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I returned to Kilton at the Fang and Bone shop, and he informed me that I have now defeated all four Moldugas. As a reward, he gave me a medal of honor! As far as I can tell, it’s not useful in any way…just for bragging rights, I guess. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While exploring an archipelago, I was shocked to find Kass performing his accordion up on a stone pillar! I thought had already found all of the Kass(es) in the world. Guess I was wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He had an exclamation point, indicating a new quest for me. He told me the hint, and I quickly swam to the nearby area and found a hidden treasure chest that contained 300 rupees. I was hoping for a new shrine, but oh well. It’s still a side quest marked off my to-do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I teleported to a shrine near the Tabantha Bridge Stable. When I arrived, I didn’t have to search<\/em> long before I spotted a guy named Google<\/del> Geggle. He pointed me in the direction of a seemingly man-made cliff that could house a shrine! And indeed, a new shrine quest opened up. However, my excitement evaporated almost immediately as the shrine quest was instantly marked complete. It’s one I had already completed, I just never got the hint for it in the first place. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That made two times I thought I was about to find a new shrine, only to be shut down. But my luck was about to change. One of the people at the stable mentioned Ludfo’s Bog to the east. I didn’t remember that being an area I had explored well, so I headed there right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bog has tons of large, mushroom-shaped (but flat-topped) tree-like structures. It definitely has a unique look to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I found several new Korok seeds here. As I moved north, I reached the Thundra Plateau and triggered a clue from a mysterious voice. No doubt about it: This was a new shrine quest, at last! It started storming, so I put on my rubber suit and got to work. I figured out how to gain entrance to the shrine, and then blew up a bunch of stones inside to complete it. Shrine #115 is in the books. Just five more to go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I continued exploring, and I was quite surprised when I walked right up to a stable that I haven’t been to before! It was Serenne Stable, and it wasn’t even hidden. It was right in the open, right along the path! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was happy to see three guys that had exclamation points above their heads (indicating they had a quest for me). They were looking for leviathan bones, and they asked me to find three skeletons and draw a picture of each one. Of course, I could use my Sheikah Slate to take a photo instead, but these guys didn’t know about that type of technology. So I set off for the lands of Eldin, Hebra, and Gerudo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, I went to the desert, because I remembered the large skeleton there. I quickly snapped a photo, and then went up to Death Mountain (the Eldin region). I had a bit more trouble here, because the skeletons on the map weren’t the bones I needed. But after looking more closely, I found what I needed and got the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hebra region seemed to be the toughest of all, since I saw no obvious large skeletons on the map. But I did spot some curious features on the map that I wanted to check out. One of those areas turned out to be Goflam’s secret hot spring. It’s always nice to find a new location to be added to the map, but it wasn’t what I was looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, I decided to check out a tiny, rectangular pond that I saw on the map. It seemed suspicious, but nothing jumped out at me once I got there. I used cryonis to make an ice pillar in it, and just looked around. I found a big snowball, which I rolled on the ground. To my surprise, it rolled over my pillar and down a hill, and ultimately smashed open a large doorway to a hidden cave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I got close, my Sheikah sensor indicated a shrine was inside. But that wasn’t all! A giant skeleton was also in here. Double jackpot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I snapped a pic, completed the shrine, and then returned to the stable to collect my reward: 300 rupees. And more importantly, that completed a side quest off my list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After examining the map a bit more, I found two bridges between Hyrule Field and West Necluda that didn’t have names. That meant I hadn’t been there yet. So I headed there, and the first one was called Horwell Bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There, I rescued a young woman named Leekah. She said she was going back to the stable…but I didn’t know of a stable nearby. That’s right, I missed another stable! I followed her to Riverside Stable. This makes me wonder how many other stables are out there that I still haven’t discovered after two years of playing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A side quest opened up, but it was one that automatically completed (I just had to show the person a sword). I also found a guy named Gotter there, and he also had a new side quest for me: I have to find a cookbook in Hyrule Castle! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still hadn’t beaten the game after acquiring all the memories, so that side quest gave me another reason to head to Hyrule Castle. And that’s what I did. I explored more thoroughly as I made my way up to the castle, although I didn’t find the cookbook anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing that I found interesting is how a guardian I defeated left its ancient gears behind in a nice, neat stack as it exploded. Like a stack of pizzas almost. Very impressive! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are my current stats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Completion percentage: 49.71%<\/li>
  • Shrines: 116\/120<\/li>
  • Korok seeds: 312\/900<\/li>
  • Shrine quests: 39\/42<\/li>
  • Side quests: 72\/77<\/li>
  • Hyrule Compendium: 358\/385<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    And here is my latest Breath of the Wild video, Messing Around #5:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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