Lost in a Foreign Land: Seeking

Lost in a Foreign Land: Seeking is a World Quest in the The Chasm: Underground Mines. It is the second part of the Lost in a Foreign Land World Quest Series.
==Start Location==
Lost in a Foreign Land Seeking Starting Location.png|Location
Lost in a Foreign Land Seeking Starting Location Context.png|Additional Context
==Steps==
# Talk to Katarina
# Look for clues Nikolay left behind
# Find the place mentioned in Nikolay's diary
#* Defeat the Ruin Guard by the entrance
# Read the information Nikolay left behind
# Tell Katarina about the clues you found
==Dialogue==
;(Talk to Katarina)
:Katarina: Ah, you came! Sit and make yourself at home.
:Katarina: I'm sorry that I sent you away in a hurry last time. I didn't even tell you what I wanted you to help me with.
: It's fine. You can say it now.
: No worries. We haven't yet said yes.
::Paimon: Yep, you're a Fatuus! We won't even lift a finger to help if you're up to something evil!
::Katarina: Pfft... you do have a point.
:Katarina: Relax, I won't make you do anything evil.
: Well then, go ahead.
: You certainly won't let us interfere with the Fatui's plans.
::Paimon: That's right! If any good we do disrupts your evil plan, don't you try to stop us!
::Katarina: Why are you talking about "good" or "evil"... and why would I stop you?
::Katarina: *sigh* You're starting to get on my nerves. Would you just let me finish?
:Katarina: Well, I have been separated from my Kolya — Nikolay, a member of my team.
:Katarina: Could you help me look for him?
:Katarina: If he's still alive, bring him back to me. If he's dead... please let me know.
:Katarina: I'm sorry to lay this on you... But please consider my request.
:Paimon: So, this is what you want us to do? Paimon thought you were up to something bad like, say, asking us to sabotage the Millelith's work...
:Katarina: The Millelith... why? It does no good to make them our enemy.
: What do you mean?
:Katarina: That's my line!
:Katarina: Hang on, I got it... Did our people on the surface get into an altercation with the people of Liyue? That would certainly explain why our supplies have been cut off.
:Katarina: Darn it! What on earth happened up there...
: It's a long story...
: The Fatui started it...
:Katarina: Hmph... Let's leave this topic for another day. War is war — there are no eternal allies nor perpetual enemies. That's the reality that we, the Fatui, live in.
:Katarina: But I — at least for now — care about nothing but Kolya.
:Katarina: When we retreated, he was separated from the squad... I came back for him later and got lost myself, too. *sigh* What a shame...
:Katarina: As for where he was before he went missing, I can mark it out on the map for you.
:Katarina: At the time, he tried to lure the enemies chasing us away from the rest of the team... He's an excellent soldier, and I know for sure that he wouldn't die there.
:Katarina: I can only hope that he has left us some clues...
;(Talk to Katarina again)
:Katarina: You're back. Did you find anything?
:Katarina: It's alright if you found nothing. Go get some rest.
:Katarina: Don't you worry about me... I'm not anxious. After all, I kinda wanna stay here for my retirement. Maybe I'll ask you to deal with my pension application!
:Paimon: Wow, you sure are getting some good rest!
:Katarina: Hmph, if you keep coming back here without bringing me any news... Who knows, you might just find me resting till I rest in peace.
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;(Approach the marked area)
:Paimon: Whoa, all that dark and dirty stuff is here, too! Maybe there's something down there!
;(After destroying the Oozing Concretion)
:Paimon: Ugh, even if we dig something out, it'll already be filthy. What a pain...
;(Interact with Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary)
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "... Oh no! Katya's balalaika is broken. I somehow damaged it during the fracas. Gotta get it repaired before she chews me out..."
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...Did our ancestors fight the calamity like this five hundred years ago? The Captain once said we knew not a hundredth of the grueling battles that our ancestors went through..."
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: (Many pages in the middle are tainted by some black substance. When you clean it off, the writing in ink is also rendered entirely illegible.)
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...I can't stay here any longer. They could easily track me down through the black mud..."
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...Next, I'm gonna go the opposite direction and lure them further away from the rest of the squad..."
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...There's a hole near the ruined bastion on the southeast side. Maybe I can take that route..."
:Shred of Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...Wish me luck. If not us, then who?"
:;(Obtain )
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;(After defeating the ruin guard and the gate opens)
:Paimon: That Fatuus named Nikolay should be here, right?
;(Approach Corporal Nikolay's Diary)
:Paimon: Look, it's a piece of paper with... the Fatui seal on it?
;(Interact with Corporal Nikolay's Diary)
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...I made it into this secret chamber. The mechanical monster is still lurking outside like a ferocious predator, just waiting for me to go out..."
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...My left leg is badly wounded and it hurts like hell. I bandaged it up haphazardly, but it's swollen — could be a sign of infection..."
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...The grotto has another exit, but I don't know where it leads. The structure of the exit looks tenuous. Without something to support it, it might collapse if exposed to violent force..."
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...I've been spotted! Someone's coming. It's a... swordsman... clad in black?"
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...He, no, it... Seems as though even metal bars are no obstacle for it. And just from looking upon it, I know this in my heart..."
:Corporal Nikolay's Diary: "...I'm sorry, Katya."
:Paimon: Eh... Is this the insignia left behind by the Fatui guy?
:Paimon: Uh... There's no sign of anyone. What are we supposed to tell Katya?
:Paimon: Well, Paimon guesses there's not much we can do. Let's head back.
;(Obtain Bloodied Sergeant's Insignia and Corporal Nikolay's Diary)
;(If you approach the sealed tunnel)
:Paimon: This cave's been sealed by collapsing rocks. Looks like we can't get through.
:Paimon: Did the guy Katarina mentioned flee through here...?
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;(Talk to Katarina)
:Katarina: You're back. I have some Fire-Water to spare.
:Katarina: Haha, I'm not inviting you to drink. It can also be used to clean your wounds if you're injured.
:Katarina: How is it? Did you find anything?
: We found this.
:;(Opens item sumbission window)
:Katarina: These are... insignias, action logs, and... ?
:Katarina: Please tell me where Kolya is. Is he still alive?
: We didn't find him, but he's probably still alive.
: He might've escaped through a secret tunnel.
:Katarina: Kolya would never desert and abandon me. I'm sure of it, I just know it. He wouldn't run away in the face of a battle.
:Katarina: Where did you find these?
: A cave in the southeast. Let me mark it out for you.
:Paimon: It's a creepy place with many monsters inside it.
:Katarina: Th—Thank you... I'm sorry...
:Katarina: I... I hope Kolya sold his life dearly. I'd rather that's what happened.
:Katarina: Kolya, please don't bring shame to the Tsaritsa. Don't bring shame on me.
: ...
:Katarina: Ahem, I—I'm fine... Just got a bit sentimental there. It just occurred to me that I haven't properly thanked you two!
:Katarina: Oh right, here's some Fire-Water... *sigh* But you don't drink, do you?
:Katarina: I have some Mora...and some other materials that I collected. They are of no use to me now, so please take them.
: What's your plan next?
: Do you need my help?
:Katarina: What's my plan next? Thank you for asking, but I don't need you to assist me in my "evil-doing" anymore.
:Katarina: Well, I'll go looking for Kolya, perhaps.
:Katarina: He wrote me a letter before I was redeployed, which I have with me. For me, it's the only evidence left that proves his existence, and I'll carry it with me, forever.
:Katarina: If he's still alive... As a Fatuus loyal to the Tsaritsa, I'll hunt this traitor down and kill him, wherever he goes or hides.
:Katarina: If he is no longer in this world... As his older sister, I will embrace the inevitable fate of every Fatuus and will be proud of him.
:Katarina: When we say "if not us, then who"... Well, this is what that means.
: What if you're up to something evil and I must stop you?
::Katarina: ...There's always a moment when you're left with no choice. And we all have things that we must do, right?
: Do you always have to do it the Fatui way?
::Katarina: Yes. Is that so strange?
::Katarina: But anyway... Ideas, perspectives... What terribly boring avenues of inquiry! Pfft... Don't you go thinking that there are only ideas underneath my mask. I am certainly not bulletproof beneath it!
:Katarina: You're too serious. I mean, I get it. Kids who haven't grown old enough to hold their liquor tend to get drowned in all sorts of strange worries.
:Katarina: I mean, we'll see, won't we? Let's see what I'll do when I need to face the final, inevitable choice.
:Katarina: But for now, what I need is to take a nap... Wanna rest too?
:Paimon: There's only a straw mat here. That doesn't make a comfy bed! You're just trying to get rid of us!
:Katarina: Well, I don't see how that's my problem! Ah, I pity you...
:Katarina: But anyway, thank you for your help.
;(Talk to Katarina again)
:Katarina: What? Are you here to disturb my rest?
:Paimon: Nope, we just wanna talk to you, seeing as how you're sitting here all by your lonesome!
: It must be quite boring to drink alone.
: So we came over for a chat.
:Katarina: Is that so? Thank you. You... remind me of Lyudochka.
:Katarina: She's really enthusiastic, just like you... She kept sticking with me, telling me all sorts of things... I was the only one she often confided certain things to.
:Katarina: *sigh* How I wish she was around. She's such a fun person. I bet you'd like her if you saw her.
: Lyudochka? Who is she?
::Katarina: A friend of mine. Though she may appear serious, she's a funny little pumpkin.
::Katarina: We were like sisters back in the House of the Hearth — I'd say that she was even dearer than a real sister. She liked to tease me... And she also looked after me.
::Katarina: Haha, anyway, I have a hunch that she's doing fine out there. With this thought in mind, all the injuries that I got in this hell of a place seem to feel like nothing.
::Katarina: I hope she's doing her job alright... Hope she doesn't think of me.
;(If the player has completed The Very Special Fortune Slip)
: Lyudochka... You mean the one in Inazuma...
::Katarina: ...
::Katarina: So, her cover was blown...
::Paimon: Eh, how did you know?
:: She... managed to escape.
:: She's still alive, and she's doing great.
::Katarina: Really?
::Katarina: Haha... That's a relief to know. Let's hope she's still doing her job well.
::Katarina: But if she betrays the Tsaritsa for fear of death...
::Katarina: ...I hope she doesn't think of me.
==Post-Quest==
After the next Daily Reset once this quest is completed, the player can find a letter that Katarina had carried with her in the south part of Stony Halls. Standing next to the dropped letter is a Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker, implying an unexpected encounter.
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;(Read Corporal Nikolay's Letter)
::Nikolay's Letter
::
::My dear elder sister Katya,
::
::I heard the Captain say that they were going to transfer you to our regiment. My heart brims with joy at the thought of our reunion!
::I've always carried the balalaika you gave me around, doing a bit of repairing here and a bit of mending there. After replacing the frets we'd previously broken, the balalaika sounds much more natural now.
::But just for the record, since you asked me to keep it, I'm not gonna give it back to you! If my clumsy sister should damage this old pal of mine once more, I won't go through the trouble of repairing it again!
::Oh right, I recently learned two new songs. Wait to be impressed when you report in — let me play the songs to you by the bonfire, just like in the old days when we would sing to the melody of balalaika, giggle at the jokes we share, and look forward to the precious gifts from the Tsaritsa to our brothers and sisters in the House of the Hearth in celebration of a new year...
::What's different, however, is that we're no longer carefree children. With greater responsibilities on our shoulders come heavier loads on our minds.
::
::The Captain granted a half-day pass especially for us. Don't forget to bring your liquor and desserts. Let's booze it up and talk it out! I've so many stories to share with you. I believe you too have had quite an adventure where you were previously deployed!
::By the way, don't laugh at me if you notice that I've put on some weight! I'll also keep an eye on your "horizontal development"!
::
::I look forward to meeting you.
::Nikolay Snezhevich
:Corporal Nikolay's Letter: (This is the letter that Katarina once treasured. The letter still has a light and lingering scent of Fire-Water.)
==Trivia==
* Katarina's line about "ideas underneath her mask" is a reference to the film , echoing a quote by the film's titular character in an exactly opposite way.
* Corporal Nikolay's Letter remains at the location on route to the location the Traveler provided Katarina, but later disappears.
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