The Hillside Hulk

The Hillside Hulk
The party finds a decrepit Ferronis on their travels. Search it to see if it contains any useful resources.
Type	Story Quest
Location	Millick Meadows
Rec. Level	10
Rewards	680 EXP 5 SP

The Hillside Hulk is a quest in Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It is received in Millick Meadows, in the Aetia Region, during the main story.

Quest objectives

1		Destination
		Head for the specified location(s).
		Hillside Ferronis Hulk

2		Elimination
		Secure the specified area.
		Secure the specified area (5).

3		Destination
		Head for the specified location(s).
		Check the containers.

4		Destination
		Head for the specified location(s).
		Check the power compartment.

5		Investigation
		Investigate the specified object(s).
		Go to the ether channel and harvest some ether.

6		Action
		Perform the specified action(s).
		Return to the Ferronis hulk, and insert the ether cylinder.

7		Various
		Complete all objectives.
		Use the fabricator. Open container 1. Open container 2.

Result

Using the filled ether cylinders, the party rebooted the dilapidated machine and claimed its treasures for themselves.

Dialogue

Sena

What's that...?
Hey, Mimi. You can see that Ferronis, over by the side of the big outcrop there, right?

Mio

Oh yeah...

Taion

Odd. I don't have any data about a colony established in this locale.

Eunie

Odd for sure...
Noah, take a good look. Isn't it kinda...old?

Noah

It does look like it's seen quite a bit of service.

Lanz

Yeah. I don't think they make 'em like that any more.

Mio

Erm... Do you think it's safe to be around?

Eunie

You're freaking me out a bit here, Mio.

Sena

Sorry!

Taion

I don't think an apology is necessary.

Mio

Do you think there could be some useful resources and stuff in there still?

Taion

A possibility, certainly.
It's in the general direction of our objective. Why not investigate it?

Noah

All right. Let's check it out!

Go to the Hillside Ferronis Hulk

Mio

That Ferronis must've been there for quite some time.

Taion

It was probably abandoned after being put out of commission decades ago.

Mio

Crustips.

Noah

One, two, three... Yeah, quite a number, too.

Lanz

Reckon they've staked the Ferronis as their turf?

Noah

We'll have to get rid of them before we can search for salvageable materials.

Mio

Sounds like a plan.

Defeat the Crustips

Lanz

Looks like we got rid of all the Crustips living in the Ferronis.

Noah

Mm. Let's check out a container.

Check the containers

Noah

...It won't budge.

Riku

It because Ferronis is low on power. If we bring it online, containers might open.
In Ferronis of this type, power compartment usually located over there.

Noah

OK. Let's take a look, then.

Check the power compartment

Noah

How does it look, Riku?

Riku

Meh-meh... Power level is at precisely zero, so Riku cannot say one way or other.

Eunie

Guess without a Flame Clock, it really was kind of a long shot...

Lanz

Bet we could force open the containers. They don't look so tough.

Taion

If you're confident you can do that without breaking the contents, be my guest.

Lanz

No promises.

Riku

Stop! No need for gratuitous violence. Can solve problem with ether cylinder.
Riku surely have one somewhere...
Uh... Meh.

Eunie

Do my eyes deceive me, or is that flat-out empty?

Lanz

Back at the colony, we'd always complain about how we were short on this or that...
But even a fraction of the supplies there would be more than we have now...

Noah

Now that we're away, I'm sure we'll miss home ever more keenly.

Mio

Hey, correct me if I'm wrong, but... we just need to supply it with ether to get it running, right?
I ask, because... Look over there...
Isn't that an ether channel?
It doesn't look too far. I'll go take a look, see if I can harvest some for us.

Sena

I'll go with you!

Noah

There's safety in numbers. Maybe it would be better if we all try to stick together.

Taion

I second that assessment.

Mio

OK, then. Let's go right now.

Go to the ether channel

Taion

Ether's gushing out. This is an ether channel, no doubt about it.

Mio

Let's collect it for later.

Harvest some ether

Riku

Should be enough.

Taion

Moving forward, there will doubtless be times when ether will prove indispensable. Let's gather it when we have a chance.

Noah

Let's get back to the Ferronis and use the ether cylinder to try and reboot the motor assembly.

Mio

Right!

Go to the Ferronis hulk

Eunie

If we get the Ferronis running, that's not gonna switch on the defenses, is it?

Taion

I can confirmed that they were damaged beyond repair. We'll be fine.

Taion

Let's install an ether cylinder in the power compartment and get the Ferronis moving.

Ferronis Hulk rebooted

Noah

It moved!

Mio

Now we should be able to claim the contents of those containers.

Taion

We may be able to claim more than we first anticipated.

Eunie

How d'you reckon?

Taion

That's how.
By restoring power to the Ferronis, it would seem we've brought the microfab back to life as well.
So yes, I'd recommend checking the fabricator while we're on our little salvaging stint.

Use the fabricator

Taion

It's a microfab, a hand-operable fabricator commonly installed in older Ferronises.
For a price, we can make the things this Ferronis used to produce.

Eunie

Nifty little gadget, eh?
Let's take this thing for a spin, then!

Complete all objectives

Noah

We found plenty of useful stuff here.

Mio

There was more left behind than I'd dared hope.

Lanz

I couldn't detect any monster presence around the Ferronis perimeter.

Noah

Seems like we'll be safe, then. Shall we rest here for the day?

Sena

Ooh, I've still got energy left in the tank. I can take first watch!

Taion

Sena, acting alone really isn't-

Sena doesn't bother to listen to the rest of Taion was going to say and runs off on her own. She ends up running into a pink nopon before she can make it very far.

Shillshill

Meh?!

Sena

Whoa?!

Lanz

What the-?!

Cut to the group talking with Shillshill.

Shillshill

Meheheheheh... Shillshill is not Nopon of dubious origin...

Taion

Your colony affiliation and objective. Tell me quick.

Shillshill

Shillshill is traveling traderpon, not bound to any 'pon or man.
Saw light shining here, so took it upon self to investigate so-called haps.

Eunie

A Nopon vagrant, then...? Man. Is there anywhere you guys aren't?

Shillshill

Why have to call "vagrant"? That word show real lack of respect!

Noah

You're not with Agnus or Keves, right? How about..."itinerant", then?

Shillshill

Meh! Suppose that slightly better. Anyhow, any friend that Shillshill meet soon turn to customer, and vice versa!

Noah

So what kinds of things do you sell?

Shillshill

Oh, Search Headgear, and Bunnit Choker, and all that jazz. Shillshill deal in anything!
That Shillshill meet friends here is also fate. Shillshill give good price, so please to buy lots!

Mio

I'm a little worried about our finances...

Noah

You're right, especially since we won't be paid bounties from our colonies any more...

Shillshill

In that case, please to sell any and all things of monetary value to Shillshill!

You sold all your sell-only collectibles to Shillshill.
You received [value]G.

Shillshill

Pleasure doing business!

Lanz

You're not gonna buy our Tasty Sausages?

Shillshill

Shillshill only buy goods which can sell on at high price! Is basic business sense.

Eunie

Wow, suddenly I feel like we got ripped off...

Noah

It's all right, I think both parties benefited here.

Mio

I think we might want to make a habit of trading with Nopon like this to earn money.

Shillshill

Meheh! Friends feel like becoming regular customers?
Heart of Shillshill soar! Will be more than happy to buy from friends, whenever and wherever!

Noah

What do you mean, "wherever"...?

Shillshill

When friends find items, Shillshill can confirm using terminal and wire money right back.
Shillshill think friends not complain, yes-yes?

Mio

It sounds good to me.

Taion

Hmm... Dealing with independent Nopon has the benefit of being untraceable by our former colonies.

Lanz

It sure makes transactions easy.

Shillshill

Then it decided! From today on, Shillshill count friends among own patrons!
Shillshill will abide here for some time. If friends need anything, please to holler.

Sena

We will! Thanks!

Noah

That's one difficulty taken care of.

Mio

Yeah.

Noah

All right. Time we finally got some rest.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	The Hillside Hulk	—
Japanese	丘陵の朽ちた鉄巨神
French	La carcasse de la colline	The hill's hulk
German	Das Hügel-Wrack
Spanish	El gigante de la colina	The hill's giant
Italian	Il relitto della collina
Chinese (simplified)	丘陵的锈毁铁巨神
Chinese (traditional)	丘陵的鏽毀鐵巨神
Korean	구릉의 노후된 철거신