Silent Grove: South Hill
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Brief
To find the missing Tianshi, you decide to take a bamboo raft to South Hill.
Unlock
Complete this mission series to display the map area: Jingyu Valley - Stragglers Grove
Rewards
Operational EXP ×240 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Oroberyl ×60 Oroberyl ★★★★★★ An artificial material often used for recruiting operators. 
Elementary Cognitive Carrier ×5 Elementary Cognitive Carrier ★★★★ A material that provides some EXP for leveling up Lv.61-90 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Kit ×11 Arms INSP Kit ★★★ A material that gives decent weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protohedron ×2 Protohedron ★★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×3,700 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Get on a raft and travel to South Hill View on map
Radio
H
Hong Ni
Never thought I'd see the day — me, sharing a boat with some watch. Hah!
Y
Yan Lin
Pfft. We're the ones who boarded a literal pirate ship here!
L
Li Zhui
Come-come on people. Let's try to get along, okay...?
Chen Qianyu
Ahem. South Hill. I visited the place pretty often, you know! What about you?
H
Hong Ni
'Course! This place always traps passersby. One after another, like clockwork! Easy pickings, plenty of profit!
L
Li Zhui
Hey, you can't just say that! Are you forcing me to do my job...?
Chen Qianyu
Okay, okay... Let's just ... talk about something else...
3 Follow the trail View on map
Radio
Chen Qianyu
I think that's that! Let's head back to the core and get this special system working again.
4 Talk to Yuxuan View on map
Dialogue
Y
Yuxuan
Who are you...?
L
Li Zhui
Tianshi Yuxuan! Turns out you're here!
Chen Qianyu
Oh. You know each other?
L
Li Zhui
Yeah! I used to be terrified of Chubby Lungs. Fortunately, Tianshi Yuxuan explained to me what they really are. Now I'm totally at peace...
Chen Qianyu
...Chubby Lungs? Seriously?
L
Li Zhui
Er, okay. Anyway, I'm so glad we found you at last, Tianshi Yuxuan! Can you tell us what's happening to these grovenymphs? What's making them so aggravated and upset?
Y
Yuxuan
From what I see, I'm fairly certain the issue stems from a broken fixed wave emitter.
L
Li Zhui
Fixed wave emitter...?
Y
Yuxuan
Yeah. When Wuling started building the Science Station twenty years ago, they started observing and recording grove activities.
Y
Yuxuan
The bio research team acquired plenty of data and test results. Some even hypothesized that grove ecology is indirectly influenced by the gravitational activities of Talos.
Y
Yuxuan
The team then started working with other research groups. Eventually, they identified several frequency bands that exert significant changes to grovenymph activities. One of the bands actually pacified the bugs and made them less jumpy.
Y
Yuxuan
The Tianshi used the results from the fixed wave emitter project and developed guiding lights. These newer devices could direct grovenymph activities with pinpoint accuracy — You probably used them a few times before coming here, right?
Y
Yuxuan
Oh well... When I heard that people went missing, a malfunctioning emitter was the first thing that came to mind.
Y
Yuxuan
All you need to do is fix the three cores, make sure the control panel is working properly, then reset the fixed wave emitter at the islet —
Y
Yuxuan
That won't work. The fixed wave emitter might be old, but it still serves a function. If the Blight Tide floods this place, we can use the emitter to "excite" the grovenymphs and direct them to safety.
L
Li Zhui
Huh... that's it?
Y
Yuxuan
Li, are you alright?
L
Li Zhui
Ye-yeah, I'm ... I'm alright! So we'll get those hydrocubes back to their places...
Y
Yuxuan
They verified their hypothesis via field testing. The special frequency band and the fixed wave emitter they developed really worked. But these tests took place more than a decade ago. The contraptions are even older than the city itself.
Y
Yuxuan
Eat people? What nonsense are you spouting? Grovenymphs don't have carnivorous habits. That rumor was debunked ages ago! Maybe listen to some actual science for once!
Y
Yuxuan
Ecological patterns? That sounds pretty close to what's actually happening.
Y
Yuxuan
Oh well... Stockade residents tend to have their misunderstandings about Wuling. When it comes to problems in the grove, we focus on legal measures that won't interfere with the locals' livelihood.
Y
Yuxuan
Yeeeaah, I know it sounds really complicated, but every step is necessary. We're talking about an entire system. The whole setup must be restarted to restore normalcy to the grove.
Chen Qianyu
Wait. If the thing is really old and broken, why don't you just dismantle it?
Y
Yuxuan
I'll also be submitting an application to Viceroy Zhuang after this. I must make sure that the emitter is properly maintained.
Y
Yuxuan
The research is old and grovenymphs are simple bugs. But they will offer plenty of scientific value.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Pear blossoms on South Hill ... so beautiful, so poetic. I used to perfect my swordmancy here all the time.
Chen Qianyu
Perhaps the Tianshi got ... distracted by the scenery...
Y
Yan Lin
Very true. This feels like a place where a true master would seek.
H
Hong Ni
Pfff. These are just trees.
Chen Qianyu
Hmm. Never expected to hear a story about the grovenymphs...
5 Fix Core S3 No map marker available
Dialogue
Y
Yuxuan
A true work of art and wonder!
Chen Qianyu
Ooh. You seem pretty impressed, Tianshi!
Y
Yuxuan
Looking upon the craft, an artifice of traditional and intricate aesthetics. It feels ... so warm and gentle.
Radio
L
Li Zhui
That's ... that's Tianshi Yuxuan! The one reported missing!
6 Fix Core S3 No map marker available
Other dialogue
1 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
Chen Qianyu
The raft is over there, Endmin! Let's head over to South Hill and search the place.