Secrets of the Tomb Artifact INT-II: The Decryption
Overview
- Stage Cost: None
- First Clear Rewards:
Astral Memory x20
- Unlock Condition: Exploration Knowledge level INT-II
- Note - During its initial limited run, this stage's first clear reward was:
Antiquated Coin x200
Guide
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Script
Tomb of Ita
Artifact Discovery
You: Curator, is this a stone slab fragment? There are a lot of words densely packed on it...
Museum Curator: Let me see... Hmmm, this is indeed a stone slab fragment left behind by the ancient Kahimit people.
Museum Curator: But it's seemingly written in some kind of special hieroglyphic script from the First Dynasty period. I don't know much about it either.
Museum Curator: Within the limits of my knowledge, it seems to be a case record for some kind of legal proceedings...
You: A case record? Then the content...
Museum Curator: I have an old friend who is an expert in the field of hieroglyphics. She is also a professor of paleography at Khaimit University.
Museum Curator: Apart from teaching, she spends most of her time at the Rubis Institute, so you can take this to her and ask her about it.
You: Okay, we'll bring it over for her to have a look at it.
Rubis Research Center
An old friend of the curator is in the research center. Ask her to look at what's written on it.
The curator's friend is a kind middle-aged woman. Her name is Sally.
After hearing the purpose behind your visit, she invites you into her office.
Professor Sally: Every now and then, the curator sends people with questions regarding hieroglyphics to me. Because of that, I'm quickly becoming an expert in this field...
Professor Sally: Please wait while I have a look at this.
You: Thanks.
The professor takes the slab from your hand, carefully looking it over. Soon, she returns with answers.
Professor Sally: He is right. It is indeed a record of legal cases during the First Dynasty.
Artem: What are the details of the legal case?
Professor Sally takes the slate and begins to read it in detail.
Professor Sally: A man named Al borrowed ten gold coins from a nobleman named Kathy and signed a contract.
Professor Sally: According to the law at that time, Al could use his father's or his own mummy after his death as collateral.
Professor Sally: At that time his father had died and had been mummified, so Kathy regarded this as a very binding contract.
Artem: I've heard that this was the most common and proven way of contracts being made in ancient Khaimit.
Professor Sally: Exactly, ancient Khaimit attached great importance to rebirth. As the most important prop of rebirth, mummies have extraordinary significance.
Professor Sally: Al insisted on transporting the mummy to Kathy himself. But during this transport, something seems to have happened.
You: What happened?
The professor shrugs her shoulders and returns the slate to us.
Professor Sally: Unfortunately, that's all that's written here.
Professor Sally: I think the document should have been broken into two or three parts, and what you have found so far is just the first part.
Professor Sally: As for finding the remaining fragments, that'll depend on how well your excavation goes.
You: I see...
Artem: In that case, let's take this back to the curator and explain what's going on.
Professor Sally: Yes, I think he must be waiting for us too.
The professor briefly smiles at you and your companion. She sits in front of her keyboard and types away. Shortly after, she takes out a document and hands it to you.
Professor Sally: Here you go. I've put together the information regarding that stone slab for you.
Professor Sally: He doesn't like to read the electronic version, so I'll have to bother you two to hand this to him.
You: Not a problem. Thanks a lot.
Professor Sally: Bye, good luck with your discovery.
Rubis Museum
Return to the museum and show the documents and stone slab to the curator.
You: Mr. Curator, the professor asked us to bring this document to you. The document contains the information she wrote down regarding the stone slab.
You: Professor Sally also said that you didn't like looking at a screen, so she specifically requested us to bring a printed copy to you.
Hearing your words, the corner of the curator's mouth subconsciously twitches up into a smile.
Museum Curator: Did she really say that?
You: Yeah, I can tell she really cares about you!
Artem: ...
Museum Curator: ...Ahem, I mean, that's good.
After a moment of silence, the curator starts to read the document attentively.
Museum Curator: "Parts of this slab... will require further excavation." Is that so...
Museum Curator: Even if the remaining fragments have yet to be discovered, this is still a very valuable item nonetheless.
Museum Curator: But I still hope to find all of them. It would make the exhibition is more meaningful.
Artem: I think so too.
Artem nods to the curator.
Artem: Please feel assured. We will continue to do our best to excavate.
Museum Curator: I'll leave it to your capable hands then.
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