Humming Antlers, Entwined Horns
Stellar Jade x 80, Trailblaze EXP x 1000, Credit x 30000, Traveler's Guide x 4, Refined Aether x 4, Shadow of Preservation x 1, "Deerstalker" x 1, Achievements <The Deer Hunter>
📍 The Xianzhou Luofu Artisanship Commission
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Awei
This is bad, master, he...
Awei
I won't be able to graduate at this rate...
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MoveZiming
Who are those four people
Yunche
Who knows?
Ziming
Maybe they are visitors who are fleeing?
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MoveChengjie
The result of the augury is woe
Chengjie
Thank fortunes I put up the shifting screen
Awei
Master Gongshu...
Awei
*gasp* Are you guys Cloud Knights? Are you here to save us?
Awei
...Your clothes. *sigh* I knew I was getting ahead of myself — you're just tourists.
Awei
Sorry this crisis came during your trip. *sigh* I'm sorry it came at all...
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Worry no more. The knight in shining armor is here to the rescue.
Fret not. I'm the cavalry the general sent for.
There comes a time when we all feel sorry...
March 7th
Yeah, you just need to tell us what the trouble is, hehe~ General Jing Yuan pulled out all the stops to get us here — you can trust us.
Awei
...You mean the general invited you? Is that a joke? The Luofu has the Cloud Knights — why would he send outsiders?
Awei
There's been a serious incident in the Artisanship Commission — nobody's in the mood for jokes, miss.
Welt
You misunderstand, young sir — we genuinely want to help. Can you tell us what happened here?
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What are you doing out here?
What happened in there?
You should leave.
Awei
Waiting around, that's what. We ran away, it was way too dangerous in there.
Awei
Please, if you plan on living a little longer, don't go in there.
Awei
There's been some kind of botanical disaster — it was like an ornamental tree somewhere suddenly started to grow. There were branches so thick you couldn't put your arms around them! It spread everywhere — the whole Commission is being destroyed.
Awei
I don't get it, the Artisanship Commission focuses on the mechanical — we've got nothing to do with hydroponics or accelerated growth... Where did that thing come from?
Awei
The worst thing is... my master is still inside!
Awei
Master Gongshu is the most experienced craftsman in the Artisanship Commission's smelting works — he's in charge of our research project.
Awei
When the incident happened, he dragged me, Ziming, and Yunche to safety... But then he turned around and ran back in.
Awei
I need to wait here for the Cloud Knights so I can tell them to rescue him.
March 7th
...Why did he run back in?
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To save his research data?
Project deadline approaching?
Did none of you try to stop him?
Awei
Is research data more important than life?
Awei
That's not how it works — the research comes first here.
Awei
We didn't have time — we were scrambling for our lives! If I had an extra pair of arms, maybe I could've tried.
Awei
I just heard him shout "It's gone! We lost the furnace!" By the time we realized, he'd already vanished.
Awei
Anyway... you said you're here to help us, right?
Welt
100%. The general sent us.
March 7th
You don't have to believe us — the Astral Express doesn't shout about its achievements! We'll look for your master.
Awei
In that case, take this jade seal with you.
Awei
If you find my master, please bring him out safe and sound! If anything happens to him...
Welt
Don't worry, young sir. Your master's safety is our—
Awei
None of us will be able to graduate this year...
Welt
...
March 7th
Let's go, I think this conversation's run its course...
March 7th
"Botanical disaster"? It must be the Ambrosial Arbor...
March 7th
...but what about the "furnace" his master mentioned?
+ Artisanship Commission Jade Seal x 1
Enter the Artisanship Commission to see what is happening
The Artisanship Commission is the department responsible for inventions and manufacturing in Xianzhou. People are crowding around its entrance, which is to be expected from individuals when the entire state is in peril. However, it's impossible for you to know what is happening inside without opening the doors to take a look.
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The gate is closed. Just like the metals from which it was forged, it emanates a cold indifference.
March 7th
*sigh* Another locked gate. Time for the old dilemma — break in or climb over?
Tingyun
A warm reminder, benefactors, that the Artisanship Commission is as important to the Xianzhou as the Divination Commission.
Tingyun
Our law states that trespassing into the Artisanship Commission can result in a prison sentence of between 300 to 500 years... Serious violations may result in exile on a barren planet, thousands of light-years away...
Options
I'm sure they'll be lenient given the circumstances...
The general sent us here — surely we get a pass?
It's law-breaking time!
Tingyun
Yes, we do. Still, the Artisanship Commission is filled with security mechanisms. Even the general won't be able to save us in time if we get trapped.
March 7th
...You gonna be this enthusiastic when it's jail-sentencing time?
Tingyun
I'm not trying to scare you — I'm simply suggesting you ask the craftsmen to see if they can provide an insider like Qingque to guide you.
Tingyun
It seems more than a little reckless to charge in when we don't know what's ahead of us.
Show the jade seal
- Artisanship Commission Jade Seal x 1
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UnknownInvestigate how far the Ambrosial Arbor's roots have breached into the Artisanship Commission
As the Ambrosial Arbor is reborn, its massive root system spreads outward, roaming everywhere like writhing dragons. Delves situated closer to the Arbor are far more likely to be breached.
The roots of the Ambrosial Arbor tightly wrap around a giant furnace in the Artisanship Commission, lifting it off the ground, and the bridge leading to that location has already been destroyed.
The roots of the Ambrosial Arbor tightly wrap around a giant furnace in the Artisanship Commission, lifting it off the ground, and the bridge leading to that location has already been destroyed.
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Upon Commission grounds your feet do tread! Leave from whence you came or soon be dead! Deaaaad!!!
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Stay away! If you come any further, I'll not spare you!
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Golden Cloud Toad! Illumination Dragonfish! ...Are you alright? Wake up! I raised you like my own flesh and blood...
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Did you really have to destroy my little friends? I want compensation!
March 7th
You didn't want to listen to us! We were here to rescue you and you started a fight for no reason!
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Are you Master Gongshu?
Are you Awei's teacher?
Master Gongshu
How do you know my name, child?
Master Gongshu
Does the reputation of Gongshu Liang, "the smelter extraordinaire," precede one?
March 7th
This guy is pretty deluded for a "master..."
Master Gongshu
Hmph! Did those hopeless brats send you here? It won't work! They abandoned the Commission's precious assets and ran off to save their own little skins!
Master Gongshu
Even if you rescue me, it won't change anything — all of them will fail their internships!
March 7th
...It's not like that. You're making this too complicated...
Welt
We're passing through on our way to the Alchemy Commission at the behest of General Jing Yuan and Diviner Fu. We'd like you to show us the way, Master Gongshu.
Master Gongshu
R—Really? The general sent you? Then this must be a mere misunderstanding! Ah — don't worry about those things, easy to fix!
Master Gongshu
But there's not much I can do to help! The Artisanship Commission was suddenly taken over by some evil tree demon. It seized our most precious possession — the Creation Furnace!
Master Gongshu
It's a dark and powerful entity. The robots... it was like they gained consciousness — they were moving in a circle around it. I fear approaching it is tantamount to suicide!
Master Gongshu
But then, I couldn't just run away... knowing what lies sealed in the furnace...
Options
We're short on time. Where are we going? Who are we fighting?
One good turn deserves another.
I think I know where this one is going...
Master Gongshu
Haha, I'm sure General Jing Yuan must have believed wholeheartedly that you could save the Artisanship Commission from this crisis.
Master Gongshu
Means I know of may yet serve your fight, pray you in repayment aid my plight. Come! Come on, through here~
Follow Master Gongshu
No one expected an old master to remain at his post in this abandoned delve. His spirits are applaudable.
You learn that this man, Master Gongshu, is concerned about the furnace's safety. However, he alone could do little against the rampaging roots. As virtuous and just trailblazers, such a task would be a piece of cake for you!
You learn that this man, Master Gongshu, is concerned about the furnace's safety. However, he alone could do little against the rampaging roots. As virtuous and just trailblazers, such a task would be a piece of cake for you!
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Look, this is one of the Artisanship Commission's prototypes: The Shifting Screen.
Master Gongshu
Good thing I got the students to take it out and make a few adjustments — otherwise they'd never have managed to get out in time.
Master Gongshu
You all saw the Jade Gate on your way in, I assume? The Shifting Screen works in the same way. It connects two spatial coordinates in ways that laymen, ahem, wouldn't understand.
Options
Like teleportation?
Then what do you need starskiffs for?
Master Gongshu
Indeed. With limited range and energy costs aside, to every starskiff soon shall woe betide~!
March 7th
You sure about that? Even our trailblazing Space Anchors sound better.
Tingyun
Thank goodness you take the time to perfect these inventions, master! If not, the Sky-Faring Commission would've become quite redundant by now.
Master Gongshu
Ordinarily I could've used this beauty to teleport you thither, but... Through earth and air the wretched branches boiled, the Shifting Screen entangled thence... encoiled!
System
Gongshu Liang strikes a pose and raises an eyebrow as if to say: "keep asking."
Options
I'm sure you know how to fix it.
Thanks for the colorful explanation. Bye!
Then I shall inform the general that this path is a no-go.
Master Gongshu
How observant — you would make an excellent student.
Master Gongshu
H—Hold on! Have some faith in me!
Master Gongshu
H—Hold on! My young friends, don't underestimate the Artisanship Commission. The general is too far off to help us now, but I can!
Master Gongshu
The Commission is more than a match for mother nature. Hmph! O piteous tree, who think thyself so strong, your match and more in strength to meet ere long...
System
Master Gongshu sets up the equipment hastily
Master Gongshu
This is the first thing that came to mind when the tree demon attacked.
Master Gongshu
It's a mechanical device code-named the Luminflux Pyxis.
Master Gongshu
I invented this weapon for the Cloud Knights. It's incredibly powerful, but...
Welt
Let me guess... Limited range? Energy costs?
Master Gongshu
*sigh* Every light has its shadow. But this is more than enough to deal with the tree demon.
Master Gongshu
And then, ignite. Fire beats wood — there's no way we can lose!
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Let's blast it to smithereens!
So if we follow the roots we can find the source of its power?
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March 7th
It's a whole row of those gate robots! We saw one in the Divination Commission...
Master Gongshu
Gate robots...? Those are aurumatons — the Artisanship Commission created them to stand guard in various locations.
Tingyun
Master, are these creations truly able to protect the Artisanship Commission? There's already been so much destruction — why haven't we seen any in action?
Master Gongshu
I... Ahem! We haven't quite finished the paintwork on this batch. How can we deploy them if they're not looking their best?
Investigate the Artisanship Commission, and find the source of the Ebon Deer's rejuvenation
The Ambrosial Arbor's roots wrap tightly around the furnace and absorb power from all over the Artisanship Commission, creating the Abundant Ebon Deer to protect itself.
You discover during battle that the Ebon Deer appears immortal and revives as soon as it is defeated. The only chance you have of victory is to cut off its energy source.
You discover during battle that the Ebon Deer appears immortal and revives as soon as it is defeated. The only chance you have of victory is to cut off its energy source.
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MoveMaster Gongshu
...Young friends, I have a suggestion. Why don't we head that way?
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MoveWelt
Any thoughts, Master Gongshu?
Master Gongshu
Hmm... When the deer revives, the surrounding roots glow brightly...
March 7th
Great observation Mr. Gongshu. It's amazing what you notice when you're not fighting...
Master Gongshu
Hehe, I'm only an artisan, after all. My skills in clash of swords shall find no sake, yet that which clasheth needeth hands to make!
Master Gongshu
As Mr. Yang said, the deer monster is likely drawing power from somewhere in order to replenish itself. I'm certain that when the Arbor glows, we are witnessing that very process.
Options
Maybe the root system is the key.
Let's give it a shot — nothing to lose.
Master Gongshu
Precisely! You remember how we untangled the Shifting Screen with fire?
March 7th
You're right! Those roots never grew back!
Welt
Not only that — its reaction suggested we'd hurt it... perhaps that's our starting point.
Master Gongshu
Take hold of your weapons, young comrades! Let's raze these roots to the ground!
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MoveMaster Gongshu
So the general asked you to head to the Alchemy Commission?
Master Gongshu
*sigh* The Artisanship Commission had no choice but to halt operations once the tree demon appeared.
System
Master Gongshu sets up the equipment hastily
Master Gongshu
See!? My theory was correct! Keep going!
Find the third Ambrosial Arbor coil
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MoveMarch 7th
Quick, there's more roots over here!
Master Gongshu
Give me a moment — I'll set up the device.
System
Master Gongshu sets up the equipment hastily
March 7th
I guess we're done...
Master Gongshu
I suspect the Ambrosial Arbor's root system must have spread far underground. The only thing we can say with confidence is that we removed the majority of those within the bounds of the Artisanship Commission.
Master Gongshu
Let's hurry, before they've had a chance to grow back.
Welt
So, the next step is...
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Say hello to our very "deer" friend! ...Get it?
Go hoof some fun!
Deer hunting.
March 7th
Please never do that again...
March 7th
I feel like I'm gonna be sick...
March 7th
...Let's go!
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MoveWelt
I don't think we're in a position to take down this deer until we've dealt with its regenerative abilities...
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MoveWelt
I don't think we're in a position to take down this deer until we've dealt with its regenerative abilities...
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MoveWelt
I don't think we're in a position to take down this deer until we've dealt with its regenerative abilities...
Return to the Creation Furnace and defeat the Abundant Ebon Deer
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MoveMaster Gongshu
Look — the roots coiled around the Creation Furnace! They've withered!
Master Gongshu
Excellent! Nothing can stop you now!
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