In Honkai: Star Rail, the Crane Express is a hidden quest for Lofu Xianzhou that challenges you to solve navigational compass puzzles over three real-life days. For each riddle you will be given a valuable reward. On the second day, you will get a code for a chest to give to Ziqiao, and on the third day, you will have to find the clothes of that teacher.
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In this guide, we will look at solving all the puzzles with the navigational compass in Cloud Ferry. You will learn how to use the code, where to find Ziqiao and Yujin, and where to get things for the teacher. Do not confuse this task with the usual navigational compasses found in the open world – we will have a separate guide about them.
How to start the hidden quest “Crane Express”
You will have access to it after completing the development mission called “The whirlpool of stars, insight is coming.” Next, travel to the Well of Green space anchor located at Cloud Ferry and head west to the lower dock as shown in the screenshots below.
There you will find a confused man. Talk to the worried employee and agree to help him with the loading. Then interact with the bulletin board by clicking on the “Schedule” button. Here you can see how many more navigational compass puzzles you have to solve today.
Navigational Compass Puzzles (Day 1)
Fortunately , you won't need to run to different locations to find different navigation compasses, since you will only need to interact with one device located nearby.
After solving the riddle and claiming the chest, simply click on the schedule again and select the option related to waiting for the arrival of the next batch of cargo skiffs. Next, interact with the mechanism again, which will need to be updated.
As for the essence of solving the puzzles, it is quite simple – you need to rotate the orange arrows so that they look in the same direction as the blue arrow sticking out from the left.
This will rotate the compass rings by different amounts depending on the bright star marks on the device. For example, one bright star circle means a turn of 60 degrees per turn. If you are too lazy to understand all this, then just look at our detailed analysis of each puzzle below.
Navigational compass puzzle 1
To solve this puzzle you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outermost ring (first screenshot) and rotate it once.
- Select the middle ring (second screenshot) and rotate it two times.
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it two times.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below .
After completing the puzzle, collect the contents of a regular chest that will arrive in a container, and wait for the next cargo to arrive.
Nautical Compass Puzzle 2
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer ring (second screenshot) and rotate it once .
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it two times.
If it is difficult for you to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below.
After completing the puzzle, deal with the opponents, and then collect the contents of the valuable chest that will arrive in the container and wait for the next cargo to arrive.
Navigational Compass Puzzle 3
To solve this puzzle you need to you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer ring (second screenshot) and rotate it twice .
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it three times.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below . After completing the puzzle, collect the contents of the regular chest that arrives in the container and wait for the next shipment to arrive.
Navigational compass puzzle 4
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and inner rings (first screenshot) and rotate them two times.
- Select the middle ring (second screenshot) and rotate it two times .
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it two times.
If it is difficult for you to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, then we advise you to view the gif below. After completing the puzzle, approach the container and talk to the two “passengers”. Then you can pick up a luxurious chest. This concludes the riddles of the first day.
Navigational compass puzzle (Day 2)
On the next calendar day, head back to Cloud Ferry Pier and interact with the navigational compass. You can start solving new puzzles.
Navigational Compass Puzzle 1
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer and inner rings (second screenshot) and rotate them five times.
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it two times.
If it is difficult for you to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, then we advise you to view the gif below. After completing the puzzle, talk to Fungizontik in the container and take the contents of the regular chest. Then wait for the next load to arrive.
Navigational compass puzzle 2
To solve this puzzle you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.< /li>
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below . After completing the puzzle, collect the contents of the regular chest that arrives in the container and wait for the next shipment to arrive.
Navigational compass puzzle 3
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them two times.
- Select the outer and inner rings (second screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the innermost ring (third screenshot) and rotate it once.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below .
After completing the puzzle, talk to the stranger inside the container. From her you will receive a code for obtaining a chest, which will need to be transferred to Ziqiao. Below we have detailed where to find this character.
Navigational Compass Puzzle 4
To solve this puzzle, you will need to complete the following steps:
- Select the inner and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them two times.
- Select the outer and middle rings (second screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the innermost and outermost rings (third screenshot) and rotate them once.
If it is difficult for you to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below.
After completing the puzzle, fight the two bandits hiding in a container. Then take the contents of the luxurious chest. On this, the puzzles of the second day will come to an end.
How to find Ziqiao and use the code to get the chest
Move to the Central Harbor of the Star-Sailboat Retreat and proceed to the northern part of it. In the place shown in the pictures below, you will find a girl named Ziqiao, who is a worker for the Crane Express. You may have already crossed paths with her before during the hidden quest “Seven Bugs Roboptah”.
Chat with her and tell her that you need to pick up something, then show her the code and pay 1000 credits. After that, you can take the contents of a regular chest – in it you will find 1000 credits and 10 arrows.
Navigational compass puzzle (Day 3)
On the next calendar day, head back to Cloud Ferry Pier and interact with the navigational compass. You can start solving new puzzles.
Navigational Compass Puzzle 1
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the inner and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them five times.
- Select the outer and middle rings (second screenshot) and rotate them twice.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, then we advise you to view the gif below.
After completing the puzzle, enter the empty container. As a result, you will find an IOU with a promise to pay twice the next time.
Nautical Compass Puzzle 2
To solve this puzzle, you you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them two times.
- Select the outer and inner rings (second screenshot) and rotate them once.
If it is difficult for you to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, then we advise you to view the gif below. After completing the puzzle, take the contents of both regular chests from the container and wait for the next cargo to arrive.
Navigational compass puzzle 3
To solve this puzzle you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the inner and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer and middle rings (second screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer and inner rings ( third screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the inner and middle rings (fourth screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer and inner rings (fifth screenshot) and rotate them once.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, we advise you to view the GIF below .
After completing the puzzle, fight the imaginary weavers and take the contents of the valuable chest in the container.
Navigational compass puzzle 4
To solve this puzzle you will need to follow these steps:
- Select the outer and middle rings (first screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the outer and inner rings (second screenshot) and rotate them once.
- Select the middle and inner rings ( third screenshot) and rotate them three times.
If you find it difficult to make out all the necessary actions from the pictures, then we advise you to view the gif below.
Where to find Yujin and the teacher's clothes
After solving the riddle, a closed container will come to you. Approach it and press the “Inspect” button. You will learn that a man who has no clothes is locked in it. He will ask you to go to Yujin and get some things from her for him.
Teleport to the Stargazer's Avenue Dimensional Anchor located in the Central Harbor of the Star Skiff Retreat, and then head south and speak to Yujin, owner of Cloud Sleeves. Then mention “the same teacher” and his assignment in the conversation.
As a result, you will receive the clothes of the same teacher. Return to the locked container and interact with it again. Pass things, and then go inside and take the contents of a luxurious chest. This completes the quest.
We will add that you can then come to this place every day and solve three random puzzles with a navigational compass, receiving chests for this.
