The Jinzhou military wants to restart the radar at Desorock Highland, but the engineer in charge has yet to show up...
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You work fast, {PlayerName}. You’ll make for a great engineer. Have you considered becoming one?
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I think I’ll pass.
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Why not.
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Ahh. That’s a shame. But I agree that one should decide their own path and walk it on their own free will.
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Haha. You were quick to answer. Why don’t you give it some more experience before you come to a final decision?
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Qiuwang utters as he continues to adjust the Induction Cell.
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It is done! Data link complete... We now have access to the Tacet Discord incursion on record.
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Incursion records? I thought restoring the data was all we needed to do?
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Restoring the data is only a temporary solution. With this record, we can study the TDs’ behaviors, in order to better formulate measures to strengthen our defenses and eliminate future problems.
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Which is also the ultimate goal of my assignment... Performing constant repairs is simply unfeasible long-term.
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As you can see, all three surveillance stations are currently damaged. It will take a significant amount of time for even the most skilled engineers to repair and have them fully back and running.
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Not to mention the numerous dangers they may encounter along the way...
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Ahem. In short, our work at this station has concluded. We should move on to the next one.
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I shall entrust you for protection if we come across anything unexpected.
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Ow, ow, ow! Alright, Alright! I get it, Boss. I give up, okay!?
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Out with it. Where are you keeping the Induction Cell?
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I-Induction Cell? We've never even heard of it before.
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It's a rectangular piece with smooth edges. It has a metallic frame, cold on the hands, and is rather heavy to carry...
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Oh! That! Yes, yes. We’ve seen it before.
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The TDs’ been coming over here a lot these days. And we saw them getting into a huge fight with those uniform guys the other day.
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They were fighting over that big tin box like crazy. We thought it must be some kind of treasure, and brought it back after everything went all quite.
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Couldn’t figure out for the life of us what it was or used for, so we just tossed it aside.
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Enough yammering. Just tell us where it is!
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Hey! Easy, easy buddy! I-I don’t remember where it is. It’s been a while since we tossed it. Okay...?
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How about a physical reminder on the head. Eh?
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Eek! I swear, I can’t remember!
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Why... why don’t you go look for it yourself? It’s probably in that pile over there.
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It appears we are short on screening options for the time being. We’ll just have to resort to the old-fashioned way.
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Fine. We’ll find it ourselves.
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One moment. There’s one more thing I’d like to ask.
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Do you recall seeing anyone else besides the Rangers recently?
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Oh, yeah. There was someone who wore the same uniform as you and was always repairing stuff near the surveillance station. Haven't seen them lately, though.
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I see...
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Are you looking for someone?
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Well, it’s more than that...
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It’s a long story. Let’s focus on the task at hand first.
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Hmm... Now that the last Cell is back in place, the entire line has been connected, so it’ll take some time for the data to transfer.
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Wait... I hear movement outside!
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What the...
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Tsk... These guys look like they mean business...
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They’ve got us outnumbered, what are we gonna do...
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Don't worry. That’s what I’m here for.
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This'll be a cakewalk!
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I admire your confidence, but be cautious not to get too overconfident.
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You’ve got some skills I’ll give you that, but don’t get your guard down...
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These TDs may look large in size, but as long as we can figure out their frequencies and exploit their weaknesses, we may be able to gain the upper hand.
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We should take the initiative and attack from our side to widen our chances of winning.
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Yeah, these TDs aren’t going anywhere anyway... Here goes nothing. I’m not letting anything get in my way of turning in this shift!
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Data link complete... TD behavior record download complete...
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Qiuwang gives a strange face after he carefully compares the data sets—his eyes sparkle with surprise, but the corners of his mouth curl down slightly into a bitter smile.
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Just like my mentor said, the TDs in this area have evolved. They now coordinate their attacks and finish off their targets...
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Mentor?
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Yes. My mentor. The engineer that was last assigned to this station.
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A while ago, I received a message from him mentioning the TDs in this area were evolving in abnormal speed. His speculations are now proven true after witnessing what had happened today for myself.
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I've collected most of the data mentioned in the message, however...
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The reason for this evolution remains a mystery. The same can be said about the whereabouts of my mentor...
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So you were looking for your mentor.
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Yes... I haven't heard from him since he sent me the message...
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Considering the speed at which the TDs are evolving, I'm afraid he...
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...Don't give up. There's still a place we haven't been to yet.
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The radar station. We should give the place a look.
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The radar's beam of light shines on Hé Chou's tired eyes as it powers up. But after a few seconds, his eyes dim again—it's a light he’s seen countless times, only to be swallowed by darkness. No one knows how long it will last this time, but for someone about to leave, its duration no longer matters.
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Qiuwang rushes to collect data, his fingers slightly trembling as he enters the inputs. Despite the nerves, his years of experience ensure he makes no mistakes.
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Beep—Data transfer complete.
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Frequencies. Mixed with chaos and clamor...
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Dozens of Elite Class TDs... and ten individuals who fought to their last.
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Among them were nine elites and one untrained.
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Ziqin, Zhiyou, Nianhan... It’s the nine Rangers that were stationed here together with me.
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The nine people fought against the TDs while protecting the untrained.
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The frequency gradually weakened and disappeared... Only one TD and the untrained person remained.
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Later the frequency demonstrated a steady pattern, and the waveform resembled the comparative experiments often carried out in laboratories...
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But this time, it was done on the field.
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The slight tremors on the waveform reveal the agony of being torn apart...
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Is this...
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What happened afterwards?
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Yes.
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After completing a set of comparative experiments, the person ended their own life.
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After completing a set of comparative experiments, the person ended their own life.
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The TD followed suit by performing the same action...
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You mean to tell me that this person, knowing he’s got no way of escaping, collected the frequency of the TD’s evolution rate on the spot, and by using their quirk of of copying human behaviors, guided it to destroy itself?
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To do this, you have to be someone with a heap of experience in TD research.
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As far as I know, there’s only one person that checks the box ...
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Everyone falls silent.
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…
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Are you okay?
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...I've managed to calm down a bit. I feel much better now.
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To be honest. From the moment I received my mentor’s message, I had a feeling that his fate has been sealed.
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Being a strict person that he always is, he never talks about anything other than research.
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But in that message, besides the research data, there were also a few words of advice.
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"This work proved to be a very dangerous one. Should you continue, you risk losing your loved ones, friends... and everything you hold dear till this day."
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"Looking back from the end, the data you worked so hard to obtain is but a candle in the wind, always on the verge of being extinguished."
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"If you still decide to carry on despite knowing all of this."
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"Then come to the Desorock Highland. It's time for you to take over."
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...I didn’t realize you went through all of this... I even tried to act tough on you, and kept mumbling on and on...
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You're in as much pain as I am... but you didn't stop or complain, and continued moving on...
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I'm just... so useless. No wonder I can't do anything right...
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Well, you’ve done quite well yourself all this time.
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You were with us the whole time, providing information and clearing paths... You even brought along a strong helper like {PlayerName}.
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You and your squad have fulfilled your duties well.
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On the battlefield, your sacrifices and resistance is what prevented the radar from suffering any major damage.
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And later your tireless efforts paved way for the swift repairs of the radar.
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All of this wouldn’t have been achieved without any of us.
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...You're right.
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Yup!
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So, what do we do next?
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We are in your debt, {PlayerName}. You had no obligation to do so, yet your aid is inmeasurable.
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I shall double me efforts in studying these precious data we have worked so hard to collect.
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I shall continue to study these precious data we managed to collect.
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After analysing the waveforms, I have come to a preliminarily conclusion that the abnormal evolution rate of the Tacet Discords in this area is correlated to the surrounding environment and the simulation subjects.
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Simulation subjects?
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The Rangers who fought till the end.
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TDs imitate behaviors to evolve. The more they fight, the faster they evolve.
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That's how they learned our tactics! Whenever we defended a surveillance point, they seized it. When we guarded an Induction Cell, they tried to capture it. And when we protected the researcher, the TDs rushed for him too.
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Which means that the more we resist, the faster they adapt? What are we going to do about it?
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TDs can only "imitate" and cannot truly learn. They are merely a jumble of chaotic frequencies, not intelligent beings.
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They bear no distinguish between good or evil, right from wrong. They simply imitate, prey, and attack...
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As long as we make use of this quality, we can bend the situation to our advantage and develop defensive technologies to prevent them from causing harm the surveillance and radar stations ever again.
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The data that my mentor left behind for me at the end was a clear indication in this direction... I will devote all my efforts into promoting this technology.
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What do we have here...? The radar's detection accuracy has gone up and revealed a few uncharted areas after it was brought back online.
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My mentor once told me that these kinds of places usually store unknown treasures. Obtaining this precious data today is more than adequate for me, so I'll leave these treasures to you, {PlayerName}.
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I hope you can also experience the surprise and excitement of exploring the unknown.
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