The Contamination's Source

The Contamination's Source is a Quest Domain during Heart of the Machine in Tighnari's Story Quest, Vulpes Zerda Chapter: Act I - The Unanswerable Problems.

Trial Character

‍WLWorld Level‍	Character & Weapon	Talents & Artifacts	Attributes
8	Lv. 90 C3 Tigh­na­ri Lv. 90 R1 Hun­ter's Path	Normal Attack Lv. 8 Elemental Skill Lv. 8 Elemental Burst Lv. 11	Max HP: 18,651 ATK: 1,353 DEF: 755 Elemental Mastery: 371 Crit Rate: 70.1% Crit DMG: 154.1% Energy Recharge: 135.0% DMG Bonus: 12.0% DMG Bonus: 12.0% DMG Bonus: 12.0% DMG Bonus: 87.4% DMG Bonus: 12.0% DMG Bonus: 12.0% DMG Bonus: 12.0%
		Artifact Lv. 20 Set Bonus Wanderer's Troupe 4-Piece
9	Lv. 90 C3 Tigh­na­ri Lv. 90 R3 Hun­ter's Path	Normal Attack Lv. 10 Elemental Skill Lv. 10 Elemental Burst Lv. 13	Max HP: 18,651 ATK: 1,353 DEF: 755 Elemental Mastery: 371 Crit Rate: 70.1% Crit DMG: 154.1% Energy Recharge: 135.0% DMG Bonus: 18.0% DMG Bonus: 18.0% DMG Bonus: 18.0% DMG Bonus: 93.4% DMG Bonus: 18.0% DMG Bonus: 18.0% DMG Bonus: 18.0%
		Artifact Lv. 20 Set Bonus Wanderer's Troupe 4-Piece

Walkthrough

1. Defeat the enemies.
   • Ruin Cruiser ×2
2. Follow the Mechanical Crab and continue your search.
   • A Common Chest can be found on the right of the corridor.
3. Check on the person injured.
4. Collect the documents nearby x3
   • A Common Chest can be found beside the Clusterleaf of Cultivation.
5. Stop the key-line extractor.
6. Defeat the enemies.
   • Wave 1:
     • Ruin Destroyer ×1
     • Ruin Scout ×1
   • Wave 2:
     • Ruin Scout ×1
     • Ruin Cruiser ×1
7. Return to the lab.
   • A Common Chest can be found on the right of the corridor.
8. Follow the southern tunnel to start a cut scene and dialogue.
   • A Precious Chest will appear after the cutscene.
9. Leave domain.

Chests

• Common Chest ×3
• Precious Chest ×1

Enemies

• Ruin Cruiser
• Ruin Scout
• Ruin Destroyer

Completion Rewards

1

2

2

10,000

Soundtracks

No.	Soundtrack Name	Album	Played In
74	Chatter Between Roots	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Fragment of Childhood Dreams, Garden of Endless Pillars, The Contamination's Source, The Coordinates of Sun and Rain, The Dark Valley, Under the Umbrella's Shade, The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path (Domain), The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout (Domain), The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail (Domain), For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees (Domain) Locations, Quests, Serenitea Pot
75	Long-Lost Chapters	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Fragment of Childhood Dreams, Garden of Endless Pillars, The Contamination's Source, The Coordinates of Sun and Rain, The Dark Valley, Under the Umbrella's Shade, The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path (Domain), The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout (Domain), The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail (Domain), For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees (Domain), The Secret Garden of "Auguste" Locations, Event Gameplay
97	Swirls of the Stream	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Spire of Solitary Enlightenment, Steeple of Ignorance, Tower of Abject Pride, Somalata Inland Sea, Purification Spring, Dream of Falling (Domain) (combat), Silent Seeker of Knowledge (Domain) (combat), Fragment of Childhood Dreams (combat), Garden of Endless Pillars (combat), The Contamination's Source (combat), The Coordinates of Sun and Rain (combat), The Dark Valley (combat), Under the Umbrella's Shade (combat), The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail (Domain) (combat), For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees (Domain) (combat), Secret Cavern (combat), The Secret Garden of "Auguste" (combat), Smokeless War (Domain) (combat), Unknown Ruins (combat) Combat, Event Gameplay, Special Gameplay
98	Rhymes of Vales	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Spire of Solitary Enlightenment, Steeple of Ignorance, Tower of Abject Pride, Somalata Inland Sea, Purification Spring, Dream of Falling (Domain) (combat), Silent Seeker of Knowledge (Domain) (combat), Fragment of Childhood Dreams (combat), Garden of Endless Pillars (combat), The Contamination's Source (combat), The Coordinates of Sun and Rain (combat), The Dark Valley (combat), Under the Umbrella's Shade (combat), The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail (Domain) (combat), For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees (Domain) (combat), Secret Cavern (combat), The Secret Garden of "Auguste" (combat), Smokeless War (Domain) (combat), Unknown Ruins (combat) Combat, Event Gameplay, Special Gameplay
99	Gilded Runner	Forest of Jnana and Vidya	Spire of Solitary Enlightenment, Steeple of Ignorance, Tower of Abject Pride, Somalata Inland Sea, Purification Spring, Dream of Falling (Domain) (combat), Silent Seeker of Knowledge (Domain) (combat), Fragment of Childhood Dreams (combat), Garden of Endless Pillars (combat), The Contamination's Source (combat), The Coordinates of Sun and Rain (combat), The Dark Valley (combat), Under the Umbrella's Shade (combat), The Rhythm that Leads to the Gloomy Path (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Nurtures the Sprout (Domain) (combat), The Rhythm that Reveals the Beastly Trail (Domain) (combat), For Fruits, Seeds, and Trees (Domain) (combat), Secret Cavern (combat), The Secret Garden of "Auguste" (combat), Smokeless War (Domain) (combat), Unknown Ruins (combat) Combat, Event Gameplay

Video Guides

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	The Contamination's Source	—
Chinese (Simplified)	污染区的源头 Wūrǎn-qū de Yuántóu
Chinese (Traditional)	污染區的源頭 Wūrǎn-qū de Yuántóu
Japanese	汚染区域の源 Osen Kuiki no Minamoto‍‍[!]Assumed reading‍	The Source of Pollution Zones
Korean	오염 구역의 근원 Oyeom Guyeok-ui Geunwon	The Contamination Zone's Source
Spanish	Origen del área contaminada	Origin of the Contaminated Area
French	Source de la contamination	Source of the Contamination
Russian	Источник загрязнения Istochnik zagryazneniya	The Contamination's Source
Thai	ต้นตอของพื้นที่ปนเปื้อน
Vietnamese	Nguồn Ô Nhiễm	Contamination Source
German	Die Quelle des verunreinigten Gebiets	The Source of the Contaminated Region
Indonesian	Sumber Zona Kontaminasi	Source of Contamination Zone
Portuguese	A Fonte da Contaminação	The Source of the Contamination
Turkish	Kirlenmenin Kaynağı
Italian	La fonte della contaminazione

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