Venti’s New Plan is the sixth subquest in Prologue: Act 2, For A Tomorrow Without Tears, an Archon Quest in Genshin Impact. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the Venti’s New Plan Archon Subquest.
Venti’s New Plan is unlocked automatically when you finish the previous subquest, Venti’s Plan.
Region: Mondstadt
Area: Mondstadt Cathedral
Quest Giver: Automatically given after completing Venti’s Plan
Requirement: Complete subquest Venti’s Plan
Recommended Level: 15
Reward: 250 Adventure EXP, 5,450 Mora, 2,850 Character EXP, 5 Fine Enhancement Ore
Mission Description: Help Venti obtain the Holy Lyre der Himmel.
Objectives:
- Talk to Venti
- Enter the cathedral at 18:00 – 06:00
- Infiltrate the basement and obtain the Holy Lyre der Himmel
Starting Location: Mondstadt Cathedral
This quest begins automatically after completing Venti’s Plan.
Talk to Venti
While still in the Mondstadt Cathedral, turn around and talk to Venti.
Since his previous plan failed, Venti suggests that you steal the Holy Lyre der Himmel instead. Since the guards are off-duty during the night, nighttime is the best chance to get in and grab the Lyre.
Enter the cathedral at 18:00 – 06:00
To move time forward, press the Paimon Menu (Pause menu) and navigate to the left sidemenu to the clock.
Then use the Left Joystick to move the dial to the time you want; in this case, 18:00. Initiate the time change and back out of the Paimon Menu.
Once inside the Cathedral at the appropriate time, run forward to the pulpit and enter the Cathedral Basement.
Infiltrate the basement and obtain the Holy Lyre der Himmel
Once inside, you are faced with a work area filled with guards. This may look simple, but you are unable to jump while in the Cathedral Basement for fear of making excessive noise. So, you will need to get around the old fashioned way.
Keep in mind that the consequences for getting caught are minimal but still tedious. The guard that caught you will send you out of the basement, and you will need to start over. In-game time does still progress down here. So, if you get caught after 06:00, just move the clock ahead again to 18:00 to go back into the Cathedral Basement.
In the following images, the filled-in arrows are where you need to go, and the empty arrows are the directions the enemy patrols
First, head down the stairs to the left. Wait for the first guard to walk to the right away from you and then proceed to the left along the wall.
As long as you stay to the right by the bookcase, the guard in front of you won’t see you. Thankfully, that guard does not move. Just stay out of his line of sight to make him a non-issue.
Next, look right around the corner to see a staircase immediately behind the wall. Go up the stairs, turn left, and stop at the next stairs going down.
The guard you previously waited for does patrol this far back. Once he goes back to the right, proceed to the left.
Right in front of you is a ladder. Go up the ladder, but be careful of the guards that stand on the right and the left of the ladder. They both patrol in different directions, so you will need to avoid one of them right away.
Wait until the guard on the left starts walking away from you. Then go up the ladder completely. If the guard on the right starts to notice you, just run forward a bit until a pillar stands between you and the guard. Thankfully, the AI isn’t very complicated here.
Move to the left a little bit and wait for the right guard to start patrolling again. The idea here is to be behind the left guard until the other right patrols the other direction. When the right guard walks toward the quest objective, move behind him to avoid the guard on the left.
Once the left guard moves past you, run behind him and proceed along the wall unabated to the quest objective: the Holy Lyre der Himmel
Unfortunately, the Fatui diplomat from earlier swoops in and snags the Lyre before you can. She then disappears, and the guards catch you. You automatically flee the cathedral and tell Venti to run.
Once you complete the cutscene, the Venti’s New Plan subquest automatically completes.
Next Quest: Wild Escape
