Where the Light Wanes

Where the Light Wanes is the second request in Part II of the Lantern Rite Tales event. It opens on the fifth day of the event.

Steps

Quest Description

While everyone else is lifting their eyes up to the lovely sight of Xiao Lanterns in the sky, Millelith soldier Hongyu is having a headache...

(Talk to Hongyu): Hongyu: How did I end up doing this...; What's wrong?; Hongyu: Xiao Lanterns don't just vanish into thin air after each Lantern Rite, you know? They have to be recovered manually.; Hongyu: Sure, they are quite a view, floating majestically in the air, but at the same time, they can also be quite a nuisance.; Hongyu: If its lampshade is poorly made, a lantern will break mid-air, leaving only a chunk of Plaustrite that flies all over the place.; Hongyu: Some Xiao Lanterns also get blown away by the wind and end up stuck in random nooks...; Hongyu: The former creates safety concerns, while the latter litters the city landscape. So the Ministry of Civil Affairs usually delegates the responsibility of recovering Xiao Lanterns to a specific person.; Hongyu: As it happens, it's my turn this year...; Hongyu: But the amount of Xiao Lanterns released during the festival is overwhelming... If I were to retrieve them all the day after the celebrations end, I'd be done for.; Hongyu: So the only feasible way is to remove the broken and misplaced lanterns gradually, as people release them.; Hongyu: Even so, I doubt I can collect them all on my own.; Hongyu: Traveler, would you mind checking a few spots for Xiao Lanterns that need to be recovered?; Leave it to me.; Hongyu: I've marked the locations on the map for you. Thanks for your help!

(Talk to Hongyu again): Hongyu: They release them, I take them back, and so on and so forth. Am I the only one who sees no point in this?

(Upon reaching the first location): Paimon: Paimon sees the Xiao Lantern — but how did it get all the way up there in that tree?; Paimon: It's just like Hongyu said. People's Xiao Lanterns end up in some weird places.

(Upon reaching the second location): Paimon: What's going on? Are the hilichurls interested in that lantern, too? Let's chase them off, quick!

(Upon reaching the third location): Paimon: Hey, over there! Looks like someone's been surrounded by hilichurls. Let's help them out!

(Talk to Flash-Fist Ling after defeating the hilichurls): Flash-Fist Ling: That's not fair!; What are you doing here?; Flash-Fist Ling: I... Ugh, let me start from the beginning. My master recently developed a new kicking technique. An immensely powerful one at that!; Flash-Fist Ling: But he claimed that I wasn't earnest enough, and that I still needed to work on the basics. He wouldn't teach me the new technique...; Flash-Fist Ling: I planned to take advantage of the Lantern Rite and give him a nice Xiao Lantern to soften his attitude. Perhaps a change of mood would lead to a change of heart, and he'd agree to teach me those moves, or so I thought.; Flash-Fist Ling: But I couldn't find any Plaustrite, so when I noticed that a Xiao Lantern got stuck over there, I wanted to retrieve the Plaustrite inside...; Flash-Fist Ling: You saw what happened next... Eh, I don't deserve that Xiao Lantern. You can have it.; Flash-Fist Ling: Encountering those monsters really made me realize that my martial arts foundations leave a lot to be desired...

(Talk to Flash-Fist Ling again after retrieving the lantern): Flash-Fist Ling: It's all because I'm too weak. I have a long way to go to fully grasp my master's teachings.

(Report back to Hongyu): Hongyu: Have you checked all the spots I marked for you yet? Any Xiao Lanterns recovered?; Three Xiao Lanterns altogether.; Hongyu: Thanks so much. It would have been a lot of work to retrieve the Xiao Lanterns in those places. The trip tires me right out each time...; Hongyu: With your help, I can finally rest easy. So please, take this for your trouble. You've more than earned it.

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Where the Light Wanes	—
Chinese (Simplified)	灯火阑珊处 Dēnghuǒ Lánshān Chù	Where the Light Wanes
Chinese (Traditional)	燈火闌珊處 Dēnghuǒ Lánshān Chù	Where the Light Wanes
Japanese	灯火が尽きる場所 Tomoshibi ga Tsukiru Basho	Where the Light Wanes
Korean	등불이 꺼져가는 곳 Deungburi Kkeojyeoganeun Got	Where the Lantern Light Wanes
Spanish	Donde la luz se desvanece	Where the Light Fades
French	À l'orée des lueurs	At the Brink of Glimmers
Russian	Где угасают огни Gde ugasayut ogni	Where the Lights Ebb
Thai	ณ จุดที่แสงไฟสลัว
Vietnamese	Nơi ánh đèn heo hắt
German	Wo das Licht schwindet	Where the Light Wanes
Indonesian	Cahaya akan Padam	Light will Go Out
Portuguese	Luzes prestes a se apagar	Lights About to Go Out

Released in Version 1.3