Genshin Impact: A Sprout Without a Gardener Walkthrough and Rewards
Defeat the Volkodlak gang, recover the stolen stash, and escort Nastya to Okurov to close out this Snezhnaya opener.
Defeat the Volkodlak gang, recover the stolen stash, and escort Nastya to Okurov to close out this Snezhnaya opener.
by Sehaj Padda
A Sprout Without a Gardener is the opening chapter of the In the Dwelling of Life quest series in Snezhnaya. It is a short run that asks you to beat the Volkodlak gang, dig their stolen stash out of a blocked tunnel, and walk a rescued girl named Nastya toward the village of Okurov. Finishing it opens up the road to Okurov and hands over Primogems and character-building materials.
Quick answer: Defeat the Volkodlak gang near the Statue of the Seven in Flamefeather Valley, use the Fab-Vision to clear the boulder-blocked tunnel and break open the stash crate, free Nastya, then destroy the hooked metal wall with a Grappling Gun and follow the path down to Okurov.
Requirements to start A Sprout Without a Gardener
The quest only appears once you have reached the Cryo region and cleared the story that leads into it. Meet the conditions below before you head to the start point.
Requirement
Detail
Adventure Rank
18 or higher
Region access
Snezhnaya (the Cryo region) unlocked
Prerequisite story
Complete the “Shots in the Land of Silence” story mission
Travel to the quest area near the Statue of the Seven in Flamefeather Valley. From the Moresand settlement, move toward the Statue of the Cryo Archon and look for the stretch with old train cars.
Defeat the Volkodlak led by the gang boss, Anvil. Once the fight ends, speak with Anvil again. He explains that a valuable treasure was stolen from the village of Okurov and points you toward where it is being kept.
Follow the quest marker to the makeshift storage area. You will find a tunnel sealed off by fallen boulders, with a cart and a traction mechanism nearby.
With Fab-Vision active, remove the Grappling Gun construct that holds the cart in place. Freeing it lets the cart roll forward and smash through the boulders sealing the tunnel.
Activate Fab-Vision again and summon a Grappling Gun next to the Prime Ice Hook. Confirm the build when the construct details appear. The gun yanks the hook and breaks the crate apart, opening a hidden space.
Step inside the broken crate and keep moving. You will find an unconscious girl on the ground. This is Nastya, the “treasure” Anvil described, and reaching her triggers a cutscene.
Follow the cleared path down along the tracks. Glide past the underground river, deal with any Hydro Slimes in your way, and continue toward the sunlit opening ahead.
Reach Okurov with Nastya. Arriving at the village completes A Sprout Without a Gardener and leads into the next chapter, Transplanted from Yesterday to Tomorrow.
You will know the quest is done when the arrival cutscene at Okurov plays and the reward summary pops up. If the tunnel or wall refuses to clear, the usual cause is that Fab-Vision was not active when you tried to remove or place a construct, so re-enter the mode and target the hook directly.
A Sprout Without a Gardener rewards
Reward
Amount
Primogem
40
Adventure EXP
350
Hero’s Wit
4
Mystic Enhancement Ore
4
Mora
30,000
With the stash recovered and Nastya safely at Okurov, the road into the village stays open for the rest of the In the Dwelling of Life chain. Expect roughly ten minutes if you skip dialogue, or closer to twenty if you read through the story beats along the way.
