Designer Intel Hub

The **Designer Intel Hub** is a feature under the Design Center that can be unlocked upon passing Chapter 2-3. The Hub was founded by Vivian to collect more additional information during Nikki's journey and consists of various columns from the *Shining Pictorial* magazine, which can be unlocked either from advancing in the Main Story or by exchanging  **Mysterious Clues**. The latter is granted upon completing investigations in the hub, capped at ten investigations across all columns per day.

## Investigations

Players receive ten investigations chances per day, which do not stack. Unlike other activities, the player may not purchase extra investigation attempts. Each chance can be used to start an investigation, alternatively known as an exploration mission, at any of the unlocked columns. Each mission consists of six separate searches—either a short side story or a brief countdown period—which are located across the available Main Story maps and grant small rewards after completion.

Players may manually go through or wait for each investigation or they may alternatively use the automatic investigation feature. Obtaining the Privilege Card will allow them to skip the investigation entirely. Skipping an investigation will cost **30  Pink Gems**. The first two attempts are free of charge.

Of the six searches, the initial five searches gives 10 Intel for the investigated column, plus **1  Poetry of Time** and **200  Gold**. The sixth search has the chance to generate Exclusive Intel retrieval attempts from special events, which can either add an additional 60 Intel or 10 Intel, depending on if **10  Pink Gems** or 500  Gold are used to retrieve, respectively. In the event where Exclusive Intel retrieval is available, the sixth search rewards **2-3  Poetry of Time** and one retrieval attempt. Otherwise, it procures the same rewards as the first five searches.

Each investigation chance costs  Stamina, increasing as more investigations are made.

* First: 10  Stamina
* Second: 10  Stamina
* Third: 12  Stamina
* Fourth: 12  Stamina
* Fifth: 15  Stamina
* Sixth: 15  Stamina
* Seventh: 18  Stamina
* Eighth: 18  Stamina
* Ninth: 25  Stamina
* Tenth: 25  Stamina
* Total cost: 160  Stamina

The transcript for these missions can be seen here.

### Investigation Search Rewards

After completing a single search within an investigation, the player receives the following rewards:

* 10 Intel
* 1  Poetry of Time
* 200  Gold

### Investigation Extra Rewards

After completing a single investigation, the player should receive the following extra rewards:

* 30 Intel
* 1  Mysterious Clue
* 160  EXP
* 3-4  Poetry of Time
* 800-1000  Gold

### Cumulative Rewards (no retrieval)

The cumulative rewards for a single investigation under the assumption that retrieval **is not** available are therefore:

* 90 Intel (10 each from the six searches, 30 for completing the investigation)
* 1  Mysterious Clue
* 160  EXP
* 9-10  Poetry of Time (1 each from the six searches, 3-4 for completing the investigation)
* 2000-2200  Gold (200 each from the six searches, 800-1000 for completing the investigation)

### Cumulative Rewards (with retrieval)

The cumulative rewards for a single investigation under the assumption that retrieval **is** available are therefore:

* 80 Intel (10 each from the first five searches, 30 for completing the investigation)
* 1 Exclusive Intel retrieval (grants either an additional 10 Intel or 60 Intel)
* 1  Mysterious Clue
* 160  EXP
* 10-12  Poetry of Time (1 each from the first five searches, 2-3 for the sixth search, 3-4 for completing the investigation)
* 1800-2000  Gold (200 each from the first five searches, 800-1000 for completing the investigation)

## Retrieving Exclusive Intel

The sixth search in an investigation may grant the opportunity to retrieve Exclusive Intel at a rate of either 60 Intel retrieved for 10  Pink Gems or 10 Intel retrieved for 500  Gold. If investigations are done using automatic investigations, the Exclusive Intel can be retrieved at the column. Retrievals are stackable.

## Mysterious Intel

During investigations, players may receive the option to receive special rewards and share them with any players in their friends list that are currently online. Friends will receive alerts for Mysterious Intel in the Private Chat section of the Message System.

Only three of these shared tasks can be taken per day. Shared tasks can also only be redeemed by up to three friends. Each Mysterious Intel remains available for 10 minutes before expiring.

Each Mysterious Intel shared will display a short description of information related to the task shared.

Possible rewards:

* 1200  Gold
* 1  Memory Key: R
* 1  Memory Key: SR
* 2-3  Poetry of Time

## References

1. ↑ *Shining Nikki* Shining Stylist Academy