Level 771 : "The Sacred Domain"

After entering this paradise, you will wake up to find yourself in the middle of a stone pathway. Lean over the side wall and you will have a majestic view of the island's center. The vegetation on the sides is generally green but, in some areas, it varies from purple to red colors. The vegetation may sometimes overflow into the pathway and in rarer cases, completely obstruct it, although you can still walk through without much effort. While walking on the pathways, you may encounter the ruins of various fortresses or towers. In addition, if you venture to the west side of the island, you will find a vast forest, home to various passive entities and fruit-producing trees that can satisfy your daily nutritional needs.

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If you decide to travel to the east side of the island, you will not miss the large abandoned industrial building made of orange bricks.

The damage to the building is fairly light, and the facility feels used, with remnants of paperwork scattered on the desks and the drawings still left on the boards. The language used on the various papers is reminiscent of the various sigils found in the lands of Liberation, but we still have not found any way to translate them.

We assume the building was meant to be both an electrical factory and a telecommunication center. The workstations, electrical generators, and alternators that occupy the majority of the building are reminiscent of a electrical factory, while the office area upstairs and the tall radio tower outside also mark it as a telecommunication center. To our surprise, when entering the control room, we found out that the factory was still functional with status reports on the screens. There are however no saved logs, history or records whatsoever so we could not determine how long the factory was operational.

While examining the electrical configuration, we noticed that the output cables of the alternators are directly buried into the ground instead of being distributed by electrical pylons. We believe that this factory serves as the main distributor of WI-FI and electricity within the paradises network, but that's only a theory.

If you are curious about the boundaries of this paradise, you can head for the coastline. At the edge of the island, the high cliffs give a view of the never-ending horizon of the ocean. You will wonder whether you should take your flight, but that would be an unwise decision due to the shallow waters.

Let's assume you have decided to take a walk along the coastline. Once reaching the south coast, you will find the ruins of what appears to be an ancient city, with buildings reminiscent of Greek architecture. At the center of the city, surrounded by several columns made of marble, stands a carved pedestal engraved with glowing light-blue sigils. This pedestal house a light-blue orb that can be interacted to choose your destination between the different paradises of our network.

If you continue your walk and reach the north coastline, you will find an ancient temple. In contrast to the ancient city in the south, the temple looks almost brand new. The inside is dark as there is no source of light; the interior looks extremely spacious and you will notice imposing and disturbing-looking angel statues on the sides. Some have their face disfigured or some have their limbs abnormally long, but until proven otherwise, they have not caused any harm nor appear to be sentient in the first place. At the end of the temple, a carved stone pedestal engraved with glowing purple sigils, housing a purple orb, can lead you back to The Gates of Heaven.

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So you have been tempted to go for a swim? If you have a fear of depth, consider yourself lucky since the ocean depth is generally only about 3 meters, but can reach a maximum depth of 10 meters in some places. Additionally, you can find ruins on the ocean floor. These ruins are the only place where you can find instances of Object 771-A known as "The Crystal of Calling." (refer to the object section for details)

Chances are you will encounter dolphins who will want to play with you. Declining their offer would not cause any significant impact, aside from upsetting them for a moment.

The horizon makes you believe that the ocean stretches indefinitely but after swimming about 5 kilometers in the same direction you will find yourself on the exact opposite side of the ocean eventually reaching the opposite coastline. We can not exactly tell if Paradise 771 loops itself or if a mysterious force teleports you after reaching a certain limit.

When diving, on rare occasions, you will encounter large holes. They look intimidating and may cause megalophobia but diving inside them causes no harmful effects whatsoever. In fact, they are actually a means of transportation to Dreamy Waves.

At the island's center, you will not miss the castle on the floating piece of land. The land is about 5 kilometers radius and about 100 meters above the ground. The piece of land is fully covered with vines and leaves to the point that it looks like a cluster of green vines floating in the air with some of them descending the ground floor which can be climbed to ascend to the castle. Using the vines is the only way to access the castle, as no "bridges" have been found. It all makes no sense, but after what we've seen in Paradise 770, such things are no longer surprising.

The castle is built from orange bricks and closely resembles the ones found in Germany.
Inside, you will witness typical Romanesque architecture with all sorts of fancy furniture and gold items. Numerous cats also reside in the castle domain, they usually lay down pretty much anywhere or wander outside.

The castle domain contains multiple types of rooms and areas that we listed in the following table :

• Dining rooms
• Bedrooms
• Attic
• Gardens
• Church
• Dungeons
• Grand Library

Dining rooms have one long table which offers a typical royal meal, composed of various meat, fruits, cheeses, and various beverages that automatically fill themselves once empty. Cats usually feed themselves in those dining rooms.

Typical royal bedrooms, with a large bed and a bathroom in each. There is a strange effect when lying down on the bed that will make you fall asleep for about 15 minutes. When waking up, you will think that a day has passed but you will feel as energetic as taking an 8-hour nap.

A large attic space is seemingly used for storage. Most notably filled with preserved paintings that mostly represent religious themes. While analyzing those paintings a recurring pattern has been observed; each painting always features at least two white orbs resembling eyes.

A series of disorganized royal gardens. The structure of these gardens recalls a mix of French and English royal gardens. Fountains, ponds, sculpted bushes, you can find anything a garden could offer you. Additionally, a maze of hedges can be entered at the garden's center. Once reaching the very center of the maze, you will find yourself in front of a carved stone pedestal engraved with glowing green sigils. This pedestal house a green orb in which a preview of Hortus Aeternus can be observed through.

A grand auditorium; Rows of praying benches, and a sublime organ all faced toward a massive painting of "Mount Seela" with the two mysterious orbs resembling eyes, watching above all.

A maze-like underground system reminiscent of medieval castle dungeons, accessible by pulling a certain book from the grand library. The hallways may have little holes in the ceiling, allowing natural light into the basement. Throughout its progression, you may come across wine cellars or, more often, prison cells. Most of the cells are locked and contain skeletons of an unidentified nature inside. At the end of the maze, you will find yourself in front of two giant doors, leading to a sacred chamber. Four imposing statues resembling guardians made of stone can be seen in each corner, all angled to look at the center. At the center, not a pit, but this time, a carved pedestal holding an iridescent orb. Interacting with it showed no result; further analysis about this orb is required. Finally, a large stone coffin lies at the very back of the chamber with a stone statue resembling a divinity looking down on the coffin as if watching over it.

A figure in a purple robe with gold ornaments and jewelry was standing at the end of the seemingly endless library, his back turned to the majestic stained glass, like he was waiting for me.

First Encounter

[The Archivist]: Richard, we meet at last.

The Patriarch: Excuse me, do we know each other?

[The Archivist]: I foresaw your arrival, you were meant to take this path.

The Patriarch: What do you mean?

[The Archivist]: Destiny is already traced. The course of events flows like a straight river. We can not change what is inevitable.

The Patriarch: … You haven't yet told me who you are.

[The Archivist]: (finally turns around) Of course. Where are my manners… I present myself, I am The Archivist, a historian, and an old member of the Reverence.

The Patriarch: So, you are one of my brothers? Have the Omen sent you on a mission as well?

[The Archivist]: The Omen sent us all on a pilgrim journey in the hope of finding God. Shall the day we find him, we can finally return to the past.

The Patriarch: I see. Speaking of God, don't you think he is somewhere in this realm? I had several revelations the day I stepped on this space station… And by the way, how long have you been here?

[The Archivist]: I have been here for too long already, my brother.

[The Archivist]: (Grinning) I have a place to show you, brother, follow me, we can discuss while walking.

The Archivist pulled a book, opening an entrance to the castle underground

The Patriarch: Everything took form when I was in the Mount. I had several thoughts that felt like… it didn't belong to me. Day and night; visions, revelations, voices. There's not a single moment when I could have my head cleared.

The Patriarch: I'm not even sure if he's real or that's just my insanity catching up to me…

[The Archivist]: Do you think you are the chosen one?

The Patriarch: That's a very daring statement, but I don't see another explanation. But why me?

[The Archivist]: You'll know it very soon.

The Patriarch: Excuse me?

[The Archivist]: We arrived. Would you mind helping me open up those huge doors?

The Patriarch: This reminds me of the hidden chamber we found back in the Mount. And this pedestal holds an iridescent orb.

[The Archivist]: Open the stone coffin, my brother.

The Patriarch: Your behavior is becoming increasingly strange…

Richard pauses for a moment, visibly confused about what he just saw.

The Patriarch: Uh? Why does the corpse look like yo-

The Patriarch: Where have you gone? HEY! Stop f*cking around and come back here!

[???]: Unfortunately, your brother was not fit to carry this role. He waited for a revelation from my being for hundreds of years until he eventually passed out of age.

The Patriarch: Who's talking!? Ugh.. (clearing his mind from the situation)

The Patriarch: Hmph, I get it… So it was just a manifestation of his former being that you were controlling since the very start…

The Patriarch: I see… Everything makes sense now. So you were the one continuously trying to communicate with me. You're God, aren't you?

[???]: I see a huge potential in you Richard, from the day you stepped into my realm. No such being caught my attention as much as you do. You are just a human, yet, you understand better than any other lifeform.

[???]: You have an army of loyal followers and I gave you resources. Restore the past for the greater good and Nature will owe you a fitting reward.

The Patriarch: This is pure madness! But I love it! So you were real after all?!

The Patriarch: I already had this intention long time ago. I will carry out that mission without failure, I won't disappoint. We will return to the past.

The Patriarch: Andrei? What do you want?

The Shepherd: Nothing in particular, I saw you heading underground and wondered what was going on with you… You were talking alone just right now, don't you?

The Patriarch: ahah. Don't worry about me, everything is fine. Indeed, the events are going as planned. Prepare our troops, for the Judgment day they shall be prepared.

Richard leaves the chamber, mumbling to himself

[The Shepherd]: He's batshit insane…

[The Shepherd]: But that's what I like about him. In my entire life, nobody has managed to impress me as much as he does.

The entities in Paradise 771 almost share the same characteristics as their Frontrooms counterpart, such as their color being identical. We do, however, notice that every single entity in this level shares the same shiny green eyes. And just like “Mount Seela”, these entities are totally passive, feeding only on the fruits and various foods that grow naturally.

We listed the many entities inhabiting Paradise 771:

- Entity 771-A: "Brown rabbits", found in the vast plain at the island's center and the forest at the west.

- Entity 771-B: "White, grey, black, brown or orange cats", found at the castle area and the different ruins.

- Entity 771-C: "Seagulls", found at the coastline.

- Entity 771-D: "White swans", found in the occasional ponds at the castle.

- Entity 771-E: "Mallard Ducks", found in the occasional ponds at the castle.

- Entity 771-F: "Dolphins", found in the ocean.

- Entity 771-G: "Three-tailed Foxes", found on the vast plain at the island's center.

- Entity 771-H: "Deers", found in the forest on the island's west side.

- Entity 771-I: "Grey Wolves", found in the forest on the island's west side.

- Entity 771-J: "Black Ravens", found anywhere.

- Entity 771-K: "Holstein Cows", found exclusively in the vast plain at the island's center.

• Entity 771-B‎
• Entity 771-C
• ‎Entity 771-E
• Entity 771-F
• Entity 771-G‎
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White cat

Seagull

Mallard duck

"Wanna play?"

- Anonymous Dolphin

Three-tailed fox cubs

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• Object 771-A "The Crystals of Calling"
• Object 771-S "The Harbinger Device"

Priority : SECRET

Value : INVALUABLE

Price : Not available for trade

Note

Chinatsu is very busy at the moment with the production of Object 770-S. As her dearest colleague, I will write this report on her behalf.

Description

Object 771-A presents itself as a shiny green crystal. We still don't know if the crystals regrow, but already harvested crystals were marked.

Location

Object 771-A can only be found within the ruins at the bottom of the ocean. Since the water is limpid, finding the crystals is effortless if we follow the green rays of light they emit.

Properties

Those crystals only react when exposed to the frequencies emitted by Object-17: "liquid silence". Shaking Object 771-A after the exposure of this specific frequency will activate it. Once activated, the crystal will glow intensively for about 10 minutes before breaking. When activated, Object 771-A acts like a beacon, attracting all entities in a radius of about one kilometer. And it seems you can control the entities as well. I call it the "beacon effect."

While I was holding the crystal I ended up being surrounded by the local entities, they were all staring at me, waiting for something, and that is when I realized I could control their movements and actions with hand gestures.

Thinking about it, maybe we can use those crystals as a weapon? We could gather and control hordes of hostile entities?

Well, we still need to perform a series of experiments on that subject.

Doctor Lambert

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  Object Report #771-S

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  object 771-S

  Priority : TOP SECRET

  Value : TOP SECRET

  Price : TOP SECRET

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  Description

  I Never thought we would discover such a thing. This network of paradises is truly fascinating. As if God granted all my wishes…

  Object 771-S that I personally named "Harbinger device" was initially a small vintage-looking transmitter from the same brand that we found on mass at the abandoned factory.

  They served no purpose whatsoever but their internal structure was perfect to host a small system based on Object 771-A. Doctor Lambert re-engineered it to improve the overall abilities of Object 771-A. The range of the beacon effect has been upgraded up to 3 kilometer radius and the duration has been increased to 60 minutes.

  Additionally, a special function was added to the device. When we activate the toggle in the middle of the device, Object 771-S will emit a special frequency that will significantly increase the entity's aggressiveness, even turning peaceful entities into predatory entities. Only humans and the entities native to the lands of Liberation are immune to the device's effects. The used crystal can be replaced by a new one by opening the case behind, just like batteries.

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  Operation Liberation

  Saint Nature granted its power to us. Once the chaos devices are harvested and the chaos liberated, nature will be called to claim back its due. Each individual who does not surrender will be killed on the spot and those who surrender will be given a second chance through "reeducation".

  The Patriarch

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Description

I Never thought we would discover such a thing. This network of paradises is truly fascinating. As if God granted all my wishes…

Object 771-S that I personally named "Harbinger device" was initially a small vintage-looking transmitter from the same brand that we found on mass at the abandoned factory.

They served no purpose whatsoever but their internal structure was perfect to host a small system based on Object 771-A. Doctor Lambert re-engineered it to improve the overall abilities of Object 771-A. The range of the beacon effect has been upgraded up to 3 kilometer radius and the duration has been increased to 60 minutes.

Additionally, a special function was added to the device. When we activate the toggle in the middle of the device, Object 771-S will emit a special frequency that will significantly increase the entity's aggressiveness, even turning peaceful entities into predatory entities. Only humans and the entities native to the lands of Liberation are immune to the device's effects. The used crystal can be replaced by a new one by opening the case behind, just like batteries.

Operation Liberation

Saint Nature granted its power to us. Once the chaos devices are harvested and the chaos liberated, nature will be called to claim back its due. Each individual who does not surrender will be killed on the spot and those who surrender will be given a second chance through "reeducation".

The Patriarch

October 30, 2024

Father,

The Masked Maidens and the Eyes of Argos are slowly but surely catching up to us. They may become a problem for the sake of Operation Liberation if we don't act in the near future.

The Pandora Institute produced enough instances of chaos devices. Elizabeth and her team can pick them up at our HQ and start phase two of Operation Liberation aka the sowing phase.

I also heard that Andrei is training Team Salvation with this newly discovered object, the harbinger device.

As for me, I will get in touch with Dr. Lambert and Dr. Blackwell. I may have an idea of how to deal with these so-called “gods” of the Pantheon and the Iron Fist.

I therefore suggest that we launch phase three of Operation Liberation on the 25th of December. That will leave them a big scar and buy us the time we need, to prepare for the final assault.

Saint Mother

Entrances

Using the first airlock in Paradise 997: "The Gates of Heaven" during the second phase of the cycle will always lead to Paradise 771: "The Sacred Domain".

Interacting with the crystal of the Heart of the Mountain in Paradise 770: "Mount Seela" and choosing this paradise as the destination will bring you to Paradise 771: "The Sacred Domain".

Exits

Interacting with the purple orb in the ancient temple will lead you back to Paradise 997: " The Gates of Heaven".

Interacting with the light-blue orb within the ancient city ruins will lead back to Paradise 770: "Mount Seela" or one of the other paradises of our network, except Paradise 772 and 997.

Interacting with the green orb in the middle of the maze in the gardens of the castle domain will transport you to Paradise 414: "Hortus Aeternus".

If you no-clip inside a hedge, this will lead you to Paradise 369: "Comely".

Diving inside the large holes in the ocean will make you resurface to Paradise 303: "Dreamy Waves".

Following the underwater passages made of white pool tiles will lead you to Paradise 37: "Sublimity".

«Paradise 770 | Paradise 771 | Paradise 772»

Charges set. Triggers checked and operational. Awaiting orders.

• Enforcer

All battle stations are ready. On your mark, father.

• Shepherd

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