Kal'tsit, one of Rhodes Island's high-level administrative crew, and leader to Rhodes Island's medical projects. Profoundly learned in metallurgy, sociology, Originium Arts, archaeology, history and genealogy, economics, botany, geology, and other fields. In a portion of Rhodes Island operations, provides medical theory assistance and emergency aid apparatus as medical personnel. Simultaneously, active in many projects as a major constituent of Rhodes Island's command system.
This unit and Mon3tr gains DEF +150%. This unit also gains 50% Physical resist
Mastery 3 · SP cost 20 · Initial SP 10 · Duration 40sThis unit gains ASPD +100; Mon3tr gains ATK +90% and attacks all blocked enemies This skill is Tied to Mon3tr
Mastery 3 · SP cost 8 · Initial SP 0 · Duration 20sMon3tr gains DEF +200%, ATK +260% that gradually decays to +0% over the skill duration and deals True damage. If this skill ends without Mon3tr killing any enemies, Mon3tr loses 50% Max HP. This skill is Tied to Mon3tr
Mastery 3 · SP cost 15 · Initial SP 0 · Duration 20sCan use and heal Mon3tr, and Mon3tr has a 25 second redeployment time. Kal'tsit will prioritize healing herself and Mon3tr; If Mon3tr is not within Kal'tsit's Attack Range, Mon3tr's DEF is reduced to 0
When Mon3tr is defeated (excluding retreat), all enemies in the surrounding 8 tiles are Stunned for 3.5 seconds and receive 1400 True damage
Doctor, please sit. I'm just here to give you a physical examination, so relax. If there are any irregularities, please tell me in full. Meaning? We'll set aside what it means to Rhodes Island for now. To me, the meaning it holds is quite significant.
The Ark does not have the resources to maintain unnecessary, extended communications. But there will be no restrictions on transmissions between the two of us. Keep the channel open.
I will conduct scientific examinations on you at regular intervals, recording your vital signs and state of consciousness. No other personnel have this authority. If anyone wishes to conduct an examination on you, you have the right to refuse. Do you understand?
With the Originium held back by the curtains Rhodes Island has drawn, mankind was able to build the Ark and drag out its feeble existence. Yet the pressures of survival cannot suppress greed and desire. Every faction's leader yearns to become the administrator who holds all the keys. I understand that you pity them for their predicament, but you must decide based on your own judgment.
Medical is the core Department of Rhodes Island. Theoretical research and practical treatment both require medical talent, and the need for medical staff on field missions is always growing. Please remember that in the time to come, you will need to recruit ever more Medic Operators.
Inactive Originium solidified and accumulated, while redundant information piled atop itself in layers, giving us a new home. Only because you were there by our side could we delay the awakening of the arrogant master of all creation. All those who survived rely on your aid. They are all very appreciative, and so am I.
I'm sure, on a daily basis, you interact with many Operators. When you converse with them, you must be alert for any speech that attempts to influence your will. Remember to preserve your ego; at necessary times, I suggest you seek my help. Of course, for you... I should be unnecessary, shouldn't I?
The people of today may still remember what trees looked like. That is why they can point to Originium clusters and call them an Originium Forest. But when we can no longer conceive of trees and woods, the word 'forest' will forever disappear from our languages. If things continue that way, 'these lands' will cease to exist as well.
Amiya has left to eat with the young Operators. She is a child too, and you should accompany her as well. These lands have no mercy on the basis of age, but children will always be our unvarying hope. I very much admire this notion of... a certain someone's.
Columbia, a fresh name. Victoria has already decided on retreating; you don't need to pay too close attention to this. The die is cast. The duke of this frontier surely overestimated the accumulated worth of his fervent venture. When has Victoria ever concerned itself with the great nobles' personal interests? This is his stupidity; the other dukes would never run this sort of business in plain sight. He's been embroiled in disputes, assailed back and front. He hasn't even a chance. In time, yes. Gaul has put considerable pressure on Victoria in this; the frontier duke's defeat in this conflict is precisely the machinations of Victoria's strange decision-making. Victoria has sent no assistance to him. Not even a single ship. Presumably, they're watching with folding arms, deliberately seeing him to his death. Victoria—does not have just one mind. But no matter what, Victoria will be too busy to concern itself with those cities stopped over in its northwest wastes; this conflict has facilitated the birth of this Columbia. An opportunity? Theresa... hm. Perhaps it is. The founding of a brand new country is always an opportunity. But opportunity often signifies a source of ruin. The next calamity Kazdel faces may very well be brought about by it. Don't joke with me. I wouldn't do such things now, I can promise you... wait, you're making fun out of me, aren't you? You know I'm no longer that sort of person. Besides, unlike in the past, annihilating a country now seems hardly a possible thing. Things change, and grasping a country is no longer simple—every person has, from the warmth of Originium engines, drawn their own notions. They have found their own persons, and no longer keep to their laissez-faire ways. Perhaps it's a good thing? Yes. If they can persevere. Hardly anyone left could prevent Gaul's realization of hegemony, and Victoria has already lost several cities on end. Unless those few empires could, in this interstice, relinquish their past hatred. Impossible. Madmen, lunatics, speculators and slaveowners? Hah. If they truly had such affinity... ...You have a point too. Whether they truly could find this chance, we can't say. After all, when have we ever dared to assert that we could see the future?
Kal'tsit: The moment you read this, the ending act must already be played. It only took a moment before I thought to hide this letter in your office desk. If you were not sitting down to reminisce in peace, I'm sure you wouldn't find this letter. These words are written for the you in times like this. ...Do you still remember all those theories you taught me? I always remembered. You said the earth we knew was but a layer of mud, littering upon a celestial orb. You said our different forms were not created so, we crawled, long before we learned to walk. You said the stars beyond skyveil are arks sailing through the stellar lane... The wonderous things you said... Kal'tsit, I remembered. I remembered them all. You once said, more than seeking sense in our action, you wanted to learn of the answer to yourself; and for so many times you asked, of those I have committed to this landship, of the reason I commit this very much into it. I feel the answer is very childlike, so I never directly responded to your question. ...Kal'tsit, I sense your loneliness. Because you feel you have none of the same kind. Kal'tsit, you shall have my answer at very last: I hope the Rhodes can be a place you name home: an Island you may always return to. Once I thought too, to witness such future with my own eyes alongside you. But yet, there is no antidote to loneliness, there is no end to nomadic wandering, there is no cure to a terminal illness... I already did everything I could do. I won't harbor complaint for my own end. Babel's mission is concluded, and you and this landship have only just set sail. Now go, unto your initial grand quest. Through the grim perils of the longest night, Rhodes Island shall breach into the promised dawn. That future which sails on the tender earth, it belongs to you all. I am not a same kind as you, Kal'tsit. I cannot explain away your puzzlement. —But I have always been your companion. And still I will be. [Unsigned.] Her Majesty once said it was Dr. Kal'tsit who directed the main cabin's follow-up excavation. Nowadays, occasionally you'll see Kal'tsit hurrying past along the aisle, then stop out of nowhere, and trace her hand across the surface of the wall. I wonder just what this landship means to Kal'tsit?
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · Specialist
Kestrel5★ · Vanguard
Kichisei5★ · Sniper
Kirara5★ · Specialist
Kirin R Yato6★ · Specialist
Kjera5★ · Caster
Kroos3★ · Sniper
Kroos the Keen Glint5★ · Sniper
La Pluma5★ · Guard
Laios5★ · Guard
Lancet-21★ · Medic
Lappland5★ · Guard
Lappland the Decadenza6★ · Caster
Lava3★ · Caster
Lava the Purgatory5★ · Caster
Lee6★ · Specialist
Leizi5★ · Caster
Leizi the Thunderbringer6★ · Guard
Lemuen6★ · Sniper
Leonhardt5★ · Caster
Lessing6★ · Guard
Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
Liskarm5★ · Defender
Logos6★ · Caster
Lord/Sharp6★ · Guard
Lucilla5★ · Supporter
Lumen6★ · Medic
Lunacub5★ · Sniper
Luo Xiaohei4★ · Guard
Lutonada4★ · Defender
Magallan6★ · Supporter
Manticore5★ · Specialist
Mantra6★ · Caster
Marcille6★ · Caster
Matoimaru4★ · Guard
Matsukiri5★ · Vanguard
Matterhorn4★ · Defender
May4★ · Sniper
Mayer5★ · Supporter
Mechanist6★ · Defender
Melanite5★ · Sniper
Melantha3★ · Guard
Meteor4★ · Sniper
Meteorite5★ · Sniper
Midnight3★ · Guard
Minimalist5★ · Caster
Mint5★ · Caster
Misery6★ · Specialist
Miss.Christine5★ · Caster
Mitm5★ · Vanguard
Mizuki6★ · Specialist
Młynar6★ · Guard
Mon3tr6★ · Medic
Morgan5★ · Guard
Mostima6★ · Caster
Mountain6★ · Guard
Mousse4★ · Guard
Mr. Nothing5★ · Specialist
Mudrock6★ · Defender
Muelsyse6★ · Vanguard
Mulberry5★ · Medic
Mutsumi Wakaba5★ · Specialist
Myrrh4★ · Medic
Myrtle4★ · Vanguard
Narantuya6★ · Sniper
Nasti6★ · Supporter
Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
Necrass6★ · Caster
Nian6★ · Defender
Nightingale6★ · Medic
Nightmare5★ · Caster
Nine-Colored Deer5★ · Supporter
Noir Corne2★ · Defender
Nowell5★ · Medic
Nyamu Yūtenji5★ · Guard
Nymph6★ · Caster
Odda5★ · Guard
Orchid3★ · Supporter
Pallas6★ · Guard
Paprika5★ · Medic
Papyrus5★ · Medic
Passenger6★ · Caster
Penance6★ · Defender
Pepe6★ · Guard
Perfumer4★ · Medic
Perfumer the Distilled5★ · Supporter
Phantom6★ · Specialist
Philae5★ · Defender
PhonoR-01★ · Supporter
Pinecone4★ · Sniper
Pith5★ · Caster
Pith6★ · Caster
Platinum5★ · Sniper
Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
Poncirus5★ · Vanguard
Popukar3★ · Guard
Pozëmka6★ · Sniper
Pramanix5★ · Supporter
Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · Guard
Quartz4★ · Guard
Quercus5★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Rangers2★ · Sniper
Rathalos S Noir Corne5★ · Guard
Ray6★ · Sniper
Record Keeper5★ · Medic
Reed5★ · Vanguard
Reed the Flame Shadow6★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Caster3★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Caster4★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Defender3★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Defender4★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Guard4★ · Guard
Reserve Operator - Logistics3★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Medic4★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Melee3★ · Vanguard
Reserve Operator - Sniper3★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Sniper4★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Specialist4★ · Specialist
Reserve Operator - Supporter4★ · Supporter
Reserve Operator - Vanguard4★ · Vanguard
Ripresa5★ · Caster
Roberta4★ · Supporter
Robin5★ · Specialist
Rockrock5★ · Caster
Rope4★ · Specialist
Rosa6★ · Sniper
Rose Salt5★ · Medic
Rosmontis6★ · Sniper
Saga6★ · Vanguard
Saileach6★ · Vanguard
Sakiko Togawa6★ · Guard
Sand Reckoner5★ · Supporter
Sankta Miksaparato6★ · Defender
Santalla5★ · Caster
Saria6★ · Defender
Savage5★ · Guard
Scavenger4★ · Vanguard
Scene5★ · Supporter
Schwarz6★ · Sniper
Senshi5★ · Defender
Sesa5★ · Sniper
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shamare5★ · Supporter
Sharp5★ · Guard
Sharp6★ · Guard
Shaw4★ · Specialist
Shining6★ · Medic
Shirayuki4★ · Sniper
Shu6★ · Defender
Sideroca5★ · Guard
Siege6★ · Vanguard
Silence5★ · Medic
Silence the Paradigmatic6★ · Supporter
SilverAsh6★ · Guard
SilverAsh the Reignfrost6★ · Vanguard
Skadi6★ · Guard
Skadi the Corrupting Heart6★ · Supporter
Skybox5★ · Sniper
Skyfire5★ · Caster
Snegurochka4★ · Vanguard
Snow Hunter5★ · Sniper
Snowsant5★ · Specialist
Sora5★ · Supporter
Specter5★ · Guard
Specter the Unchained6★ · Specialist
Spot3★ · Defender
Spuria5★ · Specialist
Stainless6★ · Supporter
Steward3★ · Caster
Stormeye5★ · Sniper
Stormeye6★ · Sniper
Surfer5★ · Vanguard
Surtr6★ · Guard
Sussurro4★ · Medic
Suzuran6★ · Supporter
Swire5★ · Guard
Swire the Elegant Wit6★ · Specialist
Tachanka5★ · Guard
Taraxacum5★ · Medic
Tecno5★ · Caster
Tequila5★ · Guard
Terra Research Commission1★ · Sniper
Texas5★ · Vanguard
Texas the Omertosa6★ · Specialist
Thorns6★ · Guard
Thorns the Lodestar6★ · Specialist
THRM-EX1★ · Specialist
Tin Man5★ · Specialist
Tippi5★ · Specialist
Titi6★ · Medic
Toddifons5★ · Sniper
Tomimi5★ · Caster
Totter4★ · Sniper
Touch5★ · Medic
Touch6★ · Medic
Tragodia6★ · Supporter
Tsukinogi5★ · Supporter
Tulip5★ · Vanguard
Tulip6★ · Vanguard
Tuye5★ · Medic
Typhon6★ · Sniper
U-Official1★ · Supporter
Uika Misumi5★ · Supporter
Ukusik5★ · Medic
Ulpianus6★ · Guard
Umiri Yahata5★ · Specialist
Underflow5★ · Defender
Utage4★ · Guard
Valarqvin5★ · Supporter
Vanilla3★ · Vanguard
Varkáris5★ · Guard
Vendela5★ · Medic
Verdant4★ · Specialist
Vermeil4★ · Sniper
Vetochki5★ · Defender
Vigil6★ · Vanguard
Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
W6★ · Sniper
Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
Warmy5★ · Caster
Weedy6★ · Specialist
Whislash5★ · Guard
Whisperain5★ · Medic
Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
Windscoot4★ · Guard
Wiš'adel6★ · Sniper
Wulfenite5★ · Specialist
Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
Yato2★ · Vanguard
Yu6★ · Defender
Zima5★ · Vanguard
Zima the Raging Tide6★ · Guard
Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
12F2★ · Caster
Aak6★ · Specialist
Absinthe5★ · Caster
Aciddrop4★ · Sniper
Adnachiel3★ · Sniper
Akafuyu5★ · Guard
Akkord4★ · Caster
Alanna5★ · Supporter
Alliance/Supportive Operator4★ · Supporter
Almond5★ · Specialist
Ambriel4★ · Sniper
Amiya5★ · Caster
Andreana5★ · Sniper
Angelina6★ · Supporter
Ansel3★ · Medic
Aosta5★ · Sniper
April5★ · Sniper
Archetto6★ · Sniper
Arene4★ · Guard
Aroma5★ · Caster
Asbestos5★ · Defender
Ascalon6★ · Specialist
Ash6★ · Sniper
Ashlock5★ · Defender
Astesia5★ · Guard
Astgenne5★ · Caster
Astgenne the Lightchaser6★ · Supporter
Aurora5★ · Defender
Ayerscarpe5★ · Guard
Bagpipe6★ · Vanguard
Bassline5★ · Defender
Beagle3★ · Defender
Beanstalk4★ · Vanguard
Beehunter4★ · Guard
Beeswax5★ · Caster
Bellone6★ · Guard
Bena5★ · Specialist
Bibeak5★ · Guard
Bison5★ · Defender
Blacknight5★ · Vanguard
Blaze6★ · Guard
Blaze the Igniting Spark6★ · Caster
Blemishine6★ · Defender
Blitz5★ · Defender
Blue Poison5★ · Sniper
Bobbing5★ · Supporter
Botani5★ · Supporter
Breeze5★ · Medic
Brigid5★ · Sniper
Broca5★ · Guard
Bryophyta5★ · Guard
Bubble4★ · Defender
Cairn5★ · Defender
Cantabile5★ · Vanguard
Caper4★ · Sniper
Cardigan3★ · Defender
Carnelian6★ · Caster
Castle-31★ · Guard
Catapult3★ · Sniper
Catherine5★ · Supporter
Cement5★ · Defender
Ceobe6★ · Caster
Ceylon5★ · Medic
Ch'en6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Dawnstreak6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Holungday6★ · Sniper
Chestnut4★ · Medic
Chiave5★ · Vanguard
Chilchuck5★ · Vanguard
Chongyue6★ · Guard
Civilight Eterna6★ · Supporter
Click4★ · Caster
Cliffheart5★ · Specialist
Closure6★ · Vanguard
Coldshot5★ · Sniper
CONFESS-471★ · Vanguard
Contrail4★ · Specialist
Conviction4★ · Guard
Corroserum5★ · Caster
Courier4★ · Vanguard
Crackborne5★ · Defender
Croissant5★ · Defender
Crownslayer6★ · Specialist
Cuora4★ · Defender
Cutter4★ · Guard
Czerny5★ · Defender
Dagda5★ · Guard
Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
Degenbrecher6★ · Guard
Delphine5★ · Caster
Diamante5★ · Caster
Dobermann4★ · Guard
Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
Dur-nar4★ · Defender
Durin2★ · Caster
Dusk6★ · Caster
Earthspirit4★ · Supporter
Ebenholz6★ · Caster
Ela6★ · Specialist
Elysium5★ · Vanguard
Enforcer5★ · Specialist
Entelechia6★ · Guard
Erato5★ · Sniper
Estelle4★ · Guard
Ethan4★ · Specialist
Eunectes6★ · Defender
Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
Exusiai6★ · Sniper
Exusiai the New Covenant6★ · Specialist
Eyjafjalla6★ · Caster
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska6★ · Medic
Fang3★ · Vanguard
Fang the Fire-Sharpened5★ · Vanguard
Fartooth6★ · Sniper
FEater5★ · Specialist
Fiammetta6★ · Sniper
Figurino5★ · Specialist
Firewatch5★ · Sniper
Firewhistle5★ · Defender
Flamebringer5★ · Guard
Flametail6★ · Vanguard
Flint5★ · Guard
Folinic5★ · Medic
Franka5★ · Guard
Friston-31★ · Defender
Frost5★ · Specialist
Frostleaf4★ · Guard
Fuze5★ · Guard
GALLUS²1★ · Caster
Gavial4★ · Medic
Gavial the Invincible6★ · Guard
Gitano4★ · Caster
Gladiia6★ · Specialist
Glaucus5★ · Supporter
Gnosis6★ · Supporter
Goldenglow6★ · Caster
Gracebearer5★ · Guard
Grain Buds5★ · Supporter
Grani5★ · Vanguard
Gravel4★ · Specialist
GreyThroat5★ · Sniper
Greyy4★ · Caster
Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
Gummy4★ · Defender
Hadiya5★ · Guard
Harmonie5★ · Caster
Harold5★ · Medic
Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
Heavyrain5★ · Defender
Heidi5★ · Supporter
Hellagur6★ · Guard
Hibiscus3★ · Medic
Hibiscus the Purifier5★ · Medic
Highmore5★ · Guard
Ho'olheyak6★ · Caster
Hoederer6★ · Guard
Honeyberry5★ · Medic
Horn6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma the Breacher6★ · Defender
Humus4★ · Guard
Hung5★ · Defender
Iana5★ · Specialist
Ifrit6★ · Caster
Indigo4★ · Caster
Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
Insider5★ · Sniper
Irene6★ · Guard
Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
Jieyun5★ · Sniper
Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · SpecialistOriginium soared through the skies and seized the twin moons, its clusters dispersing into the universe like spores, contacting and assimilating both the living and the dead— This is what is currently happening outside of Terra. Originium is swallowing everything into its body and incubating an all-encompassing chaos. But Terra can still be saved, and only because you remain by our side.
Doctor, do you ever doubt the meaning in your own existence? I do. Life upon these lands is tremendously tenacious. It evolves to suit a unique niche, often finding nurtured tameness and confrontation futile. What is our destination, Doctor? I believe you will find an answer. I can only persevere in that belief.
Under the curtain weaver, symptoms of Oripathy have faded into history, yet mankind continues to voice its dissatisfaction. The old order did collapse, but the minds of man remain narrow. Amiya must still go hither and thither to unite them. While she is now an excellent leader, you are still the only one she can rely on.
Don't spare too much worry for me. Rhodes Island shouldn't be so fragile that one person's departure would leave it unable to proceed on. What is it? No, it's only a slightly hyperbolic supposition. No matter what, I thank you for your concern, Doctor. But more than myself, I am concerned for you.
We can no longer draw meaningful lessons from past experiences. The answers to our questions come not from our collective pool of knowledge, but from innovation and imagination. As you are more proficient than I in those aspects, there is no need to seek my advice on every single matter. Your insights are more important than my opinion here.
The path along which Amiya grew into Rhodes Island's leader was considerably troubled, and the sacrifices we've made bear testimony to that. From the faintest glimpse you caught in that stretch of the past, you may gradually come to understand the meaning of it all. You can make your own choices, Doctor... someone once told me that.
You already know how 'death' functions for me. So there's no need to worry about the damage I take. Instead, you should pay more attention to your own condition. The sarcophagus cannot heal the trauma wrought by extreme stress and exhaustion. If there is anything you would like to say, I will listen.
My hope? It is to protect yours and Amiya's hopes, Doctor. Though our definitions of 'protect' have nothing in common, it's an oath I will never abandon. I will be standing here with you, until the very end. We are unable to forget the past, but a different future may await you.
I can hear the crystal clusters surging. The Originium tides will soon dissolve me... Don't give me that look. Take care of Amiya and the city. We can continue to work on those problems the next time we speak. Well, then... see you again, Doctor.
Are you awake, or still in a dream?
Scanning... The atmospheric oxygen level is still decreasing... No, let the Doctor rest. I will check it out.
Doctor, my appearance here indicates that the situation has turned for the worse. You must concentrate on continuing to accomplish your mission.
The anti-Originium communication lines have been activated... Signal received. Come in, Babel. This is Kal'tsit, exploring the former Leithanien region as planned. No coagulation point found as of yet. What about you, Doctor? What's the situation there?
Not bad.
Experiences from before the crystallization age are for reference only. Do not overly rely on them.
With strength comes fragility. Such is the principle of all living things.
Formalities are no longer necessary between you and I. You need only keep your promise to maintain the Ark's safe course.
Mon3tr and I will protect everyone. Especially you, Doctor.
Mon3tr, these tattered lands will one day need you more than ever. Now, with your own voice, say hello to the Doctor.
I will see to them.
I will correct any flawed decisions that occur during exploration.
Now you need only devote yourself to operation planning.
Mark the area you need explored. I will arrange for the rest.
Let's go.
All units, double check the status of your anti-Originium equipment.
You know the plan. Move to intercept.
Stick to the plan. Do not throw your life away for nothing.
What's the situation?
What's your plan?
Optimize your deployment.
I will synchronize the battlefield data.
Arrived at designated position.
Executing battle plan.
Mon3tr, with me.
Mon3tr.
Mon3tr.
Never let your guard down before the enemy.
Perform your task.
Suppressing Originium activity.
Awake.
Follow my orders, Mon3tr.
Go ahead.
On my mark, prepare to counterattack.
Make sure a video record of this battle is properly cataloged.
How much time do we have left? I see… I trust your judgment.
Mon3tr, collect tissue samples.
All units, proceed according to plan. I will hand the report to the Doctor.
Assess the risk coefficient of those fleeing, as well as the possibility of a reprisal attack by enemy forces.
You should be more careful. We can't afford even a single loss.
Secure evac route. Prepare to operate!
All personnel, retreat to safe zone. Comm permits are transferred to you for now. I will sort out the situation before us.
How is the infrastructure project here developing?
The facilities are fairly well-maintained.
What are you doing?
Seems you are still very fond of your little tricks.
You seem to have grown used to your own work and responsibility. You've become much like a leader.
Have you ever imagined a future where only you remain?
Arknights.
Arknights.
It is once again the New Year. I only hope that you will find a suitable manner with which you can enjoy this brief holiday logically. Additionally, I wish that you will enjoy this upcoming year in good health, and won't spend too much time in the infirmary.
Holidays may not provide much joy to anyone anymore, but there is not much left to commemorate. Do not let Originium take away these precious memories too. These are the best wishes I can offer you.
Doctor.
There is still much we can do, Doctor.
So this is the day you've chosen, is it? I won't ask you about the significance of the date. You are free to keep the answer to yourself. I only hope that your choice will serve to give more meaning to Rhodes Island's existence. Of course, if you would like, I can offer you my well wishes, too. Happy birthday.
I will return to the Ark tonight. I hope to see you through the anti-Originium curtain, just like in years past.
It is not for anyone to tell you what the significance Rhodes Island carries is. Neither should you be bound by your unreachable memories. Instead, the current you must find that answer yourself. There will come a day when you'd decide Rhodes Island's course. I trust that your decision will bear responsibility to the ideals that we discussed.
The lights of Rhodes Island once illuminated the night sky, and everyone aboard celebrated throughout the night, both on the bridge and in their cabins. Those were the good old days, yet now our operators can only shut off their electricity and drift to sleep even a moment sooner. All the effort we put in today is to allow civilization to shed light upon the lands anew.
How could this happen— How could this be? Because of this defection, it's likely I'll be expelled from the university. But I already lack the time to attend to such things now. [This is Kal'tsit, a Leithanian scholar sending out an emergency bulletin. If you receive this message, please pass this news on through the following channels to a Messenger. I won't hinder you from learning about this message's contents. A major disaster has just occurred. Presently, judging from bearing, the epicenter could only be in Iberia. All signals have been cut off, and even the electricity has vanished from my personal channel. There's been a great change in the clouds. The ocean's current? This couldn't have solely been the result of a current and storm. Not even for Iberia. The Iberians don't have the capability to cause a disaster like this, and Ægir... Ægir's silence is a form of arrogance. This couldn't be the Ægir's doing either. My conjecture: The creatures we previously witnessed are not Ægir's experimental products. It's likely they signify the ocean's true present state. The data left behind by the islanders is a complete match to them; our sorrowing inferences have come true. Iberia has sunk into quiet, as if the whole of the south has thus faded away. If we wish to learn the concrete state of things, we can only wait for later signal from the Messengers. Presently, I can only prioritize informing you all of this conclusion. A coastal country has suffered the unexpected. If Iberia has become the first sacrifice on the coast, then I fear the present state of Ægir itself... will only amplify in cruelty. May you all be safe.]
The Lord of Fiends has died. Babel has collapsed. Do we, on all these ruins, intend to build a new Babel? No... she wouldn't wish for that. Am I able to decide... what we should do? No, Ascalon, I have no right to decide. I'm not your leader. I don't have the qualification. Let alone that Babel's cause is rendered unable to continue. If even Theresa would fail, then who could succeed? Kazdel wouldn't be destroyed by this, and yet our mission perished too as Babel collapsed. We've lost the strength to unite Sarkaz. So, we... could not simply serve the Sarkaz again. No. Theresa knows. Theresa always knew. It was Theresa who gave me such instruction. Moreover, she believes this hasn't meant our failure. She believes Babel's mission has already come to a close. ...... I understand. Soon, we'll leave Kazdel. Some people won't accept this decision; let them go. Hardly everyone is like Theresa, able to genuinely leave Kazdel. 'An ideology needs soil,' and a seed does not necessarily need to sprout in its homeland. Yes... Oripathy... the problem of treating and managing Oripathy. Sarkaz suffer it in great measure. Oripathy is one of the major factors Sarkaz are currently met with. Correct. It's not Sarkaz alone. Just as Theresa said at the very beginning, the problems of the Sarkaz have never been the Sarkaz's alone. This concern was one of the many means we labeled 'unrealistic' at the time. Nowadays, a means can become a goal too. Oripathy, as well as the terrifying prejudice it brings about, require treatment. This will be our new concern. Not only because all present suffer Oripathy's torment, but also because an ideology, one that drives away prejudice... is a thing that needs soil. Terminal? ...No, I don't believe so. Terminal... it can definitely be cured. Terminal illnesses are simply waiting for the day they can be cured to come. I will prove... that on this lone point, she is wrong. We will soon conduct a first round of voting on this concern. —Amiya? I will raise her.
C'mon, how have things gone critical again? Here I thought that engineering thing came back for another bite... didn't I tweak the new facial recognition warning system to treat Castle-3's new paint job as an intruder? ...Oh, don't tell me it was the thing where the ground level boiler had its output reworked too high and made all the pipes flow backwards? Nah, couldn't be... is she gonna catch me for this again? Heck no, if things are serious this time, my funds are as good as dead. Wait, no way... no... am I even still useful to Rhodes Island? K—Kal'tsit? Don't spook me like this, Kal'tsit, I... I don't have that much meat on me, y'know— Kal'tsit? How come she's not in... this monitor's way too old, jeez. I gotta get her a new one. No, wait, what is th—863-879? 622-690? What? Hold on... ...Personal records? Kal'tsit?! Kal'tsit! Ugh, what does 'You already have full privileges' mean? I haven't even hacked in yet, y'know? PRTS? You there? Can you answer me something? Hold up, this database system is isolated... there are systems disconnected from PRTS on this ship? Waitwaitwait. This Rhodes Island structural diagram isn't right, is it? Where'd this vacant bit up here come from? 'Theoretical design of third-generation prophylaxis'... huh? Do we have a centrifuge of this grade anywhere? —'Overall impact of Originium on species and forms of life'? Kal'tsit??
...The Rim Billitonians ultimately chose to name the mountain range after Bank Nuts, their most easily harvested crop. Located at the tip of the southwestern branch of the Targangils ore vein, it is a rare habitable location in Rim Billiton, a nation where Catastrophes occur frequently. Ocean monsoons from the southeast bring rainfall to the area, so given a few years between the two Catastrophes that occurred here, one will be able to see patches of lush broadleaf forests on the mountainside. Looking at it now, there is nearly no way for me to match this view to its appearance in my memories: ten thousand years ago, when Originium had yet to spread, this area was a vast, barren plain. That wasteland was the very first scenery I saw on Terra, and where my journey began. Centuries after leaving this place, I attempted to find my way back once again, my meaningless efforts nearly for naught. Back then, there was no language capable of describing direction, and the vast barrens lacked any stable reference points, and much like the stars in the night sky were unable to guide the way. In the end, I used several major mountain ranges depicted in the satellite photos stored in my body as landmarks, and pinpointed the plains' location. When I returned, I saw that Ancients had settled here after fleeing a battle with the Teekaz, and their tribe had already grown to over a hundred. That was a trace of life. I continued my search as I began my wandering of this land called Terra, but deep down I knew the answer I was looking for could only be found within time itself. Time is solitary, but 'solitary' is not a word applicable to experiencing life. I began to reap joy from my confused journey, although this joy utterly exhausted me. I must admit that I occasionally needed to pause for a short rest, and I have realized that these temporary breaks have increased in frequency. Perhaps it is due to my encounters, my companions who I never expected to meet and who allowed me to relax in an almost lazy manner—the trust I could impart in them in return, along with the worries and hesitation that also came into being because of them. On my endless journey, I have never forgotten the finite time alloted to all existence, and I have no intention of fighting this law. Only, before the end comes, I now presumptuously expected my journey to have a much gentler conclusion. Inevitably, I again feel joy from this. ...... Within the many documents left behind by Kal'tsit, you read several paragraphs just like this one. They do not seem to be a diary or a letter left for anyone, but merely random notes written, intentionally or otherwise, alongside regular files. But if anyone who can truly understand the meaning lying within these words, it is only one particular person.