Paradise

Paradise is the second act of the World Quest Series A Long Day in the Mountains.

Quests

1. A Day the Grand Temple Inscribed with Ages
   • Long Live Life
   • Counterfeit Classics
   • Unofficial Chronicle of the Desert Pavilion

Summary

Long Live Life

The Traveler, Paimon, and Zeitlind arrive at Luyang Academy to find that its people have been trapped within paintings and reduced to ink blots. After rescuing a painter called Daozi, who mistakes Zeitlind for her sister Hilda, they gradually restore the academy to its original state. In a room, Zeitlind finds one of the items from her suitcase: A photograph of her sister in front of Wangshu Inn during a trip to Liyue. While attempting to free the Abode of Resplendent Talent, Melanta interferes through an illusion of "Maukie."

After restoring the academy, they meet Bosch, who reveals that he and Daozi taught Hilda how to paint during her stay with them. The group is shown a still life of watermelons painted by Hilda and titled "Long Live Life." Although Yoshitoshi suggests she keep the painting, Zeitlind refuses, wanting it to remain preserved in the temple. When leaving the academy, Istoria awaits them and shares that he once discussed philosophy with Hilda and tried to strengthen her will to live. Zeitlind thanks him and reveals that she found her sister’s tombstone.

Counterfeit Classics

Near the Mahavaipulya Chamber, the group encounters Calcerius, Okikuni, and Yu Huangyi, who had been pressed into paper slips and trapped in between pages. Zeitlind is mistaken for Raumhilda once more and the they ask for help. After being freed, Yu Huangyi accompanies them into the chamber. While restoring the area with Dex's help, the group recovers another item from Zeitlind's suitcase: A stack of letters Hilda wrote to Zeitlind during her stay at the sanatorium.

After a joint effort they free the chamber and its inhabitants from Melanta's influence. When leaving the chamber, they reunite with Istoria again, who explains that defeating Melanta requires reaching the Atrium of Suchness by constructing the "Path to the Heavens," a process that demands the sacrifice of all one’s memories.

Unofficial Chronicle of the Desert Pavilion

In the Desert Pavilion, the group meets Venipi, who recognizes Zeitlind as Raumhilda's younger sister. Together, they resolve the pavilion’s crisis, where many inhabitants have been transformed into sand, by defeating the Suppression Type Keepers and their leader, the Punisher of Gomorrah. They liberate all the inhabitants and Zeitlind finds another item from her suitcase: An amethyst brooch that once belonged to Raumhilda. After leaving the Desert Pavilion, the group meets Istoria once again, who tells them more about Melanta and Nihilita, as well as the meaning of their names.

A Day the Grand Temple Inscribed with Ages

After recovering all three items from the freed areas, the group reunites with Istoria at the Memory Core to discuss how Zeitlind can return to the surface. Istoria expresses his belief that Raumhilda may still be alive and that her grave could be empty. Zeitlind does not share his hopeful thinking and tells him of her and Hilda's past struggles, as well as how deeply Hilda was affected by her fiancé abandoning her. The group ultimately concludes that the only way forward is to confront Melanta.

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