The Secret Order: Return to the Buried Kingdom Walkthrough

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Chapter 1: Return to the Buried Kingdom

The Secret Order: Return to the Buried Kingdom

Open book (A).
Solution (B).
Remove shield; take SCORPION TAIL (C).

Take SAILOR'S TOOLKIT (D).
Inspect pictures and open pocket in SAILOR'S TOOLKIT; take MARLIN SPIKE and PLIERS.
Use PLIERS; open hatch (E).
Play HOP (F); receive WINCH HANDLE.
Place WINCH HANDLE (G).

Use MARLIN SPIKE; connect wires (H).
Inspect (I).
Turn winch (J).
Navigate obstacles (K).
Go (L).

Take SCARF (M).
Take GLOBE DECORATION (N).
Use SCARF and PLIERS; take LENS (O).

Place LENS. Solution (P).

Take BROKEN WEAPON (Q).
Select 8x bones; receive PILE OF BONES (R).

Take SHARP TOOTH with PLIERS (S).
Place PILE OF BONES. Take LEVER with BROKEN WEAPON (T).
Go (U).

Place and pull LEVER (V).
Take SKELETON SEAL and GLOBE DECORATION (W).
Place GLOBE DECORATION x2 (X).
Take LOCKED BOOK and MAGIC MIRROR (Y).

Take note; place MAGIC MIRROR. Solution: 3-1-6-5-7-2-4-3 (Z).
Go (A).

Take LUNAR LILY. Take STURDY STICK with SHARP TOOTH (B).
SCARF on STURDY STICK; receive STICK WITH CLOTH.
Light STICK WITH CLOTH (C); receive TORCH.
Take BUCKET; move branches and leaves (D).
Use TORCH (E).
Go to Enshrouded Battleground.

Place BUCKET; move rocks (F).
Take SHIELD (G).

Use TORCH; take CRYSTAL KEY (H).
CRYSTAL KEY on LOCKED BOOK. Take TWEEZERS. Receive POTION KIT.
Take DREAMSHROOM with TWEEZERS (I).
Go to Road to Julie's Home.

Place SHIELD and DREAMSHROOM; take COOKED DREAMSHROOM (J).
LUNAR LILY and COOKED DREAMSHROOM on POTION KIT. Move presses; take CALMING ESSENCE.
Offer CALMING ESSENCE (K).
Go (L).

Open (M).
Move (N).
Take CROCHET HOOK (O).
Take SCORPION STAFF. Use CROCHET HOOK; take EMBLEM PART (P).
Take STEPLADDER (Q).
Walk down.

Place STEPLADDER (R).
Take VINES (S).
Solution (T): 14-10-6-2-1-5-6-2-3-7-11-15-16-12-8-7-11-12-16-15-14-10-11.
Take EMBLEM PART (U).
Go (V).

Place EMBLEM PART x2 (W).
Open compartment. Take note, SPLIT RING and HEDGEHOG FRUIT (X).
Read book (Y).

Place SKELETON SEAL (Z).
Solution: (B13-C5)-(A2-B11-C12)-(A3-B7-B14-C10)-(A8-B4-B6-C1-C9).
Play HOP (D); receive SCORPION CRYSTALS.
Walk down.

Offer HEDGEHOG FRUIT. Take HEDGEHOG and SCORPION CLAW (E).
SCORPION CLAW, SCORPION CRYSTALS and SCORPION TAIL on SCORPION STAFF.
Place SPLIT RING and VINES; use SHARP TOOTH (F).
Go (G).

Chapter 2: The Skull Cave

Take CORKSCREW HANDLE (H).
Take STRANGE BOX (I).
Go (J).

HANDKERCHIEF from STRANGE BOX.
Use HANDKERCHIEF (K); receive OIL SOAKED RAG.
Take SCREWDRIVER (L).
Walk down.

Use SCREWDRIVER; receive BROKEN SCREWDRIVER. Release HEDGEHOG; take SWORD DECORATION (M).
BROKEN SCREWDRIVER on CORKSCREW HANDLE; receive TOOL.
Use TOOL; take GEAR and MAGNETIC NEEDLE (N).
Use OIL SOAKED RAG; open. Play HOP (O); receive MAGE WAND.
Go (P).

Use OIL SOAKED RAG; place GEAR. Pull chain; take EYE 1/2 (Q).
Place MAGE WAND; take note and EYE 2/2 (R).
Use MAGNETIC NEEDLE; take ROYAL SEAL INLAY (S).
Place EYE (T).

Take JEWELRY FRAGMENT (U).
Place JEWELRY FRAGMENT (V).
Solution 1: Xx5-W-Xx5.
Solution 2 (Y): A counter clockwise x1, Z counter clockwise x1, B counter clockwise x1, A clockwise x2.
Solution 3 (C): 12-8-7-6-5-4.
Receive CROWN PIECE.
Walk down.

Place SWORD DECORATION and ROYAL SEAL INLAY; take RUBY (D).
Go (E).
Place RUBY (F).
Go (G).

Take PERIDOT 1/3 (H).
Take PERIDOT 2/3 with TOOL (I).
Use TOOL; take PERIDOT 3/3 (J).
PERIDOT on STRANGE BOX; take GLOWING GEM and FEATHER.
Use GLOWING GEM; take LOST EGG (K).

Place LOST EGG and CROWN PIECE (L).
Place SCORPION STAFF (M).
Play HOP (N); receive GREEDY CHEST.
Take BONE SHARD (O).
Use BONE SHARD; take DAMAGED ANKH (P).

Turn DAMAGED ANKH into STURDY HOOK.
Place STURDY HOOK (Q).
FEATHER on GREEDY CHEST.
Place and swing GREEDY CHEST (R).
Go (S).

Take CRESCENT SYMBOL 1/3 and PIECE OF STRING (T).
Take CORRODED CIRCLET. Place PIECE OF STRING; receive WHISK BROOM (U).
Take LOOSE WING (V).
Walk down.

Use WHISK BROOM; take JEWELED DAGGER (W).
Go (X).
Take CRESCENT SYMBOL 2/3; use JEWELED DAGGER (Y).
Solution (Z).
Receive RED GEM.
Go (A).

Take AMBER EYE (B).
Use JEWELED DAGGER; take CRESCENT SYMBOL 3/3, CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH and POLISHING CLOTH. Read notes (C).
POLISHING CLOTH on CORRODED CIRCLET; receive SHINY CIRCLET.
Place GLOWING GEM, RED GEM and SHINY CIRCLET; take ENCHANTED CIRCLET (D).
Place CRESCENT SYMBOL and LOOSE WING; receive GOLDEN WING (E).
Walk down.

Place ENCHANTED CIRCLET; take GOLDEN EGG (F).
Place AMBER EYE, GOLDEN EGG and GOLDEN WING; take RESURRECTION GEM (G).
Go (H).

Use RESURRECTION GEM (I).
Find SHATTERED EGG x8 (J).
Walk down twice.
Take HONEY with CALLIGRAPHY BRUSH (K).
Go (L).

HONEY on SHATTERED EGG; receive REPAIRED EGG.
Place REPAIRED EGG (M).
Go (N).
Avoid obstacles (O).

Chapter 3: The Creature

Take MUDDY LEAVES (P).
Take FORKED STICK; take TOUGH MOSS with JEWELED DAGGER (Q).
Take MUDDY LUMP with FORKED STICK (R).
Place MUDDY LUMP (S); receive DULL CHESTPLATE.

TOUGH MOSS and JEWELED DAGGER on DULL CHESTPLATE; receive SILVER PLATE and COAT OF ARMS TOKEN 1.
Place SILVER PLATE; take HEAVY STONES 1-2/3 and SHINY BEETLE (T).
Offer SHINY BEETLE (U). Move cork (V); take RESURRECTION GEM 1/8 and HEAVY STONES 3/3 (W).
Place HEAVY STONES (X).

Turn MUDDY LEAVES into FOOTPRINT (Y).
Place FOOTPRINT; find match (Z).
Go (A).

Open (B).
Move (C).
Take METAL POKER and NEEDLE AND THREAD (D).
Move rocks; take EMBLEM CENTER (E).
Use METAL POKER and NEEDLE AND THREAD; take ROPE (F).

Place ROPE (G).
Take EMBLEM FRAME (H).
EMBLEM CENTER on EMBLEM FRAME; receive EMBLEM.
Place EMBLEM (I).
Talk (J).
Receive DOOR CLUE.

Place DOOR CLUE; solution part 1 (K).
Solution part 2 (L).
Go (M).

Take RESURRECTION GEM 2/8 (N).
Take RESURRECTION GEM 3/8 (O).
Take AXE and RESURRECTION GEM 4/8 (P).
Use METAL POKER; take RESURRECTION GEM 5-6/8 (Q).
Take RESURRECTION GEM 7/8. Talk (R).
Walk down.

Take UNIQUE TOOL with AXE (S).
Use UNIQUE TOOL; take SHELLED NUTS (T).
Walk down.

Offer SHELLED NUTS. Receive LOST PET (U).
Go forward twice.
Offer LOST PET (V); receive SINGING VASE.
Walk down.

Take CRYSTAL BLOSSOMS 1-4/10 (W).
Walk down.
Take CRYSTAL BLOSSOMS 5-10/10 (X).
Go forward twice.

CRYSTAL BLOSSOMS in SINGING VASE.
Offer SINGING VASE; take COAT OF ARMS TOKEN 2 (Y).
Walk down.
Place COAT OF ARMS TOKEN 1 and COAT OF ARMS TOKEN 2 (Z); take SKELETON KEY and SILK SCARF (A).
Go (B).

Use SKELETON KEY (C).
Move items and take BAKING PEEL and NET (D).
NEEDLE AND THREAD on NET.
Use NET; take RESURRECTION GEM 8/8 (E).
Offer RESURRECTION GEM (F).
Go (G).

Solution (H).

Chapter 4: The Marshes

Talk (I).
Take OLD SACK (J).
Go (K).

Take GREEN SCALE and WALKING STICK (L).
Take METAL RING 1-2/2 (M).
Use SKELETON KEY; take PURPLE SCALE (N).
Go (O).

Take LITTLE JAWBONE (P).
Go (Q).
Take LONG BONE (R).
LITTLE JAWBONE on OLD SACK; take WOMAN FIGURINE. Receive EMPTY SACK.
Move arm. Take LOOSE STONES with EMPTY SACK (S).
Walk down twice.

LOOSE STONES on WALKING STICK; receive BALANCING STICK.
Place BALANCING STICK; get across (T).
Take MIRROR PIECE and TREASURE BOX (U).
Go to West Marsh.

Use UNIQUE TOOL; restore mirror. Place MIRROR PIECE and use SILK SCARF (V).
Solution (W).
Take OLD SHOVEL. Place GREEN SCALE (X).
Go (Y).

Take KING FIGURINE; place PURPLE SCALE (Z).
Walk down twice.
Use OLD SHOVEL; take CURVED HORN (A).
Go to West Marsh.

Place CURVED HORN; take SPLIT DAGGER (B).
Take TOUGH VINES with SPLIT DAGGER; take LITTLE HORN 1/2 (C).
Go (D).

Take LITTLE HORN 2/2 with SPLIT DAGGER (E).
Place LITTLE HORN (F).
Walk down twice.

BAKING PEEL and METAL RING on LONG BONE; receive OAR.
Use SPLIT DAGGER; move post x3. Place TOUGH VINES and OAR (G).
Take GREEN JEWEL (H).
Go (I).

Place GREEN JEWEL (J).
Solution (K).
Take MAN FIGURINE (L).
Go (M).

Place WOMAN FIGURINE, KING FIGURINE and MAN FIGURINE; take TREASURE TOKEN (N).
Walk down.

TREASURE TOKEN on TREASURE BOX; take GAUNTLET and PURPLE JEWEL.
Place PURPLE JEWEL (O).
Solution (P).
Take TEARDROP CRYSTAL. Take MUSHROOM 1/3 with GAUNTLET (Q).
Walk down.

Take MUSHROOM 2/3 with GAUNTLET (R).
Go to West Marsh.
Take MUSHROOM 3/3 with GAUNTLET (S).
Walk down twice.

Place MUSHROOM (T).
Solution (1-13).
Take SPARKLING FRUIT (U).
Go (V).

Offer SPARKLING FRUIT (W).
Play HOP (X); receive NEZUL'S SYMBOL.
Place NEZUL'S SYMBOL (Y).

Chapter 5: Nezul's Tower

Take OLD BOX (Z).
Take CANE and WOODEN PLUG (A).
Take ICON PIECES 1/3 (B).
Go (C).

Use SPLIT DAGGER; take DUSTER and CANDLE SNUFFER (D).
Take HANGING CHARM and tear painting (E).
Place WOODEN PLUG and move mechanism (F).
Take CLOTH (G).
Walk down.

Use CANDLE SNUFFER (H); receive STICKY SNUFFER.
Take FIRE OPAL 1/2 with STICKY SNUFFER (I).
Use CANE and DUSTER; take KNOB (J).
Go (K).

CLOTH on OLD BOX; take FIRE OPAL 2/2 with SPLIT DAGGER.
Place FIRE OPAL (L).
Solution: 9-12-16-17-15-11-8-12-15-17-10-11-8-4-1-2-5-6-13-16-17-
14-13-9-12-15-17.

Play HOP (M); receive ELEVATOR BLUEPRINT.
Take BROKEN LION HEAD and ROYAL BANNER (N).
Walk down.

Place ELEVATOR BLUEPRINT. Solution (O).
Go (P).

Take VASE; use KNOB (Q).
Take MARBLE 1/2 (R).
Place TEARDROOP CRYSTAL (S); take ICON PIECES 2/3 (T).
Walk down.

Remove lid. Use VASE; take DRAGON PRINT INLAY and WATER (U).
Go (V).
Place WATER (W). Select (X). Place BROKEN LION HEAD (W); receive LION HEAD.
DRAGON PRINT INLAY on OLD BOX; take FILE and CUTTERS.
Use CUTTERS (Y); receive METAL RING.
Go to Tower Hall.

CUTTERS on HANGING CHARM; receive MARBLE 2/2. Place ROYAL BANNER.
MARBLES and METAL RING on LION HEAD.
Place LION HEAD (Z).
Take WAR HAMMER, NET LAUNCHER and LOCKED JOURNAL (A).
Go to Chamber of Sorcery.
Use NET LAUNCHER (B).
Solution (C).
Go (D).

Use FILE; take TIARA, INNER TABLE INLAY, and ICON PIECES 3/3. Take DECORATIVE SPIKE with FILE (E). Try to take dragon.
Use DECORATIVE SPIKE and WAR HAMMER (F).
Walk down.
Place TIARA; take LOCKET (G).
Go (H).

Offer LOCKET (I).
Solution (J-K).
Take OUTER TABLE INLAY (L).
Go to Tower Hall.

Place INNER TABLE INLAY and OUTER TABLE INLAY; take FLINT AND STEEL and CORRODED KEY (M).
Go to Chamber of Sorcery.
Use (N); place CORRODED KEY (O). Receive KEY.
KEY on LOCKED JOURNAL. Take ROYAL INSIGNIA.
Place ROYAL INSIGNIA; take ROYAL COMPASS and LITTLE KNIFE (P).
Go (Q).

Use FLINT AND STEEL (R); receive FAERIE LANTERN.
Offer ROYAL COMPASS (S).
Solution (T).
Receive WOODEN BALL.
Walk down.

LITTLE KNIFE and WOODEN BALL on HANGING CHARM; receive HANDMADE DOLL.
Use (U). Place HANDMADE DOLL (V); receive LITTLE FRIEND.
Walk down.
Place FAERIE LANTERN and offer LITTLE FRIEND; take DRAGON STATUETTE (W).
Go (X).

Place DRAGON STATUETTE (Y).
Play HOP (Z); receive MOTHER DRAGON'S SCALE.
Go forward.
Offer MOTHER DRAGON'S SCALE (A).
Select egg pieces (B). Select C-D.
Receive DECODED CLUE.
Walk down twice.

Use WAR HAMMER; move debris. Place ICON PIECES (E).
Place DECODED CLUE (F). Solution: 1-7.
Take EGG OF COMPASSION (G).
Go to Tower Parapet.
Go (H).

Chapter 6: Nezul

Take SAW HANDLE (I).
Take SPLINT (J).
Take RAGGED STRAP and SAW BLADE (K).

SAW BLADE on SAW HANDLE; receive SAW.
Collect CALMING HERBS x6. Use SAW (L).
Place CALMING HERBS, SPLINT and RAGGED STRAP. Open bag; take EGG OF COMPASSION and ROPE COIL (M).
Go (N).

Touch. Place ROPE COIL; receive COTTER PIN. Take UNLIT TORCH (O).
Take BENT RAIL (P).
Walk down.

Use UNLIT TORCH (Q); receive TORCH.
Use BENT RAIL (R).
Play HOP (S); receive ORNATE FRAME.
COTTER PIN on ORNATE FRAME; receive DISC.
Use TORCH and DISC; take SHEARS and TEMPLE EMBLEM (T).
Go (U).

Place TORCH. Solution (V).
Go (W).

Take BOW CASE (X).
Take WIRE with SHEARS. Take FLAIL with ROPE COIL (Y). Take BOARDS with DISC (Z). Take STONE SLABS 1-2/2 (A).
Take SEQUENCE (B).
Take DRAGON COINS 1/3 with COTTER PIN (C). Place BOARDS.
Walk down.