A Friend in Need (XCX)

A Friend in Need is Lao's first Affinity Mission in Xenoblade Chronicles X. This mission is located in the BLADE Barracks just east of the Story Mission table. Additionally, this mission is required in order to unlock.

comes to the office to inform Team Elma that Lao's team of Pathfinders is out of supplies. It turns out that Lao is the type to wander off mid-mission without telling anybody, so they have to pick up where Lao left off.

Objectives

 * 1) Bring supplies to Saiden in Oblivia's Barbarich Desert.
 * 2) Head to the meeting point in front of Oblivia's Leaning Ring.
 * 3) Defeat six Chasm Forfexes near Oblivia's Leaning Ring.
 * 4) Head past the canyon south of Oblivia's Leaning Ring.
 * 5) Defeat a Fierce Vigent south of Oblivia's Leaning Ring.
 * 6) Head to Division Drive in the Administrative District and meet with Saiden's group.

Rewards

 * Learn the Javelin : Balance Breaker

Results
The data probe was successfully installed, but it looks like Lao has gone off somewhere again.