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There’s a ton of secrets to uncover inStardew Valley. After your first visit to Calico Desert, take a trip to the Oasis shop found in the southern region of the desert. You’ll notice a man at the back blocking an entryway. How exactly can you get past him and access the exclusive location?
To reach this hidden area, you’ll need to complete the quest, The Mysterious Qi. The quest is a bit long and will take some time, but the reward in return is well worth the effort. This guide will help you through the quest to complete it in no time.
Where to Find the First Box
To begin The Mysterious Qi quest, you’ll need to make sure you haveunlocked the Pelican Town Bus.This becomes available to you after you completethe Vault in the Community Center Bundles.If you are on the JojaMart route, you canpurchase the Bus Repair for 40,000g.
With this unlocked, make your way down the road on the left, past the bus, and into the tunnel. Here, you’ll noticea box on the wallat the very end of the tunnel in between two lights. To open it, you’ll need toprovide aBattery Pack.You canuse this guide to learn how to obtain Battery Packs. Once you unlock the box, it will give you your first official task:bringing aRainbow Shellto the train platform.
You cannot useLightning Rodsin Winter to get Battery Packs, as no storms occur during this time.
Rainbow Shells can easily be spotted on the beach, but they’llonly appear in the Summer season.It can also bepurchased from the Traveling Cartoccasionally, so make sure to check back here if you aren’t currently in Summer. Then, arrive at theTrain Station in the northern region of Pelican Townand place the Rainbow Shell in the brown box on the platform.
Get Beets for Mayor Lewis' Fridge
After you’ve provided the required Rainbow Shells, you’ll receive your next quest: to place 10 beets inside Mayor Lewis' Fridge. This seed canonly be grown in Fall,but if you have unlocked the Greenhouse, you can grow some there regardless of the season. You canpick up some Beet Seedsfrom theOasis store in Calico Desert.
Beets will take around 6 days to fully grow unless youuse someSpeed-Gro fertilizer.Once you’ve successfully obtained the 10 required beets, you’ll want to head to Mayor Lewis' house, found in thesoutheastern region of the town center.you may use the above image to locate his home.
Give the Sand Dragon His Last Meal
After placing the Beets in Mayor Lewis' fridge, you’ll get your next task:providing the Sand Dragon with his last meal.This task will actually be pretty easy; all you will need to do isfind a Solar Essenceandplace it within the mouth of a dragon skeletonfound in Calico Desert.
To start, you’ll want to pick up a Solar Essence before visiting the skeleton. This can be found from a ton of different enemies and more, including:
Most of these enemies you can easily find inThe Mines and Skull Cavern.If you’d rather just purchase one, you can do this as well throughKrobusif you have the Sewers unlocked. One Solar Essence will cost you80g.
Finally, make your way to Calico Desert by taking the Pelican Town Bus. When you get off, head forward down the road until you spota large skeleton towards the south.Approach the head of the skeleton, and place one Solar Essence inside.
Check the Farmhouse Lumber Pile
Finally, to finish off the whole quest, you’ll want tohead back to your farm.The last note you receive will tell you tocheck the lumber pile outside your house, which is found on the left side. Interact with this, and you’ll receive theClub Card.
Now, head back to Calico Desert when you get the chance andvisit the Oasis store.In the back, approach the man blocking the hidden passage andshow him your Club Card.You’ll now have access to theCalico Desert Casino, where you can take part in some gambling and win rewards. The games and tasks found here include:
You can also check your luck for these games bywatching the Fortune Teller channelon your TV.
