China - Forbidden City
Part 1:
___Speak to one of the 2 guards
>>>Turn left, one step forward, turn right and click on the door.
Talk to "Chief Eunuch - Ma", turn back and talk to "Eunuch in the
service of the Chief Eunuch of the Palace - CHU" behind you.
___Access the map and chose "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Go to the door, go to the 2 characters in front of you, turn left,
talk to "Imperial Tutor -Wei"
>>>Access the map and chose "Office of the Internal Petitions":
open the door in front of you, in the room go in front of the desk,
turn right, and talk to "Director - LI YUE" and he will give you the
"Imperial Mandate 2".
>>>Access the map and chose "Imperial Gardens":
Talk to the guard dressed in grey, give him "Imperial Mandate 2",
click on the door.
After the cinematic sequence, click one time on the crowd in the
distance. Speak to "Dowager Empress, Mother of the Emperor", she
will give you the "Wang's Key". Talk to her once again.
___Access the map and chose "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Go to the door, go one step forward toward the desk in front of you,
turn on the right and speak to "Director - Li Yue", show him the
"Posthumous letter from Wang".
___Access the map and chose "Imperial House":
Go to the door, turn on the right, go towards the character dressed
in blue, and give the "Posthumous letter from Wang" to
"Superintendent - DA".
___Access the map and chose "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Go to the door, go to the 2 characters in front of you, turn on the
left, shoe the "Posthumous letter from Wang" to "Imperial Tutor- WEI"
(left character).
>>>Access the map and go to "Office of the Chief Eunuch":
>>>Go to the door, talk 2 times to "Chief Eunuch - MA" in front of you.
Turn to the right to the chest, click one time on it. Click another
time to open it. Open the 2 upper drawers and take all that you can
take, that means: "Hammer", "Chisel" and "Screwdriver".
Use "Wang's key" on the last drawer on the lower left (click on the
handle of it). Click one time onto the statue inside the open drawer.
Now you are inside the first puzzle :
First, push the blue buttons then the red ones. Take all the new
items: "First Confession of Wang" and "Clue for the Second Confession".
Turn on the left, Show the 2 last clues you have found to the
"Chief Eunuch - MA". Turn back, go to the door, and YU will catch
you in a corner for a chat.
(CINEMATIC SEQUENCE)
PART 2:
___Access the map and go to "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Click on the door, go to the seated man, turn right, show
"First Confession of Wang" and "Clue for the Second Confession"
to "Director - LI YUE".
___Access the map and go to "Imperial House":
Go to the door, turn on the right go toward the character dressed
in blue ("Superintendent - DA "). Show him the "First Confession of
Wang" and "Clue for the Second Confession".
>>>Access the map and go to "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Go to the door, go towards the 2 characters, turn left, talk to
"Imperial Tutor -WEI". Show him the 2 scrolls ("First Confession of
Wang" and "Clue for the Second Confession"). Turn left, walk forward
one time. Click on the square table containing the draughtboard.
Inside the puzzle of GO:
You have to draw the "Middle" symbol in Chinese as show in the
"Clue for the Second Confession" (to Exit the Go puzzle, press
"ESC" key). You have to click onto a dark yellow button to highlight
it (or "activate" it) and on the other ones to draw the "Middle".
Here is what you have to do (the "o" is the button to "activate"
or to be "highlighted" -by clicking on it-):
* * o * *
* o o o *
* o o o *
* * o * *
* * o * *
Once solved, the 2 squares will open to reveal 2 other items:
"Second Confession of Wang" and "Clue for the Third Confession".
___Access the map and go to the "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Click on the door, go in front of the desk, turn on the right,
and show the "Second Confession Of Wang" to "Director - LI YUE".
___Access the map and go to "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Go to the door, walk towards the 2 characters in front of you,
turn left, and show "Second Confession of Wang" and "Clue for
the Third Confession" to "Imperial Tutor - WEI".
___Access the map and go to "Office of the Chief Eunuch":
Open the door, talk to the character in front of you ("Chief Eunuch
- MA"), show the "Second Confession of Wang" and the "Clue for the
Third Confession" to him.
>>>Access the map and go to "Imperial House":
Go to the door, turn on the right, go towards the guard dressed in
blue (or purple). Show the "Second Confession of Wang" and the "Clue
for the Third Confession" to him. Turn back, go 2 steps forward:
you are now in your own office (room). Click onto the panel on the
left with small squares inside, click on it a second time. Click on
the 4 books that you will find, you will take them all automatically,
you have now the "List of Imperial Gift". Turn back and go towards the
character in the room that you can see in front of you. Show him ("Super
intendent - DA") the "List of Imperial Gift".
>>>Access the map and go to "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Go to the door, go in the front of the desk, turn on the right, show
to "Director -LI YUE" the "List of Imperial Gift". He will give you
the "Imperial Mandate 3".
>>>Access the map and go to "Imperial Gardens":
As soon as you appear, turn on the right, walk forward 2 times, turn
left and talk to the guard dressed in red and give the "imperial
Mandate 3" to him.
(Chats)
The guard is leaving to announce your entrance in the "Concubines House"
(Cinematic Sequence)
PART 3:
>>>Go towards the door, go round the big sign in front of you, and go
towards the big stairs and talk to the guard and show him at last the
"List of Imperial Gift".
(Chats)
3 men will bring the presents to you: if you click on each chest, you
will see that they are all empty with an exception with the one on the
left. Click on this last one, use the "Screwdriver to unlock it open
and take the "Originals".
>>>Access the map and go to "Office of the Internal Petitions"
Go to the door, go in front of the desk, turn to the right and show to
"Director Li" the "Originals".
>>>Access the map and go to "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes": Go
to the door, go to the 2 characters in front of you, turn left, give the
"Originals" to "Imperial Tutor Wei".
Click on the table in front of you, take one of the 3 paintbrushes in the
tumbler on the right, click with this brush on the water (small dish to the
left of the tumbler containing the brushes), click on the document on the
top of the table, you will see 3 documents in "close-up", click with the
brush on the document on the right: the word "Celestial Purity".
Click in the lower side of the screen to exit the puzzle.
>>>Access the map and go to "Door Of Celestial Purity":
Click one time to go to the door, click on the central door (on the top
of the stairs, your cursor should change into an eye when you point at it).
In front of the door, click on the left of the 2 big golden handles.
Use the "Chisel" on the third ball, starting from the left, from the
Bottom-line, then, use the "Hammer" on the "Chisel".
Click on the circle: you are inside a puzzle with 3 rectangles.
Click on the left rectangle 2 times and the "Affix a seal" text box
should appear on it, then
Click on the rectangle in the middle 4 times, the "Affix a seal" text
box will appear, pick up the 2 documents:
"Third Confession" and "Clue for the Fourth Confession".
Cinematic Sequence: Meeting with "YU".
PART 4:
___Access the map and go to "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Go to the door, and in front of the desk show "Third Confession" and
"Clue for the Fourth Confession" to "Director - LI YUE".
___Access the map and go to "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Go to the door, go towards to 2 character in front of you, show the
2 documents "Third Confession" and "Clue for the Fourth Confession"
to "Imperial Tutor - WEI".
___Access the map and go to "Imperial House":
Go to the door, turn to the right, go in front of the desk and show
the "Third Confession" and the "Clue for the Fourth Confession" to
"Superintendent - DA".
>>>Access the map and go to "Office of the Chief Eunuch":
Open the door, but "MA" is off. Turn back and talk to "Eunuch in the
service of the Chief Eunuch of the Palace". Get out of the house,
turn left, go forward 1 time, turn left, talk to one of the 2 guards,
Turn on the right, go forward 2 times, turn left, go forward 1 time,
turn right and go to the red door. Once you have slipped through the
great door, turn back, speak to one of the guards. Turn on the right,
go forward 1 time, turn right, speak to one of the guards on the top
of the stairs. Go towards the door on the top of the stairs, right
between the guards. Turn back and speak to the guard on the right:
he is talking about the "Tiger Cave".
Turn back so that you have the 2 guards behind you, and the stairs
below you, walk forward 1 time then turn a little bit on the left:
you see in the distance a house with staircases on each side (left
and right), you will notice that on the stairs on the right of the
house there are 2 golden jars: click on the jar that is one the right.
You will gain access to the "Tiger Cave" and you will have the
"Stamps of the Imperial Seals".
___Access the map and go to the "Imperial House":
Go towards the red door, turn on the right, go in front
of the desk, show to "Superintendent - DA" the "Stamps
of the Imperial Seals".
>>>Access the map and go to the "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Go to the door, go in front of the desk, turn on the right, show
"Stamps of the Imperial Seal" to "Director -LI YUE" and you will be
given the "Imperial Mandate 4".
>>>Access the map and go to the "Room of Spiritual Nourishment":
When you appear, turn on the right, go always straight on until
you cannot go further, turn to the right, speak to one of the
guards in front of the stairs, give them the "Imperial Mandate 4",
then come in.
You are in front of the building, go r
\ound it by the right side
and take the first door on your left. Speak to "Chief Eunuch- WEN"
then give the "Stamps of the Imperial Seals" to the eunuch on the
left.
In the puzzle of the 2 seals:
Take the golden seal on the left (click many times on it) and
put the wax in your inventory. Then click on the "white" wax, then
click on the "red" square, click on the square on the right and
click on the hollow square on the bottom line to affix the seal.
click on the "black" square, click on the red square on the right and
click on the hollow square in the middle on the bottom line to affix
the seal.
At last, click on the "gold" square, click on the square on the right
and click on the hollow square on the right on the bottom line to
affix the seal.
You will have the "Stamps of the Imperial Seals 2", take the "Wax
found on the Seals" and show it to the "Chief Eunuch Wen"
(character on the right).
>>>Access the map and go to "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Go to the door, go to the front of the desk, turn on the right,
and show "First Assistant Judge Yang" the "Stamps of the Imperial
Seals 2".
>>>Access the map and go to "Room of Powerful Fertility":
Walk forward, Wen is off, so speak to the "Eunuch". Go to the
"Lodgings of the Eunuchs": Turn back and exit the "Room of Powerful
Fertility", go round the building by the right side, go downstairs,
turn back: enter the building on the right (the one on the left of the
stairs in closed). You are in Wen's home. Click on the chest.
Click a second time on the chest to push it aside: use the "Chisel"
on the revealed floor (on the right of the chest). You will see
coins inside the hatch, however you WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE THE COINS.
Click on the bottom of the screen to exit the puzzle. Turn back and
exit the house. Go towards the 2 guards on the top of the stairs, then
turn back and speak to one of the guards on the top of the stairs.
Turn right and walk forwards until you see the guard dressed in green,
talk to him and enter, walk forward 2 times.
(CINEMATIC SEQUENCE)
PART 5:
You will find a corpse, and will pick up the "List Of Director Li".
Turn left, click on the railings. Use the "Screwdriver" and click
on the edge all around the railings to open them.
Then, click on the box on the window. In the puzzle:
There are 3 wheels with different sizes:
The smallest wheel in the centre shows you the 4 cardinal points
(North-South, East-West)
The medium wheel shows several animals : a turtle, a dragon, a bird
and a tiger.
The biggest wheel shows the colours.
Now:
-Click on the smallest wheel 4 times to set the north on the upper
side of the screen.
-Click on the medium wheel 4 times to set the turtle picture on the
upper side of the screen.
-Click on the biggest wheel to the set the black colour on the
top of the screen.
At last, click on the colours in this following order:
YELLOW (bottom left side) - PALE GREY (upper right side)
DARK BLUE (Bottom right side) - PALE BLUE (Upper left side)
The puzzle will give you the "Fourth Confession"
Exit the cave (CINEMATIC SEQUENCE), speak to the guard with a red
hat and the woman on the right (Mrs. FU).
>>>Access the map and go to the "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Walk forward, go in front of the desk, turn right and speak to
"Director -LI YUE".
>>>Access the map and go to the "Imperial Gardens":
As soon as your appear, turn right, walk forward 2 times, turn
left, and speak to the guard dressed in red.
(Cinematic Sequence)
Open the red big door. Turn to the right, go to the guard dressed
in brown. Talk to him (he is an eunuch).
(Cinematic Sequence and chats)
>>>Access the map and go to the "Imperial House":
Enter (Cinematic Sequence)
>>>Access the map and go to the "Imperial Gardens":
As soon as you appear, turn to the right, walk forward 2 times,
turn to the left, speak to the red guard. Open the door.
Go towards the guard on your right dressed in brown clothes (on
the top of the stairs), talk to him (Eunuch). (CINEMATIC SEQUENCE
and CHATS).
Click behind the guard (Eunuch) to enter, then speak to the "Lady
in Waiting of the Fourth Concubine -HUA BAO". She will give you the
"Blank Letter". On the right from the woman is a candle on the
pedestal: use the "Blank Letter" on it. You will own the "Rebus".
Turn back and go out: Go straight on (once outside the house, click
4 times). Turn to the right, click on the "Jar" (an eye should appear
when you put the cursor on it). Click one time on the rectangle on the
pedestal (on the right). Use the "Chisel" on the rectangle and pick up
the item that you will find inside: "Key Found in a Jar". Click on the
bottom of the screen to exit.
Now turn on the right, walk forward 4 times, turn to the left and look
at the base (pedestal): click one time. Click a second in the middle
of the pedestal and use the "Key Found in a Jar" on the lock. Click
again to get inside the puzzle.
Click 3 times on the white seal (At the top, in the middle), click
on the red seal on the right and click on the hollow square on the left
on the bottom of the screen.
Click 3 times on the black seal (upper right side), click on the red
seal on the right and click on the hollow square in the middle, at the
bottom of the screen.
Click 3 times on the yellow seal (upper left side), click on the red
seal on the right and click on the hollow square on the right, at the
bottom of the screen.
You have now the "Seals".
>>>Access the map and go to the "Office of the Internal Petitions":
Enter, go in the front of the desk , turn on the right, show the
"Seals" to the man.
>>>Access the map and go to the "Imperial Gardens":
As soon as you appear, turn to the right, walk forward 2 times,
turn to the left and enter. Go towards the guard on your right, talk
to him.
(CHATS)
Enter (by clicking outside the zone of the body of the guard).
Talk to the "Lady in Waiting of the Fourth Concubine - HUA BAO",
enter the room on your left, turn on the right and speak to the
"Concubine of the Fourth Rank - SHOUXIU". Turn back, click on the
item on the table to access the PENJING Puzzle.
You have to find all the Chinese zodiacal signs: you can read
the manual. Here is the tip:
Here is the full list of the animals that must appear on the
screen, from the left to the right, from the top to the bottom:
(bear in mind there are only 2 choices: a good and a false figure):
Serpent, cockerel, tiger, dog, horse, wild boar, hare, ox, monkey, rat,
dragon, goat.
Take the envelope.
(CINEMATIC SEQUENCE)
PART 6:
>>>Access the map and go to the "Imperial House":
Enter, turn on the right, enter: you will be attacked by "DA",
use the "Hammer" to knock him down. Look at the desk and click
on the blue item: you will see the birth date of DA. Exit the
puzzle turn left and click onto the clock.
Inside the puzzle of the clock:
-For the Big Clock on the top:
Set the minute hand at: 8
Set the hour hand at: 5
-For the little clock on the left:
Set the hand at: 7
-For the little clock on the right:
Set the hand at: 9
You will finally have:
A "Plan of an infernal mechanism" and a "False proclamation of succession"
___Access the map and go to the "Upper Study of the Imperial Princes":
Enter, turn back, walk forward (Cinematic Sequence).
>>>Go to the "Room of Supreme Harmony":
Go towards the golden throne with 3 stairs, click on the throne
(on the top of the central stairway), click on the wooden cover.
Click on the long metal bar on the lower-right side, click on the
short bar in the lower-left side, click on the long bar in the upper
-left side , at last click on the short bar in the upper-right side.
Click on the middle on the bomb, all round the base of the needle
(on the brow zone but do not touch the needle).
YOU ARE INSIDE THE BOMB:
You may notice that there are 2 red-bronze gear-wheels: click on the
one which is in the middle (to the left of the poison flask), then click
on the one which is on the top of the screen (under the transversal grey
bar).
Use the "Screwdriver" on the 2 red curved-tubes tied to the "Poison" (flask)
to remove them. Use the "Screwdriver" on the bar below the red-bronze
gear-wheel. Use the screwdriver again and click 2 times in the middle of
the poison flask on the right and 2 times again on the poison flask on the
left (cut remove the metal covers which holds each of them).
Finally, click on the red gear-wheel on the top of the screen, under the
transversal grey bar.
