A Free Intel is a Wandering Tale in Where Winds Meet that starts at a marked cave where you find A’da with a bone fracture. Use Wind Sense to identify his injury and Quick Heal to treat it. Then enter the Arrowfire Tongming Dungeon, explore hidden caves, retrieve the Tattered Secret Manual, and return it to A’da. The quest culminates in a battle with A’da, rewarding you with Echo Jade, Qinghe Exploration points, Character EXP, and coins.

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Location & How to start

To begin this Wandering Tale, head to the marked location below, enter the cave, and help A’da by treating his bone fracture.

Walkthrough

Follow the steps below to complete this Wandering Tale:

Step 1

After entering the cave at the marked location, find A’da sitting on the ground in pain and use Wind Sense to identify his illness.

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Step 2

Use Quick Heal to treat A’da’s bone fracture, then speak with him.

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Step 3

Head to the marked location below and enter the Arrowfire Tongming Dungeon.

Step 4

Head down to the bottom of the dungeon and continue forward until you reach a split in the path, with one route leading left and the other right.

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Step 5

Take the path to the right, jump down the waterfall, and then pass through it to reveal a hidden cave.

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Step 6

Pick up the Tattered Secret Manual placed on the rock near the singpost to the right as you enter the hidden cave.

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Step 7

Return to A’da at the starting point of the Wandering Tale and give him the Tattered Secret Manual.

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Step 8

Head to the next marked location below and enter the cave.

Step 9

Once inside the main room, defeat all the enemies one by one.

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Step 10

After defeating all the enemies, try to open the chest at the end of the room. This will trigger a cutscene in which A’da appears and attacks you.

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Step 11

Defeat A’da to teach him a lesson—doing so will complete the Wandering Tale and earn you your rewards.

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Rewards

  • Echo Jade: x40
  • Qinghe Exploration: x10
  • Character EXP: x5000
  • Coins: x5000

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