Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Are you by any chance going south? I need to deliver something to the Yuttos. : I guess I could visit the Yuttos! Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Thank you. It's not far from here. You will find One Who Wins Over Mind in the place called the Melting Pot, just south of here. Oh, and the matter is rather urgent! : Oh, before I leave.. You also mentioned the Jobe scientists could need some help? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Before they left, the researchers put ID chips on the predators to keep an eye on their development, and now they need to know how they are doing. They've been hunted by people like you for some time now, and this might have had an impact on them. All you have to do is use this scanner on the ID chips and the information will be uploaded to it. I'll give you some credits and the 2nd chapter of The Girl that Saw it All. A book I think you'll find to be interesting. Will you help the Yuttos scan the predators for the researchers? : Yes! Guard - Ulf Reinhart: You need to get within range for the scanner to register the chip, but it shouldn't be necessary to go up close to them, they might be a bit aggressive. Scan the Wounded Predator, the Limping Predator, the Pained Predator and the Howling Predator, in that order, and return to me with the scanner when you're done. : Goodbye Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Take care now! -- Guard - Ulf Reinhart: How can I help you? : I have scanned the predators. Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Great, let me have the scanning device back then! Guard - Ulf Reinhart: I'm sure the researchers are eagerly awaiting the results. Thanks for the help. I hope you'll find this chapter interesting! : What is this place? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: This is the old Port 5. Back in the days this place bustled with activity. Something that can be hard to imagine when you look at the place today. : What happened? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Well, the erosion put a stop to the activities here. After the accident, pretty much everyone left. : Accident? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Well, some scientists built a floating research station in Scheol, quite a bit above ground, their research focusing on understanding the degradation, looking for patterns to be able to predict the future. Then one day they just disappeared. The whole thing simply vanished, and not a single piece of evidence of their existence was left. There's really not much more to tell, nobody ever found out what had happened. : And so they closed this port? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: They didn't at first. Many people decided that this was a sign of what was to come in the future, and that further research was only going to make things worse. Some among them meant that the speed with which the land eroded was higher than ever. While others meant it was just a coincidence and nothing to worry about. Some of those chose to stay behind. Driven by their curious scientist nature I guess. : Weren't they afraid? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: You have to take into consideration that these people had never suffered from any trauma. They had no knowledge of death. Some might have been frightened at what they saw, but at the same time fascinated enough to stay and watch till the end. : The end? Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Yes. We're not sure what happened, but the theory is that they must have had a briefing session or something, because there was only one building that fully collapsed into the brink, and there has been no trace of anyone anywhere. So, the investigators concluded that they were all in the same building at the wrong time. The scientists didn't show up anywhere, and scanners couldn't find anything. After that regulations were made to prevent people from coming here. The scientists no longer get support for research work done any other place than in Nascense or Jobe. They find ways around it though, like using the Yuttos for information or even travelers such as yourself. : Goodbye Guard - Ulf Reinhart: Take care now! -- The Yuttos in front of you looks like the years have taken their toll on him. His eyes seem tired, and there's a restlessness to him. Yet he smiles as you approach him. One Who Wins Over Mind: Greetings wanderer! You have arrived just in time for the Bluetooth Harvest. : Ulf Reinhart at Port Five asked me to bring you this letter. One Who Wins Over Mind: A letter you say? For me you say? Well, let me see then, I say! One Who Wins Over Mind: Thank you! I was not expecting news any time this week, but that is just as well. So, have you come to help me with the Bluetooth harvest? : Goodbye -- The One Loved By The Sun: You know some days, when I sit here enjoying the view, caressed by the gentle ocean breeze, I can almost forget about all that has happened. It is as if the world once again is whole. I treasure those moments. They help me continue facing the future. Not that I have much choice... But then, as I sit there, dreaming of times gone and times to come, my thoughts are disturbed. Disturbed by the sounds of eremite claws. Click-click. Click-click they go. Driving me crazy they are! : I have something for you from One Who Has Achieved Glory. The One Loved By The Sun: That must be more Sphagnum Moss! A quick delivery for once! The One Loved By The Sun: Thanks! So, how do you find my beach? It's a beautiful place isn't it? Such a shame about those ugly eremites, hiding under the grains of sand. Say - you wouldn't be interested in earning some quick cash? Hell - I'll even throw in a knuckleduster if that will tempt ya! : Sounds interesting! What do you want me to do? The One Loved By The Sun: Well, I don't want the eremites on my beautiful beach! I want them gone! The beach is mine! Mine! Yeah, so if you could just go down there and well, send a few to their eternal reward, that would be great! There's all kinds of eremites down there, probably laying eggs or who knows what as we speak. Hm, they do lay eggs, don't they? Anyway, kill 5 Shell Eremites for me, and I'll give you some cash, kill the Coiling, Bending and Swirling Eremites as well, and I'll even give you the Silver Spider Knuckleduster! Will you help The One Loved By The Sun? : Yes. The One Loved By The Sun: For the Shell Eremites, I'll give you 100 000 credits. For the others, I'll give you 250 000 credits and this fine Silver Spider Knuckleduster! Now, first you kill the Coiling Eremite, then the Bending Eremite, and in the end, finish off the Swirling Eremite. That should make the remaining ones shut up! As proof of your deeds, bring me a Pearl of the Endless Sea. The Swirling Eremite is said to be fond of the type of oysters that produce them, so the chances are great you'll find one somewhere in his intestines. : Goodbye -- The One Loved By The Sun: You know some days, when I sit here enjoying the view, caressed by the gentle ocean breeze, I can almost forget about all that has happened. It is as if the world once again is whole. I treasure those moments. They help me continue facing the future. Not that I have much choice... But then, as I sit there, dreaming of times gone and times to come, my thoughts are disturbed. Disturbed by the sounds of eremite claws. Click-click. Click-click they go. Driving me crazy they are! : I'm done with the eremites, and I have the pearl for you! The One Loved By The Sun: I see. Well, I am not the kind to break a promise. Give me the pearl, and I'll give you your reward! The One Loved By The Sun: And what a pretty pearl it is! It is said that the Xan of the old times used these pearls as friendship gifts. I guess if I get a bunch of these, it would mean I had a lot of friends, right? : Goodbye -- The One Loved By The Sun: You know some days, when I sit here enjoying the view, caressed by the gentle ocean breeze, I can almost forget about all that has happened. It is as if the world once again is whole. I treasure those moments. They help me continue facing the future. Not that I have much choice... But then, as I sit there, dreaming of times gone and times to come, my thoughts are disturbed. Disturbed by the sounds of eremite claws. Click-click. Click-click they go. Driving me crazy they are! : So, there's trouble in paradise, eh? The One Loved By The Sun: Paradise??? This is no paradise! It might have been once, but who is here to remember? How can anyone remember when the memories hurt? How can you remember when you want to forget? Those that tried to remember have mostly submitted to ignorance. That or gone crazy. Ignorance can be such a bliss. No, the trouble is that we're far from paradise. Too far. Moving away even! The great escape! But what do you know. You are without a past, reborn innocent of the crimes. But also without the knowledge of them. How are you going to understand? The young people never listen! It is the curse of the youth! You never listen! You say you need to learn from your own mistakes. But what if there is no second chance for you? What if this is as good as it gets? Don't come here with a fool's talk of paradise. Ignorant young dreams, that's all. : Goodbye --