O grove, why are the wise men silent in "The gates are open, a shadow has fallen on the throne", in which, after helping in the trial of discord with the rescue of Phaenon, Aglaya asks the warriors from beyond the sky to form an alliance with Ohema. Having agreed to the diplomatic mission, go to the Grove of Muses in order to study the phenomenon of the Black Current and check the Flame Core of the Titan Kerkes. The paths of the thicket are full of intricate corridors and puzzles that must be solved to complete the quest.
In this guide, we'll look at how to feel the memories of Black Current monsters, where to find the source of the sound in the Library of Friendship, and what Calypso will answer to each question. We'll figure out where to find the Golden Sprout of the Vow for the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge and how to defeat the nameless swordsman in black to complete "Oh Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent" in HSR.
How to start the quest O Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent in Honkai: Star Rail
The mission "Oh Grove, Why Are the Sages Silent" automatically becomes available after:
- reach 21 Mastering level;
- you will complete the task "Oh discord, deliver me from the fears that haunt me".
When the quest starts, head to The eternal sacred city of Ojema.
Follow the heroine through the corridors to the common baths, at the entrance to which you will encounter Trianna and Tribby (Harmony: Quantum).
Walkthrough of the quest O Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent in Honkai: Star Rail
Meet Aglaya and receive a gift from her, then Kastoria in her exploration Groves of the Muses to search for the Kerkes Flame Core.
There will be several battles in the area, in which it is best to use heroes with electric and / or quantum damage.
Find out what happened from the vendor
At the southern entrance to the open-air baths of Ohema, talk to the merchant whose item so interested Trianna.
Tribby thought the product was fake, so she refused to buy it. Kastoria decides to buy it and give it to her as a gift, to which she can respond in two ways:
- "Wait! I'm against it!" — The Pioneer will note that Tribby had previously called the item offered by the merchant a "fake", which will force him to sell the item at a bargain price. Kastoria will be grateful to the Nameless One for his resourcefulness.
- (Be silent and look at her meaningfully), - the merchant will be frightened by the Pioneer's intense gaze, which will force her to sell the stone at its original cost. Kastoria will also thank her friend, noting that she is not very knowledgeable about trade and price resets.
As a result, in any of the selected cases, the merchant will give the craft at the previous price, and the goldsmith will thank you for preserving your savings.
Talk to Kastoria and Hyacinna and prepare to leave.
Go east to the platform and stand on it. Once Kastoria takes her place on the elevator, go up "To the Cup of Heroes."
Seen on the second floor Dan Heng (Hunt: Wind), talk to Aglaya.
As a token of gratitude for the battle with Nicador, the keeper of Ojema will give a rare Dew of heavenly blood as a gift. With ing the conversation Healers Hyacinth The Nameless will agree to visit the Grove of Muses, thus Aglaya will give them Ducks - a spindle that allows one to see even incorporeal entities.
Find Kastoria nearby, if you wish, ask her about Thanatos, Anax and the Grove, and when you are ready to move, say: "Enough questions. Let's go!".
Enter the Grove of Muses via the Woven Path
From the entrance to the Marble Palace, run north along the street and meet Hyacinna's friend, Clementine.
Because of the injured person, Hyacinna will remain in the city, so without her, talk to Trianna and prepare to leave at the exit of the location.
Once the teleportation occurs, you will be transported to The muttering thickets of the Grove of Muses.
Take a photo of a huge tree
Follow the path to the shining golden point of interest and, ing the request, March 7 (Save: Icy), take a picture of a huge tree. The camera will be set up correctly initially, so it should be enough to press "F" and take a picture of the Rift Branch.
Follow the secret path of Janus and enter the Grove of Muses
At the end of the island, solve the first puzzle of the Janus secret path to move on.
Twist the scattered dots until they combine to form a star shape.
Leave the Hall of Mercy and move on.
Having reached the Hall of Mercy, go to the hovering scroll, near which a dialogue with the companions will start. Due to complete silence and the absence of anyone, the heroes will decide to use the golden spindle to see everything incorporeal.
Nearby, examine the white dryad marked as "???"Kastoria will explain that she has already died, so only a shadow remains of her.
Turn the corner and go down the northern stairs, where the second riddle of the Janus Secret Path is located.
Rotate the particles left or right until they form a clear silhouette.
When you are transported to the Garden of the Desire for Knowledge, you will see the spawn of the Black Current, with whom you will have a short introductory battle.
Enemies with the Corrosion effect are unique in that they inflict the Corrosion status when hit. Attack enemies to remove Corrosion and restore some of the health marked in red on the HP bar.
Try to feel the memories of the monsters of the black current
Memo will suggest finding memories nearby by examining fallen monsters. They will all be found further down the road, so it's enough to continue on your way.
Black Current Monster 1
The first Black Current monster is located on the platform with the teleporter.
Black Current Monster 2
Use the powers of Oronis and "Space" Restore the broken column by lifting it up and clearing the way.
The second black current monster is located near the stairs.
Black Current Monster 3
When you finish the climb, examine the third monster of the black current. Memo will not feel any memories in any of the monsters.
Examine the red glowing door, in front of which a hologram of Anaxa will appear and inform you of what happened in the Grove.
Find the source of the sound
Take any of the stairs down to the central part of the Library of Friendship to find the statue that is the source of the sound.
In the northern part near echo of the titans examine the statue of an old man in loose robes. Interact with it in any of the three ways, as they do not affect anything:
- (Stare at the statue).
- (Pet the statue).
- (Hit the statue).
Go down into the well and find the Golden Sprout of the Vow
Follow Calypso's directions and find a way forward. Go through the western door and ride the platform down to the Chamber of Ablution with Tears.
The stranger will ask you to get her a golden sprout of a promise in the pond - a water lily symbolizing the friendship of the titans of reason and romance, Kerkes and Mnestia. To do this, you will have to solve a number of riddles in the room with a three-dimensional map. The sequence of actions presented on the map above will be discussed in detail below:
- First, change time and space: perform a miracle to switch from Eternal Night to Dawn, due to which a flower materializes nearby.
- Then launch the kiot to extend the duration of Oronis' skills, otherwise their duration will not be enough.
- Stand on the cognitsvet and hold "Space", to descend on it. The first time you step on the flower, you will earn achievement "Adonis Lift".
- Below, use another book: perform a miracle and change the time from Dawn to Eternal Night.
- Break it with a normal attack from any character. vessel with ichor, hitting the edge in the direction of the far flowerbed at the opposite wall. If you accidentally hit the wrong side, rewind time so that the liquid returns to the cube.
- A new one will blossom due to the ichor cognitsvet, which will take you up to the top floor.
- In the distance, behind the columns, you will notice sphere of miracles and activate it.
- Press once "R", to turn on the sphere of miracles, direct the light to the selected area and reveal the missing water lilies there.
- Go back to the flower, click on "Space" and you will find yourself on the first floor again.
- Having restored the path to the pond, go along the water lilies and pick up golden sprout of promise in the shape of a water lily.
Offer to your heart the Golden Sprout of the Promise
From the pond, move further down the corridor. Take the elevator up and touch the mechanism by the door to open it.
Returning to the Library of Friendship hall, offer the Golden Sprout of Promise in its center.
In dialogue, Calypso will agree to answer one question from the Pathfinder:
- "Who are you really?" - the head of the Seven Sages of the Grove of Muses.
- "And why do you hide your true face?" - She can't show it, so she asks to help her regain her appearance.
- "Why do you need to test us?" — Calypso wanted to find out if they could help her restore her appearance and rid the Grove of the black current.
- "You said our destinies are intertwined. Why?" — because of the black current, the titans have set up nets. To get out of the Grove, you need to help her return to her true form.
- "Oh! Me first? But why?" - these are two questions, so instead you need to ask any of the other four.
At the end of the conversation, the device in the room will come to life, which will result in receiving achievements "Heartbeat".
Ride the water wheel to the top floor of the Library of Friendship
In the southeast part of the room, summon the water wheel and wait for it to stop. Stand on the platform and go up to the 2nd floor.
Follow the only available road until you the golden Sepal and enter the third secret path of Janus.
Walk through the Dome of Fidelity
Once you've exchanged information with Trianna, continue north and use the fourth secret path of Janus to fly to the western part of the territory.
Past the Dome of Loyalty's round pond, go through the door and find the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge in the cave, guarding the Titan's Flame Core. While Kastoria and the Pathfinder try to its test, Memo will get into trouble.
Find a way to get to Memo and save her.
Hurry to the voice of Memo and Trianna, coming from the Star Courtyard.
In the room with the 3D map located to the west, use different mechanisms step by step, which will allow you to get to the pink companion. We will also analyze the sequence of actions numbered on the map below:
- At the entrance, activate the book of Oronis to change the time from Eternal Night to Dawnto move forward.
- Follow the lily pads past the locked gate and climb up around the corner. stairs.
- On the second floor, create a miracle through another book and change time and space to a state Eternal Night.
- Find a sphere of miracles nearby, turn it on and set the light on the empty space of the bridge where water lilies should appear.
- A little further, launch the Oronis prayer shrine to strengthen them.
- Take a position on the cognitsvet and press "Space" move to the first floor.
- After running across the lily pad bridge, turn left and touch the blue runes to get rid of the Black Current's corruption.
- At the end of the corridor, stand on the new cogniflower and use Oronis' power to ride it down to Memo, who is surrounded by monsters, which will trigger the battle.
Use the Golden Sprout of the Vow to collect the embers
After defeating the enemies, you will save Memo and hear from Calypso the explanation that the embers of the remains of the Flame Core of Mnestia must be collected by the Golden Sprout of the Vow to present them to the divine butterfly. Examine the Amber and get from it Burning Golden Sprout of the Vow.
Offer the embers to the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge
Opposite to Yantar, strike the edge of the vessel with ichor. As the golden liquid rolls into the flowerbed, you will be able to rise to the desired place with the help of the flower.
Return to the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge and present the talisman sprout. Kastoria will reveal that Calypso is actually the Titan of Mind, Cerkes, who will it that she was testing the adventurers' motives and strength with her trials. All that remains is to get to the third part of Cerkes' Flame Core, which she hid in Anaxa's body.
Climb to the Throne of Enlightenment
By successfully completing the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge test, you will unlock achievement "Love of a Flower and a Butterfly". From the creature at the fork, in turn, follow towards the east.
Once outside, solve the fifth riddle of the Janus Secret Path and find your way to the Throne of Enlightenment.
Meet Kerkes at the throne
On the way to the throne, you will meet several illusory silhouettes of Professor Anaxa, who in the past went there to sacrifice his body.
When the blue field of flowers disappears, a cutscene will begin, followed by the first battle with Thief of the flame of deep darkness. We recommend that you prepare a squad before this point in accordance with the enemy's ice, electric and quantum weakness, and also put a shielder or healer in the group.
Defeat the nameless swordsman
Battle with scientist Anaxa.
- The key tactic is destruction of damaged vessels — copies around the Flame Thief. The more the boss manages to absorb, the more levels of the "Power of Disaster" status he will earn and the more powerful his "But Suffering Is Necessary" attack will be, which can cause the heroes in the squad to die.
- Some enemy skills impose status "Corrosion", which appears as red marks on the heroes' health bar. Hit opponents to restore this "lost" HP (area skills work best).
- The boss loses some health, calling Damaged Vessels onto the fieldHowever, by absorbing them, he not only becomes stronger, but also regenerates the HP that he previously spent on summoning each of them.
When you bring the Deep Dark Flame Reaver's health down to 1%, Trianna will reveal the enemy and teleport your allies to Ohema, earning you the achievement "God is invisible and at the same time extremely clear".
The next task is "Oh, weeping, let not your tears flow in vain.".
Achievement Adonis Lift
Stand on a Cogniflower for the first time while exploring the Muttering Thicket of the Grove of Muses to unlock the achievement. Adonis ElevatorThe trophy belongs to the "Understand the Unfathomable" group and has a reward of 5 star jades.
Reaching the Heart's Beat
Make a promise like the strongest love and revive the Dewy Heart in the quest "Oh Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent", for which you will earn an achievement Heartbeat from category "Understand the incomprehensible" and take 5 star jades.
Achievement Love of a Flower and a Butterfly
With the fulfillment of the condition "Leaves and golden threads are woven into a song of love" Complete the Butterfly of Spiritual Knowledge challenge in the quest "Oh Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent", which will unlock the achievement Love of a Flower and a Butterfly from the section "Understand the incomprehensible" and will bring 5 star jades as a reward.
Achievement God is invisible and at the same time extremely obvious
Resist the nameless swordsman with the titan at the end of the quest "Oh grove, why are the sages silent" and you will unlock the achievement God is invisible and at the same time extremely clear. Having fulfilled the condition "Let the flowers become fuel, and the core of the flame of the mind will flare up again", visit the trophies category "The Path to the Stars" and get 10 star jades.
Awards
By completing the quest "Oh Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent" in HSR you will receive the following resources:
- star jade ×150;
- travel guides ×20;
- heavenly ambrosia ×480;
- music records "Shattered Mortal Realms" and "Scattered Manuscripts";
- credits ×172.
We hope our guide helped you complete the mission "Oh Grove, Why the Sages Are Silent" in Honkai: Star Rail. Write comments, if you encounter a bug or get confused somewhere.