In this episode, we enter the village beyond Future Land and hear a name we haven't heard since the beginning of the game.
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Monorail Station
You'll enter this room on the way to Grandopolis. Going north takes you back to Computown on a one-way trip.
Instead of going north, go right. This lets you continue on. Going left takes you to a dead end.
Sadly, you cannot land on the blue path with the ancient giant; you will have to make your way to it the hard way with the subway cars.
You'll meet new enemies in the form of men in futuristic armor carrying dart guns - which fire off short range attacks - as well as flying hornet robots that turn into a humanoid form with an arm cannon after you hit them.
At the end of the path, you will meet two ghosts. One is a dog, and the other is a monkey. Thankfully, these are friendly faces, and they will tell you that Galands are wreaking havoc in Grandopolis. They also tell you that the path ahead will take you to Cactus Village.
Grandopolis Sewers
When you go to the right, take the first set of stairs you see and go south. (If you go south past those stairs, you'll just find a dead end.) You'll find a chest that will give you Lv. Counter 4. Now you have info on all the enemies in the game!
There may be battles with the snake boxers where you may have to beat three of them instead of two
When you come out of the sewers, you'll find a path to Cactus Village. You can also come across the red robot enemies, which are much like the robot enemies you've fought in the past. There is one big difference: they fire a gun at you. Sometimes they wait before shooting, but they can also fire without warning. If you take too long firing them, you'll fight a big red dragon. You can only hit it once to stun it and you cannot hit it while it is stunned, but if you can kill it, it is worth a lot of experience. As for the red robots themselves, they can easily gang up on you, and fighting them is barely worth it due to the low (for this area) experience and money gain.
Oh, and don't get knocked down against robot enemies. You can get put in an infinite loop where they keep throwing you and you will never get back up unless you hit a wall and you're mashing the buttons.
Cactus Village
Here, you can buy the "Scichic Armor" and "Scichic Helmet." It's obviously supposed to be spelled "Psychic," but I'm guessing that Culture Brain games have always had iffy translations when brought over to the West. Even Flying Dragon for Nintendo 64 had the odd misspelling here and there. Anyway, get them. They're the best armor you can get.
By talking around, you'll learn that Rub-A-Doc of U.P.M. came to the town and borrowed their treasure in order to save them. For the first time since the beginning of the game, Rub-A-Doc is finally mentioned again. You will also learn that Mr. A.B.C. is visiting, and that he is in a cave north of the village. If you pass his test, you can get a present.
You will want to talk with the Village Chief, who is to the left of the item shop. He will tell you that he left the Marvel Box with Rub-A-Doc, and now the Galands have kidnapped him. Soldiers in the village are heading north to pursue them, and he asks you to help find Rub-A-Doc and get the Marvel Box back.
If you don't have them yet, get the Thunder Punch and/or the Hypnoblow at Temple Bayon. They will help tremendously.
From here, head north.
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