Prince of Qin Walkthrough By Steven W. Carter scarter831@earthlink.net Last Updated February 13, 2003 * ================= * * Table of Contents * * ================= * 01.00.00 Introduction 02.00.00 Characters .01.00 Classes .01 Assassin .02 Muscleman .03 Paladin .04 Witch .05 Wizard .02.00 Attributes .01 Strength .02 Constitution .03 Dexterity .04 Savvy .05 Charm .06 Wisdom .03.00 Experience Table .04.00 Companions 03.00.00 Locations .01.00 Details .02.00 Map 04.00.00 Equipment .01.00 Components .01 Animal Parts .02 Rock .03 Wood .02.00 Gems .03.00 Making Items .04.00 Unique Items 05.00.00 Gameplay Tips 06.00.00 Walkthrough .01.00 Notes .02.00 Chapter One .01 Zhaocun Village .02 Yangzhou .03 Beidi Courier Station .04 Beidi Prefecture .05 Lixian County .06 Yanmen Pass .07 Hun Barracks .08 North Suburb of Xianyang .09 Xianyang .03.00 Chapter Two .01 Zhaocun Village .02 North Suburb of Xianyang .03 Yongxian County .04 Hanzhong Prefecture .05 Sanchuan Prefecture .06 Yingchuan .07 Yinghuiling Mountain .08 Handan .09 Peixian County .10 Dangshan Mountain .11 Pengcheng .12 Taishan Mountain .13 Jiujiang .04.00 Chapter Three .01 Hengshan Village .02 Hengshan Prefecture .05.00 Chapter Four .01 Huqiu .02 Hejiang Village .03 Wuhua Village .04 Changsha .05 Cloud Valley .06 Taishan Mountain .07 Treasure Hunting .08 Paradise .06.00 Chapter Five .01 Lishan Mountain .02 First Emperor’s Tomb .07.00 Chapter Six .01 Lishan Mountain .02 Xishui Village .03 Breaking the Siege .04 Chencheng .05 Handan .06 Julu .07 Chencheng .08.00 Chapter Seven .01 Xishui Village .02 Fengxian County .03 Xuecheng .04 Fengxian County .09.00 Chapter Eight .01 Xuecheng .02 Sanchuan Prefecture .03 Xianyang .04 Xishui Village .10.00 Chapter Nine .01 Julu .11.00 Chapter Ten .01 Yangcheng .02 Wancheng .03 Epang Palace .12.00 Chapter Eleven .01 Xianyang 07.00.00 Recognition 08.00.00 Revision History 09.00.00 Permissions and Updates ****************************************************************************** * 01.00.00 INTRODUCTION * ****************************************************************************** Prince of Qin is a role-playing game similar in style to Baldur’s Gate (some compare it to Diablo, but I think Baldur’s Gate is more accurate). It was developed by Object Software and published by Strategy First. For the most part, I’m concentrating on the single-player walkthrough for this guide, but I’ll try to provide other information where I can. I’m using the normal difficulty setting and version 1.16b. (I’m also using version 1.02 for some parts of the game that are broken in 1.16b. Yes, both versions have their share of bugs, and I’m not sure which one is better to play.) The walkthrough is now complete, and while I’ll continue to update the guide, it’ll never have all the information people potentially want. So if what you’re looking for isn’t here, try one of these two places: Strategy First’s Prince of Qin forum http://www.strategyfirst.com/forum/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=30 and the official Prince of Qin web site http://eng.objectgames.com/products/zhuanqu/qinshang_english/default.asp ****************************************************************************** * 02.00.00 CHARACTERS * ****************************************************************************** /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 02.01.00 Classes | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ * ================= * * 02.01.01 Assassin * * ================= * Job: Ranged attacker Speed: Fast Gains: 24 hit points, 4 mana points per level Equipment: Concentrate on items that give strength, hit points, mana, elemental defense power, and common attack power The Meteor Crossbow should not be your final weapon. It’s good for a while, but your final weapon should be paladin-created with high level materials so it has a high common attack power. Attributes: Add 5 strength, 1 constitution, 2 dexterity, and 2 wisdom per level Skills: Meteor Arrows (9 points) should be your standard left-side attack. Fury Arrows (9 points) should be your mana-intensive left-side attack. Use it as much as possible. It adds 400% to your common attack power, and assassins don’t have anything else to spend their mana on. Device Master (9 points) and Gold Vision (9 points) are also useful for opening chests and disarming traps. * ================== * * 02.01.02 Muscleman * * ================== * Job: Melee attacker Speed: Slow Gains: 38 hit points, 4 mana points per level Equipment: Concentrate on items that give strength, hit points, hit point absorbing power, common defense power, elemental defense power, and common attack power The Pan Gu Gigantic Axe should be your final weapon Attributes: Add 5 strength, 2 constitution, 2 dexterity, and 1 wisdom per level (but go with more wisdom if you find yourself with a weapon that does a lot of elemental damage, or if you decide to use a lot of the mana-intensive muscleman skills) Skills: Tiger Paw (9 points) should be your standard left-side attack. Roaring (9 points) is an excellent crowd control skill. It’ll knock down or stun most nearby enemies, and it’s one of the best ways in the game to protect your spellcasters during large fights. I like this skill enough that I don’t waste mana on other potentially useful skills like Accumulate Strength and Nail Armor. Burning Bloody Blade (~5 points) is a useful early-game party enhancing skill (stop using it when your witch gets Invincible). * ================ * * 02.01.03 Paladin * * ================ * Job: Melee fighter, equipment builder / repairer Speed: Fast Gains: 28 hit points, 4 mana points per level Equipment: Concentrate on items that give strength, hit points, hit point absorbing power, common defense power, elemental defense power, and common attack power The Star-inviting Falchion should be your final weapon Attributes: Add 5 strength, 2 constitution, 2 dexterity, and 1 wisdom per level (but go with more wisdom if you find yourself with a weapon that does a lot of elemental damage, or if you decide to use a lot of the mana-intensive paladin skills) Skills: Fierce Advance (9 points) should be your standard left-side attack. Illusion (~5 points) should be your standard right-side skill until you get Overwhelming Thunder (9 points). Use one of these two skills before every big fight. Stanching (1 point) is useful early in the game when you don’t have anything else available. Art of Forging (6 points) and Art of Remedy (3 points) are useful utility skills. * ============== * * 02.01.04 Witch * * ============== * Job: Slinger of fire spells Speed: Medium Gains: 22 hit points, 5 mana points per level Equipment: Concentrate on items that give wisdom, mana, common defense power, elemental defense power, and fire attack power (and make fire attack power attributes your highest priority) Attributes: Add 1 strength, 1 constitution, 2 dexterity, and 6 wisdom per level Skills: Earth-fire Dragon (9 points) should be your standard left-side spell. As long as you wear fire attack power equipment, you can use this spell all game long. Invincible (9 points) should be your standard right-side skill. Use it before every fight. It increases common attack power by 40% for your entire party! Burning All (9 points) is a useful spell during large fights when it’s difficult to tell what’s going on. * =============== * * 02.01.05 Wizard * * =============== * Job: Slinger of water spells, healer Speed: Slow Gains: 22 hit points, 6 mana points per level Equipment: Concentrate on items that give wisdom, mana, common defense power, elemental defense power, and water attack power (and make water attack power attributes your highest priority) Attributes: Add 1 strength, 1 constitution, 2 dexterity, and 6 wisdom per level Skills: Icy Hidden Weapon (9 points) should be your standard left-side spell. As long as you wear water attack power equipment, you can use this spell all game long. Hail Storm (9 points) should be your standard right-side spell. Cure Diseases (9 points) is a little under-powered for a healing spell, but it’ll often save you from having to use healing items. Superior Doctor (1-3 points) is useful for healing your entire party, and it can be useful during early battles where your entire party gets hit. Identification Magic (3 points) is just convenient to have. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 02.02.00 Attributes | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ * ================= * * 02.02.01 Strength * * ================= * Each point of strength adds: -- 1.5 to a character’s carrying capacity. -- 1.00% to a muscleman’s common attack power, 0.67% to a paladin’s common attack power, and 0.50% to an assassin’s, wizard’s, and witch’s common attack power. * ===================== * * 02.02.02 Constitution * * ===================== * Each point of constitution adds: -- 1.00% to a muscleman’s common defense power, 0.67% to a paladin’s and wizard’s common defense power, and 0.50% to an assassin’s and witch’s common defense power. Constitution also increases a character’s hit point regeneration rate. (My conjecture: Common attack power determines how much damage you take from common attacks, not whether you’re hit or not.) * ================== * * 02.02.03 Dexterity * * ================== * Each point of dexterity adds: -- 4 to a character’s shoot rate, plus an extra 1.00% for assassins, and 0.67% for musclemen, paladins, witches, and wizards. -- 3 to a character’s dodge rate, plus an extra 1.00% for assassins, 0.67% for paladins, witches, and wizards, and 0.50% for musclemen. (My conjecture: Shoot rate is what the game uses for determining accuracy.) * ============== * * 02.02.04 Savvy * * ============== * Each point of savvy increases your experience gain by half a percent. That makes it sound useful, but perhaps it isn’t. Enemy difficulty scales with your level in the game, and so you want to be as powerful at your level as possible, and savvy doesn’t make you more powerful. Plus, you can get as much experience as you want through random encounters. So go ahead and add points to this attribute if you want, but don’t go crazy with it. There isn’t any reason to raise it over 100, and 50 is probably plenty. * ============== * * 02.02.05 Charm * * ============== * Charm improves the amount of gold you get through trade. That makes it a completely worthless attribute. If you need more gold, just have Fu Su make stuff, or wander around and pick things up from random encounters. * =============== * * 02.02.06 Wisdom * * =============== * Each point of wisdom adds: -- 1.00% to a witch’s and wizard’s elemental attack power, 0.67% to an assassin’s and paladin’s elemental attack power, and 0.50% to a muscleman’s elemental attack power. Wisdom also increases a character’s mana regeneration rate. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 02.03.00 Experience Table | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ 01. 0 26. 570,561 (+74,421) 02. 400 (+400) 27. 656,145 (+85,584) 03. 1000 (+600) 28. 754,567 (+98,422) 04. 2350 (+1350) 29. 860,206 (+105,639) 05. 4825 (+2475) 30. 972,033 (+111,827) 06. 8605 (+3780) 31. 1,088,677 (+116,644) 07. 13,708 (+5103) 32. 1,208,431 (+119,754) 08. 19,832 (+6124) 33. 1,329,275 (+120,844) 09. 26,738 (+6906) 34. 1,462,202 (+132,927) 10. 34,729 (+7991) 35. 1,608,422 (+146,220) 11. 43,411 (+8682) 36. 1,769,264 (+160,842) 12. 54,264 (+10,853) 37. 1,946,191 (+176,927) 13. 67,830 (+13,566) 38. 2,140,810 (+194,619) 14. 84,788 (+16,958) 39. 2,354,891 (+214,081) 15. 103,441 (+18,653) 40. 2,590,380 (+235,489) 16. 124,129 (+20,688) 41. 2,849,418 (+259 038) 17. 148,955 (+24,826) 42. 3,134,360 (+284,942) 18. 178,746 (+29,791) 43. 3,447,796 (+313,436) 19. 214,495 (+35,749) 44. 3,792,575 (+344,779) 20. 246,669 (+32,174) 45. 4,171,833 (+379,258) 21. 283,670 (+37,001) 46. 4,589,016 (+417,183) 22. 326,220 (+42,550) 47. 5,047,918 (+458,902) 23. 375,153 (+48,933) 48. 5,552,710 (+504,792) 24. 431,426 (+56,273) 49. 6,107,981 (+555,271) 25. 496,140 (+64,714) 50. 6,718,779 (+610,798) Every level after 50 appears to require 10% more experience points than the previous level. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 02.04.00 Companions | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ * ============== * * 02.03.01 Notes * * ============== * You can have up to five characters in your party, including Fu Su. Since there are also five classes in the game, you might want to try a party including one character from each class. Then you can have two melee characters (paladin and muscleman), two spellcasters (witch and wizard), and one character who can use melee or ranged attacks (assassin). That being said, you can probably finish the game using any combination of companions you want, and probably even using fewer than four companions. There is almost no difference between companions of the same class. So use whatever arbitrary means of selection you want when deciding who should be in your party. When a character joins your party for the first time, he or she will gain experience to be near Fu Su’s experience level. So while it’s fine to replace party members as you make your way through the game, it’s a bad idea to swap characters in and out. There isn’t any way to resurrect companions, so be careful with them. * ================ * * 02.03.02 Details * * ================ * Earliest Chapter Class Location Kong Gang 1 Muscleman Yangzhou Liao Yi 1 Wizard Beidi Prefecture Modu 1 Muscleman The Hun Barracks Yao Tong 1 Witch Lixian County Chunyu Qiu 2 Witch Handan Jing Wuji 2 Assassin Pengcheng Tian Yuelin 2 Assassin Sanchuan Prefecture Zhang Liang 2 Wizard Yinghuiling Mountain Zhao Qian 2 Assassin Zhaocun Village Han Xin 3 Paladin Hengshan Prefecture Kun Pu 4 Wizard Hejiang Village Yin Zhu 4 Witch Cloud Valley Fang Zhong 5 Wizard Lishan Mountain Li You 8 Paladin Xianyang Qing Bu ? Muscleman Jiujiang ****************************************************************************** * 03.00.00 LOCATIONS * ****************************************************************************** /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 03.01.00 Details | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Earliest Number of Courier Chapter Companions Station? Beidi Courier Station 1 0 No Beidi Prefecture 1 1 Yes Hun Barracks 1 1 No Lixian County 1 1 No North Suburb of Xianyang 1 0 No Xianyang 1 1 Yes Yangzhou 1 0 No Yanmen Pass 1 1 No Yongxian County 1 0 No Zhaocun Village 1 1 No Dangshan Mountain 2 0 No Handan 2 1 Yes Hanzhong Prefecture 2 0 No Jiujiang 2 0 No Peixian County 2 0 No Pengcheng 2 1 Yes Sanchuan Prefecture 2 1 Yes Taishan Mountain 2 0 No Yingchuan 2 0 No Yinghuiling Mountain 2 1 No Hengshan Prefecture 3 1 Yes Hengshan Village 3 0 No Changsha 4 0 No Cloud Valley 4 1 No Hejiang Village 4 1 No Huqiu 4 0 No Julu 4 0 No Wuhua Village 4 0 No Lishan Mountain 5 1 No Chencheng 6 0 Yes Xishui Village 6 0 No Fengxian County 7 0 Yes Xuecheng 7 0 Yes Yangcheng 10 0 No Wancheng 10 0 Yes /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 03.02.00 Map | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Zhaocun Yanmen The Hun Village---Yangzhou------ Pass -----Barracks | \___ | \ Lixian Beidi Beidi Courier County----Prefecture--- Station Wancheng---Yangcheng---Julu | | / ____/ | | | __/ / | | North Suburb / / Peixian Taishan | of Xianyang / Chencheng---Handan-----County ----Mountain | / | / / | / | \ | | / | / ____/ | / | \ | Yongxian | / Xishui / / Fengxian | Dangshan \ | County ---Xianyang----------Village / County | Mountain---Pengcheng / | \ \_________ / / | / / | \ \ / / | / / Epang Lishan Sanchuan / | / / Palace Mountain Prefecture---Xuecheng Yinghuiling / / \ Mountain / / \ _______/ / Hanzhong Wuhua \ / / Prefecture Village Yingchuan-----------------Jiujiang \ / \ / | \_ \ / \ / | \ Hejiang \ Hengshan | \ Village \ Village | Huqiu ____/ \ \______________ \ | / \_______________ \ \ | Cloud \ Hengshan Valley Changsha----------------Prefecture ****************************************************************************** * 04.00.00 EQUIPMENT * ****************************************************************************** /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 04.01.00 Components | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ * ===================== * * 04.01.01 Animal Parts * * ===================== * Animal Level Element ------ ----- ------- Dog 1 Water Tiger Fish 2 Wood Wolf 3 Fire Boar 4 Earth Tiger 5 Metal Bear 6 Earth Monster Paoxiao 7 Water Monster Zhuyan 8 Metal Monster Shanyi 9 Wood Ogres (monkeys) never drop animal parts. * ============= * * 04.01.02 Rock * * ============= * Type Level Element ---- ----- ------- Low Grade Copper 1 Fire Low Grade Iron 2 Earth Low Grade Silver 3 Water Low Grade Gold 4 Metal High Grade Copper 5 Fire High Grade Iron 6 Earth High Grade Silver 7 Water High Grade Gold 8 Metal Kunwu Red Copper 9 Wood * ============= * * 04.01.03 Wood * * ============= * Type Level Element ---- ----- ------- Red Pine 1 Fire Plum Pine 2 Wood Wuling Pine 3 Earth Sandalwood 4 Water Rosewood 5 Metal Black-yellow Sandalwood 6 Earth Longan Wood 7 Wood Flame Tree Wood 8 Fire Sky-scraping Wood 9 ? /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 04.02.00 Gems | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Type Level Element ---- ----- ------- Agate 1 Fire Amber 1 Metal Dark Green Stone 1 Wood Gray Jade 1 Earth Sapphire 1 Water East China Sea Stone 1-6? -- Jingwei Stone 2 -- All-color Stone 3 Fire Dark Purple Stone 3 Water Dongling Stone 3 Earth Emerald 3 Wood Tianhuang Stone 3 Metal Kallaite 5 Wood Lapis Lazuli 5 Metal Plum-blossom Jade 5 Fire Qinghai Jade 5 Water Shoushan Stone 5 Earth Alexandrite 7 Wood Dushan Jade 7 Water Ink Jade 7 Earth Malachite 7 Fire Zircon 7 Metal Heaven-repairing Stone* 8 -- Krocodylite 9 Metal Olivine* 9 Wood Red Sun Stone* 9 Fire Suet Jade* 9 Water Yellow Emperor Stone* 9 -- * Not verified by me. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 04.03.00 Making Items | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Even if you collect equipment materials all throughout the game, you probably won’t be able to compete with what you find in the shops and what you find on fallen enemies. But that doesn’t mean forging items is a waste of time. Forging allows you to do two things: 1. It allows you to make money. If you make an item (even a bad item) you’ll get way more for the item than for the individual components. 2. You can make items with a high common defense power (armor) or a high common attack power (weapons). That’s because the level of the materials used in the forging (plus your forge level) determines the level of the object created, and the level of the object created determines the common defense power or the common attack power. Everything else is either random or comes from the attributes of the materials used. For armor and jewelry, the attributes are usually more important than the common defense power, but for weapons the common attack power is most important. So you should hang onto your high level wood and rocks so you can make at least one really good weapon for an assassin or for a muscleman. Just be sure to save first because there is some randomness to the items you forge. Otherwise, from my experience it’s best to just go shopping every time you enter a town, and hope the shopkeeper has something good. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 04.04.00 Unique Items | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Note: The “top” attributes of unique items are slightly random. Boots of Monster Nafu’s Hoof (any class): Common defense power +24 Fire defense power +50 Move speed +30% Dexterity +30 Maximum mana +100 Dodge rate +20% Requires level 35, strength 45 Bought from the treasure craftsman after completing the Monster Nafu’s Hoof quest (06.11.02). Deer-hunting Dagger (assassin): Common attack power 37-42 Metal attack power 8-16 Common attack power 20-40 (concealed, metal) Critical strike frequency +100% Strength +40 Dexterity +40 Shoot rate +40% Requires level 30, strength 110 Acquired after giving monkey fruit wine to Song Ji in Pengcheng (06.05.07). Extraordinary Green (wizard, witch): Common attack power 46-65 Attack speed +30% Wood attack power 6-9 Common defense power +50% (concealed, wood) Critical strike frequency +50% Hit point absorbing rate +25% Magic absorbing rate +25% Maximum hit points +200 Maximum mana +200 Requires level 20, strength 75, dexterity 75 Acquired from the herbalist when you complete his quest on Yinghuiling Mountain (06.03.07). Fake Moye Sword (paladin): Common attack power 13-20 Water attack power 40-49 Attack speed +20% (concealed, water) Critical strike frequency +30% Magic absorbing rate +10% Wisdom +30 Shoot rate +20% Requires level 22, strength 75, dexterity 110 Acquired by defeating the head robber in Huqiu (06.05.01). Ganjiang Sword (paladin): Common attack power 45-57 Fire attack power 15-18 Attack speed +40% (concealed, fire) Deadly strike frequency +50% Hit point absorbing rate +15% Strength +60 Shoot rate +40% Requires level 22, strength 110, dexterity 75 Acquired by defeating the head robber in Huqiu (06.05.01). Ghost-fire Dagger (assassin): Common attack power 6-10 Attack speed +30% Fire attack power 51-59 Blindness rate +100% (concealed, fire) Wisdom +60 Attack distance +2 Fire attack power +60% Maximum mana points +30% Requires level 40, dexterity 210 Acquired from Wu Xin at Taishan Mountain after completing his sword materials quest (06.07.04). God-Beast Armor (any class): Common defense power +30 Metal defense power +60 Reduce physical damage +20% (concealed, fire) Constitution +80 Maximum hit points +200 Common defense power +75% Hit point restoration speed +100% Requires level 43, strength 250, dexterity 200 Found in the Mysterious Cave in Cloud Valley (06.05.07). Golden Dragon Helmet (any class): Common defense power +35 Wood defense power +40 Common defense power +20% (concealed, metal) Strength +30 Constitution +30 Maximum hit points +120 Anti-shock rate +60% Requires level 22, strength 120, constitution 90 Found in Hejiang Village after defeating the wanderer in Sanchuan Prefecture (06.03.05 and 06.05.02). Gongbu Sword (paladin): Common attack power 24-26 Wood attack power 25-31 Savvy +40 (concealed, wood) Constitution +40 Strength +40 Dexterity +40 Wisdom +40 Charm +40 Requires level 16, strength 80, dexterity 65 Acquired by completing the estranged son quest in Jiujiang (06.03.13). Juque Sword (paladin): Common attack power 48-50 Attack speed -20% Earth attack power 14-22 Common defense power +50% (concealed, earth) Knockdown rate +150% Strength +40 Anti-shock rate +100% Dodge rate -40% Requires level 18, strength 100 Acquired by completing Modu’s quest at the Hun Barracks (06.02.07). Master Guigi Zi Shield (paladin): Common defense power +25 Fire defense power +30 Common defense power +30% (concealed, water) Dexterity +40 Maximum hit points -100 Shoot rate +20% Requires level 15, strength 60 Acquired from Guigi Zi in paradise (06.05.08). Meteor Crossbow (assassin): Common attack power 36-44 Attack speed +60% Wood attack power 6-9 Common attack power +30% (concealed, wood) Strength +40 Dexterity +40 Attack distance +3 Maximum hit points +120 Requires level 20, strength 80, dexterity 100 Acquired by completing the fishing rod quest in Lixian County (06.02.05). Moye Sword (paladin): Common attack power 12-15 Water attack power 47-56 Attack speed +40% (concealed, water) Critical strike frequency +50% Magic absorbing rate +15% Wisdom +60 Shoot rate +40% Requires level 22, strength 75, dexterity 110 Acquired by completing Mo Hong’s quest in Julu (06.07.05). Pan Gu Gigantic Axe (muscleman): Common attack power 83-102 Attack speed -20% Earth attack power 16-30 Deadly strike frequency +50% Strength +80 Dexterity +80 Hit point absorbing rate +15% Maximum hit points +300 Requires level 40, strength 250 Found in the Mysterious Cave in Cloud Valley (06.05.07). Star-inviting Falchion (paladin) Common attack power 65-77 Attack speed +60% Water attack power 14-19 Attack speed +60% (concealed, water) Critical strike frequency +50% Visual field +3 Hit point absorbing rate +15% Shoot rate +100% Requires level 38, strength 65, dexterity 155 Acquired by completing Liu Yan’s quest in Fengxian County (06.09.01). Sun-shooting Bow (assassin, paladin) Common attack power 7-14 Fire attack power 51-54 Wisdom +60 (concealed, fire) Blindness rate +60% Shoot rate +600 Attack distance +2 Maximum hit points +200 Maximum mana +200 Requires level 40, dexterity 200 Acquired by completing the woodsman’s (second) quest at Dangshan Mountain (06.03.10). Tai’e Sword (paladin): Common attack power 77-87 Attack speed -10% Critical strike frequency +50% (concealed, metal) Strength +60 Shoot rate +300 Attack distance +2 Maximum mana +200 Requires level 42, strength 180 Found in Hu Hai’s living quarters in the Epang Palace (06.11.03). Warrior Club (muscleman): Common attack power 5-5 Attack speed +20% Earth attack power 5-5 Common attack power +100% (concealed, earth) Strength +20 Constitution +20 Maximum hit points +50 Shoot rate +20% Requires level 24, strength 140 Located in a cave in Dangshan Mountain (06.03.10). Yuchang Sword (assassin): Common attack power 35-38 Attack speed +50% Water attack power 12-14 Deadly strike frequency +50% (concealed, water) Shoot rate +300 Hit point absorbing rate +25% Maximum hit points +120 Knockdown rate +60% Requires level 20, strength 75, dexterity 100 Acquired after completing the scholar’s quest in Yongxian County (06.03.03). Zhanlu Sword (paladin): Common attack power 15-19 Attack speed +30% Water attack power 50-57 Water attack power +40% (concealed, water) Frozen rate +60% Fire defense power +180 Dexterity +40 Maximum mana points +100 Requires level 35, strength 80, dexterity 140 Acquired from Wu Xin at Taishan Mountain (06.05.06). ****************************************************************************** * 05.00.00 GAMEPLAY TIPS * ****************************************************************************** The on-line manual includes more information than the hardcopy manual, so be sure to look through it as well. You can leave objects on the ground and not worry about them disappearing. So once you start accumulating more equipment components than you know what to do with, pick a central city (like Xianyang) and leave excess objects there. Don’t try to chase fleeing enemies. Usually they’ll just lead you to more enemies. Instead, ignore them. Shortly they’ll return to attack you again. You don’t need to use the “exchange item” interface when transferring objects between characters. You can just drag the objects to a character’s portrait (no matter how far away the characters are from each other). Similarly, you can click on character portraits when using the repair and make-items skills. You don’t need to transfer objects to the paladin. Of the five elements, the most important one to be able to resist is fire. That’s because the (difficult) final battle of the game will expose you to fire attacks. Your party gains experience for disarming traps. In general, during conversations you’ll get the best results if you: look at the other person, be humble, never ask for a reward. After you finish conversations with people, immediately talk to them again to see if they say something new. There are a few quests that are initiated that way. If spellcasters have an elemental attack power attribute attached to a piece of equipment, then when they cast a spell, any attack power that is from the same element as the spell will be added to the spell. (For example, all fire attack power attributes will be added to the “earth-fire dragon” spell for witches.) You must enhance spellcasters in this way for them to be effective. When adding gems to weapons, add common attack power for paladins, musclemen, and assassins; add fire attack power for witches; and add water attack power for wizards. To gain the use of a concealed attribute on a piece of equipment, the corresponding “revealing” piece of equipment must be marked by the correct promoting element. The equipment relationships work this way: the left ring reveals attributes for left-handed and two-handed weapons, the right ring reveals for right-handed weapons and shields, belts reveal for body armor, and necklaces reveal for helmets. To disarm traps or unlock chests, make “device master” the right hand skill for your assassin, and then right click on the trap or chest. Skills and spells that cause a symbol to appear over your characters’ heads do not overlap. So, for example, don’t try using “burning bloody blade” and “invincible” at the same time. Characters will only use one of the two. ****************************************************************************** * 06.00.00 WALKTHROUGH * ****************************************************************************** /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.01.00 Notes | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Some notes on the walkthrough: 1. I’m treating the top of the screen as north. Characters in the game will often give you directions, but their directions are usually wrong (and all but random), so believe me rather than them. 2. I’m putting locations in the first chapter where you can visit them (more or less). If you don’t want to do them in that order, you don’t have to. 3. I’ll refer to Fu Su as “you” most of the time. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.02.00 Chapter One | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Your main goal in this chapter is to reach Xianyang so you can talk to your father. But there isn’t any hurry, so you can do a lot of exploring along the way. Once you reach Xianyang, you’ll need to talk to General Huan Feng to complete the chapter. * ======================== * * 06.02.01 Zhaocun Village * * ======================== * You start out in the northwestern corner of the area. You’re wounded, but since your constitution isn’t very high yet, you won’t regenerate your hit points automatically. So one of the first things you need to do is find a healer. Luckily, there is one in the village. Her name is Zhao Qian, and you can find her on the eastern side of the village, standing next to a house. Once you get close enough to her, you’ll initiate a cut scene, and she’ll heal you. Now you just need to explore the rest of the area. Some of the things you’ll find include: -- Zhao Si: He’ll give you some background information. If you’re rude to him, eventually you’ll be able to attack him. (And he attacks with a bow, so he’s easy to kill.) -- Old woman (in a house on the eastern side of the village): She’ll tell you she has lost her recipe book. The book is right next to her front door, in a pot. When you give the book to her, tell her twice that you don’t need a reward. Then in total you’ll receive 150 experience points, 2 fame points, and a low-level magical sword (in the well behind the house). If you ask for a reward, you’ll only receive the experience. “Young man, if you still can’t find [the sword] for me, it must be fate!” -- Old woman Note: The sword is random, and it’s not created until the old woman tells you it’s in the well. So feel free to save before talking to the woman, to make sure you get a good sword. -- Hunter (at an intersection near the center of the village): If you look at him you’ll notice he’s poisoned, and then you can get a quest to retrieve some antidote for him. The antidote is in his house, and his house is on the southern edge of the village. When you bring the antidote to him you’ll receive 150 experience points, unless you demanded a reward when you talked to him, and then you’ll receive a tiger skin. -- Old man (outside a house near the center of the village): He’ll tell you about the five elements. Everything he says is covered in the manual, but if you listen to him you’ll receive +1 wisdom. -- Zhao Cheng (outside a house on the western side of the village): Pat him to get his attention, and then take the “if people were not so greedy” conversation option. You’ll receive 200 experience points and a quest. Don’t worry about the quest for now. You won’t find the paradise he’s looking for until a later chapter. -- Zhao Qian (the second time): Tell her you hope you can see her again, and she’ll give you two double-spore mushrooms. -- Woodsman (next to a well east of the village): He’ll ask you to retrieve his axe from a bear in the cave. There are actually two bears in the cave, but you should be able to draw them to you one at a time and defeat them relatively easily (especially if you’ve done some of the other side quests first). When you give the woodsman his axe, you’ll receive 300 experience points. -- Cave (northeast of village): This is the cave where you end up after Zhao Qian heals you. Inside you can fight some tiger fish, and at the back of the cave is a treasure chest. The tiger fish re-spawn after a short time, so you can hang out inside the cave for a while if you want some extra experience. Also, you don’t have to worry about poison; it won’t last long or do much damage. Note: The chest will always have a metal-based (yellow) ring, and the sword you find from the old woman will always be water-based (blue). So if the sword has a concealed attribute, the ring will bring it out. There are also some wolves in the forest around the village, which you can kill for some extra experience. Once you’re ready to move on, head southeast and take the Yangzhou exit. * ================= * * 06.02.02 Yangzhou * * ================= * As soon as you enter the area you’ll trigger a cut scene, and then Kong Gang will join your party. There isn’t any reason not to accept him, so leave him in your party and then explore the city. Here are some of the things you’ll find: -- Carpenter (wandering west of the magistrate’s office): He’ll offer to teach you how to make saddles, fishing rods, and ropes and hooks -- for 300 gold each. You probably can’t afford his tutelage yet, but remember where he is. All three objects will be part of quests later. -- Chef (inside the inn): He’ll ask you to fetch him some red dates. There are two places you can get the dates, from the vegetable peddler right next to the inn (for 50 gold), and from a house next to the prison (on a table). When you give the dates to the chef, he’ll reward you with 100 gold. Then if you talk to the chef again, he’ll tell you about cooking, and you’ll receive +2 charm. -- Prison (eastern side of city): You need to have Kong Gang in your party so you can talk your way past the gate guard. But once inside, you have a choice. You can either continue to let Kong Gang talk so you can move around freely, or you can fight the prison guards. You’ll get more experience plus some equipment if you fight, but it’s the more difficult approach. If you decide to fight, it’s best to move away from the entry stairs since guards will regularly spawn there. Regardless of your choice, eventually you’ll need to head south into the prison and talk to Meng Tian. Once that (automatic) conversation finishes, you’ll be teleported outside of the prison and not be able to go back inside, so do as much fighting and looting as you can first. Once outside the prison it won’t matter which choice you made. The guards won’t be hostile, and you’ll be able to go about your business. Note: As far as I know, there isn’t any way to rescue Meng Tian. When you’re ready to move on, head to the southwestern corner of the area, and then take the most eastern of the two exits there. * ============================== * * 06.02.03 Beidi Courier Station * * ============================== * This is a tiny area. Just go inside the station and tell the courier that you are there to relieve him. He’ll give you an official document, and you’ll receive 500 experience points. (If you make the wrong dialogue choice, you’ll have to fight the courier to get the document. You’ll receive fewer experience points that way, but you might pick up some equipment or gold, so either way is about as good.) Then head for Beidi Prefecture. * ========================= * * 06.02.04 Beidi Prefecture * * ========================= * This area is mostly wilderness, and you’ll get to fight wolves, white wolves, white tigers, and even bandits. Plus, there are a couple points of interest: -- In the southwestern part of the area you’ll find a hunter’s house. The hunter inside will pay 80 gold for wolf bones. That sounds like a good deal, since it’s about twice as much as shopkeepers will pay, but as long as Fu Su has the “make-things” skill, you should instead combine the wolf bones with low-grade copper rocks (assuming you have more rocks than you know what to do with) to create rings you can sell for about 300 gold each. -- In the eastern part of the forest you’ll find a man next to a well. He’ll tell you there’s a treasure in the well and ask you to help him retrieve it. Inside the well you’ll find a middle-aged man who will warn you to leave, and you’ll also meet up with the first man again. When you talk to the first man, you’ll discover that he led you into a trap, and about five tigers will appear and attack you. “Tiger brothers, come on! Here comes your supper!” -- Man Once you defeat the tigers, go back and talk to the middle-aged man. You’ll find out that the first man was an unhappy spirit who was killed by the tigers and then decided to lead others to the same fate. But because you killed the tigers, the middle-aged man will be able to rest in peace, and you’ll receive 1000 experience points. -- At the northern edge of the area is another cave. Inside you can find some tigers and tiger fish, plus two treasure chests. At the gate to Beidi Prefecture you can either bribe the guards to let you in (not a good idea), or you can claim to be a courier and show them the official document you picked up earlier. When you do, you’ll be able to move past the guards and open up the gate to the city. “Hey, do you know? The First Emperor is dead! It seems that there’ll be some world-shaking turmoil.” -- Citizen There are also some side quests in the city: -- In the inn (at the eastern edge of the city), you can convince the waiter that there is nothing wrong with the inn’s well, and for your efforts you’ll receive 800 experience points and 1 fame point. -- Also in the inn you can do a quest for the innkeeper. He’ll tell you about a “rascal” who has been eating and drinking at the inn for the last 10 days but who hasn’t paid his bill. So head east and confront the rascal. He won’t think much of you, and you’ll have to fight him to teach him a lesson. The rascal has a lot of hit points and hits hard, but he doesn’t hit often, and so Fu Su and Kong Gang should be able to take him. Once you’ve defeated him, he’ll surrender and give you the gold he owes the innkeeper. When you return to the innkeeper, you’ll have some options. You can keep the gold yourself (-2 fame points), give the gold to the innkeeper but then accept half of them back (800 experience points, 2 fame points), or let the innkeeper keep all of the gold (1600 experience points, 3 fame points). “Ouch, ouch. I’m hurt! My stomach...” -- Rascal -- In Peng Yu’s house (near the center of the city) you’ll meet Peng Yu’s wife. She’ll tell you that her husband is a drunkard and ask you to help. Agree to help (which rewards you with 1 fame point) and then head back to the inn. In the northern room is a “drunkard” who is really Peng Yu. Tell him that his wife only nags him about drinking because she loves him so much, and he’ll head back home a new man. You’ll receive 500 experience points and 2 more fame points for the deed, and when you talk to Peng Yu and his wife again you’ll receive a book of +10 wisdom and 600 more experience points. (You should save the book for a spellcaster rather than use it on Fu Su or Kong Gang.) -- In Liao Yi’s house (at the western edge of the city) you can find Liao Yi. If you talk to the “naughty child” outside his house, you’ll learn he’s a wizard, and you’ll be able to start a long conversation with him about somebody named Lu Buwei. After the conversation you can ask Yi to join you. He’ll say he has to think about it, and when you ask him again he’ll still be undecided, but on the third try he’ll join you (there might be some sort of requirement for Yi to join you, but if so it is very low). Note: In a shelf behind Yi is Lu’s Almanac (permanent +80 mana points). When you’re ready to move on, take the westernmost exit inside the city. * ====================== * * 06.02.05 Lixian County * * ====================== * This is a small area with a few side quests: -- Old man (wandering near the center of the village): He’ll tell you he has broken his fishing rod and needs a new one. If you learned the fishing rod schematic from the carpenter in Yangzhou (and have some tendon), you can make a rod for the old man and gain the Meteor Crossbow in return. (You won’t be able to identify the crossbow until you reach Xianyang.) -- Tuan’er (wandering just north of the village): She’ll ask you to pretend to be her father (who was forced to work on the Great Wall and who is probably dead), to help lift the spirits of her mother. Ask the girl questions about her family and then agree to help her (which is worth 2 fame points). The mother is in the easternmost house in the village, but save your game before talking to her. She’ll test you to make sure you’re her husband, and while some of the answers you should know from talking to Tuan’er, some require trial and error. If you navigate the conversation correctly you can earn up to 3700 experience points and 3 fame points, plus make the mother happy. But note: You’ll give the mother one quarter of your gold at the end of the conversation, so drop all your gold before talking to her. Then go back and talk to Tuan’er to receive an emerald. -- Middle aged man (wandering west of the village): Talk to him and he’ll teach you how to make puppets. -- Herbalist (west of the village): He’ll tell you how his thousand-year fungus was stolen by bandits, and ask you to retrieve it for him. The bandits can be found at the northwestern corner of the map, and the fungus is in one of their huts. (The other hut has a locked chest you’ll have to ignore for now.) When you bring the fungus back to the herbalist you’ll receive 1000 experience points and 1 fame point. “This Thousand-year Fungus must be sold at a good price. Ha, ha, ha, I will be rich!” -- Herbalist -- Ji Quan (in a house on the eastern side of the village): Tell him how tasty roasted meat is, and then don’t interrupt him. Shortly you’ll receive an iron ring that always seems to include a bonus to strength. Note: You must have completed the chef’s quest in Yangzhou and also talked to the chef about cooking in order to do this quest. Another note: This quest doesn’t work in the retail release of the game. Unknown: Does anybody ever want a puppet? Then head back to Yangzhou and take the exit to Yanmen Pass. * ==================== * * 06.02.06 Yanmen Pass * * ==================== * The main place of interest here is the inn north of where you start. Inside you’ll find “a young man of a different race.” If you talk to him long enough five assassins (the men who had been standing outside the inn) will jump in and attack him. When you help the man defeat the assassins, you’ll learn that he is really Modu, son of the Khan, and that he has some family problems similar to yours. He’ll ask you to help him kill his father, and then he’ll leave the area and wait for you at the Hun Barracks. There are also some side quests in the area: -- Merchant (standing next to the inn): He’ll offer to either sell you a leather coat (for 800 gold) or sell you a leather coat and teach you how to make leather coats on your own (for 1500 gold). You’ll need a leather coat for a quest later on in Chapter One, but it’s possible to get a leather coat for free in Chapter Two, so decide if you want to spend your money. Note: Even though the leather coat the merchant sells you might be pretty good, any coat you make will be level 1 without any attributes (it’ll be just like any other quest item you make). However, if you learn the schematic, the merchant will offer to pay you 700 gold for leather coats, so you could potentially make a profit on the deal, provided you have an excess of materials and don’t mind coming back to Yanmen Pass. Also note: The leather coat has the “%d” cost forging bug in 1.16b, giving you even less reason to buy the schematic. -- Cui Xiao (in the eastern house): He’ll ask you to figure out why his neighbor’s well works, but his doesn’t. When you go to the neighbor (in the house to the west), he’ll tell you that a strange sound has been coming from Xiao’s well. So go back to Xiao’s house and then enter the well next to it. Inside you’ll find a few tiger fish, plus a tiger fish king. When you kill the creatures you’ll receive 1 fame point, and when you go back and talk to Cui Xiao you’ll receive 1000 experience points. “How can a monster get into a well? Strange! Incredible!” -- Cui Xiao -- Cave (northern part of area): The cave is locked, but you’ll notice a sculpture of a woman with a hairpin and a man with a bow and arrow. Just keep the cave in mind for later. Once you’ve finished the side quests, head to the northeastern corner of the area. You’ll find some Qin soldiers, led by a commander named Wu Qi, standing next to the gate. If you attacked the prison in Yangzhou (or perhaps if you’ve attacked soldiers anywhere), then talking to Wu Qi will cause the soldiers to attack; otherwise Wu Qi will simply mention there are bandits in the area. The soldiers aren’t too difficult to kill (although there are a lot of them); just keep Liao Yi out of harm’s way. Then exit the area for the Hun Barracks -- provided you can. You have to be at least level 10 to visit the barracks, so if you haven’t reached that level yet, either wander around for a while and fight some random battles, or else come back to the barracks later. * ===================== * * 06.02.07 Hun Barracks * * ===================== * You’ll find Modu in the southern part of the area, right next to where you start out. Eventually you’ll have to add him to your party (if you want to do his quest), but you don’t have to add him right away. If he’s not in your party, then the Huns in the area will attack you on sight (after you’ve talked to them once), and you’ll be able to pick up some equipment and experience. Otherwise, if Modu is with you, you’ll be able to move around unhindered. So attack the Huns or not, but add Modu to your party before entering any of the tents. In one of the northwestern tents, you’ll find a Hun soldier who thinks you look like a spy, but who will be willing to ignore that fact if you find his sword for him. The sword is located in the tent to the east. It’s called “Di Meng’s long sword.” When you return the sword to the soldier you’ll receive 3000 experience points plus the Record of Warring States (permanent +10 strength). Note: In the southeastern tent you’ll be attacked for being a spy no matter what. In the Prime Minister’s tent, the Prime Minister will decide to support Modu rather than Touman the Khan, and he’ll tell you that Touman went hunting and only took a few escorts with him. So head to the northeastern part of the camp (near a stage) and confront Touman. This will probably be your most difficult fight so far. Not only will you have to attack Touman and his escorts, you’ll also have to deal with a couple “monsters.” So as soon as the cut scene ends, take your entire party and send it west to (roughly) the Prime Minister’s tent. Most of the enemies will chase you but then stop and go back to the stage. So once you’ve escaped the initial battle, go back to the stage and draw out the enemies one or two at a time. The monsters won’t stray far from the stage, but you should be able to draw out Touman and his escorts. Touman will be tough to kill, even if you have him all by himself. He has lots of hit points, he regenerates quickly, and he has an attack that causes your characters to run away in fear. But just plug away and use healing items when necessary, and eventually he should go down. The monsters will also be tough, but not as tough as Touman, and you should be able to handle them even fighting both at once. When you go back to the Prime Minister you’ll discover why he didn’t tell you about the monsters -- he wants to be Khan himself, and he wants you dead. So, just as soon as the cut scene ends, and just like in the last battle, immediately take your party and have it run away. Then use hit and run tactics to whittle away the Prime Minister’s forces and eventually kill the Prime Minister himself. He’s not as tough as Touman, but it’s still better if you can kill him without any of his guards around. Once the battle is over, Modu will leave your party and you’ll find yourself in the Khan’s tent. Modu will then give you the Juque Sword. Go ahead and start a conversation with Modu and invite him back into your party. Even if you don’t want him back, you have to invite him so you can steal his equipment, especially the body armor he starts with (assuming you didn’t grab it before). Then either keep him or dismiss him and head to the North Suburb of Xianyang. * ================================= * * 06.02.08 North Suburb of Xianyang * * ================================= * This is a small area, mostly made up of an encampment for the Second Emperor. If you approach the encampment, a commander will warn you off, even if you claim to be a courier. North of the encampment you can talk to a woodsman who will tell you of a secret way to get in. All you have to do is go through the dangerous cave to the east. (You can also storm the gate if you want, but it’s more difficult.) The cave has three tigers in it, but they shouldn’t pose much of a problem. Outside the cave you’ll run into a bunch of Qin soldiers. Luckily, you can face them in small groups and dispatch them relatively easily. Just make sure you don’t chase fleeing enemies and cause nearby soldiers to join the fight. In the southeastern corner of the area you’ll find a tent marked “the emperor’s living quarters.” When you go inside you’ll get to eavesdrop on a conversation between your brother the emperor and his advisors, where it becomes clear the advisors are in control rather than the emperor. Once the cut scene ends, kill any more soldiers you want (realizing that newly spawned soldiers don’t give experience or equipment), and then exit the area for Xianyang. * ================= * * 06.02.09 Xianyang * * ================= * Note: You can identify level 9 objects (like the Juque sword and the meteor crossbow) in Xianyang. Just go into a shop and use the identify option. Explore the city to discover several side quests: -- Old man and Ming’er (outside in the southwestern part of city): Talk to the old man and he’ll tell you how Ming’er damaged a scarf left to him by his mother. Agree to help them, and you’ll receive 800 experience points. You can fix the scarf at the embroideress’ house in the northern part of the city. Tell the embroideress the reason you need the scarf repaired so she’ll only charge you 100 gold (otherwise it’ll cost 500 gold) and then walk all the way across the city to talk to the old man again. Then walk across the city to fetch the repaired scarf, and then walk all the way back to give the scarf to the old man. Your reward for all that walking? 1000 experience points and 1 fame point. -- Scholar (in a house in the southwestern part of the city): Ask the scholar to tell you the story of Zhi Shen, and you’ll have some options. If you say “Zhi Shen was the head of the family...” then you’ll receive 1500 experience points. If you say “Whoever can bring prosperity...” then you’ll receive 1800 experience points. If you say “Zhi Guo was objecting....” and then agree, you’ll receive 1000 experience points and +2 charm. Otherwise, if you disagree, you’ll receive 1000 experience points and +1 wisdom. Since Fu Su doesn’t need charm, getting the extra point of wisdom is probably the best idea. -- Le Bo (outside in the southern part of the city): He’ll approach you and start a conversation. Eventually he’ll give you the back door key to Fu Su’s residence, and he’ll suggest you talk to General Huan Feng. -- Ping’r (in a house on the eastern side of the city): She’ll tell you how she broke her father’s wine jug and ask you to help her replace it. Go ahead and agree. You can buy a new jug in the shop near the center of the city. The grocer there will initially ask you for 800 gold, but if you decline that and talk to him again, he’ll sell it for 600 gold. When you give the jug to Ping’r you’ll receive 1000 experience points plus the hairpin necessary to enter the cave in Yanmen Pass. Note: The hairpin cave has some difficult monsters in it, and you can only enter it once, so don’t rush right off to explore it. -- A girl (outside a house on the eastern side of the city): She’ll tell you how she’s in love with Brother Lin, but how Lin can’t afford her dowry. If you pay the dowry yourself you’ll receive 1000 experience points and 1 fame point. If you instead go into the house and convince the father to let the girl marry Lin, you’ll receive 1500 experience points and 2 fame points, plus you’ll be able to talk to the girl again and receive 1500 more experience points. Note: There is a matchmaker in the city, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to get her involved. -- A house servant (wandering around the intersection near the center of the city): He’ll offer to pay you 2000 gold for a leather coat. This is the payoff for buying the leather coat (or the schematic) in Yanmen Pass. When you give the coat to the servant, he’ll also give you some amber. -- Fuqiu Bo (wandering in the northern part of the city): Talk to him and he’ll give you the book of songs (permanent +10 charm). -- Old man (standing outside south of the prison): Talk to him to earn +1 wisdom. -- Fu Su’s residence (western side of city): You can’t go in the front door, but you can go in the back, just as soon as you get the key from Le Bo in the southern part of the city. Inside the residence you can find a bunch of enemy guards, plus two documents -- Ya’er’s (your wife’s) suicide note, and The Art of War by Sun Bin (permanent +60 earth defense power). “We can’t live together in this life, and I hope to continue our happy fate in the next.” -- Ya’er Once you’ve completed the side quests, head over to General Huan Feng’s residence in the northern part of the city. Tell the gate sentries that you’re a courier so they’ll unlock the gate. Then talk to Feng to discover your father might have been murdered. Once the cut scene ends, talk to Feng again and he’ll suggest looking east of Xianyang to find a “skilled craftsman,” someone who can help you enter your father’s tomb. Note: You don’t need the official document any more. Or the suicide note. As soon as you leave the area, Chapter Two will start. However, instead of following Feng’s advice and going east, return the way you came and head back to Zhaocun Village. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.03.00 Chapter Two | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to find a skilled craftsman (Xiao Qi in Pengcheng) and then perform a quest for him. * ======================== * * 06.03.01 Zhaocun Village * * ======================== * When you arrive back in the village, you’ll find that some soldiers have put it to the torch and are now intent upon finishing off the last few of its citizens. Zhao Qian can last indefinitely, but the hunter and the woodsman are vulnerable, and if you can keep them from getting killed, you’ll receive 4000 experience points for the woodsman and 3000 experience points for the hunter. Zhao Qian will offer to join your party after the battle. You can also talk to some of the remaining villagers. Zhao Cheng is still looking for paradise, and the village head will tell you the legend of Gui Guzi, who might have created just such a paradise. All you have to do is find the entrance to the paradise through one of the caves in the area. There are four caves east of the village. The one leading to the paradise is the northernmost cave. To get to the paradise you’ll have to pass some tests and kill some monsters. You can probably pass through some of the earlier tests without problem, but there isn’t any way to reach the paradise this early in the game. So just poke around the northern cave as much as you can, and then explore the other three caves. (See 06.05.08 for information on the paradise.) When you’re ready to move on, head to the North Suburb of Xianyang (via the Beidi Prefecture). * ================================= * * 06.03.02 North Suburb of Xianyang * * ================================= * This area is about the same as before, except now the emperor’s encampment is gone. Furthermore, lots of wolves and “ogres” (aka monkeys) will have taken up residence in the area. The wolves in particular are useful because they re-spawn quickly, and so you can use them to pick up lots of low-level animal parts for building things. When killing wolves gets boring, go to Yongxian County (via Xianyang). * ======================== * * 06.03.03 Yongxian County * * ======================== * Fight some wolves on the eastern side of the area, and then head west into the village. The main event here occurs in the pawn shop (on the eastern side of the village). When you go inside you’ll trigger a cut scene where you help a girl buy some medicine. The girl looks like Yao Tong, the wife of your twelfth brother Ying Gao, so follow her when she leaves. When you find her south of the village you’ll arrive just in time to thwart some guards trying to kill her and her husband. Dispatch the dozen or so guards and then find Tong and Gao in one of the southern houses in the village. You’ll trigger another cut scene where Gao tells you that the emperor and his advisor Zhao Gao have hunted down and killed most of your brothers and sisters. Then he’ll die and Tong will leave for Lixian County. There are also a couple of side quests: -- Scholar and Ah Lan: Talk to the scholar (in a northern house) and then trade messages between him and Ah Lan (in a southern house). This is their way of agreeing to marry each other, and when you complete the quest, the scholar will offer to give you a short sword -- just as soon as he can find it. He’ll tell you to come back in a few days, but really it’s a matter of fame and not time. (36 fame isn’t enough, but 41 is.) Once he gives you the sword, you’ll discover it’s the Yuchang sword, a pretty good weapon for assassins. Note: If you take the (badly translated) dialogue option “I hope you’ll take it” then you’ll receive 1 fame point. -- A wandering boy (northwestern corner of area): The boy will tell you how his father left some valuables in the cave nearby. Agree to help and then go in the cave. You’ll have to defeat a bunch of bandits, but at the back of the cave you’ll find two chests. Just in case their descriptions scroll off the edge of your screen, the left one reads, “The treasure contained in this chest can never be used up through all the ages.” The right one reads, “The treasure contained in this chest is only enough for one lifetime.” When you go back out to talk to the boy, he’ll give you a key to open one of the chests. The left chest contains a message from the father chastising the boy. The right chest contains a “moneybag” (2000 gold). It doesn’t matter which one you open. Either way you’ll receive 2000 experience points and 3 fame points, unless you open the right chest and keep the money, and then you’ll lose 1 fame point. Unknown: What does “an old man gifted in making riddles” do? When you’re ready to move on, head back to Lixian County so you can add Yao Tong to your party (assuming you want her). While you’re in the area, you can also unlock the chest in one of the bandit huts. Then head to Hanzhong Prefecture (via Xianyang). * ============================ * * 06.03.04 Hanzhong Prefecture * * ============================ * Explore the area and discover the side quests: -- Scholar (outside on the eastern side of the village): Talk to her to learn about the jade seal of the First Emperor, and earn +1 wisdom in the process. -- Hunter (outside near the center of the village): He’ll ask you to find him a quality trap for catching animals. You won’t be able to make a trap for him until Chapter Three (see 06.04.01), but when you do you’ll have a choice. You can remind him to pay you (500 experience points, 500 gold), or you can forget it (8000 experience points). Note: In version 1.16b you probably won’t be able to complete this quest because of the “%d” cost forging bug. -- Lu Ping’s house (eastern side of village): Lu Ping will tell you how he has a secret room under his house, but how he doesn’t know how to get inside. Agree to help him and then take the “secret tunnel” underground. Explore until you find the door, and realize it’s just a riddle. The correct answer is “frost.” Inside the secret room you’ll find three locked chests, plus a copy of The Book of Mountains and Seas (permanent +80 hit points) in one of the shelves. When you go back to Lu Ping he’ll reward you with 2000 gold. -- Xiaoli (inside a house on the eastern side of the village): She’ll ask you to read a letter from her husband. You’ll lose fame and savvy if you tell her what the letter really says, so instead lie to her and say that her husband is in good health. You’ll receive 1 fame point, +1 savvy, and +1 charm. You can also find a “wandering blacksmith” (merchant) south of the town, and a bandit camp east of the town. When you’re ready to continue on, head to the Sanchuan Prefecture. “I am... a fat lamb? Only if you have the capability!” -- Fu Su * ============================ * * 06.03.05 Sanchuan Prefecture * * ============================ * Explore the city and find the following people and side quests: -- Beggar (sitting outside of inn): Talk to him and take the “you have your own hands” dialogue options. Then you’ll receive 1500 experience points. (If you talk to him a second time you’ll also receive a journal entry.) -- Drinker (inside of inn): If you pay him 200 gold, he’ll tell you about Jin Hai, a trainer of assassins. (This isn’t necessary if you’re not looking to add another assassin to your party.) Then if you talk to him again he’ll offer to tell you another secret for 400 gold. Don’t pay him this time; he won’t really have a secret. -- Xun Huo and Ma San: As you walk east of the inn you’ll be approached by Xun Huo. He’ll tell you that Ma San is planning to attack him. So walk over to Ma San (standing north of the inn, in front of Xun Huo’s house) and talk to him. If you decide to teach him a lesson (that is, attack him) you’ll receive 1000 experience points when you talk to Huo next. If you talk some sense into him, you’ll receive 1500 experience points and 2 fame points, and then when you report to Huo you’ll receive 1500 more experience points. “I want to take his life because I want to!” -- Ma San -- Hou Xun: As you move through the southern part of the city you’ll be approached by Hou Xun (not to be confused with Xun Huo). He’ll tell you how he lost a gem at Yan the Butcher’s shop, and he’ll ask you to get it back. So go visit Yan the Butcher next to the inn and demand the gem back. You’ll have to fight Yan, but eventually he’ll surrender and give you a sapphire. When you give the sapphire back to Xun, he’ll give you a leather coat, and you’ll also receive 1 fame point. (If you decide to keep the sapphire you’ll lose a fame point.) -- Jin Hai’s estate (southern part of city): If you go in the main building you can talk to Jin Hai. Assuming you learned that he trains assassins (from the drinker at the inn) Hai will offer you the assassin Tian Yuelin for 6000 gold. Yuelin is in the side room of the estate, but before she’ll join your party you might have to defeat her in battle with Fu Su alone (depending on how your conversation with her goes). -- Peasant (standing in the southwestern part of the city): Talk to him and he’ll teach you how to make spades. You’ll need a spade for a quest later. -- Rain-Goose Pagoda (southwestern part of the city): If you go inside and defeat “The Wanderer,” he’ll tell you that you can find the Golden Dragon Helmet in a well near the tavern at Hejiang. (but don’t get too excited; you won’t be able to reach Hejiang until Chapter Four.) Note: You can’t get into the commander’s compound or the prison yet. * ================== * * 06.03.06 Yingchuan * * ================== * There are several side quests here to complete: -- Xiaolong (standing on the northwestern part of the village): He’ll tell you that Ah Zhu stole his wooden sword and then beat him with it. Agree to help him get the sword back. You can find Ah Zhu wandering on the western side of the village. If you scare him into giving the sword back you’ll receive 1500 experience points. If you instead persuade him, you’ll receive +1 wisdom. “I don’t want to be a robber. I want to be a good man!” -- Ah Zhu When you give the sword back to Xiaolong, he’ll tell you that he hid a “wonderful stone” in a tree in the forest. The tree is in the northeastern corner of the area, and it always seems to contain a Plum-blossom Jade. Note: The blacksmith can teach you how to make wooden swords, but having your own wooden sword doesn’t seem to influence Xiaolong’s quest. -- Sheng Cai (wandering in the northwestern part of the village): He’ll tell you about a minor official named Wang Yan, and how Yan offended the local Magistrate and then suddenly found himself arrested for hiding weapons in his house. Agree to help, and then find Yan in the prison. (There doesn’t seem to be any way to avoid the 3000-gold bribe.) A desk near the center of the cell area will have the key to Yan’s cell, and you’ll need the key so you can enter the cell and talk to him. Yan will give you more details about his problems with the Magistrate. Now you have a choice about how to complete the quest. If you finish your conversation with Yan by using the “I can settle that” dialogue option, then you’ll try to clear his name. If you finish with the “I’ll get prepared and rescue you” option then you’ll try and break him out of prison. If you want to clear Yan’s name, leave the prison and go to his house (on the eastern side of the village). Inside you’ll find a jade pendant on the floor. Go back to Yan and ask him about it, and he’ll recognize it as belonging to his neighbor Li Duo. Go talk to Duo (in his house next to Yan’s) and he’ll admit the pendant is his but deny having been in Yan’s house. Go talk to Sheng Cai again and he’ll mention that Duo suddenly come into a lot of money recently, and that he has been visiting the County Office regularly. Go back and search Duo’s house and you’ll discover “keys to the door.” Trek back to the prison and Yan will tell you that the key belongs to his door. Go back and talk to Duo again (in his house), and he’ll admit the Magistrate put him up to framing Yan. Finally, go to the County Office and confront the Magistrate, and he’ll let Yan go. In total you’ll receive 8500 experience points, +2 wisdom, and The Art of War by Shang Yang (permanent +60 fire defense power). It is much simpler to rescue Yan from prison. For that case all you have to do is leave the prison, tell the official in charge of the prison (the guy you bribed before) that you’re starting a jailbreak, and then kill whoever gets in your way until you reach Yan. Then when you talk to Yan he’ll be freed and you’ll gain 2000 experience points, +2 wisdom, and The Art of War by Shang Yang. But note: Because of all the guards you’ll have to kill, you’ll end up with more experience this way, plus gain some equipment. -- Rich merchant’s estate (northern side of the village): When you go inside, the rich merchant will approach you and start a conversation. Select the “take it easy” and “don’t overreact” dialogue options and you’ll receive 3000 experience points. Then the merchant will tell you how some bandits on Yinghuiling Mountain have decided to blackmail him. If he doesn’t give up a family heirloom named the Jade Dancer, the bandits will kill his family. Agree to look into the matter for him, but you’ll have to wait until the next area to complete the quest. -- County Office (western side of the village): You’ll find some rude guards in here, and it’s ok if you kill them. -- An old man (standing next to the inn): The old man tells fortunes. If you have Kong Gang in your party, the old man will tell him his fortune, and that will be enough to convince you he’s for real. Then you can learn your own fortune, but nothing seems to come of it. When you’re ready to move on, go to the northeastern corner of the area and leave for Yinghuiling Mountain. * ============================= * * 06.03.07 Yinghuiling Mountain * * ============================= * Note: You can’t enter this area until you take on the rich merchant’s quest (06.03.06). Follow the path east and talk to the scholar Zhang Liang when he approaches you. If you make friends with him, then you’ll be able to use his name when talking to the bandits later, and be able to move around their camp freely. (It doesn’t matter if you tell him your true name or not, but you’ll see a cut scene if you do.) Also, if you talk to Liang a second time, you’ll be able to ask him if he knows of any assassins. He’ll remember one who lives in Zhaocun Village, but it’s Zhao Qian’s father, who is dead. Farther down the path you’ll run into an herbalist who is trying to get roots off the cliff face. He’ll ask you to bring him a rope and hook. If you learned the schematic from the carpenter in Yangzhou, then you can make the rope and hook for him. When you give it to him you’ll gain 1 fame point, and the herbalist will tell you about a weapon you can have in his house (on the eastern side of the area). What you’ll find is Extraordinary Green, a weapon that looks good for spellcasters but isn’t since it doesn’t include enough elemental damage. Note: In version 1.16b you probably can’t complete this quest because of the “%d” cost forging bug. Finally, you’ll run into the bandits, and you can fight them or not as you wish. In the back of the camp you’ll find the “Hero-gathering Hall” (a big tent). When you go inside you’ll first see a cut scene, and then you’ll have to fight the bandits. Zhang Liang will help you, and the battle will end once you’ve defeated the bandit leader Han Cheng. So if you want to get more experience and equipment, save him for last. Just be sure you don’t let Liang get killed. After the battle, the bandit leader will agree to end the blackmail threat against the rich merchant, and Zhang Liang will become available to join your party, provided your fame is high enough. (28 isn’t high enough but 34 is.) Then go back to Yingchuan and talk to the rich merchant. You’ll receive 1000 gold, 500 experience points, and 2 fame points for your efforts. Then head to Handan (via Sanchuan Prefecture). * =============== * * 06.03.08 Handan * * =============== * Here are some of the people and side quests you can find in the city: -- Sun Yi (wandering outside the southwestern city gates): He’ll tell you that Liu Bang is in Peixian County. -- Treasure merchant (inside inn): If you pay him 1000 gold, he’ll name a treasure you can retrieve for him. That doesn’t sound like a good deal, but go ahead and do it. The first treasure is Monster Nafu’s Hoof, which you won’t be able to find until Chapter Ten. -- Liu Yan (inside inn): If you talk to the merchant standing outside the inn, you’ll learn that Liu Yan recently bought an expensive pearl. Then when you talk to Yan he’ll offer you a quest to deliver the pearl to Fengxian County. (However, you won’t be able to deliver the pearl until Chapter Eight.) -- Chunyu Qiu (in a “civilian house” on the western side of the city): After listening to her sing and having a short conversation with her, she’ll give you a quiz. The answers are “Cai Wei,” the option that starts with “Yin and Yang,” and “Chunyu Yue.” Once you get the answers correct, she’ll lead you to a secret library located under her house. “But generally speaking, it is not proper to burn so many books and kill so many people.” -- Fu Su During the ensuing cut scene, Qiu will attempt to kill herself, and you’ll get a quest to save her. You’ll need to find three herbs, and you can get them from the “vagrant doctor” who wanders around the southern half of the city. He’ll ask you for 8000 gold, and if you agree he’ll reveal that he’s really Feng Yu, former doctor of the First Emperor, and he’ll give you the herbs for free. Plus, he’ll also give you six “god pills” which completely restore hit points. With herbs in hand, all you have to do to heal Chunyu Qiu is approach her. Then when you talk to her again she’ll offer to join your party. Note: On one of the shelves in the library you can find a copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu (permanent +60 metal defense power). -- Ding Xun’s house (near the center of the city): Ding Xun will be involved in a quest in Chapter Four (see 06.05.07). -- Cui Na (wandering around the eastern side of the city): If you talk to him you’ll gain +1 charm. Note: You can’t get into the commander’s compound yet. When you’re ready to move on, head to the southeastern corner of the area and leave for Peixian County. * ======================= * * 06.03.09 Peixian County * * ======================= * This area is all about Liu Bang, the constable of the county. If you talk to people you’ll find out that Bang has rebelled against the empire by releasing hundreds of prisoners, and that he hasn’t been in the county for some time. If you go to the northeastern corner of the area, you’ll find Bang’s house. Inside you can talk to his wife Lu Zhi. Tell her that soldiers are looking for Bang, and you’ll receive 2000 experience points. Then go outside and talk to Bang’s son Xiaobao. He’ll offer to tell you a secret if you give him a wooden sword. You can get a wooden sword by learning the schematic from the blacksmith in Yingchuan. When you give the sword to Xiaobao, he’ll let you know that Liu Bang is at Dangshan Mountain. There are two other ways to learn Liu Bang’s whereabouts: -- Fan Kuai (in the dog meat shop on the eastern side of the village): When you have the option, take the “I think he can help me” dialogue option. Then talk to him again and take the “You are not frank at all” option. Kuai will then tell you where to find Liu Bang. -- Xiahou Ying (in the inn): Talk to brother Wu’s wife (also in the inn) first, and she’ll tell you that Xiahou Ying is a friend of Liu Bang’s. Then start a long conversation with Ying. Answer ... o “Don’t you feel lonely?” o “We are fated to be together” o “I’m here for you” o “I just want to make friends with you” o “Oh, forget it” ... to earn 1500 experience points. From that point on getting the information out of Ying should be relatively straightforward. Once you complete one method to locate Bang, the others will become unavailable, so the best method is the one involving his son. There are also some people and places unrelated to Liu Bang: -- Citizen (wandering in the southwestern corner of the area): You can ask the citizen about famous people in the area, and he’ll mention Xiao Qi, who can “make a flying bird from a piece of wood.” Upon further prompting, the citizen will let you know that Qi is currently abroad, but that his brother Xiao He or his friend Liu Bang might know where he is. However, not only is Bang missing, if you go to He’s home (near the center of the village), you’ll find out he’s out of town, too. -- Ah Cai (wandering near the center of the village): He’ll ask you to help him beat off two dogs. When you do you’ll gain 2 fame points. -- The tower (northern part of the village): Inside you’ll find Xu Wu. If you can beat him three times in one-on-one combat with Fu Su, you’ll gain (in total) 3 fame points and a random (level 7) King Nie sword. “I admire you! I admire you so much!” -- Xu Wu Note: There is some requirement you have to meet before you can challenge Wu, but I don’t know what it is. (I don’t think it’s fame.) Unknown: Does Liu Kun have any purpose? Since Liu Bang seems to be important, head south and leave the area for Dangshan Mountain. * ========================== * * 06.03.10 Dangshan Mountain * * ========================== * Note: You can’t enter this area until you complete one of the quests to determine Liu Bang’s location (06.03.09). Near where you start out is a thatched hut. Go to it and talk to the old woman inside. She’ll ask you to find her grandson and bring him back home. The grandson is west of the hut, wandering in the forest. When you find him, offer to play with him, and he’ll demand you bring him his “darling baby.” The darling baby is at home, so go back to the hut and talk to the old woman. She’ll tell you that the baby is locked in a chest, but that her husband has the key. So leave the hut again but this time head south until you see an old man. Talk to him and he’ll give you the key. Now head back to the hut, unlock the chest, grab the toy, and go find the grandson again. This time when you talk to him you can give him the toy (worth 2000 experience points) and tell him his grandmother worries about him as much as he worries about the toy. Then you can let him play a little longer (worth 3000 experience points), threaten to take his toy away if he doesn’t go home (4000 experience points), or tell him he can play some more tomorrow (4500 experience points). Near where the grandson was playing, you’ll find a woodsman and a cave. The woodsman will tell you how something in the cave frightened him, and how he dropped a jade pendant when he ran away. So explore the cave. You’ll find three groups of monsters: three paoxiaos, two shanyis, and two zhuyans. The best way to deal with the monsters is to draw them to your party one at a time. Fortunately, the jade is next to the paoxiaos, and so you don’t have to face the other two groups if you won’t want to (or can’t). However, if you make it all the way to the back of the cave, you’ll find a Warrior Club. And when you give the jade back to the woodsman, you’ll receive 1500 experience points and 2 fame points. The woodsman also has a second quest. I’m not sure if there’s any requirement for receiving it. Anyway, after you give the woodsman back his jade, talk to him again and he’ll tell you about some “overbearing and fierce” people heading to Chencheng for a bow. (Talk to him a final time for +2 charm.) In Chencheng you’ll find “a young woman” west of the commander’s office who will tell you that she was just robbed. Tell her to treat her wounds first (for 8000 experience points), and then agree to help her. At the eastern gate of the city you’ll be approached by a robber. He’ll tell you that the bandit leader Hu Dao has gone mad and has started killing his own men. You’ll find Hu Dao farther to the east. Once you talk to him and kill him, you’ll find the Sun-shooting bow, the book Classics on Stars, and some other treasures. Then just talk to the woman again to automatically return the book to her and also receive 8000 experience points and 3 fame points. She’ll let you keep the bow as your reward. On the western side of the forest is the reason you came to the area -- Liu Bang’s rebel encampment. If you tell the rebels that you’re looking for Bang and that his wife sent you, they’ll let you move around the encampment freely. Otherwise you’ll have to fight them. Regardless, make your way to the big tent labeled “Hall of the Mountain Village.” Inside, you’ll trigger a cut scene where you meet Liu Bang for the first time, and Bang lets you know you can find Xiao Qi in Pengcheng. After the cut scene ends, you can talk to Liu Bang again. If you suggest that he “establish moral standards” for his men (perhaps only available if you attacked the rebels), you’ll receive 2500 experience points. You can also ask Bang about Xiao Qi and how to get to Pengcheng. When you leave the tent, Xiao He (Xiao Qi’s brother) will be standing outside, but he won’t say anything interesting. That’s it for the area. When you’re ready to move on, head to the southeastern corner and leave for Pengcheng. * ================== * * 06.03.11 Pengcheng * * ================== * Note: You can’t enter this area until you talk to Liu Bang at Dangshan Mountain (06.03.10). When you enter the area you’ll discover a girl named Jing Wuji being attacked by three bears. However, after you “rescue” her you’ll find out she didn’t want your help, and she’ll challenge you to a duel. The fight should be pretty easy. After you’ve defeated her, talk to her again and say you got lucky. That will earn you 2500 experience points. Then go ahead and explore the rest of the area. (You can’t do anything else with Wuji at the moment.) Here are some of the people and things you’ll find: -- Song Ji (in the inn): He’ll complain he’s never tasted the best wine. You’ll find some wine for him in Chapter Four (see 06.05.07). -- The wanderer (wandering near the pagoda in the northern part of the city): Supposedly he has a good forging skill, so if you don’t learn that skill with Fu Su, the wanderer is where you should go when you want to make things. -- Courier (standing outside the courier station): He’ll complain that his saddle was stolen. You can make a saddle if you’ve learned the schematic from the carpenter in Yangzhou. When you give the saddle to the courier, he’ll give you 2000 gold. -- Woman weaver’s home (eastern side of the city): Talk to the weaver to learn that her shuttle is broken. Then go to the western side of the city to find the carpenter in his house. He’ll offer to sell you a shuttle (1000 gold) or teach you to make shuttles (500 gold). Once you have the shuttle, give it to the weaver to receive 3500 experience points and 2 fame points. -- Jing Wuji’s home (northeastern part of the city): Inside you can finally talk to Xiao Qi. Offer to help him if he helps you, and he’ll tell you about a monster shanyi that is terrorizing the city. You’ll have two option -- to find heavenly iron (in Jiujiang) and iron-pine wood (at Taishan Mountain) so Qi can make a trap for the monster, or simply go out and kill the monster yourself (on the high ground north of the city). When you complete one of the quests, Jing Wuji will return to her home, and you’ll be able to recruit her into your party. Qi will also let you know that Tian Gang of Hengshan Village helped build the First Emperor’s tomb, and that you should go talk to him. Then when you leave the area, the chapter will end. “Should I find him, in terms of certainty, we can make another 10 percent!” -- Fu Su It’s probably best just to kill the monster shanyi (assuming you can). If you pick up the trap parts for Xiao Qi, you won’t get any experience for the quest, and, as far as I can tell, Qi never finishes making the trap anyway. (You’ll have to tell him time is running out so that he stops and introduces you to Jing Wuji.) Meanwhile, if you kill the shanyi you’ll get some experience and perhaps a useful body part. However, for the purposes of the walkthrough, I’m going to assume you’re looking for the trap parts. Mostly that just means Taishan Mountain and Jiujiang appear in Chapter Two rather than Chapter Three. When you’re ready to continue, head to Taishan Mountain. * ========================= * * 06.03.12 Taishan Mountain * * ========================= * The main thing to do here is get the iron pine for Xiao Qi (assuming you’re doing that quest). You can find the iron pine tree on the western side of the area, guarded by some monkeys. Then just click on the tree to get the pine. You can also find some other things of interest in the area: -- Xu’s house (southern part of the village): Inside you can talk to Xu Shi and decide he looks familiar. He’ll come up again in Chapter Four (see 06.05.06), so remember where he is. “You know only money is important in this world.” -- Xu Shi -- The old beggar (standing next to the inn): He won’t talk to you unless you buy him wine, so go into the inn and buy a jug of wine for 100 gold. When you give it to the beggar you’ll receive 500 experience points, but the beggar still won’t talk to you. This time he’ll demand “holy wine.” So go back into the inn and ask for it. The innkeeper will try to charge you 6000 gold for two bottles, but when you complain about the deal, he’ll offer to give you the wine if you can bring him some “monkey fruit wine.” That gives you two options -- to pay for the wine or go on a quest for it. You’ll have to fight the beggar when you give him the wine, and he’s much tougher than he sounds, so the slower (and cheaper) option is probably best (see 06.05.06 regardless). -- Wu Xin (northwestern corner of the area): He won’t talk to you until you complete the old beggar’s quest (see 06.05.06), but you can explore the buildings and the cave near him. Plus, if you go underground you can find a “cave blocked by a huge stone” (not to mention a bunch of tiger fish). Just keep this area in mind for later. When you’re ready to move on, head to Jiujiang (via Pengcheng). * ================= * * 06.03.13 Jiujiang * * ================= * This is a small area. Mostly all you need to do here is pick up some heavenly iron from the meteor on the eastern edge (south of where you start). But, of course, there are also some side quests: -- Wu Fugui (wandering in the village): He’ll tell you how he bought a wolf thinking it was a puppy, and then he’ll ask you to kill the wolf so he can use his house again. So go inside and kill the wolf (it’s just an ordinary wolf), and when you return to Fuqui you’ll receive 500 experience points and 1 fame point. -- Zhi Bo (in one of the northern houses): He’ll talk to you about death, and, when you have the choice, take the (long) dialogue option with “regret” in it. Then Zhi Bo will tell you about his estranged son Zhi Qin, who conveniently lives right next door. So talk to Qin, then talk to Bo again, and then talk to Qin again. For resolving the conflict, Qin will give you the Gongbu Sword once your fame reaches 35 points. Finally, talk to Bo again to receive 1 fame point. -- Xiaoqi (wandering southwest of the village): He’ll tell you he lost his brother Xiaoyi. You can find Xiaoyi in a cave west of the village. You’ll have to defeat three monster paoxiaos, but once you get to Xiaoyi and talk to him you’ll receive 4000 experience points and 2 fame points. -- Qing Bu (a muscleman in the northwestern part of the area): He’ll eventually ask to join your party, but I don’t know what triggers the conversation. I’ve heard of it happening in Chapter Eight, but it can probably happen before then (and might require a certain amount of fame, or something else). Also, there is a quest you’ll need to complete for Bu involving killing somebody named Zhuang Jia in Jiujiang. (All of this is unverified by me.) Unknown: A citizen west of the village will ask you if you’ve seen his dog Ah Huang. You can find Ah Huang in the northeastern corner of the area, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to get them together. When you’re ready to move on, head back to Pengcheng and give the trap parts to Xiao Qi. Then head to Hengshan Village (via Jiujiang). /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.04.00 Chapter Three | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to find Tian Gang, a man who helped build the First Emperor’s tomb. * ========================= * * 06.04.01 Hengshan Village * * ========================= * The main reason to be here is to find Tian Gang. However, when you talk to the villagers -- like Liu Gang (standing in the northeastern corner of the area) or Liu Jing (wandering near his house) -- they’ll tell you no such person lives in the village. But they will mention that the local blacksmith has suddenly improved his skills. So go talk to the blacksmith (in his shop on the western side of the village). He’ll tell you that his forging hammer was stolen, and that Feng Zhuang, Liu Jing, and Quan Si were in the area when it happened. You’ll need to solve the mystery, so talk to all three suspects: -- Feng Zhuang (in his house near the middle of the village) will say he simply went to the blacksmith’s shop to buy traps. -- Liu Jing (now in his house near the middle of the village) will get scared when you question him. If you tell him to “be a man” you’ll receive 500 experience points. Jing will then tell you about the bad luck he’s had with his relatives. If you feel sorry for him, give him some gold for medicine, and you’ll receive 500 more experience points. (You’ll lose 20% of your gold, so if you drop all your gold on the ground first, you won’t lose anything.) Finally, Jing will admit to having larceny in his heart, but he’ll claim Quan Si came into the shop at just the wrong moment and spoiled his plan. -- Quan Si (with his rascals camped west of the town) has the hammer. If you immediately call him a liar and then lie yourself and say someone saw him take the hammer, he’ll give you the hammer and you’ll gain +3 wisdom. At that point you can admit to lying and fight him, or simply leave. (You can also buy the hammer from him for 2000 gold if you want.) When you give the hammer back to the blacksmith, you’ll receive 500 experience points. The blacksmith will then ask you who took it, and you can answer with Quan Si (+3 wisdom), Liu Jing (4000 experience points), or “it’s not important” (+3 charm). Finally, you can ask the blacksmith about Tian Gang. He’ll tell you how he found a forging book authored by Tian Gang near the “backhill,” and he’ll teach you how to make animal traps. Note: Animal traps also have the “%d” cost bug in version 1.16b. The backhill is simply the mountain range on the northern edge of the village, and you can find a cave in it roughly north of where Quan Si is (or was). Inside, you’ll find the cave to be heavily trapped, so hopefully your assassin has some skill points in gold vision (to detect traps) and device master (to disarm them). If not, just walk through the traps and rest as you need to. Note: What you might discover at this point is that disarming traps costs 20 mana. So if you haven’t worried too much about wisdom and mana items for your assassin, now is a good time to think about it. This isn’t the last place where you’ll see a lot of traps. After disarming the traps and killing some tiger fish, you’ll finally reach Tian Gang. Of course, he won’t tell you how to get into the tomb -- at least, not yet. First you’ll have to prove your worthiness to him by stealing a jade pendant from a merchant named Wu Jie in Hengshan Prefecture (aka Hengshan City). So leave the cave and head for the city. * ============================ * * 06.04.02 Hengshan Prefecture * * ============================ * The main thing to do here is get the jade pendant from Wu Jie. So head to the Wu residence (in the southern pat of the city) and approach Wu Jie. He’ll start a conversation with you and tell you that his son Xiaohu has been kidnapped by bandits. To get the jade pendant, you can either pay Jie the ransom amount (10,000 gold) or you can rescue the son from the bandits. The latter approach is cheaper and more fun -- and worth way more experience -- so that’s the one you should take. You can find the bandits on the high ground north of the city. Once you kill them, go into the hut and approach the boy. He’ll thank you for rescuing him and you’ll receive 6000 experience points. Then head back to the city and talk to Wu Jie again. He’ll give you the pendant and a book called Tactics of Shima Rangju (permanent +60 wood defense power). Note: As soon as you rescue Xiaohu, Han Xin will appear in the courtyard of the Wu residence, and you’ll be able to recruit him to your party, provided you can defeat him in one-on-one combat with Fu Su. (It shouldn’t be too hard since Xin won’t use illusion or stanching.) There are also some side quests to complete: -- Carpenter (inside a house on the eastern side of the city): He’ll tell you that he lost his toolbox and ask you to find it for him. He’ll even suggest it might be in the forest west of the city. So go out there and look around. You’ll find the toolbox in a tree just north of the path, and when you give it to the carpenter you’ll receive a piece of longan wood and 1 fame point. Note: Don’t use the longan wood to make anything. You’ll need it in the next chapter. -- The merchant’s wife (in a house near the middle of the city): She’ll ask you to take a winter coat to her husband in Pengcheng. Her husband is the grocer in that city, and his shop is next to the eastern gate. When you give him the coat he’ll give you a random level 6 sword, and you’ll receive 1 fame point. -- Kid (wandering in the western side of the city): When you talk to him you’ll gain +1 charm. -- Mao Sen’s house (in the northern part of the city): Mao Sen will be part of a quest in the next chapter, so just remember where he is. Unknown: Does the Magistrate have any purpose? Once you’ve completed the side quests and gotten the jade pendant, head back to Hengshan Village and give the pendant to Tian Gang. He’ll tell you about a secret tunnel that leads into the tomb. The only problem is that you’ll need two objects in order to enter the tomb -- the “gold-toad pearl” and “an elite magic weapon.” Gang will explain that the pearl can be found along the southwestern border of the land, and he’ll list seven swords that you can use: Ganjiang, Moye, Zhanlu, Tai’e, Yuchang, Gongbu, and Juque. (You should already have the last two swords.) After the conversation, talk to Gang again and he’ll sell you Mo Zi’s Book of Sundry Moral Principles (permanent +10 dexterity) for 5000 gold. “Hey, you seem pretty capable!” -- Tian Gang As soon as you exit the cave, the chapter will end. Then head for Huqiu (via Jiujiang). /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.05.00 Chapter Four | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to find a gold-toad pearl, plus look for (level 9) magic swords. * ============== * * 06.05.01 Huqiu * * ============== * The main reason to come here is to pick up a magical sword. If you talk to the old man standing near the center of the village, he’ll let you know that the King of the Wu State was buried nearby, and with him the swords Ganjiang and Moye. The king’s tomb is located in the northeastern corner of the area. You’ll have to fight some robbers next to the entrance, and then once you go inside you’ll (eventually) trigger a cut scene where more robbers talk about the swords they’ve found. It seems the sword Ganjiang was in the tomb, but the sword Moye was only a fake, the real Moye having last been seen in Julu. “I plan to go back home and buy a huge piece of land, marry a good woman and have several concubines.” -- Tomb robber Of course, the robbers won’t just hand the swords over to you, so you’ll have to fight them. They’re not too difficult to kill, but here’s a trick. The robbers won’t start out aggressive towards you; the head robber will want to talk to you first. So send Fu Su into the area with the robbers, catch the head robber’s attention, and then retreat. The head robber will follow you however far you go away, and then after you talk to him you can attack him out of sight of the other robbers, and kill him easily. Then you can just mop up the other robbers (or not, since the head robber has the swords). There are also some side quests in the area: -- Beggar (sitting near the center of the village): If you give him gold three times, you’ll gain +1 charm and 1 fame point. -- Strongman (standing outside a house on the eastern side of the village): He’ll give you a quest about bending and restoring a sword with no effort. If you go into the house behind him, you’ll make a log entry of what you see (after you leave). Then if you talk to the strongman again and answer “vat” you’ll receive 1000 gold and +2 wisdom. -- Passerby (wandering south of the village): He’ll approach you asking if you’ve seen a yellow package. The package (a “small cloth bag”) is sitting on the ground in the northern part of the village. If you return the package to the man, you’ll receive 400 gold, 500 experience points, and 2 fame points. If you keep the package, you’ll receive 2000 gold and lose 1 fame point. Note: The passerby only appears after you pick up the package. The Ganjiang sword is one of the best paladin swords in the game, so immediately head to Xianyang to get it identified. Then go to Hejiang Village (via Hanzhong Prefecture) to start your quest for the gold-toad pearl. * ======================== * * 06.05.02 Hejiang Village * * ======================== * This area has a major quest to it, which you’ll learn about when you go to the village head’s house on the western side of the village. The village head will tell you that the village is full of an “ominous smell” that poisons its inhabitants. Further, he’ll say that the wizard Kun Pu is working on a antidote, but that he suspects Kun Pu created the curse in the first place. Even Pu’s apprentice Zong Da suspects him. Talk to the village head twice to learn all this. Note: The village head will also tell you there is a gold-toad pearl in Cloud Valley, provided you ask him about the pearl before asking him about the village. If you wander around the village and talk to the villagers, they’ll all chime in about Kun Pu, Zong Da, and the curse, but to get the quest rolling you have to talk to the two wizards: -- Zong Da (in his house on the northern side of the village) will tell you that you can save the village by killing the curse maker, Kun Pu. Agree to do it (rather than asking more questions) and Da will give you five double spore mushrooms. He'll also warn you not to talk to Pu because “he will burden you with an even more evil curse.” If that wasn’t enough to make you suspicious of Da, notice he has a secret tunnel leading under his house, which you can’t enter yet. -- Kung Pu (standing well south of the village, near the inn) will suggest Da has something to do with the curse, and then he’ll leave for Da’s house. When you arrive back at Zong Da’s house, Kung Pu will be there but Da won’t. So talk to Pu and then watch the cut scene. You’ll find out Da was upset that Pu was named the village’s sacrifice wizard instead of himself, and so he decided to frame Pu with the curse. Once the cut scene ends, you’ll have to fight Da and his henchmen, but the battle shouldn’t be too tough, especially since Pu will be helping you out. Once Zong Da is dead, loot the chamber to find the Book of Mountains and Seas (permanent +80 hit points) and then return to the village. The villagers will all be singing a different tune now, and Kung Pu (standing back where he started) will be available to join your party. Note: If you instead kill Kun Pu for Zong Da, nothing much will happen. Da will simply cure the curse on you after you do the deed. Another note: The game might screw up Fu Su when it cures him of the curse, and the attribute bonuses from his equipment will no longer be counted. To fix this, either save and load the game, or unequip and then re-equip all of Fu Su’s equipment. There aren’t any other side quests in the area, but there are two more things of interest: -- On the eastern side of the area, among the ruins, you can find a bandit camp. -- In the well next to the inn you can find the Golden Dragon Helmet, provided you defeated the wanderer in Sanchuan Prefecture (06.03.05). Cloud Valley leads to some difficult fights, so rather than heading straight there for the gold-toad pearl, instead take the scenic route and head to Wuhua Village. * ====================== * * 06.05.03 Wuhua Village * * ====================== * This small village has one main quest plus a few minor quests. The main quest involves the inn. Talk to the innkeeper and agree to stay the night. Then go through the door in the back of the inn and enter the bedroom. A cut scene will ensue where the innkeeper is killed during the middle of the night. The magistrate will arrive and decide you did it, but, after confiscating half your gold, will give you three days to solve the murder. “Pure is pure, dirty is dirty! In three days I will reveal the truth to you.” -- Fu Su So wander around and talk to all of the suspects: -- Wang Laigui (in the kitchen) is the father of Xiaocui, the servant girl. He’ll tell you that Ding Lairui likes his daughter, but that she likes Zhao Laifu. He’ll also say that somebody strong must have committed the murder, which rules out Zhao Laifu, who broke his leg two weeks ago. -- The waiter (in the main inn room) will tell you that the innkeeper was “very interested” in Xiaocui and therefore disliked Zhao Laifu. In fact, the innkeeper might have been planning to fire Laifu for that reason, with his broken leg as the excuse. (Note: You can threaten the waiter to avoid bribing him.) -- Ding Lairui (in the main inn room) won’t tell you much that you didn’t already know. (Note: If you start out by observing him and then ask if he’s worried because of a girl, you’ll receive 8500 experience points.) -- Xiaocui (in the house next to the inn) will confirm that she and Laifu are good friends. Since the suspects don’t know enough to help you solve the case, expand your search. The vegetable salesman next to the inn will tell you that Wang Kaigui bought insecticide recently to kill some white ants; the merchant at the medicine shop will mention that Zhao Laifu came in to buy honey about a month ago; and Zhang the blacksmith will tell you that Ding Lairui came in to buy whetstones also about a month ago. When asked about the insecticide, Kaigui will say that white ants recently showed up out of nowhere, but that the insecticide didn’t help much. Furthermore, he’ll conjecture that maybe somebody left a can of sugar open in the kitchen, since white ants like sweets. Laifu will simply say that he used the honey for stomach pains, and Lairui will claim he bought the whetstones to upset the innkeeper. As far as I know, that’s all the information you get to solve the murder. So go over to the county office and tell the magistrate that Zhao Laifu committed the crime. You’ll receive 15,000 experience points and you’ll get your gold back from the magistrate -- but then you’ll give some of it to Laifu and Xiaocui so they can start a new life. (To save your money, drop all of it before the first cut scene in the inn, and then again before telling the magistrate that Laifu did it.) Here are the other quests: -- Street entertainer and villager standing by (standing near the entrance to the village): There are two ways you can handle this quest, and both give about the same reward. You can bet the villager 400 gold that the hammer used by the entertainer is fake, and then buy the hammer from the entertainer to prove it. Or you can buy the hammer from the entertainer and then show it to the villager to prevent him from buying any of the entertainer’s vigor pills. Both give 4000 experience and +2 charm, but if you talk to the entertainer first, you can discover the hammer is fake and receive an additional 500 experience points. (You can also kill the entertainer instead of doing the quest.) Note: The fake hammer isn’t useful for anything, so you don’t need to hang onto it. -- Villager (standing outside a house near the center of the village): She’ll hire you to beat up a nearby hooligan. Once you complete the job she’ll pay you 2000 gold. -- House (northern part of the village): There’s a sleeping man inside plus a table you can loot. If you loot the table you’ll find a level 7 “superior silver mine” rock, but you’ll lose 2 fame points. -- Temple (western side if village): The sacrifice wizard inside will ask you to find him five wheat cakes and two holy winter peaches so he can complete his ceremony. You can find cakes and peaches for sale from the travelling doctor sitting near the entrance to the village or from the medicine shop next to the temple. When you give the wizard what he wants, you’ll receive two gold rocks, the Book of Legalists by Shang Yang (permanent +10 savvy), and 1 fame point. Unknown: Is there a quest involving the sleeping man and the silver rock? When you’re ready to move on, head for Changsha. * ================= * * 06.05.04 Changsha * * ================= * There are three side quests in this area: -- Chen You (wandering in the western half of the village): He’ll tell you about a “deflowering thief” who has been abducting young women from the village. You’ll find the thief (named Yin Ge) in a cave north of the city, and you’ll have two choices for how to deal with him: you can “show understanding” and let him continue on (+2 charm) or you can kill him (6000 experience points). If you talk to the girls in the cave, they’ll all say they’re happy, but they’ll also appear to be hypnotized, so the best choice is probably to kill Ge. If you do, you’ll also receive 500 experience points for talking to the magistrate’s daughter (in the cave), plus 7000 experience points and 3 fame points when you talk to Chen You to let him know that the threat is over. -- Cheng Ping’s house (southern side of the village): Ping will warn you against going to Nanshan Mountain because a ferocious tiger lives there. If you offer to kill the tiger, you’ll gain 2 fame points, and Ping will tell you to see Uncle He (in his medicine shop to the west) about getting some free medicine (five gold oranges). Nanshan Mountain is just the hilly region in the southeastern part of the area, and the tiger shouldn’t be too tough to kill. Once it’s dead, go back to Uncle He to get five more gold oranges. Note: If you face the tiger without going to Uncle He for medicine, you’ll gain 5 fame points when you kill it. -- Su Ze (in the tavern): He’ll tell you that his mother is sick, and that the only cure for her, a nine-leaf fungus, is being held by Qi the rich man. Moreover, he’ll tell you that Qi will only give him the fungus if he pays him 2000 gold or allows Qi to use his wife as a concubine. “Ze, my son, is suffering so much, he worried till his hair turned white.” -- Su Ze’s mother There are two ways to handle this. You can pay Ze 2000 gold so he can buy the fungus from Qi (500 experience points and 2 fame points) or you can kill Qi and his henchmen and then give the fungus to Ze (8000 experience points). Finally, head to Cloud Valley. * ===================== * * 06.05.05 Cloud Valley * * ===================== * As soon as you enter the area, a man named Yan Jiang will approach you. He’ll warn you that there is a group of wild Maio people living in the area, and he’ll suggest you work together to take the gold-toad pearl from them. His plan? To kidnap Yin Zhu, the daughter of the Maio chieftain, and then get the pearl in ransom. There are three ways to handle the situation: -- You can agree to Jiang’s plan and try to kidnap Yin Zhu. She’ll struggle and you’ll have to kill her, but you’ll find a pearl on her corpse. -- You can agree to Jiang’s plan but then tell Zhu about it when you meet her. She’ll ask you to kill Jiang, and she’ll give you a pearl when you do. -- You can kill Jiang when you find out his plan, and then Zhu will give you a pearl because you’re such a good person. It doesn’t matter which method you use, but if you take Yin Zhu’s side, she’ll offer to join your party after she gives you the pearl. Also notice the large tree near where Yin Zhu is standing. That’s the tree where monkey fruit ferments, so be sure to pick up a couple bottles of monkey fruit wine before you leave. You now have what you need to enter the First Emperor’s tomb, but let’s instead finish off some side quests. * ========================= * * 06.05.06 Taishan Mountain * * ========================= * Go into the inn and trade a bottle of monkey fruit wine for holy wine. Then go outside and talk to the beggar again. Give him the bottle of wine (or not; it doesn’t matter) and ask him the three questions that appear. He’ll let you know that Wu Xin (in the northwestern part of the area) has the sword Zhanlu. Eventually, no matter what you say, the conversation will lead to a fight. “I’ll teach you a good lesson! Otherwise I’d rather jump from the top of Taishan Mountain!” -- The old beggar The beggar is a fairly nasty wizard, and he’ll keep casting “meteorite” and “squall” at you. So try to maneuver your party so the characters aren’t all standing in a line, and then just hack away at him. Eventually you’ll defeat him and he’ll surrender. Then if you call him a “loser” and observe him closely, you’ll recognize him as Lu Sheng, an old enemy. This gives you two options: -- If you let him live, he’ll tell you two secrets. The first is that the man claiming to be Xu Shi is really Xu Fu. Then if you confront Xu Shi (in his estate to the south) you’ll hear his story and get 3000 gold. The beggar will also tell you he suspects the First Emperor was poisoned with a slow acting toxin. -- If you kill him, you’ll get a Book of Changes (permanent +30 wisdom). Regardless of what you do, you should next visit Wu Xin. He’ll ask you to prove you are worthy of the Zhanlu sword. Again you’ll have two options: -- You can fight him to prove you’re a better swordsman. Your entire party gets to participate, so the fight isn’t too bad, and you’ll receive 3 fame points plus the sword. -- You can help Wu Xin create a new sword by producing water in the nearby cave. If you explored the cave before, you might remember there was a “cave blocked by a huge stone” inside. Simply create a spade (you should have learned the schematic in Sanchuan Prefecture) and click on the stone to remove it. That will create a river in the cave. Then just return to Xu Win (fighting some monster zhuyans along the way) to get the sword. Note: Supposedly you can also talk to (or kill) one of the servants in the nearby buildings to get a spade. You’ll have to decide whether it’s better to have fame points or monster zhuyan body parts. Note: I don’t like the Zhanlu sword as much as the Ganjiang sword, but it might be a better choice for the final fight, so keep it around somewhere. “Don’t ever do bad deeds with it. Otherwise you will be in big trouble!” -- Wu Xin If you talk to Wu Xin again, he’ll tell you that he needs an earth-fire stone and cedar in order to forge his new sword (there is a pre-requisite for this conversation, but I don’t know what it is). Further, he’ll tell you that Mao Lin in Hengshan Prefecture might know where cedar is, and that you might find an earth-fire stone in Cloud Valley. So hop on over to Hengshan Prefecture and find the passerby wandering in the eastern part of the city. The passerby will claim to know everyone in the area, and when you ask him about Mao Lin, he’ll suggest you talk to Mao Lin’s brother Mao Sen. So go to Sen (in his house in the northern part of the city) and ask him about Lin. He’ll agree to tell you where Lin is, provided you give him some longan wood. You should have gotten longan wood by completing the carpenter’s quest in this city (see 06.04.02). If you don’t have it any more, you’ll just have to hope you find some in the future. (Longan wood is just a regular kind of wood, and it’ll drop from trees sometimes.) Otherwise, give it to Sen and he’ll tell you Mao Lin moved to Chencheng. You’ll also receive 1 fame point. (You might think you can skip this part and head directly to Chencheng, but it won’t work. If you don’t complete Mao Sen’s quest, you won’t be able to find Mao Lin.) You can’t get to Chencheng yet, so just keep the cedar part of the quest in mind. You can get the earth-fire stone in the next section. * ========================= * * 06.05.07 Treasure Hunting * * ========================= * Now go to Pengcheng and find Song Ji in the inn. Give him your other bottle of monkey fruit wine (without hinting at a reward), and Ji will give you the Deer-hunting Dagger. Then, if you talk to him again, he’ll tell you the legend of the “Holy-Beast Armor” and the “Pan Gu Gigantic Axe.” Even better, he’ll tell you he knows of a treasure map leading to the two objects. All you have to do is find Ding Xun in Handan and tell him Song Ji sent you. So head to Handan and talk to Ding Xun (in his house near the center of the city). You’ll discover that Xun is sick. Offer to help him and then, when you click on the door to leave, you’ll trigger a cut scene where a doctor arrives and heals him. Then talk to Xun again to get the treasure map. The treasure map will point you to Cloud Valley, so head back there. You’ll find a “mysterious cave” in the middle of the northern wall of rocks. Inside, after a while, the tunnel will fork. The northern path will lead to a room with the axe and five tiger fish in it. The southern path will lead to numerous tiger fish, including a pair of tiger fish kings, and then it will branch as well. The southern path off this branch will lead to the earth-fire stone you need, while the northern path will lead to a pair of monster shanyi and the armor (now called “God-Beast Armor”). The shanyi will probably be all but impossible to kill (at least around level 30). So your best bet is to leave most of your party next to the entrance to the cave, and have your fastest character run past the shanyi and grab the armor, and then run to the exit. (Just be careful of the tiger fish, since they re-spawn quickly.) Of course, things won’t get any easier once you leave the cave. You’ll discover that Song Ji and Ding Xun were just using you to get the treasure out of the cave and now plan to take it from you. If you healed Xun in Handan, he’ll eventually leave, but you’ll still have to face Ji. Song Ji is more difficult to kill than the old beggar, mostly because he’ll teleport around the forest, and melee fighters will have a hard time navigating around the trees and rocks to get to him. Plus, he’ll cast a nasty hailstorm from time to time that might all but kill your characters in one shot. But just keep pecking away, and eventually he should die. (If you find you can’t kill him then just have your characters run east and leave the area.) Note: If the Cloud Valley part of the quest is just too hard for your party, then feel free to come back to it later. The objects you get are level 40+ anyway. * ================= * * 06.05.08 Paradise * * ================= * Now head back to Zhaocun Village so you can track down Gui Guzi’s paradise. The paradise is located through the northernmost of the four caves in the area. On the first level of the cave you’ll find some monster paoxiaos, but they’ll only attack one or two at a time and shouldn’t present much of a problem. On the second level you’ll meet the King of Beasts. He’ll force you to pass five tests before he’ll let you continue on to the next level. The first four involve killing monsters: two zhuyans, three paoxiaos, three tiger fish, and then two shanyis. At this point you can probably go toe-to-toe with the monsters (these shanyis are much easier than the ones in Cloud Valley), but, if you have trouble, send one character to talk to the King of Beasts to trigger the next test, and then try to lure the monsters to your party one at a time. The fifth test involves fighting the “shadow of Fu Su.” This would probably be a tough battle if Fu Su had to fight the shadow alone, but your whole party gets to participate, and so it should go fairly easily. Once you’ve defeated the shadow, you’ll be allowed to head down to the third level. “You have passed all the tests. Go ahead then!” -- The King of Beasts The third level of the cave is filled with tiger fish and a couple of treasure chests, and eventually you’ll come to the exit to the fourth level. However, next to the exit you’ll find a “man-eating monster.” Talk to it and then answer its riddles (don’t attack it; you can attack it later if you want). Here are the answers: -- “Even God can’t tell” (1500 experience points) -- “A was honest” (1500 experience points) -- “You are not me” (2500 experience points) -- “Four” (2500 experience points) -- “You will eat me” (3000 experience points) Once you answer the riddles correctly, you’ll be able to move on to the fourth level. (Note: If you answer the last riddle wrong, then you’ll get the experience from the first four riddles and still be able to kill the monster. The monster has a nasty “meteorite” attack, but otherwise it is fairly easy to kill, and it is worth a whole lot of experience. Plus you might get a body part.) On the fourth level, after defeating some tigers, you’ll find “the old man with a lantern” (he blends in with the rocks, so look carefully). After a short conversation, the man will ask you what you’re willing to give up to reach Gui Guzi’s paradise. The only correct answer is “position” (worth 4000 experience points). Once you say that, the man will give you the Beacon of Heart, and you’ll be able to cross the bridge and enter paradise. Note: Make sure you put the beacon in Fu Su’s inventory. Otherwise you’ll end up in a void. It turns out paradise isn’t a very big place. In fact, there are only two things to do there: -- You can talk to Guigu Zi (aka Gui Guzi) and play “five-element chess” with him. Recollect The Art of War by Sun Bin (1500 experience points), then show your weakness to the enemy (1000 experience points), and finally hit the weakest point (3000 experience points) to demonstrate your tactics ability to the old man. Lastly, tell Zi that “you praise me too highly” and he’ll give you the Master Guigu Zi Shield and the Master Guigu Zi book (permanent +20% move speed). -- You can visit a couple “hatches” on the western side of the area. One of the hatches has a chest containing The Art of War by Wu Qi (permanent +60 water defense power). Note: If you have Zhao Qian with you, she’ll comment about how nice it would be to live in the village with you once you’ve taken your revenge. Now that you’ve discovered the paradise, head back to Zhaocun Village (via the cave north of the hatches) and tell the news to the village head (10,000 experience points, 3 fame points) and Zhao Cheng (10,000 more experience points). Since you’re in the area, head over to Yanmen Pass and enter the cave that requires the hairpin key. Inside you’ll find some tiger fish and a pair of chests. When you open one of the chests, you’ll receive some (level 9) sun- shooting arrows, but two shanyis will also appear. The shanyis can be reasonably nasty, so you might want pick up the arrows and then run away to the cave exit. Note: When you leave the cave, you won’t be able to enter it again. Finally, head over to Lishan Mountain so you can enter the tomb of the First Emperor. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.06.00 Chapter Five | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to explore the tomb of the First Emperor. * ======================== * * 06.06.01 Lishan Mountain * * ======================== * There isn’t a whole lot to do in this area. Basically, just follow the path and kill wolves and monkeys until you come to the cave leading to the tomb. * ============================= * * 06.06.02 First Emperor’s Tomb * * ============================= * This first level of the tomb is a maze of sorts. There are two things to watch out for: -- Traps: There are all sorts of traps. So carefully send your assassin in front of your party to detect and disarm them. It’s boring but necessary. -- Terra-cotta warriors: Some of the statues will come to life and attack you, so try to keep your party moving together. (Note: The warriors won’t necessarily “wake up” in version 1.16b.) The second level is much like the first, with lots of traps and terra-cotta warriors that may or may not attack you. Fortunately, the hallways are wider on this level, so moving around is easier, even without access to an overhead map. Note: Save often. Sometimes assassins step on traps you tell them to disarm, and the traps on the second level can kill characters outright. Eventually you’ll come to a four-way intersection where one direction takes you back the way you came, but the other three directions lead to exits from the area. This is what you’ll find for each exit: -- Northwestern stairs: You’ll find a large mechanical beast that looks much more difficult than it is. Once you’ve defeated it, grab the tiger tally from the sarcophagus. -- Southeastern stairs: You’ll find another large mechanical beast and another tiger tally. -- Door to the First Emperor’s grave: Once you have both tiger tallies, you can go through the door. A cut scene will ensue, and you’ll discover that the First Emperor was not only poisoned but strangled as well. Plus, you’ll find a jade pendant that belongs to your brother Hu Hai (the current emperor) clutched in the First Emperor’s hand. Once the cut scene ends, you’ll be transported back to Lishan Mountain and the chapter will end. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.07.00 Chapter Six | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to run errands for the rebel army. * ======================== * * 06.07.01 Lishan Mountain * * ======================== * As you exit the area, you’ll run into Fang Zhong. He’ll think you’re working for somebody named Zhao Ba. Tell him you’ve never even heard of Ba, and Zhong will describe to you the Mohist School and how Ba has tried to take it over. At that point you’ll come under attack by several of Ba’s lackeys. Take out the wizards first and then mop up the others. If Fang Zhong survives, he’ll tell you a little of the rebel movement, and how three rebel armies are closing in on Xianyang. He’ll also become available to join your party. “Hey! If people could make a good living, who would rebel?” -- Fang Zhong Then go to Xiangyang and talk to Huan Feng (in his estate in the northern part of the city). He’ll conjecture that Zhao Gao is controlling Hu Hai. He’ll also suggest you meet Zhou Wen in Xishui Village so you can assist the rebel army and weaken Zhao Gao in the process. * ======================= * * 06.07.02 Xishui Village * * ======================= * When you enter the area, head northeast to find the rebel camp. Zhou Wen is in the big tent in the back. When you talk to him, tell him “Maybe I am more experienced than you are” and “What else can it be?” and you’ll soon receive 6500 experience points. Then if you guess the opposing army is made up of prisoners, you’ll gain another 500 experience points. Finally, no matter what you say, Zhou Wen will ask you to find Chen Sheng in Chencheng to ask for reinforcements. “You don’t seem to be an ordinary man since you have an impressive bearing.” -- Zhao Wen There are also a couple points of interest in the nearby village: -- Middle-aged woman (in a western house in the village): She’ll ask you to tell her daughter Yuanyuan to come home. You can find Yuanyuan wandering near the village with her dog. When you talk to her and tell her to go home, you’ll receive 500 experience points. Then when you talk to the woman again you’ll receive +1 charm and 1 fame point. -- Qui Shi (in a western house in the village): She’ll tell you that the village leader has “evil intentions” towards her. The village chief (in an eastern house) will merely say that Qui Shi is “cute.” There’ll be a quest involving these two in the next chapter. Once you’re ready to continue on, take the exit on the eastern side of the area and prepare to break through the siege. * =========================== * * 06.07.03 Breaking the Siege * * =========================== * This area plays much like a random encounter -- you start out at one end of the area and then you have to fight your way through to the other -- but it’s bigger and more difficult. So try to scout ahead with one of your characters and then lure enemies back to your party. If you just try to bludgeon ahead, you’ll probably get into trouble (especially near the center tent). Also, just like in a random encounter, you won’t have access to an overhead map, so just keep heading northeast until you find the exit. However, you will be able to return to the area after you leave it, so don’t worry about leaving objects on the ground. * ================== * * 06.07.04 Chencheng * * ================== * You can find Chen Sheng in the compound on the western side of the city. When you give him the “asking-help letter” you’ll receive 20,000 experience points, but Sheng won’t make any move to send reinforcements to Zhou Wen in Xishui. Furthermore, he’ll sound less than enthusiastic about another of the rebel generals, Wu Chen. So leave the compound and talk to the strategist Cai Ci (standing next to the door). He’ll tell you that he just saw something strange: General Wan Yong and several soldiers rushing out the western gate of the city. So go investigate. In the forest west of the city, you’ll find Wu Chen’s wife, son, and concubine. The wife will tell you that Wu Chen didn’t follow one of Chen Sheng’s order, and so Sheng decided to kill them. If all the rebel generals and their motivations are confusing at this point, don’t worry; just agree to save the lady. When you do, General Yong and several soldiers will appear to the southwest. Just mop them up and then talk to Chen’s wife again. You’ll receive 20,000 experience points, and she’ll suggest you talk to Cai Ci to try and resolve the matter. Talking to Cai Ci will lead to a cut scene where Chen Sheng decides that the best way for him to deal with Wu Chen is to have Chen use his troops as reinforcements for Zhou Wen. He’ll then ask you to act as the envoy to deliver the news to Chen. Before heading off to Handan to visit Chen, explore the city to find a couple quests: -- Old gatekeeper (standing on the western side of the city): He’ll tell you that the estate he’s guarding is haunted, and that the problem started when a hole appeared in the backyard. (The hole is at the far west of the estate. It’s not the well next to the entrance.) When you enter the hole you’ll find a whole mess of tiger fish. Fight your way through them, and eventually you’ll come to a couple of cave entrances. If you click on them, you’ll discover that the eerie sound people have been hearing is just the wind moving through the caves. When you go back to the surface to tell the gatekeeper the news, you’ll receive 20,000 experience and +2 wisdom. -- Mao Lin’s home (northern part of city): You might remember Mao Lin as the guy who potentially has the cedar you need for Wu Xin’s quest. However, when you try the door of his home you’ll find it locked. So wander around until you find a little girl (called “kid”) near the inn. Talk to her and she’ll tell you that she knows Mao Lin, and that he just got back home. So go back to Lin’s house, and not only will the door be open, but you’ll find Lin inside. When you talk to Lin you’ll learn some good news and bad news -- that he has the cedar wood but that he promised it to his neighbor Lan Er in exchange for an asthma cure. So go next to and talk to Er. You’ll automatically convince him to give up the asthma cure. “I want to borrow your secret recipe for curing asthma.” -- Fu Su When you talk to Mao Lin next, you’ll exchange the cure for the cedar, and you’ll gain 1 fame point. Then when you give the cedar and the earth-fire stone to Wu Xin, he’ll give you the Ghost-fire Dagger. * =============== * * 06.07.05 Handan * * =============== * As soon as you enter Wu Chen’s office, you’ll trigger a cut scene where Wu Chen decides he’s not going to send reinforcements to Xishui either. Plus, he’ll decide that your party is a potential problem and have it placed under house arrest. When you gain control of your party again, have Fu Su open the door of his room and kill the guard in the hallway outside. The guard will drop a key, and you’ll be able to use the key to free the rest of your party members. Then just kill all the guards you encounter until you fight your way out of the compound. You’re supposed to go back to Chencheng to report to Chen Sheng, but since you’re in the area, head for Julu first. * ============= * * 06.07.05 Julu * * ============= * The main reason to be in Julu is to pick up the Moye sword. To that end, talk to Cui Jiu (wandering in the western part of the village). If you ask him if there are any good sword-makers in the village, he’ll tell you that Mo Hong’s grandfather was a master forger. But unfortunately, last year Hong’s wife committed suicide after being raped by two men, and so Hong has shut himself in his house, ignoring everybody. Agree to hunt down the two rapists, and Jiu will ask you to wait in his house (right next to him) while he summons Hong. When you enter Jiu’s house you’ll trigger a cut scene where you discover that Mo Hong is a descendent of Mo Ye and that he has the Moye sword stashed away in a secret room. You’ll find one of the rapists, Zhang San, in his house in the southern part of the village. You’ll find the other, Zhang Wu, wandering in the village. Once the two are dead, head back to Mo Hong and talk to him to receive the Moye sword and 2 fame points. * ================== * * 06.07.06 Chencheng * * ================== * When you return to Chencheng and approach the commander’s office, a rebel soldier will let you know that General Zhou Wen was routed at Xihui. Then he’ll go on to say that Liu Bang is leading a rebellion in Fengxian County, and that that’s where he’s planning to go next. “After my wound is healed, I will go to Liu Bang. Unlike Chen Sheng, Liu Bang cherishes brotherhood!” -- Rebel soldier Inside the office, Chen Sheng will once again decide not to send any reinforcements to help General Zhou Wen, and he’ll tell you to go away. So go visit Xishui Village on your own, to witness the carnage. As soon as you leave the area, the chapter will end. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.08.00 Chapter Seven | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to help Liu Bang capture Fengxian County. * ======================= * * 06.08.01 Xishui Village * * ======================= * You won’t find any remnant of the rebel army. The rebel encampment and all of its soldiers will simply be gone. But there is a quest you can still do in the area. In the northwestern part of the area you’ll be approached by a woman named Qui Shi. If you explored the village in the last chapter, you might remember that the village chief was lusting after Shi, even though she was married. Now you’ll find out that her husband has died, and that the village chief claims she should be buried with him. As soon as you agree to help her, some villagers will show up and Shi will agree to go back to the village. So follow them to the village and talk to the village chief. A cut scene will ensue. Shi will accuse the chief of killing her husband, and the villagers, believing her, will kill the chief. But the villagers will still want to bury Shi with her dead husband, and they’ll ask you to kill a monster to the northwest, to obligate them to change their minds. You’ll find the monster, a zhuyan, in the northwestern corner of the area. Like with most zhuyans, it should be easy to kill as long as you’re careful about its “meteroite” attacks. So kill it, make sure you have its skull, and then return to the village. When you talk to Grandpa Qui you’ll receive 5 fame points. You won’t get anything for talking to Shi again. Now head to Fengxian County (via Handan) so you can meet up again with Liu Bang. * ======================== * * 06.08.02 Fengxian County * * ======================== * You’ll find the area divided into two parts: a rebel camp to the west and a city to the east. The city will be locked up because of the rebel siege, so enter the camp and look for Liu Bang. He’ll tell you that he’s had problems taking Fengxian County, and he’ll ask you to go to Xuecheng to round up some reinforcements. So leave the area (using the southern exit) and do just that. * ================= * * 06.08.03 Xuecheng * * ================= * You can find General Xiang Liang, the leader of the rebel forces in Xuecheng, in the commander’s office on the northern side of the city. He’ll actually let you have 5000 reinforcements, and he’ll also tell you that Chen Sheng’s forces were eliminated at Chencheng. Then he’ll ponder naming himself king, and you should tell him, “I think that’s not a proper way.” At that point Liang’s teacher Fan Zeng will arrive to agree with you, and, during the ensuing conversation, Zeng will convince Liang to look for a descendent of the King of Chu, who is rumored to be in the city. Agree to help them look for the child. You’ll receive 20,000 experience points at the end of the conversation. (Note: If you support Liang naming himself king, you won’t get the quest to find the descendent.) “Hey, worthy brother, if you don’t have urgent things to do, please give us a hand.” -- Fan Zeng Then head out the eastern gate of the city and talk to the shepherd boy. He’ll tell you that an ogre stole his lamb. Agree to help him and then go ogre hunting. You’ll find the ogres along the southern edge of the area. There’ll be a lot of them, so advance slowly and try to keep your party in check so you don’t get swarmed. Eventually you’ll come to an ogre larger than the others, and that’s the one you need to kill so you can get its head. When you give the ogre head to the boy you’ll receive 5 fame points, and the boy will try to give you a piece of jade. The jade will identify him as a descendent of the king of Chu. So go back into the city and let Fan Zeng know about the boy, and you’ll receive 20,000 experience points. Note: You must complete this quest before returning to Fengxian County. There are also a couple side quests in the city: -- Wei Ching (wandering around the eastern side of the area, near where you start out): He’ll tell you how boars have been “hanging around” his family gravesite. Agree to kill them, and then find the boars on the high ground to the north. Once you kill them and return to Ching, say “Don’t mention it” instead of “Sure” and you’ll end up with 20,000 experience points, 1 fame point, and 2000 gold. -- Zhang Zhipeng (in the tavern on the eastern side of the city): He’ll tell you that a tiger has been appearing in his backyard at midnight, scaring away customers. Agree to look into the matter for him, and then go through the tavern corridor on the eastern side of the room. Drop your gold in the hallway, and then exit into the backyard. It’ll suddenly be midnight, and you’ll find a tiger. However, when you defeat the tiger you’ll discover it’s just a man in a costume. During the ensuing conversation you’ll find out that the inn owner hired the man to help drive the tavern out of business, and you’ll give the man about 10% of your gold so he doesn’t have to take such jobs any more. When you talk to Zhipeng again, don’t ask for a reward, and you’ll receive 15,000 experience, 1 fame point, and +2 charm. Then go to Xue Feng the innkeeper and warn him about trying anything like that again. You’ll receive 10,000 experience, 1 fame point, and +1 charm. (If you try to get money out of the tavern keeper and the innkeeper, you’ll succeed but lose fame points and charm.) -- Liu Yang’s house (west of city): Yang will tell you that his neighbor has been noisy during the night, making it difficult for him to sleep. So enter the neighbor’s house and then go down into the secret tunnel. You’ll find a passage that leads to the cave near where the big ogre was, and you’ll also find a set of stairs leading down. The stairs lead to a treasure room, and when you loot the chests and containers there, three robbers will appear and try to kill you. Once you kill them instead, go back up to talk to Yang to receive 2 fame points. Note: In the treasure room you’ll find (level 9) icy bolts. You should save them for the final battle. Unknown: Do Wu Ping, Li San, or Ah Dai (near the west gate) serve any purpose? Does a “young man from a rich family” (near the courier station) do anything? Does anything happen in the holy pagoda? Now head back to Liu Bang in Fengxian County to let him know the good news, that reinforcements are on their way. * ======================== * * 06.08.04 Fengxian County * * ======================== * Go into the rebel encampment and talk to Liu Bang. Right away you’ll receive 20,000 experience points. Then Bang will talk to you about infiltrating the city rather than using a frontal assault, and he’ll direct you to talk to Xiao He (standing nearby). Xiao He will tell you that the western city walls are adjacent to a cliff and suggest you might be able to use that to your advantage. So exit the encampment and explore the western wall of the city. As you approach the point where the wall meets the high ground (north of the encampment), you’ll trigger a cut scene and find yourself inside the city. Furthermore, you’ll find out your objective: to kill the city’s commanding officer, Yong Chi. The quest sort of looks like you should use stealth. There’s even a back door to the compound where Chi is. But instead just make your way through the town killing the guards you see. Plus, you might want to complete some side quests: -- Hu Ke (wandering in the eastern side of the city): He’ll tell you that the government has levied a “water tax” on the city, and that the only person who tried to bypass it, Zhang the Elder, had his leg broken by a goon named Han Ji. So go talk to Zhang (in his house near the center of the city), and he’ll tell you that not only is Han Ji charging for water, he’s also sacrificing children to try and appease the gods. So go to Han Ji’s house (in the southern part of the city) and kill him. You’ll receive 40,000 experience points and 2 fame points. You’ll also find a key on Han Ji’s corpse, which opens a cabinet on the southern side of his house. Inside the cabinet you’ll find a copy of The Spring and Autumn Annals (permanent +30 strength). Note: You must do this quest in Chapter Seven before you kill Yong Chi. Otherwise Han Ji will disappear when the rebels take over the city. -- He’s home (western side of village): Inside you can talk to He Ji’s wife. If you navigate the conversation correctly, she’ll give you a precious fungus. But don’t worry about that conversation too much. After you complete it, talk to her again, and this time she’ll tell you how her husband fell in with some hooligans. Agree to try and persuade the husband to change his ways. (Don’t offer to kill him.) You can find He Ji in the tavern. He’s the “man drinking unhappily.” Lie to him about why you’re there (otherwise you’ll have to fight him), and then talk to the two hooligans by the door. The conversation will lead to a battle, which you should win easily. Then talk to He Ji again. He’ll agree to go home to his wife, and you’ll receive 40,000 experience points. “You should treat your wife nicely. Otherwise I won’t forgive you.” -- Fu Su -- Liu Yan’s house (southern part of the city): You might remember Liu Yan from Handan. There he asked you to deliver a pearl to him, and if you have it with you now you’ll receive 8000 gold and the Star-inviting Falchion. (You should make the falchion Fu Su’s new weapon.) When you go into the office and talk to Yong Chi, he’ll summon a bunch of soldiers to help him. Try to get your spellcasters somewhere safe, and simultaneously try to take out the enemy spellcasters. Then mop up the rest, saving Chi for last since he’ll take a long time to kill. Also, pick up any items that fall to the ground right away. As soon as you kill Chi, the battle will end, you’ll be transported to the rebel encampment (where you’ll find out Liu Bang is heading for Xuecheng), and you won’t be able to re-enter the office. Once you leave the command tent in the encampment, the chapter will end. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.09.00 Chapter Eight | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to help the rebels capture Sanchuan Prefecture and then try to rescue Li Si from prison in Xianyang. * ================= * * 06.09.01 Xuecheng * * ================= * Go to Xuecheng and talk to Liu Bang (in the commander’s office). He’ll say that his next target is Sanchuan Prefecture, where Li You, Prime Minister Li Si’s son, is in charge. You’ll tell Bang that you know Li You, and that you might be able to get him to surrender the city. So head on over to Sanchuan Prefecture. * ============================ * * 06.09.02 Sanchuan Prefecture * * ============================ * Go to the commander’s compound and talk to the sentry next to the gate. When you claim to be an imperial envoy, the sentry will tell you that an imperial envoy came just yesterday, and that it is staying in the guest room of the compound. Enter the compound and check it out. There are a few ways you can deal with the “secret envoy” and get the letter he is carrying. You can kill him, you can scare him, and you can fool him. The best way is the last. Say that you were dispatched by Zhao Gao, that you need to “see whether you have done what he asked you,” and that “Zhao Gao is afraid you will give the letter to the wrong person.” In total you’ll receive 45,000 experience points and the letter. The letter is from Zhao Gao, and in it he asks Lu Fang, the Governor of Sanchuan Prefecture, to slander Li You with the intent of discrediting him and his father, Li Si the Prime Minister. When you show the letter to Li You (in the commander’s office), he’ll be upset enough to agree to surrender the city to the rebels and pretend to have been killed in the fight. Further, he’ll tell you that when he leaves the city, he’ll go to Xianyang and wait for you in one of the inns there. When you leave the office you’ll be confronted by Lu Fang and a few allies, and all the soldiers in the city will turn against you. So try to keep your party close to the office door, so you don’t attract more enemies than you start with. Then when the soldiers are dead, head for Xuecheng so you can tell Liu Bang the good news. You’ll receive 50,000 experience points when you do. Then head for Xianyang so you can meet up with Li You. * ================= * * 06.09.03 Xianyang * * ================= * There are two inns in Xianyang. You’ll find Li You in the southernmost one. When you talk to him, the two of you will decide to rescue You’s father from prison, and you’ll also decide to go to Huan Feng for help. Then Li You will offer to join your party. Huan Feng (in his compound in the northern part of the city) will give you an official document allowing you access into the prison. So head there and then go all the way down to the third level. You’ll find Li Si in the northwestern part of the level, but shortly after talking to him you’ll discover that Huan Feng betrayed you and caused guards to surround the prison. So fight your way back to the staircase leading up to the second level, and there you’ll find Huan Feng. After you defeat him, he’ll ask you to kill him to release him from Zhao Gao’s magic. If you have Zhao Qian in your party, she’ll step in and suggest a Maio wizard might be able to save him. Otherwise, Feng will throw himself on your sword and die. Unknown: Can you really save Huan Feng? As far as I can tell, it’s not possible to get back into the prison after you leave. That means either Feng escapes from the prison and you have to heal him somewhere else, or you have to have a certain type of party to heal him (I tried with Kun Pu in my party, but it didn’t work). To escape from the prison, go up to the second level and do some more fighting. However, when you get to the stairs leading to the exit you’ll find that you’re not allowed to go up. So look more closely at the prison cells, and notice a guy named “Zhou San the prisoner” in one of the eastern ones. When you talk to San, you’ll learn that he’s a powerful thief. If you ask him how such a powerful thief managed to get caught, he’ll tell you that he did it on purpose so he could hide in the jail (you’ll also earn 15,000 experience points). Then if you ask San how he plans to escape from the prison, he’ll show you a tunnel he created that leads to Xishui Village. * ======================= * * 06.09.04 Xishui Village * * ======================= * Near where you start out should be a villager and a soldier named Jing Chen. The villager will tell you to talk to Chen, and Chen will tell you that the rebel army is now in Julu. So that’s where you should go next. As soon as you leave the area, the chapter will end. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.10.00 Chapter Nine | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you just need to visit Julu and decide Liu Bang is a better leader than Xiang Yu. * ============= * * 06.10.01 Julu * * ============= * As you explore the area you’ll run into a soldier named Sima Xin. He’ll tell you that Zhao Gao’s assassins are after him. Agree to protect him, and he’ll lead you south to where half a dozen or so soldiers are waiting. After defeating the assassins, talk to Xin again. He’ll explain how he’s an envoy of General Zhang Han, and how Zhao Gao wants him dead so Han won’t achieve any more victories and become too popular. So take Xin prisoner and head northeast to the rebel base. (If you try to enter the rebel base before capturing Xin, they won’t let you in.) You’ll find the commanding officer, Xiang Yu, in the large tent in the middle of the base. Once you go inside the tent, you’ll trigger a cut scene where Xiang Yu decides to allow Zhang Han to surrender, but also decides to sacrifice his 200,000 troops as revenge for his uncle’s death. You’ll be disgusted by this decision, and so you’ll decide to follow Liu Bang instead. “If I do not do this, how can I appease my anger and resentment?” -- Xiang Yu However, as you try to exit the area and head for Yangcheng, you’ll be accosted by a large group of rebel soldiers. They’ll announce that you were too rude to Xiang Yu when you were in his tent, and then they’ll try to kill you. So do the usual thing -- run away -- and then come back to pick off the group little by little. Once the way is clear, head for Yangcheng. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.11.00 Chapter Ten | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to help Liu Bang capture Wancheng, and then hunt down Hu Hai. * ================== * * 06.11.01 Yangcheng * * ================== * There isn’t very much to the city here. It’s basically just a large command center plus two shops. You’ll find Liu Bang in the command center. When you talk to him, Bang will ask you for advice. Tell him “that is not a good idea” and you’ll receive 15,000 experience points. Then Bang will tell you to talk to Xaio He about Wancheng. You can find Xiao He in the side room of the compound. When you find Xiao He, the two of you will discuss a plan for capturing Wancheng. You’ll decide to create a diversion while a small group of soldiers -- namely your party -- infiltrates the city and opens the gate. You’ll receive 20,000 experience points once the conversation ends. “We may well bolt the door and beat the dog.” -- Fu Su But before rushing off to Wancheng, explore Yangcheng to find the following things: -- Woman (standing on the western side of the city): When you talk to her you’ll gain +1 charm. -- Xu Wei (wandering in the western side of the city): You’ll catch her trying to pick your pocket. Tell her “You’re swift enough!” and you’ll gain +3 charm and 1 fame point. Otherwise you’ll have to attack her. -- Chen the carpenter (standing in the center of the area): He’ll tell you of a dispute with Huang Qi. Agree to play mediator, and then go find Qi in his house in the northern part of the city. Qi won’t want to pay the money he owes Chen, but after teach him a lesson he’ll suddenly find enough money for the payment. When you give the money to Chen, you’ll receive 20,000 experience points and 2 fame points. -- Robbers (south of the city): There’s nothing special about them, but you can kill them for experience points and equipment. Unknown: Do Shi Yi or Wang San do anything? * ================= * * 06.11.02 Wancheng * * ================= * You’ll start out next to a rebel encampment. A gate sentry there will let you know that the rebels are ready to help out, but you won’t be able to go into the camp to see for yourself. So wander around the area and kill a lot of wolves, boars, and tigers. Eventually, head west and talk to the gate sentry of the enemy city. He’ll let you enter the city for the pittance of 10,000 gold. If you don’t have that much or if you don’t want to pay that much simply attack the sentry (setting Fu Su’s right side skill to “fierce advance” and then right-clicking the sentry works). Once you clear away the soldiers, you’ll be able to enter the city. Inside the city, head west to the command center. Even if you bribed the sentry to get in, once you open the gate to the compound, the soldiers there will attack you. So kill the guards and then enter the office. A cut scene will ensue where you convince the governor to surrender the city. But then some more soldiers will show up to disagree with that solution, and you’ll have to fight them. Send your spellcasters west to keep them on the periphery of the battle, and then just wade in with your melee fighters and let them do most of the work. Once the soldiers are dead, the governor will approach you and speak to you. As soon as the conversation ends, you’ll be whisked away from the command center and find yourself talking to Liu Bang in the rebel camp. You won’t be able to get back into the command center, so be sure to pick up everything you can during the fight. “Now Wancheng has been conquered and I have no worries in my rear.” -- Liu Bang That’s all you need to do in Wancheng, but of course you should explore the city to find a couple more things of interest: -- Old man (in a house in the northeastern part of the city): When you talk to the old man you’ll recognize him as a former general named Wei Liao. If you have at least 100 savvy you’ll then discuss calligraphy and swordcraft, and, as a result, you’ll receive 50,000 experience points and +30 wisdom. And if that wasn’t enough, Liao will also tell you about a secret room under his house where you can find the Yellow Emperor’s Book of Eighty-one Adversities (permanent +30 constitution), plus other random treasures. (Just be wary of the terra-cotta warriors on the way to the secret room.) -- Ma Ping (standing outside his house in the northern part of the city): He’ll tell you that a ruffian kidnapped his son, and that the ruffian and son are in his house right now. So go in the house and kill the ruffian. When you do, Ping will give you a Monster Nafu’s Hoof, and you’ll also receive 1 fame point. Unknown: Do Grandma Wang, Ah Bao, or Li Tong play any role? How about the hunter in the grocer’s shop? Before heading to the Epang Palace to deal with your brother, make a short stop in Handan. There you can give the Monster Nafu’s Hoof to the treasure merchant in the inn (and receive 3000 gold) and then talk to the treasure craftsman who is also in the inn. The craftsman will offer you Boots of Monster Nafu’s Hoof for 5000 gold. * ===================== * * 06.11.03 Epang Palace * * ===================== * Slightly east from where you start you’ll find a soldier named Zhou Zheng. Talk to him to gain his allegiance, and also to find out that Zhao Gao entered the palace not long ago. Then go inside. Once you go through the gate, the area will become a big battlefield. You’ll have to fight numerous groups of guards. In fact, you’ll have to do so much fighting that you’ll probably need to make a trip or two back to Xianyang just to sell all the loot you’ll pick up. So proceed slowly and carefully, and try to draw enemies to you in small groups. There are a few buildings in the area, but only two advance the plot (the others just contain more soldiers to kill): -- Living quarters of Hu Hai (northern side of area): When you enter the building, you’ll see a cut scene where assassins kill Hu Hai under orders from Zhao Gao. But you’ll arrive in time for Hu Hai to tell you with his last breath that Zhao Gao was responsible for your father’s death, and that Zhao Gao might be in Zi Ying’s (your son’s) quarters. “What evil! Zhao Gao, you killed my father. I can’t stand to live under the same heaven with you. You wait for me!” -- Fu Su Before leaving, grab the Tai’e sword from the cabinet next to where Hu Hai died. I don’t like the Tai’e sword as much as the Star-inviting Falchion, so I never use it. -- Living quarters of Zi Ying (eastern side of area): The bad news is that you’ll have to defeat a room filled with soldiers. The good news is that it’s a big room, and not all the soldiers will be able to see you at first. So right after Zhao Gao flees and the cut scene ends, send your party west into the antechamber and defeat all the soldiers there, plus whatever soldiers follow you in from the main room. If things start to look dicey, just have your party leave the building, heal, and then return to do more fighting. Once the antechamber is yours, draw out the enemies from the main room and kill them a few at a time. Note: The door to this building will be locked until you talk to Hu Hai. Now all you need to do is track down Zhao Gao in his residence. So head to Xianyang, dispatching any (newly spawned) soldiers that might get in your way. /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ | 06.12.00 Chapter Eleven | \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ In this chapter you need to kill Zhao Gao. * ================= * * 06.12.01 Xianyang * * ================= * When you enter Zhao Gao’s residence, you’ll discover killing him won’t be as easy as you might have thought. Instead of finding him in his residence, you’ll discover an underground passage, and so you’ll have to fight your way through three underground levels just to get to Zhao Gao, and then fighting him won’t be a picnic either. Note: The “underground palace” is the last part of the game. So don’t worry too much about picking stuff up (except to check if you can use it), and spend your remaining money on healing supplies before you go in. The first level is a maze of sorts, and you won’t have the overhead map available to help you out. But there will be three sets of stairs leading down to the next level (one in the eastern corner, one in the western corner, and one on the southern corner) and so you shouldn’t get lost. Also, all you’ll find on the level are soldiers and treasure chests, so you don’t need to explore the whole thing if you don’t want to. Just find the stairs and go down. The second level is divided into two parts. The stairs down to the third level will be in the northern half, and you can get to that half using either the eastern or western stairs from the first level. Otherwise, the second level will be much like the first, with lots of enemy soldiers to kill and lots of loot dropping to the ground. The third level is where you’ll find Zhao Gao. When you arrive at his chamber, and after you’ve watched the cut scene, Gao will jump to the west. That means you should run away to the east (back the way you just came). Then pick off the enemy soldiers in the area without disturbing Gao. If you do run into Gao, finish off all the other soldiers in the area first, and then concentrate on him. You’ll have to defeat Zhao Gao three times to kill him. The first time will be the easiest since he won’t have much power then (which is why you should take that opportunity to kill all his helpers). About the worst thing he’ll do is summon in a monster or two to attack you. The second incarnation will teleport around and drain mana from your characters, and sometimes he’ll hit you with a ranged attack, but in this phase Gao will be more annoying than deadly. The third incarnation is the one you might have to watch out for. He’ll be fire enhanced then (meaning you should wear fire defense items and hit him with water attacks), and he’ll hit you with fire spells. He might also summon in monsters again. But if you have enough fire defense power, this shouldn’t be too difficult, and it will mostly involve chasing him down. Also, remember that this is the last fight in the game, so be liberal with your use of healing items. Once Zhao Gao dies, you’ll win the game. Note: There are seven possible endings to the game, based on the activities you perform (for example, if you helped Modu become Khan), but my knowledge of these endings is sketchy at best. If anybody has detailed information about what the endings are, how you get them, and what happens if you qualify for multiple endings, then please feel free to send me the information. Otherwise, please don’t. ****************************************************************************** * 07.00.00 RECOGNITION * ****************************************************************************** Thanks to the following people who have provided information for this guide: Aelith Chriswan Winata HighSky Lost Hope Olaf Sslar Thomas Teh Vigo Plus all the people at Strategy First’s Prince of Qin forum. ****************************************************************************** * 08.00.00 REVISION HISTORY * ****************************************************************************** January 1, 2003 --------------- Initial release. Includes all of Chapter One. January 4, 2003 --------------- Added Chapter Two and Chapter Three. January 7, 2003 --------------- Added Chapter Four. January 9, 2003 --------------- Added Chapters Five, Six, and Seven. January 12, 2003 ---------------- Added Chapters Eight, Nine, and Ten. Also added three quests I missed before (Wu Xin’s quest, the Hun Barracks sword quest, and the Lixian County roasted meat quest). Added an experience table to Section 2 (incomplete) and a map to Section 3. January 14, 2003 ---------------- Added Chapter Ten, thus competing the walkthrough. Also added more character information to Section 2. Added more information to the Peixian County section (06.03.09). Made some minor corrections. January 19, 2003 ---------------- Completed the experience table (02.03.00). Made other minor additions and changes. January 23, 2002 ---------------- Learned some more of the high level gems (thanks Chriswan Winata). February 5, 2003 ---------------- Found out Qing Bu can indeed join your party (thanks Aelith). February 7, 2003 ---------------- Added some more contributed information (thanks Vigo and Sslar). February 13, 2003 ----------------- Added in the quest for the Sun-shooting Bow (thanks again to Sslar). ****************************************************************************** * 09.00.00 PERMISSIONS AND UPDATES * ****************************************************************************** This guide may be posted on any web site as long as the text is not changed and as long as I am informed of the posting. I will always submit new versions to GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com) first, so if you are looking for the most up-to-date version of this guide, that is the place to look. ***** Copyright © 2003 by Steven W. Carter