PrinceWatercress plays Great Greed - Part 4 of 28

In this entry, we explore more of the Kingdom of Sushi and find out that we have to do the most pointless of tasks in order to get the help we need.

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From Shishkaburg, you'll want to go east. You'll still be fighting Eye Cakes and Ropers, but you'll also be fighting Sprouts. They are slightly stronger, but they are still a cakewalk if you're at Level 5, and they also give more experience and money (three experience, thirteen gold) than the other monsters. Just like the Eye Cakes and Ropers, Sprouts are also weak to Freeze, but you still don't have that yet, and even if you did have it, there would be no point in using magic against them if you can just whack them all once and win every time. You'll also be fighting the Spud Bud, which is strong against Freeze (not that it matters) and can also use Shove against you. If Shove hits, it does a little more damage than a regular attack. Spud Buds leave three experience and fifteen gold when defeated, and they also have a chance of dropping a Hat, which is the weakest headgear in the game.

At Teapot Village, you'll want to buy and equip the Leather Shield, as it is better than what you have right now. You'll also want to buy and equip the Helmet for the same reason. Don't forget to sell what you take off. In the village, you'll find out that a few people are coughing and that the forest to the south, and that there is a sad singing voice to the north, where the factory is, and that smoke is emanating from that factory.

Speaking of Freeze, you'll also be able to get it here. Freeze 1 costs 7 MP to cast and does Freeze damage, and can also temporarily stop the enemy with the Frozen status ailment. You can also fall victim to that status ailment, so be careful against any foes with magic.

Around Teapot Village, you'll face the Pop Pup. It is weak against against Flame magic, especially Flame 1, but it can easily be defeated if you keep smacking it with whatever weapon you have. They give two experience points and twelve gold, and they also have a chance of dropping a Knife. Since this is the weapon you started the game with, you don't need it, so sell it if you get it. The Pop Pup can also Dodge, which causes you to do less damage to it, should your attack connect. 

South of Teapot Village is the Condante Forest. This area is pretty straightforward; just head towards the big tree with the ladder in it. As for enemies, you'll meet a new one here: Pudinhead. This pudding with hands gives you five experience points and twenty gold when defeated, but it can also cast Drain, which can lower your attack power temporarily if it connects, and if it does connect, it does not go away until the battle ends. You'll want to take it out as quickly as possible, and being Level 6 will definitely help with that. 

You'll also face the Hedworm. The Hedworm gives you 6 experience points and 28 experience points, and at 64 HP, it has the most HP of all the enemies you've seen so far (minus the Bio-Haz Hunter grunt at the beginning of the game), making that experience worth it. While it was easy for me to beat up with physical attacks at Level 6, it is also weak to Freeze. I just stick to physical attacks.

Inside the big tree is Professor Condante, who wants nothing to do with you and does not want to help you until Cup Cake mentions her mission to expose Crabby for who he really is. The Professor reluctantly changes his mind and agrees to help under one condition: that we find Lola Leftover's debut album for his record collection at the abandoned record factory to the north, and in order to get through the entrance, which is rusted shut, you'll need to kick the bottom of the door. This will allow you to get into the factory. Wait, seriously? We're doing this? Right now?

After this, head back out of the forest, and if you need to, head back to Teapot Village to get ready for the factory to the north.