Drusus's Riddles (unofficial name) is a Hidden Exploration Objective that takes place in Sumeru City, Sumeru.
Steps[]
- Interact with the bulletin board outside the Adventurers' Guild in Sumeru
- First Riddle: "In the light of alternating day cycles, one can see the homeward figure of the lighthouse on the bridge."
- Solution: Below where the morning shadow of the lighthouse in Sumeru City's harbor meets the bridge section at the docks.
- Find the first Riddle Note in a floating crate beneath the docks
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- Second Riddle: "A mirror not made of glass reflects every drama."
- Solution: In the reflective water basin around the fountain in front of the Zubayr Theatre at the Grand Bazaar.
- Find the second Riddle Note in a floating crate in the fountain of the Grand Bazaar
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Additional Context
- Third Riddle: "The sole path to knowledge."
- Solution: Below the bridge in the antechamber of the Akademiya's library which one has to cross to access it.
- Find the third Riddle Note in an Exquisite Chest underneath the walkway in the House of Daena
Additional Context
- Fourth Riddle: "The flowers in the pond are blooming, with watery pearls there lingering."
- Solution: Near the blooming lotus flowers in the pond of the gardens on the Akademiya's upper levels.
- Find the fourth Riddle Note in a floating crate in the Razan Garden
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Further Context
- Fifth Riddle: "Please go to the front door of the Temple of Knowledge at noon."
- Solution: Meet Drusus around noon on the terrace in front of the Sanctuary of Surasthana at the top of the tree.
- Speak to Drusus at 10:00 – 14:00 outside the Sanctuary of Surasthana
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Gameplay Notes[]
- Completing this Hidden Exploration Objective grants the Wonders of the World achievement "I've Got It! I've Got It!"
- After completing this Hidden Exploration Objective and waiting for the next daily reset, the World Quest Treasure of Wisdom: A New Plan will be available.
Dialogue[]
- (Inspect the Bulletin Board)
- Bulletin Board: "In the light of alternating day cycles, one can see the homeward figure of the lighthouse on the bridge."
- Paimon: W—What is this...? A riddle? Or a proverb or something...?
- Paimon: Alternating day cycles? Homeward figure...
- Kamal: Hello, traveler. Are you interested in Drusus's riddle too?
Is it really a riddle?- Do you know who set it up?
- Kamal: It was set up by an Akademiya researcher named Drusus.
- Kamal: As far as I know, he's an eccentric even among the Akademiya crowd.
- Kamal: He loves to talk about riddles with anyone, as well as research all kinds of encryption methods.
- Kamal: But some of his riddles are too incomprehensible, so not many people are willing to deal with him.
- Kamal: So he came up with the "solve riddles for prizes" idea.
- Kamal: Simply put, this riddle actually hints at a treasure trove.
- Kamal: You just have to show up at the right place at the right time using the right method and you'll get the treasure.
- Kamal: Drusus also gave a hint, saying that the locations are all within Sumeru City.
- Kamal: But as you can see, no adventurer has been able to succeed.
- Kamal: You can certainly try if you're interested.
- Kamal: But if you ask me, I'd tell you to do something else more productive.
- (Inspect the Bulletin Board again)
- Bulletin Board: "In the light of alternating day cycles, one can see the homeward figure of the lighthouse on the bridge."
- (After finding the first Riddle Note)
- Paimon: Ah, so that "homeward figure" refers to the lighthouse's shadow cast on the bridge...
- Paimon: Huh, there's also a note inside. What does it say?
- Paimon: "A mirror not made of glass reflects every drama."
- Paimon: Yet another riddle... Hmm, Paimon wonders what it could be.
- (After finding the second Riddle Note)
- Paimon: So the "mirror not made of glass" is talking about this pond, and "drama" refers to this theater...
- Paimon: Now that Paimon knows the answer, it does feel like a bit of a stretch...
- Paimon: There's still a note inside the chest. Seems like our painstaking serial puzzle-solving adventure continues...
- (After finding the third Riddle Note)
- Paimon: So "the sole path to knowledge" is... this bridge right here. Ugh, of course...
- Paimon: Well, this next riddle has Paimon stumped again...
- Paimon: "The flowers in the pond are blooming, with watery pearls there lingering."
- Paimon: What is it talking about?
- (After finding the fourth Riddle Note)
- Paimon: Oh, so the riddle is talking about this kind of flower! Well, now that Paimon thinks about it, its leaves do indeed hold water droplets like pearls!
- Paimon: Yet another note in the chest... Whoever wrote these really had all the time in the world...
- Paimon: Huh? Paimon doesn't think this is another riddle...
- (Talk to Drusus at noon)
- Drusus: Is no one coming today either...?
- Is this the "front door of the Temple of Knowledge"?
- Drusus: That's right! This is the front door of the Temple of Knowledge. You seem to have solved all my riddles.
- Drusus: And that's wonderful! I thought no one would be able to do that today either! Actually, I'm going back to have lunch soon...
- Why did you write these riddles?
- Drusus: Because it's fun, of course.
- Paimon: That was a quick answer!
- Drusus: Other than that reason, why do you think I wrote down these riddles?
- Drusus: Did you think that I was just enjoying being difficult?
- Who knows...
- I don't know.
- Drusus: Hahaha, then you have misunderstood me, like some people in the Akademiya.
- Drusus: I wrote these riddles down because I simply enjoy the feeling of pondering that comes with puzzling them out.
- Drusus: When you look back at my riddles, you can see that there is always a keyword leading to the final answer.
- Drusus: If you use this keyword as a base and keep thinking about it, the final answer will gradually present itself.
- Drusus: If I'd simply wanted to make things difficult for others, I would erase all the clues and turn the riddle into a truly unsolvable problem.
- Drusus: Let's not talk about this now. Since you've solved all my riddles, you can take these.
- Drusus: This is the reward you've won with your pondering. Keep them.
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Change History[]
Released in Version 3.0