- 黍
- シュウ
- 슈
Shu
Defender — Guardian
Can heal allies by using skill(s)
- NM05
- Melee
- Defense
- Healing
- Support
Bonuses
[Code Name] Shu
[Gender] Female
[Combat Experience] None
[Place of Birth] Yan
[Date of Birth] Jun 6
[Race] Undisclosed
[Height] 165cm
[Infection Status]
Medical tests have confirmed that no infection is present.
[Gender] Female
[Combat Experience] None
[Place of Birth] Yan
[Date of Birth] Jun 6
[Race] Undisclosed
[Height] 165cm
[Infection Status]
Medical tests have confirmed that no infection is present.
[Physical Strength] Standard
[Mobility] Standard
[Physical Resilience] ■■
[Tactical Acumen] Normal
[Combat Skill] Normal
[Originium Arts Assimilation] Flawed
[Mobility] Standard
[Physical Resilience] ■■
[Tactical Acumen] Normal
[Combat Skill] Normal
[Originium Arts Assimilation] Flawed
Shu, an Agricultural Tianshi instructor of the Yanese Tianshi Bureaus. A longtime resident of the northern Yanese agriculture center of Dahuang, she has produced abundant research results. Currently making a brief visit to Rhodes Island to see relatives.
Imaging tests reveal clear, normal outlines of internal organs, and no abnormal shadows have been detected. Originium granules have not been detected in the circulatory system and there is no sign of infection. At this time, this operator is believed to be uninfected.
[Cell-Originium Assimilation] 0%
Operator Shu shows no signs of Originium infection.
[Blood Originium-Crystal Density] 0.00u/L
Shu was very cooperative during the physical examination. Her condition... may be difficult to judge by regular human standards, but if you compare her results with her siblings, she does indeed show signs reminiscent of 'aging.'
We wished to research this further, but Nian put a stop to it.
'Just let her get a good rest, alright?' ——Nian
[Cell-Originium Assimilation] 0%
Operator Shu shows no signs of Originium infection.
[Blood Originium-Crystal Density] 0.00u/L
Shu was very cooperative during the physical examination. Her condition... may be difficult to judge by regular human standards, but if you compare her results with her siblings, she does indeed show signs reminiscent of 'aging.'
We wished to research this further, but Nian put a stop to it.
'Just let her get a good rest, alright?' ——Nian
Shu has not made much contact with Chongyue or Ling after boarding Rhodes Island. This does not mean they are on bad terms, but rather, she is clearly more concerned for Nian and Dusk than she is with her older siblings. She cooks up healthy recipes for Nian—putting a stop to her wanton enjoyment of spices—and more importantly prevents her from spreading her bad eating habits to others. Meanwhile, she urges Dusk to occasionally dabble in physical exercise instead of cooping up in her paintings for long periods—even getting her to do some work on Rhodes Island however she can. She has done us a huge favor. The two of them may seem unwilling recipients of her 'concern,' but put up little if any resistance. This is not out of the typical fear one might have of an older sibling, but rather a form of consideration.
'Your family seems so chummy all the time. You sure things once went all topsy-turvy for you guys?' When Kroos asked with curiosity, Nian was unusually silent, looking as if she were recalling some painful memory.
'Incidentally, if you're number six of twelve, then we can't say you're a jiejie in the purest sense of the term, yes...?' Mr. Nothing once inquired with hesitation, but was fearfully silenced by a beaming smile from Shu.
Shu does not exclusively care for Nian and Dusk—she is equally concerned for any other operator she regularly meets, listening to their worries and dispelling any doubts they have. Many operators have expressed that she is absolutely the most personable of her family. You can find her for a chat at any time of day, and all your worries will vanish as you listen to her explain her 'life has an end, but not the world' philosophy.
'I mean, when someone is such a model older sister, everyone's like a younger sibling before her.'
'I heard she used to tend to crops, maybe that's why she's so good at tending to people too.'
'So is she treating everyone like a sibling, or like her crops?'
'......'
In any case, considering Shu's positively divine culinary skills, it seems that Nian and Dusk will soon be competing with many more aspiring younger siblings.
'Your family seems so chummy all the time. You sure things once went all topsy-turvy for you guys?' When Kroos asked with curiosity, Nian was unusually silent, looking as if she were recalling some painful memory.
'Incidentally, if you're number six of twelve, then we can't say you're a jiejie in the purest sense of the term, yes...?' Mr. Nothing once inquired with hesitation, but was fearfully silenced by a beaming smile from Shu.
Shu does not exclusively care for Nian and Dusk—she is equally concerned for any other operator she regularly meets, listening to their worries and dispelling any doubts they have. Many operators have expressed that she is absolutely the most personable of her family. You can find her for a chat at any time of day, and all your worries will vanish as you listen to her explain her 'life has an end, but not the world' philosophy.
'I mean, when someone is such a model older sister, everyone's like a younger sibling before her.'
'I heard she used to tend to crops, maybe that's why she's so good at tending to people too.'
'So is she treating everyone like a sibling, or like her crops?'
'......'
In any case, considering Shu's positively divine culinary skills, it seems that Nian and Dusk will soon be competing with many more aspiring younger siblings.
Shu may not behave as enigmatically as her sisters, but some of those who've encountered her firmly believe that she has some sort of precognitive ability.
'When I met her last month, she handed me a spool of finning thread without saying a word. I figured she was inviting to go angling some time, but... last week, my vehicle broke down while I was out on a field mission and I got lost in a forest. I ended up using that very same line to cut wood, catch fins, and as a rope to escape the forest—you think that was just a coincidence? But it's not the only time it's happened...'
'Foresight' is certainly a term that invites fatal attraction. We certainly know of ancient Originium Arts able to calculate the future on a large scale. But it's clear that Shu is unable to cast Arts at all, making her abilities all the more baffling. When chatting with operators, she will 'read' their palms to tell their short term 'fortunes.' When these predictions began coming true one after another, it sparked another wave of interest in divination, and some wishing to take advantage of the occasion for financial gain (such as Mr. Nothing) were warned against doing so.
'You reap what you sow. This is the simplest truth there is—all consequences stem from their cause. Yet sages fear the cause, while fools fear the consequence. It is just as you would tend to a crop. Neglect to water and fertilize, and you ought be well aware that the harvest will be a hard one. So why wait until you see the reality occur before your eyes to regret your inaction? Causality is not something imperceivable, they merely pretend not to see it.'
When Shu divulged her philosophy in her usual wise and calm demeanor, it left everyone unwilling to pursue the matter. Even if this does not explain how she seems to foretell the future, her family has always been this way, and we are accustomed to their eccentricities. However, even if she can see the future, can she change it? If her foretold 'future' changes, does that mean she saw only a baseless illusion? Or if the future is set in stone, will her ability bring only despair? While it may be impossible to elucidate or understand, her philosophy is indeed useful to believe in, if you look past this logical paradox.
On the other hand, the next person to ask her for the winning lottery numbers will likely see just how scary she can be.
'When I met her last month, she handed me a spool of finning thread without saying a word. I figured she was inviting to go angling some time, but... last week, my vehicle broke down while I was out on a field mission and I got lost in a forest. I ended up using that very same line to cut wood, catch fins, and as a rope to escape the forest—you think that was just a coincidence? But it's not the only time it's happened...'
'Foresight' is certainly a term that invites fatal attraction. We certainly know of ancient Originium Arts able to calculate the future on a large scale. But it's clear that Shu is unable to cast Arts at all, making her abilities all the more baffling. When chatting with operators, she will 'read' their palms to tell their short term 'fortunes.' When these predictions began coming true one after another, it sparked another wave of interest in divination, and some wishing to take advantage of the occasion for financial gain (such as Mr. Nothing) were warned against doing so.
'You reap what you sow. This is the simplest truth there is—all consequences stem from their cause. Yet sages fear the cause, while fools fear the consequence. It is just as you would tend to a crop. Neglect to water and fertilize, and you ought be well aware that the harvest will be a hard one. So why wait until you see the reality occur before your eyes to regret your inaction? Causality is not something imperceivable, they merely pretend not to see it.'
When Shu divulged her philosophy in her usual wise and calm demeanor, it left everyone unwilling to pursue the matter. Even if this does not explain how she seems to foretell the future, her family has always been this way, and we are accustomed to their eccentricities. However, even if she can see the future, can she change it? If her foretold 'future' changes, does that mean she saw only a baseless illusion? Or if the future is set in stone, will her ability bring only despair? While it may be impossible to elucidate or understand, her philosophy is indeed useful to believe in, if you look past this logical paradox.
On the other hand, the next person to ask her for the winning lottery numbers will likely see just how scary she can be.
Shu coming aboard Rhodes Island has been a boon to the landship's cafeteria. Besides her astonishing cooking skills, her most important contribution has been introducing several new supply channels to the Procurement Department, greatly improving the standard of onboard meals. The landship is always on the move, so bulk orders are naturally made based on the product meeting certain minimum requirements. But Shu has opened our eyes to how much the quality of ingredients can affect the taste of a dish. Who knew rice grains could be so plump and fragrant, fruits and vegetables so fresh as to make your mouth water, or even how sweet and tender an ordinary potato could be? According to Shu, the output of their basic grains is now stable, so some Nongye Tianshi have pivoted their research into improving the quality of other crops. What gets sent to Rhodes Island's kitchens are more or less the results of their research.
'How long did it take to achieve all these?'
Shu occasionally gets asked this question, but she responds with just a smile.
The progress of civilization has always gone hand in hand with agricultural research—for every region and nation without exception. However, over the long span of time, the precise topic has always changed. In earlier eras, improving crop quality was a dream within a dream, for they would first have to manage growing enough to eat with as little land as they had, not to mention how to ensure their harvest could weather the elements. After the development of nomadic cities, they delved into methods of transferring plots onto nomadic plates, and cultivating crops without soil. This trial and error has continued without pause, summed up by 'conform with nature, and reform it,' a simple phrase bearing the weight of thousands of years of laborious fieldwork.
'You feel that would have been unimaginably difficult? I wouldn't say so. Who would work the land while earnestly wondering about a future a thousand years off? You simply plant your crops in one season, and harvest them the next. Living a simple life is already gratifying in itself, not to mention being able to eat your fill. When you add good food to the equation, is that not a blessed life—oh, look how well these fruits are coming in. Would you like to try one?' Shu said this while managing the test crops in the Convalescent Garden. When curious operators probed her for more stories, they were silenced by the peaches stuffed into their mouths—truly delicious.
'Since time immemorial, many literati have praised the virtue of farmwork in verse, but how many have traded pen for hoe to experience the fields firsthand? My sister alone has watched over that place for a millennium—though, much like one can never know a fin's innermost heart without becoming one ourselves, I cannot say if she has enjoyed the experience. Mayhap the pain of that time outweighs the mirth, I know not, but that so-called impossible ideal of hers—'Ten Thousand Qing, three crops a year'—could always have been realized with simply a wave of her hand. Alas, she refuses to do so, and naturally has her reasons.'
'How long did it take to achieve all these?'
Shu occasionally gets asked this question, but she responds with just a smile.
The progress of civilization has always gone hand in hand with agricultural research—for every region and nation without exception. However, over the long span of time, the precise topic has always changed. In earlier eras, improving crop quality was a dream within a dream, for they would first have to manage growing enough to eat with as little land as they had, not to mention how to ensure their harvest could weather the elements. After the development of nomadic cities, they delved into methods of transferring plots onto nomadic plates, and cultivating crops without soil. This trial and error has continued without pause, summed up by 'conform with nature, and reform it,' a simple phrase bearing the weight of thousands of years of laborious fieldwork.
'You feel that would have been unimaginably difficult? I wouldn't say so. Who would work the land while earnestly wondering about a future a thousand years off? You simply plant your crops in one season, and harvest them the next. Living a simple life is already gratifying in itself, not to mention being able to eat your fill. When you add good food to the equation, is that not a blessed life—oh, look how well these fruits are coming in. Would you like to try one?' Shu said this while managing the test crops in the Convalescent Garden. When curious operators probed her for more stories, they were silenced by the peaches stuffed into their mouths—truly delicious.
'Since time immemorial, many literati have praised the virtue of farmwork in verse, but how many have traded pen for hoe to experience the fields firsthand? My sister alone has watched over that place for a millennium—though, much like one can never know a fin's innermost heart without becoming one ourselves, I cannot say if she has enjoyed the experience. Mayhap the pain of that time outweighs the mirth, I know not, but that so-called impossible ideal of hers—'Ten Thousand Qing, three crops a year'—could always have been realized with simply a wave of her hand. Alas, she refuses to do so, and naturally has her reasons.'
[Classified Log]
On the very same day the incident occurred in Dahuang City, a rice stalk in the Sui Regulator's Chamber of Artifacts wilted. At the same time, some text in several files as well as a stele's inscription also vanished.
......
'We've lost one sister—we almost lost two, of course. Nian and I were trapped inside that 'heart,' and might have been merely a step away from vanishing into nothingness. But Shu, she was actually, completely gone for a moment. Indeed, some of her vestiges are no longer present, and some people will have forgotten her forever. But what does she most care about? That the fields and the crops growing in the soil are all still there. All those years, she never once used her powers to influence the land, probably because she expected such a day to come.
When we die, our creations disappear along with us. And if you're wondering what precisely counts as a creation... Let's just say, if I were to die, not even a single painting of mine would remain, and the same goes for Nian and her trinkets—this is something that worries her greatly. However, a painter who learned a few techniques by studying my works wouldn't suddenly lose their skills, much like how anyone who learned to read from Jie's books would not suddenly become illiterate. That is the distinction.
Back then, Shu scattered her consciousness and, indeed, disappeared. But she did not return to 'Sui'. Perhaps she is too closely linked to this land, or perhaps she has transcended 'life' itself. In short, she returned with all her limbs and memory intact, as the same person she was before. The children most commonly by her side also seem to have regained their memories of her.
She managed to survive this time, but what of the next time?
......
I remember that early on that basket of blunders would often go to see Shu. They would spend half the night deep in conversation, only to part in discord. What else could they have been talking about? The two of them should have been the most unlikely conversation partners, and neither could be clearly deemed right or wrong. To Shu, even after losing a harvest to Catastrophe, there was always next season. But for that stinky weiqi man, a single slip-up could cost the entire game, all his efforts rendered naught. Both are looking for an answer—in fact, we all see the same, just in different ways. Doesn't this imply that we're becoming more and more 'human'?
Now, that weiqi loser is all ready, and has even turned a brother to his side. He's set on fighting Yan, and no one can hold him back. None of us wish to return to the time when we engaged in mutual slaughter, nor do we want our beloved mortal realm to fall. We'll stop him, naturally. But who knows just how far he'll go?
I've said all that I can. There's nothing worth hiding. No matter where fate takes us, at this point we're no longer afraid.
So, do you still wish to witness how this story will continue?'
On the very same day the incident occurred in Dahuang City, a rice stalk in the Sui Regulator's Chamber of Artifacts wilted. At the same time, some text in several files as well as a stele's inscription also vanished.
......
'We've lost one sister—we almost lost two, of course. Nian and I were trapped inside that 'heart,' and might have been merely a step away from vanishing into nothingness. But Shu, she was actually, completely gone for a moment. Indeed, some of her vestiges are no longer present, and some people will have forgotten her forever. But what does she most care about? That the fields and the crops growing in the soil are all still there. All those years, she never once used her powers to influence the land, probably because she expected such a day to come.
When we die, our creations disappear along with us. And if you're wondering what precisely counts as a creation... Let's just say, if I were to die, not even a single painting of mine would remain, and the same goes for Nian and her trinkets—this is something that worries her greatly. However, a painter who learned a few techniques by studying my works wouldn't suddenly lose their skills, much like how anyone who learned to read from Jie's books would not suddenly become illiterate. That is the distinction.
Back then, Shu scattered her consciousness and, indeed, disappeared. But she did not return to 'Sui'. Perhaps she is too closely linked to this land, or perhaps she has transcended 'life' itself. In short, she returned with all her limbs and memory intact, as the same person she was before. The children most commonly by her side also seem to have regained their memories of her.
She managed to survive this time, but what of the next time?
......
I remember that early on that basket of blunders would often go to see Shu. They would spend half the night deep in conversation, only to part in discord. What else could they have been talking about? The two of them should have been the most unlikely conversation partners, and neither could be clearly deemed right or wrong. To Shu, even after losing a harvest to Catastrophe, there was always next season. But for that stinky weiqi man, a single slip-up could cost the entire game, all his efforts rendered naught. Both are looking for an answer—in fact, we all see the same, just in different ways. Doesn't this imply that we're becoming more and more 'human'?
Now, that weiqi loser is all ready, and has even turned a brother to his side. He's set on fighting Yan, and no one can hold him back. None of us wish to return to the time when we engaged in mutual slaughter, nor do we want our beloved mortal realm to fall. We'll stop him, naturally. But who knows just how far he'll go?
I've said all that I can. There's nothing worth hiding. No matter where fate takes us, at this point we're no longer afraid.
So, do you still wish to witness how this story will continue?'
'A beast shades verdant deep. Through endless li it gleams
It takes its number sixth. Humble as it supports
Drink mounts the Dragon's Spring. Grove founts hence wake and purl
Thereon surge Autumn rains. Wherefrom horizonless
Observe it stir. Walls rise and earth is struck, the nine spheres fair and fain
Observe it faint. Crisis ordains to plague, in troubled times beset
Fate beats through harvest's heart. Begotten karma comes
This godhood kalpa-old; yet lonely grass it warms. For kin and kind it strives; for all should love as one
So shoulders bear its lands and earth. Turns time by astral heed, engenders self four limbs
Through cycle through and through. One toil's millennium
Our stars and life have changed, our wishes fade and bloom. Our crops are evergreen.'
The rubbing of this inscription is complete, but the characters on the stele have gradually become indistinct. A verdant rice seedling grows from a crack on the stele's pedestal.
It takes its number sixth. Humble as it supports
Drink mounts the Dragon's Spring. Grove founts hence wake and purl
Thereon surge Autumn rains. Wherefrom horizonless
Observe it stir. Walls rise and earth is struck, the nine spheres fair and fain
Observe it faint. Crisis ordains to plague, in troubled times beset
Fate beats through harvest's heart. Begotten karma comes
This godhood kalpa-old; yet lonely grass it warms. For kin and kind it strives; for all should love as one
So shoulders bear its lands and earth. Turns time by astral heed, engenders self four limbs
Through cycle through and through. One toil's millennium
Our stars and life have changed, our wishes fade and bloom. Our crops are evergreen.'
The rubbing of this inscription is complete, but the characters on the stele have gradually become indistinct. A verdant rice seedling grows from a crack on the stele's pedestal.
HP
3213
ATK
529
DEF
662
RES
10
Cost
22
ATK Interval
1.2 sec
Block
3
Redeploy
70 sec
Talents
- Myriad Grains, EverlastingWhen healing an Operator, sows seeds on that tile and the adjacent 4 tiles, bestowing the following effects: Restores 70 HP/s, grants 10% Sanctuary
- From Seasons FourfoldIf there are Operators with at least 3 different classes on the field, all Operators gain +12% Max HP; if there are at least 3 Operators with the same class on the field, all Operators gain +12 ASPD; if there are at least 4 [Sui] Operators in the squad, all Operators gain +12% ATK, and 1 SP every 4 seconds
Skills
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Verdant WisdomAuto RecoveryAuto ActivationSP Cost4The next attack restores HP equal to 180% ATK to a nearby friendly unit with less than 50% HP
Can store 3 charge(s)heal_scale1.8ct3
Bountiful HarvestAuto RecoveryManual ActivationInitial SP20SP Cost25Duration25 secStops attacking to focus on healing up to 2 allied units within range; ATK +120%, Block +1, Talent 1 effect increases to 1.5 x
Heals will use a special attack intervalatk1.2extra_extend_scale1.5block_cnt1attack@max_target2base_attack_time1.3
SamsaraAuto RecoveryManual ActivationInitial SP30SP Cost45Duration30 secHealing range expands, attacks now also heal allied Operators, and ATK +50%. If there are ground enemies on sowed tiles, all allied units within skill range gain +25% ATK and +25 ASPD; When an enemy passes through a sowed tile, it gains the following effect: Teleport back to this location after moving more than 2 tile(s) awayatk0.5e_atk0.25e_attack_speed25e_max_stack_cnt1max_distance2
Modules
ORIGINALShu's Badge
Operator Shu has demonstrated the capacity for simultaneously treating allied forces while holding the battlefront.
The Field Operations Department has thus passed the following resolution:
This operator shall be appointed a Defender Operator during field operations to exercise Guardian responsibilities.
In witness whereof,
This badge is hereby conferred upon the above named.
GUA-XOn Architecture of TimeStage Stats Upgrade Description 1 - HP +160
- ATK +30
- DEF +30
Guardian Trait Can heal allies by using skill(s)When healing allied units with less than 50% HP, increases heal amount by 15%2 - HP +210
- ATK +40
- DEF +40
Myriad Grains, Everlasting When healing an Operator, sows seeds on that tile and the adjacent 4 tiles, bestowing the following effects: Restores 80 HP/s, grants 10% Sanctuary3 - HP +270
- ATK +50
- DEF +50
Myriad Grains, Everlasting When healing an Operator, sows seeds on that tile and the adjacent 4 tiles, bestowing the following effects: Restores 80 HP/s, grants 15% Sanctuary; Immediately applies these effects on the tile when deployed
'Hey, Tianshi Shu, there are some things I just don't get no matter how much I think them over, and I thought you could help teach me.'
Shu raises her head, the Tianshi apparatus that was hovering before her gracefully collapsing into a cube before falling back into her palm. Her young visitor's arms and legs were hooked into the branches of a tree, her hands grasping some brilliant red fruit, her sharp eyes quite unlike her youthful figure hanging upside-down, and staring at the apparatus in Shu's hand.
Shu laughs, holding the apparatus tight, and says: 'It's rare to see you in the fields. Do you not have schoolwork to mark?'
'That group of layabouts? Let someone else who cares take charge of that lot!' The child wipes the fruit with her sleeve, gobbling down a bite, its sweet scent clear even from two or three zhang away. 'What about you? You're hardly an ordinary person yourself, so what are you doing mucking about with a Tianshi apparatus for? Can't you decide how good the harvest will be with a point of your finger and a glance of your eye?'
'And what if I don't have this mystical power you speak of? What if I have simply seen enough to know if the weather will change, or if the seeds will successfully become crops?'
'You do, though! Look, don't play dumb, I'm asking you seriously here.'
Shu stoops down towards the field, her cloud-like tail slowly sweeping across the chilly crop ridges. These plants had just passed the seedling stage, and would soon join the sprouts that had been brought onto the agricultural plate alongside their fields, gleaming in the burning embers of the summer evening.
'Springtime drizzles wake the seeds, grain buds dance in summer's heat. Autumn gifts the crops their gold, but they can't stand winter's cold.' She recites this softly, as if reminiscing on the prior night's dream. 'One person's strength alone could not order the myriad grains everlasting. But before I was I, before Shu was Shu, there was already someone who had achieved half of what was dictated in this song of the jieqi solar terms.
'A thousand years hence, those that came after her created this Tianshi apparatus. It can take on six forms, knows how seeds will develop, can share data between different plates, and can direct Sky Poles.' The little green cube floats above Shu's palm once more. 'Although mine is somewhat different, its functions are still interlinked: whether it is the song of the jieqi or a Tianshi apparatus, they are but manifestations of the power of the architecture of time.'
'Pah.' A fruit pit leaps into the heavens like a signal flare, its furious rise startling some featherbeasts roosting in the tree, only landing far away a long while later. 'Forget I ever asked. Breaking out some old Shennong cliche again to avoid the question, how boring.'
The child leaps down from the tree, walking off along a small path without another look. As if coming to a sudden realization, Shu lightly claps her hands.
'Could it be that the reason you came... is that you don't know how to use an apparatus? How about I go ask He Sheng to teach you...'
'Don't talk rubbish!'
RIIC Base Skills
Spring Thunder Sounds, All Life CrownedWhen this Operator is assigned to a Factory, Morale consumed per hour of all Operators in the Factory -0.1
Where Stalks Grow Deep, Autumn Reaps
When this Operator is assigned to a Factory, for every 3 Worldly Plight, Productivity +1%