Eighth Research Institute

The Eighth Research Institute is a very mysterious organization which basically don’t have any contact with other factions and seem to be self-sufficient. They only occasionally use smugglers to obtain special items. However, their commissioners, such as Qiao Chu, often appear in the Ashlands.

It's believed that this organization is a remnant of the Old World. Some people suspect that they are gathering all kinds of information to establish a new world. Others suspect that they are destroying clues and burying the real reason for the Old World’s destruction.