Finally deciding to make progress on a long-overdue main quest, I headed over to the Forgotten Temple to find Lady Impa.
There, we found a map of all of the geoglyphs. Impa encouraged me to seek them out, and investigate them to see if I have more visions at each one. I’ve already seen several geoglyphs along the way, but I don’t always see a way of doing anything with them. But with this map in mind, I returned to one geoglyph nearby. After looking very closely, I ultimately found the dragon tear and activated a surprising vision.
I then backtracked, going back to Rito Village to complete a few side quests that I’ve had on my list forever (including building that bridge). While I was there, I also redeemed some Lights of Blessing for another stamina vessel, which completed a 2nd wheel of stamina for me.
A bit later, I finally made my first visit to Tarrey Town. There are several side quests and things to do here now, but at least I don’t have to build the town from scratch this time. 😛
When I later explored more of the Depths, I was surprised to run across the Spirit Temple! However, I didn’t find a way inside. And since I was kind of focused on finding more lightroots at the time, I didn’t stick around. I’m sure I’ll return someday, though.
Once I was done in the Depths, I decided it was time to finally head towards Gerudo Desert for the 4th temple; I’d been putting it off for long enough! After a stop at the Kara Kara Bazaar, I was told that a sand shroud would make it impossible for me to get to Gerudo Town. Compasses don’t work in the giant sand storm. But “impossible” was an exaggeration, because I lined myself up and simply ran through the desert unscathed!
I arrived at Gerudo Town, but it wasn’t what I expected. I didn’t have to dress as a woman to get inside, and that’s because nobody was around! Everyone was hiding from monsters that had taken over the town…except that the monsters were half-dead mummies that could hardly move. Sure, they’re resistant to physical attacks, but a fire arrow wipes them out pretty quickly.
Before long, I met up with Buliara, the Gerudo Captain of the Guard. She let everyone know that I was allowed to walk around freely, despite being a voe (man). 😛
She told me that I could find Lady Riju training in the ruins to the north, and I headed out that way. Once I tracked her down, she needed my help in perfecting her lightning attack. I just have to shoot an arrow, and somehow that helps her focus her attack. 😛
Suddenly, more mummies (they’re called Gibdos) attacked Kara Kara Bazaar. This gave me and Lady Riju a chance to practice our new combo attack. We also learned how to destroy the Gibdos’ hive, to keep them from spawning endlessly.
When we returned to Gerudo Town, we prepared for war! I had to choose which of the town’s three gates to defend with barricades, and where to deploy the Gerudo forces (and cannon). It’s basically a strategic mini-game against the Gibdos.
Once I was prepared, the Gibdos (including flying moth Gibdos) began their attack. But after several minutes, Riju was defeated and I lost the battle. But I realized what I did wrong: I spent too much time playing defense, and I didn’t make it a priority to attack the hives. So I changed my strategy, and we succeeded on my 2nd attempt.
After that, Riju translated a mural for me. It told me what I needed to do next. So I ventured into the desert and shined some light on the situation.
With some help from the pillars of the community, I unearthed the next dungeon: The Lighting Temple! After defeating a mini-boss, I was able to go inside the temple. But after a quick look around, I decided to take a break…and wrap up this entry for now.
As an update, here are my latest Tears of the Kingdom stats. My shrine count is up to 61 from 50 last time, my lightroots have increased from 28 to 37, and my Korok count is up from 51 to 67.
And here is my Hyrule Compendium progress:
- Creatures: 61/92 (up from 55)
- Monsters: 83/110 (up from 74)
- Materials: 96/126 (up from 90)
- Equipment: 102/175 (up from 94)
- Treasure: 6/6
As you probably know, many shrines (particularly those that involve use of the Ultrahand ability) can be solved in various ways. Each player’s builds may be different. So I recently posted a video showing some of my builds that I used to complete some shrines (and some other tasks as well). Take a look!
See you next time!