The quick answer
Melodies of Peace turns regional Oddities into a sequence of permanent progression rewards. Meet the local collector, submit the appropriate materials and unlock the available nodes in order. Check the next useful reward before planning another collection session.
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Open the exchange through the regional collector
In Qinghe, speak to Qi Sheng and follow the Oddity: Melody Hunt introduction. Choose Submit Oddities when available to open Melodies of Peace. This is the progression screen you need after collecting regional Oddities; it is separate from spending ordinary Coins in a shop.
- Check that the collector and the Oddities belong to the same region.
- Select a currently reachable node and read its reward.
- Inspect the required materials and any earlier nodes blocking the route.
- Unlock the intended available node.
- Read the result and inspect the affected ability or attribute before planning the next purchase.
Use the collector locations below to distinguish the Qinghe and Kaifeng introductions. Similar quest wording does not make their exchange materials interchangeable.
Start with the collector, not a generic shop
In Qinghe, find Qi Sheng on the route between Bamboo Abode and General’s Shrine. In Kaifeng, the corresponding collector is Bai Ji; his introduction begins north of Granary of Plenty near the Wayfarer camp. Oddity: Melody Hunt appears in regional walkthroughs for both, so match the NPC and region as well as the quest title.
Once the exchange opens, inspect the progression screen. The system uses regional Oddity materials and has ordered unlocks with some branch choices. It is not an unrestricted menu where any distant reward can be bought immediately.
What kinds of rewards matter?
| Reward type | Reason to pay attention |
|---|---|
| HP and combat-related improvements | Can help an early character survive or perform more comfortably. |
| Endurance or Vitality capacity | May address a resource limit rather than a lack of damage. |
| Movement and utility unlocks | Can make previously awkward exploration more practical. |
| Techniques or other milestone items | Give a concrete reason to work toward the next node. |
Read the individual reward text. Do not assume every region has an identical sequence or that a reward mentioned in an older guide sits at the same point in your current progression.
Choose the next milestone, then count the gap
Look ahead to the nearest reward that changes something you currently do. If you are trying to use a Mystic Skill whose cost exceeds your Vitality capacity, a relevant capacity increase is a clearer target than collecting without a goal.
Count the available materials and the required steps along the route to that reward. Our recommendation is to plan a collection session around that total, then reassess. Completing one meaningful milestone gives you a natural stopping point and time to use what you earned.
Before collecting, add up the cost of every required node between your current position and the reward. A desired capacity node is not affordable merely because you hold its individual listed cost if earlier nodes still block it. After claiming it, return to the affected skill or resource panel and confirm the capacity change.
Keep regional materials separate
Qinghe and Kaifeng have their own Oddities and exchange progression. Having a large collection from one region does not mean it pays for the other region’s next node. Inspect the required material before travelling to a collector.
This matters most when you return to older areas. You may already hold useful materials but have forgotten to spend them, or you may be searching in the wrong region for the current requirement. Check the bag and exchange screen before beginning a dedicated farming route.
After unlocking a node, check the result
- Confirm that the materials were submitted to the intended regional progression.
- Read the reward you just unlocked.
- Use or learn any delivered item that requires an additional action.
- Revisit the related ability or character panel to understand the change.
- Note the next useful milestone before leaving.
If a desired skill is still unavailable, separate its conditions. Capacity, acquisition, equipment and story requirements can be different checks. Melodies of Peace may solve one of them without completing all of them, so return to the skill’s own entry to identify what remains.
Read the progression tree from your current position
| What you see | What to ask |
|---|---|
| A completed node | Has its reward been applied or delivered as an item? |
| An available next node | What does it cost and what does it improve? |
| A distant reward | Which preceding nodes must be unlocked first? |
| A branch | Which reachable reward is useful for my current goal? |
| Insufficient materials | Am I short on the correct regional Oddities? |
Look one meaningful milestone ahead. Planning the entire tree is unnecessary for your first visit, but looking only at the highlighted button can hide a nearby reward that would solve a problem you already have.
A worked example: budget the route, not just the final node
Imagine two required earlier nodes each cost four materials and the desired reward costs six. From before those nodes, you need fourteen materials in total, not six. If you already have nine, the remaining shortfall is five. These numbers are an example of planning a route, not the game’s fixed node prices.
If a branch changes which nodes are required, recalculate for the route you intend to take. Check the actual tree before collecting so you do not return with enough for the final node but too little to reach it.
Check what kind of reward you unlocked
| Reward | Confirm it here |
|---|---|
| HP or another attribute increase | The relevant character detail. |
| Vitality or Endurance capacity | The maximum value of that resource. |
| Technique or movement reward | The associated learning and activation entry. |
| An item delivered to inventory | The Bag and any required Use action. |
A capacity increase does not replace learning or equipping a skill. If the skill remains unavailable, return to its own requirements and identify the remaining condition. This prevents another unnecessary collection trip.
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Common questions
Should I save all my Oddities for later?
There is little value in postponing a clearly useful available progression reward merely to keep a larger inventory count. Inspect any branch choice, then spend toward the milestone you want.