First Line of Defense

First Line of Defense

Quest giver

Kumoji

Location

The Ruby Sea (X:37.6, Y:38.6)

Level

62

Required items

1   Pot of Linseed Oil

Experience

 25,500

Gil

 595

Previous quest

Boys with Boats
The Price of Betrayal

Next quest

Protector of the Small

Patch

4.0

“

Kumoji is absolutely mortified.

— In-game description

Steps

• Search for Kumoji's pots of linseed oil to the east of Sakazuki.

• Return Kumoji's pots of linseed oil to him.

Journal

• Kumoji is absolutely mortified.

Dialogue

Accepting the Quest

Kumoji: Excuse me, madam/sir. Do you have a quick moment? There is something I would like to ask of you.
Kumoji: They brought me in from Kugane to inspect the cannons and make sure everything is in working order. Problem is, the boat I came on was rocking so hard that my pots of linseed oil tumbled from their box and slid right into the ocean!
Kumoji: As embarrassing as this is to admit, I cannot swim and fetch them myself. You, however, look to be a natural-born diver. Might you go and retrieve them in my stead?
Kumoji: If the current is anything to go by, they will have been swept to the west of here, meaning they are somewhere along the eastern coast of Sakazuki.
(Optional)
Kumoji: There is a good chance my pots of linseed oil are in the seas to the east of Sakazuki. Please, bring them back to me.

Returning Kumoji's pots of linseed oil to him

Kumoji: Please tell me you managed to find them?
<Hand Over 3 Pot of Linseed Oil>
Kumoji: Praise the kami! I am saved! Thank you, madam/sir. The salty winds here cause metals to corrode at a much faster rate. To protect our cannons, we must frequently slather this oil on them.
Kumoji: The Ruby Price is Hingashi's main line of defense. Had I been unable to fulfill my duty, and an enemy nation came to attack, we would have had to face them with rusted cannons! What a disaster that would have been!
Kumoji: My good lady/sir, you have done our nation a great service today. Please accept this as a reward.