In this entry, our adventures in the nation of Escargot begin.
From the village of Fly Port, head to the west and follow the coastline as you do. You'll soon find a lone tree; walk into it and you'll enter the cape. At the tree is a man in a cloak named Cadmium, who is the commander of Bio-Haz's Hunter group. He will warn you that you are target of his subordinates, and gives you the choice of either obeying Bio-Haz or defeating him, then he will tell you to come to the cave in the northwest when you make your decision. Cadmium also gives you the Cool Mint leaves so you can travel across the desert, then he leaves.
There is a third enemy here that I managed to come across between this entry and the last: Bug Boy. He can cast Confuse, but that is the least of your worries with him. Beating Bug Boy gives you 118 Gold and 155 Experience.
From the cape, head north and into the desert, and follow the mountains. You'll find Torte Village. At the magic shop, you can purchase Guard to increase your defense at the cost of 10 MP, and you can also get Flame 4, which is the strongest fire spell in the game. At the weapon shop, get the BigCut and the Ceramic Shield. If you don't have the Alloy armor, go ahead and get the Ceramic Armor.
The people of Torte Village will tell you that the air is polluted and that a great wizard has returned. As a matter of fact, everyone here is a wizard. There is a building in the northwest corner that looks different from all of the rest, but you won't be able to do anything there...yet.
Head to the big building all the way on the north end to advance the plot. Two women will show up and lead you to "Grandmother." "Grandmother" is actually Microwave. She will tell you that Citrus will be fine, and that she also knows about Cadmium coming after you. She then joins your party for a brief time before telling you to head to the storage house to get the Zap 1 spell, and her ability to cast spells on enemies in the background can be pretty helpful in battle. The storage house is the aforementioned building in the northwest corner of town. It's time to head in.
Now that you have Microwave in your party, you'll be able to enter this dungeon. The person at the stairs will warn you that the magical warping device is out of order and that monsters have taken over the dungeon.
There are some new enemies in this area besides the ones that you've met so far in this country. The Konklone is weak against Flame magic and Strong against Bolt magic, and can cast Confuse and Bolt 2. It gives 134 Gold and 283 Experience when defeated. The Beano is weak against Flame magic and strong against Freeze magic, and can also cast Stick, which can cause you to be stuck to the floor and unable to move for a short time. It gives 130 Gold and 306 Experience upon defeat, and has a chance of dropping a Carbon Helmet. This is good if you have the Ceramic Helmet, but don't have the Chrome Helmet.
If you see plain floor that doesn't look like brickwork in the center of a room, walk into it. You'll change where the door is among the four walls in a clockwise fashion. Some doors are one way, so you'll need to watch where you're going.
In the first room with three chests, only open the one in the center. That one contains a Med 3-10 scroll; the other two contain Trash.
In the second room with three chests, only open the left and center chests; the right chest contains Trash. The Stamp may be worthless, but at least you can sell it without losing money.
The Clothes are the weakest armor in the game. You're better off tossing them or selling them for what little Gold they are worth.
You'll eventually find Zap 1 in a chest. Zap 1 has a random chance of instantly killing an enemy upon casting, and it does not always work. From here, you can either walk out the long way or use Escape to instantly leave the dungeon.
Back in the big house at the north end of Torte Village, the guy near the bookshelves will tell you that the HP of the guard at the north cave are endless. Keep that in mind for later.
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