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Rudus Investigation Quest Guide

Quest Start: Begin in your room at Prontera Castle

1. Talk to Nyhill
   Location: /navi prt_cas_q 21/39
   He reveals information about the royal family situation
2. Visit Einbech
   Location: /navi einbech 215/80
   Speak with the Rebellion Member outside the portal for guild information
3. Go to Einbroch Pub
   Location: /navi einbroch 300/325 (Cat on Bullet pub)
   Enter the pub and find Philofontes (Tess)
4. Meet Philofontes
   Location: /navi pub_cat 93/105 (upper right corner)
   Discovers entrance to abandoned Waste of Rudus
5. Enter Waste of Rudus
   Location: /navi ein_fild05 149/286
   Talk to rebellion crew member to gain access
6. Initial Investigation
   
   • Talk to Elena Bolkova: /navi sp_rudus 184/360
   • Find Rookie for daily quest: /navi sp_rudus 193/284 (>Morning)
7. Three Investigation Points
   Rookie will mark these locations:
   • Rebellion crew: /navi sp_rudus 307/272
   • Rebellion crew: /navi sp_rudus 125/291
   • Investigate tiny hole: /navi sp_rudus 31/306
8. Monster Hunting
   After investigation, hunt:
   • • Dolor (10)
   • • Venenum (10)
   • • Twin Caput (10)
9. Quest Completion
   Return to Elena Bolkova: /navi sp_rudus 184/360
   Rewards: 15 Cor Cores + EXP

Unlocks:

• > Securing Regenschirm (next main quest)
• > Morning daily quest
• Note: This is 1/6 of the main questline

Securing Regenschirm Quest Guide

Quest Start: Return to Einbroch's Cat on Bullet Pub

1. Report to Philophantes
   Location: /navi einbroch 300/325
   He directs you to the back room
2. Gain Back Room Access
   
   • Talk to retired rebellion member on right
   • Speak with Philophantes about Regenschirm and Heart Hunters
   • Meet Kaya Toss (Rekenber VP)
3. Investigate Rekenber HQ
   Location: /navi lighthalzen 53/270
   
   • Talk to Republic Guard
   • Talk to Rekenber Guard Oscar to create instance (requires party)
4. Laboratory Infiltration
   
   • Talk to Ashey to enter
   • Eliminate all Heart Hunters
   • Find Access Controller in Cafeteria (upper left)
   • Have researcher open door
5. Hallway Combat
   
   • Eliminate Deadly Poison Gas enemies
   • Doors will open after announcement
6. Get Access Code
   Location: /navi 1@rgsr 36/211
   Erst provides code 0315
7. Main Combat Phase
   
   • Use code on Access Controller
   • Eliminate all Heart Hunters and Deadly Poison Gas
   • Rooms become accessible: /navi 1@rgsr 241/50
8. Rescue Researchers
   
   • Find 3 detained researchers
   • Final researcher at: /navi 1@rgsr 211/136
   • Collect Scattered Documents
9. Central Room
   Location: /navi 1@rgsr 128/153
   
   • Talk to Ashley twice
   • Approach Restrained Specimen
10. Release Specimen
    Control Panel Sequence:
    • • Top right: Blue Button
    • • Bottom left: Red Button
    • • Bottom right: White Button
    • • Top left: Yellow Button

       Eliminate the released specimen
    

11. Quest Completion
    
    • Return to Einbench Pub: /navi pub_cat 93/105
    • Report to Philofontes
    • Rewards: 25 Unknown Parts + EXP
    • Bonus: Extra EXP if you collected documents

Unlocks:

• > Investigating Rekenber (next main quest)
• Progress: 2/6 of main questline

Investigating Rekenber Quest Guide

Quest Start: Begin at Cat on Bullet Pub (below Philofontes)

1. Initial Discussions
   
   • Find Lazy arguing with others below Philofontes
   • Mediate between Lazy /navi pub_cat 106/69 and Kaya Toss
2. Einbroch Airport
   Location: /navi einbroch 42/208
   Conversation with Lazy, Kaya, and Ashley leads to warp
3. Lighthalzen Investigation
   
   • Initial talk: /navi lighthalzen 255/215
   • Slums investigation: /navi lighthalzen 335/264
4. Rekenber Headquarters
   Location: /navi lighthalzen 105/163
   
   • Talk to missing person's fiancée
   • 2nd floor staff: /navi lhz_in01 161/254
5. Regenschirm Lab
   Location: /navi lighthalzen 53/272
   
   • Right-side laboratory staff
   • Southwest staff member about Patrick
6. Document Search
   
   • Secretary: /navi lhz_in01 80/210
   • Storage staff: /navi lhz_in01 32/264
7. Mountain Expedition
   Location: /navi ein_fild01 95/146
   Kaya realizes deception and agrees to cooperate
8. Quest Completion
   Rewards: 20 Cor Cores + EXP

Unlocks:

• > Old Memories (next main quest)
• Progress: 3/6 of main questline

Old Memories Quest Guide

Quest Start: Report to Philofontes at Cat in Bullet Pub

1. Initial Briefing
   Location: /navi pub_cat 93/105
   Philofontes directs you to meet rebels in Einbroch Field 03
2. Rebel Contact
   Location: /navi ein_fild03 278/269
   Talk to disguised rebel in bushes for investigation task
3. Area Investigation
   Check three locations:
   • /navi ein_fild03 347/219
   • /navi ein_fild03 268/207
   • /navi ein_fild03 218/266

      Return to rebel after investigation
   

4. Instance Preparation
   Location: /navi ein_fild03 278/269
   
   • Initialize instance
   • Re-enter to begin
5. Railway Investigation
   
   • Talk to Ridsh and eliminate 2 monsters
   • Crush Suspicious Device (bottom right)
   • Follow train tracks north
6. Gate Access
   
   • Remove 3 Thick Wires
   • Continue along railway
7. Encounter with Dien
   
   • Portal triggers dialogue
   • Move right to bypass door
   • Meet Ridsh (top right)
8. Final Combat
   
   • Follow railway to Dien
   • Eliminate all spawning mobs
   • Reward: 23 Unknown Parts + EXP
9. Document Recovery
   
   • Einbench HQ: /navi einbech 215/79
   • Rebel crew: /navi rebel_in 68/4
   • Dien's room: /navi rebel_in 160/84
   • Take Ornament Box contents
10. Quest Completion
    
    • Return to Field 03: /navi ein_fild03 278/269
    • Enter portal: /navi sp_os 253/359
    • Hand over picture for final EXP

Unlocks:

• > Mercenary vs Mercenary Daily quest
• > OS Mission quest
• Access to Cor Area
• Progress: 4/6 of main questline

Helping the Workers

Quest Start: Advanced Team at Cor Entrance /navi sp_cor 168/81

1. Worker Confrontation
   
   • Workers mistake you for invaders and refuse cooperation
   • Convince Kaya to give his speech (Vice President identity doubted)
2. Tess' Intervention
   
   • Seek help from Tess to persuade workers
   • Elyumina attacks, injuring multiple workers
3. Evacuation
   Regroup with Tess at safe location: /navi sp_cor 122/141
4. Medical Crisis
   
   • Consult Ashley about sick workers
   • Receive EXP reward for assistance

Quest Progress:

• Completion: 5th of 6 Main Quests
• > Next Quest: Capturing Elyumina
• > Unlocked: Finding Patrick

Capturing Elyumina

• Speak with the Rebellion at /navi sp_cor 108/130. Elena Bolkova will appear next to you.
• Speak with Elena Bolkova. Elyumina is causing more trouble.
• Meet with Elena Bolkova to the next area to prepare for the operation, near /navi sp_cor 180/169.
• While in a party, speak with Elena Bolkova and choose Create Cor Operation to create the instance. Talk with her again to enter.
• Speak with Elena Bolkova at the entrance.
• Investigate the Box device on the right /navi 1@cor 220/170.
• Kill the mobs that spawned and then talk to the Rebellion next to the Box.
• Investigate the next Box device north of you /navi 1@cor 222/236.
• Kill the mobs that spawned and then talk to the Rebellion next to the Box.
• The next area will be marked on your minimap /navi 1@cor 172/223.
• Talk to Elena Bolkova and choose Give signal.
• Enter the portal on the left to start the fight.
• Kill EL1-A17T. In the story version, the mob is very easy and has low HP.
• Elena will appear, talk with her and end the operation.
• Talk with her again outside of the instance. She will reward you with 1 Broken Weapon, 5 Cor Cores and some experience.
• Speak with Gonie at the Barrack /navi sp_cor 136/210. Lucky said he will do the interrogation.
• Talk to Rookie. You learn about how to enter Varmundt's Mansion.
• Go the specified coordinates /navi sp_cor 255/285 and speak with Lucky. You will be rewarded with some experience.
• You have completed the Illusion Episode Main Quest.

You unlocked > Cor Mission instance daily quest. You unlocked > Helping Farm Worker daily quest. You unlocked > Illusion Equipments and Enchants with Elyumina.

• Continued in next episode Sage's Legacy.

Finding Patrick

• Speak with Kaya inside Cor at /navi sp_cor 136/146. He wants you to continue the investigation of Patrick Kaufman. Accept his request.
• Speak with a Worker nearby /navi sp_cor 132/144.
• Go to the farm area and speak with the Researcher over there /navi sp_cor 224/77.
• Go to the laundry area and speak with a Worker /navi sp_cor 151/180.
• Go to the incinerator and speak with another Worker /navi sp_cor 70/263. He says there is another disposal site at Rudus.
• Go back to Rudus, the entrance is at /navi ein_fild05 156/288.
• Investigate the Suspicious Evidence at /navi sp_rudus 227/351. You're hearing voices nearby.
• Go over to yellow dot indicated in your map, all the way to the left /navi sp_rudus 15/280. Speak with the Discarded Person. You will be rewarded with some experience.
• The Discarded Person tells you to look for an Identification Bracelet in the garbage. Areas will be marked in your map. Investigate 4 locations out of 5:
  • Suspicious Evidence - /navi sp_rudus 236/46
  • Suspicious Evidence - /navi sp_rudus 55/137
  • Suspicious Evidence - /navi sp_rudus 332/235
  • Suspicious Evidence - /navi sp_rudus 364/134
  • Suspicious Evidence - /navi sp_rudus 221/165
• After you find Patrick Kaufman's Identification Bracelet, report back to Kaya inside Cor at /navi sp_cor 136/146.
• You will be rewarded with 20 Cor Cores and experience.

You unlocked > Retrieving Identification Bracelets daily quest.

OS Mission

• Speak with Erst at /navi sp_cor 163/56. If you do not see her, walk near her location to make her appear.
• While in a party, speak with her again and choose Generate OS Mission. Then one more time to enter the instance.
• Once inside, the briefing will start. Wait for the cut-scene a little. Do not leave the area, as the poison clouds will kill you if you walk on them.
• You'll be asked to give your status report to the communication device, it will be flashing blue. Speak to it and select any option.
• You'll be asked again after another cut-scene, and select any option again.
• After the strike, talk to the device to get the navi for the next location /navi 1@os_a 52/177.
• Talk to the other device and let the small cut-scene happen.
• Follow the navi lines by moving north. You'll have to kill some mobs.
• Once the mobs are killed, walk near the blue light at /navi 1@os_a 84/256.
• Repeat the same thing, and then go to /navi 1@os_a 163/266.
• And... again, then go to /navi 1@os_a 138/174.
• Eliminate Miguel on the right side.
• Speak with Erst. You will get 1 Broken Weapon, 5 Cor Cores and experience.

You unlocked > OS Mission instance daily quest.

Daily Quests

Morning Quest

Prerequisites: Rudus Investigation Quest, up to step 6.

• Speak with Morning in Waste of Rudus, (/navi sp_rudus 130/200) He's the kid in the middle of the map with a barcode on his forehead. Talk to him and choose *Find a meal for Morning* followed by *I'll bring it*.

Items to bring (choose 10 at random)

Quantity	Item
10	Jellopies
10	Tree Roots
10	Grasshopper's Legs
10	Clovers
10	Feather of Birds
10	Rat Tails
10	Venom Canines
10	Yoyo Tails
10	Tooth of Bats
10	Bear's Footskins

• Return to him once you've completed your mission and he will reward you with 5 Unknown Parts, 1 Cor Core and experience.

Mercenary vs Mercenary

Prerequisites: Old Memories.

• Speak with Yuslan /navi sp_cor 155/94 and accept his request.
• You'll be asked to hunt down the following monsters (these are found in the OS Special Area, right outside of Cor):
  • 15 Heart Hunter Sanares
  • 15 Heart Hunter Bellares
• Return to him once you've completed your mission and he will reward you with 5 Unknown Parts, 1 Cor Core and experience.

Retrieving Identification Bracelets

Prerequisite: Finding Patrick

• Speak with Ashley /navi sp_cor 135/147 and accept her request.
• You'll be asked to hunt down 20 Dolors and collect 10 Identification Bracelets (drops from Dolors as a quest-granted item).
• Return to her once you've completed your mission and she will reward you with 5 Unknown Parts, 1 Cor Core and experience.