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Nine Sols

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Master The Factory in Nine Sols with our comprehensive walkthrough. Discover secrets, defeat enemies, and find all the treasures in this challenging area.

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Tianhuo Research Institute

Master The Factory in Nine Sols with our comprehensive walkthrough. Discover secrets, defeat enemies, and find all the treasures in this challenging area.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Pavilion, head west to the Cortex Center. Use your charge attack on the guard to proceed.
  2. 2
    After a scene in a control room, find a Root Node. Head left to find a gate; hack the node with your fairy to open it.
  3. 3
    Ascend using ropes and grapple points. A Yellow Hornet guards a Treasure Chest on the upper right.
  4. 4
    Head left and down. Break a rock to access the middle area. Kill the rock monster and hack two ropes to reach a chest on the right.
  5. 5
    Continue down, using grapple points. Drop a rope for a shortcut on the right, then drop further to find a chest with the Kunlun Immortal Portrait.
  6. 6
    Enter the "Factory (Great hall)". Head left, being wary of flame trap floors.
  7. 7
    To the left, kill soldiers and jump on two trap floors to reach an upper platform. A Flying Blade enemy is present.
  8. 8
    Past a flame trap, find a room with a giant laser. Wait for it to end, then quickly go south. Kill the archer, go left, and hit the machine in the center to protect yourself from the laser. Kill the swordsman first.
  9. 9
    From the center, go to the lower left for a Treasure Chest. Watch for a turret on the way back.
  10. 10
    On the next cycle, head to the upper left. Kill the archer, pass the flame trap, and find a Root Node.
  11. 11
    Hack a chest to the left for a Standard Component. Enter the next laser room.
  12. 12
    Hit the green device to the left for protection, then get the Treasure Chest to your lower right. Drop through the middle to reach the "Factory (Underground)".
  13. 13
    Open the immediate Treasure Chest for the Swift Descent Jade.
  14. 14
    Head right to exit back to the Factory, then left to unlock a shortcut.
  15. 15
    Go back to the underground and head left, hopping over red spikes. Choose the right path down to find the "Red Tiger Elite" Mini Boss.
  16. 16
    Kill the Red Tiger Elite for a Standard Component and hack the console to the right.
  17. 17
    Head right to an area with spikes and a mechanical unit. Go down, killing enemies, to the very bottom. Dash to a Shield Guardian and break it to unlock half of a hidden treasure.
  18. 18
    Head back up to the middle level and go left, watching for falling spikes. Use ropes to go left, and ignore the elevator for now. Go left to a Root Node.
  19. 19
    Use the Root Node to be transported back to your mentor, who grants you the mid-air dash ability.
  20. 20
    Use your new mid-air dash to navigate the obstacle course.
  21. 21
    Return to the broken machine (right and up) and air dash to get the Abandoned Mines Chip.
  22. 22
    Continue right, killing a Ninja. Stay on the upper path to find the Evacuation Notice for Miners.
  23. 23
    Head right from here to find the "Abandoned Mines" area (note for later).
  24. 24
    Go back and down, heading southeast. Enter a peculiar room where you can "hide inside a container" to reach the "Apeman Facility (Depths)".
  25. 25
    Navigate the cave area with red spikes. At the bottom, open a chest for money and the Fusang Amulet.
  26. 26
    Continue right, navigating a spike pit with your air dash. Hack the rope at the end and go down. Note the gap to the left, but head right to a Root Node.
  27. 27
    From the Root Node, go up the left rope and dash left between spikes to find the Mini Boss: Celestial Specter Shangui.
  28. 28
    Defeat Shangui to receive a Herb Catalyst and the Soul-Severing Blade.
  29. 29
    Return to the Pavilion to buy abilities and items. Hand over map data, then head back to the last node.
  30. 30
    From the node, go down and right. Kill spearmen. Find a room where you can bounce upwards (kill the hornet) and hit a device on the right to lower platforms.
  31. 31
    Lower the middle platform and ride it.
Tips
  • Use charge attacks on shielded guards.
  • Be mindful of flame trap floors and laser rooms; use protective devices when available.
  • The mid-air dash is crucial for navigation and combat.
  • Shangui's attacks are varied; focus on reaction speed and positioning. Use Azure Sand to your advantage.
  • Return to the Pavilion to upgrade abilities and purchase items.
  • Kunlun Immortal Portrait
  • Standard Component (x2)
  • Swift Descent Jade
  • Fusang Amulet
  • Abandoned Mines Chip
  • Herb Catalyst
  • Soul-Severing Blade

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