Annals 32: Die for Belief

Die for Belief

This road was too long and too far; it was always asking too much of you, and you have
done enough.

Die for Belief

This road was too long and too far; it was always asking too much of you, and you have
done enough.

Conditions and Process

Conditions: None
Process:

1. In Early Dec Year 3, when one action remains, Decision of the Crowd determines whether you enter the Stubborn Resistance storyline or the Western Wulin Alliance storyline.

Stubborn Resistance Storyline

1. In Early Dec Year 3, when one action remains, Decision of the Crowd enters the Stubborn Resistance storyline.
2. Tang Clan Siege Battle: the start time differs depending on the result of Decision of the Crowd.
   • If Decision of the Crowd is 1️⃣ the decision to establish the Western Wulin Alliance: it begins in Mid Feb Year 4 with two actions remaining.
   • If Decision of the Crowd is 2️⃣ the decision that the Western Wulin Alliance cannot be established: it begins in Mid Jan Year 4 with one action remaining.
3. Destiny: Disciples' Departure Result...... (cap 50, + bonus: Cohesion/2):
   • 【＝99】Not a single one left: Disciples−0.
   • 【＞60】A small portion left: Disciples−5.
   • 【＞30】Most of them left: Disciples−20.
   • 【≦30】Almost all left: Disciples drop to zero, and the following battles become Duels.
4. Destiny: First Battle...... (cap 99):
   • 【＞60】A full 100 men:
     • If the previous result was 【≦30】Almost all left: Duel: Wulin Alliance Heroes, must win.
     • Otherwise: Battle, must win.
   • 【＞30】Three experts: Regardless of the opponent, the Duel must be won.
   • 【≦30】One supreme master: Duel: Wanli Pengcheng, must win.
5. Charge down the mountain and fight them with everything you've got:
   • If the previous result was 【≦30】Almost all left: Duel: Wulin Alliance Heroes, after losing, enter the ending.
   • Otherwise: Choice: No Mercy: Battle, after losing, enter the ending.

Western Wulin Alliance Storyline

1. In Early Dec Year 3, when the last action remains, Decision of the Crowd enters the Western Wulin Alliance storyline.
2. In Mid Feb Year 4, when two actions remain, the East-West Wulin Alliance Battle begins after the Western Wulin Assembly:
   • Topic: Duel: Protecting Third Senior Brother:
     1. Decide who accompanies you, by the following priority:
        1. Bonded with Yu Xiaomei: to be opened in the future.
        2. Bonded with Junior Martial Sister: in the next two duels, Tang Moling's "Furious Unpredictable Flying Shuttle" becomes your duel companion.
        3. Bonded with Shangguan Ying: to be opened in the future.
     2. Duel the first or second assassin; after losing, enter the ending.
        • If Junior Martial Sister accompanies you and the first assassin is , you win automatically.
   • Topic: Battle: Tang Clan Strikes:
     1. The middle process has many combinations, most of which do not matter, except for special requirements when the following conditions are met:
        • If the Wulin Assembly did not support Jinxiang Palace, Danxiazi did not join the Tang Clan, and Choice: Close the Main Gate was made, Internal Force ≧20 and Temperament ≧20 are required.
          • Continuing the above, if you are also bonded with Xiahou Lan, Duel: Wanli Pengcheng is added, must win.
     2. The outcome of the first Battle does not matter. Topic: Decision Time:
        • Choice: Defend the Outer Fort with All Strength: after winning the Battle, enter the ending.
          • If bonded with Xiahou Lan, after winning the Battle you must choose Choice: I Want to Go Up the Mountain.
        • Choice: Split the Forces, Half Defend the Outer Fort and Hold Out, Half Go Up to the Main Courtyard to Prepare for the Final Battle:
          1. Destiny: Wulin Alliance's Attrition...... (cap 60, + bonus: (Western Wulin Alliance) Cohesion, − penalty: (Wulin Alliance) Cohesion, plus various other modifiers):
             • Modifier list and conditions:
               • Songshan Eighteen Bronze Men 20: Fu Yun joins the Tang Clan, adds + bonus.
               • Painting Immortal 10: Jinxiang Palace supports the Western Wulin Alliance, adds + bonus.
               • To be added: Qingcheng Sect supports the Western Wulin Alliance, bonded with Yu Xiaomei.
          2. 【＜30】The Tang Clan's cause is lost or 【＜65】The fighting is fierce
          3. Not bonded with Xiahou Lan or Long Xiang
          4. Destiny: Your Opponent...... (cap 99, + bonus: Nangong Shen Affinity, − penalty: Shangguan Ying Affinity)
          5. 【≧70】Shangguan Sun (Golden-Backed Dragon King Blade)
          6. Duel: Shangguan Sun; after losing, if The Return of the Flying Hero is not met, enter the ending.

Divergence and Changes

How You Enter the Ending

The Legend text differs depending on how you enter the ending. Only entering through Choice: Defend the Outer Fort with All Strength and winning the following Battle gives an ending storyline.

Bonded Character

Different endings and effects on the Legend text depending on the bonded character.

• Long Xiang: dies in battle together with the protagonist.
• Tang Moling: two versions depending on whether she goes down the mountain with you
  • Going down the mountain together: severs her own Meridians and dies in the embrace of the protagonist's corpse.
  • Guarding : overwhelmed by numbers, Acupoint Struck and captured alive. (Excluded from bond priority)
• Xiahou Lan: carries the protagonist's corpse back to Snow Mountain, burns everything, and dies.
  • (If Fan Xiaotian becomes Xiahou Lan's disciple there may be differences; to be confirmed in the future)

※Die for Belief ending bond priority (v1.0.3201.1): Yu Xiaomei＞Tang Moling＞Shangguan Ying＞Long Xiang＞Xiahou Lan

Excluded from Bond Priority

• Ye Yunshang at the Tang Clan: killed by a palm strike while protecting