Tainted Waters
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Brief
Ask Jing Hong about disturbances in the waterways.
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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. 
Elementary Cognitive Carrier ×5 Elementary Cognitive Carrier ★★★★ A material that provides some EXP for leveling up Lv.61-90 operators. Overview › 
Arms INSP Kit ×9 Arms INSP Kit ★★★ A material that gives decent weapon EXP. Overview › 
Protohedron ×1 Protohedron ★★★★ A material that upgrades operator skills. Overview › 
T-Creds ×4,050 T-Creds ★★★★ TC for short. This currency is recognized and used in many places. Steps
1 Talk to Jing Hong View on map
Dialogue
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
I'll get some more offerings. Please... Just make it stop...
J
Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
AAAHHH!!! No offense, no offense! By the old rites, begone, unseen ones!
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
Gah! You scared me! Thought those things were angry about the offerings again...
J
Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
O-oh! You're ... asking about *the things* in the canals?
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
The water moves wrong. And the noises ... oh goodness the noises...
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
And — and the water glows green at night ... like drowned souls!
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
Right? Everyone's terrified. No one dares touch the water now!
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
They say a body fell in last month... Now it's not human anymore... *Shivers*
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
......
J
Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
I've said too much! That Tianshi disciple over there, Li Heng ... he knows the dark waters better...
J
Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
How do we use water with that filth causing chaos every day?
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Yikes... They sound way too sure about this...
2 Talk to Li Heng View on map
Story update
Consult Li Heng, the Tianshi disciple familiar with water canals, and gather critical intel on the disturbances.
Dialogue
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Readings stable, chem-levels nominal... Hm? Endministrator, you need me?
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Ignore that nonsense. "Filth"? Superstition is the real pollutant.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
I walk these canals twice a week. Never once seen anything "abnormal".
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
My bet? Someone's illegally breeding fin, caused a ruckus, and sparked wild rumors.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
*Sigh* But the panic's real. People refusing to use water is a public health risk...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Perfect! You can start with the canals under Fangxing Avenue and near the Tianshi Bureau Academy.
3 Investigate the canal near Fangxing Avenue View on map
Story update
Investigate the canal near Fangxing Avenue for abnormalities.
Dialogue
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Oh goodness it's real! There really is "filth" in the waters!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Just now...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
My prototypes deployed for testing... Their signals just vanished! I went to retrieve them and... Gone.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Since when do canal sensors get "eaten"?! I signed up for tech, not predatory infrastructure!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Is this ... karma for mocking the water ghosts?! Are the drowned punishing my skepticism?!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Yeah! Where did you...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
No way! These are eco-friendly silent models!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
......
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Oh, uh... It's damaged by water, so the motors and LEDs are malfunctioning. Seems like those lights and the sounds ... were caused by them ... ha ... haha...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Data's intact at least! Just needs a new motherboard. I'll patch it up.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Wait, no. There *is* something wrong.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Locals say the canal east of HS.Swords is the worst, but I never deployed any there...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
I owe you one!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
These spare scanners might identify the anomaly. Please install them in the troubled canal. I'll monitor remotely.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Endmin, let's haul this back to that know-it-all Li Heng!
4 Lower the water level with the control valve No map marker available
5 Investigate the strange device No map marker available
6 Use the water level control valve again No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Well ... no markings on it. Can't tell what it's for. Almost looks like a survey device?
Chen Qianyu
The indicator's flashing red. Is it an alarm, or is it damaged?
7 Investigate the second device No map marker available
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Look, there's another one over there!
8 Investigate the canal near the Tianshi Bureau Academy No map marker available
Story update
Investigate the canal near the Tianshi Bureau Academy for abnormalities.
Dialogue
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
You won't believe this... The canal's packed with prototypes!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
It's like the worst group project... Everyone's broken oxidizers and filters fighting underwater!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Hah! The "filth" was real. Just half tears, half solder burns from my peers!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Too many aquatic engineering majors, zero lab space. Of course they turned the canals into a backyard testing ground!
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
...And here I thought I was the innovative one.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Well... Since we're here, might as well fish out all the drowned items and host a lost & found.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
I'm gonna apologize to the locals and explain the situation...
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
By the way, I just noticed the control valve is different here. It lets you move the water level up or down. We can reset the water level too.
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
Thanks for helping. I'll begin the scan now.
Radio
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Li Heng (Li Heng)
That's a wrap! I couldn't have done this without your help, Endmin!
9 Pick up the strange device No map marker available
10 Hand the device to Li Heng View on map
Story update
Return to Fangxing Avenue and hand the scanner to Li Heng.
Radio
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Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
How do we use water with that filth causing chaos every day?
J
Jing Hong (Jing Hong)
Maybe ... some fintail and fowlbeast? To appease them?
11 Head to the canal east of HS.Swords View on map
Story update
Set up the first device in the canal east of HS.Swords.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Let's see... This device looks like it's meant to be installed underwater...
12 Lower the water level with the control valve No map marker available
13 Set up the first device View on map 1 View on map 2
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
No sign of "filth" or "movement"... Hmm, maybe they're just rumors, like that Tianshi disciple said?
Chen Qianyu
Though those devices are a bit concerning...
Chen Qianyu
Yeah, it's too early to tell. Let's head out!
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Huh? What's that?
Chen Qianyu
Alrighty, that should be done! Let's move onto the second device.
14 Set up the second device No map marker available
Story update
Set up the second device in the canal east of HS.Swords.
Dialogue
Chen Qianyu
No sign of "filth" or "movement"... Hmm, maybe they're just rumors, like that Tianshi disciple said?
Chen Qianyu
Though those devices are a bit concerning...
Chen Qianyu
Yeah, it's too early to tell. Let's head out!
Radio
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Li Heng
Are you done, Endmin? I'll be waiting at the exit.
15 Leave this place View on map
Story update
Find the canal exit and leave this place.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
This device has no markings either, just like the last one.
Chen Qianyu
You know, I don't think I've seen anything like this in other canals...
16 Talk to Li Heng View on map
Story update
Notify Li Heng that the devices are set up.
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Looks like there's actually something down there! Let's lower the water levels and take a look.
17 Use the water level control valve No map marker available
Story update
Reset the water level using the control valve
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Whoa! This device again? Could it be causing those anomalies?
20 Cutscene 1 radio
Radio
Chen Qianyu
Let's lower the water level further and check the deeper levels.