How to Go to the Place on the Lake Island in Thus Was the Work Done in Vain

The place on the lake island where the notes were left is located in Minacious Isle in the Golden Apple Archipelago 2.8. See how to go to the second Secret Chamber in the Mirage form of Minacious Isle and solve the Pyro Torch puzzle inside.

How to Go to the Place on the Lake Island

The Island in the Lake in Minacious Isle

When the quest goal requires going to the ''Island in the lake'' or the ''lake island,'' it refers to the Mirage form of Minacious Isle. This form has the tower ruins and can be accessed using one of the Blue Platforms on the island.

Find Where the Notes were Left

Find the Two Switches in the Ruins

Head inside the ruins until you find a room with a locked Exquisite Chest, three Pyro Torches, two rock piles, and a locked mechanism at the center.

Find the switch located right above one of the rock piles in the room and press it. Go back the way you came and flip the second switch on the wall right by the entrance.

Open the Path Upwards by Flipping the Switches

A pathway to the upper floor should open after you flip both switches in time!

Open the Gate with the Sea Salt-Crusted Key

Go up the opened path in the ceiling and defeat the Pyro Hilichurl Shooter, Electro Hilichurl Shooter and two Wooden Shield Hilichurl Guards in the area.

Open the gate using the Sea Salt-Crusted Key you got from the vase earlier and head inside.

Destroy All the Vases in the Room

There will be another Sea-Salt Crusted Key in the vase inside this room that you can grab. Destroy every single vase in the room to unlock the Exquisite Chest and the door to the next room!

How to Escape the Second Secret Chamber

Disperse the Dust with Anemo

You will pass by a Starlight Coalescence puzzle and another set of stairs. Go up the stairs before entering another Secret Chamber trap.

You must use an Anemo Character's elemental attack to disperse the purple dust on the Pyro Torches.

Light up the Pyro Torches in the Correct Order

Destroy the rock pile to reveal a hidden Pyro Torch and use Elemental Sight. This will show you the correct order to light up the Pyro Torches!

Light up the Pyro Torches from left to right, with the fourth Pyro Torch being the one behind the Rock Pile at the back of the room.

All Minacious Island Torch Puzzles in 2.8

The Place on the Lake Island Information

Part of Thus Was the Work Done in Vain Quest

Finding the place on the lake island is part of the ''Thus Was the Work Done in Vain'' world quest found in Minacious Isle during the 2.8 Version of the Golden Apple Archipelago.

Thus Was the Work Done in Vain Quest Guide

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