Pastures like old times is a Companion Story of Jiyan that takes place in Jinzhou, Huanglong. It is the third part in the series: Daybreak at Last.
Steps[]
- Talk to Mortefi
- Go to the Knell Square
- Talk to Wenshu
Gameplay Notes[]
- Completing this quest awards the Moments with You trophy The Same Sunset.
Dialogue[]
Quest DescriptionAfter resolving the crisis of TD outbreak, you and Jiyan returned to Jinzhou...
- (Talk to Mortefi)
- Mortefi: ...We're no longer seeing any unusual fluctuations now.
- Mortefi: Good job. You should have successfully prevented a potential TD Outbreak.
- Mortefi: As you requested, I compared the fluctuations with those of the previous Outbreaks, and I did spot some similarities.
- Jiyan: Thank you, Mortefi.
- Mortefi: I'm not done yet. Thank me later if you must.
- Mortefi: Though there are some similarities, they aren't identical. I'm no expert in this field, and I can't give you any definitive conclusions yet.
- Jiyan: This is the frequency sample I've recorded.
- Mortefi: Frequency sample from a Sonoro Sphere... I'll deliver it to a colleague. It's in better hands with her.
Your colleague?- Mortefi: It's someone you know. Baizhi. She specializes in Ecoacoustic research, and the Sonoro Sphere is her field of expertise.
- Jiyan: Yes... Whatever you do, please keep it safe.
- Mortefi: What now, you don't trust me?
- Jiyan: I trust you as always, Mortefi. But this sample... It means a lot to me.
- Mortefi: Rest assured. You should know how careful we are with our samples... Especially such a valuable one.
- Jiyan: This should be our wake-up call. The Waveworn Phenomena is more complicated than we thought.
- Mortefi: It's a wake-up call, and it may also hold the answers we've been searching for all these years.
- Mortefi: By the way, the Riverside Games people were looking for you, Jiyan. Probably wanted to discuss holding the event again at a later date.
- Jiyan: Sure, I'll go talk to them once everything is settled here.
- Mortefi: Now, if there's nothing else, I'm going back to my lab.
- See you.
- Jiyan: (Rover), there is a place I need to visit. Could you come with me?
Sure, let's go.
- Jiyan: Thank you. I need to pick up something first. See you at Knell Square.
- I'll join you later...
- Jiyan: Sure. I'll be waiting for you at Knell Square.
- (Talk to Jiyan)
- Jiyan.
- Jiyan: There is something I wish to do with you today.
- And this is...?
- Jiyan: A seed.
- What seed?
- Jiyan: This is the seed of a resilient type of flower, which I asked the Academy to help me breed years ago.
- Did you plant all these flowers here?
- Jiyan: From here, you can see all of Jinzhou city.
- Jiyan: I thought... Those who died for Jinzhou would want to see how it's thriving now.
- Jiyan: This flower... We named it the Emortia.
- Emortia... That's a beautiful name.
- Jiyan: Yes. The word represents both "departure" and "return".
- So the departed soldiers can one day return home...
- Jiyan: Yes. I know there's nothing we can do to bring them back, but for us still living, we need something like this to hold on to.
- Jiyan: Thank you, (Rover), for finally bringing them peace. Now, they no longer have to fight.
- Jiyan: And this is why I believe you should be the one to plant this seed here.
- You accepted the seed. It was small, but it felt heavy in your hand.
- You planted the seed with Jiyan. Maybe one day, the two of you can watch the sunset here, with the flower you planted beside you.
- Is Jinzhou safe now?
- Jiyan: We have prevented one Outbreak for the time being.
- Jiyan: But a greater danger remains lurking in the darkness... Our knowledge of it is severely lacking.
- Jiyan: I must act to prevent more deaths...
- Are you alright, Jiyan?
- Jiyan: Thank you for your concern.
- Jiyan: Every Midnight Ranger is prepared to die on the battlefield any day. I know this all too well as their general in command.
- Jiyan: Helping the souls of our fallen ones return to their homeland... This is one of the few ways I can honor their sacrifices.
- Jiyan: (Rover), I have one more request.
- Jiyan: If one day I perish in battle and cannot return home... Could you please plant one of these flowers for me?
- I promise.
- I will not let you die.
- Jiyan: Thank you, (Rover).
- (Receive call from Wenshu)
- Wenshu (Contacting): (Rover), I heard you've returned to the city with General Jiyan?
- Wenshu (Contacting): Ah, what a relief. I am beyond happy to know you're all safe and sound.
- Wenshu (Contacting): There is something I forgot to give you. Let's meet up somewhere when you have the time.
- (Talk to Wenshu)
- Wenshu: Greetings, (Rover).
- Wenshu: You see those fish? They look so happy in the safety of their pond.
- Wenshu: Happiness and safety often come at a cost, whether it be for fish or people.
- Wenshu: And if we do not feel the weight of that price, someone else is carrying it for us.
- What happened to that temporary team ten years ago?
- Wenshu: Ten years... How time flies. I coordinated the Riverside Games that year, too.
- Wenshu: Dozens of teams competed that day, and the race lasted well into the afternoon... The sunset was so beautiful, like what we're seeing now... It was so warm, so tranquil.
- Wenshu: That team was thrown together last minute, and nobody thought they could win. They even stumbled during their first exchange.
- Wenshu: But then, the team surprised everyone with their final runner's expert Gulpuff handling and victorious finish. It was truly a race to remember.
- They must have been overjoyed to win.
- Wenshu: Yes. I still remember how excited those kids looked...
- Wenshu: Just like how you looked in this photo.
- Is this a group photo of us?
- Wenshu: We were worried. We weren't going to get a photo of you all together... Luckily, the photographer managed to capture a shot of the whole team.
- Thank you.
- Wenshu: I should thank you for bringing that team together, (Rover).
- Wenshu: I'm planning to talk to Jiyan about hosting the Riverside Games another time. If all goes well, please join us!
- (Quest Complete)
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
 English | Pastures Like Old Times |
 Chinese (S) | 春草如故 |
 Chinese (T) | 春草如故 |
 Japanese | 春の花は故人への思い |
 Korean | 봄날의 여고 |
 French | Le printemps revient |
 German | Weiden wie in alten Zeiten |
 Spanish | Pastos como en los viejos tiempos |
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0