Map questLevel 8
Quest giver Arenlona
in Lower La Noscea
Arenlona reasons that aphids fear ladybugs, so the scent of ladybug blood on crops keeps aphids away; she calls this manipulating nature. She admits living ladybugs already protect the crops, but sees no science in that.
Arenlona's odd experiments at the pumpkin farm; she returns to plan the kobold ambush in Bait and Swat.
is in a bit of a tight spot. asks you to sprinkle aphid nectar upon Althyk lavender to lure little ladybugs, then squash them into three phials' worth of ladybug viscera.. explains that, since ladybugs are natural predators of aphids, the ladybug viscera will keep the aphids at bay. She insists that this is all very scientific.Next in the play order: Double Dealing. Staelwyrn
has long known Sevrin
makes shady deals with goblins behind his back.
The lines worth a second look, in the order you hear them, and what each one means.
Of course, we could have just let the ladybugs go on defending the crops as always and not squash them for their viscera, but I hardly see the science in that.
The joke is in what Arenlona admits. The living ladybugs were already protecting the crops. But squashing them is more 'scientific'.
The item text of the viscera describes a 'moss-green ooze'. It leaks from the cracked shell 'after crushing an innocent, defenseless ladybug'.
The title points to Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice (1988). It is also literal. Ladybugs are beetles, and here you squash them for their juice.
Who they are, and what they do in this quest.
Arenlona is making a liquid to spread on crops to keep pests away, and needs someone to catch and squash ladybugs for it.
Arenlona reasons that aphids fear ladybugs, so the scent of ladybug blood on crops keeps aphids away; she calls this manipulating nature. She admits living ladybugs already protect the crops, but sees no science in that.
The game was written in Japanese and rewritten, not just translated, for each language. Here is what the other versions say, next to the English.
| Japanese | 本草学者アレンロナの挑戦 ‘The Challenge of Arenlona the Herbalist’ |
|---|---|
| French | Du jus de bête à bon dieu ‘Juice of the Good Lord's Creature (Ladybird)’ |
| German | Schädlingsbekämpfung ‘Pest Control’ |
Care to partake in the inexorable march of science?
J'imagine que ce que je t'ai dit l'autre fois t'a donné envie de participer à mes travaux.
‘I imagine what I told you the other time made you want to take part in my work.’
Willst du dich nicht zum Wohl der Gockelburg nützlich machen?
‘Won't you make yourself useful for the good of the Gockelburg?’
やあ、この農場の発展のために、ちょっと働いてはくれないか？
‘Hey, won't you do a little work for the development of this farm?’
English grandly invites you into the inexorable march of science; French simply into her work.
English invites you into the inexorable march of science; German asks you to help for the good of the Gockelburg.
English invites you into the inexorable march of science; Japanese asks you to work for the farm's development.
The concoction I'm currently formulating could change horticulture as we know it! Imagine, a fluid one could strew over crops to ward off pests.
Ça tombe bien parce que je suis justement en train de mettre au point un nouveau produit, et j'ai besoin que quelqu'un me procure le matériau nécessaire.
‘That's lucky, because I'm just developing a new product, and I need someone to get me the necessary material.’
Ich habe gerade ein neues Pflanzenschutzmittel entwickelt, für das ich eine besondere Zutat benötige: eine gallefarbene Absonderung.
‘I have just developed a new plant protection agent, for which I need a special ingredient: a bile-colored secretion.’
今、新しい農薬を開発していてね、その材料を集めてきてほしいんだ。
‘I'm developing a new pesticide right now, and I'd like you to gather its ingredients.’
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; French says she needs someone to fetch the material.
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; German says she needs a special ingredient for it.
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; Japanese just asks you to gather its ingredients.
Of course, we could have just let the ladybugs go on defending the crops as always and not squash them for their viscera, but I hardly see the science in that.
Il ne me reste plus qu'à vérifier ma théorie.
‘All that's left for me is to test my theory.’
Man muss es halt mal ausprobieren.
‘You just have to try it out.’
この体液を使った薬液を、畑に散布すればどうなるか……試してみる価値はあるだろう？
‘What happens if we spray a solution made from this fluid on the fields... it's worth a try, isn't it?’
Enfin, c'est ce que j'espère.
‘Well, that is what I am hoping.’
So habe ich es mir jedenfalls ausgedacht.
‘That is how I thought it up, at any rate.’
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; French says she now only has to test her theory.
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; German says it simply has to be tried out.
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; Japanese says the spray is worth trying.
French has her admit it is only a hope to be tested; English jokes that sparing the ladybugs isn't science.
German has her admit it is an untested idea; English jokes that sparing the ladybugs isn't science.
Highlighted words have a note: click one to open it under the line.
Care to partake in the inexorable march of science?
J'imagine que ce que je t'ai dit l'autre fois t'a donné envie de participer à mes travaux.
‘I imagine what I told you the other time made you want to take part in my work.’
GermanWillst du dich nicht zum Wohl der Gockelburg nützlich machen?
‘Won't you make yourself useful for the good of the Gockelburg?’
Japaneseやあ、この農場の発展のために、ちょっと働いてはくれないか？
‘Hey, won't you do a little work for the development of this farm?’
English grandly invites you into the inexorable march of science; French simply into her work.
English invites you into the inexorable march of science; German asks you to help for the good of the Gockelburg.
English invites you into the inexorable march of science; Japanese asks you to work for the farm's development.
The concoction I'm currently formulating could change horticulture as we know it! Imagine, a fluid one could strew over crops to ward off pests.
Ça tombe bien parce que je suis justement en train de mettre au point un nouveau produit, et j'ai besoin que quelqu'un me procure le matériau nécessaire.
‘That's lucky, because I'm just developing a new product, and I need someone to get me the necessary material.’
GermanIch habe gerade ein neues Pflanzenschutzmittel entwickelt, für das ich eine besondere Zutat benötige: eine gallefarbene Absonderung.
‘I have just developed a new plant protection agent, for which I need a special ingredient: a bile-colored secretion.’
Japanese今、新しい農薬を開発していてね、その材料を集めてきてほしいんだ。
‘I'm developing a new pesticide right now, and I'd like you to gather its ingredients.’
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; French says she needs someone to fetch the material.
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; German says she needs a special ingredient for it.
English boasts the concoction could change horticulture; Japanese just asks you to gather its ingredients.
All I need are some ladybugs and someone to squash them.
Ladybugs simply cannot resist aphids. Find some Althyk lavender, dab it with a bit of aphid nectar, and they'll come swarming to the slaughter.
Return to me once you've collected three phials of ladybug viscera.
It's elementary, really. Aphids live in fear of ladybugs, and so applying the scent of ladybug blood to our crops is certain to ward off the parasites. We are manipulating the laws of nature.
Of course, we could have just let the ladybugs go on defending the crops as always and not squash them for their viscera, but I hardly see the science in that.
The joke is in what Arenlona admits. The living ladybugs were already protecting the crops. But squashing them is more 'scientific'.
Il ne me reste plus qu'à vérifier ma théorie.
‘All that's left for me is to test my theory.’
GermanMan muss es halt mal ausprobieren.
‘You just have to try it out.’
Japaneseこの体液を使った薬液を、畑に散布すればどうなるか……試してみる価値はあるだろう？
‘What happens if we spray a solution made from this fluid on the fields... it's worth a try, isn't it?’
FrenchEnfin, c'est ce que j'espère.
‘Well, that is what I am hoping.’
GermanSo habe ich es mir jedenfalls ausgedacht.
‘That is how I thought it up, at any rate.’
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; French says she now only has to test her theory.
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; German says it simply has to be tried out.
English jokes that just sparing the ladybugs would not be scientific; Japanese says the spray is worth trying.
French has her admit it is only a hope to be tested; English jokes that sparing the ladybugs isn't science.
German has her admit it is an untested idea; English jokes that sparing the ladybugs isn't science.
passed off as black-market 'dream flowers' comes back as ladybug bait in Arenlona's experiment, Beetle Juice., the pumpkin grower with 'new cultivation methods', plans the kobold ambush in Bait and Swat.