After exiting the map interface, you can ignore the treasure chest behind you for now; it cannot be opened early in the game.
Follow the river ahead, and you will automatically receive the quest "Whence the Weeping." This quest can also be ignored for now.
Near the corpse on the right side of the river, there is a white object. Let's approach and pick it up.
After picking it up, you will receive "Consciousness Dust." Consciousness Dust has various uses: it can serve as currency or as skill points. The amount will be displayed in the upper right corner.
There are still some interactive white dots nearby. Players can interact with them on their own (there are many, so we won't show them all), which can help us fill in the story.
Next, climb up the wall on the left.
After climbing up, defeat the enemies ahead.
After defeating them, jump down from the right side.
You can obtain Consciousness Dust below.
Continue forward. After defeating all the enemies below the waterfall ahead, interact with this old man to gain some Consciousness Dust.
There is also Consciousness Dust on the right-hand side. After obtaining it, climb up from the left.
After climbing up, there is a bell in front of us, which serves as a save point. Save points restore health and allow you to learn skills. Touching one for the first time will also unlock the nearby map.
For now, follow the tutorial to enter and select a skill. After choosing a skill, hold down the spacebar to complete the training.
You can allocate skill points freely, as they generally progress alongside the main storyline, making respecs largely unnecessary.
After learning the skills, continue forward. There is more Consciousness Dust below the waterfall on the right.
Continue forward, and enemies will appear again. The system will prompt you to prioritize eliminating ranged enemies first, so let's climb up and take them out.
Defeat the ranged enemies, then return below to eliminate the melee ones. After clearing them, look back to the left; there is something to pick up from this corpse.
After picking it up, you will obtain the collectible book [Villager Relic Investigation #1: Desperate Blood Letter]. (The number corresponds to the position of the white rectangle below for easy tracking)
Collected items can be found under "Readings" after opening the map.
