Mystery of the Arcadian Ruins
Last updated 2026-06-08
Mystery of the Arcadian Ruins is the second part of Kaeya's Story Quest, Pavo Ocellus Chapter: Act I - Secret Pirate Treasure.
Steps
- Meet with the informant at the designated location
- Defeat the opponents attacking the informant
- Talk to the informant
- You obtain Treasure Clue (I).
- Solve the mystery (Go to Kaeya at the HQ for a hint)
- Look for the location in the riddle
- Interact with the Common Chest.
- Discuss your next step with Paimon
- You obtain Treasure Clue (II).
- Look for the location in the riddle
- Interact with the Exquisite Chest and obtain Treasure Map.
Quest Notes
- The mysteries can be solved without going to Kaeya for a hint. This changes his dialogue in the next quest, Kaeya's Gain.
- The first riddle is solved by opening a Common Chest atop a windmill north of the Adventurers' Guild.
Treasure clue
Chest location
Additional context
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- The second riddle is solved by activating three Cryo Monuments above the Springvale waterfall.
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Dialogue
Quest DescriptionAccording to Kaeya, his pirate grandfather left behind a treasured sword that has been buried in the Lost Arcadian Ruins. To prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, you search high and low for intelligence regarding the ruins.
- (Approach the designated location)
- Paimon: Look, (Traveler)! She's in trouble!
- (Talk to Vile after defeating the opponents)
- Vile: Why is this happening to me? I shouldn't have helped him...
- Paimon: Him, who?
- Vile: Thanks so much for saving me! You're far more reliable than those Favonius guys.
- Paimon: It's nothing. (He/
She)'s a traveler, (he/ she) has to deal with stuff like this all the time. - Vile: Traveler? I've heard stories about you. I didn't think I'd be saved by the one I'm here to meet.
- Paimon: Oh, so you're the...
- Vile: Hahaha... I didn't know how I could pay you back initially, but now, I think I'll just give you the intel for free.
- Vile: People in our circle know how important the network is.
Really?
- Vile: Well, you did save my life.
- Thank you, friend.
- Paimon: LUCKY!
- Paimon: But... it's lucky for Kaeya, isn't it? He's supposed to pay for the intel...
- Vile: Listen well then, the intel on the Arcadian Ruins...
- Vile: "Three six-armed giants reside in the city in the lake. Two guard the statue, one, the treasure."
- Paimon: Right... Wait, is that it?
- Vile: There's also this map that came with it.
- Paimon: Could... this be the X-marks-the-spot?
- Paimon: So the clue is more like a riddle...
- Paimon: Well, should be a piece of cake for ya, right (Traveler)? Paimon'll leave it to you then!
- Sure thing.
- Sure... I hope.
- Paimon: Well, if you can't solve it, we can ask Kaeya. He seems like a nerd too.
- Vile: I'll leave you the intel so you can review it at any time.
- Paimon: Thanks, Vile.
- Paimon: "Three six-armed giants reside in the city in the lake. Two guard the statue, one, the treasure."
- Paimon: What does that mean? If you don't wanna ask Kaeya, you better figure it out!
- (Obtain
Treasure Clue (I))
- (Obtain
- (Talk to Vile again, optional)
- Vile: "Three six-armed giants reside in the city in the lake. Two guard the statue, one, the treasure." Got it?
- (Talk to Kaeya for a clue, optional)
- Kaeya: Traveler! You're back! Looks like you got the intel.
- Paimon: Yes and no. It's a lot more complicated than that.
- Paimon: "Three six-armed giants reside in the city in the lake. Two guard the statue, one, the treasure." What do you make of it?
- Kaeya: Riddles? How quaint. Let me think...
- Kaeya: "City in the lake" is clearly Mondstadt... As for the Six-Armed Giants... Hm...
- Crabs?
- Paimon: Giant crabs!
- Kaeya: Aside from asking just where we would find giant crabs...
- Kaeya: Crabs have eight legs, not six...
- The windmills, then?
- Should be... the windmills?
- Kaeya: Hey! That's smart!
- Kaeya: A windmill has six blades... It fits.
- Paimon: Wow! That makes sense!
- Kaeya: So, out of the three windmills, two are close to the statue...
- Kaeya: The other one is guarding...
- Paimon: Ooh! Ooh! This one Paimon knows! The treasure!
- Kaeya: Hehehe... Let's hope it's really that simple.
- Paimon: Come on, (Traveler)! Let's go take a look around that windmill!
- (Talk to Kaeya again, optional)
- Kaeya: If I'm right, the location described by the clue is the windmill the furthest away from the statue... I'm not completely certain though.
- (Interact with the Common Chest atop the southeast windmill)
- Paimon: Ooh, lemme see what's inside!
- Paimon: "She doesn't love him at all. The passion rushing through the clear spring is just a front. When she's cold and alone, her true heart is revealed."
- Paimon: There's another map.
- Paimon: More riddles?
- Paimon: Paimon's dizzy already. Oh, no! Paimon used up all her brain juice!
- You never had any to begin with...
- Paimon: Paimon'll let you have all the fun. Or, you could get Kaeya to help.
- (Obtain
Treasure Clue (II)
- (Obtain
- (Talk to Kaeya for a clue, optional)
- Kaeya: "She doesn't love him at all. The passion rushing through the clear spring is just a front. When she's cold and alone, her true heart is revealed."
- Paimon: Any idea what that means?
- Kaeya: Is this some page stripped from a love novel that you just happened to find?
- Paimon: Oh, so it's not a clue. No wonder someone as clever as Paimon wasn't able to get it.
- Kaeya: Hahaha... I'm just joking.
- Paimon: Hmph... Take this more seriously, Kaeya!
- Kaeya: Haha, this riddle is hard to figure out. Clear spring... Is it referring to Springvale?
- Kaeya: "Passion rushing through the clear spring..." So when does passion rush through a clear spring?
- Maybe when there are people bathing in the spring water?
- Kaeya: Such inappropriate behavior... I feel like it has been creeping into Mondstadt for quite a while now.
- Kaeya: Unless... that's something you two get up to?
- Kaeya: Oh, my apologies. I shouldn't judge what one does in their own time.
- Paimon: What's wrong with you? What kind of people do you think we are?
- Kaeya: Haha. The thing is, if the "rushing passion" isn't coming from the clear spring, then it's coming from the people bathing.
- Hmm... Maybe it's when the water level of the clear spring changes?
- When the water level changes?
- Kaeya: Not a bad idea! Like when... there's a waterfall, for example...
- Kaeya: It appears the solution to this enigma related to the waterfall behind Springvale.
- Kaeya: Only the clear spring that blesses Mondstadt can reveal the passion described here.
- Kaeya: And the "heart" of the waterfall must refer to the cliff on the left side of the waterfall. I noticed it once when I was out on patrol in the area.
- Kaeya: The ending, "cold and alone," probably has something to do with Cryo, which can be controlled by a Vision.
- Kaeya: You should probably take someone who can manipulate Cryo with you.
- Thanks for the help, Kaeya.
- Kaeya: It's nothing. If a Knight of Favonius couldn't even answer a riddle, how could we be trusted to solve criminal mysteries?
- Paimon: Let's go take a look in Springvale. We'll leave you to your "criminal mysteries"!
- Kaeya: Erm...
- Paimon: No, wait... Leave you to SOLVING your criminal mysteries!
- (Talk to Kaeya again, optional)
- Kaeya: Take a look around the waterfall near Springvale. Remember to bring a friend who can manipulate Cryo. Huh? Oh... Me?
- (Interact with the Exquisite Chest after activating the Cryo Monuments south of Springvale)
- Paimon: This time, the mysteries have all been solved, it sure took a lot of work.
- Paimon: But in all fairness, this treasure map really is terrible... It looks like it was drawn by a pirate...
- Paimon: So now...
- Let's report to Kaeya first.
- Paimon: Hmm? Paimon believes that there is no need!
- Let's go to the treasure location directly!
- Paimon: You read my mind! Paimon's so happy!
- Paimon: Let's go for it! Don't want anyone else to get there before we do!
- Paimon: Like... like the Treasure Hoarders Kaeya told us about.
- Paimon: Anyways, Paimon just wants to borrow the sword to...
- Paimon: No, you heard nothing! Paimon ah— Paimon just wants to see it!
- Paimon: Definitely not to become super, mega, powerful and do nothing but play...
- Paimon: Hehe... Alright, Paimon'll save the chit-chat for later.
- Paimon: Arcadian treasure hunt, here we go!
- (Obtain
Treasure Map)
- (Obtain
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Mystery of the Arcadian Ruins | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 阿卡狄亚遗迹之谜 Ākǎdíyà Yíjì zhī Mí | Mystery of the Arcadia Ruins |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 阿卡狄亞遺蹟之謎 Ākǎdíyà Yíjī zhī Mí | |
| Japanese | アルカディア遺跡の謎 Arukadia Iseki no Nazo | Mystery of the Arcadia Ruins |
| Korean | 아카디아 유적의 수수께끼 Akadia Yujeok-ui Susukkekki | Mystery of the Arcadia Ruins |
| Spanish | El misterio de las ruinas de Arcadia | Mystery of the Arcadia Ruins |
| French | Mystère des ruines de l'Arcadia | Mystery of the Ruins of the Arcadia |
| Russian | Тайна руин Аркадии Tayna ruin Arkadii | Mystery of the Ruins of Arcadia |
| Thai | ปริศนาแห่งโบราณสถาน Arcadia | |
| Vietnamese | Câu Đố Của Di Tích Arcadia | |
| German | Das Rätsel der Ruinen von Arcadia | The Riddle of the Arcadian Ruins |
| Indonesian | Misteri Ruins of Arcadia | Mystery of the Ruins of Arcadia |
| Portuguese | Mistério das Ruínas de Arcadia | |
| Turkish | Arkadya Harabelerinin Gizemi | |
| Italian | Mistero delle Rovine di Arcadia |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0