Philos - Philos

[Philos]
One of Historia's dispatchers, Philos is an experimental scientist who specializes in Oriharukon. Along with Pedro, Philos was thought of as a genius in the past.
Philos Quest
Location: Near Coal Mine Base Camp in the Dallas Lawless District

Huh? I haven't met you before. Who are you?
Judging from your appearance, you're not from this town, but from somewhere else...
If you don't have any important business with me, would you please go away?
I said scram!
Your mere presence is breaking my concentration. You wouldn't want to disrupt an experiment of the great Philos, a genius with the full support of the association, would you?
It would be a different matter if you were a new dispatcher from Historia or an assistant sent by the association for my research.
However, if you're not, do both of us a favor and get out of my sight!
~
(This grumpy old geezer... It looks like I can't advance any further without any Historia Seals.)

TIP: You can obtain [Historia Seals] by completing Dispatcher Mario's quests.

Oh! It's a Historia Seal.
If you had one, why didn't you show it to me earlier?
At any rate, that seal proves your connection to our association. Please disregard what I said earlier.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

I'm the sort of person who has to uncovers every little detail about anything that piques my curiousity.
There's no need to hide anything from me.
What is the real reason you came here?
Heh... [Oriharukon]?
You came all the way here to find it?
Well, then you came to the right place. You will be able to witness the conclusion of a great experiment!
Good. Those are the eyes I wanted to see.
Curious eyes, eager to see the unmasking of a great mystery! That is the defining feature that separates a genius from the common riffraff.
Luckily, I was conducting the experiment just before you came here. If you bring me a few of the materials I need, I can show you right away.
~
I will not make any unreasonable requests.
Defeat the novice miners and veteran miners who wander about the [Coal Mine Base Camp] and bring me their [Work Gloves].
Ah! For your information, they are not normal people. If you've never encountered them before, you should be warned that they will often attack in parties.

You brought me these work gloves just as I needed them.
The experiment I'm conducting is dangerous enough to necessitate the use of these gloves.
It's obvious that you're tired.
Please, sit down and rest a while.
I have to finish some calculations before I can continue my experiment, anyway.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

Hmm...
Oh...
Oh my...
God...
Oh God!
Ah! I apologize.
I was so immersed in my research that I had forgotten you were there.
On top of that, I haven't even asked you your name!
...Tell me what your name is, will you?
...
I suspected as much. You haven't received a name yet since you're still an apprentice.
I must apologize.
But if that's the case, how do you introduce yourself?
I haven't been back to the association lately, and I don't know how apprentices introduce themselves.
~
You're not introducing yourself with such dull, mundane greetings as "hello" or "nice to meet you," are you?
If you are, you should practice a more refined and sophisticated way of introducing yourself.
The head of the association has an eye for little details like that, as well.

TIP: [System]-[Settings]-[System Settings]-[Change Greeting]

Good! That is a much better greeting!
In the future, you should try to change these things without having to be told by your superiors.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

Heh, I that reminds me of when I was a novice, not unlike yourself.
When I was your age, my master used to scold me a great deal for my constant mistakes.
That's right, even a genius like me used to make mistakes.
...

Oh, I'm sorry.
I won't bore you with stories of my past.
The calculations are complete.
Let's resume the experiment.
~
This time, I want you to defeat the head miners in the Coal Mine Base Camp and bring me their[Mysterious Stone Pieces].
These particular miners are stronger than the ones you defeated earlier. If you don't want to get hurt, make sure you're well prepared.
HINT: You can find the Head Miners at the Coal Mine Base Camp.

Oh, you brought the items I asked for.
Some call these stone pieces [Fake Oriharukon] and others, [Power Beads].

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

However, both of these terms are inaccurate.
This is simply an artificially-made mineral created by a scholar from the association. That is why it pales in comparison to the energy generated by real Oriharukon.
He named these [Power Beads] and wrote a thesis that turned the world upside down...
He was once known as a genius scholar...
I'm curious how he's doing after being banished.
~
Do you happen to know an old man named [Pedro]?
He should be around Lisbon.
Go check in on him for me if you will.
While you're gone, I will be pouring various chemicals on the stone pieces in order to advance the experiment.

I can see from your expression that that old man has not come to his senses yet.
I don't need to see him in person to know that he is talking nonsense like [The truth will never be hidden!].
I can't believe that he was once called a genius! Tsk tsk.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

Although I sent you away on a task unrelated to the experiment, it was only because I wanted to concentrate on the experiment while you were away.
While you were gone, I succeeded in getting a positive reaction between the mysterious stone pieces and a solution I'd created before!
However, there is still one unknown factor.
How did the head miners come to have these in their possession?
Could there be another scholar who conducted an experiment here?
~
Hm... I'm very curious!
I'll be too distracted by this mystery to continue the experiment if I don't find the answer.
Those miners that you just defeated...
Can you bring me some information on the head miners?
Please tell me as much as possible about them.
HINT: You can find the Head Miners at the Coal Mine Base Camp.

Oh-ho! I think I know what happened.
The head miners who had worked at the mine for so long believed that the shiny rock shards were treasures, and were hording them for themselves.
However, even with an intellect like mine, we still don't have enough information to determine the root cause of this whole ordeal.
Once the experiment comes to an end, I must investigate further into the head miners' madness. Thank you for letting me know.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

The association only told me this recently. In the coal mines, there are beings far more deranged than the miners.
Have you seen them?
I believe these monsters are called [Mun].
At a glance one appears to be a regular person pushing a cart, but a closer look will reveal his wild features and murky complexion. It's more than enough to make one so scared that he'd stop at nothing to escape the coal mine.
A simple investigation is not enough to tell if he is a real monster or a human being, but one thing is certain: they are something that shouldn't exist in this world.
Haha, I won't ask you to kill them without any satisfactory reasons.
Whether it's a creater that must be killed or saved, it doesn't matter to me unless it is part of my experiment.
~
However, [Mun] are essential to this experiment.
Go and extract some [Sticky Mucus] from them.

You've gathered quite a large sample! Well done!
I'll test the reaction, so wait a little.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

It's done. I infused some ant eggs with the solution, and the egg shells became oxidized and transparent.
...you're saying it's nothing?
Nonsense!
There is probably a great change inside!
I told you it was finished, but that doesn't mean that the experiment is complete.
I'll show you the essence of my experiment from now on, so you have something to look forward to.
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I will give you the result of our experiment, the [Transparent Ant Egg]. Go and make a Magical Insignia of HIS using with this and other necessary ingredients.
If you lose the ant eggs or fail while crafting the insignia, come back to me. I will give you another.

Hint: [My Info] -> [Skills] -> Quest Crafting.

Great job.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.

You will see the results of the experiment unfold before your eyes if we artificially maximize the power of the [Magical Insignia of HIS] that you made.
~
If you follow my instructions, you can infuse the Ant Eggs with magic power.
Now, use it and see the results of the experiment.

Hint: You can use the Ant Eggs at Philos' Lab.

Heh... I see! So that's how it was!
Fake Oriharukon's only effect, [Madness], can be artificially recreated.
I think I can understand how people who believed "This is fake Oriharukon" or "This is a Power Bead" came to feel that way.

If I had more time and was a greater genius, I might be able to manufacture real Oriharukon based on these results...
Okay, okay. Time for my next experiment!
...I want you to visit me again in 10 years.
Since this experiment took me 10 years to see the results, it should take about the same amount of time to see the results of the next one.
Well, if you have time to spare, I won't stop you from waiting around until this experiment is done.

I hope you don't plan to waste my time.