Store by the Corner III
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Brief
Aunt Tian and Ah Zai's competition is about to start. Go to Fangxing Avenue and watch the contest.
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Rewards
Operational EXP ×240 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Oroberyl ×60 Oroberyl ★★★★★★ An artificial material often used for recruiting operators. 
Advanced Cognitive Carrier ×1 Advanced Cognitive Carrier ★★★★★ A material that provides a lot of 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 ×2 Protohedron ★★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×6,000 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Read Mi Fu's messages
Group chat
mifu
Come to Fancy Avenue
mifu
Fangxing Avenue
mifu
Endmin, come to Fangxing Avenue. The competition is about to start.
Dialogue
A
Aunt Tian
Oh, my sweet darlings! I can barely meet the demand! I wonder if you can help me serve the crowd!
A
Aunt Tian
And before I forget, this one's for Ah Zai. It's got straw mushrooms.
Chen Qianyu
Huh?
A
Aunt Tian
Yeah. I figured out a few things on my own. The lad prefers things his own way. I'll let him have it.
Chen Qianyu
Great. We'll take this "special braised meat noodles" to Ah Zai.
2 Go to the competition venue at Fangxing Avenue View on map
Dialogue
W
Watchguard Liu
Everyone's here? The competition is about to start! Time for the countdown. Three, two, one —
W
Watchguard Liu
Let me take a look-see. Aunt Tian's Braised Meat Noodles! Aunt Tian, you've been absent from the market for a few days and Captain Mi really misses your noodles!
W
Watchguard Liu
Wait. Ah Zai, what ... is this exactly? I don't really know what you're trying to sell.
A
Ah Zai
This is my "Wuling Lifestyle Station"! I'm selling the special produce of Wuling, the daily lives of Wulingers, and the stories behind our daily routines!
A
Ah Zai
Everyone, listen to me!
A
Ah Zai
Your first task is a city-wide scavenger hunt.
A
Ah Zai
The grand prize shall be — Eat-for-free at my place, effective for one full year!
Chen Qianyu
OH! Sign me up already! And what's on the eat-for-free menu?
A
Ah Zai
The second prize — A bowl of Ah Zai's "Wuling Memory" Special Braised Meat Noodles.
Perlica
Ah Zai, are you selling braised meat noodles as well?
A
Ah Zai
No, it's different. My special braised meat noodles are prizes awarded only to the winners! They're not for sale!
A
Ah Zai
My special noodles got no meat. It has straw mushrooms instead.
A
Aunt Tian
No meat?! How could you call it braised meat noodles, my boy? Oh, my heart —
A
Ah Zai
Aunt, remember Pebbles? The one I raised when I was a boy?
A
Aunt Tian
Oh?
A
Ah Zai
Whatever. You probably forgot.
W
Watchguard Liu
This very moment has sparked a flood of emotions. As your fellow watchguard, I've got a word to share with my friends and neighbors...
Mi Fu
Enough with your silly old floods, Liu. Don't make me gag you —
Mi Fu
...Sheesh. Endmin, there's no stopping Liu once he gets started. Just look around the place at your leisure.
A
Ah Zai
Get three "Today at Wuling" photos and exchange them for a special Ah Zai Connect-and-Win voucher!
Radio
W
Watchguard Liu
This epic battle over a storefront has affected me emotionally!
W
Watchguard Liu
Fangxing Avenue has been with us for a decade! That's ten years!
W
Watchguard Liu
There was a time when every bit of soil mattered in Wuling. So why did we set aside precious land to improve our quality of life?
W
Watchguard Liu
Viceroy Zhuang faced tremendous difficulties and pondered long and hard. Is there a way to transform this place into the symbol of Wuling City...?
W
Watchguard Liu
And all the families got together and created this boulevard of shops, of warmth, and of life! Everyone naturally agreed that this has to be the path.
3 Cutscene 7 dialogue
Dialogue
W
Watchguard Liu
Okay. Final countdown — Three, two, one! And it's over!
W
Watchguard Liu
...Oh. We got the figures. Time for me to reveal the number of patrons for the two stalls —
W
Watchguard Liu
Aunt Tian's Braised Meat Noodles served 120 patrons during the competition!
W
Watchguard Liu
Wuling Lifestyle Station served 35 patrons during the competition! Ah Zai, has everyone come back! Are they still taking their photos...?
W
Watchguard Liu
According to the competition rules, Aunt Tian wins the leasing rights for the stall! Congratulations!
A
Aunt Tian
Thank you, everyone! I'm so happy about this. Ohoho. With a roof over my head, I can finally make noodles every day for everyone!
A
Ah Zai
Uh oh, what happened...? Are my location intros keeping people there...?
4 Hang around View on map 1 View on map 2 View on map 3
Story update
Hang around the stalls and see how Aunt Tian and Ah Zai are doing for the competition.
Dialogue
A
Aunt Tian
Ah Zai, I tried your straw mushroom noodles. You gotta parboil them first. Cook them raw and your soup will be bitter...
A
Aunt Tian
The new store really needs all the help it can get. We can add a straw mushroom noodles to the menu if you want...
A
Ah Zai
Ugh, whatever! I may have lost the competition, Aunt, but I'm not gonna inherit the noodles stall!
A
Aunt Tian
Okay, here you go again...
A
Ah Zai
It's alright. I concede. Gotta take care of the elderly, you know! I'm young. I still have my chances.
A
Ah Zai
I gotta work on something — Time to prep my next business plan.
A
Ah Zai
That's right! I got it all figured out...! But it's a secret and not for everyone's ears...
A
Ah Zai
By the way, Aunt, don't lower your guard. Wuling City is constantly changing.
A
Ah Zai
Maybe it won't change today, but who knows about tomorrow? Be prepared — I'm getting ready for round two!
E
Excited Tourist
We got lucky! There's an ongoing "Wuling Gastronomic" event!
E
Excited Tourist
You'll never get this taste in Kjersch!
Radio
Chen Qianyu
I can't believe this, Endmin! You actually listened to Liu's entire speech...
Perlica
Ahem. Mi Fu's looking more upset with every passing moment.
6 Check out Aunt Tian's stall View on map
Dialogue
Mi Fu
I had zero noodles for two days because of this competition! Come, Endmin. The best braised meat noodles of Wuling are on me.
Endministrator
Aunt Tian, give us two more. For the Captain and me!
A
Aunt Tian
Alright!
Mi Fu
Just two...? Aren't you having anything?
Endministrator
...Aunt Tian, make that three!
7 Give Ah Zai the "special braised meat noodles" View on map
Story update
Aunt Tian prepares a bowl of "special braised meat noodles" for Ah Zai and asks the Endministrator's team to deliver the food to him.
Dialogue
Lifeng
Endmin, you're here too! Haha. I'm here to support my friend Ah Zai's biz.
Lifeng
I hope his business succeeds!
Radio
W
Watchguard Liu
That's when I truly understood Viceroy Zhuang's idea...
W
Watchguard Liu
I remember the day when Fangxing Avenue was completed. Our Viceroy said, the city isn't built. It is grown and raised.
W
Watchguard Liu
There was a sudden burst of realization in my mind! So many things became clear to me!
W
Watchguard Liu
Indeed, we're here on Talos-II because we wanted a life of happiness! On that, I'm in the mood for a poem...
W
Watchguard Liu
Hmm... Hmmmm... Err... I'm a little low on inspiration today. I'll write a proper poem next time!
8 Listen to Watchguard Liu's speech View on map
Dialogue
A
Ah Zai
Good people, the mini shellbeasts you photographed are known for their long lifespans, gentle nature, and wisdom!
A
Ah Zai
I used to have one called Pebbles. I always asked Pebbles whenever there was something I didn't understand...
A
Ah Zai
Life wasn't easy at Wuling when I was a kid. We relied on monthly supplies from Hongshan. Things were really rough.
A
Ah Zai
Yeah. But I swore I'd keep Pebbles happy and fed. If I had something to eat, Pebbles got a share too.
A
Ah Zai
Well, I thought happiness could last. But then the tide rose, and it really poured... We lost the geo-beacons and communication with the outside.
A
Ah Zai
The monthly supplies got delayed too. We were literally running on our last reserves...
Y
Yue
What happened next, Ah Zai?
A
Ah Zai
Then ... I got sick. It was really bad. My aunt scraped together the last flour we had and made a bowl of noodles for me.
A
Ah Zai
We hadn't had meat for a month already.
A
Ah Zai
My Aunt told me Wednesday was the final day. If the supplies failed to arrive ... we'd have to ... take Pebbles...
Y
Yue
WHAT?! Did she force you to eat Pebbles?!
A
Ah Zai
I thought it was cruel too. I was in bed and held Pebbles really close so my Aunt wouldn't take him away!
A
Ah Zai
But later I smelled something delicious... Pebbles was gone, but my Aunt woke me with a bowl of noodles.
Chen Qianyu
Aunt Tian made it especially for you.
A
Ah Zai
Just put it there. I'm busy... Well, maybe just a little bite. I...
Chen Qianyu
Ah Zai...? You alright? Why so quiet?
Chen Qianyu
He literally emptied the entire thing ... plus the soup...
Chen Qianyu
Psst. Endmin, I think he's crying. Literally dripping like a faucet! Ahem. Ah Zai, are you okay?
A
Ah Zai
Hngh. This is how it tasted! It's the exact same thing... That bowl of special noodles back then...
Y
Yue
Please don't cry, Ah Zai! What happened to .... to Pebbles? Did it end up in the soup?
A
Ah Zai
No! Of course not! Pebbles lived to a wise old age. He'd just gone for a walk but he came back later.
A
Ah Zai
But my aunt ... she went out in the pouring rain and foraged shrooms — just to put them in my noodles. It's the same shrooms in these noodles.
A
Ah Zai
And as I finished them, I heard the convoy honking their horns... The rain stopped and the supplies finally arrived.
Y
Yue
Wow! These mini shellbeasts are so cute!
X
Xiao Xiang (Xiang)
I want one too!
X
Xiao Xiang (Xiang)
Ugh... I know. Being hungry feels terrible...
Y
Yue
You really loved your Pebbles, Ah Zai. It must've been really happy...
X
Xiao Xiang (Xiang)
Oh no. Why...?
X
Xiao Xiang (Xiang)
Uuuhhh! I don't want to hear this...
A
Ah Zai
And then I fell asleep. Maybe it was the fever...
9 Talk to Mi Fu View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Woohoo! Aunt Tian won! Hmm. I wonder if Ah Zai can accept the outcome...
10 Discuss the results with Ah Zai View on map
Story update
The results are revealed. The Endministrator's team must find Aunt Tian and Ah Zai to talk about subsequent matters.
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
It's so crowded! Look at all those people at Aunt Tian's place! Let's check it out!
Other dialogue
2 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Mi Fu
I'm so hungry. Will I ever get my bowl...?
Mi Fu
Ahem. You didn't hear anything.