Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana

Name: Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana · Type: Archon Quest · Region: Sumeru · Version Released: Luna VII

1. Head to the entrance to King Deshret's mausoleum · 2. Head to the port · 3. Take control of Sumeru City · 4. Enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana by stealth · 5. Connect to Irminsul · 6. Explore Irminsul · 7. Follow Nicole 's guidance · 8. Evade the pursuit · 9. Defeat the opponents · 10. Defeat your opponents with everything that you've got

1. Darkness Looming · 2. A Tower Unto Wisdom and Folly · 3. Truth Amongst the Pages of Purana · 4. Your Past Is Like a Garden

Hypostyle Desert, SumeruQuest Objective: Head to the entrance to King Deshret's mausoleumQuest Description: The girl dreamed a very, very long dream. In it, people were holding hands, dancing in a circle, be they sages or fools, dancers or warriors, puppets or statues of gods... It did not matter who they were, or how old, and in that joyous dancing circle was the sum of all wisdom.(The story takes place in a special story mode. If you leave it, you can resume the story from your last save)Paimon: Time to go! Let's meet the others at the Mausoleum of King Deshret!Sobek: I have not felt this way in a long time.Sobek: Standing up high, gazing out at the rolling dunes... One cannot know what freedom truly means without first losing it.Heryshaf: The Golden Slumber truly lives up to its name as a dreamland. Though desert sands exist there too, no mirage, no matter how glorious, can compare to true beauty.Thoth: Dendro Archon, what is on your mind?Nahida: I was wondering... whose counsel I should seek on the questions in my heart.Thoth: What kind of questions?Nahida: So many... more than can be put into words.Nahida: As I once said to a friend: We look, we see, and we comprehend, but the question still troubles us.Nahida: What are the many disasters that this world faces but the sum of all irresolvable questions?Thoth: The biggest question you should be asking is how to seize victory.Nahida: Yes, although I would express it differently:Nahida: I must not fail. And so, the question I am most curious about now is whether the path to victory will be an arduous one.Heryshaf: What we declare to be a young sapling we may, in fact, find to be a towering tree, if we would only cast aside our ignorance and look beyond the veil of time to see her true form.Paimon: Nahida! We're here!Nahida: Just in time. My preparations are almost complete.Traveler: Ready when you are.Nicole: We're here too!Collei: Miss Nicole, Miss Nicole... you run so fast!Collei: Phew... I thought I get a lot of exercise as a Forest Ranger, but I can barely keep up with you...Nicole: Sorry, I got a little carried away...Collei: Lesser Lord Kusanali, the equipment is ready, and the modifications to Aaru are all complete.Nahida: As discussed during our meeting...(A flashback appears)Kaveh: Accessing Irminsul via the Akasha is no longer feasible at this stage. There are other options, it's just... They're a little more extreme, and more technologically demanding to implement.Kaveh: Maybe you should take it from here.Alhaitham: The architecture and functionality of the Akasha Terminals overlap considerably with Aaru. There's reasonable evidence to suggest that one was developed based on the other, or that they both utilize technology of the same origin.Alhaitham: As long as the transplant and merge operation succeeds, Aaru should theoretically work on a scale greater than the Akasha, and approximately equal to Irminsul. It will become the largest active computing device in all of Teyvat.Alhaitham: A system this powerful is capable of a lot of different things. In the past, the Akasha was primarily used for one-way information transmission, but I suspect it could also serve as a central bridging hub.Alhaitham: In the pursuit of greater knowledge, some scholars have attempted to connect their consciousness to Irminsul through the use of terminals, incense, and meditation.Tighnari: Correct. In academic language, scholars who reach that stage are said to have entered Satyavada Life. Haypasia has performed this practice many times in the past, and she was once under my care for a period of time.Alhaitham: Right. And this at least proves that there is a zone within Irminsul that can be connected to.Nahida: That's right. Providing wisdom to the people is one of the very reasons for Irminsul's existence. I think I understand where you're going. Please, continue.Alhaitham: In that case, I'll skip to the conclusion, then. We need to further modify Aaru, merge it with the Akasha, manufacture terminals, and distribute them to every single person we can reach.Dehya: Every person? Even the desert folk?Alhaitham: Yes. Everyone.Kaveh: I've already calculated the amount of raw materials we need.Collei: So you mean, we're going to get new Akasha Terminals?Alhaitham: Yes — but this time, the people of Sumeru won't be using them to acquire knowledge, just to connect to Irminsul. That's the key.Kaveh: When we evacuated the city, we brought all the important assets from the House of Daena in case we ended up needing them. Fortunately, this included the Akasha System's main terminal.Kaveh: We've checked all the relevant records, and one thing is certain: Nothing like this has ever been done on this scale before, so...Alhaitham: Everyone in Sumeru is part of the plan. Whoever controls the people controls the situation.Nahida: Since this function of Irminsul was introduced, it has only ever been made available to scholars, who don't constitute a particularly large group of people.Nahida: But by expanding the scale to include all the people of Sumeru, all the individual connections will stack up to create a significant load on the system.Nahida: Under normal circumstances, Irminsul would be able to cope with the additional load. But with it already being under strain from other activities, its remaining capacity is limited.Nahida: Thus, it might be possible to shut it down completely by overloading it.(The flashback ends)Quest Objective: Head to the entrance to King Deshret's mausoleumCutscene: Everyone works together to disrupt Irminsul's operation. Your radical strategy has succeeded in bringing the great tree to a halt.Paimon: Success! The evil Irminsul tree has stopped growing!Traveler: Great!Thoth: What a display of true courage... the courage to think, and the courage to act. I never thought I would witness the shutdown of Irminsul with my own eyes... Perhaps this is human wisdom in action?Sobek: Indeed, only humans could do such a thing. Gods are few and far between.Heryshaf: What was once created for spreading knowledge is now used for another purpose... Heh, a rather ingenious plan.Nahida: I am grateful to you three for your help. Only thanks to you were we able to extend Aaru's interference capabilities to cover all terminals.Nahida: Now, nobody who wears a terminal will have their activity accurately tracked by Irminsul. No matter how many eyes Dottore possesses, he will not be able to see us clearly.Nahida: Now, for the next step...Nahida: I will need the help of your supreme powers once again.Heryshaf: How might we be of service, Lord of Dendro?Nahida: I need to reach the Eternal Oasis immediately.Paimon: Right now!?Heryshaf: In that case... Ibis King, would you agree that this is a fine opportunity to dust off our old tricks?Thoth: Nefer, I assume you have that chess set with you?Nefer: Hehe, you mean the one you gave to me as a gift? Asking for it back, are you?Thoth: How could I? You misjudge me. I just wanted to show you another way you can use it.Thoth: Connect to Safhe Shatranj.Collei: Safhe Shatranj? You mean that place in the desert?Heryshaf: Thoth's chess set gains its power from the chessboard laid out in the desert by King Deshret and ourselves. All ceremonies conducted using the chess set must be activated via Safhe Shatranj.Heryshaf: In other words, the chess set is an extension of the chessboard. In the past, moving a chess piece was a sacred and momentous act.Thoth: Transfer initiated... entering live combat mode.Quest Objective: Talk to The DoctorFatui Soldier: We haven't heard a single word from our spy in the desert. I'm afraid he... might have been captured.???: Never mind.Fatui Soldier: But we spent years turning him... And a lot of Mora...???: Nothing comes for free in this world, but the loss is not without its purpose. For a small price, we have wasted a precious amount of the limited time they have. Quite a bargain, if you ask me.Fatui Soldier: ...Understood.???: Weighing profit against loss is a necessary part of life. But to tell the truth, I have been operating at a loss since this all began... since many centuries ago, in fact.Regrator: For instance, why would a banker act as the executor of a will? If you hadn't deposited your personal belongings at Northland Bank, I would have no reason to be here right now.Regrator: Dottore, I've placed your final data backup into the Ley Lines as per our contract. I trust we are now square for the safe deposit fees you paid.Il Dottore: Is it not a little petty to split hairs like this, given our amicable relationship?Il Dottore: I consider sound bookkeeping a matter of principle.Regrator: Do not forget that you only live to see this day thanks to me. In fact, every day of your life since you met me, you've been living on borrowed time.Regrator: Why, that's hardly a fair assessment. I will concede that my survival was perhaps at your whim, but I became a Harbinger on my own merits.Regrator: Managing money is not like other professions. Mine is not a role I could have acquired based on your recommendation alone, and certainly not one I could have lasted so long in without genuine ability.Il Dottore: The information stored in the Ley Lines is quite comprehensive. Rest assured, I have not forgotten how strong your pride is.Il Dottore: Well? I presume you have no sense of fragmentation while talking with me.Regrator: How could anything possibly go wrong with such strict measures in place? The remainder of your soul was split in two, with one half sent to Nod-Krai and the other stored in the most secure vault of the Northland Bank.Regrator: Though I must say, your disdain for the other Segments is quite amusing. Zandik is you, and you are Zandik. Zandik created the Segments — yet you, a Segment yourself, reject him.Il Dottore: I, that is, Zandik, created Segments of various ages in his later years. To achieve this, he had to freeze time and part with a portion of his soul.Il Dottore: But as constructive as it sounds, it erases my uniqueness. If each Segment is equally me, then by the same token, none of them are truly me.Il Dottore: A soul living forever in the past inevitably holds different views than he did in his later years. The same thing that completes me also restricts me.Il Dottore: You too might ask yourself, which stage of your life you want to be preserved at? The day your business failed? Or the day you were framed by a gang and sold off to a medical lab as a test subject?Regrator: ...We needn't dredge up the past.Il Dottore: This undesirable plan was eventually scrapped. Lesser Lord Kusanali was quite right... I needed an opportunity to eliminate myself.Il Dottore: And after that, I concluded that there was no more effective plan than directly splitting the soul. Once the soul is transferred out, you will find that creating a physical body is far simpler than creating a puppet.Regrator: The other half of your soul suffered a crushing defeat in Nod-Krai, you know.Il Dottore: And yet in the process, I obtained the information I always wanted, did I not? Because now, we finally know where the best testing ground truly lies.Regrator: I once thought your ultimate goal was to ascend to godhood. But as it turns out, that was merely one of your experiments.Il Dottore: Experiments take many forms. Most people are too eager for success, too fixated on the end goal. They forget that the experimental process itself is just as important.Il Dottore: A suspiciously vacant seat, a new face... I trust you can put two and two together? The reason it doesn't exist is because someone tampered with the record.Regrator: What can I say? After all your efforts, you really did uncover the world's secrets. So, is the "new world" you promised a lie?Il Dottore: No, it never was. I am glad to be able to control Irminsul from within... Now, I shall attempt to create a new world inside the existing one.Il Dottore: Almost everyone faces the prospect of death. But not a single person has ever been able to experiment unrestrained in the afterlife through sheer force of will.Il Dottore: I am the only one to have overcome this enormous challenge. Would I not be letting the world down if I didn't make the most of the opportunity to experiment?Regrator: Clearly, the dividing of your soul did not affect the magnitude of your ego. Out of all the versions of you that have ever existed, this "you" is the most insane, and the most radical.Il Dottore: Is that why you chose to work with me? Which was it then... my insanity? Or my radicalism?Regrator: Could I call myself a venture capitalist without a suitably ambitious plan to invest in? Yours happened to fit the bill quite perfectly.Il Dottore: Well then, I must say... while I am surprised enough that you showed up at all, what surprises me more is that you chose to present yourself as my former subordinate and not as the banker, Pantalone.Regrator: Why make things harder than they need to be? Exposing my true identity in a situation like this would only serve to destroy diplomatic relations between Snezhnaya and Sumeru. I daren't imagine the consequences.Regrator: Showing up in the name of the original antagonist gives you the recognition you rightly deserve, while also being sensitive to Snezhnaya's predicament. It was an easy win.Regrator: As for why I'm here... If you're suggesting that your credit is in the negative, I won't argue with that. Many people say that about you.Il Dottore: I'd argue that a significant factor in your willingness to cooperate is the fact that you have but a few years of life left after my death. Living and dying together has a way of binding two parties together rather closely.Il Dottore: Is it not true that a relationship should be judged by both the positive and negative returns it yields?Regrator: Haha, so some of what I said actually made it into your head after all. It's true that I hope you don't die too soon... but don't you find that a strange thing for me to say? After all, you've already had quite a long life.Regrator: ...Especially for a human being.Il Dottore: Let's not pretend that you're any more innocent than I am. Are we not the same in this regard? We both despise the existing laws of this world, and neither of us enjoy being under anyone else's control.Regrator: Is it really so greedy to want the world to operate by a new set of rules?Il Dottore: Of course not, my dear friend. And as I've said before, mutual interest is the foundation for the most reliable of relationships. You can attest to that.Regrator: Hehe. I just hope there never comes a day when I have to work too hard to prove that.Fatui Soldier: Regrator, Sir! People have been spotted approaching Sumeru City!Regrator: How strange... Despite your access to Irminsul's data, it appears the soldiers noticed before you did... They must have found a workaround.Regrator: Well, Dottore, I trust you know what this means? The fact is...Il Dottore: They're coming. They'll breach the city gates any moment now.Regrator: But even so, I would say Irminsul is a wonderfully convenient thing on the whole. If you do manage to create a new world, perhaps you could plant one outside my office too?Il Dottore: I'll consider it.Regrator: What do you need me to do? Stall them?Il Dottore: The experiment will take time. Stall them for as long as possible.Regrator: Very well, but you're really asking for the moon here.Regrator: Have you heard this story? There was once a guilty man, kneeling in the center of a church, while an angry mob outside waited to bring him to justice.Regrator: He pleaded with the gods, begging them to grant him one final request: the chance to finish confessing his sins before he was sentenced.Regrator: Many suns and moons passed, seasons changed, and still his confession continued, as if he intended to speak until the end of time...Il Dottore: Are you suggesting I worship you as a god? Or were you hoping that I might confess my sins to you?Regrator: Certainly not the latter. That would make my life miserable indeed.Il Dottore: And speaking of gods...Il Dottore: For someone who despises them so, you never seemed to have any objections to me creating or becoming one.Il Dottore: At first, I thought you'd be furious.Regrator: Concerned I would terminate our partnership, were you?Il Dottore: Not at all. You had reasons why our partnership must continue.Regrator: Don't you find people's attitudes toward gods amusing? A god descends from the heavens, and people worship it unreservedly, blindly following whatever rules are given to them.Regrator: And yet, when they see an ordinary person gain godlike levels of power by virtue of their own hard work, they treat him with nothing but suspicion, even if he is a compatriot.Il Dottore: Is that supposed to be a compliment?Regrator: No. I was just thinking... I pity the man who would call you a compatriot.Il Dottore: There's no need to be so self-critical.Il Dottore: Also, about your recent situation...Il Dottore: I know it's a little late in the day to be asking this... but how have you been keeping?Regrator: Haha, I'm flattered that you would take the time out of your busy schedule to consider my wellbeing, Doctor.Regrator: The part of your soul that went to Nod-Krai caused quite a stir, sending our organization back to the drawing board on numerous fronts. It was quite a headache for everyone involved.Il Dottore: Dear me. I must have caused you no end of trouble.Regrator: You certainly did. I had the rare honor of being summoned before the Tsaritsa with Pulcinella to answer for myself. A terrifying ordeal.Regrator: Don't worry, I pulled through. At most, it's a public relations nightmare. I made sure of that.Il Dottore: Now I'm curious. How did you explain yourself?Regrator: Oh, it was quite simple. I just pinned the blame on someone who wasn't there to defend himself.Regrator: I could hardly be expected to defy the demands of someone as insistent as the Second Harbinger, now could I?Il Dottore: How you slander me. You know full well that I am perfectly amenable to reason.Il Dottore: There's no question that you are partly to blame for the ruin of my reputation over the years.Il Dottore: Now then, about your plans for the future...Il Dottore: Do you have anything lined up for when this is all over?Regrator: ...Hard to say.Regrator: Field work always takes quite a toll on me, as you know. Once I'm back in Snezhnaya, I'll start with a well-earned cigarette.Il Dottore: Why are you so eager to ruin your lungs after I went to the trouble of replacing them for you?Regrator: If you have an issue with it, feel free to try to stop me.Il Dottore: Now then...Regrator: What's on your mind?Il Dottore: The limits of humanity.Il Dottore: It's a pity. Despite running countless calculations, I find there is simply no way to reduce any further the amount of one's soul required to sustain an individual.Regrator: It's rare to hear you admit to being unable to achieve something.Il Dottore: I beg to differ. For instance, as I've told you before, the original "me" was prone to motion sickness and couldn't make long train rides.Regrator: Ah yes, of course. One of the reasons you often sent "yourself" out on errands.Il Dottore: ...Regrator: What are you thinking about now?Il Dottore: A new experiment.Il Dottore: In the event that my soul was depleted, say we extracted my data from someone else's memories — yours, for instance — and then combined it with your intact soul as the base material... What would we create?Regrator: Such a scenario would be impossible.Il Dottore: Oh?Regrator: As long as your current soul survives, there will be no need to create a new individual. Don't forget, you were the one who approved of the present, situation wherein only one Dottore remains.Regrator: And if you ceased to exist... who would be capable of performing this experiment?Il Dottore: Haha... hahaha!Il Dottore: Since the day I met you, you've always excelled at talking your way out of a quandary.Il Dottore: See you.Regrator: Isn't it a little too early to be saying goodbye? Not that I wish to keep you from your business, of course.Regrator: Very well. Let's leave the conversation there for now.Quest Objective: Talk to everyoneCandace: The power of King Deshret's Seven Pillars is truly remarkable. With just a chessboard, you can move an entire unit across the material plane.Dehya: Yeah, sets us up for a much easier fight. Really makes my day... The last time we stormed the city, it involved a lot more running around.Tighnari: I wonder how many people can say they stormed a city twice in their lifetime...Rahman: I was just thinking that. I've definitely had more than my fair share of unusual experiences in my life...Rana: This is my first time here, actually. We never usually leave Gandharva Ville...Wanderer: I hope this'll be my last time.Jeht: Does everyone have to chime in? Can't we just fight?Bennu: What an amusing comment, my dear lady. Yet humans often alleviate tension via small talk, do they not?Paimon: Whoa! Why is Candace's shield talking!?Bennu: Because the image on her shield is one of me, and I, of course, can appear wherever I wish to.Jeht: Huh!Dehya: Well, lah-dee-dah, isn't that fancy. Could I get in on this?Bennu: You wish for your gauntlet to speak? Why, certainly.Shesepankh: Ahem. I think you'll find that it is I whose image is carved hereupon.Dehya: Thanks. Definitely feel stronger now.Shesepankh: You're welcome, my lady. I am glad to lend you my power.Traveler: Cyno, what's the situation?Cyno: There are troops stationed at every entrance. As we expected, a frontal assault will suffice.Cyno: Everyone, stick to the plan. We'll take the main entrance, you head for the House of Daena's side door.Cyno: Move out!Avidya Forest, SumeruQuest Objective: Head to the portDehya: Out of my way!Rana: Take this!Candace: Watch out!Rana: Aah!Jeht: Get lost!Rana: Whew... Thank you, Jeht...Jeht: You gotta be more careful. If you're not ready to put your life on the line, you can't be certain of defeating your opponent.Dehya: Heh, she's right. Keep your wits about you, Rana.Cyno: Take them out and secure the harbor! Reinforcements will arrive by water.Candace: Consider it done.Jeht: Show no mercy!Cyno: Waterway secured.Eremite Mercenary: Brothers, sisters!Dehya: Perfect, just in time.Rahman: Welcome. Once we've linked up, we'll continue the advance.Corps of Thirty Soldier: The team has arrived at the north entrance as planned.Cyno: Good. Press on.Quest Objective: Take control of Sumeru CityDehya: Look out, it's an ambush!Cyno: Finally.Cyno: We need to hurry. Take the middle road, now!Corps of Thirty Soldier: Mahamatra Cyno! Area clear!Candace: Don't relax just yet. More Fatui approaching from the right!Cyno: Irminsul cannot track our movements. If necessary, we can split up.Jeht: Don't worry. We'll wipe them all out.Cyno: As you can see, our people came raring to go.Corps of Thirty Soldier: Good, good.Jeht: How are things with Wanderer? Can Tighnari keep him/her safe?Cyno: Don't underestimate Tighnari just because he's a Forest Watcher. He can handle it.Jeht: Alright, you know that's not what I meant...Cyno: Hm.Quest Objective: Enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana by stealthTighnari: Cyno and the reinforcements have drawn the Fatui's fire away. It's our turn.Tighnari: By using a Clusterleaf of Cultivation, we can pass through certain terrain silently.Wanderer: Good luck with that. We'll just fly up there.Paimon: Huh? Oh yeah... Paimon forgot she could fly...Tighnari: Ready?Traveler: Ready!Quest Objective: Enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana by stealthWanderer: Fatui soldiers up ahead.Tighnari: Careful.Wanderer: Prepare for battle.Rana: Hey, there's people over there.Cyno: You have some nerve showing your faces here in the center of Sumeru City.???: You're right on schedule.Dehya: Well, this guy sure as heck isn't your average Fatui Sergeant.Cyno: (They've stationed quite a few people nearby. It definitely looks like they were waiting for us. But... something feels off.)Cyno: (Everything about this guy feels too deliberate. I highly doubt he's just a subordinate of Dottore's, and he's no mere sergeant... Whatever his rank is, it's high. Much higher than we thought.)Cyno: So you've been waiting for us. But it looks like you're geared up for a conversation rather than a battle.???: Very clever, General Mahamatra Cyno. I know you're the one in charge of this siege, and I look forward to making a deal with you.Cyno: A siege? Sumeru City belongs to us!???: Historically, yes, but things can always change. We have quite a sizable force with us, you know. For instance...Runner, Corps of Thirty: There's a Fatui ambush at the north gate!Dehya: Can you handle them?Runner, Corps of Thirty: We can for now!???: Yes, I'm quite sure both sides can hold their ground for the time being. The battle has not yet reached its climax.???: But what happens next? Do you enjoy watching bloodshed? Surely, some of those here are people you count as friends????: Once a war begins, some people must die. I doubt you wish that fate upon anyone you know.Cyno: (Wait a second... It's a trick! He's not even there!)Cyno: Silence!Rahman: He disappeared! What was that? A—A ghost?Cyno: Curses... He was never there to begin with. That was just a shadow, projected there to lure us in.Dehya: Enough talk. Attack!???: Haha, I apologize for being unable to accompany you at this crucial moment, but I am compelled to leave for reasons beyond my control. Please excuse me.Regrator: Sumeru's General Mahamatra is quite ruthless. It's a good thing I wasn't there in person.Il Dottore: Your illusion held them up for a time just fine. But now that they have seen through it, they will realize you were just a decoy.Regrator: Decoy or not, what matters now is that they will be heading your way imminently.Il Dottore: Not imminently. They are already here.Quest Objective: Enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana by stealthPaimon: We made it!Traveler: This is far enough. Tighnari, you go help Cyno. Don't worry about us — we'll manage from here.Tighnari: Are you sure you don't need me to stand guard?Wanderer: No need. Once the connection is established, we'll disappear from the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Go help the others.Tighnari: Alright... Goodbye for now, then. Please tread carefully.Quest Objective: Connect to IrminsulPaimon: Hmm, now where's the interface Nahida mentioned? C'mon, where's it hiding...Wanderer: Found it. It's over here.Wanderer: We can connect to the inside of Irminsul through the Sanctuary of Surasthana's built-in security system.Wanderer: You should be pretty familiar with the process.Traveler: Is it the same route as last time?Wanderer: For the most part. We don't need to adjust any of the parameters.Traveler: Then I should be fine.Wanderer: And Paimon? Once you're both ready, we'll set off.Paimon: Wait, the stakes are way higher this time, right? Maybe Paimon should stay outside and help the others. Then you can focus on the fight without having to worry about Paimon.Paimon: Huh? ...Why are you staring at me like that?Wanderer: ...It's nothing. I just suddenly realized how much you've grown.Traveler: Hey, you've grown quite a lot yourself. Don't you two start getting into it again.Paimon: Hmph, well anyway, Paimon thinks she's pretty knowledgeable. Who's the best guide in Teyvat, again? And don't forget, Paimon's a college student now!Wanderer: If we say Alhaitham's not a weirdo, it's hard to explain how he came up with the idea of you applying to the Akademiya... But for all that he counts, you're doing surprisingly well in your studies.Paimon: Just goes to show how important it is to have someone supporting you! And Paimon's not the only one — let's not forget that you only became a student because of Nahida's personal recommendation.Wanderer: That's fair. I have learned a lot in Sumeru.Wanderer: Oh yeah... Did you ever come up with that ugly nickname you promised me?Paimon: What? No way, we're friends now! Paimon gave up on giving you one ages ago! ...Anyway, isn't "Hat Guy" enough of a nickname for you?Wanderer: Hah... Fine, suit yourself.Traveler: We need to go. Paimon, if you're staying... look after yourself.Paimon: Will do. Paimon's gonna link up with Tighnari and Cyno. You guys are the ones who need to be careful!Traveler: We will be. Bye for now.Wanderer: Initiating connection!Quest Objective: Talk to TravelerWanderer: ...Well, here we are again.Wanderer: Come to think of it, I still don't even know where we're going.Traveler: Thanks to our terminals, it should be impossible for Irminsul to read. I can—Wanderer: Don't. Don't tell me. Only you need to know. That way, whatever happens to me next, it won't affect your progress.Traveler: ...Listen to me. Your safety is just as important as mine.Traveler: Don't even think about sacrificing yourself for the greater good. We came here together, and we're leaving together.Wanderer: Alright, if you insist. I won't argue with you.No LocationQuest Objective: Explore IrminsulTraveler: This place looks so different from how I remember. It's unrecognizable.Traveler: It's a complete mess, like someone's turned the place upside down...Wanderer: Must be Dottore's doing. Either he's searching for some information he needs, or...Traveler: It's still changing.Wanderer: He has to know we've entered Irminsul. But luckily for us, he can't pinpoint our location.Wanderer: Be on your guard. Don't let him find us.Wanderer: The red parts have probably been corrupted by Dottore's power. Don't touch them, or you might alert him.Wanderer: He's looking for us... Tread carefully.Wanderer: That wall could be a problem.Wanderer: Fortunately, it looks breakable. Give it a shot.Wanderer: The same old trick again. Are you kidding me? ...Let's handle it just like we did before. This cheap trick isn't gonna stop us.Traveler: Oh no, it's...!Wanderer: A trap? ...Is that why he was using the same trick over and over again? To get us to lower our guard?Quest Objective: Follow Nicole's guidanceTraveler: I'm trapped...!Wanderer: Tsk, why won't this thing budge????: Hello? Helloooo...? Can you hear me?Traveler: Nicole? Is that you?Nicole: Yes, it's me. I'm monitoring your progress from inside the Eternal Oasis — and I have to say, this terminal is simply marvelous! It makes tracking you so much easier.Nicole: I couldn't see anything at first, but now that you two are inside, I can use your location with support from the terminals to get a partial view of the situation inside Irminsul.Nicole: It's not the clearest image, but it's better than not being able to help at all. So, here I am!Nicole: I can't intervene directly, but I can help to guide you out of the jam you're currently in. So please, just follow my lead.Nicole: Dottore in his current form is a blight upon both Irminsul and the ley lines.Nicole: Pay attention to your surroundings. There must be sources of his contamination nearby. The corrupted information is his means of manipulating the environment.Nicole: You must destroy them.Traveler: Is that one of them?Nicole: Precisely, take it out.Nicole: Good work, but we're not done yet. Stay close, and let's see if we can find any others like it nearby.Traveler: This must be another one.Nicole: Agreed. Now... Wait, watch out!Wanderer: It's Dottore... I think he's found us.Nicole: The seal is broken! Quick, get out of there!Quest Objective: Evade the pursuitIl Dottore: And where exactly do you think you can run to?Traveler: Wait, what is that?Nicole: Pursuers! That's got to be it!Wanderer: Run! Don't let that thing touch you!Nicole: Dodge that attack!Traveler: There's more than one path. Which way do we go?Nicole: To the left! Trust me!Il Dottore: Fleeing like vermin... What a pathetic sight.Wanderer: Hey!Nicole: Watch yourselves! Stay focused!Traveler: There's a cliff ahead. Jump!Nicole: More of those corruption sources... Destroy them as you did before, and open the exit as quickly as possible.Nicole: They're relentless... Is he trying to wear us down? You'll just have to destroy these too!Nicole: I think the pursuit is over...Wanderer: Hard to say. Stay alert.Traveler: Phew! I think we've made it to relative safety...Nicole: Whew! Goodness, that was tough.Wanderer: You doing okay?Traveler: I'll be fine, don't worry.Nicole: Take a short rest, and then—Traveler: Nicole? Nicole!Wanderer: The connection's been cut? But that means...???: Look at you, supporting one another. How very touching.Traveler: Dottore!?Wanderer: Hmph. Took you long enough to find us. You're more useless than I thought.Il Dottore: Oh, really? I think I deserve a little more credit for my methods than that.Il Dottore: Rather than hunting you down, I chose to let you roam free...Il Dottore: I indulged your presumption that I was unable to track your movements, played along with your clever little plan...Il Dottore: Fleeing is for animals, but I rather enjoy watching you flee. Some things lose the will to run altogether as soon as you put them in a cage.Wanderer: If that's true, then why did you come looking for us?Il Dottore: Because I wanted to observe you up close, of course.Il Dottore: Don't misunderstand me, I'm not here for a fight. Is it so unusual that I wished to greet my old acquaintances in person?Il Dottore: After all... It's been a while, Scaramouche.Wanderer: !!!Traveler: (He remembers!? No, that can't be it, it's impossible...)Il Dottore: Why are you so afraid? I have done nothing unprecedented in discovering the truth, nor did I go to any great lengths to uncover your story.Il Dottore: You made a bold series of moves in deciding to erase yourself, and with the power of this great chronicling device called Irminsul, you were able to achieve something quite remarkable.Il Dottore: Once most people form an opinion about someone, it tends to imprison their mind. Yet you managed to erase every trace of your existence. A novel take on death indeed.Il Dottore: However, this meant that you stood out to me all the more when I saw you in Nod-Krai. I didn't even have to go looking for you — just the sight of you was enough for me to intuit the truth.Il Dottore: For someone in my position, connecting the dots was a trivial affair. It would have been more surprising if I hadn't managed to piece it together.Wanderer: Hmph... You seem very pleased with yourself for figuring it out. I'm sure you'd even be more delighted to learn the full extent of your crimes.Il Dottore: That would hardly be necessary. Besides, isn't there something that concerns you more right now? Something that fills you with dread?Il Dottore: Let me put your mind at ease: I have no intention whatsoever of restoring any of the records you deleted. For one thing, it would be exceptionally difficult. But more to the point...Il Dottore: I doubt that the prospect of losing your current life is all that frightening to you. Because in your case... Hehe...Il Dottore: The cruelest twist of fate is that you'll never again have the chance to make up for any of your mistakes, isn't it?Wanderer: ...Dottore!Quest Objective: Defeat your opponents with everything that you've gotIl Dottore: I'm afraid you'll need to do better than that to take me down.Il Dottore: I expected you to have grown stronger... Ah, how foolish of me — I forgot that you lack any means to increase your power.Traveler: You will pay for everything you've done!Il Dottore: Oh, will I now?Cutscene: You and Wanderer enter Irminsul and engage Dottore in combat. According to the plan, you wear his strength down, but even as you succeed, he takes on an all-new form...Il Dottore: My strength... it's fading! Ah!Nahida: Since you're within Irminsul, it stands to reason that any power you wield comes from it.Il Dottore: You're extracting the information from Irminsul, just to strip me of my power...Nahida: I will find his weakness.Nahida: Now!Il Dottore: I admire your attempt to introduce a new variable. But it's nowhere near enough!Nahida: We're so close... J—Just hold on a little longer.Nahida: I'll hold him off. Wanderer, Hat Guy, the rest is up to you.Il Dottore: We certainly have a knack for surprising each other, don't we?Wanderer: I'm just getting started!Nahida: Stay on the offensive, but watch your back.Wanderer: Finally. Time for you to die. Excited?Il Dottore: Time for me to die? Hahahaha... How could I have reached this place if death were something I feared?Wanderer: The last-gasp struggle of a dying man is a pretty pathetic sight. And I know it when I see it.Il Dottore: We shall see about that!Quest Objective: Proclaim the inevitability of the actionCutscene: A vicious battle takes place against Dottore. As you and Wanderer join forces to resist his attacks, Nahida takes out the Pyro Gnosis, which was within your body...Ruler of Death: Blessed One of Wisdom, Mahakusaladhamma, are you certain that you wish to exercise your authority to destroy Irminsul?Ruler of Death: It represents both your roots and your finest accomplishments. You truly intend to abandon the very thing you have always fought for?Nahida: This is my decision. Irminsul has been corrupted beyond redemption.Ruler of Time: Irminsul is the original tree of Teyvat. It is the means by which the Heavenly Principles maintains fate itself. The Seven Archons should honor and revere it, for their authority was bestowed upon them by the Heavenly Principles.Nahida: It is precisely because I honor and revere it that I fight for the humanity it exists to protect.Nahida: Wisdom is knowing how to weigh the options and make the right decision. If you truly care about the fortunes of this world, then it is me you should seek to preserve.Ruler of Life: Mhmhm...Ruler of Life: Planting a seed begins the chain of cause and effect. Since you have become a great tree yourself, why should the loss of another tree be anything to fear?Ruler of Life: Till we meet again, Lord of Dendro.Cutscene: The purifying flames burn everything. You follow the flames to the exit, but just as you are about to leave, Dottore uses his power to restrain you. Nahida and Wanderer join hands to rescue you, while Dottore himself is held fast by the afterimages of his past that he left in Irminsul...Quest Objective: Talk to RegratorCutscene: The Doctor, Second of the Fatui Harbingers. His name is Zandik, and his story spans hundreds of years.Regrator: ...What a magnificent fire.Regrator: In Snezhnaya, we light fires to ward off the cold. Fire, it seems, is antithetical to ideas such as cold, frozen, and unchanging.The Doctor: Perhaps it has always been that way. From the beginning, fire has been used to drive away wild beasts and warm the body and mind... You could say it's a form of treatment. One that cures the human heart of mortal fear.Regrator: Mortal fear... Haha, something you haven't been acquainted with in a long time, by the sounds of it.The Doctor: Whereas you, I'm sure, must know the feeling quite well indeed. I remember when we first discussed the elixir of immortality, you claimed that extending your lifespan was about buying more time. But was that really the truth?The Doctor: You fear the prospect of dying a wretched end in this world, don't you?Regrator: Of course I do. I'm only human, after all.Regrator: And while you may have forgotten it, you cannot deny that you, too, were once human, Dottore. I do not believe that there is no such fear in your heart.The Doctor: Perhaps you're right. But I abandoned it long ago and devoted myself to my experiments. I have felt no fear since.Regrator: From the very beginning, I never thought you could win this game.The Doctor: But still you came, contract in hand, to honor our agreement.Regrator: Because I am a reputable partner.The Doctor: And, as we have discussed, experiments are about more than results alone — the process is equally important. I have come here and completed my creation... and I do not regret my decision.Regrator: I'm afraid your journey ends here.The Doctor: After I die, there will be no one to make the elixir of immortality, and your remaining stock will only last a few more years. How then will you prove that you didn't perish in this incident alongside everyone else?Regrator: When I feel optimistic about market environments, I never forcibly adjust them — they have their own direction. And I myself am one such environment.Regrator: I have been quite particular about many things in my life. But where the manner of my death is concerned, I choose not to be.The Doctor: You make yourself sound so magnanimous.Regrator: Oh, but I am, and I hope you will be too. It may have been a long time since anyone told you this, Dottore, but I recognize that you are a truly rare talent.The Doctor: ...Hah.The Doctor: I can see it... The experiment in blasphemy that I've been performing all this time...The Doctor: It has been a long process. And I do not care about the results as much as people might imagine.Regrator: If the very goal of your experiment was to explore infinite possibilities, then there was never any reason for it to end.The Doctor: Indeed. Yet now... the experiment has officially drawn to a close.Regrator: What should I call you? Zandik? Or do you prefer Dottore?The Doctor: Suit yourself. Goodbye, Feofan. This time, that's what it truly is.Regrator: And don't I know it. Goodbye, Zandik.The Doctor: I could have carried out many more experiments... but to me, Lord of Dendro, this outcome is certainly not the worst.Nahida: I believe you. But unfortunately, this is where it all ends for you. This experiment does not belong to you, nor do any of the results.The Doctor: Experiment... It sounds like you're trying to outdo me in my own field.Nahida: Wisdom is conveying information in terms that people can clearly understand. You know exactly what I mean.The Doctor: ...Indeed, I can see no further outcomes.The Doctor: Hah... You have a formidable mind, and you are braver than I thought. Setting fire to the very thing your survival depends on... Your previous threat was empty, but this time, it is real.Nahida: When necessary, wisdom can be as fierce as an inferno. Some of the flames that incinerate you come from within yourself.The Doctor: Perhaps you are right. You see what lies at the bottom of the human heart, and that is your wisdom.Nahida: Here is where your journey comes to an end. All that is yet unknown belongs to those of us who will carry on living.The Doctor: ...It seems I have unwittingly been your arch-enemy all along. But now, it's all over.Nahida: I do not deny your intelligence. But what you refer to as "experiments" I would never describe in those terms.Nahida: They are events that take place in the real world, and they are so much more than mere data.Nahida: Goodbye. We will never meet again.

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