Seekers of the Lost Treasure II

Let me see... This secret message means...

Stockade... High place... Sleeping...

How's the deciphering going?

The Stockader left this message: I'm sleeping at a high place within the Stockade.

Maybe he's sleeping on ... a waterwheel.

That ... is actually pretty high for a "high place"...

Let's get closer to the waterwheel and continue our investigations there.

Agreed! And I'm suddenly not hungry anymore! Let's go!

Hola...

Hngh... Huh...? WHA?!

Careful, there! Phoo. We mean you no harm. In fact, we came here because we saw your secret message.

Your message says you're sleeping up high on the waterwheel.

That's ... that's right. Who are you?

We're ... explorers! That's right! We're here to explore the area.

Name's Punty Pole. Can't believe you made your way up here. How did you learn about our secret code?

Well, I did my homework.

Sir, why are you staying at a place so high up?

They placed me on sentry duty. And this isn't a secret message. It's plain old simple sentry duty.

Initially, I had to patrol the areas around the Stockade. That's like fifty klicks worth of walking. The job is exhausting.

Then I started thinking about the Wise Sage Says. And one of those sayings went like: "The higher you stand, the further you see".

Then I kept looking for higher places so I wouldn't have to do all that walking every day.

When I got back to my senses, I somehow ended up on this waterwheel.

Okay. So why would you sleep here as well?

Because I got bored doing sentry duty and trying to look for trouble. Seriously, why are we even doing this?

I asked the Supreme Chief, and she couldn't give me a good answer. In fact, she told me to focus on my duties and stop thinking about random stuff.

And sure enough, I got bored really fast. And when I get bored, I'd fall asleep and start dreaming.

Guess what happened? I discovered the meaning of sentry duty in my dreams!

Mind sharing it with us?

I haven't figured it out completely, but this place is closer to the skies. Maybe the Heavens sent me that message!

Is he alright?

I think he is. Mr. Punty Pole may have realized something.

Why don't you keep sleeping, then?

Well, erm... I probably need someone to help with that... Will you?

I was trying to look for an even higher place to sleep but ... I fell off by accident...

Ay, yai, yai... Are you alright? Did you get hurt?

I'm alright! Fell off a couple of times already, but I got a solid hide that makes me tough to kill.

That last fall, though, made me lose my dream kit. Now I couldn't even sleep no more...

"Dream kit"? What is that?

My eye mask!

I don't know why, but I must wear my eye mask to sleep. And if I can't sleep, I definitely can't dream.

Please! Help me find my eye mask! It's really important!

Yeah, he looks like he hasn't slept for a while.

I'm mighty grateful! I'll wait for you here!

Back so soon! This is great! I can start dreaming again.

You have my thanks, explorers!

Hey, is he already asleep? That was quick.

I was about to ask about the bed.

Endmin, any idea how Punty Pole brought his bamboo bed up to this place?

That makes a lot of sense.

Okay! Job done! Hey, let's take a photo of Punty Pole! And make sure you get the scenery as well!

The composition, light and shadow, and staging are just incredible. It's so flawless I can showcase it without any post-processing!

Showcase?

Ah, just a ... figure of speech! Haha. Let's check the last secret message.

I'm alright. My mind and spirit have been well-fed! Come on!

Hold on. This one's a little hard to decipher.

Hmm... Originium... Cave... Training?

Sounds like ... someone's doing Arts training.

This secret message is a real mess. I can't decipher it at all.

I think the general meaning is...

Originium Arts are painful but fun.

I'm a little worried, Endmin. The one who left this secret message might be in danger.

According to this message, he should be in a cave filled with plenty of Originium.

But I didn't find any Originium caves during my previous explorations.

Endmin...

Can you sense it...? Okay then, I'll mark it out for you.

¡Que increíble, Masked Rogue! Just how many skills do you have?

Maybe I'll save the compliments for later. Now that we have a location, we should go there at once.