Secrets of the Tomb Main Story 4-1: A New Clue
Overview
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Script
Rubis Street
Go to Rubis Museum to progress the story.
Several days have passed since the day the police learned of the underground situation of the Hessu Ruins...
These days, the police have set up checkpoints throughout Khaimit in search of information regarding Ralph.
But for some reason, that person appears to have seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth. There was utterly no news about him.
You: They still haven't found Ralph? Yehya... doesn't seem to have much news either.
Vyn: Yeah, the police have been investigating Ralph's whereabouts, but unfortunately, nothing has been revealed.
Luke: The lower structure of the ruins is complicated, and Ralph is quite familiar with it...
Luke: I'm afraid he may have managed to escape through channels we don't know about.
Marius: If he fled the country ... Wouldn't the Khaimit police notice?
Marius: I reckon he may still be hiding somewhere... Let's give it a little while more. Maybe the police will have news soon.
You: I suppose that works too. Let's wait for news from the police. We can also take the opportunity to wander around a bit.
While you're waiting for news from Yehya, go wander around Rubis Street.
Staff: The weirdo has not shown up these past few days... Man, I hope he disappears for good.
Museum Curator: That man used to be a very famous professor in Khaimit a few years ago. How did he end up like that...?
Staff: Curator, you know him?
Museum Curator: Yes, his name is Ralph, the archaeologist who took a team down to explore the Hessu Ruins many years ago.
Museum Curator: *Sigh* I thought he would be Khaimit's hope.
You: (Huh? They're talking about Ralph...)
Museum Curator: Young lady, what are you just standing there for? Can I help you?
You: Sorry, I just heard you two talking about Ralph, and I was a little curious...
Museum Curator: *Sigh* Ralph is ... a guy who is very talented in archaeology, I was very optimistic about him before, but now, who knew...
Museum Curator: He suddenly disappeared for a period of time, and I couldn't contact him no matter how I tried.
Museum Curator: Then later, when he came back, his mental state seemed to be completely different from before.
Museum Curator: How do I put this...? He seemed to have become unusually paranoid and withdrawn...
Museum Curator: He was constantly bringing up some unproven academic theories to us for discussion. It makes us sad to witness.
Museum Curator: After a few rejections from me, he gradually stopped showing up.
Museum Curator: But for some reason, he recently appears in front of our museum again from time to time, saying those strange things.
You: I see. What he says is indeed hard for people to understand.
Artem: Well, there are still many mysteries about him which is unknown to us.
You: What actually happened to him that gradually drove him to it?
Artem: Perhaps, we will get the answer once the case is completely resolved.
Female Tourist: Why can't we go back to the Hessu Ruins yet?
Young Guide: The police seem to be investigating near the ruins, and the procedures to get in and out the Hessu Ruins are troublesome...
Young Guide: Sorry, dear guest, I don't recommend you to visit the ruins now. Why don't you wait patiently for a few more days?
Female Tourist: If this goes on, the great Pharaoh, Hepharet, will be angry!
Female Tourist: Aren't those people afraid of offending the Pharaoh, Hepharet?
Female Tourist: Those people must be making trouble. That's why the Pharaoh has yet to hear my prayers to grant them.
You: ...
Marius: Miss, what is it? You don't look very well.
You: Nothing, I just felt a little sad after hearing the tourist's words.
You: I wonder how many people believe in the alleged miracle of the Pharaoh that Ralph created...
You: When the truth is revealed, perhaps they will be the saddest and the most hurt by it...
Marius: But people can only walk out of the shadows after they start facing the truth.
Marius: With the police's help, I'm sure we'll get a good outcome.
Journal Editor: Ah... why did Ralph send in more rhapsodic science theories that no one understands!?
Journal Editor: How many times have I told him that there's no way we can print this kind of stuff! *Sigh*
You: Ralph?
Vyn: Miss, is this Ralph that you just mentioned Professor Barr Ralph?
Journal Editor: Yeah. What? You know him too?
Vyn: I've read his papers before and come to know him a little.
Vyn: However, I happened to overhear you talking about the science rhapsodic theory that Ralph sent in... What is that all about?
Journal Editor: Oh, Here's the thing. I'm a staff member in charge of journal editing from a scientific institute nearby.
Journal Editor: Our institute periodically publishes some papers with interesting insights...
Journal Editor: But Professor Ralph... always sends us some academic arguments that seem unrealistic at best.
Journal Editor: We reject it every time, but after a while, it feels...
You: Is it convenient for us to ask what the content is in general?
Journal Editor: Well ... It's roughly about the possibility to recreate the cells of the ancient Khaimit pharaohs by the means of gene-splicing technology ...
Journal Editor: To extract the DNA fragments from ancient mummies, artificially produce cells, and so on...
Journal Editor: Those arguments sound mind-boggling. I really can't figure out what he's thinking.
You: Genetic reconstruction, DNA fragment extraction...
You: (Could the lab we saw in the underground ruin be built by Ralph in order to realize his ideas!?)
You: ...
Luke: [Player], what is it? Not feeling well?
You: Not really, I'm just ... wondering what Ralph is doing all this for.
Luke: Well... I think he's most likely trying to prove something through his experiments.
You: Prove?
Luke: Yup. Do you still remember his words?
Luke: "It would be too boring if I had no one to share my great achievements with."
Luke: So, I think he's up to something, and he's anxious to have everyone see it.
You: What exactly is it...
Luke: Perhaps he is the only one who has the answer.
There doesn't seem to be any real news from Yehya yet. Discuss your next step with everyone.
Marius: Yehya still has no news so far...
Luke: Why don't we go directly to the Mien police station for some information?
Artem: ...
You: Hm? My phone just vibrated...
You: "I have something I need to discuss with all of you. Could you please come to the Mien police station?"
You: A message from Yehya!
Vyn: Seems like we have ourselves some results.
You: Let's hurry to the Mien police station.
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