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Thanks a Million

Main story quest #11, level 11. 53rd of 102 in play order.

Quest giver: Wyrkrhit, Middle La Noscea (X 15.8, Y 16.5).

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Steps

  1. Recover the millioncorn seedling.
  2. Deliver the millioncorn seedling to Lyulf in Swiftperch.
Journal
  1. Wyrkrhit, a Skylift operator, needs you to recover a cargo load abandoned by a terrified wagon driver and deliver it to its intended recipient.
  2. A wagon driver was so startled by the appearance of some nightmarish creature from the midst of his cargo that he dropped the load over the side before fleeing back to the Skylift. Look for the abandoned millioncorn seedling somewhere along the road to Swiftperch.
  3. You have recovered the abandoned millioncorn seedling. Continue on to Swiftperch in western La Noscea and deliver the cargo to the expectant Lyulf.
  4. You arrive in Swiftperch to find the locals as desolate of life as the surrounding fields. Lyulf alone appears possessed of purpose, but it remains to be seen if his efforts to restore a measure of vitality to the settlement will bear fruit...or corn, as it were.
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Spoiler about later in the story

Lore Millioncorn's item text calls it 'native to the recently discovered New World'. This is like how corn came to Europe from the Americas. The story sails there much later.

Lore Lyulf has bet his whole fortune on this crop, and calls on Nymeia. Nymeia watches the stars and planets and is the goddess of fate. A goddess of fate is a fitting choice for a gamble.
Lore Swiftperch is a new settlement. It was built as part of a big plan to rebuild aetheryte camps. It stands around the ruins of a watchtower that once served the Yellowjackets.
Easter egg The quest journal can't resist a farm pun. It says Lyulf's efforts may 'bear fruit'. Then it corrects itself with 'or corn, as it were'.
In-game text The seedling's item text explains why it matters. This type of millioncorn was bred over generations to grow even in the rockiest soil.
Patch change Patch 5.3 shortened the A Realm Reborn main story. It removed 'Courier for a Day', a parcel delivery for Wyrkrhit. That quest used to lead into this one.
Title reference The title turns the common phrase 'thanks a million' into a pun on millioncorn. That is the crop Lyulf has bet his whole fortune on.
Characters 2

  • Wyrkrhit

    Wyrkrhit is at the Skylift, where a scared wagon driver has just run back without his cargo.

    What you know from earlier quests 1
    • #48 Sky-high: Wyrkrhit welcomes you because Baderon sent you. He says one fiery blast from a huge dragon split the ground and made the cliff, so they built the lift. He has too few workers and a growing list of headaches.

  • Lyulf

    Lyulf waits in Swiftperch, a lifeless settlement in western La Noscea, for a millioncorn seedling he has bet his whole fortune on.

What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
  • Wyrkrhit calls the driver gutless for dumping a millioncorn seedling when a monster sprang from it. He sends you to recover it and take it to Lyulf at Swiftperch, and lets you keep whatever Lyulf pays, since the plant may hide more danger.
  • Lyulf is overjoyed to get the seedling; this corn gives a huge yield. He wants to bring hope back to Swiftperch by growing an ocean of corn, and asks you to stay and help. He calls on Nymeia, the goddess of fate.
What the Japanese, French and German versions say 3

Japanese

EN Thanks a Million · 'As you have undoubtedly noticed, Swiftperch lacks a certain, shall we say, vital energy? Thus I mean to restore a modicum of hope to its residents by growing a veritable ocean of corn!'

JA 「すべてを奪われた地」, 'The Land Robbed of Everything' · 「見ての通り、ここは寂れた入植地で、誰もが生きることすら諦めている状態……この苗が育てば、皆も少しは希望を持てるでしょう。」, 'As you can see, this is a run-down settlement where everyone has given up even on living... If these seedlings grow, everyone may have a little hope.'

The land in the title is Swiftperch after the Calamity. The English only says it lacks vital energy.

French

Different

EN 'A wagon driver just returned in a great bloody hurry, screamin' about some monstrosity what sprang out from a millioncorn seedling in his cargo.'

FR «Un pleutre de cocher a pris ses jambes à son cou lorsque des limaces littorales sont sorties de la cargaison de plants de milli-maïs qu'il transportait.», 'A cowardly coachman took to his heels when shore slugs came out of the cargo of millioncorn seedlings he was carrying.'

Wyrkrhit names the creatures that sent the driver running. The English only speaks of a monstrosity.

German

Name

EN 'Oh, an' ye'll also find an aetheryte in Swiftperch, so the journey should be worth yer while.'

DE „An der Tölpelturm-Siedlung steht übrigens ein Ätheryt, also kann es sich für dich ohnehin lohnen, da mal vorbeizuschauen.“, 'By the way, there is an aetheryte at the Booby Tower Settlement, so it may be worth your while to drop by anyway.'

„Tölpel“ means both the booby, a seabird, and a clumsy oaf. So the name is also a joke, which the English lacks.

Dialogue 8 lines

Accepting the quest

Wyrkrhit

Glad I am to see ye again, lass/lad. A wagon driver just returned in a great bloody hurry, screamin' about some monstrosity what sprang out from a millioncorn seedling in his cargo.

  • FR Un pleutre de cocher a pris ses jambes à son cou lorsque des limaces littorales sont sorties de la cargaison de plants de milli-maïs qu'il transportait. ‘A cowardly coachman took to his heels when shore slugs came out of the cargo of millioncorn seedlings he was carrying.’ Wyrkrhit names the creatures that sent the driver running. The English only speaks of a monstrosity.
  • JA 輸送中の「ミリオンコーンの苗」の中からショアスラッグが現れて、御者が逃げ帰ってきたんです。 ‘Shore slugs appeared from inside the “millioncorn seedlings” being transported, and the driver fled back here.’ English speaks vaguely of some monstrosity; Japanese says it was shore slugs.

Seems the gutless bastard tossed it over the side afore turnin' tail an' runnin' for his life. I need ye to head down the road, recover that seedling, an' deliver it to Lyulf over at Swiftperch in western La Noscea.

Whatever he pays ye for the cargo is yers to keep. After all, I don't rightly know what else is lurkin' inside that plant, an' ye deserve to be rewarded for yer troubles.

  • FR Ah, reste sur tes gardes quand même, les monstres sont peut-être encore dans les parages. ‘Ah, stay on your guard all the same, the monsters may still be around.’ English calls the pay a deserved reward for the risk; French instead warns you to stay on guard.
  • DE Es kann natürlich gut sein, dass sich in den Samen noch Monster verstecken, also sei vorsichtig! ‘Of course it may well be that monsters are still hiding in the seeds, so be careful!’ English calls the pay a deserved reward for the risk; German instead warns you to be careful.

Oh, an' ye'll also find an aetheryte in Swiftperch, so the journey should be worth yer while.

  • DE An der Tölpelturm-Siedlung steht übrigens ein Ätheryt, also kann es sich für dich ohnehin lohnen, da mal vorbeizuschauen. ‘By the way, there is an aetheryte at the Booby Tower Settlement, so it may be worth your while to drop by anyway.’ „Tölpel“ means both the booby, a seabird, and a clumsy oaf. So the name is also a joke, which the English lacks.

Deliver the millioncorn seedling to Lyulf in Swiftperch

Lyulf

Has Nymeia Herself forsaken this desolate land? Though I understood there were risks in gambling my entire fortune on a crop of millioncorn, I at least expected the seedling to be delivered before disaster struck!

  • FR Ces plants de milli-maïs sont notre dernier espoir... ‘These millioncorn plants are our last hope...’ English says he gambled his entire fortune on the crop; French calls the plants their last hope.

Is...is that my millioncorn seedling!? O joyous day! It may seem a paltry beginning, but the yield of this particular variety of crop plant is nothing short of astonishing.

As you have undoubtedly noticed, Swiftperch lacks a certain, shall we say, vital energy? Thus I mean to restore a modicum of hope to its residents by growing a veritable ocean of corn!

  • JA 見ての通り、ここは寂れた入植地で、誰もが生きることすら諦めている状態……この苗が育てば、皆も少しは希望を持てるでしょう。 ‘As you can see, this is a run-down settlement where everyone has given up even on living... If these seedlings grow, everyone may have a little hope.’ The land in the title is Swiftperch after the Calamity. The English only says it lacks vital energy.
  • DE Wie du siehst, leben wir hier in einer ziemlich trostlosen Gegend, aber wenn der Maisanbau wie geplant funktioniert, haben die Leute zumindest wieder volle Bäuche. ‘As you see, we live in a rather dreary area, but if the corn growing works as planned, the people will at least have full bellies again.’ English aims to restore hope to the residents; German aims to give them full bellies again.

You, madam/sir, seem fit to burst with vim and vigor! Might I persuade you to abide a while and help nurture this ailing settlement?

  • FR Mais dites-moi, êtes-vous un de ces gens qu'on appelle aventuriers ? ‘But tell me, are you one of those people they call adventurers?’ English praises your bursting vim and vigor; French asks whether you are an adventurer.
  • DE Dich hat der Himmel geschickt, Fremde/Fremder. ‘Heaven has sent you, stranger.’ English praises your bursting vim and vigor; German says heaven sent you.
  • JA 見たところ、あなたは冒険者のご様子。 ‘From the look of it, you seem to be an adventurer.’ English praises your bursting vim and vigor; Japanese remarks that you look like an adventurer.