I still remember the thrill of stepping into Aedes Elysiae during the For the Sun is Set to Die mission last month. This Amphoreus region, unlocked in Honkai: Star Rail's 3.4 update, felt like a forgotten sanctuary suspended between time and space. With fifteen treasure chests scattered like cosmic breadcrumbs, two elusive Spirithiefs to capture, and four brain-teasing puzzles guarding Bountiful Treasures, I knew this would test my Trailblazer instincts. The golden mechanisms hummed with ancient energy, while fragmented prophecies whispered secrets from weathered stone tablets – each challenge a dance between logic and intuition. Little did I know how deeply these enigmatic trials would pull me into Honkai's lore tapestry.
🗝️ First Golden Scapegoat: Wharf's Temporal Maze
After teleporting to Voyage’s Wharf Space Anchor, I headed west through mist-shrouded arches. There it stood – the first Golden Scapegoat, its gears gleaming like captured starlight. 
Solving it required precise button sequences:
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Third lever downward – a metallic clank echoed
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First dial rotated clockwise – symbols flared azure
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Central orb pressed twice – time ripples shimmered
The real test came when avoiding my past self while reaching the Altar. I moved:
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North past spectral ivy
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West around a frozen fountain
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South through a time-locked gate
One misstep sent me colliding with my earlier form – a disorienting loop forcing me to restart twice before success.
⏳ Second Scapegoat: Courtyard's Paradox
Northwest of Sacrament Courtyard's Space Anchor, the second puzzle awaited behind marble columns cracked by centuries. This sequence felt like decrypting alien poetry:
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Fifth rune ignited – casting long shadows
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Second and fourth plates swapped – chronal energy surged
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Center sphere held for 3 seconds – reality warped
The path to its Altar became a ballet with temporal echoes:
| Step | Direction | Landmark |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North | Sundial plaza |
| 2 | West | Collapsed bridge |
| 3 | North | Singing statues |
I nearly brushed my past self near the statues – heart pounding as I leaped sideways!
📜 Prophecy Tablets: Fragment Revelations
Behind a moss-eaten village statue east of Sacrament Courtyard, the first Prophecy Tablet puzzle glowed. Matching fragments felt like reassembling shattered dreams:
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Small red & blue squares – slid to flank the pattern's edges
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Pink shard – nestled between them like a missing tooth
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Orange square – anchored the bottom corner with satisfying resonance
The second tablet south of Wondrous Woods was trickier. Near the Membrance Maze entrance, fragments demanded spatial harmony:
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Green shard → inner corners
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Blue sliver → bottom alignment
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Pink square → lower corner
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Red triangle → piercing the pattern's heart
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Orange triangle → covering residual gaps
Each click echoed with whispers of aeons.
🌌 Rewards Beyond Treasure
Those Bountiful Treasures contained relics and Stellar Jades, yes – but richer still were the revelations. Spirithiefs I captured seemed to weep memories of the Amphoreus creators. Those temporal puzzles? More than mechanics – they felt like elegies for a dying sun. As I stood amid Aedes Elysiae's twilight, a question lingered: Do we solve these enigmas, or do they solve us? Perhaps every solution just births deeper mysteries in this ever-expanding cosmos.