01. The Search for Golden Cheese Cookie's Kingdom | ||
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You, who reigns from the throne of gold. | ||
Blessed to bask in opulence and splendor. | ||
Golden one, your coffers hold riches unparalleled. | ||
Does your insatiable greed match the infiniteness of your life? | ||
A choice is awaiting you. | ||
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Gah...! Hah... | |
Phew, it was just a dream...! | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
Infinite life? But I'm just a Cookie! | |
Nonsense! | ||
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You're awake. |
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The sun's not up yet. You may sleep some more. | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
Black Raisin Cookie, why aren't you sleeping? |
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I rise up before dawn to sharpen the arrowheads. Call it a habit. |
Black Raisin Cookie |
I'm not really much of a sleeper anyway. | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
Ha ha, that's definitely not the case for those two sleepyheads! |
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Z—z—z... Jellies... Z—z—z... | |
Z—z—z... Arch... Z—z—z... Wizard... |
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Z—z—z... And tall... | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
I wonder what they could be dreaming about...! | |
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Adventurer Cookie, tell me. Do we really know where the Golden Cheese Kingdom is? |
Black Raisin Cookie |
We've been walking for days. We saw the melting canyons of Mount Cheddar, inhaled the dust—ridden air of the Parmesan Desert... | ||
Yet haven't gotten an inch closer to completing the mission Pure Vanilla Cookie gave us! | ||
Can we really find what we're looking for? | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
The Golden Cheese Kingdom was lost ages ago, but it exists! I can prove it! |
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Adventurer Cookie |
It's marked on the old Map of the Kingdoms left by my grandfather! | |
Adventurer Cookie |
According to the map, we must be close! | |
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Caw! Caw! |
Crow |
Black Raisin Cookie |
The crows. The sun's about to rise. |
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Let's move out before the cheese sand gets too hot. | ||
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Good thinking! Rise and shine, you sleepyheaads!(sic) |
Adventurer Cookie |
The desert is getting hotter by the minute! | ||
GingerBrave |
Yaaawn! Whoah, now that was some quality sleep! |
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Splendid! Now pack your belongings! The Golden Cheese Kingdom awaits! |
Adventurer Cookie |
04. Cheese Caverns | ||
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Good Jelly... I almost crumbled! |
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The hole was deeper than I thought! | ||
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GingerBrave, are you alright? |
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Yeah, I'm fine! And you came to rescue me! Despite the danger! |
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Nonsense! How could we not save our friend?! |
Adventurer Cookie |
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C—Cookies...! Behind you! |
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T—the Sand Jelly Worms... Followed us!!! | ||
Sand Jelly Worm
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SCREEEEECH! | |
GAH! Everyone, RUN! |
Adventurer Cookie | |
GingerBrave |
It's a dead end...! |
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This is not good... We've got nowhere to run! |
Wizard Cookie |
Sand Jelly Worm
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HISSSSsSS! | |
KLANG! | ||
Is everyone in one piece? |
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GingerBrave |
Whoah, someone took care of those sandworms! And so easily! |
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Hah! Easy—peasy! After all these years, I've gotten pretty skilled with my shovel! |
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GingerBrave |
Ah! Then you must be Shovel Cookie! | |
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Huh? No, my name is Olive Cookie! |
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An archaeologist. I study the kingdoms of old. | ||
Wizard Cookie |
Are you saying that you, too, are searching for the Golden Cheese Kingdom...? |
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Yes, yes I am! That's right! Are you archaeologists too? |
Olive Cookie |
Adventurer Cookie |
Not really. My name is Adventurer Cookie and these are my fellow adventurers! |
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Adventurer Cookie |
We come here in search of adventures in kingdoms long lost! | |
Adventures in places only the bravest Cookies dare go! | ||
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That's the definition of "archaeologist!" We travel from ruins to ruins to discover new artifacts and relics. |
Olive Cookie |
Adventurer Cookie |
Interesting... But did you know that it's us, adventurers, who pave the way for you, archaeologists, by discovering new lands? |
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EXCUSE ME...? |
Olive Cookie |
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GingerBrave |
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Um... But we all are looking for the Golden Cheese Kingdom, right?! | ||
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Let's be friends and search together! What do you think about that, Olive Cookie? |
GingerBrave |
Olive Cookie |
Hm... Very well! I was looking for a way out anyway! |
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Let's join forces! Together we'll find the exit in no time! | ||
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Olive Cookie |
So, tell me. Why are you searching for the Golden Cheese Kingdom anyway? |
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We hope to meet Golden Cheese Cookie! |
GingerBrave |
We really, really need her help! |
GingerBrave | |
Olive Cookie |
Help? What kind of help? |
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We need her strength in the coming war! |
GingerBrave |
Without Golden Cheese Cookie... we can't protect our world. | ||
Olive Cookie |
Yes, I've heard Earthbread is far from safe and peaceful these days. And you are trying to put an end to all that? Hmm... |
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And what brings YOU here, if I may ask? |
Wizard Cookie |
Olive Cookie |
The fabled Golden Cheese Kingdom was once known as the richest, most prosperous nation on Earthbread! |
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It's my life's dream to witness such glory with my own eyes, to pay respects to the Cookies who built it! | ||
And... I'd love to find out whey they chose seclusion all of a sudden. | ||
Olive Cookie |
There's something to it. I just know it! A secret, waiting to be unraveled... | |
And the kingdom's relics will tell me the truth! |
06. Cheesebirds and their Mines | ||
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Cheese Stone to the right...! | |
Syrup Ore to the left...! | ||
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Whoah...! What is this place?! |
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It's stuffy, it smells like cheese, and there are pickaxes laying around...! |
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This place is... | ||
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Chirp chirp! Cookiez! |
Miner Cheesebird |
Cookiez! Pleasure! Safety first! Mind your headz! Wear helmetz at all timez! | ||
Golden Cheez Cookie's orderz! | ||
Crow |
Caw! Caw! |
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Even crowz! Got helmetz in all sizez! Observe! Bird helmetz! Bermetz! |
Miner Cheesebird |
GingerBrave |
Huh, you two can talk? |
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Caw! |
Crow |
Olive Cookie |
What an honor to meet a real Cheesebird! Cheesebirds are native to this land. |
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They nest in underground caverns and spend most of their time building tunnels and mines! | ||
Olive Cookie |
This encounter can only mean one thing... We have reached the Golden Cheese Kingdom! | |
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Oh sweet Jelly! That's why my adventurer sense has been tingling in this direction all this time! |
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Ha ha! I found it! I finally found the Golden Cheese Kingdom! |
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GingerBrave |
Whoah! But what's all that flying above?! |
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Beetlez! Food! Food for the birdz! |
Miner Cheesebird |
GingerBrave |
Heh, bet you're never hungry! |
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That's the thing...! Beetlez! Many beetlez these dayz! |
Miner Cheesebird |
Can't mine! Can't peck! Beetlez everywhere! Too few beetlez bad! Too many beetlez? Also bad! | ||
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Huh, I can see how that can be a problem... |
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We can help you deal with these bugs! |
GingerBrave |
Miner Cheesebird |
Chirp chirp! Pleaz! |
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Adventurer Cookie |
Phew! That should do it! We managed to shoo those nasty bugs away! |
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Thankz! Many thankz! |
Miner Cheesebird |
Back to normal rationz! Healthy diet is the best! | ||
Interested in us, birdz? We can show you our homez! Come! Come! | ||
This place is called "Pillarz of Cheez!" And we are the Cheez Birdz! We peck the pillarz to build homez! Chirp chirp! | ||
GingerBrave |
Cool! Look at all those tiny burrows bunched up together! |
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Phew... Isn't it a bit hot in here? |
Wizard Cookie |
And humid, too... Ugh... I don't feel very well... | ||
Miner Cheesebird |
Chirp chirp! Beetlez! Beetlez make the minez hot! |
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They flap their wingz! The friction from the flapz producez heat! | ||
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Ugh... I can barely breathe in here...! |
Wizard Cookie |
GingerBrave |
Here! Drink this, it should cool you down! |
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Delicious! Thanks, GingerBrave! |
Wizard Cookie |
Olive Cookie |
Oh! But that's...! |
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Olive Cookie |
While this flat and wide vessel might look suitable for storing beverages...! | |
I believe this object is a household article commonly used by the Cheesebirds to wash away the hardships of mining and known as... | ||
The Cheesebird Bath! | ||
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PFFFFFFT! |
Wizard Cookie |
Are you saing I just drank... Pfft! CHEESEBIRD BATH WATER?! | ||
Miner Cheesebird |
Tangy and robust! Chirp chirp! |
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That's amazing, Olive Cookie! We can learn so much from you! |
GingerBrave |
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You could have asked before handing that to Wizard Cookie... |
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Eh, sorry! Are we cool? I hope we're cool! Chirp chirp! |
Miner Cheesebird |
Problemz! The heat causes many problemz! There haz been a big one recently! | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
A big problem? Care to elaborate? Maybe we could help. |
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07. Heart of the Mines | ||
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Whoah! What is this giant place?! | |
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Just look at those stalactites! They almost reach the top of the cavern! ... Or are those "stalagmites...?" |
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Huh! There are wheels of cheese stashed in those pillars! So, so many of them! |
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Huh? Hello? Welcome to the deep minez! This is the Golden Cheez Storage! Chirp! |
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What you see is Golden Cheez of the Highest Purity! Chirp! | ||
Our work is to make sure it's kept safe and aged according to our standardz! | ||
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Haaaa! I had no idea a place like this existed! I'll document everything! |
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Huh... "Cheese of the highest purity," you say? |
GingerBrave |
It's so sleek and shiny it almost looks alive! |
GingerBrave | |
... Can I have a bit? | ||
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Nope! Absolutely impossible! This cheez is off—limits! |
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If something happens to this cheez, the whole Golden Cheez Kingdom will be in trouble! | ||
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I see a hole over there! That one wheel at the bottom. |
Wizard Cookie |
Assistant Cheesebird |
Oh... That's what we call a reject! The "handywork" of those beetlez running rampant! |
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An error... in our work! | ||
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Assistant! I need today's report! Chirp! |
Manager Cheesebird |
Assistant Cheesebird |
Right away! Let me pull my data... Here! Chirp! |
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Oh... Lookz like we've had another spillage incident in the morning! | ||
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A spillage means... you're in trouble, huh? |
Wizard Cookie |
Manager Cheesebird |
Precisely! Our task is to keep all this cheez fresh! Queen Golden Cheez Cookie's orderz! Chirp! |
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It means we need to maintain the right temperature, the right humidity level at all timez! Chirp! | ||
But those bugz! Those bugz are causing a complete ruckuz! CHIRP! | ||
The heat they generate causes our cheez to melt! Chirp chirp! | ||
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With all due respect, we must use our fanz! |
Assistant Cheesebird |
GingerBrave |
You had fans all this time?! |
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Yes! Over there! A huge fan! Chirp! |
Manager Cheesebird |
But it's out of power! To turn it back on, you need to take a cart and press the button over there...! Chirp! | ||
But the railwayz... are in bad shape! | ||
Adventurer Cookie |
We'll fix the railways! |
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Chirp?! You can do that? |
Manager Cheesebird |
Adventurer Cookie |
Sure thing! Paving ways for others—that's what we, adventurers, do! |
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We'll fix those railways in no time! |
08. Fixing the Railway | ||
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You've fixed the railwayz! And turned the fanz back on as well! |
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Now the temperature will go down! No more spillagez! Chirp! | ||
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You're at liberty to continue your journey! Use the cart! Chirp! |
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This way! We use this tunnel to throw away rockz from the minez! This is fine, right?! Chirp? | ||
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Absolutely! For a seasoned adventurer such as myself, everything is fine! |
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Adventurer Cookie |
Forward, my friends! To the Golden Cheese Kingdom! | |
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Safe travelz! It was a pleasure meeting you, Cookiez! |
Assistant Cheesebird |
When you meet Her Radiance, Golden Cheez Cookie, tell her we're waiting! Chirp! | ||
The Cheez Birdz are waiting patiently to witness her golden glory once more! Chirp! | ||
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Sure thing! Stay safe! |
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Ha ha! How exciting! |
Adventurer Cookie |
Who knew I would be the first to pioneer the legendary Golden Cheese Kingdom! | ||
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To think that I'll finally get to see it with my own eyes...! |
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GingerBrave |
Whoah...! The cart is moving! | |
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It's going faster and faster! Eeek! TOO FAST! |
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MY HAT! GAAAAAH! | ||
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Phew! What a ride! I almost lost my glasses just now! Heh... |
Olive Cookie |
GingerBrave, how are you holding up?! | ||
GingerBrave |
I... fine! For I'm..(sic) GINGERBRAVE! |
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And GingerBrave... doesn't... SCREAM! | ||
Olive Cookie |
Ha ha! Your composure is impressive, my friend! | |
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Finally! I see the light ahead! |
Adventurer Cookie |
Adventurer Cookie |
Everyone, keep your eyes wide open! You're about to witness the sight of your lives! The secret of the Golden Cheese Kingdom is about to be revealed! |
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GAH! Somebody stop this thing already!!! |
Wizard Cookie |
09. The Golden Cheese Temple at Last | ||
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We're here...! | |
The kingdom founded by Golden Cheese Cookie herself! | ||
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What a discovery! Look at that temple! So grand and imposing! |
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Legend has it Golden Cheese Cookie ordered to fashion it from a single dollop of the finest cheese! | ||
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Let's go! Golden Cheese Cookie must be somewhere inside. |
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Hold on a moment... Something's amiss. |
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Black Raisin Cookie |
Hmm? |
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If this really is the palace of Golden Cheese Cookie... There must be someone to guard it, don't you think? |
Wizard Cookie |
Instead, it's all empty and quiet. | ||
Not even a crumb in sight! | ||
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Maybe... everyone is having a party inside! |
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Now I want to run inside even more! |
Adventurer Cookie |
Just imaging all the dangers awaiting us in the shadows...! | ||
Ah! And don't forget about the traps! Ha ha! But, of course, they're no match for a skilled adventurer! |
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Olive Cookie |
As an archaeologist, I just can't wait to dive into the mysteries this temple holds! |
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I bet it's full of ancient inscriptions to decipher! | ||
Temples like these are founts of ancient knowledge! I'm gonna examine each and every mural! | ||
Olive Cookie |
Just make sure not to step on any suspicious tiles until I'm done, Adventurer Cookie! | |
Don't forget the Cookies waiting for us back home! | ||
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Home? Hah! There's only the mysterious path ahead! |
Adventurer Cookie |
What are we waiting for, my friends?! Let's go! |
Adventurer Cookie |
11. Deciphering Hieroglyphs | ||
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Now, I read all that I could get my hands on about the Golden Cheese Kingdom before traveling here... |
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It is said that the greedy Golden Cheese Cookie feared losing her wealth more than anything. | ||
That's why she went to great lengths to prevent other Cookies from reaching her domain. She would even put traps on the road to the Kingdom. Can you imagine?! | ||
But I came prepared! I'll give you all something to stay in touch even if something... forces us to part ways! Get ready, it's highly advanced! | ||
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Whoah! Highly advanced! What's that?! |
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Olive Cookie |
This... string telephone! | |
The string is very stretchy! | ||
Whenever the need arises, say something to the cup, and your counterpart will hear your message! | ||
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GingerBrave | |
Oooh, let me try that! | ||
GingerBrave to Wizard Cookie! DO YOU COPY?! | ||
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I'm standing right in front of you, GingerBrave...! | ||
I literally wouldn't need anything to "copy!" | ||
Olive Cookie |
Oh, but look around! There're murals everywhere! |
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I bet we have to decipher the inscriptions to be able to proceed safely! | ||
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Those hieroglyphs are different from those I've seen in the Millenial Tree ruins! |
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Can you really read them, Olive Cookie? |
Adventurer Cookie | |
Olive Cookie |
Ha ha! Of course! |
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Olive Cookie |
... But let me wipe my glasses clean first. | |
Olive Cookie |
Now! What do we have here? I see a pair of "eyes" and an "earth..." | |
Cookies, go to the low place... | ||
...and the path will open! | ||
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The low place? Where's that?! |
Wizard Cookie |
Olive Cookie |
WE MUST GET FLAT! |
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But we're already flat! |
GingerBrave |
Olive Cookie |
No! GET DOWN! |
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GingerBrave |
Huh...! | |
GingerBrave |
WHOAH! There's a gap below the wall! | |
GingerBrave |
I can see the path to the next chamber! | |
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Whoah! Not bad, Olive Cookie! You cracked the puzzle! |
Wizard Cookie |
Adventurer Cookie |
Good Jelly, nicely done! |
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Guess you've won this round! | ||
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Easy—peasy! |
Olive Cookie |
Let's get crawling then! | ||
GingerBrave |
Yeah! |
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Parts 13-22 can be found in The Lost Golden City's Story (Part 2).