Vermillion Wasteland

Vermillion Wasteland
A deserted and gloomy area of unknown origin.
Rooms	23
Traders	7
Quests	2
Chests
Normal	7
Bronze	3
Silver	1
Total	11

This article contains SPOILERS for the main story of CrossCode. Proceed at your own risk!

Vermillion Wasteland is a location that is an unofficial area of CrossWorlds. It's a dark and strange region designed and built early in CrossWorlds' development, but was later put on hold. It's located in the right tip of the Croissant, separated from the rest of the Playground.

Layout

Most of the region is immediately accessible. The South and North Challenges are unlocked during The Southern Trial Building and The Northern Trial Building quests respectively. The storage rooms are unlocked later in the plot, on the way to the Vermillion Dungeon.

Connecting regions

• Vermillion Dungeon via Vermillion Tower
• Sapphire Ridge via Spiral Cliff (endgame)
• Vermillion Tower via Vermillion Tower (endgame)

Area map

The Town Center landmark becomes accessible towards the end of the game.

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Rooms of Vermillion Wasteland

#	Room/Landmark Name	Floor
1	East Town	GF
2	West Town Landmark: Town Center	GF
3	Crimson Lake	GF
4	Scarlet River	GF
5	River Delta	GF
6	Spiral Cliff	GF
7	Ebony Forest	GF
8	Vermillion Tower	GF
9	Dormitory Entrance	GF
10	Dormitory Floor 1	GF
11	Dormitory Room 4	GF
12	Tradehut	GF
13	Store	GF
14	Quest Hub	GF
15	South Challenge	GF
16	South Challenge B1	U1
17	Strange Lobby	U1
18	North Challenge	GF
19	North Challenge B1	U1
20	Strange Flat	U1
21	Storage Room 1	GF
22	Storage Room 2	GF
23	Storage Basement	U1

Treasures

There are limited opportunities to collect the treasures in Vermillion Wasteland, and some of them may be inaccessible in the A New Home DLC. It is recommended to collect them all either during the initial visit to Vermillion Wasteland, or right before entering Vermillion Tower at the end of the main game.

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Acc.	Type	Contains	Location	Info
1	Normal	3 × Echo Roll	East Town
2	Normal	2 × Full Course	East Town
3	Bronze	3 × Refined Metal	West Town
4	Bronze	2 × Precious Metal	West Town
5	Normal	3 × Golden Bars	West Town
6	Silver	1 × LV41Vermillion Mantle	East Town	Enter on the north path from West Town to reach this.
7	Normal	5 × Infected Cell	Crimson Lake
8	Normal	6 × Chef Sandwich	Crimson Lake
9	Bronze	2 × Precious Metal	Spiral Cliff
10	Normal	4 × Elemental DNA	Spiral Cliff
11	Normal	4 × Pepper Night Tea	Storage Basement

Enemies

Enemies of Vermillion Wasteland

Name	Sprite	Drops	Locations
Neutral Virus		Infected Cell	Crimson Lake, Ebony Forest, River Delta, Scarlet River, Spiral Cliff, South Challenge B1<ref name="south-challenge" />, North Challenge B1<ref name="north-challenge" />, Storage Basement<ref name="respawn" />
Heat Virus		Infected Cell, Elemental DNA	Crimson Lake, Ebony Forest, Spiral Cliff<ref name="respawn"/>, South Challenge B1<ref name="south-challenge" />, North Challenge B1<ref name="north-challenge" />, Storage Basement<ref name="respawn" />
Cold Virus		Infected Cell, Elemental DNA	Ebony Forest, River Delta, Spiral Cliff<ref name="respawn"/>, North Challenge B1<ref name="north-challenge" />, Storage Basement<ref name="respawn" />
Furious Security Brute		None	East Town, West Town, Vermillion Tower, Storage Basement
Cool Security Brute		None	East Town, West Town, Vermillion Tower, Storage Basement
Tense Security Brute		None	East Town, West Town, Vermillion Tower, Storage Basement, Spiral Cliff<ref name="raid" />, Crimson Lake<ref name="raid" />
Groovy Security Brute		None	East Town, West Town, Vermillion Tower, Storage Basement, Spiral Cliff<ref name="raid" />, Crimson Lake<ref name="raid" />
Laser of Doom		None	East Town, West Town, Vermillion Tower
Arengee		None	South Challenge<ref name="south-challenge" />
Failed Rhino		None	North Challenge<ref name="north-challenge" />

<references> <ref name="respawn">Does not respawn</ref> <ref name="south-challenge">Spawns during The Southern Trial Building quest</ref> <ref name="north-challenge">Spawns during The Northern Trial Building quest</ref> <ref name="raid">During the chapter 10 raid of Vermillion Wasteland</ref> </references>

Shops

Vermillion Wasteland has basic equipment and item shops located in the Vermillion Town store.

Vermillion Equipment

• Vermillion Equipment – Located in Store.

Item	Credits
LV27Steel Goggles	15850
LV34Silver Goggles	29450
LV27Steel Edge	15800
LV34Silver Edge	29375
LV27Steel Mail	16100
LV34Silver Mail	29725
LV27Steel Boots	15950
LV34Silver Boots	29450

Vermillion Consumables

• Vermillion Consumables – Located in Store.

Item	Credits
Sandwich	100
Hi-Sandwich	300
Green Leaf Tea	250
Just Water	222
Spicy Bun	200
Fruit Drink	200
Rice Cracker	200
Veggie Sticks	200

Traders

Vermillion Wasteland has a small group of basic traders located in the Vermillion Town tradehut.

• Vermillion Heals – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
Chef Sandwich	950	2x Veggie Set, 2x Fruit Set
Sweet Berry Tea	1050	Veggie Set, Fruit Set, Spice Set

• Vermillion Buffs – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
Flaming Bun	550	2x Fruit Set
Fruit Salad	550	2x Fruit Set
Tofu Cracker	550	2x Veggie Set
Veggie Wraps	550	2x Veggie Set

• Vermillion Sets & Metal – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
Veggie Set	100	Infected Cell, Rice Cracker, Veggie Sticks
Fruit Set	100	Infected Cell, Spicy Bun, Fruit Drink
Spice Set	250	Elemental DNA, 2x Green Leaf Tea
Junk Metal	90	Infected Cell, Sandwich
Refined Metal	450	2x Junk Metal, Elemental DNA, 2x Hi-Sandwich

• Vermillion Weapons – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
LV37Hunter's Bolt	31313	LV27Steel Edge, 3x Refined Metal, 5x Infected Cell, 4x Flaming Bun
LV38Sunset Claw	35800	LV27Steel Edge, 3x Refined Metal, 3x Elemental DNA, 5x Flaming Bun

• Vermillion Torso – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
LV37Petal Cloak	32700	LV27Steel Mail, 3x Refined Metal, 5x Infected Cell, 4x Veggie Wraps
LV38Ramming Shell	36630	LV27Steel Mail, 3x Refined Metal, 3x Elemental DNA, 5x Veggie Wraps

• Vermillion Head – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
LV37Red Bandana	32450	LV27Steel Goggles, 3x Refined Metal, 5x Infected Cell, 4x Tofu Cracker
LV38Nifty Grey Shades	36001	LV27Steel Goggles, 3x Refined Metal, 3x Elemental DNA, 5x Tofu Cracker

• Vermillion Legs – Located in Tradehut

Offered Item	Credits	Requisite Items
LV37Shinkickers	32050	LV27Steel Boots, 3x Refined Metal, 5x Infected Cell, 4x Fruit Salad
LV38Stable Footguard	35760	LV27Steel Boots, 3x Refined Metal, 3x Elemental DNA, 5x Fruit Salad

Quests

Only two mandatory quests are associated with this area, and they have to be completed to progress the story.

• The Southern Trial Building
• The Northern Trial Building

A New Home DLC Changes

Vermillion Wasteland
A deserted and gloomy area of unknown origin.
Rooms	30
Traders	7
Quests	2
Chests
Normal	7
Bronze	3
Silver	1
Total	11

The A New Home DLC's main addition to Vermillion Wasteland is Sidwell's secret lab, which is infiltrated during the final chapter.

Area Map

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Rooms of Vermillion Wasteland

#	Room/Landmark Name	Floor
1	East Town	GF
2	West Town Landmark: Town Center	GF
3	Crimson Lake	GF
4	Scarlet River	GF
5	River Delta	GF
6	Spiral Cliff	GF
7	Ebony Forest	GF
8	Vermillion Tower	GF
9	Dormitory Entrance	GF
10	Dormitory Floor 1	GF
11	Dormitory Room 4	GF
12	Tradehut	GF
13	Store	GF
14	Quest Hub	GF
15	South Challenge	GF
16	South Challenge B1	U1
17	Strange Lobby	U1
18	North Challenge	GF
19	North Challenge B1	U1
20	Strange Flat	U1
21	Storage Room 1	GF
22	Storage Room 2	GF
23	Storage Basement	U1
24	???	GF
25	Lab Entrance	F??
26	Hallway H03	F??
27	Meeting Room M04-01	F??
28	Meeting Room M04-02	F??
29	Junction J03-01	F??
30	Sidwell's Office	F??

Enemies

A few more enemies are encountered while exploring the secret lab. As the game ends immediately after this, none of these enemies respawn.

Enemies of Vermillion Wasteland

Name	Sprite	Drops	Location
Neutral Virus		Infected Cell	Lab Entrance, Junction J03-01
Heat Virus		Infected Cell, Elemental DNA	Lab Entrance, Junction J03-01
Cold Virus		Infected Cell, Elemental DNA	Lab Entrance, Junction J03-01
Arengee		None	Junction J03-01
Failed Rhino		None	Lab Entrance
Sidwell (Boss)		None	Sidwell's Office

Role in the Plot

Vermillion Wasteland is a planned but abandoned area of CrossWorlds. Sidwell somehow obtained control over the area, and turned it into the central location of the Evotar interrogation project. Newly-created Evotars are introduced here, and spend time in the area recovering their memories before entering the Vermillion Dungeon where they are interrogated.

After being abducted by the Designer during the Para island raid, Lea finds herself in Vermillion Wasteland. Sergey seems unable to bring her back to the main playground, and advises her to explore the area for now. After a brief encounter with Gautham, Lea meets up with Lukas, who has also been trapped in the area. The two are forced to form a party and take part in a mandatory quest, The Southern Trial Building, which reveals a strange office building. After the quest, Lukas realizes he is unable to log out or remove his Cross Gear, and he doesn't remember his life outside the game. The two have no choice but to return to their rooms and sleep.

The next day, Lea and Lukas are prevented from starting the next quest, so Lukas takes Lea on a tour of the area instead.

The following day, Lea is confronted by Shizuka, who reveals the truth about her: she is actually an AI. Lea suffers a severe mental breakdown from this revelation, and pushes Sergey away. She meets up with Lukas again, and the two start the next mandatory quest, The Northern Trial Building, with Lukas realizing something is seriously wrong with Lea, but being unable to help her given her speech synchronization issues. Eventually, Lea breaks down in tears over the realization that she does not exist outside the game, and will be trapped there forever. Lukas is finally able to get through to her, and in a heartfelt conversation reminds her of the friends she has made who are still waiting for and missing her. The two decide to leave the quest for another day.

The following day, Lea and Lukas complete the quest, revealing a messy apartment that turns out to be a copy of Lukas's. The office building seen previously was Lukas's workplace, and the quests are revealed to be intended to help him regain his memory. With the second quest completed, a path to the Vermillion Dungeon opens, a place from which no players have ever returned. The two make plans to go there the next day.

On the final day in the wasteland, Sidwell briefly meets with Lea and apologizes for Shizuka's actions. Lea and Lukas meet up, and after sneaking past many Shredders on a suspiciously intentional-seeming path, enter the Vermillion Dungeon.

In the Vermillion Raid, near the end of the game, Lea and her friends return to Vermillion Wasteland. Their goal here is to inflict all the Evotars with a hitstun bug, which should cause the Evotar Server to crash, allowing Lea to retrieve it without Sidwell erasing the data. While they are ultimately successful, Sidwell reveals that he is still able to erase the dungeon instance the server is located in, physically destroying it. However, at this point Gautham intervenes, taking control of the environment server from Sidwell and challenging Lea to complete his Ultimate Experience in exchange for access to the Evotar Server. Lea accepts and enters the Vermillion Tower, leaving her friends behind.

In the A New Home DLC, Lea, C'tron and Emilie return to Vermillion Wasteland one final time in an attempt to discover the final clue to C'tron's past. Entering a secret lab under the area, they find and defeat Sidwell, or rather an enemy based on his avatar, leading C'tron to finally remember the events leading up to him ending up on the Evotar Server.

Trophies

Main article: Trophies

Vermillion Scavenger

Obtain all chests in Vermillion Wasteland; see #Treasures.

Secrets

Code Knight can be encountered for the third time in East Town, either during the Vermillion Raid or the A New Home DLC. On encountering her for the third time, she gives Lea a Cross Sandwich.