Time Traveler Zindel

"Hmm...some unknown force seems to stop me from moving forward."

(Zindel rubbed her chin, thinking.)

"Aren't you %n%? It's been a long time!"

"After you left Alternate Kaslow, my sister and I began to help the Traveler victims rebuild their homeland."

"But on one day we suddenly felt a strong space vibration. It's clear that no ordinary people could ever emit such strong energy, so I decided to investigate."

"I came here following the remaining energy fluctuations. Although I was supposed to arrive in the Alternate Moonlight Forest, there seems to be some unknown power stopping me from advancing."

"Right, don't you still have something to do? Go ahead, I will scope out around here."

"This rift looks familiar..."

(Zindel seems to be saying something.)

"It's you, pal! What are you doing here?"

You tell Zindel about Magic Crystal Experiments.

"You are talking about Magic Crystal Experiments? Is it again the doing of Carso Church? We should have already swept them clean back then."

"Can you help me collect Unknown Crystals and Murky Crystals from those Magic Crystal Experiments?"

"We might be able to figure out if they are exactly the same as those Magic Crystals we found in the Experiments in Alternate Kaslow. I'm counting on you, pal!"

"Back already? Have you got any Magic Crystals?"

"Are these the Magic Crystals grown on those Experiments?"

"...the energy of these Magic Crystals is even stronger than those from the Magic Crystal Experiments in Alternate Kaslow."

"If nothing is done about them, these Magic Crystals will be completely integrated with the villagers, and create terrifying creatures."

"We still don't have many clues. More investigations must be done."

"%n%, could you please investigate the Magic Crystals floating around?"

"It'll be great if you can find some clues from the Floating Crystals nearby."

"What is the result of the investigation?"

"Have you found anything?"

You tell Zindel what happened when you touched a Magic Crystal.

"Well... it seems that the power that blocks us from advancing and the appearance of those Magic Crystal Experiments must be related to those Floating Crystals."

"Right, I found something strange when observing those Experiments nearby..."

"I observed those Frenzied and Enchanted Magic Crystal Experiments from a distance, and found that they seemed to act in an orderly manner."

"It's like someone is controlling them. It feels rather suspicious..."

"Can you try to attack them and disrupt their actions? Let's see how they react."

"How was it going? Have you found anything special?"

"You're back! You seem to be exhausted."

You look at Zindel angerily.

"Come on, you surely had their full attention when you just charged toward them like that. But thanks to you, I found a unique individual during that chaos."

"That one is probably the chief who controls other Experiments."

"According to my observation, the Magic Crystal energy held by the Magic Crystal Experiment Chief seems to be very powerful."

"It seems that it almost absorbed the Magic Crystal completely, and it must be knocked down before that happens."

"Otherwise, I really can't imagine its consequence..."

"Well? Did you defeat that Experiment Chief?"

"Hey, you're back! How'd it go? Have you knocked it down?"

You handed that Tattered Note you found on the body of the Magic Crystal Experiment Chief to Zindel.

"Let me see, it says 'Be careful'? What to be careful of?"

"It's written in a rush. It seems whoever wrote this was killed before finishing writing."

"Although the Magic Crystal Experiment Chief was defeated,"

"the power that blocks the Alternate Moonlight Forest is still there."

"Go first explain the current situation to Tilas, and see if she has any new discoveries."

"I will continue investigation around here. I'm quite concerned about the Rift opposite to the Woodlands."

There seems to be something wrong on the opposite side...

(Zindel says thoughtfully.)

"What's up? Why are you here again?"

You tell Zindel what happened.

"I see, now that the Barrier around the Woodlands began to weaken for unknown reasons, the Goddess Lake water is used to temporarily slow down its weakening speed."

"But it's a bit difficult to go over there at the moment..."

"I've tried Space Transfer, but failed."

"Although I thought about using this nearby Magic Crystal to transfer to the woodlands on the other side, it's just..."

"According to your previous investation, there seems to be a risk merely touching a Magic Crystal."

"Can you help me collect Pure Crystallinus and Energy Crystallinus?" They should be able to be found on Giant Crystal Turtles and Formed Crystal Sunbirds. I will work on removing the evil energy from Magic Crystals."

"How'd it go? There should be a lot of Giant Crystal Turtles and Formed Crystal Sunbirds not far from the vicinity."

"You're finally back. It's great to have so many of them."

"Leave the rest to me! Let's see what it has got."

"I will disentangle the power of this Magic Crystal, and get you safely to the opposite woodlands."

"Completed! Now it's no longer dangerous to touch this Magic Crystal."

"By the way, can you help check if there are any suspicious people over there?"

"I seemed to see someone moving over there during my previous investigations. It always felt a little weird."

"I will go check other places as well. We'll sort the information out when we return here later."

"Well, have you found the one I mentioned?"

You tell Zindel that you saw many Rift Sprite Messengers in the Hidden Woodlands.

"Rift Sprite Messengers? Why are they here?"

"Does it have something to do with the weakening of the Barrier? there must be some conspiracy behind this."

"In fact, I also found a huge Magic Crystal in the middle of the woodlands."

"It always feels a bit weird... Rift Sprite Messengers and a Giga Crystal..."

"Can you help me defeat the Rift Conjurers and Rift Bushwhackers in the vicinity? There are a lot of them, so it can be quite difficult to get a closer look."

"This important task is now handed over to you!"

"How'd it go? Have you defeated the Rift Sprite Messengers nearby?"

"Thanks to you, I managed to get closer to the Giga Crystal, and completed the investigation!"

You tell Zindel that you also found someone who seemed to be the commander of Rift Sprite Messengers during the battle.

"The commander of Rift Sprite Messengers?"

(Zindel sinks into thinking.)

"It seems that we are guessing right. This strange Giga Crystal is the reason why we can't move on to the Moonlight Forest, and why the Guardian Barrier around the Woodlands is weakening."

"This Giga Crystal is linked with other Floating Crystals to erode the power of the Barrier. This not only disrupts the magnetic field but also weakens the power of the Barrier."

"And the mastermind is the one who controls this Magic Crystal, that is, the commander of those Rift Sprite Messengers. We should be able to solve the current problems as soon as we defeat him and destroy the Magic Crystal."

"As for this major task..."

(Zindel puts his hands on your shoulders.)

"It's definitely for you, pal!"

"First knock down the controller, and then destroy the Magic Crystal. These should solve all the problems. Report back to Tilas afterwards."

You hand Bottled Lucidum Nectar over to Zindel.

"Hmm, thank you."

(Zindel seems to be thinking about something, and doesn't make any comments on the nectar.)

"Hey, partner, haven't seen you for a long time!"

"I didn't expect Carso's followers to be turned into Experiments, wandering in the Alternate Gaia Woodlands like zombies."

"Whenever I come to think that they were once Travelers, just like us from the same tribe, I can't help but pity them."

"You... can you help me liberate them from pain?"

(Zindel frowns slightly.)

"I still remember what Carso's followers has done to us, but I can't help feeling sad watching them like this."

"But what can we do? It was their own choice to follow Carso..."

You tell Zindel that you have got it done.

"Oh, thank you, partner! I feel useless for asking you doing this for me."

"I should get stronger and tougher, and must not let everyone down."