Valley IV
Valley IV is a geographical region on Talos-II. It is a frontier region located along the fringes of the Civilization Band, and is the setting of Chapter I of the main story. Primarily inhabited by settlers affiliated with the UWST, Endfield Industries has leased the local Hub Base to serve as a local base of operations.
Overview
| “ | Valley IV is a frontier production region chosen by the UWST. It is located along the fringes of the Civilization Band.
When the Aggeloi War finally ended, humanity made plans to push the frontiers further across the world. The United Workers' Syndicates of Talos-II (UWST) directed its focus at Valley IV due to the rich mineral wealth of the region. With the support of Endfield Industries, the UWST began various construction projects in Valley IV. Following the completion of various quarries, mines, and production bases, the UWST began deploying research facilities to pursue energy-related R&D projects such as applied Originium technology and Originium cultivation in Valley IV. The UWST had high hopes and expectations for their Valley IV venture. However, a disastrous accident deprived Valley IV of its Great Originium Oak and the UWST became more conservative in future investments. Fortunately, Endfield has recently expanded the Hub Base Site in Valley IV for carrying out Techno-Protocol testing and production of Protocol facilities. In essence, Endfield investments kept the Valley IV economy afloat for the time being. | ” |
| —"Valley IV, Nexus Files |
Relevant Files
| “ | Endmin, we have received, organized, and analyzed the documents and files you gathered from the Origin Lodespring. We can currently confirm that the crew mates were talking about the giant Aggelos that attacked Valley IV 20 years ago.
Astarron is the name we gave this Aggelos that attacked the Valley. Its specifications and data were lost during the war. But now we can confirm that this entity was at least 100 meters in height. It was called the Astarron as it resembled crude rock paintings of the sun made during ancient times. Astarron featured several hundred "spokes" that twist and rotate like a great circular vortex. When Astarron advances, it covers the land with an ominous shade of dark red generated by the Æther flowing in its immense form, a deathly zone for all living beings within. Due to the loss of video and other surveillance data, we could hardly imagine how the UWST felt when they had to face Astarron 20 years ago. Nevertheless, the crew emerged victorious from this battle. The special macro-formation of Originium clusters known as the Great Originium Oak was used as a weapon when the Valleyfolk fought against Astarron. But how did they do it? Did they simply use the Oak as a bomb? The explosive yield of that amount of Originium would have completely devastated the whole of Valley IV... I know this should not be something I'm supposed to ask, but our archives only contain basic data about the Great Originium Oak and little else. You probably know more about this Originium structure ... but your memories... Lastly and most importantly, be cautious, Endmin. The crew mates rumors and stories about the Aggelos may not be completely unfounded. Many dangers and hostile entities may be buried under the Origin Lodespring. You might run into something that should have died in the past. | ” |
| —IR: Nightmares from the Past |
| “ | Endministrator, the name's Krad. We've received the intel you gathered about the Research Center and its surrounding areas. After perusing a number of database entries, I am certain that Valley IV has been infiltrated by a malicious agent.
Regarding "tech thieves", I believe you have first-hand experience regarding unemployed nomads harboring ulterior motives living off frontier towns. Most Landbreakers of obviously malicious clanns are incapable of infiltrating Valley IV as they grew up in extremely hostile environments. The LB manner of speech and behavior would quickly expose any LB agent, no matter how good they were disguised. Hence, the LBs would hire ordinary-looking nomads or disaster victims with bribes that "look like a great deal" and have them infiltrate various outposts, towns, and villages to steal tech documents or products of the latest technology. This naturally gave rise to a special group of spies hiding within frontiersfolk and nomad populations. These frontier agents are professionally committed to the criminal activities I described. After the Aggeloi War ended and humanity restarted its expansion efforts, the TGCC, Hongshan, and UWST initiated measures to root out these saboteurs. I heard they were almost completely eradicated but the LBs probably found a network that survived the spy-hunt and preserved their skills of espionage. They know "tricks" that differentiate them from other spies, and make little use of information technology. Instead, they prefer ancient yet effective means of communication, like slips of scratch and memos. I really hope that my conclusion is mistaken. Given that the data you gathered still lack concrete and direct evidence, I would suggest continuing with our investigations. | ” |
| —IR: The Infiltrators |