Arknights: Endfield Ver.1.4 Story Recap Reveals the Administrator's Past
The recap clarifies that the version's story carries two parallel threads, with the Administrator's past and connection to the Arknights setting emerging as the central mystery for future updates.
Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Automaton published a detailed recap of Arknights: Endfield Ver.1.4 "Xiangyuan Xing," explaining the main story of reclaiming the Northern Exclusion Zone and a second narrative about the Administrator's origins. The piece connects dialogue from Aleikreus, Aldashir, and Nepharis with M3's final revelation about the Cornerstone and the Administrator's role in exiling them.
The latest version of Arknights: Endfield, released on July 16, closes the Wuling arc with the recapture of the Northern Exclusion Zone, but Automaton's recap points to a second story running underneath. Before the final battle, Aleikreus addresses the Administrator as "my young creator" and asks whether they are ready to abandon Terra, while Nepharis describes the Administrator as one who resisted the "exiled ones" through Originium.
These exchanges only make sense after M3's final conversation aboard the Dijiang. M3 explains that the Cornerstone, also called the "guardians of the old civilization," treated Terra's people like slaves, and that the Administrator and a "hero of Terra" used special powers to exile them. The recap notes this raises a new question: why does M3 speak of "Terra civilization" when the story takes place on Talos II?
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.