The Surging Tide
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Brief
Your group officially starts preparing for Xiranite production.
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Rewards
Operational EXP ×200 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Origeometry ×1 Origeometry ★★★★★★ An extremely rare crystal habit of Originium with many potential uses. 
Elementary Cognitive Carrier ×4 Elementary Cognitive Carrier ★★★★ A material that provides some EXP for leveling up Lv.61-90 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Kit ×9 Arms INSP Kit ★★★ A material that gives decent weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protohedron ×1 Protohedron ★★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×4,450 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 View the Wuling AIC Plan
Dialogue
Perlica
We must deploy the Xiranite production line ASAP to resolve the Wuling urgency.
Y
Yan Ning
And we shall observe a brand new method for Xiranite production. This learning opportunity doesn't come often. Pay close attention, Bai Shuang!
B
Bai Shuang
Yes, ma'am!
Perlica
Let's begin, Endmin.
Chen Qianyu
Endmin! Tianshi Yan Ning and Bai Shuang are here!
Y
Yan Ning
We meet again. I'll offer assistance and troubleshooting to ensure the success of this operation.
B
Bai Shuang
H-hi, everyone!
Y
Yan Ning
The tides are so frequent it almost feels like a constant thing. Let's focus on constructing the Forge of the Sky first.
B
Bai Shuang
I think he got some new orders from Captain Mi. Another Blight Tide has emerged...
Radio
Endministrator
Forge of the Sky?
Chen Qianyu
Oh! I heard about this thing before. I think it was mentioned in some ancient legend of Great Yan that goes like: "Harken: the forge of the sky..."
Perlica
"...Awaits five earthborn metals". Perhaps this was the Tianshi's wish for their new machine.
2 Meet with Yan Ning at the Core AIC Area View on map
Dialogue
Y
Yan Ning
The alarms...?
Chen Qianyu
This device is so effective! So ... why didn't we use it before?
Y
Yan Ning
Well, the Endmin's jet drone used to be ... malfunctioning as well.
Y
Yan Ning
Our Xiranite production was barely enough to cover the Tianshi Pillar. We were forced to abandon the others.
Y
Yan Ning
It's just like a creek flowing past the fields, irrigating the fertile earth.
Y
Yan Ning
Perhaps ... Endfield can truly help us to—
Y
Yan Ning
But things are different now... Injecting bits of Xiranite into these Xiranite facilities can bring them back up and running.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Hah! Watch it melt away like ice in summer!
Perlica
Endmin, let's use the PAC to construct a Forge of the Sky unit.
4 Place the Forges of the Sky in the Core AIC Area View on map
Dialogue
Tangtang
...Darkmask! Quick! There's plenty of you against her — Hngh...!
Perlica
Captain Mi, what's happening...?
Tangtang
The sooner we get this done the better. I gotta head back to the Stockade after this...
Chen Qianyu
So why are you headed to Wuling City on your own, Tangtang?
Tangtang
'Cos I'm worried about my sworn brother! Can't I do that?
Chen Qianyu
Why do I get the feeling that you're always getting...
Tangtang
PUT ME DOWN!
Mi Fu
This kitty punk's not bad for a combatant, so I'm considering recruiting her to fight the Aggeloi.
Tangtang
Hey! You just gonna stand there and watch her brutalize me?!
Tangtang
You got thrashed too?! Is that why she's having you work for free?
Tangtang
Tsk! Dirty cheats! HEY! I agree to help! Hello?!
Mi Fu
Alright. We got everyone already. Let's set off.
Tangtang
At least she didn't hurt you... Where there's life, there's hope! Chin up!
Tangtang
But once this is over, you gotta let Darkmask off!
Tangtang
What? You avenged yourself...? But now you're working for the enemy ... AND THEY AGREED?
Tangtang
Heh! Darkmask, you have a heart of gold! Since you're gonna be part of the Stockade fam, I guess I'll help you out this time!
Radio
Mi Fu
Endmin, I'm in position. Once we meet up, we'll —
???
LEMME GO! DAMN YOU! COWARD!
Mi Fu
Tsk. Behave.
Chen Qianyu
...Did I just hear Tangtang?
5 View the Forge of the Sky control panel View on map
Dialogue
Tangtang
Oh dearie me... So many splatterlings! And right outside Wuling as well!
Mi Fu
Stop mumbling and get to work. Otherwise I'll make you wipe the watchguard dorm windows afterwards.
Tangtang
Hey! Why don't we have a proper duel! Darkmask will be the judge.
Tangtang
Hah! I won more battles than I lost. Stop feeding Darkmask with your nonsense!
Mi Fu
Don't have time for your games. We're trying to carry out a proper mission.
Tangtang
Oooh, you scared? If you refuse, you concede defeat! That means you owe me a DARE!
Tangtang
Hmph! Never! I'm no window wiper!
Mi Fu
Oh, but you're pretty good at losing and wiping. How many times already? Seven? Eight? The Watchguard burdenbeasts know your face already.
Tangtang
And if you lose this fight, you'll carry food to my Stockade! Three hundred catties! NO! Make that FIVE HUNDRED! ON YOUR OWN!
Mi Fu
Hmph... I can even carry the marker stone to your place if that's what you want.
Mi Fu
Anyway, you've set yourself up to fail.
Tangtang
HEY! HEEEEY!
Tangtang
The bet is on already! Even if you didn't say nothing about my DARE if I lose!
Mi Fu
You won't be running away. I'll think of something proper. Eventually.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Oh, Tangtang, the supplies at the reserve depot are actually —
Mi Fu
Properties of Wuling City. And this lil' Feline can't keep her kitty paws in check.
Tangtang
I nabbed the stuff with skills. What do you have to say to that?
Chen Qianyu
Okay. Fine...
Perlica
We can now use the Forge of the Sky to produce Xiranite!
6 Connect the Fluid Pump to the Forge of the Sky with pipes to acquire Clean Water View on map 1 View on map 2
Radio
Chen Qianyu
That switch looks like a job for our jet drone.
7 Use the Forge of the Sky to make Xiranite and place the product in the Backpack View on map
Radio
Tangtang
Oh, you got real clumsy! I guess being Zhuang Fangyi's errand girl made you soft and slow!
Mi Fu
More mouth than muscle.
8 Talk to Yan Ning and the others View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, over there — a Xiranite flow control node!
Chen Qianyu
We can probably use it!
9 Go to the Xiranite flow control node View on map
Dialogue
Tangtang
Darkmask, what is Tianshi Zhuang ... I mean, what is the walking lightning rod asking you to do?
Tangtang
You're going where?! The monitoring center?! Tons of Tianshi almost got themselves killed at that place!
Tangtang
I can't win this duel if you get yourself killed! And I demand ONE THOUSAND CATTIES! Plus rice, oil, fins, and steaks!
Tangtang
Absolute pawnage! Chief's got the final laugh today! Mad woman! How many splatters did you squish today?
Mi Fu
Five.
Tangtang
One, two, three... AIYO! It's a TIE!
Mi Fu
Well, at least this road is safe to travel again.
Mi Fu
Whatever.
Tangtang
I saw a burning comet smash into the city. You did that, right? What's that for...?
Mi Fu
The opposite. We're headed to the monitoring center on official business. I can't spare anyone to keep their eyes on you. So go on, scamper back home.
Mi Fu
Oi! Lil' Feline!
Tangtang
KYA! You wanna backstab me?!
Radio
Tangtang
...Ugh. There's no end to these buggers! Mad woman! WHA?! Don't charge straight into them!
Mi Fu
Scared? That means you're losing the bet.
Tangtang
IN YOUR DREAMS!
10 Repair the Xiranite flow control node No map marker available
Radio
Tangtang
Those damn splatters made it all the way here...
11 Activate the Xiranite flow control node No map marker available
Dialogue
Perlica
From the severity of the Blight ... it's like it was meant to destroy this place.
Chen Qianyu
Erm ... is something trying to dismantle the monitoring center from the inside?
Mi Fu
We call it the Tidalklast. It's an annoying Aggelos. That thing was the reason why the watchguards were forced to flee the monitoring center.
Tangtang
Ssss... Sounds like a big, bad, buggerloid. Maybe we should just skirt around it.
Mi Fu
No. We can't leave it in peace if we want to restart the monitoring center. I'll go and terminate it.
Mi Fu
...The Tianshi initiated their contingency plan and sealed the exit before withdrawing. The thing should be trapped for a while.
Mi Fu
I know the architecture. I'll go take a look.
Mi Fu
You take the front approach. We'll figure out how to get into the sealed sections.
Tangtang
HEY! WAIT —! Why are you doing this on your own again —?
Tangtang
This splatter sounds really angry. Darkmask, we best catch up to her!
Tangtang
I ... I just want that one thousand catties of food!
Mi Fu
I didn't expect it to settle down here...
Mi Fu
If you're scared, you can go home.
Tangtang
I'm scared? Pfft. Just a plus-sized splatter! Alright, it's on! We'll see who squishes this one first.
Perlica
It's possible, but —
Tangtang
Nyaa?! Uh... That's a bit terrifying.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
This Blight Tide looks really bad... Look at what it's doing to the environment...
13 Talk to Yan Ning and the others View on map
Dialogue
Lifeng
Isn't that Shuang and Yan Ning?
Chen Qianyu
You know them? Wanna go say hi?
Lifeng
Uh, it's fine. They're probably busy dealing with the Blight...
B
Bai Shuang
Lifeng! Lifeng!
Y
Yan Ning
Endmin?
B
Bai Shuang
Okay! Got it!
Chen Qianyu
Contact below! Fall back NOW!
B
Bai Shuang
Not bad at all! First official duty, and you already look the part! What's next? Tagging along with Captain Mi in a blaze of glory, putting out "fires" all over the place?
Lifeng
Look, I didn't become a watchguard to show off...
Y
Yan Ning
Alright, you two. The Automated Industry Complex is important business. Stay focused.
Y
Yan Ning
Everyone's been counting the minutes, and finally, here you are!
Y
Yan Ning
Let me introduce myself. I'm Yan Ning, head of the Wuling Xiranite Application and Tech Production Unit. And this is my student, Bai Shuang.
Y
Yan Ning
Right now, we're handling hazard monitoring for this area, gathering intel to see if we need to roll out boots-on-the-ground measures.
Y
Yan Ning
I heard the Endmin was here in Wuling, so I got things prepped early... Bai Shuang, turn the apparatus, three degrees to the right!
Y
Yan Ning
There's something about the Aggeloi and the Blight that you should know...
14 Meet up with Mi Fu View on map
Dialogue
Mi Fu
You're fast. Seems like you can handle all the devices easily, Endmin.
Tangtang
HEY!
Mi Fu
Can't afford to wait for the rest of you. I'm heading over.
Tangtang
Hmph. Guess your thick skin and hard fur saved you...
Tangtang
Sssss—
Tangtang
Darkmask! Quick! We gotta help her!
Radio
Tangtang
Grrr. Blasted machine! Darkmask! Take care of this!
Perlica
Endmin, we've encountered similar devices before. Maybe we can activate it in the same way.
16 Defeat the Aggeloi View on map
Dialogue
Mi Fu
You guys... Fine. I could use some help!
Mi Fu
Distract it. Don't let it get too close to the core facilities of the monitoring center!
Tangtang
Uh...
Mi Fu
HAH! Time to get in a real fight!
Radio
Perlica
I wonder how Mi Fu is doing... She just ran off on her own.
Tangtang
...She'll be alright. Let's ... let's just get rid of the splatters and chase up to her.
Chen Qianyu
You look really worried, Tangtang!
Tangtang
Nah! It's all about one thousand catties of prime cuts and fins! I gotta protect my investment... AH! I gotta ask for salt as well!
17 Head to the Wuling North ferry point View on map
Radio
Perlica
The Blight... Hmm. We can try using the Xiranite flow control node to eliminate it.
18 Defeat the Aggeloi View on map
Dialogue
Perlica
At least eighty percent of the facilities are back online.
Mi Fu
Really appreciate your help. Boss will be pleased to hear about this...
Mi Fu
Can I ask you for a favor? Don't tell her that I've been wounded in this mission.
Tangtang
Look at you! Slogging for those Wulingers all day! Almost got yourself killed! Zhuang should be worrying about you more.
Mi Fu
Unlike you, she actually has plenty of other things to worry about.
Tangtang
Whatever! Since I finished what you've asked, I believe we're even!
Mi Fu
......
Perlica
The monitoring center is now assessing and monitoring Blight activities for Wuling again.
Mi Fu
So, little kitty. Why so quiet? That thing got your nerves?
Tangtang
......
Tangtang
I just don't feel like talking.
Tangtang
City Viceroy and Stockade Chief aren't that different, you know...
Radio
Tangtang
Gah! This splatter is huge...
19 Eliminate the Blight at the ferry point No map marker available
Radio
Tangtang
That gate! How do we open it?!
Perlica
The activation switch should be nearby. Let's search this place thoroughly.
Mi Fu
The monitoring center incident is a real hassle. I say we keep pushing and get it fixed in one go.
Perlica
This Blight is different from the ones we see in Valley IV.
Perlica
The Blight Core might be somewhere with different hues.
20 Defeat the Aggeloi View on map
Radio
Perlica
Endmin, monitoring center core facilities have been damaged, but not severely.
Mi Fu
We got lucky...
Perlica
Some simple repairs and a reboot should do the trick.
21 Get on a raft and travel to the monitoring center View on map
Dialogue
Zhuang Fangyi
Thank you for helping out. We can now investigate the Blight Tide anomalies and trace Nefarith's activities.
Zhuang Fangyi
Endmin, what do you think their next step is?
Zhuang Fangyi
Mi Fu, Tangtang supported our last operation, didn't she?
Zhuang Fangyi
This is the time we should be rowing the same boat.
Zhuang Fangyi
Ten years later, the scars from the disaster still divide us from the Stockade residents. Trust was the first casualty.
Chen Qianyu
Wow. I thought you wouldn't tell Tianshi Zhuang about that!
Mi Fu
Why wouldn't I?
Zhuang Fangyi
However, Endfield presents us with another opportunity.
Endministrator
Set your worries aside. We will get through this together.
Zhuang Fangyi
Indeed we shall.
Zhuang Fangyi
This is just the beginning.
Perlica
Endfield will seek balance between Wuling City and Qingbo Stockade.
Perlica
What we need is more allies, not adversaries.
Chen Qianyu
...Tianshi Zhuang!
Chen Qianyu
What about her? If both Wuling City and Qingbo Stockade are in trouble, then she's...
Zhuang Fangyi
The primary objective of Yinglung Special Task Force remains in the North Wuling Exclusion Zone. Though understaffed, they did promise to offer any help they could afford to Wuling.
Zhuang Fangyi
HAS is already doing its best to reinforce this city. However, the overall situation on Talos-II isn't looking too good...
Zhuang Fangyi
This is starting to feel like what happened ten years ago...
Radio
Perlica
Endmin, we can now view the construction process for the Forge of the Sky.
22 Use the Xiranite flow control node to clear the Blight No map marker available
Radio
Mi Fu
Take care of the Blight. I'll check on the others.
24 Eliminate the Blight No map marker available
Radio
Tangtang
Not bad, Darkmask!
Tangtang
A true talent like you should get a permanent seat in my Stockade!
25 Go to the top of the monitoring center View on map
Dialogue
Perlica
A Blight monitoring center suddenly gets overwhelmed by the Blight without giving off any warning...
Perlica
I'm not sure... They completely dropped off our radar after we entered Wuling City.
Perlica
However, the intensifying Blight activities must be a direct consequence of the damaged Tianshi Pillar.
Y
Yan Ning
Mm. Bai Shuang and I will take care of this place.
Y
Yan Ning
You just head to the monitoring center!
Chen Qianyu
'Nuff talking already! Let's go and deal with the problem! Now!
Radio
Y
Yan Ning
The Xiranite flow control node is up ahead. Place some Xiranite in it to use the device.
Chen Qianyu
Is this it?
Chen Qianyu
I thought it was just decor for a scenic vantage point!
26 Defeat the Aggeloi View on map
Dialogue
Mi Fu
The monitoring center is working again. That'll put her mind to ease.
Mi Fu
Thinking about my boss. Now I got a good reason to persuade her to take a break.
Mi Fu
Hah. I wish. You sound even more desperate than I do.
Mi Fu
Tsk. That lil' Feline made it sound like I lost the entire arm.
Mi Fu
The Xiranite production project worked out, right? And the monitoring center is taken care of too...
Mi Fu
You know the sitch inside the city. She won't give herself a break unless we achieve something positive.
Mi Fu
In any case, I sincerely appreciate your help back there.
Mi Fu
However, I can't help but feel something's wrong with Tangtang... Maybe it has to do with the Stockade.
Mi Fu
Try asking what's on her mind, if you have the time.
Mi Fu
There are things I can't help her with. Darkmask, on the other hand, might work wonders.
Mi Fu
There was a time when I kept ticking off the boss to battle things out. I endured far worse than this.
Mi Fu
...Sparring with me was probably her only way to blow off some steam ... and forget everything else.
Mi Fu
Ah... Really miss those days. I wonder if I'm still able to catch her Lei Fa Arts (Thunder Arts).
Radio
Y
Yan Ning
Try activating the Xiranite flow control node.
28 Open up a path No map marker available
Dialogue
Tangtang
Even the city folks are in danger...
Tangtang
The Stockade, that's what...! But seeing that Mad Woman getting the short end of the stick got me feeling better.
Tangtang
Yeah. If those blighted splatters pose a serious problem to the Wulingers, I don't think the Stockade —
Tangtang
She's still keeping you captive.
Tangtang
I gotta figure out how to free Darkmask from her evil hands!
Tangtang
The Blight Tide is worse than before. Qingbo Stockade will have to deal with it some day.
Tangtang
Unlike the city, we got no artsy pillars to keep out the Tide... And they're not sharing their fancy tech with us!
Tangtang
My brother refuses to ask Wuling for help. We gotta figure out our own solutions.
Tangtang
This is makin' my head hurt. How's your head, Darkmask?
Tangtang
So, I tried sneaking into the city to make sure everyone's treated properly. But I discovered something even more amazing...
Tangtang
You got an Endfield Fam, right...? I thought you're pretty good, Darkmask. But your Fam is solid, too.
Radio
Y
Yan Ning
Success...!
Chen Qianyu
She's up ahead! And she's started the fight already!
Tangtang
This is just a game! Why is she getting herself killed?
29 Go to the top of the monitoring center View on map
Radio
Perlica
Careful, Endmin. Try to stay within the purification radius.
30 Defeat the Tidalklast View on map
Dialogue
B
Bai Shuang
Ma'am, it's working!
Y
Yan Ning
Did this just make Xiranite ... with the most basic raw materials...?!
Y
Yan Ning
Hmm... Xiranite is an Originium derivative. It's basically Protocol-Originium with additional properties imbued by the Forge itself... This process is truly effective...
Y
Yan Ning
Ah, sorry. I got a little carried away. Our next step is to verify the effectiveness of the newly produced Xiranite.
Y
Yan Ning
Endmin, remember the place where we found the Blight?
Y
Yan Ning
If this batch of Xiranite can reset the entire Xiranite flow control node...
Chen Qianyu
Xiranite flow control node?
Y
Yan Ning
I'll explain it to you once we get there.
31 Go to the top of the monitoring center View on map
Radio
Perlica
Endmin, let's take a look at the core facilities.
32 Restart the monitoring center No map marker available
Radio
Perlica
Endmin, this is the terminal of the monitoring center. Before we head back, we should use it to test the system first.
33 Accept the monitoring job No map marker available
34 Complete the job Photo: Damaged Beacon
Story update
After resolving the issue at the monitoring center, the Endministrator proceeds to head to the Main Pillar Office to meet with Zhuang Fangyi.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Total success! So, is it time to head back yet?
Perlica
Yes. Mi Fu and Tangtang are waiting for us. Let's go.
Y
Yan Ning
Endmin, you can use the device as long as you're within the purification radius of the Xiranite flow control node!
35 Say goodbye to Mi Fu and leave the monitoring center View on map
Radio
Perlica
We can then upload the image data to the terminal.
36 Go to the Main Pillar Office View on map
Radio
Tangtang
Hey! Mad woman! This thing ain't no joke!
Mi Fu
Hah! Again!
Mi Fu
Tangtang, get out of the way!
Tangtang
Shut your trap! You ain't my mom!
37 Leave the Main Pillar Office
39 Complete main goal of the simulation: Forges of the Sky
Radio
Tangtang
This place ... reminds me of the Stockade...
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, maybe we should get rid of the Blight first.
41 Meet up with Mi Fu View on map
Story update
The Endministrator must rendezvous with Mi Fu, then head to the monitoring center to handle the problem.
Other dialogue
36 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Mi Fu
Hooo. Thanks for swinging by... Since we've squished this thing ... we should be able to restart the monitoring center.
Mi Fu
Hope the instruments are undamaged. Ssss—
Perlica
You're injured, Mi Fu. Try not to move too much.
Mi Fu
Just a flesh wound. Ain't that bad, really.
Tangtang
......
Tangtang
I got some meds on me...
Mi Fu
It'd be a joke if my headstone reads: "Killed by Tangtang's Medical Malpractice."
Mi Fu
*Sigh*. I was reckless back then.
Mi Fu
That Aggelos was a serious threat and wounded many of our guards... I lost my cool.
Tangtang
Cut your excuses, warmonger! You were just itching for a fight with a big, bad splatter!
Mi Fu
...Hmph.
Mi Fu
It's over, Tangtang. We're all safe.
Tangtang
I ... I wasn't being scared... You're hurt?!
Tangtang
I never did that! Wh-whose side are you on, Darkmask...?
Tangtang
Yeah! If anything happens to you, no Wulinger is gonna pay back your serious debt!
Mi Fu
Thanks, Darkmask.
Tangtang
I'll get my Fam sorted! Stay tuned!
Tangtang
Then it's a deal!
Mi Fu
Wanna head back with me and talk to the boss?
Chen Qianyu
Ahem. Mi Fu ... Tangtang is...
Tangtang
DARKMASK!
Mi Fu
Tsk. I gave her a chance to slip away. Yet she's back for more.
Tangtang
Nice, Darkmask. You ended up choosing my side!
Tangtang
So, if something bad happens to the Stockade, will your Endfield Fam help us?
Chen Qianyu
Something happened to Qingbo Stockade?
Tangtang
NO! Pffft. The Stockade is fine! It's about the Fam's future safety!
Tangtang
If I can get some of your ICY CREAMY Factory, everything will be super fine...
Tangtang
The Blight and splatters are getting worse every day. My Stockade won't hold out forever — And someone owes me a thousand catties of FOOD!
Perlica
Looks like you need our ... AIC Factory solution.
Tangtang
......
Tangtang
Yeah. But I gotta convince everyone in the Stockade first. My Bro and ... many in the Fam don't like outsiders...
Chen Qianyu
Heheh. Perlica, you were planning to help Tangtang all along, right?
Perlica
Indeed. It's been on my mind ever since our first meeting.
Perlica
They've found a way to survive upon these lands. Alas, the enemy has arrived. If Nefarith makes her next move...
Perlica
Agreed... Let's head back and talk to Tianshi Zhuang.
Mi Fu
I'll head back first. Gotta report to the boss.