Sometimes, acquiring these resources requires solving puzzles, such as the one found in Daybreak Tower.

Explore these beginner tips to improve your experience in Nine Sols and reduce mistakes during your playthrough.

The bell puzzle is one of the early-game challenges you will encounter.

Yi standing at the Daybreak tower to solve the bell puzzle in Nine Sols

You will be presented with a note and five bells but no clear instructions on how to solve it.

This location is east of the Pavilion Gate andinitially blocked by a statue.

A bit of platforming and traveling on foot will bring you toa mysterious Solarian standing beside five bells.

Yi fighting the first sol boss in Nine Sols.

This sheet music contains a language beyond the comprehension of Yi, the main character.

Your next step is toreturn to the Pavilionandgive the Ancient Sheet Music to Shuanshuan.

After handing over the sheet music,talk to Ruyi at the Pavilion as well.

Music Bell puzzle location in Nine Sols

Once there,interact with Shuanshuan, andhe will play the musicon his flute.

The five letters in the Ancient Penglai Ballad are written in a mysterious language.

Fortunately, thesame symbols can be found on the bells.

Ancient Penglai Ballad note item in Nine Sols

Your task is tomatch these symbols with the ones on the bellsandstrike them in order.

Thesequence follows the symbols from left to right,as seen in the Ancient Penglai Ballad.

Eachbell can be rung by striking it once, but thelarger bell requires a charged attackto ring.

Yi finds a Pipe Vial after solving the bell puzzle in Nine Sols

Completing this sequence will solve the bell puzzle in the game.

Climb up using the rope, and inside the room, you willfind a chest containing a Pipe Vial.

Pipe Vials are upgrades for your character’s pipe.

Shennong needs poison in Nine Sols

ObtainingPipe Vials increases the number of timesyou canuse the pipeto replenish lost health.

By default, you start with two pipe charges at the beginning of the game.

Here is how to locate Shennong and the poisonous items he desperately seeks.

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