Researcher's Notes (unofficial name) is a Hidden Exploration Objective involving several interactable items found around Watatsumi Island as well as a sudoku-like puzzle. Interacting with all five gives the Wonders of the World achievement The Stranding of the Beagle; there is no order that needs to be followed. Solving all 3 puzzles will reward 2 exquisite chest and 1 precious chest.
Dialogue[]
Location 1[]
- At Suigetsu Pool, outside to the west of the ruins.
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Additional context
- Researcher's Notes: "...The architecture of this ruin is quite similar to that which appears on structures dating back to the Archon War, but we will need to investigate further..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...It's just a shame that my current topic of study does not permit me to stay here for too long..."
Location 2[]
- West of the northernmost Teleport Waypoint on Watatsumi Island, on the top of a hill. There are two Nobushi: Hitsukeban present.
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Additional context
- Researcher's Notes: "...The rock cliff on which this shrine is perched is a most lovely sight. The stone tablets around it do bear further observation..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...Viewing the sunset in front of a torii gate really brings you a sense of inner peace..."
Location 3[]
- North of the Mouun Shrine Statue of The Seven, on the beach.
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Additional context
- Researcher's Notes: "...This camp has been abandoned. I did nick a few useful items from it, however..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...Well, at least my putting them to good use is better than letting them mold away here, hehe..."
Location 4[]
- At the Mysterious Pillar with Electro Elemental Monuments Puzzle near Watatsumi Island's eastmost Teleport Waypoint
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Additional context
- Researcher's Notes: "...Altars to the Electro Archon do not fare too well on Watatsumi Island, and this is no exception..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...There aren't any more ruins related to Narukami Island culture nearby. I don't think this angle is worth pursuing that much further..."
Location 5[]
- At the Electro Cube Puzzle near Watatsumi Island's southeastern Teleport Waypoint
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Additional context
- (Upon finding the puzzle)
- Paimon: This mechanism looks super complicated — but Paimon's sure you'll be fine. Right?
- Paimon: Paimon's leaving this to you then, (TravelerTraveler)!
- Researcher's Notes: "This is a very interesting Ruin mechanism indeed..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...I shall assign a number to each of these cubes' positions. One shall be north, east shall be two. South three, and West, four..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...Adding on another four for those cubes with floating stone slates on them gives us five through eight..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...The sole empty position shall be nine, thus making up our nine-slotted puzzle..."
- Researcher's Notes: "...The lights on the stones don't seem to mean much. In that case..."
- Researcher's Notes: "Now then, let's try to make the sum of the numbers along the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines the same..."
- Researcher's Notes: "And eureka, I've solved it! Well, that's another entry for my thesis..."
- Researcher's Notes: "I should continue west and see if there are any other ruins."
- (After solving the first puzzle)
- Paimon: Woohoo, you got it! Paimon knew you would!
- Paimon: So little stuff? But the mechanism was so tough! ... Should we try it again?
- (First change)
- Paimon: Whoa, the mechanism looks different now! Does that mean... new treasure?
- Paimon: Ugh, this looks even worse than before! Paimon's out of brain-juice again, (TravelerTraveler)!
- (After solving the second puzzle)
- Paimon: Is it just Paimon, or is this thing really stingy? The puzzle's not going to change again, is it?
- (Second change)
- Paimon: Ahh! It changed again! Well, you're up, (TravelerTraveler)!
- (After solving the third puzzle)
- Paimon: Ooh, that's a huge treasure chest!
- Paimon: Easy-peasy, Paimon-squeezy, eh?
Solving the Puzzles[]
The notes provides several hints to solve the puzzle by creating a 3×3 matrix
- "...I shall assign a number to each of these cubes' positions. One shall be north, east shall be two. South three, and West, four..."
- "Positions" can be more accurately read as "orientation".
- A cube that faces North will have a value of 1, a cube that faces East will have a value of 2, and so on.
- Non-interacting cubes cannot be rotated, so their values will be fixed.
- However, cubes that can be rotated will have values range from 1 to 4 based on where they face.
- "...Adding on another four for those cubes with floating stone slates on them gives us five through eight..."
- A value of 4 is added to all the cubes with a stone slate on top.
- Again, non-rotating cubes have fixed values, while rotating cubes will have values range from 5 to 8 based on where they face.
- "...The sole empty position shall be nine, thus making up our nine-slotted puzzle..."
- The missing cube position has a fixed value of 9.
- "...The lights on the stones don't seem to mean much. In that case..."
- The lights on the stones can be ignored, and are only used to indicate cube orientation.
- "Now then, let's try to make the sum of the numbers along the horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines the same..."
- The sum of values of the cubes should be the same for each row, column, and diagonal.
- To solve the puzzle, algebraic manipulation or other methods can be performed. In short, because the value of each cube is actually unique from 1 to 9, this forms a Magic Square and the values should add up to 15 in each row, column, and diagonal.
| 1–4 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5–8 | 1 |
| 2 | 5–8 | 5–8 |
| 1–4 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | 5–8 | 5–8 |
| 8 | 1–4 | 6 |
| 1–4 | 7 | 5–8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 1–4 | 3 | 5–8 |
Change History[]
Released in Version 2.1