Just like the game itself seemed to come out of nowhere, Genshin Impact has consistently been throwing new content and events into the game with little to no warning. Mona's story quest, The Astrolabos Chapter, which was released late last year, was no exception. While this is great for everyone who's fully invested in the game, it can make it hard to keep up with all the new things to do, especially if you're focusing on the story and characters.

Mona's story quest isn't a timed event like some of Genshin Impact's other quest events, but it does have some requirements you should know about and some tough challenges to overcome. So to help you out, here's a guide to making the Mona story quest a breeze.

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Updated June 5th, 2021 by Kim Dailey.

How To Start The Mona Story Quest: The Astrolabos Chapter

In order to start the Mona story quest, you will need to meet quite a few prerequisites.

  • Attain Adventure Rank 38 or higher.
  • Complete The Darknight Hero's Alibi quest from Noctua Chapter: Act I.
  • Obtain a Story Key to unlock the quest.

Note: If you don't have a Story Key handy, you can earn one Story Key for completing eight Daily Commissions, which can be done over two days.

Once you've spent the key, head to the entrance of Liyue Port to encounter Mona and start a cutscene. Once you agree to team up, the quest will kick off.

A Favor For Mr. Zhu

The Astrolabos Chapter starts off easy, tasking you with making a simple detour to allow Mona to say goodbye to the inn's owner on Mt. Tianheng. The man you're looking for is named Mr. Zhu, who you'll find standing outside the deserted inn.

After learning of his plight and receiving a very tempting offer to help, you get your first real mission to recover Mr. Zhu's ring. Here is the list of objectives that ensue.

  • Follow the waypoint.
  • Set the elemental bait.
  • Defeat the slimes.
  • Collect the ring.
  • Return the ring to Mr. Zhu.

The monsters are easily dispatched, and all in all, it's a fairly straightforward start to a quest. Mona will be impressed, and after a little bit of history from Mr. Zhu, she will accept the reward on your behalf. At least she offers to buy you a meal.

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Culinary Creations For Mona

Teleport over to the waypoint and meet Mona at the Wangshu Inn to start the next cutscene. Feeling sorry for Mona, your next task is to ask to use the kitchen to make Mona a proper meal. You'll need to make the Golden Crab dish, which you'll get the recipe for from the Innkeeper. Here's what you need to find to make it:

  • 5 Bird Eggs, which you can find in the world or buy from Good Hunter.
  • 5 Flour from processing wheat.
  • 4 Crabs you need to collect.
  • 2 Salt you can purchase from General Stores

Once you have all of the above, cook it up and present it to Mona. After letting a few compliments slip, she will be ready to continue the quest. Teleport to the Bishui Plain in Liyue and make your way to the next waypoint to start the next cutscene that will end in a battle with four bandits. With Mona's help, they pose no threat at all.

Dendro Troubles

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Back on the path to Mondstadt, teleport over to Starfell Valley and run over to the bridge. Another lengthy scene will play out — in the end, you'll need to go after Klee to recover the box for Mona. You can run or teleport to the Statue of The Seven at Galesong Hill to catch up in a hurry. When you arrive it becomes clear that some Dendro Slimes have invaded the spot Klee buried the box at.

Dendro are tricky enemies, almost impossible to defeat when their defenses are intact. Here's what you need to know and the best prerequisites for dealing with them.

  • Dendro remain underground and emerge only when your back is turned.
  • A Pyro-based character is hands down the most tactical approach.
  • Force Dendro to stay above ground by alighting the terrain. This leaves them extremely vulnerable to attack.

Once exposed, Dendro pose little to no threat, so wipe them out and recover the box.

House Hunting For Mona

Head all the way back to the bridge with Klee to start a cutscene with Mona where you learn the box was empty the entire time, and that Mona already had what she was looking for. In the end, Mona will decide to stay in Mondstadt for a while, but you will have to go see Katheryne from the Adventurers' Guild to see if Mona can stay there.

This is another simple task, simply speak to Katheryne up at the desk. She explains there is a sealed magic laboratory in Mondstadt that no one else is interested in breaking. If Mona can break the seal, she would be free to stay there. The house is just around the corner, marked on your map, with a glowing magic seal on the door. Investigate the laboratory to begin the final cutscene.

With that, you have completed Mona's story event, Astrolabos Chapter, Beyond This World's Stars: Act I in Genshin Impact.

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