• リィン

Ling

Supporter — Summoner
Deals Arts damage
Can use Summons in battles
  • NM03
  • Ranged
  • Summon
  • Support
  • Crowd-Control
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[Code Name] Ling
[Gender] Female
[Combat Experience] Undisclosed
[Place of Birth] Yan
[Date of Birth] Mar 3
[Race] Undisclosed
[Height] 166cm
[Infection Status]
Medical tests have confirmed that no infection is present.
[Physical Strength] Standard
[Mobility] Normal
[Physical Resilience] Standard
[Tactical Acumen] Excellent
[Combat Skill] Normal
[Originium Arts Assimilation] Flawed
Ling, resident poet of Shangshu, tied to the Sui Regulator and other governmental organs of Yan. Came into contact with Rhodes Island during the Shangshu incident. Now remaining as a visitor aboard the landship, following thorough audits.
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%
Ling shows no signs of Originium infection.
[Blood Originium-Crystal Density] 0.00u/L

Miss Ling agreed to be medically tested, which we didn't anticipate. We thought she'd dodge us as hard as Nian did. She did show a sort of... laissez-faire attitude during the tests, though, so the results were all over the map. Not rigorous at all... but Miss Closure says not to mind it, so we suppose we won't.

'It's probably all the wine she drank,' was her explanation.
—Medic Operator Hibiscus
Hoshiguma offers us this assessment: 'This girl's an old hand! And she's got good boozing habits!'
Presumably, these 'good habits' refer to Ling never forcing outsiders to keep her company: she proffers a cup with a smile when people choose to sit with her, and otherwise spends the day pouring her own wine when alone. Nor does any harm ever come of her fits of drunkenness; her sole offense once inebriated is improvising songs at the top of her voice. Compounded by her writing the lyrics on the walls with her tail, the inkwork unrestrained, this resembles some sort of performance art. However, compared to others who shoot giant impromptu SFX-laden movies, or who throw operators into paintings at the slightest offense, Ling is far from registering on the scale. As such, Closure hasn't placed any special restrictions on her.
That said, other operators show considerable interest in the songs Ling writes, copying down and collating the lyrics. Her phrases overflow with archaic flavor, her sense of meter is classical and complex, and her forms are most tastefully chosen. Her couplets may finely mesh, but the meaning bounds about without order. Her sentences vary vastly in scope, narrating at great, torrential lengths... It's reportedly a classical literary form in Yan unifying 'poetry,' 'speech' and 'essay,' and having gone through several centuries of development, is now of notable artistry. Of course, the unfamiliar ancient toponymy of Yan and certain fearful accounts within her verses, blending fact and fiction, no doubt deserve further research. However, everyone has clearly underestimated what it will take to comprehend them, and achieving an understanding of said interpretation and patterning in a short span of time is far from practical. HR has received many forms to the effect of 'We hope Ling will stay aboard the landship a while longer.'
As reported by other operators, Nian's settled down a lot since Ling came to Rhodes Island. She's stopped roping people into playing mahjong or shooting movies, instead having mysteriously begun some 'side gig' of her own; she takes a lot more trips to the field than before, too. As for Dusk, Nian not hassling her has left her more content with staying inside her own paintings. Operator Hibiscus, a veteran at negotiations between sisters, attributed the whole phenomenon to 'the law of the eldest,' and specifically went to consult Ling about it.
'They simply find me vexing, and no more.'
'It's not nagging, necessarily, that does it. Perhaps they feel obligated to straighten their shoulders at the sight of me... just as a student recalls the next day's examination at the sight of their teacher.'
'You would call this law? Yea, very well. Young children prove themselves to be knowing in the end; we must exercise patience.'

[Classified Log]
'Our' seniority was born from the roar of chaos. Whoever first broke free of that muddle, and who answered the mortal realm that first question, came first in our family. Of course... this was only ascertained after the fact.
What question? Hm... when summarized in modern language, it is a question that can be no simpler...
'Who am I.'
Heh. Truly a clumsy, immature question! But to seek that question took us an age, and to seek its answer an age more. So seas raced and ice broke, waters in time turned to fields. What a grand and farcical dream!
How did we find this question? This great land did not yet bloom as it now does; all the world was a sealed kettle, yet we felt only torment, knowing not our bodies even lay within. We could not help but vie with each other... The senseless slaughter continued past all remembrance. Some fled, some slumbered, and the ones left sorrowfully awake, in the end became perplexed... And how one found the answer was down to oneself. Painting art, playing chess, sowing seeds, forging swords, composing poetry. All each to their own, all found their own happiness, and within each one's joy was their answer.
As to the present... We held together once the name of Sui. It is soon to awake, and Its own dream has run far longer than mine! Nian and Dusk have felt it, but Nian is too rash, Dusk's taboos too numerous, and all have their own ways about it and their own minds on it, yet we cannot help but gather in the end... What harm lies in returning to the kettle? Such are we siblings in the first place.
Heh. Tell, how would I regale Miss Hibiscus of *those* negotiations? Well, 'Doctor'?
'Unfettered.'
Ling has not shown the same kind of ability as me or Nian, and I can understand you're all very curious. Both she and Nian have met our eldest and second brothers plenty of times, but apart from those two, I'm afraid to say we're all pretty much clueless. Even out of us all, she's still the most elusive one.
Right... unfettered. She likes that word. Unshackled, free. This is my own opinion, but people have broken that word's back with ideals... plenty of which aren't realistic, yet real is exactly what she makes them.
Just what could stand in her way? What could twist her will, keep her from going forward?
My paintings? She comes and goes however she pleases. Those things Nian forges—prisons? Restraints? They'd be nothing to her, she'd shake her tail and wander off just for a pot of wine.
I think, probably, even the months and years couldn't hold her back. She dreams in millennia, and nobody knows what she's been doing in those dreams—nor who she's become.
Obviously, dreams aren't real; no need to panic. But, if she does one day stop believing in the falsity of dreams, in any of the laws of this world having meaning, then not even I know what she might become. Before our reunion in Shangshu, the only impressions I still had of her were 'keeps out of business' and 'no mind for worldly affairs.' It seems the years she enlisted and held the border, in place of our eldest brother, changed her considerably, though...
In short, stay somewhat wary. After all, that basket of blunders is up to no good now. It seems he's plotting something as great as the heavens, and Ling's one of the few who can deal with him... so whatever his next move is, I'm sorry, but Rhodes Island can't shake its responsibility in this.
Don't ask me. If you want someone to blame, blame Nian, and blame Kal'tsit too for letting Nian run wild around Rhodes Island. Alright, fine, now get out. I've been agitated these past few days. I'm in no mood to paint.
[Classified Log]
You need no further consult poets to analyze my past movements. Wheresoever your curiosity takes you, I see no harm in telling you. Of course, I have my own curiosity about Rhodes Island as well.
......
Yea, I have been many a place.
First, it was Jiangnan. There, wine was incredibly sweet, wares were held precious, the grass was rich with nature's cries, winding streams hosted parties, and the sights and sensibilities were thoroughly entertaining. But over the years, the people went through their ages. Things were what they were, and it was still beautiful, but past bridges did water flow, as so did the departed, and I couldn't help but be frustrated in my loss. By happenstance, the brother eldest was teaching me to wield a sword, and I spoke of the yearnings in my heart, and hence he urged me to leave for Yumen.
......
Yumen. Often do I revisit that city in my dreams, mountains stretching far, spring breeze ever blowing. It stood flat before the great desert, as if a lone titan... Yan's elite forces laid in ambush in distant meadows, and the city's tower gate was strung with lanterns at night, a din filling the skies, the whole city become as bait. Already it is unclear to me the number of people lost, the number more of battles fought so bitterly. Mist laid long across the desert, a lone city to hear the drums of war. The soldiers, they with their roughened faces, accents of all their homes, gazes at whistle's sound to where their native lands laid on the eve of that deathly fray, all were swallowed. Who spake that generals willed to die—old bulwarks birth new willows year on year... At the time I left the sun of Jiangnan, I had toured Yan for centuries, and felt I saw clearly through the ways of the world. I have seen all great people before, yet this world still holds sights I have never before experienced, emotions never before felt firsthand. Could you claim to know that? That day I stood upon the gate of Yumen's wall, it was only then I realized this realm was so vast.
......
As for what transpired in Shangshu, you all are plenty aware... If you could bring me two more jugs of wine, now, come.
'A beast sequesters lone. It sleeps with mount for bed
It takes its number third. Its spine flies steep and high
Its breath blots day and night. Its roar mutes bell-tolls all
The deepest lacquer black. Its scales and nails so hued
The mount may fall to feet. Its form is still unseen
Water as low as leech. Its voice is still unheard
To sense it is to glimpse what waits. Luck and woe manifold, light and dark in converse
To meet it wanders highest crests. There battles fade away, and poems come to form
Man values talent great. Beast holds compassion felt
Far will the rivers run, their bones all buried 'neath. I am unfettered hence.'

The rubbing of this inscription is clear and defined, but a full deciphering is difficult with the knowledge we presently have. Accounts say the Sui Regulator of Yan has a complete interpretive document.
HP
1429
ATK
508
DEF
138
RES
20
Cost
12
ATK Interval
1.6 sec
Block
1
Redeploy
70 sec

Talents

  • Lantern Lit, Thy Dream Sought
    Can use up to 5 summons (max 3 deployed at once). Summons’ effect changes based upon Skill
  • So is Writ, an Ode to Wine
    When a summon is defeated/absorbed/retrieved, Ling gains 3 SP and ATK +3% (ATK increase stacks up to 5 times)

Skills

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  • Sips of Wine
    Auto RecoveryManual Activation
    Initial SP
    15
    SP Cost
    25
    Duration
    25 sec
    Passive: Summons may be deployed on melee tiles
    Active: Ling and her summons gain +50% ATK and +50 ASPD. The summons deal Arts damage
    Immediately gain 1 summon when the skill is activated
    atk
    0.5
    attack_speed
    50
    cnt
    1

    'Tranquility'

    Blocks 1 enemy
    HP
    2500
    ATK
    549
    DEF
    351
    RES
    0
    Cost
    12
    ATK Interval
    1.25 sec
    Block
    1
    Redeploy
    10 sec
    Sips of Wine
    Passive
  • Amidst Pleasant Melodies
    Auto RecoveryManual Activation
    Initial SP
    5
    SP Cost
    13
    Passive: Summons may be deployed on ranged tiles and deal Arts damage
    Active: Ling and her summons deal 450% ATK as Arts damage to 2 enemies within Attack Range and Bind them for 3 seconds
    After the skill ends, retrieve all summons with less than 50% HP. Can store 2 charge(s)
    atk_scale
    4.5
    cnt
    1
    ling_s2_unmovable.duration
    3
    value
    2
    hp_ratio
    0.5

    'Peripateticism'

    Deals Arts damage
    HP
    1217
    ATK
    406
    DEF
    124
    RES
    20
    Cost
    9
    ATK Interval
    1.6 sec
    Block
    1
    Redeploy
    10 sec
    Amidst Pleasant Melodies
    Passive
    After Ling's skill ends, this unit will be recalled if HP is less than 50%
    2.atk_scale
    4.5
    2.duration
    3
  • To Remain Oneself
    Auto RecoveryManual Activation
    Initial SP
    15
    SP Cost
    40
    Duration
    30 sec
    Passive: Summons may be deployed on melee tiles. If there are other summons within their Attack Range, combines with them into a Higher form
    Active: Ling and her summons gain +100% ATK and +100% DEF. Each summon deals 20% of Ling's ATK as Arts damage to enemies in the four adjacent tiles every 0.5 seconds
    After the skill ends, gain 1 summon
    atk
    1
    def
    1
    atk_scale
    0.2
    interval
    0.5
    cnt
    1

    'Thunderer'

    Attacks all blocked enemies
    HP
    3607
    ATK
    823
    DEF
    423
    RES
    10
    Cost
    23
    ATK Interval
    1.5 sec
    Block
    2
    Redeploy
    20 sec
    To Remain Oneself
    Passive
    Base form: Deals Physical damage
    Higher form: Significantly strengthened, deals Arts damage and takes up 2 deployment slots. When retreated or defeated, returns 2 deployment slots
    2.max_hp
    1
    2.atk
    0.8
    2.def
    0.8
    2.magic_resistance
    1
    2.base_attack_time
    0.8
    2.block_cnt
    2

Modules

  • ORIGINAL
    Ling's Badge
    Operator Ling has demonstrated remarkable aptitude in combat with the use of her 'Qingping' and derivatives.
    The Field Operations Department has thus passed the following resolution:
    This operator shall be appointed a Supporter Operator during field operations to exercise Summoner responsibilities.
    In witness whereof,
    This badge is hereby conferred upon the above named.
  • SUM-Y
    Fond Dream with Poetry
    StageStatsUpgrade Description
    1
    • HP +100
    • ATK +30
    Summoner Trait
    Deals Arts damage
    Can use Summons in battles
    Can hold +3 additional summoned units and summoned unit deployment costs are reduced
    2
    • HP +130
    • ATK +40
    Lantern Lit, Thy Dream Sought
    Can use up to 5 summons (max 4 deployed at once). Summons' effect changes based upon Skill
    3
    • HP +150
    • ATK +50
    Lantern Lit, Thy Dream Sought
    Can use up to 5 stronger summons (max 4 deployed at once). Summons' effect changes based upon Skill
    A great wind comes from the depths of the desert, blowing straight across a boundless meadow. Beyond it is a nomadic city, its night as bright as the day.
    'This wind––'
    'What about it?'
    'I'm not sure how to describe it right now.'
    'Even the great wordsmith, Ling, has times when she's lost for words?'

    The wind first passes through the eaves of the garden, swirling around the head of the willow tree. Its power largely spent, it brushes against Ling's face, as if scratching an itch.
    'The company of friends, endless cups of wine. The warm wind brings me––'
    'I flipped through your recent poems...' A sudden voice rings out.
    'Brother...'
    'Warm wind, fragrant wind, easterly wind, lotus wind, willow wind, wind across the bridge, wind beneath the fan... Why don't you try going somewhere without wind for a change?'
    'Is there any place in this world that doesn't host any wind?'
    She can't remember how many poetry meetings she has attended recently - pretty much the same gardens, the same meandering water, the same thousand cups of liquid you couldn't get drunk on, the same hundred poems, the same charming emotions. To make merry is fine indeed, but it is too easy to make merry.
    'There may be a place that needs you more... somewhere that'll let you compose new poems.'

    In order to control its only water source, this mobile city does not rely on the mountains as a barrier, but rather stands on the vast desert, like a lonely giant in an unfathomably vast world with nobody else to rely on. The great wind rouses, occasionally kicking up rough sand and dust that passes across one's cheeks like daggers.
    It's not as if there's no wind here - it's just not that same kind of wind. The mountain's sanctuary is distant, the spring wind's breath expired.
    Ling stares at the meadow but a stone's throw away, where the last of the remaining elite soldiers lay, their armor covered in wet spikes. Three whole battalions, yet the meadow at night is nothing but a meadow.
    An ambush took place here. The city that rouses the night was the bait, while the meadow was the trap.
    'Light the torches brighter.'
    'They're already bright enough to attract those guys.'
    'It is for the soldiers beneath the meadow to see. War comes soon, and none shall return. Nobody can resist the urge to turn around and look. Burn them brighter, and they shall become the lights of their hometowns.'
    The great wind cannot extinguish the flames in the meadow, the men's eyes fix upon their homes through the night.

    A cold wind blows, the senses stir. Her eyes open to the depths of Shancheng's night. Empty jars of Husong wine fill the pavilion, a half-written poem on the page in front of her.

RIIC Base Skills

  • Keep the Wine Flowing
    When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, remove any Morale reduction effects from Sui Operators assigned to the Control Center that affect themselves
  • 'Vast Mountains and Rivers'
    When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center and own Morale is above 12,Worldly Plight +15; When own Morale is below12, Perception Information +10 instead