Sluggish Escapade
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Brief
Talk to the UWST crew mate and ask him about his situation.
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Rewards
Operational EXP ×200 Operational EXP ★★★★★ Raises the Endministrator's Authority Level. 
Oroberyl ×50 Oroberyl ★★★★★★ An artificial material often used for recruiting operators. 
Intermediate Combat Record ×10 Intermediate Combat Record ★★ A material that provides decent EXP for leveling up Lv.1-60 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Kit ×8 Arms INSP Kit ★★★ A material that gives decent weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protoprism ×5 Protoprism ★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×3,250 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Catch the Originium Slug for Oleg No map marker available
Story update
Catch the Originium Slug nearby and give it to Oleg.
Dialogue
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Oleg
How goes your slug hunt? Caught anything?
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Oleg
Awesome work!
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Oleg
Let me count them. Yeah, we might be missing some.
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Oleg
These Originium Slugs really know how to hide. Please find them for me!
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Oleg
You actually caught them all! Thank you so much!
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Oleg
The slugs... They're important to our research. I'll be extra cautious when hiring my replacement slug-sitter...
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Oleg
Originium Slugs are perfect lab animals. They reproduce quickly and can literally live anywhere!
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Oleg
When we Terrans first moved to Talos-II, food options were really limited. The slugs got us covered, you know. We released a few slugs into the wild. They quickly adapted to the Talosian environment and evolved into the many slug breeds we see today.
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Oleg
These creatures are now a key part of the global biome. Studying the slugs will help us learn more about Talos-II...
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Oleg
Oh ... that ... yeah... That's probably ... food-grade kohl.
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Oleg
Science is not an easy career, my friend... And I was pursuing a rather important side project concerning ethanol and organic substances. Had to test the results myself, you know. Heheh.
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Oleg
Truth be told ... Originium Slugs were once widely employed to make fermented beverages. Slug secretions contain enzymes that could catalyze starchy crops into kohl and other aromatic compounds.
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Oleg
Well, you can probably find them ... anywhere. Originium Slugs are extremely adaptable and thrive in all sorts of environments.
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Oleg
But slugs aren't very brave. Try looking around caves, rock crevices ... or even the tiny spaces hidden behind the containers.
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Oleg
Look around the spots I mentioned. Good luck.
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Oleg
Anthony is a research assistant I hired. I asked him to look after the Originium Slugs.
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Oleg
I was assigned to support another site due to the Æther rupture. Before I left, I specifically told my RA to keep the slugs safely confined.
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Oleg
But when I returned, both my RA and the Originium Slugs went missing...
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Oleg
I knew the lad for quite a while. Anthony's the dependable type... I wonder why he left without telling me anything.
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Oleg
Yeah... I just hope he's alright.
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Oleg
You did? Where?
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Oleg
The Blight...
Radio
Fiona the Comms Officer
Endmin, your device is picking up a UWST SOS signal. Perhaps someone nearby is in need of help.
Fiona the Comms Officer
Endmin! Go near the Originium formation and catch it!
Fiona the Comms Officer
Hmm? Did you smell something? I think it's the slug giving off a strange smell.
3 Help Oleg catch all his Originium Slugs No map marker available
Story update
Give Oleg the slugs you caught.
Radio
Fiona the Comms Officer
I think this one prefers loitering around Originium formations! We can use this to predict its location.
4 Help Oleg catch all his Originium Slugs View on map
Radio
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My slugs! They're gone...! Why, Anthony?! I thought you were the dependable type!
Other dialogue
14 Game scripting dialogue not tied to a specific quest step.
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*Huff* ... *wheeze*... Can you help me ... please? I ... I'm absolutely spent...
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Thanks, but I can't leave. Not before I find all my Originium Slugs... Oh, self intro! Yes! The name's Oleg. I'm a UWST scientist.
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Oleg
Yeah. Those slugs were specifically bred and raised for unique traits with great scientific value! I actually asked Anthony to watch over them before leaving my lab. But the man went missing and all my slugs escaped.
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Oleg
Oh... I'm not really sure myself. But there's definitely one of them nearby. Ugh. I almost managed to catch that one... Almost...
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Oleg
Outrunning them would be quite ... impossible...
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Oleg
But if you look closely, these slugs seem to move along a fixed path. You can try using that to your advantage.
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Oleg
Really? You can help? Thank you so much!
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Oleg
One more thing. Here. A special Originium Slug net. It's essential for catching the slugs.
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Oleg
How goes your slug hunt?
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Oleg
Thank you so much! This breed of Originium Slugs isn't native to Talos-II, but they're adapting really well. In fact, their running speed hasn't changed much compared to their Terran ancestors.
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Oleg
Well, yeah. Originium Slugs came from Terra. People brought them along when they came to Talos-II.
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Oleg
Over the years, the slugs also evolved to better adapt to the Talosian environment.
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Oleg
And with this little guy, I can finally continue my research.
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Oleg
Oh, if you come across more slugs at other places, catch them for me! PLEASE!