Moonlight Merriment/Story

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Moonlight Merriment is an Event Chapter.

Requirements:

Reach Adventure Rank 28
Complete Archon Quest Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches
Complete Xiangling's Story Quest, Trulla Chapter: Act I - Mondstadt Gastronomy Trip

List of Parts[]

Part I - One for the Foodies, Two for the Show
Part II - Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go

Summary[]

Part I - One for the Foodies, Two for the Show[]

Main article: One for the Foodies, Two for the Show

During their travels, Paimon suggests to the Traveler that they head to Wanmin Restaurant for a nice meal as the weather is reminding her of it. At the restaurant, they are greeted by Xiangling and her father Chef Mao. Xiangling reveals that the Moonlight Merriment festival is about to start and she is partaking in a cooking competition but needs some normal inspiration to create her dish. They decide to first ask Hu Tao and Baizhu for some advice. Deciding they need more selective options, they head to Yujing Terrace and find Beidou, Ningguang and Keqing next to a mysterious rock. The rock had been fished out from the sea but no one is sure as to what may be inside it.

Keqing reveals that her grandfather had studied Liyue traditions and that the Stove God may be different from Morax, suggesting they head to Qingce Village for their historical texts. There, they run into Xingqiu and Chongyun. Xingqiu lets Keqing borrow some texts, where she finds information of the Stove God making an appearance at the Guili Assembly. Wangshu Inn is close by the area, so they head there and run into Smiley Yanxiao, who brings them some old texts in return for Traveler teaching him how to make Satisfying Salad. Keqing and Xiangling find more information, although it conflicts with what they had known. Nonetheless, Yanxiao makes a meal for the group. As he brings the food, Xiangling realizes that he is her destined competitor and Yanxiao also reveals that he is attending the competition.

Returning to Liyue Harbor, Keqing goes off to look for the recipe her grandfather had while the rest return to the restaurant, where they are unexpectedly greeted by Cloud Retainer. Keqing soon arrives with the recipe on hand, upon which Xiangling believes that the Stove God may have been an adeptus. They head to her "master", Madame Ping, who explains about the history behind the Moonlight Merriment. Keqing is soon taken away on new developments and as the rest of the group catch up to her, they find that the statue has begun to crack.

Part II - Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go[]

Main article: Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go

With most of the competition cleared, Xiangling has the Traveler and Paimon accompany her to get more feedback for the finale. They first run into Beidou and Xinyan. After they give some feedback, Paimon suggests to Xiangling to find someone with milder tastes - the Traveler immediately thinks of Xiao and calls for him in a secluded area of the wharf. Xiao praises Xiangling for her cooking but suggests a few modifications on her dishes before he leaves.

The next day, the finale starts as Xiangling cooks off against Yanxiao. She finishes first before noticing Yanxiao is having difficulty before Guoba heads to his table and cheers him on. Yanxiao finishes his dishes and as the judges taste, they declare Xiangling the winner. The two then taste each other's dishes and leave on good terms. The Traveler and Paimon find a despondent Keqing nearby, who is upset that she chose Yanxiao over Xiangling because he had made Golden Shrimp Balls. Xiangling is surprised at this reasoning and reassures her that she has nothing to worry about. Returning to the statue, there has been no change so Xiangling suggests making the Chili-Mince Cornbread Buns that Ping had filled out for her. The Traveler and Xiangling return with them and give it to Keqing. As she finds herself enjoying the food, the rock cracks and reveals a statue of Guoba.

Xiangling is surprised to see the Guoba statue before Ping comes in and explains that Guoba is the God of the Stove they had been looking for. Guoba was formerly Marchosius and he had given up his powers to protect the lands of Liyue, becoming smaller and less intelligent. By the time Xiangling had found him, he had lost the ability to speak, yet is able to remember those familiar to him. Returning to Wanmin Restaurant, Guoba storms off as soon as they arrive, but it is due to Zhongli's arrival, who Guoba had sensed was familiar to him.

World Quests[]

Event NPCs[]

The following NPCs only appear as part of this event, either as regular NPCs that appear in the open world or as quest-only NPCs:

NPC	Open World	Quests	Notes
Linyang	✔	✔	NPC for Moonlight Seeker hints.
Sheng	✘	✔	NPC for Moonlight Merriment story.

NPC Interactions[]

The following is a list of regular (not event-exclusive) NPCs who appear in Event Quests and/or have unique idle quotes and dialogue during this event.

Name	Quests	Idle Quotes	Dialogue
Changchang	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Chef Mao	✔	✔	✔ ^{[Note 2]}
Freki	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Geri	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Hao	✘	✔	✔
Huai'an	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Huihui	✘	✔	✔
Huixin	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Iron Tongue Tian	✘	✔	✘
Ivanovich	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Jiangxue	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 2]}
Linlang	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Madame Ping	✔	✔	✔
Manager Kuan	✘	✔	✔
Musheng	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Nadia	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 3]}
Nervous An	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Smiley Yanxiao	✔	✔	✔ ^{[Note 2]}
Verr Goldet	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Vlad	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 3]}
Yicheng	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}
Yiran	✘	✔	✔
Zhang Shun	✘	✔	✔ ^{[Note 1]}

Characters[]

34 Characters appear in this Chapter:

Total Rewards[]

210 Primogem

120,000 Mora

12 Hero's Wit

1 Recipe: Braised Meat

1 Recipe: Oncidium Tofu

1 Recipe: Rice Pudding

Soundtracks[]

No.	Soundtrack Name	Album	Played In
33	The Liyue Romans-Fleuves	The Shimmering Voyage Vol. 2	Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go (cutscene)
21	Sneaky & Mischievous	The Shimmering Voyage	One for the Foodies, Two for the Show Event Gameplay

Trivia[]

The titles of the two Event Quests are "One for the Foodies, Two for the Show," "Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go." These two titles combined are in the form of a couplet.
- The Chinese version: 一筷食二轮烹三餐尽欢四海扬名五味俱全 "One pair of chopsticks, Two turns of cooking, Three happy meals leads to fame in Four seas, Five tastes are well presented" / 六情通七仙贺八方飘香九霄得闻十分完满 "Six moods are heard by Seven adepti, Tasty aura flood the Eight corners to let the Nine sky know, Ten out of ten perfection"

Notes[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Only the introductory dialogue changes; dialogue options and responses are the same as normal.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The introductory dialogue changes after completing Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go. The dialogue options and responses do not change.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Nadia and Vlad have dialogue together; it follows up on their event dialogue during Lantern Rite.

Change History[]

Released in Version 2.1

[Create New History]

[Intro_Only-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Only the introductory dialogue changes; dialogue options and responses are the same as normal.

[Part_2-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 The introductory dialogue changes after completing Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go. The dialogue options and responses do not change.

[Nadia-Vlad-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Nadia and Vlad have dialogue together; it follows up on their event dialogue during Lantern Rite.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]