Time-Restricted Treasure Hunt Quest and Yuhua Stones Collections Mission

Screenshot of Treasure Island Decoration on Island Farm


A new time-restricted Mission has been released.  As usual, it involves two separate components in the form of a Collections Mission and a traditional Quest sequence.  The Collections Mission is as follows:

Collect Yuhua Stones

70 Pink Yuhua Stones from Onions
50 White Yuhua Stones from Sugar
30 Green Yuhua Stones from Champagne
10 Red Yuhua Stones from Cashew

Reward: Baking Soda Bag

Note that the Baking Soda Bag is what is known as a Collectable.  It cannot be purchased in the Market at this point in time and probably will not appear there until this time-restricted Quest has ended.  You therefore either must complete the Collections Mission or pay a substantial amount of RC to skip tasks in the traditional Quest sequence that require placement of the Baking Soda Bag on your Farm as well as the Baking Soda itself which is produced by the Bag and is featured in a new Recipe.

The Baking Soda Bag produces Baking Soda every four hours.

The traditional Quest sequence is the Treasure Hunt Quest.  It gives three separate special Rewards as has been the case in all recent time-resricted Quests.  At the end of Treasure Hunt IV, you will receive a special Mission Gift Box.  At the end of Treasure Hunt VIII, you will receive a Mushroom Cluster Decoration for your Seaside Farm.  At the end of Treasure Hunt XII, you will receive a Treasure Island Decoration for your Island Farm.

The Treasure Hunt sequence is as follows:

Treasure Hunt Quest
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Treasure Hunt I
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Darryl:  With a hot summer almost in full swing, less customers are coming to the farm and life here is simply just peaceful and quiet.  This is the first time I've felt farm life is dull!  Perhaps I should ifnd something to do...

Harvest 40 Corn
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 40 Red Roses
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest Lemon Tree 8 Times
  Skip for 8 RC

Reward: 1000 Coins, 160 XP

Good boy!  Farm life is just like that!

Treasure Hunt II
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DarryL; Today Grandma needs to go visit her friend and we have already finished today's tasks!  A little birdie told me that there's some buried treasure somewhere.  How about we go outside and begin a treasure hunt?

Harvest 40 Rye
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 sacks of Rye Flour
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 loaves of Black Bread
  Skip for 20 RC

Reward: 1000 Coins, 100 XP

Darryl:  You know, I always like to try new things.

Treasure Hunt III
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Darryl:  That was a great idea!  But before we go, we have to perpare enough food and take good care of the animals on the farm.  Otherwise Grandma will get cross with us.

Harvest 40 Grapes
  Skip for 20 RC

Produce 40 glasses of Grape Juice
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 15 bowls of Udon
  Skip for 15 RC
  Each Udon is made with 1 Wheat Flour and 1 Oat Flour

Reward: 1000 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl:  That should be enough for now.

Treasure Hunt IV
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Darryl:  Great!  We have finished all our tasks!  Now we can search the forest to see where the treasure's been buried!  But let's make sure we arrive back on the farm before Grandma gets back to the house.

Harvest 40 Oat
  Skip for 20 RC

Collect 40 Eggs
  Skip for 20 RC

Prepare 8 Christmas Stollen
  Skip for 8 RC

  Each Christmas Stollen is made with 1 Soft Dough and 2 Grapes

Reward: 1000 Coins, 170 XP

Darryl:  I feel so excited now!

Special Reward:  Special Mission Box containing 6 Super Fertiliser, 4 Super Watering Can, 6 Power

Treasure Hunt V
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Darryl:  After walking for awhile, we have finally arrived at our destination!  Or, at least, I hope so.  Thankfully, I brought my map with me.  So let's start from here and dig out our treasure!

Produce 50 Turkey
  Skip for 25 RC

Produce 50 Beef
  Skip for 25 RC

Produce 50 Blue Teddy Bears
  Skip for 25 RC

Reward: 1000 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  I can't wait to discover whether we can find something really special!

Treasure Hunt VI
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Darryl:  We kept digging but found nothing.  Maybe this isn't the right place.  Let me check the  map again.  It's so tiny that I could have easily been digging in the wrong place.  Maybe we can ask neighbour for magnifying glasses to help us?

Collect 20 Magnifying Glasses from Neighbours
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 50 Rice
  Skip for 25 RC

Prepare 15 Coconut Milk
  Skip for 15 RC
  Each Coconut Milk is made with 1 Coconut and 2 Sugar

Reward: 1000 Coins, 180 XP

Darryl:  As always, our neighbours have been so helpful!

Treasure Hunt VII
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Darryl:  Great!  Now we can continue our work!  My friend told me that there is a treasure buried here!  I'm sure we will find something special!  Just trust me and be patient, Felicia!

Process 6 Scallops in the Seafood House
  Skip for 6 RC

Craft 3 Pairs of Peacock Feather Earrings
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each Peacock Feather Earring pair is made with 1 Pearl, 2 Peacock Feathers and 1 pair of Earring Hooks

Craft 3 White Cord Necklaces
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each White Cord Necklace is made with 1 Angora Hair, 1 Wool and 2 Daisies

Reward: 1000 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  I'm sure we'll find something here, or am I just dreaming?

Treasure Hunt VIII
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Darryl:  Felicia is complaining that we only find stone after stone.  Maybe we should dig much deeper!  But I'm so tired now, I think I need to replenish my energy!

Place a Baking Soda Bag on your Farm
  Reward from Collections Mission

Prepare 8 Cashew Milk Cookies
  Skip for 8 RC
   Each Cashew Milk Cookie is made with 1 Milk Cookie and 2 Cashew Nuts
   Each Milk Cookie is made with 1 Condensed Milk and 1 Wheat Flour

Prepare 8 plates of Brazil Nut Milk Cookies
  Skip for 8 RC

  Each Brazil Nut Milk Cookie is made with 2 Milk Cookies and 1 Brazil Nut

Reward: 1000 Coins, 190 XP

Darryl:  I'm feeling full of energy now.  Let's continue digging!

Special Reward:  Mushroom Cluster Decoration

Treasure Hunt IX
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Darryl:  I always wanted to give Grandma a special gift.  But in case i can't find the treasure, I can always cook her favourite dish for her.  It's been a while since I last cooked it, so why don't we practice for a bit?

Prepare 20 Cornmeal
  Skip for 20 RC

Harvest 60 Eggplants
  Skip for 30 RC

Prepare 6 Plates of Fried Eggplant
  Skip for 6 RC
  Each plate requires 4 Eggplant and 2 Wheat Flour

Reward: 1000 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  It's just as yummy as I remember!
 
Treasure Hunt X
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Darryl:  This hole's getting bigger and bigger!  Wait, what's this hard thing?  Felicia, quickly, come here!  I think we found it!

Craft 6 Blue Hearts
  Each Blue Heart is made with 5 Blue Roses, 3 Fern Flowers and 1 Glass
  Skip for 6 RC

Produce 60 Camel Hair
  This is an Island Task
  Skip for 30 RC

Craft 6 Wooden Aroma Bottles
  This is an Island Task
  Skip for 6 RC

  Each Wooden Aroma Bottle is made in the Workshop using 2 Wool Yarn and 1 Cedar Wood and requires 1 Power to create 

Reward: 1000 Coins, 200 XP

Darryl:  I wonder if it's the treasure we're looking for.

Treasure Hunt XI
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Darryl:  Look at this beautiful piece of treasure!  I think Grandma will love it.  Why don't we head back and give it to her?  On the way back, we can pick some flowers to compliment this treasure.

Harvest 60 Blue Roses
  Skip for 30 RC

Harvest 60 Honeysuckles
  This is an Island Crop
  Skip for 30 RC

 Produce 60 Blue Rose Essential Oil
  This is an Island Task
  Skip for 30 RC
  N.B.  Transport 60 Blue Roses to the Island in advance.

Reward: 1000 Coins, 210 XP

Darryl:  I'm really tired but I'm happy that we found the treasure!

Treasure Hunt XII
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Darryl:  Grandma really loved the gift!  She was so happy we went to all the effort for her.  She even cooked us our favourite dish to show how happy she was.  After the long walk, this is the best way to get my energy back!

Harvest 8 Apricots
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 8 Apricot Pies
  This is an Island Task
  N.B.  You need to transport 8 Apricots to the Island in advance
  Skip for 8 RC

Produce 4 plates of Fried Eggplant Rolls
  Skip for 4 RC
  N.B.  In two harvests from the Baking Soda Bag, I did not receive sufficient Baking Soda to make the ingredient required to complete this dish.   You will need 2 Baking Powder and 1 Fried Eggplant for each Fried Eggplant Roll.  In 8 hours, I had enough Baking Soda only to make 2 Baking Powder.  Baking Powder is made with 1 Baking Soda and 2 Cornmeal.

Darryl:  What a wonderful treasure hunt!  I hope we can do this again in the future!

Reward: 1000 Coins, 210 XP

Special Reward:  Treasure Island Decoration for the Island

Incidentally, the Treasure Island Decoration, in my opinion, is one of the nicest we have received as a Reward for the Island to date.  It is a little larger than most of the other Island Decorations and consists of a little beach containing a palm tree, open Treasure Chest, sabre, cannon and antique pot.  The chest overflows with treasures, including a Crown and a string of pearls.






New Recipes:
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Baking Powder: 723 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Baking Soda, Cornmeal x 2

Fried Eggplant: 3199 Coins, 1 XP
  Ingredients:  Eggplant x 4, Wheat Flour x 2

Fried Eggplant Rolls: 4671 Coins, 1 Xp
  Ingredients:  Baking Powder x 2, Fried Eggplant

Gallery Registration
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Baking Soda Bag
  3 Medals, 5000 Coins

Mushroom Cluster
  2 Medals, 10 Green Mystrons

Treasure Island
  5 Medals, 30 Green Mystrons

Treasure Hunt Collection
  Includes Baking Soda Bag, Mushroom Cluster, Treasure Island
  Reward: 5 Medals, 88 Green Mystrons, 1 RC

Strategies for Mission
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This is one of those Collection Missions that offers a Reward that CANNOT be purchased in the Market.  Ultimately, once the time limit has expired, it no doubt will appear there, so players need not despair for the future in terms of obtaining the Baking Soda Bag.  For the purpose of the traditional Quest sequence here, however, it is necessary either to complete the Collections Mission by the time you reach Treasure Hunt VII or else pay to skip the task of placing it on your Farm.  The Baking Soda Bag produces every four hours.  You will need the Baking Soda for one of the new Recipes that is featured in the Quest sequence near the end.  You can purchase each portion of Baking Soda needed for 1 RC, however, if you prefer.

These time-restricted Quests now include Island tasks, so a player will need to have access to the Island if he/she wishes to complete the entire sequence and obtain the final Island Decoration as a Reward or opt instead to pay substantial amounts of RC to skip every Island task.  The Island tasks appear only in the last third of the sequence.  Here they are tasks that require sufficient Dev Points to have purchased the Essential Oil Machine and have mastered it to the point where you can make Blue Rose Essential Oil.  You will need to have a Camel as well and sufficient Dev Points to have unlocked the Wooden Aroma Bottle.  My Island Guide gives all the requirements for every Island Machine, Crop, Animal and Tree as well as all items that can be produced.

A couple of the Island tasks require Items that can be found only on the original Seaside Farm.  In order to complete the task, you need to TRANSPORT these items to the Island in advance.  In particular, you will need 60 Blue Roses and 8 Apricots.  You need to have transported sufficient Wool in order to make 12 Woolen Yarn to produce the Wooden Aroma Bottles.    You can opt to skip these tasks, but the cost will be high.

As usual, there are a number of Recipe requirements in the traditional Quest sequence.  You will need some basic Dishes in order to make them, including Condensed Milk and Soft Dough.  Sugar, one of the items that yields the Yuhua Stones in the Collections Mission, is needed to produce one of the Recipes.  Milk Cookies are another ingredient in two of the Recipes that are included in the Quest sequence.  You will need a total of 24 Milk Cookies and these can be made in advance!

Remember that Gift Boxes often yield the OP and Power that are so very useful in these Quests.  Visit your Neighbours to eat at their Cooking Stands and clean their Decorations and then place as many Decorations that yield the valued Blue Gift Boxes as possible on your own Farm for Neighbours to clean.

Gallery Registration is another component in these time-restricted Missions.  The individual Reward items can be registered at any point in time but in order to register the entire Collection for a special Reward that includes 1 RC, you need to do so before the Quest expires or at least within a day or two of its expiration.

NOTE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP FLOWERS
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I suppose I could make a separate post about this but thought farmers might like to know that I have two free plots now on my Farm for Friendship Flowers from Neighbours.  I tend them repeatedly throughout the day when they are placed on my farm.

Note that when a Neighbour's Friendship Flower matures on your Farm, you can crossbreed it only with one of YOUR Flowers of the same level that has matured and NOT another Friendship Flower!