When I resumed my game of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I got to work on some remaining side quests. I began by following the Zora River to look for Fronk’s missing wife, but I got distracted when I ran into Finley.
Finley had a side quest of her own for me. She wrote a love letter, which she put in a canister and pushed into the river. My job was to follow the canister to see who ends up with the love letter. Unfortunately, the canister would often get stuck on obstacles. And if you lost sight of it, you had to start all over. It took me several tries (and much more time than I hoped), but I eventually completed the task and helped the couple get together.
I then resumed my search for Fronk’s wife, and I found her on an island in Lake Hylia.
On Cape Cresia, I spotted a rainbow and stopped to admire it for a little while. For some reason, my GIF isn’t posting right now, but you can see it here.
I headed over to Palmorae Ruins, where I finally found the last monument shard I needed to complete a shrine quest. I’ve looked around for that piece many times before, and could never find it. But now, I found it without much trouble at all. Go figure.
After a stop at the Great Fairy Fountain to enhance some clothing items, I went to Kakariko Village to play with Cottla. For some reason, I thought I had to play hide-and-seek with her. And I never found her before. But this time, there was an option to play tag instead. I caught her quickly to complete the side quest. My reward left me feeling salty, but it was good to clear a quest from my list.
In Tarrey Town, I learned the recipe for monster cake. That was great news, because I needed that cake for another side quest. I made the cake, gave it to a relative of the person who needed it, and received a gold rupee (300 rupees) as my reward.
Then I went up to Goron City and started exploring from there. I soon found the Goron Hot Springs, where not everyone agreed about the spring being hot.
Another character there sent me on a new side quest. It was pretty easy to complete, although my reward wasn’t much more than a stick. 😛
In the Lost Woods, I used some Korok seeds to expand my weapon stash. I can now hold 20 weapons, and that is the maximum. Any future upgrades will have to go towards my bow or shield stashes.
Next, I decided to complete the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 side quest. I had to go to three locations and watch for a shooting star. Each shooting star was actually a glowing treasure chest that falls from the sky.
I found Salvager headwear in the first one, and a Salvager vest in the second one. The third shooting star didn’t appear where I thought it would. The clue led me to the wrong place, but I eventually figured out the right place to go. The final one contained Salvager trousers. Here’s a look at the full outfit:
As I paraglided down from the mountain, my Sheikah sensor picked up a nearby shrine! It’s been a while since I’ve found a new shrine this way! I had to roll a giant snowball to gain entrance to it, and then I completed my 113th shrine. That seemed like a good stopping point, so here’s an updated look at my overall stats:
- Completion percentage: 43.42%
- Shrines: 113/120
- Korok seeds: 253/900
- Shrine quests: 37/42
- Side quests: 67/77
- Hyrule Compendium: 352/385
My progress has been slow, but I’m still having fun with the game. It’s just getting harder and harder to find new things. I think I will eventually buy the DLC for the game, but not just yet. I want to at least complete all of the shrines first.
I’ll see you next time. I’m hoping to post my next “Messing Around” video sometime in September.