In Genshin Impact They Once Walked the Starry Sky is the second chapter of the event storyline "Summer! Dragons? Fairy tale". As part of it, you will have to connect carriages, solve puzzles with clock mechanisms and oracle pillars, and find all the scattered stars. If you have any difficulties receiving and completing the task, then study our guide.
Walkthrough of the quest “They Once Walked the Starry Sky” in Genshin Impact
How to start the quest
It will start automatically on July 19, 2024, if you have previously completed the first chapter of the chain called "The Story Begins in a Forest Without Rain". Check your journal and find the mission you need. If it does not appear, then try moving to another region or exiting the game, wait 20-30 minutes and re-enter.
Next, you will need to wait until the next morning (08:00-12:00) - use the clock in the Paimon menu and scroll the time to the desired value. Now head to the station located in the northwestern part of the Forest of Blessings. Activate the teleport along the road, and then go to the platform to start a new cutscene.
How to connect cars
Climb onto the yellow carriage standing behind the main train. When a marker appears on the blue car ahead, press the "T" key to pull yourself towards it. This will connect both cars.
Go to the blue car where Nilou and Kirara are sitting, and then click on the “Forward” sign. During the interactive scene, you will head to the Constellation Capital, thereby opening a new Simulanka location.
How to turn a clock mechanism and free a toy man
Once you arrive at the station, talk to your friends, and then head towards the sky staircase, following the path to the north. Soon you will hear someone's voice. Walk up to the toy man and talk to him.
Bluefon will ask you to help him turn the mechanical Key to save his comrade. Carefully read the instructions for solving the puzzles "Gift of the Goddess of Prophecy". Next you will need to solve one of these riddles.
Knock the clock mechanism 2-3 times to rewind time - the red man will return to the ledge, and the blue man will go back. Now quickly approach the oracle pillars ahead (pillars with golden threads) and press the “T” key to connect them together and thereby create a barrier.
Next, wait for the outcome of this scene. The red toy will begin to walk backwards, but now will not fall thanks to the fence you created. As a result, you will solve the puzzle and unlock a rich chest. The entire solution process is shown in the gif above.
How to get to the Constellation Capital
After talking with the toy men, go up even higher to the heavenly staircase and approach the mechanical key. Next, start hitting it so that the platform begins to move up.
Once in the city, activate the teleport on the left, and then stand on the quest marker to start a new video, during which you will meet another friend of yours, Navia, who plays the role of the local king.
How to climb to the highest point in the city
After talking with Navia, go up the stairs and approach the marker. You will find 1st star discarded on the ground. Next you will need to climb to the highest point of the city. To do this, start following the red arrows painted on the walls. Turn right, go up the stairs and enter the corridor with the fallen guards.
Pick up the Apple and the hilichurls will immediately attack you. Deal with them and go through the passage further. Go to the toy on the left and ask what happened. Agree to help her and she will open the door for you. Climb the stairs to the top and blow up the barrels to kill the hilichurls.
Next, select 2nd Star Discarded lying on the railing. Two mini-bosses will appear - Guards with an ax (ordinary mitachurls with an ax). Deal with them, go up the steps, open the rich chest and turn into the corridor on the right. Then immediately turn left and take out the group of hilichurls. Talk to the hidden toy to unlock the chest.
Return to the corridor and continue up the stairs. On the site you will see two arrows - blue and red. If you go left (blue arrow), you can save two soldiers from the hilichurls and unlock a rich chest. Then talk to the toys to receive 3rd Star Discarded.
Go back and continue following the red arrow, turning right and going up the stairs. Take out a group of hilichurls and a mitachurl with a shield. Then pull out the sticky resin soldier on the left side. Go a little to the right, jump up and pull out the second man.
With You with them, approach the third soldier with 4th Discarded Star and pull them out of the trap. Chat with the toys, pick up the star and take the contents of the rich chest. Wait for the door to open and go inside. Start hitting the clock mechanism to go up. Once up, stand on the quest marker to start a new cutscene.
How to turn the mechanism and catch a suspicious person
After watching the video, you will learn that a traitor has appeared in the city, trying to steal the stars. You will need to stop him by completing the next puzzle with toy men. First of all, hit the mechanical key several times so that the figures move away to the pillars in the north.
Next, wait until one of the soldiers steps on the button near the cannon to activate it. Now hit the gun once, thereby firing a blob of glue. Wait until the end of the scene to start a new video. The entire process of solving the riddle is shown in the gif above.
How to connect the pillars of an oracle to create a specific figure
You will need to form the oracle pillars into a four-pointed star. To do this, start moving from one pillar to another counterclockwise, connecting them together by pressing the “T” key. If you make a mistake, you can easily break the connection by simply hitting the thread with LMB.
The gif above shows the entire process of solving this puzzle. When you create the desired shape, you will see a star in its center - select it to start a new video.
How to find scattered stars and return them to their place
Chat with the statue of the Goddess of Prophecy. She will only answer a couple of your questions, telling you that you need to restore the starry sky using gears. Talk to Navia again. If you followed our instructions before, you should have already collected all 5 Discarded Stars. Otherwise, go back and pick them up (all locations shown above).
Go up to the northern platform and board the air train that the marker points to. It will begin to move across the sky, stopping at the places where you want to place the stars. Hang back 5 stars, after which you will return back.
Next, go downstairs to your friends and chat with them. A long cutscene will begin, during which you will start the gears. This will bring the quest to an end. As a reward, you will receive 20 primogems, 20 thousand mora, 2 hero books and 4 magic ore enhancements. On July 21, you will have access to the next task - “Until the End of the World.”
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