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=====Coin, Corruption and Tea===== | |||
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=====Of Toil and Taxes===== | |||
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*'''Civilian:''' ''She's done for. She should have paid them off the first time they threatened her.'' | |||
*'''Civilian:''' ''Do you blame her? I find myself only scraping by with this new "tax" on our stalls.'' | |||
*'''Civilian:''' ''Business is not easy...'' | |||
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*'''Civilian:''' ''Broken, completely destroyed! Those guards, they know no mercy.'' | |||
*'''Civilian:''' ''This is nothing. Do you know what they are doing to the perfume merchant?'' | |||
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*'''Merchant:''' ''Do not touch those bottles! They're a special import! I just need more time, please... '' | |||
*'''Soldier:''' ''You have wasted enough of ours. Now, stop begging. How about we take a walk instead? Somewhere far away...'' | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''This is taking too long! I have somewhere to be, and this is hardly worth the coin they pay me.'' | |||
*'''Soldier:''' ''Cut off a finger. Maybe that will loosen her coin purse.'' | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''No coin, no safety. You know this. Or, we can just take your perfume as payment.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum.'' | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''This is not your concern. Move along.'' | |||
<tabber> | |||
|-|(Offer token to Bribe)= | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Maybe this can free your time.'' | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''Hmm. Perhaps it can.'' | |||
The captain turned to his men and started to lead them away. | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''We have worked hard, men! Time for a rest.'' | |||
*'''Soldier:''' ''What? Wait we are still--'' | |||
*'''Perfume Stall Guard Captain:''' ''Do not question me. Let's go!'' | |||
|-|Never mind.= | |||
</tabber> | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''What did yo do to incur such aggression from the guards?'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''I did nothing! I ... I'm only short of coin. Business is business, but I do not have the means to pay their tax.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Are your wares moving slow?'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''No, but in recent times they have increased the coin requested. Therein lies the trouble.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Not just for you, but for others as well?'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''Mostly for people like us who are not from here, or not of the same faith. We find it's hard to feel safe in Karkh. I have a shipment that's late. I fear my goods and camels might have been seized by the guards. They should have arrived with some merchants bound for the Da'irat Al-mal. If I could ask a favor, my friend, please look for them.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Very well.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''They should be along the road that leads to the south gate of Baghdad.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah! I might catch them at the watering hole along the southern road.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''Thank you, sayyidi (sir).'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The road beyond the south of Baghdad... I should see if I can find those stranded merchants.'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=An Apologetic Draft|Text=I just need a few more days, please. I will get the coin and pay my debt. The perfume that I stock is important and cannot be touched... I implore you to understand. The recent spike in tax has-- (the rest of the letter is incomplete)}} | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The merchants should be down this road, perhaps near a ridge for shelter. That camp must be where the merchants are.'' | |||
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*'''Merchant:''' ''Halt! Who goes?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum. I was sent by a friend of yours who was worried for your safety.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''As you can tell from the horse's head, she was right to be. We do not know what to make of this...'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Let me help. Perhaps I can find out what happened.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''We would be grateful.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The culprit must have left a clue.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Footprints ... and a blood trail. The horse's head was carried to the center of the camp.'' | |||
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*'''Merchant 2:''' ''My horse, my sweet Legume! Malaka! Who would do such a terrible deed?'' | |||
*'''Merchant 3:''' ''Do not cast your eyes on me. I did no such evil!'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The head is cut clean. Must have been a sharp blade.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Was this your horse?'' | |||
*'''Merchant 2:''' ''He is claimed by Hades now! Not only do I have to worry about Baghdad's ridiculous thirst for coin, now I must be concerned about my livestock! Malaka! Rest in peace, Legume...'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''What happened here?'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''It happened in the dark of night. I could not see well ... but... I saw someone. I think... I cannot be sure.'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=Guard Instructions|Text=ATTN: Guards<br><br>Coin Collection from:<br><br>Anka's Perfumery<br>Wei's Exotic Mears<br>Bubble Pop Soap<br><br>NOTE: Must I do your jobs for you? Stop their supplies if you must, but do what you need to do to secure coin. Do not forget the extra taxes for the dhimmiyun - if they want to bask in the richness of Baghdad, they must pay the right price. Do whatever you must.<br><br>Al-Anqa}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''I think I know what happened.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''This is a work of intimidation. Someone is trying to prevent your arrival.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''La! (No!) Who ... who would do such a thing? I have no enemies, no bad blood...'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''There could be worse fates if you continue down the road. Let me escort your crew to the gates.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''You would do that for us? Shukran! (Thank you!) God bless you. Quickly, get us away from here!'' | |||
<tabber> | |||
|-|Let's go.= | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Let us move. The city is not too far.'' | |||
|-|Not yet.= | |||
</tabber> | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Come, we should leave this place. Quickly.'' | |||
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*'''Merchant 2:''' ''Should have stayed home. Hmph.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Where is home?'' | |||
*'''Merchant 2:''' ''I come from a place called Greece, west from here across the water. With my horse Legume, we carried goods to and from Baghdad. Oh, the cities we visited! Al-Quds, Basra, and even Samarra!'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Your merchant friend tells me that these goods are bound for the Da'irat Al-mal.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''Nai. (Yes.) The Great Auction is a big event, and that meant bigger demands.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''So you are attending, then?'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''Attending? I only wish I had the coin to spend! No, we are just providing stock for the preparations.'' | |||
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*'''Soldier:''' ''Found them! Argh!'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Who sent you?'' | |||
*'''Soldier:''' ''You cannot run or hide! To enter Baghdad you have to pay the price!'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=Letter of Execution|Text=The merchants must be found. One knows where I am, and for my safety he must be silenced. Kill the rest too, they are of no consequence. From what I gathered they should be enroute to the west of Baghdad. Find them before they arrive and report back - a prize of coin awaits the ones who succeed and return.<br><br>Al-Anqa}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''The guards report to someone called Al-Anqa. This confirms my suspicions.'' | |||
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*'''Merchant:''' ''Good heavens, could they have been sent to kill us?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Likely.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''This is not surprising. We've been vocal against the Caliphate and unfair taxes. It can cost us our heads. But the silent sheep is an ally to corruption.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''They do not like this opposition.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''I would not be surprised if they made an example out of us to others who might try the same.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Baghdad. You are safer now.'' | |||
*'''Merchant:''' ''You are wonderful! Thank you!'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Here we are.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''A thousand thanks, ya sayyidi. Baghdad is not safe. Rumors swirl through the markets of merchants dragged from their stalls. Have you heard of such injustice? Who would do this? Rumors say they target the dhimmiyun (foreigners), traders who are not from here. The Abbasids want a stake in all businesses. As long as there is coin, lives are secondary.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''The note dropped by the guards was from someone called Al-Anqa. This person is the one behind the attack.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Hmm. I overheard the guards refer to the Tax Collector as Al-Anqa ... which was odd because is the Anqa not female?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me his name, and where I can find him.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Suhail lives in a mansion west of Karkh. Be careful, freiend. I doubt he works alone.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Thank you, friend. Waffaqaka Allah.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The Tax Collector is due a visit.'' | |||
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*'''Al-Anqa:''' ''Where are they? They should be back with the coin! My head will roll if we do not deliver it. How hard is it to shake the coin from those fools, hm? Greece ... India ... China ... hmph. No partiality, not even to their own kind.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The taxes have been paid.'' | |||
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=====The Toll of Greed===== | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''There might be more information I can find around here.'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=My Second and Final Letter|Text=Al-Anqa,<br><br>Coin is becoming scarce. Have you increased the taxes like I asked? I hear that you might be experiencing a few ... obstacles. The shipment of perfume is also late.<br><br>I thought perhaps since you are a local you might fare better than I would, but I have been wrong before.<br><br>I do not usually send more than one letter about something I want done. I never send a third.<br><br>N}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''The Tax Collector does not work alone. Someone not from Baghdad controls the strings. There is a scent on the letter... Perfume. Rose, with ... iron? Hmm.'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=Orders to Increase Taxes|Text=Suhail,<br><br>Here are the proposed tax increases. Please act accordingly.<br><br>Grains: One twentieth<br>Foodstuffs: One tenth<br>Textiles: One tenth<br>Ceramics: One fifth<br><br>And according to the laws, the dhimmi shall pay extra, so charge each non-believer another tenth on top of the given tax.<br><br>N}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Orders to increase taxes. More coin tricking into their hands.'' | |||
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{{IUNote|Title=Approved Blockade Funding|Text=The agreed upon amount was taken from the tax fund for Karkh and allocated to supplement the Harbor's Blockade as instructed.}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''The blockade at the harbor is funded by the coin of the people.'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I am done here. Nothing else. Roshan and Rebekah will be waiting back at the Bureau.'' | |||
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=====A Faceless Feather===== | |||
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Our prodigal Hidden One returns.'' | |||
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Finally, you found the path back. What do you have for us?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''The one we are looking for is a dhimmiyun (foreigner), someone out of Baghdad.'' | |||
*'''Rebekah:''' ''You are certain?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''I found proof. They were working with the Tax Collector and the Harbormaster. One used the guards to harass and extort coin from the dhimmiyun (foreigners), the other seized goods at the docks.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''Extortion, I understand ... but seizing goods? More objects from these ancient beings they worship?'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''They are looking for a rare hairpin, imported from the East Road. It will be up for auction at the Da'irat Al-mal.'' | |||
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''An official invitation into the auction. Now, we have a way in. Well done.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''Our target has to be someone connected to both Al-Anqa and Al-Kullulu. Someone working closely with the officials.'' | |||
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Informers heard whispers of the Caliph's Treasurer. In recent times they have been quite involved in the businesses of Karkh.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Someone like that will no doubt make an appearance at the Da'irat Al-mal.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''We should prepare, so I will scout ahead. Meet me near the souq when you're ready.'' | |||
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''Not a lot is known about this person. Underestimating your opponent is a fool's folly.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Worried? I will tread carefully.'' | |||
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*'''Roshan:''' ''The plan is simple. Enter the auction as a merchant, wishing to bid on exotic artifacts. We know they want the hairpin, and we know they will be at the auction. They already let it slip through their fingers once.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''When the hairpin appears, I will watch the crowd and make sure to obtain it. That will secure a meeting with this Treasurer.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''I am fully confident they will bid on it, whatever the cost.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. I will gather as much information as I can about this Treasurer before the auction starts.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''For someone in their position, there will be no lack of whispers.'' | |||
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*'''Roshan:''' ''The first feather without a head. It is your duty to find the right one. Do not let yourself get distracted. Focus on the mission at hand. It does no one good to linger on things that do not exist. This is real.'' | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''I understand.'' | |||
*'''Roshan:''' ''Silence is better for the wise, and how much more so for fools. Hazzan muwaffaqan. (Good luck).'' | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Do you think we need luck?'' | |||
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=====Gilded Butterflies===== | |||
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====41 to 42==== | ====41 to 42==== | ||
Revision as of 00:38, 11 October 2023
My quintenary sandbox.
Status
Assassin's Creed: Mirage memories
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| 01 to 10 |
| The Master Thief of Anbar - A New Beginning - Taking Flight - Baghdad Bound - Follow Nur's Lead - Contact the Rebels - Zeroing In - Jailbreak - A Delicate Alliance - First Order |
| 11 to 20 |
| Old Wounds - Fire and Wisdom - House of Wisdom - Find the Missing Brother - Follow the Fiery Trail - Report to the Rafiq - The Great Symposium - A Job Well Done - Coins and Daggers |
| 21 to 30 |
| Coin, Corruption and Tea - Of Toil and Taxes - The Toll of Greed |
| 31 to 40 |
| 41 to 42 |
| Contracts |
| Tales of Baghdad |
| Holy Mission - Leap of the Faithful - A Life's Work - Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed - Treasure Hunt - Curse Of The Si'la' |
Assassin's Creed: Jade memories
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| The Exile's Plan - Battle at the Wall |
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice memories
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| Apocalypse |
| Sequence 1 |
| Bitter Conduct - Chasing the Rabbit - Seek and Do Not Destroy - Bombs Away |
| Sequence 2 |
| The Mission - Fear and Loathing in the Valley - Hold the Fort! - Another World |
| Sequence 3 |
| Snakes Get Madder - Into the Dark - The End (BOV) - The Fall of Man |
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey crossover memories
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| Those Who Are Treasured |
| No Rest For the Misthios - Not All Treasure Should Be Found - A Message Delivered - Power Corrupts All - A New Horizon |
| Side quests |
| A Kind of Treasure Hunt |
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla minor memories
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| Ravensthorpe |
| Petra |
| Archery Contest |
| Tarben |
| The Baker's Plaint |
| World Events |
| Norway |
| Rygjafylke |
| The Plight of the Warlock |
| England |
| Essexe |
| The Boar with the Golden Nose - The Gleewoman - The Prodigy |
| Grantebridgescire |
| Degolas the Beautiful - The Doom Book of Cats - The Infinite Noise of Men< - The Walloper - Winchell the Robesfree |
| Ledecestrescire |
| A Skald's Lament - Skal to Your Wealth - The Twit Saga, Part I |
| Lincolnscire |
| King of Shitsby - Little Victories - Stray Naps - The False Ealdormancy - The Ignominious Bandit - The Twit Saga, Part II |
| DLC |
| Oskoreia Festival |
| Hunting for Honor (Homeward - An Honorable Death - Riding for Glory - Veiled Threats) - A Measure of Respect |
| Dawn of Ragnarok |
| Main Quests (short) |
| Seeking Shelter - Crystal Cave |
| Smida |
| Hár Smida (Gullnamar) - Gullinbursti Smida (Vangrinn) - Draupnir Smida (Vangrinn) - Gungnir Smida (Svaladal) - >Mjolnir Smida (Svaladal) - Skidbladnir Smida (Svaladal) |
- Red (#ff3030) links mark the memories not transcribed at all or those which I'm still working on.
- Orange (#e3830a) links mark the memories partially transcribed, i.e. those with choices or those without descriptions, only dialogue.
- Green (#34df19) links are fully transcribed but not yet incorporated into the respective pages.
- Fully transcribed items that have been incorporated are removed from the list.
Mirage
Main memories
1 to 10
11 to 20
21 to 30
Coin, Corruption and Tea
Gilded Butterflies
31 to 40
41 to 42
Misc
Tales of Baghdad
Treasure Hunt
Curse Of The Si'la'
Contracts
Complete
The Exile's Plan
[Memory description:] Modu's identity is enough for you to find out the situation outside the city, and you decide to start with the Frontier Village.
- Wei Yu's disciple: Prince Modu said these men were slavers. I won't hold back when I meet them.
[goes to the Frontier Village]
- Wei Yu's disciple: The village is under attack! No doubt these are Touman's men.
[fighting begins, finds their leader, whose name keeps changing between Wulei and Wuleidihou, and will use Uluyjoti in a scene further along]
- Wei Yu's disciple: If I can take down their leader, this raid will end faster.
[boss fight]
- Wei Yu's disciple: You people are giving the Xiongnu a bad name. You enslave your own kin and even attack those you collude with? Where is your honor?
- Wulei: You dare attack me? Do you know who I am? I'm Wulei, the Xiongnu prince!
[defeats dude]
- Wulei: Please, don't kill me! I-I'm a prince! My life has value!
- Wei Yu's disciple: I heard you the first time, prince. Tell me, are you the son of Touman Chanyu?
- Wulei: Yes! Yes! You've heard of my father? If you let me go he'll be in your debt.
- Wei Yu's disciple: I doubt he will honor that. He sent you to attack this village even though he claims to be friends with the Qin. I am also aware that your father enslaved his own people for profit.
- Wulei: Who... Who are you? How do you know that?
[to themselves]
- Wei Yu's disciple: I should let this rat go and follow him back to his hideout.
[frees him]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Tell your father that his reckoning is at hand, that the Youxia are here to exact justice.
- Wulei: Y-Youxia? I'll be sure to deliver that message!
[gets up and starts to leave, with the protag following them]
- Wei Yu's disciple: I'll have to keep up while maintaining my cover.
[protag tails them, eavesdropping a few times, when Wulei stopped to talk to other Xiongnu]
- Xiongnu scout: My prince, there you are! We thought we had lost you. We sent a few search parties to no avail.
- Wulei: Your concern is appreciated, I wasn't sure if I could make it back alive...
- Xiongnu scout: You are safe now, my prince. We will stay here and guard the perimeter.
[continues following them]
- Xiongnu hunter: My prince, you are back! I am just about to hunt, would you care to join?
- Wulei: Perhaps another time, I am exhausted today. But my father and I are grateful for the game you always provide.
- Xiongnu hunter: You are too kind, my prince. Please, rest well.
[continues following them to where the clan is camped]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Hmmm, so this is where Touman Chanyu resides. I'll need to find proof of their collusion with the Qin. Perhaps I can infiltrate the camp as a passing merchant.
[overhears a conversation between two herders as the protag enters the camp]
- Prudent herder: Haven't seen this merchant before...
- Proud herder: Another Qin merchant? They don't know when to quit.
- Xiongnu guard: You! Where do you think you're going? You walk into our camp without wares and a weapon on your back, are you asking for an early death?
- Wei Yu's disciple: I'm a peddling merchant... and I'm here to collect furs for trade. That is why I came empty handed.
- Xiongnu guard: We weren't informed of any collection today. Who sent you?
- Wei Yu's disciple: Duanhe, the Qin officer, sent me... Surely, you've heard of him? He works with Touman Chanyu.
- Xiongnu guard: Duanhe? Why didn't you say so earlier? Go on then, but any funny business and you're out of here.
[protag goes to enter the main tent, only to be met with Wulei walking out of it]
- Wulei: That- That is the Youxia! You dare enter my father's camp after what you did?
[escaping begins]
- Xiongnu guard: You heard the prince! Kill that scoundrel! Don't let that Qin snake near our Prince!
[runs out of the village and into safety]
- Wei Yu's disciple: I can't take on a whole village by myself. I should return in the evening when they are asleep.
[finds an abandoned camp]
- Wei Yu's disciple: They've stopped pursuing. This seems like a good place to stake out until the sun goes down.
[time passes]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Under the cover of night, they are less likely to spot an intruder. Grand General Meng Tian is counting on me to find evidence of their collusion with the Qin.
[returns to the camp, eavesdrops on a couple of herders]
- Timid herder: We can't keep living like this. You promised me a good life! We're no better than slaves here.
- Prudent herder: Shut it woman, do you want us dead?
[to themselves]
- Wei Yu's disciple: None of them are safe even from their own people.
[overhears another conversation]
- Proud herder 1: How are we going to overcome the Qin empire when we fight among ourselves? Why do we enslave our own people?
- Proud herder 2: We pledged loyalty to Touman only because he's the strongest and we'll never be made slaves.
[infiltrates main tent, finds note]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Touman Chanyu has ordered all the scattered tribes to gather here... This is bad, he's gathering forces.
[goes to another tent, overhears stuff and takes letter from tent]
- Xiongnu guard: Hah, of course, you don't have to worry.
- Purple soldier: If Touman keeps up his end of the deal, the next batch of supplies will be coming soon. And don't forget to hand him the missive in the tent. That letter is from my boss, Duanhe.
- Xiongnu guard: Don't you worry, I will pass the message on if you keep those taels coming.
- Purple soldier: Good, I'm meeting my boss at the western camp. You keep an eye on Touman and make sure he sticks to the plan.
Yang Duanhe's Secret Letter
- Gather your forces on the west side of the wall. I'll personally create an opening for you to pass through.
-Duanhe
- Wei Yu's disciple: An official agreement between the Qin Department of Immortality and Touman Chanyu! Signed, Duanhe. This is it. I need to get this to Grand General Meng Tian...
[leaves camp]
- Wei Yu's disciple: I have the evidence for the Grand General, but this might be the only chance for me to catch Duanhe... There's no time for second guessing! For Chu Huan's sake... I'll end Duanhe myself.
[heads to the western camp] As you approach the western camp in search of Yang Duanhe, a group of Xiongnu raiders appear from the roadside, hoping to ambush a lonely traveler. [starts to fight off ambush]
- Xiongnu raider: What luck, an easy target! Hand us everything you've got, even your clothes.
- Wei Yu's disciple: Sorry, I'm not in a giving mood today.
- Xiongnu raider: There's no one out here to save you, so be good, and we'll let you go easy.
- Wei Yu's disciple: You raiders are persistent. I'll give you that. But I won't give up just yet...
[protag keeps killing the cannon fodder, but more keep arriving]
- Xiongnu raider: You really think you can take on all of us?
- Wei Yu's disciple: How many of them are there? They just keep coming. I can't... keep up...
You clear another wave of Xiongnu warriors, but it seems endless. As fatigue catches up to you, a sudden hail of arrows takes out the oncoming warriors. Modu and his men arrive. He tells the survivors to bring word back to his father that Prince Modu has returned. As they flee, he comes to speak to you.
- Modu: I have important news. Our scouts have confirmed that the Qin forces have gathered our tribes to the west.
- Wei Yu's disciple: The west is where I am headed as well. I found evidence, solid evidence, that will get the Grand General on our side.
- Modu: Good, but you may not make it back in time to your General in time. If my scouts are right, they will attack the wall soon. Seems to be a distraction, to lure your General out. For what reason, I do not know. And I fear my father cares little for their true intent if he can fatten his belly and grow his fortune. Get to Tulu pass [sic] as soon as you can. I have also sent word to your friend, she will be on her way to meet you.
- Wei Yu's disciple: Thank you, Prince Modu. You have saved my life and guided me through your lands.
- Modu: It was you who saved my life first. Now you can tell your friends that you have a Prince in your debt.
- Wei Yu's disciple: You are no mere prince. It would do the Xiongnu good for you to become their next King. I pray we meet again.
Battle at the Wall
[Memory description:] Yang Duanhe is in Tulu Pass, between the Great Wall and the Frontier. For Chu Huan, for Jade Spring, you must settle the score with him... [protag arrives at Great Wall Junction]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Prince Modu said he sent Yingying this way as well, she should be nearby.
[approaches her]
- Yu Ying: It seems that heir collusion goes way back...
[she notices protag]
- Yu Ying: There you are! I've been searching for Jingjing but she's proven to be rather elusive.
- Wei Yu's disciple: She said she didn't want to get involved with us. Maybe we should leave her be.
- Yu Ying: I'm just worried... either way, Modu sent me a message to get here, and I found something way worse... That man, Duanhe, he's here. And they've smuggled a hill's worth of oil barrels to blow up the wall.
- Wei Yu's disciple: These people know no loyalty. A Qin soldier blowing up the wall, and colluding with the Xiongnu...
- Yu Ying: Whatever it is they've planned isn't good. We have to stop them.
- Wei Yu's disciple: What they did to our village, we can't let that happen again.
[goes to destroy the explosives at Tulu Pass, sees Qin soldiers and Xiongnu fighting there.]
- Qin soldier: You will never strike us down! The Qin will defend our territory.
[enters a warehouse and destroys some of the explosives] [helps the Qin]
- Qin soldier: Barbarians! Strike them down!
[destroys some more]
- Wei Yu's disciple: They've already transported some barrels to the wall. I should destroy those as well.
[climbs up, destroys those, but hears/sees an explosion]
- Wei Yu's disciple: Was I too late? Yingying might be in trouble.
[goes to the source, finding Yang Duanhe messing with the explosives] As you approach Yang Duanhe, he recognizes you and promises to kill you as he killed Chu Huan. He throws an explosive your way but before it reaches you, Yu Ying appears from above and kicks it away, endangering herself as it explodes. In the smoke, Yang Duanhe flees and an injured Yu Ying implores you to follow him. [jarring scene transition to an exploded section of the wall, where the protag goess to fight Yang Duanhe]
- Wei Yu's disciple: I swear, on the memory of my brother, today will be your last.
- Yang Duanhe: Big talk for someone who lost to me before. Let's see how you fare against my bombs, I've been itching to test them.
- Wei Yu's disciple: Why did you attack our village? Who do you serve?
- Yang Duanhe: Hah, and why would I tell you anything? You are but an ant in the grand scheme of things.
- Wei Yu's disciple: You will regret messing with the Youxia.
- Yang Duanhe: Oh here we go again, with the righteous talk. You people are sickening.
Disgusting worm, don't you know when to give up? Stop getting in my way. - Wei Yu's disciple: Quit running, you coward! I will chase you till the ends of the earth even if I have to.
[he escapes, protag climbs up the wall after him, having to deal with guards along the way]
- Purple sergeant: Stay back! Come no further!
- Wei Yu's disciple: Your purple garments only fuel my anger. I remember how you slaughtered the weak.
[keeps going towards Duanhe]
- Purple sergeant: Don't you know who you're up against?
- Wei Yu's disciple: This is for what you did to my village!
[keeps going towards Duanhe]
- Yang Duanhe: Argh... I can't... anymore...
[i think there was another voice here, but it all mixes together and there's no subs for that]
- Wei Yu's disciple: The Fox huh, seems like even Duanhe answers to someone.
You overpower Yang Duanhe and drive your blade through his chest. As Yang Duanhe brethes his last, a figure in a fox mask attempts to assassinate you, but quick reflexes allow you to parry the incoming blade, giving you the chance to engage them in combat. [fight begins against the "Masked Person"]
- Wei Yu's disciple: So, you're the one in charge... the one pulling the strings under the Grand General's nose.
- Fox: Hmph. What do you know? You're just a pathetic Youxia. Stay out of my way.
- Wei Yu's disciple: You pit the Qin and Xiongnu against each other, for what end? We are not your pawns!
- Fox: There are only two types of people in this world, the sheep or the slaughterer. What are you?
- Wei Yu's disciple: I'm your slaughterer!
- Fox: A slaughterer takes. A sheep gives. You, who so boldly claim to take, are no better than the rest of us. Do not act righteous when your hand are soaked with the blood of a thousand sheep.
Your next move knocks the Fox's mask off, revealing Nie Jing's face. Yu Ying and Meng Tian arrive and Nie Jing pulls out the stolen treasure from Yangzhou Palace. A magical shield deflects your blades, shattering and dazzling you. When the stars fade from your vision, she's gone. [protag follows Meng Tian and Yu Ying, while Cyf does not stop opening the menus to make my work harder]
- Wei Yu's disciple: My search has led me to believe that the Department of Immortality has been manipulating the Xiongnu. I found a written agreement between Toumman Chanyu and Yang Duanhe.
- Meng Tian: An agreement signed by Duanhe is not enough evidence to persecute the court official in charge. I have looked outwards for far too long... and now the foundations of our empire crumbles. But I won't stay idle, not when my family's position is threatened at court and this country rots from within. I have news that the Department of Immortality has dealings in Shangjun. I seek an eagle. A swift and wary hunter to keep track of a fox that has long evaded my sight.
- Wei Yu's disciple: Then an eagle I shall be, and I will not stop until the fox [sic] has paid the price of betrayal.
- Meng Tian: Good. Head to North Shangjun Garrison and Fushi Clay Mine. Find out whatever you can.