Land of the Morning Light: Seoul Patch Guide

Introduction

Land of the Morning Light: Seoul is the 2nd part of the Land of the Morning Light update and region. The update was released in Korea on August 7th, 2024, and is set for a global release on September 12th, 2024.

The update was first teased at the Calpheon Ball 2023 and announced fully with more detail at Heidel Ball 2024.

Video Teasers

Main Story Questline

The main story is fully voice-acted and contains 2 story journals to complete. The first story journal explores 8 tales (questlines) in total, and then the second story journal is opened after completing them all.

The questline follows the same format as LOML Part 1, where players can choose which story they want to do in any order. Each story also has different outcomes depending on the player’s choices during the questline.

Map and Nodes

The region in the LOML: Seoul update is called “Hwanghae”.

All nodes and workshops in Hwanghae cost 1 contribution point each, and there are several production nodes available.

Gyeongbok Palace Management

Gyeongbok Palace is a real location in Seoul, Korea, and the palace in-game is modeled after the real location almost exactly.

The palace also introduces a unique new “Palace Management System”, allowing the players to take part in automated processing and trade.

The system wasn’t included in the initial patch on August 7th, 2024, so we currently don’t have the full details, but we know the production nodes in Gyeongbok Palace have individual node levels, which give benefits such as a greater chance of obtaining rare materials, or a change in produced items. The node levels in the Palace are increased by delivering items or completing quests in the area.

Once you have collected some materials through the production nodes, you can use them to craft rare items or use your workers to combine the items into a trade good. The items at the nodes change periodically, so you must check in on them regularly, but once the initial setup is complete you can create trade goods and all you have to do is sell them in Balenos for silver.

Hyeonrokdang Mansion

A new mansion is added and located in the capital of Gyeongbok Palace.

• Players must complete all of the stories in LOML: Seoul to unlock the mansion and purchase a contract.
• The mansion costs 5 contribution points to rent as well as silver.

World Bosses

There are 4 new world bosses located in Land of the Morning Light. The world bosses are located in both the Donghae region and the new Hwanghae region.

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When you enter the spawn location for the world boss, a weekly quest UI appears in the top right of your screen. The quest requires you to defeat the world boss and rewards you with a loot box when completed. The weekly quest can only be completed once a week for each of the 4 bosses, meaning you can obtain up to 4 loot boxes in total per week.

• Weekly quests reset every Thursday at 00:00 UTC.

As well as the rewards listed below, the top 10 players who deal the most damage to the world boss have a very low chance of obtaining a Primordial Flame, which is used to craft the new Sovereign Weapons.

Black Shrine Bosses

The new Black Shrine bosses in the LOML: Seoul update are currently not available and will be added in a future patch. However, we already know quite a few detail about these new bosses.

There will be 10 new bosses in total:

• Janghwa and Hongryeon
• Bulgasal
• Dark Bonghwang
• Uturi
• Samsin
• Jigwi
• Child in Blue
• Cheoyong
• + 2 mysterious hidden bosses that have yet to be revealed

Although the new Black Shrine bosses were initially announced to be guild content, the developers decided to open them up to co-op play without that restriction. Any 5 players can form a party together to face the boss, but there will be additional rewards if all 5 players are members of the same guild.

There are also other changes to the Black Shrine that are different from LOML Part 1. For example, the player’s gear does matter and the Sun/Moon/Earth Aura is used in a different way. Before the battle, all members of the party choose between the 3 auras. The Sun Aura affects crowd control, the Moon Aura increases the number of revives the party has available, and the Earth Aura increases the number of HP recovery orbs in the arena.

Sovereign Weapons

Sovereign weapons are a Primordial tier weapon and the best weapons available in the game.

3 different methods can be used to create a Sovereign Weapon.

1. Combine PEN (V) Blackstar weapon with Primordial Flame
2. Combine TWO PEN (V) Blackstar weapons
3. Combine PEN (V) Blackstar Weapon + Caphras Lv. 20 Boss Weapon + Gem of Twilight

Sovereign weapons have a total of 10 enhancement levels, but unlike other weapons, they do not go from +0 up to +10 and instead use the following names:

• PRI (I) – DUO (II) – TRI (III) – TET (IV) – PEN (V)  HEX (VI) – SEP (VII) – OCT (VIII) – NOV (IX) – DEC (X) 

Each enhancement requires a new type of Primordial Black Stone and each failed enhancement reduces the weapon’s max durability by 20.

You can use Cron Stones for the enhancement attempt and can gain Agris Essence when failing.

In addition to their superior stats, the Sovereign weapons can be reformed using special reform stones to add 5 extra item effects of your choice. More information, including a full list of weapon stats, can be found in our Sovereign Weapons Guide.

Asadal Accessories

The Asadal Necklace and Asadal Belt are 2 new accessories added with the LOML: Seoul update. The accessories have unique skills that can be used when they are equipped.

• Asadal Accessories cannot be unequipped during the skill’s cooldown
• Asadal Accessories cannot be enhanced using a J’s Precision Hammer