In Honkai: Star Rail Hammer and Anvil, Soul in Others' Paws is a mission to continue exploration and part of the “Duel Under the Azure Sky II” chain, in which you will have to decide how to respond to the Borisins (parry or provoke). You will also be able to seek help to send a message about yourself. If you have any difficulties with receiving or completing the quest, then study our guide.
Walkthrough of the quest “Hammer and Anvil, Soul in Other Paws”
How to start the quest
It starts automatically immediately after completing the previous mission of the line called “The thread is twisted, it will respond in past affairs.” Open the journal, find the corresponding task and start tracking it. If the quest does not appear, try moving to another location or logging out of your account and re-logging in after 20-30 minutes.
How to Respond: Parry or Provoke
After the mission begins, you will take control of Jiaoqiu. Hulei will threaten you, and you will have the opportunity to respond to him. However, we note right away that your choice will only slightly affect the dialogues themselves, that is, the ending of the quest and rewards will not change from this. You can say the following:
- “Parry. Remind about the escape” – now the Borisinians no longer pose a threat to other races.
- “Arrange a provocation. A rift between the Borisinians” – Hulei will think about why he had to wait 700 years before his fellow tribesmen came for him.
No matter what your answer, Mok Tok will say that the escape is going according to Mangas' plan. You will again be able to choose one of two dialogue options:
- “Parry. The plan has not yet been implemented” – the chance of its success is very small.
- “Arrange a provocation. Hidden intentions of Mangas” – we will point out to Hulei that the fortune teller only wants to lead the Borisinians to destruction.
Regardless of your answer, Huley will say that he will not listen to the fortune teller and will demand that all wolves obey only his orders from now on. He will then allow you to personally check the pier to see if the cloud knights have closed it.
Important: You can immediately go to the pier and talk to the disguised yawl to complete the quest, or seek help from the citizens (optional). We will consider both options below.
Seek help and send a message about yourself (optional)
When you leave Hulei, you will have a choice – click on the inscription “Look around”. You will learn that you are being spied on, and your actions can lead to tragic consequences. When talking to other people, dangerous lines will be highlighted in red, and Jiaoqiu will note that all this can end badly. Everyone you ask for help (you will choose red lines) will eventually DIE, but this will not affect the ending of the quest and your reward.
Yalik Pilot
Go to the fox near the “Court of Tranquility” spatial anchor and talk to him. Choosing white lines will simply end the dialogue. At the same time, you will be able to enter into a conversation with the character again and try to choose other options.
If you click on the red line “Whisper, okay?”, you will be able to continue the dialogue, and you will have 2 more red options. However, the pilot will refuse to take you anywhere without money or pass on a message. After choosing the red answers, the pilot and the fox behind him will simply disappear.
Balance Commission Enforcer
He can be found next to the entrance to the Balance Commission office. As in the previous conversation, the white line will immediately end the conversation, and the red one – “I need help” – will allow it to continue.
Two more answer options will appear. You can choose any of them, since Jiaoqiu will still tell the executor about the presence of Borisins disguised as ordinary people. He will say that he will inform the guards about this, and then he will also disappear.
Cloud Knight Soldier
Go up to the second floor and next to the quest marker you will find a soldier you can talk to. Again, you can select the white lines to end the conversation or click the red one – “I need help” – to continue it.
Two new red lines will appear. You can choose any of them, as Jiaoqiu will still tell the knight about the presence of Borisins disguised as ordinary people. He will say that he will inform the guards about this, and then he too will disappear.
Go to the Pier and Talk to the Yachtman
You can either head to the pier immediately as ordered by Hulei, or talk to the above characters first – this will not affect the ending of the quest or your reward. Once you get to the top, go to the suspicious Yachtman and chat with him.
Return to Hulei
Next, return to the alley to the leader of the Borisintsy. Here you will find a small plot fork, which depends on what you did before.
Asked for help from passersby
If you chose red lines when talking to the townspeople, everyone you talked to will end up in the alley, and Hulei will simply kill them all so that they don't reveal the wolves' plans and location.
Didn't ask passersby for help
Then we will speak with the leader of the Borisins alone. Jiaoqiu can ask him if the people he could ask for help would have died, and Hulei will say that they certainly would.
Hulei will then begin asking you about General Feixiao, and you will have another choice:
- “Show weakness to…”
- “Refuse. Let him know…”
Again, your choice will not affect the ending or rewards, since Hulei will still use torture, and Jiaoqiu will tell about the general anyway, hoping to get answers to his questions.
This will end the quest. As a reward, you will receive 400 mastery points, 50 star jades, 4 traveler's guides, 30 thousand credits and 8 lost crystals. Plus, you will have access to the next quest – “A cunning move, boiling scarlet blood”.
