Endmin's foundational concepts and applied them within their own designs.
Perlica
Yes, thanks to you. It's down to your determination to rescue the core modules, that the Endmin could perfect the pillar's design.
Chen Qianyu
Whoa! Lu! Look over there!
Chen Qianyu
Then why did the Tianshi who built it go through the trouble of taking them out in the first place?
L
Lu Lingxiang
Hmm, now that you mention it ... I think I remember my seniors saying something about that —
L
Lu Lingxiang
Back then, the Type-C Tianshi Pillar was designed based on the Marker Stone. It was originally meant to be a standalone unit, with no auxiliary devices planned...
Perlica
Perhaps ... the Tianshi chose to extract the three kernels precisely to resolve that instability...
Perlica
Then modified them into core modules and added the Type-C Auxiliary Pillars to create a cooperative system.
L
Lu Lingxiang
So, the Endmin ... actually realized the optimal solution our seniors couldn't achieve? Perfected the Type-C Tianshi Pillar's structure? That's ... that's incredible...