Inferno Cave

Inferno Cave is the tenth 'Wild' area of the game. 
It serves as the first area in the quest to create the Magic Shield, and is where the player can find the Earth Crystal. The player will need to equip a Flame Retardant Suit while in Inferno Cave, but will be safe within the entrance/village area after entering it from Crystal Caverns. Later, they can enter it by Warp Stone.
==Layout and Environment==
The main route through the cave is roughly rectangular or spiral-shaped. A player first goes west past the entrance door from the village area, a Bat guarding the passage. The only black Cobra in the game is near the end of this passage. After turning and proceeding north, they go east through a long passage guarded by two Bats. After briefly turning south, they head west towards the Earth Crystal, with a Komodo Dragon and a final Bat guarding this last passage. Running quickly is recommended to prevent the Bats from overtaking the player and continually attacking them.
Inferno Cave is a hostile environment even with a Flame Retardant Suit, as the player's Temperature will gradually rise, eventually leading to damage from overheating in about a minute and a half. Players can quickly reset their temperature by drinking at the water pools scattered throughout the cave. 
Once the player has gained the Earth Crystal, they have little need to return to Inferno Cave. It has no fish, insects, or flowers for the player to collect, and most of its unique fruits or vegetables can be obtained on the first visit. The exception is the Lychee. It requires either Push level 4 to push a large stone blocking a path, which also reveals a treasure chest unlocking the Eye Patch, or freezing a magma lake with a Cool Stone, which also lets the player get a Top Quality Canned Meat (Fish). Both methods are only possible after accessing Polar Fields, which itself requires gaining the Earth Crystal from Inferno Cave. Obtaining the Ice Crystal from Polar Fields unlocks Push level 4, and the icy pond in Polar Fields transforms the Warm Stone into the Cool Stone.
==Quests==
=== To Inferno Cave ===
The player must enter Inferno Cave by way of Crystal Caverns, and Whisker Woods before it, to find the Earth Crystal.
=== Find the Earth Crystal ===
The player must find and collect the Earth Crystal within Inferno Cave.
Additionally, players must complete the Get the Flame Retardant Suit quest to access the majority of Inferno Cave.
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