Now that we've ended up in this strange desert, we might as well do some more exploration on top of what we've already done.
If you look at the pool of water, Valanice will look down and notice a statue at the bottom.
Let's go back north. Near the face carved in the statue, you can use the stick on the prickly pear to get it off the cactus and put it in your inventory.
In the nearby cave, there is a woven basket as well as four jars. The woven basket can be picked up and placed in the inventory. If you use it on the eye and rotate the basket, you'll find a kernel of corn, which you can click on to place in your inventory. As for the four pots, you'll have to pick up all four pots just to pick up one, as each jar up until the very last will break apart when Valanice touches them. It is a tad funny to see Valanice get irritated when the third one breaks, honestly. Once you grab one, though, it will prove useful for a few things you can do here.
Leave the cave. then head to the west. There will be some water droplets dropping onto the sand. If you click on the sand, Valanice will notice the sand is damp. Click on the corn kernel, then lock on the sand to place the kernel there. A cornstalk will grow as if by magic. From there, you can take an ear of corn from it.
If you go south, west or east of the starting area, you'll be in the desert. You'll also be able to meet what looks like an undead man dressed like some sort of drifter, and if you can talk to him, he will tell Valanice that she is far away from life, love and hope, and that she is surrounded by dust and that dust is what she shall become. He will also tell you that he lost his life in the desert and must walk the desert forever, tormented by everlasting, burning thirst. He tells Valanice to leave while she still can by means of a portal through the mountains, and mentions that the giant stone head was closed by an evil enchantress, and while legend says it can be opened, he does not know how. He then tells Valanice to go before the thirst drives him into madness.
Go back to the pool of water. Put the clay jar in the water to fill it up. If you use it on Valanice, she will pour it out. Don't do that. If you click on the pool of water a second time after looking in it on the first click, Valanice will mention it is salty. Use the Golden Comb on the bowl, then pour the jar of water into the bowl. Place the ear of corn on the hand above the bowl. The bowl will glow, and if you use the jar on it, you'll find out the water is fresh.
If you go back to the corn stalk, you'll find out that the nearby gourd split in the sun. If you click on the gourd, you can get a gourd seed. As for the nearby painting to the east, it tells you to move the beads on the necklace to the third row and turn the bowl over to empty the pool of water so you can get to what is below.
Go back to the pool and the statue. Move all the blue beads on the necklace to the third column, then turn the bowl upside down and turn the head of the statue so it is in the "sun" position. The water of the pool will drain and reveal the stairs. Go down, and you will be at the offering bowl. There are two pieces of turquoise stone here, and the one you want is on the right. DO NOT TAKE IT YET OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE. Instead, you have to place something on there in exchange for a turquoise stone piece, and you don't have it yet. Go back upstairs.
Go back to the desert and look for the traveler. Click on him first to talk to him, then give him the fresh water. He will take you to his remains. The dust devil will disappear, and you can get the treasure nearby: a hunting horn and a pouch. He also tells you that he was once known as the adventurer Colin Farwalker. He thanks you for giving him peace. (If you go into the desert and hand the salt water to the ghost, he will spit it out and become irritated with you, and asks you not to give him false hope. He also throws the pot away, and you have to go get it back yourself. Also, there is a dust devil in the desert near some remains and a strange object, and the dust devil won't let you get anywhere near it. It is better to give the fresh water to the traveler and have him take it to you.)
There are two things in the pouch: a can of bug reducing powder and a rope. However, you can take only one of the two items. The bug reducing powder can be used against the scorpion you met earlier, while the rope can be used for something a little later. You'll also be able to take the hunting horn if you get the bug reducing powder. Be sure to use it once to clean out all the sand clogging it, so you can use it in the future. As for how to get back to the starting area, just keep going two screens to the north. That's all you have to do.
If you continue to walk through the desert in any other direction for enough screens, Valanice WILL EVENTUALLY KEEL OVER AND DIE. Thankfully, you can always retry instanly without the whole "restore game" thing from the first six games. IF YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD AVOID ALL CAPS IN BOLD AFTER ME NOT COVERING THIS SERIES SO MANY TIMES, YOU ARE MISTAKEN.
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