Mustafa - Orban's Secret Weapon

[Mustafa]
War hero, General Mustafa.
I don't like Murat, who says that cannon are the ultimate weapon, but I have a special reason for helping him.
Ultimate Weapon Quest: Cannon
Orban's Secret Weapon Acquisition Quest
Location: Near Constantinople Battlefield

Hello.
I am Mustafa, the commander of the rifle unit.
I'm glad to see you. I was getting worried since I haven't heard anything back from the main force about my reinforcement request.
This will be a dangerous mission, but I am relieved to see such confident individuals.
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To update you, Murat, the artillery captain, is in the process of attacking the enemy's palace. Once the gate opens, the rifle unit will be able to march into the castle.
But the artillery unit is having difficulties due to the Slave Conscripts fixing the walls even as we damage them.
Can you do something about those Slave Conscripts so they cannot fix the collapsed walls?
HINT: You can find the Slave Conscripts in the Constantinople Palace Chalke.

Well done.
As soon as the gate opens, our rifle unit will march in.
I also want you to help Murat, commander of the artillery unit.
Oh, by the way, would you tell Murat to go easy with the cannons? Soon the rifle unit will join the battle and I am worried that they might get hurt by our own cannons.

We should finish this war soon...

Our rifle unit has great mobility.
We're extremely effective even in close quarters.
But the artillery lacks mobility, so cannot survive if the enemy is close. They are only good for long range attacks, and they must hide somewhere in order to do that. They can't defend themselves.
We, the riflemen, can easily win a battle against the artilleryman. A strong rifle unit is essential for victory!
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The reason guns are better than cannons is that the gun was made by improving the cannon's shortcomings.
Don't tell me you don't know how guns are made.
Hmm... Why don't you craft an Ogre Rifle? You might learn something.

What do you think?
Impressive, yes?

We should finish this war soon...

Well, enough about guns. Let's discuss the current situation.
The palace has an eastern, western, and northern gate.
But according to my source, the Byzantine Warriors are only guarding the northern gate.
I know why the northern gate is so important to them.
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The northern gate is weak compared to the eastern and western gates.
Please start with the Byzantine Warriors guarding the northern gate. You might be able to find some way to defeat the other gates.
Please kill 40 Byzantine Warriors.

That was fast.
The process might be easier than we expected.

We should finish this war soon...

The northern gate is weakened now. We're going to launch a full assault.
Murat took notice, and began his bombardment.
Hahaha, I was worried to hear that the cannons were broken, but now I have to tell them to take it easy.
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Our rifle unit will march into the palace as soon as the artillery unit finishes its job.
I hope you understand how to use that gun. These are instructions on how to use a musket. Please read these carefully before we proceed.

Informative, yes?
Haha, was it nothing you didn't already know?
I didn't realize you were so knowledgeable about guns.

We should finish this war soon...

The sound of bombardment has ceased. It's hard to believe that there was a gate there just a few minutes ago. The power of the cannon is truly a sight to behold!
The enemy soldiers must be overcome by fear. Keep an eye out for enemies trying to flee the battlefield.
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The time has come for us to strike.
We must instill the enemy with fear.
Use your mobility to kill Byzantine Officers, and show them the power of our guns!
HINT: You can find the Byzantine Officers in the Constantinople Palace Bailey.

Thank you.
The enemy soldiers are in chaos after losing their commanders.
I think this will take care of the inner part of the palace.

We should finish this war soon...

We should give them one last chance.
However, I don't want to give them the time to formulate some new tactic or escape plan.
I mean that we should give them a chance that leaves them no other options.
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I will persuade the enemy to surrender.
I will draft many copies of letters suggesting surrender and distribute them among the enemy soldiers.
Rumors of certain defeat will fluster the soldiers.
Please prepare Parchments.
I will work on the letters of surrender.

Thank you.
Please wait while I finish with these letters.

We should finish this war soon...

Okay. We are ready now.
Word of these letters should spread quickly.
I will have my men spread it, so give us some time.
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Hmm... It's strange.
It's been a while, but I still haven't seen anyone surrender.
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They should have surrendered by now...
Hmm. Something's not right.
I think we should gather some more information. Can you please bring me information on the Byzantine Officers?

You brought the information. Good!
Shall we take a look?

We should finish this war soon...

According to this, the enemies haven't even considered surrender.
Rather, they seem more confident than ever.
I don't understand. Do they have some kind of a secret weapon?
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I need more time to mull this over.
In the meantime, you should enhance your weapons.
Please enhance a weapon up to grade +2.

Very well done.
While you were working doing that, I've come to some conclusions.

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The enemy still wants to fight, in spite of overwhelming odds. That means they either want to die in battle or they have weapon reserves that we are not aware of.
I'm fairly certain that they have no death wish. That leaves... weapon reserves.
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If they've been transporting any large quantity of weapons, they likely used the elephants.
Investigate the Elephant Gunners and see if you can find any clues.
HINT: You can find the Elephant Gunners in the Constantinople Palace Bailey.

You've done well. Thank you.
I see. This is a delivery log.
To be honest, I have an informant in the enemy camp, but she is not our enemy.
According to her, a large quantity of gold has been transported into the enemy's base.
It must have been used to purchase their weapons.

We should finish this war soon...

This delivery log is evidence that the elephants delivered the weapons.
The quantity of the logs tells me that many containers of weapons have been transported.
I see. That's why they don't want to surrender.
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The enemy's morale must have been boosted by this.
We've still a great fight ahead.
My riflemen will need bullets. Please bring me 500 Iron-clad Bullets.

With these, we won't need to rely on our cannons. Thank you very much.
We don't have to tell Murat about this. He's busy fixing the cannons and I am not sure how he'll take this.

We should finish this war soon...

Hmm... It's so quiet. It feels like the calm before a storm.
I know our enemies are up to something, but I don't know what.
And I haven't heard anything from my source yet. Oh... I am worried.
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It's time for us to make a move.
If you go into the palace you will be able to find a box that contains confidential documents.
Take my notebooks; I've indicated the place inside.
Follow this and retrieve the document that will tell us about the enemy's plot.

Oh, you found it.
Thank you very much.
To be honest, I was getting worried since I hadn't heard from her. But seeing this document, I am sure she is alright.
You wish to know who my informant is, don't you?
Sorry, I can't tell you yet.

We should finish this war soon...

According to her, the Haunted Archbishop is stockpiling weapons.
For this many weapons, they must need a lot of money. But who would give such an amount to them? If they've found a supporter...
We have a situation!
The Crazy Byzantine Knights broke into Murat's base to steal the cannons that were taken in for repair.
The Haunted Archbishop has probably ordered the Byzantine Knights to gather more weapons.
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We can't let them take our weapons. If we lose our weapons, we lose this war.
Please, go take care of the Crazy Byzantine Knights. Hurry!
HINT: You can find the Crazy Byzantine Knights in the Constantinople Palace Bailey.

Ah... It would've been a disaster if we hadn't acted in time.
They would have taken all our weapons.
Thank you.

We should finish this war soon...

I never thought about the enemy going after Murat's cannons... Thanks for stopping them.
Hahaha! I can picture Murat's panic now!
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Anyway, please confirm with Murat that the cannons arrived safely.
But be sure not to tell the men that.
The last thing we need is for our soldiers to start making retaliatory attacks before we're ready.

Good to hear that the cannons arrived safely.

We should finish this war soon...

It surprises me to see that they are trying to steal weapons from us.
I am not clear on why the Haunted Archbishop wants to stockpile weapons now. The gates have been taken already!
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Regardless, we obviously cannot leave the Haunted Archbishop be.
His determination and wisdom is giving them a second chance even if the situation is not in their favor.
We better get rid of the Haunted Archbishop and stop the enemy's counterattack.
HINT: You can find the Haunted Archbishop in the Haunted Archbishop's Hall.

Thank you for your hard work.
The loss of a great general saddens me, even if he was our enemy.

We should finish this war soon...

I've told you before that we have an informant, right? She is a princess who was promised to the emperor as a wife.
I promised her that I would protect her. But I couldn't keep my promise. Pllease keep this to yourself! If the others find out about this, things will get much more complicated.
Anyway, she wrote that she saw many slave soldiers transporting containers.
I am fairly confident that those containers are not from here.
Those containers were probably used to transport their weapons.
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We had better stop our enemies from gathering any more weapons.
The Crazy Slave Warriors are in charge of bringing the weapons in so let's get rid of them first.
HINT: You can find the Crazy Slave Warriors in the Constantinople Palace.

You've worked hard.
I thought this would be an easy war for us since we had the enemies' information, but I may have been arrogant in that assumption.

We should finish this war soon...

With their new weapons, it's safe to assume this is about to erupt into an all-out war. It's my fault...
I haven't heard any updates from the enemy line, but I think we should prepare.
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Maybe it's because I am nervous, but I feel an unusual tension between the enemies and us.
I think Murat is getting ready for battle. I think you should go through your own equipment as well.
What are we preparing for?

That's right. We are on the verge of life and death right now.
I know you are confident in yourself, but I advise you to be little more cautious.

We should finish this war soon...

I have news for you.
We have learned that the slave commanders are on the move. It seems they've discovered that they lost some of their slave soldiers.
I'd guess that they are just filling in for the lost slave soldiers, but we still need to investigate further.
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My men will arrest the enemy's attention.
If you examine the slave soldiers closely, you can see that they carry small notebooks.
They record everything in those notebooks.
Please bring me the Notebooks from the Slave Commanders.

You've done well.
To be honest, these notebooks were given to the slaves as gifts by someone I know. He didn't know that they would use these to set a trap.

We should finish this war soon...

Oh! A plot is written in this notebook.
It says that snares to capture our artillerymen were delivered to the Dark Archbishops and Dark Priests.
This is not good. Our artillyermen lack the mobility to evade an enemy trap. If this goes as they planned, our men might lose all of their weapons.
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Murat has heard the rumors and already gave the order to steal the enemy's weapons.
I am not sure why he's in such a hurry. He should have confirmed that the information he heard was true first. Anyway, we should inform the artillerymen before they fall into the trap.
We can use the forum. Please hurry!

You've done well.
I guess the enemies are particularly interested in our cannons. I understand that cannons are powerful weapons, but if the front line is weak, they're useless.
Riflemen are more powerful when they are backed up by cannons.
I realized through this war that balance is the most important strategy.
Anyway, the artillerymen should help us through this crisis...

We should finish this war soon...

Ah... Luckily, no artilleryman was hurt by the snares. I guess they heard the rumor and were extra careful.
However, if we don't do anything about those snares, they will end up hurting our men.
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We should get rid of the traps before the artillerymen advance.
Please go to the Dark Archbishops and Dark Priests and collect their Red Snares.
HINT: You can find the Dark Archbishops and the Dark Priests in the Constantinople Palace.

Thank you.
As long as we have an artillery unit that can back up our troops, we will be able to prevail.

We should finish this war soon...

The enemy stood strong against us but we were able to uncover their plot and alter our strategy accordingly.
As you might know already, there's someone who informed me about the plot.
She is a princess who's arranged to marry the emperor, but I... I have feelings for her.
I know she won't be mine no matter how hard I try, but I would do anything to protect her.
That's why I wanted to stop Murat from attacking the palace with his cannons. It might hurt the princess...
However Murat doesn't know this.
All he knows is that cannons are the ultimate weapons. I've been helping him all this time to keep it secret.
I believe he won't be able to figure it out if nobody else knows, and I don't think you will tell him.
If you reveal this, I might have to step down from my position as commander.
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I am telling you this is to ask you to get rid of the enemy's emperor and rescue the princess.
It took time for me to come to you. I wanted to do resolve this situation on my own, but I wasn't able to.
The emperor is not an easy target, so please recover you health and inspect your equipment first.

Well done.
You are ready now.

We should finish this war soon...

I have shocking news for you.
According to the princess, the leader of this war is not the emperor.
He looks like the emperor, but the princess could tell that it's not really him.
Unfortunately, this false emperor is fully in control of the army.
The one who's leading everyone to their death in this war is an imposter!
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While you dispose of this false emperor, I will look for the princess and rescue her.
By the way, I've heard that you are looking for the ultimate weapon. The ultimate weapon is your allies, so please go defeat the Byzantine Emperor's Shade with them.
HINT: You can find the Byzantine Emperor's Shade in the Byzantine Shade's Room.

You've defeated him.
He deserves death. He pretended he was an emperor and took many people's lives.
Oh, please give this weapon to Murat.
This is Murat's cannon.
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The Princess?
Unfortunately, I couldn't locate her, but she doesn't seem to be dead.
She is probably hiding somewhere. I'm sure you'll see her when the war is over.
What's that you're holding?
Is it from Murat?
Hahaha! I don't need it, so please keep it. I'm sure you can put it to better use than I.
Well, I need to go look for the Princess. I pray for your safe return.

We should finish this war soon...