# Cron's Ritual

**Quest No Raw**: 197410
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 802
**Entry (questId)**: 3
**Event quest**: yes

## Giver Label

_Black Spirit_

## Objective

October 4

I could sense powerful energy from the basement of the Valencia Castle, where the ancient ruins were buried.

I thought its power would be strong enough to protect me and the others, but I was wrong.

It was tiny when we first met, and before I knew it, it became as powerful as I was. I was afraid of its power and thus had no other choice.

It resisted strongly, asking me if I was trying to kill both of us. But the ritual had started and the power was strong enough to seal it.

Yes. This could be the end of me. But we'll never know the result unless we try.

I screamed in agony.
"Get off of me, you bastard!"

When I regained my consciousness, I fastened my cloak around me with the pendant where I had sealed the Black Spirit.

Gazing at the sun setting over the desert by myself... It seemed like a whole different sight. Now, it is time for me to walk my own path again.

_Examine the ancient artifact at the basement of Valencia Castle;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Ancient Artifact](/npc/35609.md)


## Summary

Good job! We did it!
Hehe. Did you by any chance find its ring?

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Mysterious World Hidden Beneath the Sand](/quest/66337.md)
- [Unconscious Once Again](/quest/131873.md)
- [Mid-adventure Report](/quest/197409.md)
- [Valencia City, the Great City of the Desert](/quest/262945.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [How to Survive a Lion Attack](/quest/66338.md) — September 24
- Entry #2 — [A Story with a Twist](/quest/131874.md) — September 29
- **Current:** Entry #3 — [Cron's Ritual](/quest/197410.md) — October 4
- Entry #4 — [Engraving Bartali in Valencia Castle](/quest/262946.md) — October 5