Purbiruni's Commandment

Purbiruni's Commandment is a World Quest in The Akademiya.
==Steps==
Start the quest by approaching the entrance to The Akademiya after Khedive's Akademiya Recommendation Letter has been obtained.
# Search for the Purbiruni scholar
#* Talk to Iris (Sumeru City)
# Search for Sadife
# Find Sadife's case
#* Investigate the southwestern spot, located across from the tent at the quest area if approaching from the Garden of Endless Pillars
# Defeat the Treasure Hoarders
# Report back to Sadife
# Report back to Khedive
==Dialogue==
;(Approach the Akademiya entrance)
:Paimon: Okay, since we're already at the Akademiya... why not try looking for some of the Purbiruni mentioned by Khedive? But where should we start...
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Iris, optional)
:Iris: (No, no! I can't go back to the exchange, one more loss in futures trading and I won't even be able to afford food...)
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Hawa, optional)
:Hawa: (The ancient characters... They're overlapping...)
;(Talk to Iris)
:Iris: *sigh* This paltry funding is by no means enough for my research...
: Um, excuse me...
: About a Purbiruni researcher...
:Iris: A Purbiruni researcher? Right, you must be looking for Sadife. A guest for him... Quite unusual.
:Iris: He's been back taking care of things at the Akademiya lately, and should be nearby... What's the matter?
: About Khedive's recommendation letter...
:Iris: Khedive? So his research has wrapped up? Being rich must be nice, having a whole observation team supporting him...
:Iris: ...whereas I can't even get a subsidy for a field trip...
: You know about Khedive?
:Iris: Of course! We poor researchers, who scrounge for funding and never make any Mora, all know about his fabulous wealth.
:Paimon: Whoa, you mean... this Khedive... and the researchers in his family, they're all loaded!?
:Paimon: Does this mean we can get a big fat reward?
:Iris: No way. Khedive is the exception. Don't go getting any unrealistic thoughts about the Purbiruni and Pursina researchers.
:Iris: Especially those majoring in Astrology and minoring in History and Biology... In their fields, the unlucky ones can't even manage to apply for research funding.
:Iris: Also, they always repeat something like "Wisdom shall not be sold for gold"...
:Iris: *ahem* I shouldn't have said that... There's your man. Go ask him about anything else you want to know.
;(Talk to Iris again, optional)
:Iris: How on earth can I get funding... Ugh...
;(Talk to Hawa, optional)
:Hawa: I'd better get some rest. All this reading is making me dizzy...
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;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Sadife, optional)
:Sadife: (If the samples are gone...)
;(Talk to Sadife)
:Sadife: But... Without those samples...
: About the Purbirunis...
: Excuse me, are you a Purbiruni researcher?
:Sadife: Yes, and the current Herbad. How may I help you?
:Sadife: Scholarly inquiries, perhaps? You don't look like an Akademiya researcher, though...
: About Khedive's recommendation letter...
:Sadife: Was this letter really personally written by Khedive? Wait a moment while I read it...
:Sadife: Hmm, so his research at The Chasm is going well.
:Sadife: ...Research on Fungi... aquatic environment... fossils... unique geological features... samples...
:Sadife: Nice, perfect, astounding! He is still an astute scholar and outstanding researcher, of course he didn't disappoint!
:Sadife: Hmph... I hate admitting this in front of an outsider, but the researchers of Pursina are certainly gifted...
:Sadife: Moreover, Khedive did emphasize your repeated and exceptional contributions in his letter.
:Sadife: With your assistance, his research really was "as smooth as a cat soaring in the air," wasn't it?
: Please don't say that again...
: Hearing it from him was enough...
:Sadife: Is that so? Ahem, sorry about that.
:Sadife: Another glorious chapter of Pursina will be written into the record books upon his return to the Akademiya...
:Sadife: Um... and the thousand-year friendship between Purbiruni and Pursina will be enhanced even further!
:Sadife: Please accept my gratitude, Traveler, on behalf of the Purbirunis and Pursinas.
:Sadife: Oh, right! He also mentioned gifts for you... not a problem, just a moment.
: Not another letter, please...
:Sadife: Of course not another letter! For your hard work assisting Khedive's research, it is only fitting that you are compensated with Mora.
:Sadife: But... Please forgive me. Today was such a busy day, I didn't bring much with me. If you would, please wait here for a second...
:Paimon: Another proud researcher, huh? But... He seems really different from Khedive.
:Paimon: He seems... actually poor...
:Sadife: H-How? We Purbirunis are born researchers, and never worry about something as mundane as money...
:Sadife: It's just that we invest most of our money in our research. As for everything else... we tighten our belts.
:Sadife: But this never interferes with our research. Rather, freedom from material things allows us to see the way to wisdom all the more clearly.
:Sadife: I'll be on my way and get your payment soon. But before that, I must reluctantly make a request...
:Sadife: Khedive referred to you as a vigorous, experienced, outstanding, elite adventurer the likes of which is rarely seen...
:Sadife: If you would, I'm saying if! Could you please do me a favor? Not long ago, I was exploring the desert alone for some geological research...
:Sadife: And... I didn't hire a guard because... I was short on cash. I thought a quick trip would be safe, just get in and get out.
:Sadife: But I got unlucky, and ran into Treasure Hoarders on the way back.
:Sadife: Though I managed to escape unharmed back to the city, the case with all of my samples and notes was lost!
:Sadife: That case is totally worthless to merchants and Treasure Hoarders... But to me! It means the world. Priceless!
:Sadife: I had no luck finding an adventurer kind enough to help... Traveler, can I ask for your help? Please?
: I'll help.
: Leave it to me.
:Sadife: I can't thank you enough! Without you, I don't know what I'd do...
:Sadife: I marked the spot where I was attacked on the map, here. The case must be somewhere nearby!
:;(Obtain )
;(Talk to Sadife again, optional)
:Sadife: I'm counting on you. Your payment will be ready soon.
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Sadife, optional)
:Sadife: (Khedive... Doesn't that sound like a Pursina? How come this traveler has a hand-written letter of his?)
;(Approach marked area)
:Paimon: Hmm, this should be the place. Let's... start... digging...
;(Dig at the northern investigation spot, optional)
:Paimon: Yikes! Where did these scorpions pop out from? Did we hit their nest or something?
:Paimon: Now's not the time to zone out. Here they come!
;(Dig at the eastern investigation spot, optional)
:Paimon: There's nothing here except sand... Paimon can't say she's surprised though...
;(Approach the southwestern investigation point)
:???: Boss, how did other people find their way here? We...
:???: Could this person be in the same business as us...? Hmph, I won't let them take what's ours!
;(After defeating the Treasure Hoarders)
:Dara: Whoa! Stop! Stop that! Just stop!
:Dara: *panting* Come on, this is absolutely unnecessary. It's just a case of books, take it if you like!
: That's all?
: You sure there's nothing else?
:Dara: I swear it! This is all we dug out here!
:Dara: Other than books, we did find some bottled mud and rocks... Well, there were some nice gems, actually...
: Did you take them?
:Paimon: Hey! You better give those gems back! Those are precious geological samples!
:Dara: Geological... samples...
: Give them back.
: On the count of THREE.
:Dara: Yes! Sure! As you say! All of them! Quick, put everything back now...
:Dara: See... Everything is back in the case. So, that's our cue to hit the road... Hehe...
:;(Dara leaves)
:Paimon: Great, that should be everything Sadife wants. Let's bring the case back to him.
:Paimon: Still, he actually visited the desert alone, collected all those samples and wrote so many notes! Paimon thinks he's a great researcher!
:;(Obtain )
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;(Talk to Sadife)
:Sadife: Traveler, you've returned! About my case...
: Here.
: I got it.
:Sadife: Excellent! Thank you so much... To think you had a recommendation letter, and yet I still made you do so much work... Please accept this payment.
: As the Purbirunis always say...
: Is it that "Wisdom shall not be sold for gold"?
:Sadife: Huh? So you actually know about that? Yes, Purbiruni does have this commandment...
:Sadife: But this admonishment is to prevent us from betraying the principles of research for monetary or other external reasons.
:Sadife: After all, a researcher who pursues research for profit... is unworthy of the title.
:Sadife: But you went to such great lengths to help me, and thus you deserve a reward commensurate with your efforts.
:Sadife: Thanks again for your help, and please do not hesitate to reach out in case you need anything.
;(Talk to Sadife again, optional)
:Sadife: Thanks again for your help, and please do not hesitate to reach out in case you need anything.
;(Use Nahida's All Schemes to Know on Sadife, optional)
:Sadife: (Great! Seems relatively undamaged...)
;(Talk to Khedive)
:Khedive: Look who's here, eh? Did you find a Purbiruni? Not that hard, right?
: We did, but...
: Something happened...
:Khedive: Hmm? You seem pretty hesitant. Did someone give you any trouble?
:
:Khedive: Ah, Sadife... He's known for his stubbornness, even his teachers can't always deal with him...
:Khedive: He even turns down every single source of funding, and insists on working alone, to "keep his research pure"...
:Paimon: So that's "Wisdom shall not be sold for gold" at work?
:Khedive: Well, that's the Purbiruni rule... Haha, Pursina is much more flexible.
:Khedive: Well... To be fair, it's just because that I am rather well off.
: How did you make your money?
: Why are you so rich?
:Khedive: What's with that skeptical face? I earned my wealth with hard work, okay? Do you even know how hard futures trading is?
: F-Futures trading?
: You make money through futures trading?
:Khedive: I tell you... One has to know transaction volumes, market trends, and then make the right investment decisions...
:Khedive: At first I thought I'd just invest a little bit for fun, I didn't want it to impact my research...
:Khedive: Who would have thought that... Ugh! I made more and more Mora, and the money I had sitting in the exchange grew and grew...
:Khedive: I am a professional researcher! My interest lies in research and academic work! It's scholarly results that I'm after, not Mora! That's what I have been telling myself...
:Khedive: However, whenever I'm in Sumeru City, I'm drawn to the exchange, and find myself trading futures, transaction after transaction...
:Khedive: So my bank account balance kept increasing, while my research... No progress AT ALL!
:Khedive: So! Here I am, having hired an entire team for an expedition to The Chasm. Staying far away from anywhere with an exchange is the only way I can get any research done!
:Khedive: Without satisfactory results, I... I won't leave The Chasm!
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