Id ActionId NextActionId Type IsBlock IsEnd BeginAnim EndAnim BeginDelay EndDelay Params[1] Params[2] Params[3] Params[4] Params[5] Params[6] Params[7] Params[8] Params[9] Params[10] Params[11] Params[12] Params[13] Params[14] Params[15] Params[16] Params[17] Params[18] Params[19] Params[20] Params[21] Params[22] Params[23] Params[24] Params[25] 1 1 101 AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 2 2 401 1 36 3 3 201 1 500013 1 4 4 401 2 819004 5 5 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiHitNew.prefab 1 6 6 502 PanelActor1Shake 7 7 301 DialogEnable 1 Corrupted Rawrgh! 1 8 8 202 1 9 9 401 2 2603 10 10 401 1 201 11 11 301 As the last Corrupted falls, the blue-hued space falls silent once again. Several tropical fish stare at the uninvited "guests" through the thick glass that houses them. 12 12 201 1 500394 13 13 301 1 Construct A Threats cleared. No more hostile signals detected. 1 14 14 201 1 500498 15 15 301 1 Chiko How is the life detector running? 1 16 16 201 1 500405 17 17 301 1 Construct B It's set to upload the scans automatically at set intervals. Look. 1 18 18 201 1 500498 19 19 301 1 Chiko looks down at her terminal and finds a new imaging document there. 20 20 301 However, there are also multiple obstructions interfering with the signals within the detector's range. There is no way to pinpoint the location of a specific target. 21 21 301 Chiko nods and continues asking. 22 22 301 Chiko How's the hacking on the surveillance authorization going? 1 23 23 301 ...She hears no answers, just the sound of the Purifying Force members moving around. 24 24 204 1 4 25 25 301 Chiko What's the status on the cameras? 1 26 26 301 Chiko raises her voice. 27 27 301 ??? Why are you kicking me, Norris? 28 28 301 She can hear the mumbling from the back of the team. 29 29 204 1 14 30 30 301 Chiko sighs, frustrated by how badly her team is working together. 31 31 204 1 32 32 301 Almost every member of the Purifying Force is used to working alone. There has never been an operation that requires a team of more than five ever since the Purifying Force was formed. 33 33 301 Not to mention that the Purifying Force has enlisted many members from other squads, as well as new recruits fresh out of school, leading to the current situation. 34 34 301 ??? I'm sorry. Were you asking for me, Vice-Captain? 35 35 301 Chiko takes a deep breath and calms herself, asking the same question the third time. 36 36 204 1 4 37 37 301 Chiko Have we gotten access to the cameras? 1 38 38 201 1 500028 39 39 301 1 ??? C-copy that, Vice-Captain. The hacking operation hasn't been completed yet at the moment... 1 40 40 301 A brief commotion of panic comes from the back. A young Construct is staring at the terminal, his fingers flying all over the keyboard. 41 41 301 His name is printed on the custom terminal—Delapoer. 42 42 301 Delapoer The security system here isn't using the popular encryption method from the Golden Age. It's a bit difficult to crack it from the outside... 1 43 43 301 Delapoer But if you can give me another 15 minutes... no, 10 minutes... 1 44 44 201 1 500498 14 45 45 301 1 Looking at the corpses on the floor and her injured teammate, Chiko contemplates for a moment. 46 46 204 1 4 47 47 301 Chiko That's longer than we can afford. We've encountered five Corrupted attacks already. Who can say when the next one's coming? 1 48 48 301 Chiko How long will it take if we hack it from an access point within the administrative room? 1 49 49 201 1 500028 50 50 301 1 Delapoer Copy that, Vice-Captain... If I have access to the administrative room, I can transfer the virus directly to reset the system authorization. 1 51 51 201 1 500498 4 52 52 301 1 Chiko I'm adjusting our objective. Prioritize making our way to the administrative room and access to the cameras. 1 53 53 301 Chiko And stop saying "copy that" before every sentence, rookie. We don't need your habits from boot camp in the field. 1 54 54 201 1 500028 55 55 301 1 Delapoer Copy—Understood, Vice-Captain. 1 56 56 201 1 500394 57 57 301 1 Construct A But our mission here is to search for the Red-Tide-worshipping cult "Scarlet Revelation" that got tricked here by the Ascendants. The higher-ups won't be happy if we get sidetracked and get them killed. 1 58 58 201 1 500498 4 59 59 301 1 Chiko If they were indeed tricked here by the Ascendants as the intel said, they could be monitoring us right now. 1 60 60 301 Chiko It's already unusual that this "Copperfield Aquarium" is still running. We should at least get the security cameras on our side. 1 61 61 301 Chiko Pack up, team! Check your ammo and prepare to go. 1 62 62 202 1 1 63 63 201 1 500019 -600 64 64 201 2 500405 65 65 201 3 500028 600 66 66 301 1 Purifying Force Member Roger! 1 2 3 67 67 202 1 2 3 1 68 68 201 1 500028 69 69 301 1 Delapoer ... 1 70 70 201 2 500019 400 71 71 301 1 ??? Hey, stop spacing out. Get your stuff and be ready to go. 2 72 72 202 1 2 1 73 73 201 1 500028 -400 1 74 74 201 2 500019 400 75 75 301 1 Delapoer Ah?! Don't startle me, Norris... 1 76 76 301 1 Norris Why on earth did you apply for the Purifying Force if you're so easily scared... 2 77 77 301 1 Norris And what's wrong with you today? You can usually hack into small cameras like this just with your toes! Are you getting stage fright joining a big operation for the first time? 2 78 78 301 1 Norris Or is the customized terminal I gave you not to your liking? I remember that you used to need the same pillow or you couldn't sleep well. Aren't you still using Sleeping Pod 3? Does it apply to terminals as well? 2 79 79 301 1 Delapoer My toes... Stop exaggerating... 1 80 80 301 1 Delapoer shakes his head, bombarded by his terrible friend's endless questions. 81 81 301 1 Delapoer The terminal is great. Like I said, the encryption here is uncommon. 1 82 82 301 1 Delapoer looks confused as he says that. 83 83 301 1 Delapoer But most assets Copperfield left on the surface use the same encryption method. This is the first time I've seen something like this. 1 84 84 301 1 Norris Maybe the guy was getting creative that day... or perhaps the Ascendants altered the encryption, haha... 2 85 85 301 1 Delapoer shivers, quickly covering Norris' mouth. 86 86 301 1 Delapoer Knock on wood! I don't want to see any Ascendants today! 1 87 87 301 1 Norris You're part of the Purifying Force now. Sooner or later you'll run into them. 2 88 88 301 1 Norris easily removes his hold and rests a hand on his shoulder instead, speaking to him earnestly. 89 89 301 1 Norris This is part of growing up, you know? 2 90 90 301 1 Delapoer You talk like you had met an Ascendant before... 1 91 91 301 1 Delapoer knows the person before him. Had Norris survived an encounter with an Ascendant with an intact speech module, Delapoer would have had to disable his own audio module, or he would never have heard the end of it. 92 92 301 1 Norris Haha! Even though a new Ascendant pops up every other day, and many of them showed up during the Kowloong War, I still haven't met one! I'm kind of lucky, I guess. 2 93 93 301 1 Norris My luck has to continue, right? 2 94 94 202 1 2 1 95 95 201 1 500394 96 96 301 1 Construct A What are you still doing there, Norris? 1 97 97 201 1 500019 98 98 301 1 Norris I have to go. 1 99 99 301 Norris pats Delapoer on his shoulder as he walks past his friend. 100 100 301 Norris Don't you worry even if we run into Ascendants. You specialists are rare in the Purifying Force. 1 101 101 301 Norris You'll be safe with us in the front. 1 102 102 301 Norris And Vice-Captain is with us, too. Not the best reputation, sure, but her skills on the battlefield are unmatched. 1 103 103 301 Norris So stop being such a sourpuss. 1 104 104 202 1 1 105 105 201 1 500028 1 106 106 301 1 Delapoer ... 1 107 107 301 1 Delapoer How can you tell how I feel through my mask? 1 108 108 202 1 1 109 109 201 1 500019 110 110 301 1 Norris Hahaha! I know how you feel even if you're an abstract piece of art— 1 111 111 401 2 1510 112 112 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 113 113 301 RImgBg1Shake "BANG!" 114 114 301 A bullet lands right next to where Norris is standing. The squad leader urging Norris to return to his post is pointing a gun at him, with smoke still coming out of the barrel. 115 115 201 1 500394 116 116 301 1 Construct A N-O-R-R-I-S! 1 117 117 201 1 500019 118 118 301 1 Norris ****** 1 119 119 301 Norris I'm coming! 1 120 120 301 Norris By the way, I've requested a transferal to your squad after this mission. We can watch each other's back in the future. 1 121 121 202 1 122 122 301 With that, Norris rushes to the front of the troop. Delapoer sighs, looking at Norris getting further and further away. 123 123 201 1 500028 124 124 301 1 Delapoer Don't you jinx it. 1 125 125 202 1 126 126 301 Packing up his terminal, Delapoer looks up casually and finds the tropical fish in the tank staring at the troop of Purifying Force members. 127 127 301 This antique of a facility from the Golden Age is still running without issues, even to this day. 128 128 301 Out of nowhere, Delapoer suddenly wonders if the fish in there consider the humans some aliens trapped in their own glass cages. 129 129 301 The members of "Scarlet Revelation" believe the dead are reborn in the Red Ttide. Since it retains their memories, data, and consciousness, the Red Tide Projections are considered echoes of their lives. 130 130 301 The difference in their forms and living habitats makes it impossible for them to communicate. Just as how fish cannot understand humans, humans cannot understand the lives in the Red Tide... 131 131 401 1 36 132 132 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStory/FxUiHuaping.prefab 2 133 133 201 1 500028 134 134 301 1 "Delapoer" (Wait a minute...) 1 135 135 301 "Delapoer" (Why is there fish in there?) 1 136 136 202 1 1 137 137 401 1 158 138 138 301 The facility might have been running, but how could the fish survive this long without anyone to look after them? 139 139 301 This is a well-maintained graveyard, but a graveyard nonetheless. There should be nothing but rotten corpses inside. 140 140 502 RImgBg1BlowUp 141 141 301 "Delapoer" walks away from his team, slowly walking toward the group of fish that has been staring at him. The closer he gets, the closer the fish approaches. 142 142 401 1 2650 143 143 301 Thousands of fish adhere to the glass on one side, their eyes forming a giant insect-like compound eye, the gaps between the eyeballs filled by their colorful bodies. 144 144 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 145 145 101 1000 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cg3002_28.jpg 146 146 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 147 147 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 148 148 301 The thousands of eyes slowly turn, tracing "Delapoer's" footsteps. "Delapoer's" reflections in them gradually expand, twist, and transform. 149 149 201 1 500028 -10 30 1 150 150 205 1 0.8 0.8 0 151 151 501 800 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxTongyong/FxUiGuanbixiaoshi.prefab 2 1 152 152 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxTongyong/FxUiGuanbixiaoshi.prefab 153 153 301 1 As the water moves and surges, his "self" in their eyes begins to melt like butter, and his "bones," "blood," and "flesh" crumple away, leaving an empty sack of skin floating in the water. 1 154 154 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 155 155 202 1 1 156 156 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png 157 157 401 2 571 158 158 402 2650 159 159 301 "..." 160 160 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 161 161 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 162 162 301 He cannot feel his feet anymore. The vaguely humanoid-shaped figure approaches the glass wall that separates water from the air. 163 163 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 164 164 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png 165 165 201 1000 1 500533 8 1 166 166 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 167 167 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 168 168 202 1 1 169 169 301 1 "...ca..." 1 170 170 401 2 2645 171 171 104 0|0|-300 15 172 172 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 173 173 101 1000 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cg3002_38.jpg 174 174 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 175 175 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 176 176 301 The closer he gets, the more blissful he feels—as if every organ in his body is screaming with joy! 177 177 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 178 178 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory0.png 179 179 301 "...anca..." 180 180 501 200 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 2 181 181 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 182 182 402 613 183 183 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cg3002_40.jpg 184 184 301 His consciousness will be liberated from its cage for a sky of freedom; his body will break the chains that bound him and sprout a pair of wings. 185 185 501 200 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 2 186 186 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 187 187 402 613 188 188 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 189 189 301 Just a little bit closer... 190 190 501 3000 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 3 191 191 401 1 36 192 192 505 RImgBg1BlowUp 193 193 104 0|0|0 0 194 194 302 AniZhuanchangBegin Bianca! 195 195 195 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory618.jpg 196 196 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStory/FxUiHuaping.prefab 197 197 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiNoiseNew.prefab 198 198 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiFogNew.prefab 2 199 199 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryZhengyanNew.prefab 2 200 200 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Bianca Cough... 201 201 401 1 209 202 202 301 Her buried consciousness slowly rises, her sense of self reestablished. 203 203 301 Dust-covered corpses lie underneath her feet. The faint light from the lamp in her hand is slowly dying, and the projections in her visual module are dissolving into the air. 204 204 201 1 500322 205 205 301 1 ??? How are you feeling, Bianca? 1 206 206 301 The projections overlap with the figure before her. For a brief second, she cannot recognize who that is. 207 207 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiFogNew.prefab 208 208 205 1 1 0 1 209 209 201 2 500166 1 210 210 205 2 0 1 1 211 211 301 1 Calibrating her visual module, Bianca finds Lucia standing before her. Next to Lucia is a human, while other members of this operation are standing further away, keeping watch. 212 212 202 1000 1 2 1 213 213 201 1 500533 3 214 214 301 1 Bianca I'm okay. Were you the one that terminated the "Phantom Tracer", Commandant? 1 215 215 302 Yeah. 216 216 216 204 1 5 217 217 301 DialogDisable She looks at the now-darkened lamp and frowns. 218 218 302 Your M.I.N.D. was extremely unstable back then. 219 219 219 302 The Deep M.I.N.D. connection might not make it in time. 220 220 220 302 So I authorized to stop the tracer first. 221 221 221 204 1 7 222 222 301 DialogEnable That is when Bianca realizes that her M.I.N.D. is currently connected intricately through a special network. Was her M.I.N.D. deviation so severe that she did not even notice this earlier? 223 223 204 1 224 224 301 Bianca A timely assessment, Commandant. 1 225 225 301 Bianca After viewing some events that took place here through the Phantom Tracer, I began to experience hallucinations. 1 226 226 301 Looking at the mere handful of bionic fish in the giant fish tank, Bianca is certain that the thousands of tropical fish she saw earlier were her hallucinations. 227 227 301 Bianca My M.I.N.D. has stabilized now. You can stop the Deep M.I.N.D. connection, Commandant. 1 228 228 302 Alright. 229 229 229 301 As the link is disconnected, Bianca hooks the lamp-shaped Phantom Tracer back on her belt. 230 230 201 1 500166 5 231 231 301 1 Lucia Compared to the Spear of F.O.S., this tracer has a much higher risk of M.I.N.D. deviation. 1 232 232 301 Lucia You should rely on it less, Bianca. 1 233 233 302 I agree with Lucia. 234 234 234 201 1 500533 1 235 235 301 1 Bianca ... 1 236 236 301 Bianca At least now we know what's the longest we can use the tracer. 1 237 237 301 Bianca Asimov and Vesalius have mentioned that if we can stabilize the M.I.N.D. through a Deep M.I.N.D. connection in time, there is no fear of a M.I.N.D. deviation. 1 238 238 302 Don't take unnecessary risks. 239 239 239 301 DialogDisable Bianca Don't worry. I'll use it responsibly. 1 240 240 302 ... 241 241 241 302 AniZhuanchangBegin This is too hasty. We're underprepared for this mission and this new frame. 242 242 242 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory45.jpg 243 243 502 DialogEnable 244 244 202 1 1 245 245 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Babylonia, 09:00 AM 246 246 201 1 500011 247 247 301 1 Hassen Thank you for your hard work on the last mission. 1 248 248 301 DialogDisable Hassen You mentioned in your report that Lithos has some unique insights on the Red Tide? 1 249 249 302 He seems to believe that the lives taken by the Red Tide aren't completely gone. 250 250 250 302 They merely live on in another fractured form. 251 251 251 301 DialogEnable Hassen Hmm. This seems to match what Noan said... 1 252 252 301 Hassen I suspect that the incident at Copperfield Aquarium is the work of the Ascendants. 1 253 253 302 Copperfield Aquarium? 254 254 254 301 Hassen You heard me. That's where you're going next. 1 255 255 301 Hassen The truth is, the Ascendants aren't just targeting Constructs with their rumors... They have also swayed some Scavengers groups that hold similar ideals. 1 256 256 401 2 1227 257 257 301 The projection on the bridge suddenly displays a large amount of intel and images. 258 258 402 1227 259 259 302 "Scarlet Revelation"? 260 260 260 301 Hassen It is a new group that believes the Red Tide can resurrect the dead. 1 261 261 301 Hassen From the testimonials we gathered, they were a small group of 13 before gradually expanding into a group of thousands. 1 262 262 301 Hassen The original 13 that started the group call themselves the "13 Revelationists". 1 263 263 302 ... 264 264 264 301 Hassen They haven't done anything as fanatical as pushing or luring people into the Red Tide yet. 1 265 265 301 Hassen But, recently, the 13 Revealationists all received invitations from an unknown Ascendant one after another. 1 266 266 301 Hassen The Ascendant promised them rebirth through the Red Tide if they showed up at a specific location and passed the Ascendant's test and filtering. 1 267 267 301 Hassen Even though the 13 only considered "Rebirth through the Red Tide" a tale of solace, any comfort they could find turned into a lifeline in these desperate times. 1 268 268 301 Hassen Most of them died on their journey. The Purifying Force only found dead bodies and a handful of survivors when they arrived. 1 269 269 301 Hassen Only 1 of the 13 Revealationists survived. 1 270 270 401 2 2566 271 271 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryTongxunHalfNew.prefab 1 272 272 201 1 500541 273 273 301 1 A picture of a woman with dark eyeshadows appears in the projection. 274 274 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryTongxunHalfNew.prefab 1 275 275 201 1 500011 276 276 301 1 Hassen Grace last appeared in Copperfield Aquarium. 1 277 277 302 Were the Ascendants trying to turn the people into one of them? 278 278 301 Noan mentioned that it was not humans but Lithos who turned him into a Construct. You do not know how or why, but the Ascendants also seem to possess Construct technology. 279 279 301 Hassen Not really. Their situations were different from Noan's. 1 280 280 301 Hassen They all tested negative for Tantalum-193 affinity in conservation areas in the past. There was no way they could become Constructs. 1 281 281 301 Hassen And we've found that the technology used on Noan's frame was more or less identical to ours apart from the anomaly in his M.I.N.D. 1 282 282 301 Hassen In theory, even the Ascendants couldn't turn them into Constructs. 1 283 283 301 Hassen Nonetheless, we couldn't just watch as our own were sacrificed for some Ascendant conspiracies. 1 284 284 301 Hassen We sent a team of Purifying Force to investigate the aquarium, but they also disappeared. 1 285 285 302 Even Chiko? 286 286 286 301 Hassen Yes. 1 287 287 401 2 2566 288 288 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryTongxunHalfNew.prefab 1 289 289 201 1 500498 1 290 290 301 1 Chiko This is Chiko. We're no longer detecting any Corrupted signals at the entrance and the surrounding one-kilometer area. Beginning the investigation on the Scarlet Revelation now. 1 291 291 505 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryTongxunHalfNew.prefab 1 292 292 202 1 1 293 293 201 1 500011 294 294 301 1 Hassen That is the last recording we received. 1 295 295 301 Hassen We want you to continue Chiko's mission and investigate the Scarlet Revelation and what the Ascendants are after at Copperfield Aquarium. 1 296 296 301 Hassen And try to rescue as many survivors as possible. 1 297 297 302 Understood. 298 298 298 301 Hassen Any questions? 1 299 299 302 I have one, but it's not mission-related. 300 300 300 301 Hassen What is it? 1 301 301 302 It's about Lee... 302 302 302 301 There are so many questions you want answers to that you have no idea where to begin. However, Hassen seems to know what you want to ask just at the mention of Lee. 303 303 301 Hassen I understand your worry, but I can't tell you too much yet. 1 304 304 301 Hassen But I want you to know that we're doing what we're doing to prevent another "Empyrea". 1 305 305 301 Hassen "The real hope... is the people who created all of them." Your words at the Parliament didn't just impact people's opinions on the zero-point engine on the moon. 1 306 306 301 DialogDisable Hassen So... trust our people and give them more time. 1 307 307 302 ... 308 308 308 302 AniZhuanchangBegin I'll go get ready. 309 309 309 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory211.png 310 310 202 1 1 311 311 502 DialogEnable 312 312 301 AniZhuanchangEnd The mood in the transport craft is dreary. Most members of the Purifying Force are not speaking. Rare, brief interactions quickly revert to silence. 313 313 301 You recognize some faces from previous missions, but some you do not know. They seem to be new recruits who just joined the Purifying Force. 314 314 301 But you are perhaps most surprised by their captain. 315 315 201 1 500166 316 316 301 1 Lucia Bianca, your frame... 1 317 317 202 1 1 318 318 201 1 500533 319 319 301 1 Bianca is here in a completely new form after being severely injured in the previous battle with the agent. 320 320 301 You are not surprised to find her as the captain of the squad. You are surprised to find her using a frame you have never seen instead of the Veritas frame while the Zero frame is under repair. Even her bow has been replaced with a Swordstaff. 321 321 301 Bianca Our mission takes place indoors this time. Since a bow isn't the most optimal weapon of choice, I've been provided with alternative equipment. 1 322 322 301 Noticing the confusion in your eyes, she explains the reason why she has changed her weapon. 323 323 301 Bianca By the way, Vesalius asked me to give this to you. 1 324 324 301 DialogDisable Bianca hands you a familiar-looking connection device. 325 325 302 Is this the improved Deep M.I.N.D. connection device? 326 326 326 302 Why do we need it? 327 327 327 502 DialogEnable 328 328 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Bianca I'll explain later. Please wear your seatbelt first, Commandant. 1 329 329 502 DialogDisable 330 330 302 AniZhuanchangEnd "Phantom Tracer"? 331 331 331 301 DialogEnable Bianca That's right. It's the new technology at the core of the Stigmata frame. 1 332 332 301 According to Bianca, the lamp-shaped "Phantom Tracer" can help her reconstruct the past in a set area. 333 333 301 The "Spear of F.O.S." that Gray Raven used could do the same as long as there are functional digital devices on the scene if this is all the tracer is for. 334 334 301 But... 335 335 301 Bianca Unlike the Spear of F.O.S., the Phantom Tracer can read part of the data stored within the Punishing Virus before deciphering it with an enhanced version of the Spear of F.O.S. 1 336 336 301 Bianca Limited by the Construct hardware, we cannot perform the same kind of analysis and simulation as a dedicated machine. A machine like that, however, is easily infected by the Punishing Virus, which limits its mobility. 1 337 337 301 Bianca The Spear of F.O.S. Asimov invented can be used by Constructs, but it only works on the data stored inside functional digital devices. 1 338 338 301 Bianca The "Phantom Tracer" fills the gap between them. Given how the surface is filled with the Punishing Virus, we can use this tracer to figure out what happened to an area in the past. 1 339 339 201 1 500166 5 340 340 301 1 Lucia So the Punishing Virus is capable of storing data... Now that I think about it, the Red Tide Projections have proven to show similar traits. 1 341 341 201 1 500533 342 342 301 1 Bianca According to the researchers, they have been investigating this property of the Punishing Virus for a long time, dating back to before even the Red Tide was first discovered. 1 343 343 301 Bianca But it wasn't until Noan's recent appearance that gave them the final piece of the puzzle. 1 344 344 302 Using the Phantom Tracer will lead to M.I.N.D. deviation? 345 345 345 301 Although you do not understand how the Phantom Tracer works, it is clear to you that deciphering information from the Punishing Virus is not as easy as clicking open a document from a terminal. 346 346 301 Bianca Yes. If a Deep M.I.N.D. connection isn't established after running the tracer for a certain amount of time, it can lead to permanent damage and deviation to the M.I.N.D. 1 347 347 301 Bianca And given that the deciphering process involves the Punishing Virus, establishing a Deep M.I.N.D. connection while the tracer is running exacts a heavier toll on the commandant than usual. 1 348 348 302 How long do we have? 349 349 349 204 1 5 350 350 301 Bianca ...We don't know yet. 1 351 351 302 You don't know? Hold on... 352 352 352 302 Bianca, has Stigmata been calibrated and tested in simulations? 353 353 353 301 Noan only arrived on Babylonia a while ago. If the researchers were only able to complete the Phantom Tracer after Noan's appearance, then Stigmata must not have been made for long. 354 354 204 1 8 355 355 301 Bianca ... 1 356 356 204 1 5 357 357 301 Bianca Given how urgent the situation is, this frame has only been briefly tested and calibrated. But we're certain that it won't damage my M.I.N.D. when we're not using the Phantom Tracer. 1 358 358 301 DialogDisable Bianca As for the tracer itself... There wasn't a suitable testing venue on Babylonia, and it was too late to test it on the ground. 1 359 359 401 1 161 360 360 202 1 1 361 361 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 362 362 101 1000 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cgqz1503.jpg 363 363 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 364 364 101 1000 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cg2301_5.jpg 365 365 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 366 366 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory211.png 367 367 301 DialogEnable You cannot help but clutch your fists so tight that your nails can almost pierce your palms. 368 368 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 369 369 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory45.jpg 370 370 504 0.7 371 371 201 1 500011 1 372 372 301 1 Hassen "The real hope... is the people who created all of them." Your words at the Parliament didn't just impact people's opinions on the zero-point engine on the moon. 1 373 373 301 Hassen So... trust our people and give them more time. 1 374 374 501 Assets/Product/Effect/Prefab/FxUi/FxUiStoryNew/FxUiStoryWhiteNew.prefab 3 375 375 504 0 376 376 101 Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory211.png 377 377 201 1 500533 5 378 378 301 DialogDisable 1 You almost have to squeeze your words out through clenched teeth. 379 379 302 President Hassen and Asimov wouldn't have agreed to this. 380 380 380 302 Who made Stigmata, Bianca? 381 381 381 204 1 8 382 382 301 DialogEnable Bianca closes her eyes and does not speak until your fists eventually relax. 383 383 204 1 5 384 384 301 Bianca It was Kurono, Commandant. 1 385 385 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Bianca They've been researching it since the Punishing Virus appeared. 1 386 386 502 ThemeEnable 387 387 102 1 AniZhuanchangEnd AniZhuanchangBegin 5000 Chapter 20 Across the Ruined Sea Assets/Product/Texture/Atlas/CommonLogo/BgLogo1.png