Once Upon a Time in Shenzhou/Story/Granaries

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This section contains story script that was transcluded from the game with the help of OCR tools to avoid human-made mistakes as much as possible. Generally speaking, it shouldn't be altered unless the in-game equivalent has been changed. Any typos or other errors that are also present in the game are to be retained on the wiki but can be marked via {{sic}}.

Chinese and Japanese romanizations and translations, if present, are unofficial.

Last updated: 20 November 2023

Characters Present

Mei

Raven

Start

Mei

This is… a village?

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???

Bawk!

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Raven

I guess that means this is our destination.

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Mei

Thank you, little birdie.

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???

Bawk!

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The white bird immediately fled into a bush by the road and could no longer be seen.

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Raven

So this is where the evil chicken master lives.

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Mei

This village seems empty… Where are all the inhabitants?

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Raven

I did some investigation on the way and found out this island has been empty for a really long time.

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Raven

All the inhabitants have gone elsewhere, leaving behind this deserted village, a perfect den for someone to hatch something up.

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Mei

Let's get in there and have a look.

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Raven

Be careful. This is the enemy's territory. You never know what is waiting for us.

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Mei

As I expected — there's no one in this village.

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Raven

Yeah, it's totally empty. I started to doubt if there's really an evil boss behind.

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Raven

Do you think that chicken was messing with us?

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Mei

I don't think so. It was too scared to trick us. Maybe it thought we were lost villagers and was trying to help us get back.

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Mei

Huh? What's that?

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Raven

A statue?

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Mei

It's probably something that the villagers worship.

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Raven

Is this… an egg? Why would Shenzhou people worship an egg?

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Mei

It's a statue of the celestial being's sacred pet, I think. I've seen a similar one on the beach, but much smaller.

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Mei

Uh, there is a joss stick burner before the statue. Yeah, I think it's an object of worship. And there's something inside…

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Mei picked up a slip of paper that had been slightly burnt, and blew away the ash on it.

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Mei

"Offer ambrosia to the statue of Phoenix for her blessing."

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Mei

"Lack of offering will infuriate Phoenix, and misfortune will befall the indevout worshiper."

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Mei

…

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Raven

So this statue needs to be offered with good food, or it will bring bad luck.

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Raven

Makes sense to me. I heard that in some regions in Shenzhou, Phoenix is regarded as the goddess of kitchen and fortune.

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Mei

Er, really? I've never heard of that…

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Raven

Well, it's not the mainstream. You wouldn't know.

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Raven

Phoenix was a mythical deity in the ancient times. Some of the details about her stories were lost in the past eras.

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Raven

And some got mixed with other myths, from which different versions of stories derived.

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Raven

In modern Shenzhou, apart from a kitchen and fortune deity, she's also worshiped as a goddess of war, soil, marriage, or the origin of humanity.

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Raven

In some places, legend even has it that she is an extraterrestrial with the incarnation as a high school girl.

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Mei

That's not what I meant…

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Raven

Anyway, I guess the only thing we can do at the moment is follow this slip's advice. I mean, it's not like we have any other clue.

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Raven

I think I saw some granaries on our way here. Let's go find some food for this egg statue.

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Mei

(Miss Raven seems to take the stuff mentioned on this slip very seriously…)

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Raven

We better split up to save time. Meet you here in 20 minutes, okay?

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Mei

Okay then… Be careful, Miss Raven.

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Raven

Heh, you're the one who should be careful.

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< Plaque: Look for it. Carefully look for it. >

< Plaque Challenge: Find all clues in the village. >

< Interact with the waypoint. >

Mei

< Interact with the chest to pick up a character buff. It’s located left of the first house on the left side of the entrance. >

< Interact with the waypoint. >

Mei

< Interact with the chest to pick up a character buff. It’s located behind the second house from the right side of the entrance. >

< Interact with the waypoint. >

Mei

< Interact with the waypoint. >

Mei

< 3 Ghost Guard spawn. >

< 3 Mecha: Graupel spawn. >

< 2 Ghost Colossus spawn. >

Mei

< Interact with the waypoint. >

Mei

This looks like a kitchen… Maybe there are some food or ingredients in there.

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Mei

Great! Found some flour!

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Mei

It's sealed in a clay jar in a very traditionally way, but it's well-preserved.

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Mei

I wonder if this also benefits from the celestial being's power…

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Mei took the clay jar from the cabinet, and found there were more jars behind it.

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Mei

Ooh, jackpot.

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Mei

Is this… cooking oil?

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Mei

It's properly sealed, but maybe oil goes bad faster than flour…

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Mei

Eh, I'll take it too just in case. Hmm? What's this?

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After Mei carried the jar of oil away, she found something underneath — a notebook.

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Mei

"Phoenix Village Chronicle"?

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"Phoenix repelled the evil and assures the peace and order of Shenzhou."

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"She defeated the sea demon that used to haunt the village and saved everyone from the suffering."

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"In deep gratitude for the grace of Phoenix, the village has been renamed Phoenix Village. No objection allowed."

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Mei

(These pages had stuck together due to moisture… I gotta be careful or I'd tear them.)

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"Monthly agenda: Phoenix was out to clear the evil. Meeting postponed."

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"Monthly rite: Chic Phoenix was too full to walk. Rite postponed."

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"Lantern fair on New Year's Eve: Phoenix graciously celebrated the festival with the mortals. All rejoiced."

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"Note: Phoenix's wonderful sideshow of juggling machetes with a silver platter on her head impressed and entertained the children."

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Mei

(The image of this Phoenix got weird… Anyway, keep reading.)

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"Monthly record: Chic Phoenix has been fed with three vats of rice, two jars of lard, one vat of millet and various fruits, and appears to be growing well."

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"Note: Chic Phoenix does not like fish or any food with a bitter taste. Be sure to avoid such forage."

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Mei

(Oh my, this Chic Phoenix sure ate a lot…)

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Mei

(Ah, the remaining text are blurred… I could only make out these few lines —)

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"Ugh, it's my turn again?"

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Mei

…Huh?

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"It's been sooo long. Like there's anyone who still cares or reads this thing. Why would I bother to update it?"

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"Only those who are too young or too old to walk stay in this shabby old village now."

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"That crazy lady said anyone who left this island would be eaten by monsters. Pff, she must've made that up."

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"I think she just wants to keep us here as her playmates! Humph, I ain't buying that. I'm outta here! You can play with yourself, crazy lady."

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"I don't know who will be the next 'luck dog' to update this thing. But take it from me —"

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"I hope you will make the right choice — leave this lame island and see the bigger world out there!"

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Mei

That's the end of the content… I guess the villagers had all left.

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Mei

But I wonder who that "crazy lady" was… Is she still on this island?

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Raven

Hey, what are you doing? Have you found any food?

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Mei

Ah, it's you, Miss Raven. I found some ingredients, old but well-preserved.

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Raven

Good for you, girl. I searched quite a few houses, but only found these hunting tools.

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Raven

These ingredients should be enough. Let's go back to that kitchen we saw earlier and cook something.

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End