How to unravel the secrets of the Ancient Ruins in Crimson Desert

Puzzles are the most crucial but also the most confusing aspect of Crimson Desert, whose vast world of Pywel features dozens, if not hundreds, of puzzles for players to engage with and solve, both as bonus and mandatory content.

During the game’s earliest stages, players will come across several puzzles that seem, well, puzzling, and without the title ever holding your hand or helping you solve them, they can become real roadblocks and perhaps even cause players to quit the game on the spot.

One of these requires you to visit the Ancient Ruins landmark and solve the puzzle within, allowing you to unravel the secrets the place is hiding.

So, here’s what you need to do.

Unravel the secrets of the Ancient Ruins quest in Crimson Desert

Once you come up to the Ancient Ruins, you’re going to have to go inside the room and observe the three wheels on the wall. One of them pops out of the wall and can clearly be manipulated by external forces. That is where you come in, as you’re going to have to move the three circles to make all three embedded flat within the wall.

With that information, I’m letting you go back to the puzzle and give it a few more tries, as the solution has been within your skill set for at least some time by the moment you’ve walked into the Ancient Ruins.

– Solution beyond this point –

For those who do not want to spend time on this puzzle, the solution requires you to use Force Palm on the popped-out circles, which will then push out some others, asking you to figure out the right sequence.

The sequence is middle, right, and then left, which will then embed all three wheels and start the Ancient Ruins’ mystical energy, unlocking its local fast travel point.

There are several puzzles necessary to unlock Abyss Nexuses for fast travel in Crimson Desert, including the one huge question mark near the Greymane camp where you get your own humble abode to rest in and to customize.

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The Salvatore bounty is one of the latter set of contracts in Crimson Desert, and you’ll need to capture the outlaw to bring him to justice. However, the job is easier said than done, as you’ll need to find him from his hideout. That comes after you accept the poster that states the details of the bounty on offer.

This guide will help you to complete the bounty that involves tracking down and catching Salvatore.

How to start Salvatore bounty in Crimson Desert

Like all bounties, the one for Salvatore can be found in Hernand City. You can look for such lamp posts all around Hernand City. You can also find the bounty on the notice board in the city. The notice board will be highlighted with a purple icon on the map.

Once you find the poster, it will provide you with all the necessary information for finding Salvatore. His hideout is located in the southernmost part of Hernand near the Sunset Valley. Once you head to Sunset Valley, go to the back of the town. Here, you’ll find the windmill.

You can enter the windmill using the main door, and Salvatore can be found there.

How to catch Salvatore in Crimson Desert

Once you enter the windmill, you’ll find Salvatore over there. He will try to flee upon seeing you. Get close to tackle him down, and tie him up. Then, pick and carry him to the nearest constabulary in Hernand. Make sure to deliver him alive, as that will increase the total rewards that you receive.

When you complete this bounty, you’ll get 12 Silver as your reward (reduced if he dies in the process).

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