According to Xinyi, Hongzhen's Mayor, Jinhsi has gone off to Truthseeker's Pass, or the Court of Savantae Ruins. The Cipher Key stored in the heart of Truthseeker's Pass is a precondition to opening Mianloong Chamber and the audience with Jué, the Sentinel.
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Don't worry. {PlayerName} is special. The Temporal Dusruption can't hurt her.
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I... *cough*... but Changli, your...
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Shh...
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I gave my word to be your pawn and I intend to keep it. As your teacher and courtier, it is only right for me to do so.
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And let's not forget, without me playing the Wayfinder for {PlayerName}, we wouldn't even have her here.
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{PlayerName} has a strong connection to this place. You need her help to resolve Mt. Firmament's crisis.
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But... We already owe {PlayerName} a lot.
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I don't mind helping you again.
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I'm here to find out about my past.
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Thank you, {PlayerName}... Thank you.
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As we headed toward Mt. Firmament, {PlayerName} mentioned a strange dream she had. It may have been a flashback of her lost memories.
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{PlayerName}, Jué, and Mt. Firmament... There must be some kind of crucial connection between the three. {PlayerName} also has her own reasons for being here.
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I see...
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{PlayerName}, I will do everything I can to rescue the Sentinel as soon as possible, then we can finally talk to it in person. It will surely have the answers you want.
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Let's cut to the chase.
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What did you find in Truthseeker's Pass, Jinhsi?
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According to the Court of Savantae's records... the Sentinel was already injured upon its arrival at Mt. Firmament.
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As time passed and its condition worsened, the flow of time became unstable here, causing Temporal Disruptions that could potentially threaten Jinzhou.
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Only the Sentinel's Appointed Resonator can restore its Temporal Mandate...
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Their records indicate a solution.
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To reverse the rapid aging effect from Temporal Disruptions, I must deliberately collide with the Sentinel’s resonance power during combat—triggering my Second Resonance Awakening. That will enhance my power beyond its limits.
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Let's say you can achieve all that, but Jinhsi... Do you understand what is at stake for yourself?
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I understand.
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...I share a Resonance connection with Jué, but I never took the time to truly get to know it... I've been blind to its suffering for so long...
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Sentinel Jué has been guiding us since the city's founding with its wise words and well-crafted decisions.
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The Temporal Disruptions we face are just a side effect of its efforts to protect local people.
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...Without the Sentinel blocking out Tacet Discords through its time-manipulation power, Jinzhou would be a barren wasteland today.
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So what do you plan to do, Jinhsi?
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If the Sentinel's condition is indeed incurable... Nobody knows how far the Temporal Disruptions will continue to spread.
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Today it's Mt. Firmament, but tomorrow it could be all of Jinzhou.
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I... I will...
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If it truly comes down to that, I'll fulfill Jué's prophecy myself.
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It's the only way to save Mt Firmament, protect Jinzhou, and help the Sentinel.
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Have you thought about the consequences, Jinhsi?
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Trying to trigger a Second Awakening by fighting the Sentinel... It could make you Overclock at any moment.
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We both know what that means. You could lose your mind forever, or even disintegrate into dust... You don't want to end up like those Chronosorters, shredded under immense pressure.
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On top of that... Do you honestly believe you can fight in your current condition?
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I can see right through your façade, Jinhsi. You're essentially committing suicide at this point.
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You're one to talk, my teacher.
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I learned from the best. When have you ever backed down from risking your life for what you believe in?
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Oh? I don't remember ever teaching you that.
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We all die eventually, but we need to stay alive as long as we can to achieve more.
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Jinhsi, you must live and inherit the Sentinel's power. Then you can save and protect these people for years to come.
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Changli... I...
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... Jinhsi, I don't intend to stop you. I know you've made up your mind.
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That's why I brought {PlayerName} here.
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You may have already guessed it. {PlayerName} is indeed the hero who fought by our Sentinel's side during Jinzhou's early days. She is also the mysterious visitor spoken of in tales about Mt. Firmament.
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All evidence we've gathered points to this being true.
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If anyone can help us with the situation at Mt. Firmament, it must be {PlayerName}.
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I don't remember anything, but I can fight.
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I'm strong. It wouldn't hurt to help.
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There might be other options.
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Thank you, my teacher... Jinhsi will keep your words in mind.
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Lastly, we still don't know for sure how the Fractsidus is keeping our Sentinel trapped. This will determine if you can actually meet it face to face.
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Maybe the Fractsidus are just really strong...
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They might be using the Court of Savantae's mechanisms.
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Maybe they manipulated the Sentinel's weakness.
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Yes, it could be any of these scenarios. Lady Xinyi is already on the case. We should get an answer soon.
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The Cipher Key should be inside the stone chamber, behind its entrance gate. There is one more Flare Stone to work out. Let's get moving.
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The Sentinel's situation is worse than we thought. It had already sustained severe injuries when it descended upon Mt. Firmament...
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"With one of the Temporal Programs lost"... It no longer had the power to restore time, instead it could only stop and rewind it.
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So the Sentinel protected Hongzhen with its power, but it couldn’t return things back to normal?
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It would seem so...
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According to their theories, the Sentinel's injury would worsen over time. And if the Sentinel perishes... the Temporal Disruptions will spiral out of control, engulfing all of Jinzhou.
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So the Fractsidus just added a pinch of salt to the already gaping wounds on Mt. Firmament...
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Is there any way to cure the Sentinel?
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There is nothing we can do. At least that's what it says in these records.
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Only the Mianloong Chamber can provide temporary relief for the Sentinel, but it won't heal it completely.
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In the end, the Sentinel and a "peculiar visitor" who was immune to Time Disruptions would have to come up with a last resort.
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The Chronosorters.
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The "Resonance".
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The Sentinel couldn't be fixed, so they decided to replicate its power onto a Resonator through induced Resonance...
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Their experiments resulted in the first Chronosorter—a manmade Resonance Object.
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So it worked?
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No. A Chronosorter can only rewind time within a narrow range. It's no match for the Sentinel's immense power.
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If objects didn't work, then... What if it was a person...
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Jinhsi...
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We are getting closer and closer to the truth.
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Two more Flare Stones left. Everything aside, first we must find Jinhsi.
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Is that so...
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What does it say?
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So, this file confirms that the Chronosorters are artificial Resonance Objects.
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They activate when hit with a strong impact to create the corresponding Resonance Effects.
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And this also answers my previous question: the Chronosorters rewind time through resonating with the Sentinel.
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That sounds really powerful.
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No, it was nowhere near enough. The Chronosorters shut down once they are removed from the Sentinel's range or the abnormal time flow on Mt. Firmament.
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Plus, as artificial Resonance Objects, their capacity is limited.
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According to the Court of Savantae researchers, there was a hypothesis that could potentially make them more powerful—the Second Resonance Awakening hypothesis.
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Which states the collision between two resonating frequencies might cause a Second Resonance Awakening...
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That prophecy...
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A destined fight between Jinhsi and the Sentinel...
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...Yes. That fight has to happen to trigger a Second Resonance Awakening for Jinhsi, so she may exert even stronger Resonance Abilities... Ones that allow her to restore the flow of time.
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Did the Court of Savantae's research succeed?
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Countless Chronosorters were made to collide with the Sentinel's frequencies, but they were no match. All the machines turned to dust.
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Without exception?
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One Chronosorter briefly showed the power to restore time before breaking apart.
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This proved that a Second Awakening can indeed improve Resonance Ability.
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The research log mentioned that all Chronosorters were working in an overdrive mode.
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—It's similar to how human Resonators experience Overclocking, they wrote.
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What is Overclocking?
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Overclocking happens when a Resonator overexerts their ability. And this researcher who wrote this suggests that it might be the key to triggering a Second Awakening.
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It doesn't sound like a good thing.
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No, it's not. Exhausting oneself will only result in destruction...
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In addition, I noticed another detail in these records.
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The Chronosorters required manual control, while the Sentinel Jué appeared to be under someone else's command.
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In that only incident of success, just as the 'Chronosorter' was about to break down, that "peculiar visitor" gave an order to the Sentinel.
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And the Sentinel successfully transferred some kind of energy to the Chronosorter thanks to that order.
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Overclocking...
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When the Chronosorter almost broke down...
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Energy transmission...
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{PlayerName}, do you have an idea?
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