Assistant Expedition 4 (Sauromugue)

Assistant Expedition #4 (Sauromugue)
Entry Zone:	Sauromugue Champaign: Vrednev, (J-7)
Assistant Expeditions:	#1 · #2 · #3 · #4 · #5
Area Map:	Ghoyu's Reverie, Map # 17
Course:	Assistant
Objective:	Feed the meeble Ollek.
Expedition Goals:	1:	Acquire and feed 5 burrow worms to Ollek.
	2:	Acquire and feed 10 burrow worms to Ollek.
	3:	Acquire and feed 15 burrow worms to Ollek.
Time Limit:	15 minutes
Research Marks:	Goal 1: 3 members: 766 4 members: 5 members: 6 members: 1440 Goal 2: 3 members: 1700 4 members: 2040 5 members: 2380 6 members: 2720 Goal 3: 3 members: 2333 4 members: 2880 5 members: 3360 6 members: 3840
Buff Rewarded:	Enhanced Treasure Hunter ★☆☆ / ★★☆ / ★★★: Treasure Hunter +1

Enemies

Level	Name	Aggro	Link	Drops	Steal	Spawns
95	Ore Cruncher	No	Yes	Burrow Worm (temp)	None	10
99	Ore Devourer	No	Yes	Burrow Worm (temp)	None	10

Walkthrough

• In order to feed the meeble, Ollek, temporary item Burrow Worms must be obtained and brought back. Ollek is located in NE (H-8), near the bottom of the cliff.
  • The Burrow Worm will automatically be fed upon interacting with the meeble.
  • Players can only carry one Burrow Worm at a time and must return to Ollek to feed him after obtaining each one.

• There are three ways to obtain a Burrow Worm:
  • Defeating Ore Crunchers in the immediate area has a chance (approximately 1/3) to drop a Burrow Worm.
    • The higher level Ore Devourers appear to be a guaranteed drop.
    • The worms do respawn after some time. If killed quickly after respawn, two or three respawn waves are possible.
  • Using a Pickaxe to mine at one of few Mining Points in the area yields a chance at a Burrow Worm.
    • Pickaxes must be brought from outside, they will not be provided.
    • The Mining Points are scattered around the large rooms with Worms, but are not plentiful enough to be the only method of acquisition.
    • Each Mining Point contains one burrow worm, and will immediately relocate once the worm is obtained.
  • Clicking one of five ??? spots in the area, located at the ends of tunnels around the area, is guaranteed to yield a single Burrow Worm.
    • Each ??? will disappear after being used.
• While the area is a large loop, there are two cliffs located in the tunnels which force movement around the area in a counter-clockwise direction.
• A Soothing Strongbox to restore HP and MP can be found in the northwest section of the area, just before the cliff drop into the tunnel.

• Recommended strategy for 15-worm solo clear:
  • Bring Pickaxes.
  • After entering, examine the ??? immediately to the east, then go feed that Worm to Ollok.
  • A BLU99 in mediocre gear (R0 Nyame, DW Naegling/R0 Bunzi's Rod) can one-shot Ore Crunchers (~4k HP) with Subduction and nearly two-shot the Ore Devourers (~9K HP) - with better gear, it's a two-shot at worst.
  • Prioritize the Ore Crunchers first, then a Mining Point if there is one in the Ore Cruncher room, and if neither are around then make the long walk to the Ore Devourers and drop back down to Ollok to repeat the cycle.
    • Killing Ore Crunchers as soon as possible means that they respawn sooner, so you get more total chances at Worm drops.
    • The other ??? points are too far from the worms and Ollok to be worth the travel time.

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