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Old Notes and New Friends World Quest Guide

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Genshin Impact - Old Notes and New Friends World Quest Guide

Old Notes and New Friends is a World Quest Chain in Sumeru for Genshin Impact Version 3.1. See how to unlock the quest, and the walkthrough guides here!

Old Notes and New Friends Quest Guides
Dual Evidence Soheil's Wish
Invisible Barrier Hidden Mercenaries
Desert's Remembrance

How to Unlock Old Notes and New Friends

Unlock by completing Golden Slumber

Genshin - Where to Start Dual Evidence

Enter Aaru Village after waiting for server reset

After completing the Golden Slumber quest chain in Khaj-Nisut, you must wait for server reset, then teleport to Aaru Village's Statue of the Seven to start the Old Notes and New Friends questline.

Golden Slumber World Quest Chain Guide

Old Notes and New Friends Quest Guide

Old Notes and New Friends Quests and Objectives
1 Dual Evidence
• Enter Aaru Village with Kalantari.
• Talk to Soheil.
Go to Duat Hall.
• Obtain full clearance on the stone slate.
• Explore the Place of Rebirth ruins.
• Explore the Place of Breath ruins.
• Explore the Place of Swallowing ruins.
• Head to the Great Hall of Truths.
• Find a way to activate the giant device.
• Continue forward.
• Light the Primal Torches (0/3).
• Defeat the "big guy with evil intentions".
• Look for valuable items.
• Return to Aaru Village and talk to Soheil.
2 Soheil's Wish
• Complete Invisible Barrier, Hidden Mercenaries, and Desert's Remembrance sub-quests.
• Talk to Soheil.
3 Invisible Barrier
• Search the four Transparent Ruins in the Desert.
• Report back to Soheil in Aaru Village.
4 Hidden Mercenaries
• Go near the Lamb-Devourer Rock south.
• Enter Thutmose's secret base.
• Look for valuable items.
• Hand the slates to Soheil.
5 Desert's Remembrance
• Search the Tomb of Carouses.
• Talk to Soheil.

Old Notes and New Friends Quest Information

Second Sumeru Desert Quest Chain

Genshin - Sumeru Desert Temple

Old Notes and New Friends is the second archaeological world quest chain where you explore the pyramids in the desert area of Sumeru. Players will need to complete this questline to gain full clearance for your Scarlet Sand Slate gadget.

Sumeru Desert Map Guide

Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 3.1
Genshin Impact Version 3.1
Release Date September 28, 2022

The quest chain was released in Version 3.1 with the release of the long-awaited Sumeru Desert region, which went live in September 28, 2022! Check out all new content in the update here:

Version 3.1 Release Date & Banners

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1 Anon Anon over 2 years

I believe I'm in a bit of a pickle, I happen to open all of the chests before reporting back to soheil, dunno if it was a bad decision

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