Cloudford

* Info

**Cloudford** is an area in The Xianzhou Luofu, unlocked after completing the Trailblaze Mission *Amidst the Mara-Struck*.

There are a total of **24** Treasures and **1** Warp Trotter found in Cloudford.

## Points of Interest

 Cloudford: Skiff Boarding Area | Subarea
 Trove of Verdure | Subarea
 Trove of Verdure: South Wing | Subarea

## NPCs

Note: These NPCs will only appear after the completion of *Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead*.

* A-Ying — Freight Handler
* Maozhen — Merchant Guild Member
* Maryam — Outworld Merchant
* Sinclair — Outworld Merchant

## Investigations

### Navigation Compass

(Approach the Navigation Compass, in the starskiff jetty left of the Trove of Verdure Space Anchor)
**Distressed Worker:** The Cloudford pile of goods is too much. How can I keep up with this...
 What's happened?
**Distressed Worker:** Hey, well if it isn't (Trailblazer)? Your achievements are spreading. My colleagues said you saved the Amicassador in Cloudford! Nice to meet you, my name is Kai!
**Kai:** But now, Cloudford is in chaos. The scheduling system is a mess, the jetty is filled with an exceptionally large number of freight starskiffs, I simply can not handle everything alone...
**Kai:** That's right! Since you are here, do you want to help me with these things? With someone reliable like you, I can rest assured.
 Sure!
 What do you mean by "since I'm here"?
**Kai:** There is a Xianzhou proverb that says "we've already come this far," which means since you've already come all this way, we can dispense with all other unnecessary explanations.
 Let me think things over.
**Kai:** The freight starskiff is usually filled with tips for the workers. After unloading, these tips will all be yours. Come on, you will not lose out.
**Kai:** It's simple, you go ahead and operate the navigation compasses, and the freight starskiffs will be guided to the jetty to unload their cargo.
**Kai:** The daily shipping schedule will be displayed on this notice board in front of me, so remember to check it.
**Kai:** Well then, I'll leave this jetty to you! I'm off to look after the other jetties. See you later.

* Day 1
* Day 2
* Day 3

* First Starskiff
* Second Starskiff
* Third Starskiff

 Timetable
**(Trailblazer):** (This should be the timetable for Heron Express. Confirm the arrival time of the next freight starskiff.)
**(Trailblazer):** (But why does this just look like a billboard for Heron Express...)
You reach out your hand and touch this "billboard." The moment your fingers make contact with it, a gentle voice enters your mind.
"Welcome to Heron Express, (Trailblazer). Please start your work for the day."
 Check timetable.
(Opens *Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI*)
**Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI**

Dock Contractor: Heron Express

Dock Number: Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI

Operator: (Trailblazer) (Third Party Contractor)

Performance Review Reporting Relationship: Kai

Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **3**

Disclaimer:

1. This timetable is only applicable to vessels entering Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI of Cloudford.

2. This timetable is for reference only. Please confirm with Heron Express for exact times.

3. Due to the large amounts of data involved, Heron Express may be delayed in updating this timetable.

Should you find any inaccuracies in this timetable that need rectification, please contact the relevant Heron Express staff.
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
**(Trailblazer):** (What is this...)
(Commence battle against the mara-struck inside the fright starskiff)
**Kai:** Oh dear, what happened? I heard the sound and rushed over...
 What's with the monsters?
**Kai:** I didn't necessarily say there wouldn't be any.
 This job's dangerous!
**Kai:** That's why I was only confident in entrusting the job to someone as hardcore as you!
**Kai:** I forgot to tell you, Cloudford is in chaos now. Some people take advantage of the opportunity to transport dangerous goods with freight starskiffs, and there are also criminals who try to use freight starskiffs to smuggle people...
**Kai:** So when a freight starskiff enters the port, it's not certain what might pop out of it!
**Kai:** Because of this, Cloudford is now understaffed. Only people with excellent martial arts skills like you and I can survive in this cruel freight jetty...
**Kai:** Alright, enough chit-chat. I'm going back to my work. You take care!
(Reward:  Bountiful Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **2**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
**(Trailblazer):** (Looks like these are my tips.)
(Reward:  Bountiful Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **1**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff)
As the door to the container opens, two people stare at you, petrified. Looks like you've just walked in on a couple of lovers trying to have a great time with each other.
You don't know them, so based on the conventions of Xianzhou Opera you decide to name them "Rom" and "Com."
**Rom:** Wh—Wh—Wh—Who are you? What's all the rush?
 Excuse me...
 I'm just a treasure hunter passing through...
 Don't mind me, as you were...
**Rom:** You freaked us out! I thought you were my family coming to bust us.
 Your family?
**Com:** Ever since the Three Sufferings Era, our families have been at each other's throats — but this generation, we fell head over heels in love with each other at the academy.
**Com:** Our families keep trying to split us up, all these different schemes... But how can true love be broken from the outside? So that's why we hid out here on this freight starskiff, the SS Butterfly: We want to sneak off the Luofu...
**Com:** Well, stranger, I guess it's fate that we met each other here, too... Take these. They're the last remaining ties we have to our families. If you take these, then the two of us will have nothing more to do with either of our families!
**Rom:** She's right... Take these, as a testimony to our destiny.
(Reward:  Precious Treasure)
(Leave the freight starskiff)
**Com:** So long, stranger. May you and your loved ones remain safe and happy until the universe ends.
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **0**
 Leave.

* First Starskiff
* Second Starskiff
* Third Starskiff
* Fourth Starskiff

 Timetable
You reach out your hand and touch this "billboard." The moment your fingers make contact with it, a gentle voice enters your mind.
"Welcome to Heron Express, (Trailblazer). Please start your work for the day."
 Check timetable.
(Opens *Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI*)
**Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI**

Dock Contractor: Heron Express

Dock Number: Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI

Operator: (Trailblazer) (Third Party Contractor)

Performance Review Reporting Relationship: Kai

Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **4**

Disclaimer:

1. This timetable is only applicable to vessels entering Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI of Cloudford.

2. This timetable is for reference only. Please confirm with Heron Express for exact times.

3. Due to the large amounts of data involved, Heron Express may be delayed in updating this timetable.

Should you find any inaccuracies in this timetable that need rectification, please contact the relevant Heron Express staff.
 Leave.

(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff)
**Baroumbrella:** Finally, daylight! I thought I was going to be sent off to Farschanzel!
 What were you doing in there?
**Baroumbrella:** I got tricked into this trap! Can you believe it? I never thought there'd be people in this world who could cheat pure and simple Baroumbrella!
 Where's Farschanzel?
**Baroumbrella:** Are you kidding me? You've just opened up a container and found a talking mushroom inside, and the first thing you want to ask me is "Where's Farschanzel"?
**Baroumbrella:** This probably demonstrates that you're well-traveled and experienced...
**Baroumbrella:** Anyway, thank you very much for helping me out of here.
**Baroumbrella:** Just now I was flying along the road, happy as can be when this kid appeared out of nowhere and told me: "I've got something cool here that little Baroumbrella can't see!"
**Baroumbrella:** I got really fired up when I heard that! So I followed him without hesitation, and before long he'd tricked me into this container here...
**Baroumbrella:** There's so much packed into this container, and I thought it was... I thought it was... "Cool stuff that little Baroumbrella can't see"...
**Baroumbrella:** But on closer inspection, I realized that all the "cool stuff that little Baroumbrella can't see" was actually just a container stuffed full of dried mushrooms — and addressed to an off-world destination!
**Baroumbrella:** Just as I was about to scold this child, I saw him grinning as he locked the gate to the container... If you hadn't arrived when you did, I'd be halfway to Farschanzel by now! Just like all those dried mushrooms!
**Baroumbrella:** Anyway, there's still some good stuff here. Take it as a gift for rescuing me.
**Baroumbrella:** I'm outta here. See ya.
(Reward:  Basic Treasure)

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **3**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
**(Trailblazer):** (Looks like these are my tips.)
(Reward:  Basic Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **2**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff)
**???:** Ugh... How'd you solve it so quickly?
 Something the matter?
**???:** I'm ashamed to say that I haven't had time to prepare a chest... Because the gift I was going to put inside hasn't been delivered yet.
**???:** Ugh... Sorry about wasting your time, I'm really sorry. How about this, I'll give you a collection code for the item?
**???:** Go and see Ziqiao in Starskiff Haven and tell her this code. She'll be able to give you the chest that I was going to give you.
**???:** Alright, then I'm heading out. Wishing you all the best! So long!
Before you could react, she shot off from the jetty.
(Obtain  Access Code for the "Chest" ×1)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **1**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff)
The container doors open and you see two weird people standing inside. You can tell that this is a secret meeting between some disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
You don't know them, so based on the conventions of Xianzhou Opera you decide to name them "Bandit A" and "Bandit B."
The three of you all look at each other in blank dismay and the vibe starts to feel a little awkward. Right then, you decide to ask the most appropriate question of all at that time:
 What are you guys doing?
 Who are you guys?
 What are we talking about?
 Hello?
**Bandit A:** ...And you are?
 Mercy of Sanctus Medicus, the Arbor's new growth.
**Bandit A:** Disciples as one shall walk the way of immortality! So you're one of us then. You really freaked me out — I thought you were one of those stupid dogs from the Seat of Divine Foresight.
 Just a hero who happens to be passing by.
**Bandit A:** ...Errr, what the heck?
 ...And you are?
**Bandit A:** I am... What does it matter to you who I am?
**Bandit B:** Hang on. Doesn't this guy seem familiar to you?
**Bandit B:** \*Xianzhou profanity\*! I remember now! This is Jing Yuan's guest, an Outworlder dog!
 You got me. Guess we'd better fight!
**Bandit B:** That's the spirit! Bring it on!
 Bye for now, I'm off.
**Bandit B:** Quick, this \*Xianzhou profanity\* wants to run!
(Commence battle against the mara-struck inside the fright starskiff)
(Reward:  Precious Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **0**
 Leave.

* First Starskiff
* Second Starskiff
* Third Starskiff
* Fourth Starskiff

 Timetable
You reach out your hand and touch this "billboard." The moment your fingers make contact with it, a gentle voice enters your mind.
"Welcome to Heron Express, (Trailblazer). Please start your work for the day."
 Check timetable.
(Opens *Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI*)
**Timetable for freight starskiffs at Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI**

Dock Contractor: Heron Express

Dock Number: Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI

Operator: (Trailblazer) (Third Party Contractor)

Performance Review Reporting Relationship: Kai

Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **4**

Disclaimer:

1. This timetable is only applicable to vessels entering Zheluo-Blaze XXXVI of Cloudford.

2. This timetable is for reference only. Please confirm with Heron Express for exact times.

3. Due to the large amounts of data involved, Heron Express may be delayed in updating this timetable.

Should you find any inaccuracies in this timetable that need rectification, please contact the relevant Heron Express staff.

(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff and investigate piece of paper on the ground)
 Investigate
\*IOU document\*
Apologies, the payment is actually ready, but I couldn't find a chest that can hold the payment. So, I'll send this time's payment along with your next one. Don't worry, I won't leave you dry!

 Timetable
(Number decreases in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **3**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
**(Trailblazer):** (It's still some money made.)
(Reward:  Basic Treasure and  Basic Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number decreases in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **2**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
**Some time has passed, and the new incoming freight starskiff awaits pilotage...**
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Version One)
**(Trailblazer):** Is the Sky-Faring Commission's border controls so lax!?)
(Version Two)
**(Trailblazer):** (Uhh... Even Cloudford is too dangerous...)
(Version Three)
**(Trailblazer):** (Here we go again....Well, we've already come this far...)
(Commence battle against the Imaginary Weaver inside the fright starskiff)
(Reward:  Bountiful Treasure)
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number decreases in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **1**
 Wait for the next batch of freight starskiffs to enter the port.
**(Trailblazer):** (I dunno what kinda freight starskiff gonna dock at the port. But not gonna lie, I'm low-key excited to see what random things they'll bring.)
(Complete the new Navigation Compass puzzle)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
(Approach the freight starskiff and investigate)
 Investigate
**Eager Man:** Don't come in! Wait up! I'm naked!
 I'm calling the cops.
**Eager Man:** No! I'm not a bad guy. I've got a lot going on!
 What's happened?
**Eager Man:** You might not believe me but... I've got a lot going on!
**Eager Man:** I'm a math professor at the academy... Perhaps it's because I throw myself into my math research so much, sometimes... I can get careless in my everyday life.
**Eager Man:** Especially when I get that hot shot of inspiration, I couldn't give a hoot about any of that real-world stuff which is far less simple and majestic than my beautiful math...
**Eager Man:** Today's no difference. Right now I'm looking into whether or not the interstellar Maginov theory can demonstrate the Felgay-Shaoyu hypothesis, so I've decided to take a walk and ponder things...
**Eager Man:** It wasn't until I heard a piercing scream that I realized I'd forgotten to put on my clothes! I scurried away in a flash and ended up hiding here in this freight skiff...
**Eager Man:** O, generous stranger, could you please help me get some clothes to wear... If you could find a Miss Yujin at Cloudbreadth Sleeves over in the Starskiff Haven and tell her "that teacher" needs help, she'll know what I mean!
**That Teacher:** I'm begging you! Help me, please! I'd love to repay your extraordinary kindness!
(Leave the freight starskiff)
**(Trailblazer):** (The last freight starskiff hasn't left the port yet... Probably because "that teacher" is still stuck inside. Go find Yujin and help get his clothes.)
(Talk to Yujin at Central Starskiff Haven)
 I'll help "that teacher" with his fetch errand.
**Yujin:** Mmm? "That teacher"... Again... Okay, I know, I know. Give me a minute.
**Yujin:** This parcel here, it's got everything "that teacher" needs. He's already paid for it, so you can just take it over for him.
(Obtained  Clothes for "That Teacher" ×1)
(Approach the freight starskiff and investigate)
 Investigate
**That Teacher:** Excellent, you're back! I almost thought you weren't going to come back for me! Quickly, pass me the clothes through the courier package. It's starting to feel a little chilly...
(Submit  Clothes for "That Teacher" ×1)
**That Teacher:** Thank you so much for your inestimable kindness! These things in the container here are the most valuable possessions I own. You've earned them.
 Where'd you hide the chest?
 I'm guessing you're naked again?
**That Teacher:** You're mistaken. This entire freight starskiff is all mine. Even given how panicked I was, there's still no way I could sneak into someone else's freight starskiff, right? I'm a conservative guy!
**That Teacher:** Well, I'll be going then... Such an embarrassment for me, there's no way I can show my face at the markets again...
(Obtained  Condensed Aether ×1,  Strale ×10)
(Reward:  Precious Treasure)
(Leave the freight starskiff)
**The freight starskiff slowly pulls into the jetty.**
 Leave.

 Timetable
(Number changes in the Timetable)
Number of freight starskiffs that did not enter dock today: **0**
 Leave.

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