Head to the space station and find Researcher Grumpy

📍 Herta Space Station Master Control Zone

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Grumpy?

Grumpy

...Who are you?

Grumpy

Oh, if it isn't the famous {NICKNAME}? I'm sorry. I was immersed in my research and lost track of everything...

Grumpy

I didn't expect you to respond to my humble request... I'm incredibly grateful!

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I'll never miss a patch update.

Helping people is in my nature.

Grumpy

Patch... update? No wonder you're the savior of the space station. You are speaking in jargon that I can only dream of understanding...

Grumpy

Thank you so much... Don't worry, I'll have a few small tokens of appreciation for you.

Grumpy

First, allow me to introduce myself — my name is Grumpy, and I'm a Level 1 researcher at the Department of Implement Arts.

Grumpy

I just moved aboard the space station, so I'm still getting used to this place... I don't suppose you know Miss Wen Shiling, my tutor?

Grumpy

Miss Shiling... How should I put this? She's a great person. It's just... she's not the best at mentoring. You basically have to rely on your own wits to get some direction if you're working under her...

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Office politics? That's my forte.

I'd like to hear the main point...

Grumpy

...Ahem, sorry about that. I shouldn't have told you all that. In a nutshell, Miss Shiling threw me a set of weird simulation software and asked me to test them.

Grumpy

At first, I thought she gave me some junk software that can be found all over the place — the kind where you've got no idea who's developed it. It's probably riddled with bugs and keeps crashing every few seconds. But actually...

Grumpy

...It was a complete and logically-consistent battle simulator, and the developer even gave it an official name: Stellar Flare.

Grumpy

That makes things a bit hard for me... If it was some tacky half-baked software, then I'd only need to spend an afternoon running some simple tests for a two-page report before handing it over.

Grumpy

But this is a genuine combat simulator... I can't master it on my own. My report is due next week, but I've made no progress at all... So I'm really hoping you can help in any way at all.

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Have you asked Herta for help?

Have you asked Asta for help?

Have you asked that guard over there for help?

Grumpy

...Miss Herta? No no no, how could a small fry like me go to her with something like this...

Grumpy

...The lead researcher? No no no, how could a small fry like me go to her with something like this...

Grumpy

...No way. He has his own job, and he can't skip his work just to help me with something personal...

Grumpy

Anyway, since you're here... Can I trouble you to take a moment and have a look at this "Stellar Flare" for me?

Grumpy

This simulator has lots of stages, and the developer even split each stage into three difficulty levels. But even the easiest mode... is far too much for me.

Grumpy

But for an experienced Trailblazer like yourself, this kind of simulation should be a walk in the park, right? I installed Stellar Flare in the terminal right over there... It should be on the desk.

Grumpy

My performance appraisal is all on you, {NICKNAME}...

Report the test result of Stellar Flare to Grumpy