Media-preview analysis: Four-route preparation, labyrinth links, and the Blaze GaugeMajor spoilers
Each route has its own resource loop. Schedule training and Temple Service on the calendar, and manage labyrinth links, weapon durability, and the Blaze Gauge.
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Support levels reduce labyrinth Linked Attack costs. Visit target locations in advance before freely continuing exploration, and restore durability and spell uses before battle. This media-preview analysis connects those preparation rules with story clues across the four routes.
The prologue's crisis and technological clues
An Underworld army attacks the opening base. 
Hong Hua's group resists, meets the protagonist, and heads to Dagsion, already resembling a dead city. Teleportation devices and pistols appear quickly, bringing another technology into the story beyond the classical city.
Hong Hua's pistol is a light magic weapon with range 2 and a personal combat art. She says she arrived late because she had only just worked out the teleportation device. These details make technology part of concrete actions rather than background alone.
Higher support reduces labyrinth Linked Attack costs
Labyrinth Clashes offer links in three types: attack, recovery, and mixed. Effects depend on participating allies' weapons, magic, and support. Links cost Linked Attack points, with higher support reducing the cost. Build relationships between regular partners early.
Linked Attack points refill at the start of each labyrinth exploration, and links also raise participants' support. Battles award experience, while the character landing the killing blow earns MVP and more experience. Choosing training targets before entering gives more purpose than clicking attacks at random inside.
Separate normal attacks, combat arts, and Bloodmark effects
In the battle demonstration, Hong Hua's Attack and Hit fall significantly after weapon durability runs out. Being able to kill with a combat art does not make every durability cost worthwhile. Save it when normal attacks suffice.
When Revived Kingship activates, the attack restores HP equal to half the damage. Character abilities, weapon effects, and Bloodmarks jointly change combat results. Read them individually rather than judging levels alone.
Manage each route separately and find goals on the calendar
The four protagonists advance separately, with items and materials managed independently. If unsure what to do, check 
Anna's advice and the calendar: whether training is complete, when spectating opens, and which activities have reached their dates. Visited places in the main city allow fast travel, reducing repeated walking.
Reaching a chapter's target location checks it off. You do not need to wait at the match venue afterward; match day automatically brings you back. Confirm the objective is completed before planning remaining exploration.
Remember travel time when returning for weekly activities
Service and training have weekly limits. Do not stay outdoors so long that you forget to return to town for a whole week. Character and class growths are public, so choose classes after checking the stats you want to improve. Credna’s three Blessing levels cover vision, weapon durability that turn, and attacking first on counters. Choose these effects for the map before deploying.
Town movement and world-map turn costs differ:
| Outdoor action | Time or number | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 turn | 6 hours | |
| 1 day | 4 turns | |
| Movement per turn | Up to 3 times | |
| Enter a labyrinth | Costs 1 turn | |
| Accompanying labyrinth allies | Up to 5 |
The four protagonists' resource loops
Cai can capture animals, grow plants, and complete help requests, then raise and feed captured animals at the stable. 
Dietrich can learn Combat Arts and teach them to teammates.
Theodora recruits battalions to raise characters' stats and use battlefield gambits. Submitting military supplies also earns gold and Renown. 
Leda tours local taverns, accepts regional events, and, as taverns develop, makes drinks and learns songs. She can also obtain information about secret locations.
Repair weapons and restore spells through lodging before battle
Swords, lances, and axes differ beyond Might. Swords add follow-up damage, lances suit cavalry targets, and bows target fliers. Consider magic against armor too. Rain also affects different magic elements.
Normal weapon attacks consume no durability; combat arts do. Spell uses do not automatically refill after battle. Repair weapons and restore spells through lodging before deployment, rather than discovering in the next fight that crucial recovery is exhausted.
Manage Blaze enhancement alongside full-gauge HP loss
At half or more, the Blaze Gauge enters an enhanced state and increases stats. Ordinary characters have only half a circle, while the four protagonists can accumulate further. Filling the entire circle costs a portion of maximum HP and brings other penalties.
Blaze Arts themselves also cost HP. A higher gauge does not mean unrestricted use. Manage enhancement, activation, and overfill penalties together. Automatons such as 
Orchel do not accumulate automatically from cursed equipment like ordinary units, changing their activation rhythm too.
Insect-hiding settings and clues across four stories
Players afraid of insects can hide insect models, masking scorpions, beetles, and worms. Adjusting these settings before long exploration makes it more comfortable.
In the story, Cai recovers his mother's pendant, then its magic stone embeds in his palm and grants underworld fire. 
Fabio can trigger ancient devices' identity recognition. Theodora's country has historical ties to 
Anatolia. Leda's pursuit of her enemies gradually approaches the origins of the black and white harps. The four stories look separate, but their clues already echo one another.