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Back in Business

Last updated 2026-05-28

Level Up your Inter-Knot account and claim amaziong rewards! "Some Proxies become legends... and we know you're one of them."

Back In Business is a Permanent "Returner" Event released in Version 1.2.

The Event will unlock for players who have not logged in to Zenless Zone Zero for at least 14 days. After triggering the event for the first time, it changes to 42 days of not beeing logged in for the second time and on onwards.

Players who are eligible for the event and have linked their account to their email, will receive an email stating that "The "Back in Business" event is now available!". Upon logging in to the game, the chosen protagonist's sibling will welcome them back in a small cutscene reminiscent of a video-call.

Event Details

  • Return Conditions:
    • Completed the Chapter 1 commission "Earlybird Ticket to Safety."
    • Haven't logged in for 14 days or more.
    • If the event was already triggered, it changes to "haven't logged in for 42 days or more".
  • "Back in Business" Event includes content such as "Reset Check-In", "Engagement Record", "Double Drops", "Co-Star Agent", "Brand New Signal Search", and "All-New Story".

Duration

Event Duration: From the day of activation until the 16th day since activation at 04:00 (server time).

Back In Business Standard Reward

Dear Phaethon:

Long time no see! Everyone's been waiting for your return. Take this gift and guide with you as you embark on your Proxy journey once again.
100,000

Reset Check-in

  • During the "Back in Business" event, log in daily to claim rewards once per day. Log in for a total of 7 days to receive all rewards.
  • The check-in refreshes at 04:00 (server time) every day.

Engagement Record

  • During the "Back in Business" event, complete the corresponding tasks to earn "Engagement Record Points" and rewards. Accumulate a certain amount of "Engagement Record Points" to unlock additional rewards.
  • During the "Back in Business" event, Missions for tabs 2 – 5 will be unlocked on days 2 – 5 of the event. Tabs are unlocked at 04:00 daily (server time).

Novice

Objective Rewards
Log in for a total of 1 day
Signal Search 1 time
Reach 400 Engagement for 1 day to claim
Spend 240 Battery Charge
Level-up/promote Agent once
Upgrade Agent skills once
Enhance/modify W-Engine once
Upgrade Agent core skill once

Senior

Objective Rewards
Log in for a total of 3 days
Reach 400 Engagement for 3 days to claim
Get 400 points in the current issue of Ridu Weekly
Spend 720 Battery Charge
Tune Drive Discs 5 times
Complete 1 Notorious Hunt
Complete a Lost Void or Withered Domain operation in Hollow Zero once
Buy something from the Logistics Shop at Scott Outpost

Legendary

Objective Rewards
Log in for a total of 5 days
Advance your current main story mission to the next phase
Get 800 points in the current issue of Ridu Weekly
Spend 1,500 Battery Charge
Upgrade an Agent to Lv. 50
Clear floor 4 of the current season of "Shiyu Defense: Critical Node"
Obtain 3 stars in the current season of Deadly Assault
Complete a round of Battlefront Purge at difficulty V or a round of Task Force Investigation in Hollow [sic]
Invite or spend Quality Time with an Agent once

Milestone Rewards

Accumulated Points Rewards
50
100
200
300
400
500

Double Drops

  • During the "Back in Business" event, drops for all Enemy Cards in "Combat Simulation" are increased by 100%, for a total of 20 times.
  • During the "Back in Business" event, the drop rate of all enemies in "Routine Cleanup" will be increased by 100%, for a total of 5 times.
  • During the "Back in Business" event, the drop rate of all enemies in "Expert Challenge" will be increased by 100%, for a total of 3 times.

Co-Star Agent

  • During the "Back in Business" event, Proxies can appoint one of the 6 S-Rank Agents from the Stable Channel as a "Limited-Time Co-Star Agent".
  • The "Limited-Time Co-Star Agent" can be used for the duration of the "Back in Business" event. The trial period of the Limited-Time Co-Star Agent ends when the "Back in Business" event ends.
  • During the event, Proxies can change their Limited-Time Co-Star Agent at any time during the event on the event page.
  • Your Limited-Time Co-Star Agent can be used events in such as "Combat Simulation", "Routine Cleanup", "Expert Challenge", "Notorious Hunt", and "Hollow Zero". They cannot be used in "Shiyu Defense", special time-limited events, and some Main Story content.
  • The Agent and skill level of the Limited-Time Co-Star Agent is set according to the player's Inter-Knot level.
  • If Proxies don't choose their Limited-Time Co-Star Agent, the system will provide [Grace] as their default Limited-Time Co-Star Agent. Proxies can change this at any time.

Brand New Signal Search

  • All-new limited S-Rank Agent available! Their signal reception rate is significantly boosted!
  • Go to Signal Search to learn more about Agents.

All-New Story

  • All-New Story now online! Main Story and more exclusive story content will be permanently available after the new update.

Other Languages

LanguageOfficial Name
EnglishBack in Business
Chinese
(Simplified)
营业再开
Chinese
(Traditional)
營業再開
Japanese営業再開
Korean영업 재개
Yeong'eop Jaegae
SpanishReapertura del negocio
FrenchRetour aux affaires
RussianСнова в деле
Snova v dele
Thaiเปิดทำการอีกครั้ง
VietnameseTrở Lại Kinh Doanh
GermanZurück im Geschäft
IndonesianKembali Beroperasi
PortugueseReabrindo o Negócio

Change History

Version 2.8

  • New: Subsequent re-triggers of the event require the player to have been offline for 42 days
  • Old: Subsequent re-triggers of the event require the player to have been offline for 14 days, and 40 days total to have passed

Version 2.0


Version 1.2

  • Back in Business was released.