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＠Trưng Trắc
Wh-what's going on?
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＠Trưng Nhị
Get back, Sister! These are nothing like the other ones!
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＠Wu Zetian
Rrgh! What in the world is happening!?
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＠Mash
I'm certain they are the same species we fought a moment ago, but I don't understand why they're so much stronger now!
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＠Ereshkigal
Maybe they're under some kind of conceptual protection now?
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＠Ereshkigal
Or maybe they've met some special condition which somehow makes them stronger.
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＠Lambda
Anyone have a clue what that might actually BE?
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＠Da Vinci
Hmm? Yes, okay...
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＠Da Vinci
...Got it!
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＠Da Vinci
[%1], someone who got really carried away with her fashion choices just showed up, and she might know what these creatures are! I'm going to put her on the line now!
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＠Anastasia
Excuse you. I absolutely did not get carried away.
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＠Anastasia
I was told this latest mission was on a tropical island...or something very close to one!
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＠Anastasia
So I just made sure I had my swimsuit on in case I had to go.
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＠Anastasia
I was also told there were some strange creatures who might make good friends for Viy.
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＠Anastasia
I honestly don't know why you didn't just call me at the start.
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＠Anastasia
I had so many pranks planned, but I can only do them if I'm there!
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＠Anastasia
Uh, ahem. But I guess this really isn't the time to bring that up. Hehe.
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＠Anastasia
Looking at the data you collected, I think that creature you just ran into is a vodyanoy.
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＠Anastasia
It's a water spirit known throughout Russia and Eastern Europe.
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？1：Now it's a Slavic monster?

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＠Da Vinci
I'm wondering about this whole thing with monsters coming from around the globe, but we can worry about that later!
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＠Mash
I agree. Anastasia, I'm searching the database for information on these monsters as we speak...
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＠Mash
...but if there's anything you can tell Master about them now, that would be a big help!
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？2：What can you tell us about them?
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＠Anastasia
There's a lot I could say, but...
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＠Anastasia
...I suppose the most relevant thing right now is that vodyanoy like to be near sluices and water wheels.
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＠Anastasia
I don't remember why that is. I just know that it is.
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＠Ereshkigal
Sluices...?
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＠Ereshkigal
Maybe that's it! See that pile of wood and stones blocking off the water over there? Maybe it counts as a sluice?
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＠Wu Zetian
What a shabby excuse for a sluice. It's almost quaint.
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＠Lambda
Looks like a beaver dam to me.
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＠Da Vinci
Those crab monks got a power boost as long as their question went unanswered.
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＠Da Vinci
So yeah, these new creatures may be getting some kind of special protection from meeting a certain condition.
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＠Da Vinci
If it's a conceptual thing, the actual quality of the build may not matter too much.
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＠Lambda
Whatever. If the dam is making them stronger, we can just destroy it!
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＠Lambda
Here I go! Axel! Lutz! Loop!
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＠Lambda
And for the finishing touch...[sr]Blue Summer Palladion!
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＠Con
Waha! Preeetty!
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＠Lambda
Of course it was.
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＠Trưng Trắc
You did it! The dam[line 2]uh, sluice, is destroyed!
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＠Trưng Nhị
Yaaah!
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＠Mash
It worked! Your attacks are hurting them again!
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＠Ereshkigal
Looks like the dam was close enough to a sluice to empower them. Now they're as weak as the first ones we fought.
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＠Ereshkigal
This'll be easy now! Let's take care of the stragglers!
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＠Wu Zetian
You do not have to tell me!
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＠Wu Zetian
Hey! Keep your spirits out of my personal space! In fact, keep them out of my sight entirely!
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？1：Phew, glad that's over with.

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？2：Thanks for the info, Anastasia. You really helped us there.

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＠Anastasia
Right? Don't be shy about piling on the praise, Master.
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？！

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＠Wu Zetian
Why do you not look happier about this, Hai Bà Trưng?
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＠Trưng Trắc
...The mist hasn't gone away. This isn't over.
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＠Trưng Trắc
Every time the mist has appeared before, it's stayed for a long while.
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＠Trưng Trắc
It grows thicker and thinner, and water monster attacks have followed like waves shortly after.
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＠Trưng Nhị
The question is, when will the next wave come? If we can keep taking them out as soon as they make landfall, great.
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＠Trưng Nhị
But if they build more sluices...that could complicate things.
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＠Ereshkigal
I'll say. We've all seen for ourselves just how strong a nearby sluice can make these new water monsters.
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＠Ereshkigal
So I guess that means we'll need to stop them from building more, destroy them quickly if they do...
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＠Ereshkigal
...and prioritize any completed sluices.
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＠Trưng Trắc
The new watchtower should help us keep an eye on them.
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＠Trưng Trắc
...But it was really made to fend off attacks coming over land from other areas.
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＠Trưng Trắc
I don't think it'll be enough to repel every attack from the sea...
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＠Lambda
So in the time it takes the Con to spot new enemies and alert us, and for us to go out to meet them...
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＠Lambda
...they may have ample opportunity to build new sluices.
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＠Lambda
Is there anything we could do to prevent that?
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＠Trưng Trắc
Good question. As you say, Lambda, I think the time we lose between spotting new enemies and getting to them is our biggest issue.
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＠Trưng Trắc
We know that as long as we can stop them from building sluices, they're fairly easy to handle.
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＠Trưng Trắc
So what we need is a faster, more flexible way of reaching the coast.
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＠Trưng Trắc
So I guess...some kind of mechanism that would let us change the field of battle?
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＠Da Vinci
Yeah. We can't leave our main base too lightly guarded either, so ideally...
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＠Da Vinci
...I'd like to come up with a solution that would let us keep it safe while also letting us quickly move out to defend other areas.[bgmStop BGM_EVENT_77 1.0]
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＠Qin Shi Huang
[f large]We overheard the whole thing!
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？1：Aah!
？2：The original royal we!
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Hmm, still, we are content to sit back and watch these proceedings unfold from on high, as we have no stake in this island's fate ourself.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
After all, even should you save this land, it's not about to become part of our empire, correct?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Still, having said that, it would bother us to see such a fumbling attempt to imitate our greatness.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
You are, of course, aware of what we are most famous for, yes?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
While we know that our Proper Human History counterpart created something similar, it may not be quite like the one we know.
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＠Qin Shi Huang
So if you wish to protect your territory, you only have one option: allow us to recreate our great feat, just this once.
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？1：You don't mean...the Great Wall?
？2：You're talking about the Great Wall?
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＠Qin Shi Huang
Correct. You must build it at once.
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＠Wu Zetian
True, I recognize the greatness of that feat as well, Qin Shi Huang. It would certainly give us a better means of moving about as well.
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＠Wu Zetian
But how could we possibly build such a thing here?
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＠Da Vinci
Hmm. Well, we do have more Con with us now, thanks to the areas we've reclaimed.
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＠Da Vinci
If we put them all to work at once, they might be able to make something pretty big, but...
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＠Edison
[f large]I overheard the whole thing, too!
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＠Qin Shi Huang
What are you doing here, you shameless Confucianist? Begone with you.
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＠Edison
No, my immortal general, one of a kind compatriot. This is a business proposition.
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＠Edison
Our philosophies may differ vastly, but you are still a world-class engineer, and I'm not one to back away from a good engineering conversation.
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＠Edison
Now then. Master, I hope you'll indulge me in talking about myself for a bit.
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＠Edison
When I was a child, I worked part-time selling newspapers bearing articles I wrote.
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＠Edison
As you can imagine, the paper was astonishingly well-received, and[line 2]
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＠Edison
Whoops, there I go bragging again. That's not why I'm here.
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＠Edison
My point is, I sold those papers inside a train.
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＠Edison
There's something grand about trains, isn't there? All you have to do is set foot on one, and it will carry you to far-off places.
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＠Edison
Trains carry passengers and goods with the greatest of ease. Truly, they are a marvel of modern civilization.
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＠Edison
And nowadays, perhaps the best part is that they run on electricity! Ahh, what could be better!?
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＠Edison
...
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＠Edison
Man, I want to build a train!
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？1：Now that's a Cry of the Soul!
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＠Da Vinci
A train, huh...
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＠Da Vinci
If Edison were to help us out, we might be able to build some kind of tram system.
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＠Edison
Of course I would help. Just leave it to me. I'll take care of everything from the design to the construction.
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＠Odysseus
I overheard the whole thing as well!
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？1：Aah!
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＠Odysseus
Oh, whoops! I didn't mean to startle you. Hahaha!
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＠Odysseus
It just seemed like you could use the advice of a good general, so I thought I'd offer my expertise.
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＠Odysseus
After all, comprehensive planning is the key to a robust strategy, right?
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＠Odysseus
The more patterns you can think of, the better.[sr]...Up until you hit diminishing returns, of course.
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＠Odysseus
Anyway, my suggestion is...
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＠Odysseus
[f large]A wooden horse.
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＠Mash
Huh!?
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＠Odysseus
But not just any wooden horse.
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＠Odysseus
This one would be highly mobile. It would be able to reach its assigned destination in no time, and[line 2]
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＠Odysseus
Ah, there I go, getting ahead of myself. You'll just have to wait until it's done to see what else it can do!
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＠Odysseus
You have my word that it can serve as the lynchpin of your defensive strategy.
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＠Ereshkigal
(...Sigh) As long as it helps us defend against more vodyanoy attacks, I don't care what we use.
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＠Ereshkigal
Why don't you decide which idea we go with, [%1]?
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＠Da Vinci
And preferably quickly, so we can start building it as soon as possible.
[k]

＠Da Vinci
All right, [%1], give it some thought[sr]and let us know what you decide!
[k]

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