Story Reader / Golden Vortex / Dream of Sands / Story
The Punishing Virus concentration here is way lower than the danger threshold...
I've never seen anything like this in all my years serving on the surface.
...If this desert holds the secret of an "antigen" to the virus, then it made sense that Babylonia would create a joint operation here in such short notice.
Is there really an antigen? Are we... going to take back Earth?
The value of this antigen is... immeasurable.
...But my mission is to save the commandant.
...
Each of the Gray Ravens is a capable fighter. With them there... perhaps the commandant is not in as dire a danger as we thought.
As a member of Purifying Force, I take order from Commander Nikola. That means taking back Earth is not our only objective.
But... standing here now, the antigen that can save Earth is within my arm's reach.
I can't just follow orders here. This antigen is way more important than the life of a commandant.
(Takes out a unique-looking box) I only have one "retriever" with me this time...
To make sure that I'll get an accurate analysis from it...
I'll have to increase the number of samples I collect...
This will slow me down for sure, but at this point, I can't think of an alternative.
(Places sand into the retriever) We'll start with the sampling pool closest to us.
