Tears of Themis Villa Courtyard exploration guide – Blizzardous Threads of Red event

The Tears of Themis Blizzardous Threads of Red event runs from January 12, 2023, to February 2, 2023, and is open to all attorneys who have completed the X-Note Main Story 2-28. After completing the event tutorial, you'll be able to explore the Villa Courtyard, where you can search for clues to solve puzzles and obtain Artifacts—objects used to push the event story forward.

Since there's a lot to do in the Villa Courtyard, we highly recommend not waiting until the last minute before starting to ensure that you get all of the rewards.

How to explore the Villa Courtyard in the Tears of Themis Blizzardous Threads of Red event

After completing the event tutorial, you'll be prompted to explore the Villa Courtyard. It consists of four buildings that diverge into various rooms and levels, so there's a good amount of content to play through. They release in phases throughout the event period:

• Ink Study
  • Fengya, Qiankun, Wuxuan, Tianxing
  • Yibian (Challenge mode)
• Bright Pavilion
  • North Wing
  • South Wing
  • East Wing
  • West Wing
  • Main Hall (Challenge mode)
• Labyrinth Pavilion
  • Way of Adversity
  • Way of Truth
  • Way of Mystery
  • Way of Choices
  • The Insatiable Journey (Challenge mode)
• Vault
  • 1st Try
  • 2nd Try
  • 3rd Try
  • 4th Try
  • Final Try (Challenge mode)

Click the links above to be redirected to the specific exploration and puzzle guides per area.

You can pick any male lead to accompany you. While inside the exploration areas, you and he will be separated. You need to switch perspectives by clicking on the icons on the right side of the screen to change the character you're controlling. It's important to control both characters in order to collect clues and solve puzzles from both sides of the rooms.

Similar to the Stellis City system, you can move around using the directional keys on the bottom left of the screen. Upon getting close to objects, they will sometimes start sparkling. You can interact with these sparkling objects by clicking on the hand button on the bottom right of the screen.

You need to interact with everything in a room to collect clues and items, such as Artifacts and Silk Pouches. Once you have enough clues, you'll be able to trigger puzzles that can help you find a way out of the area.

Related: How to explore Stellis City in Tears of Themis

There are various puzzles, including but not limited to:

• Choosing the genuine object
• Creating a path from Start to End
• Arranging Jade Plates to form a path from top to center
• Finding passwords to locks based on clues

There's a possibility to find your way out of an area without claiming all of the collectibles. You can track it by checking the information at the top of each area, and the little icons beside each room. For instance, in the Ink Study, a red check mark will appear on the item you've collected in a room.

When you've reached 100 percent exploration across all areas in the Villa Courtyard, you'll be rewarded with the Celebration - Blizzardous Namecard. You can claim it at the bottom right of the Villa Courtyard page.

Collect Tears of Themis - Limited by inviting friends back or returning to the game. Check out our Tears of Themis Returner Gifts event guide – Blizzardous Threads of Red here on Pro Game Guides to find out how.