Honkai: Star Rail – Wordsmith & Literary Novice Achievement Guide (Poetic Genius Ingenium Quest)

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During the Poetic Genius Ingenium Adventure Mission, players can acquire the Wordsmith or the Literary Novice Achievement in Honkai: Star Rail. The side quest starts after Trailblazers interact with Guangda and listen to his complaints about the ridiculous commission the Realm-Keeping has given him.

Guangda offers to pay Trailblazers to handle the commission on his behalf since he finds it quite bothersome. In the Honkai: Star Rail's quest, players will find Cong's Lost and Found notice and help him gain the heart of his beloved maiden. The Adventure Mission offers players generous rewards such as Stellar Jades, EXP, upgrading materials, and the opportunity to get the Wordsmith or Literary Novice Achievement.

How To Get The Wordsmith Achievement In Honkai: Star Rail

To get the Wordsmith Achievement in Honkai: Star Rail, players need to get their literary talent recognized by the Metrical Poet. Therefore, players must pick the answers acceptable to the machine.

Question #1

Poem: Picking chrysanthemums and drinking wine at sunset
Answer: My sleeves leave a silhouette or I have a good meal that is hard to forget

Question #2

Poem: Speech is silver
Answer: Silence is golden

How To Get The Literary Novice Achievement In Honkai: Star Rail

Acquiring the Literary Novice Achievement in Honkai: Star Rail requires failing to match the Metrical Poet's rhythm and counterpoint standards. If players for some reason want to have this achievement instead of the other one, they can try choosing the more absurd answers like:

I saw a jade pillow and a luxurious kitchen
Two is one plus one

Poetic Genius Ingenium Quest In Honkai: Star Rail

The Wordsmith and Literary Novice Achievements are only obtainable during the Poetic Genius Ingenium Adventure Mission in Honkai: Star Rail. To initiate it, strike up a conversation with the man standing outside the Realm-Keeping Commission Chancery who will ask players to remove posters in Exalting Sanctum. Pick one of the Lost and Found posters, and players will find a notice for a missing Ingenium called Baroumbrella.

how to fix the gloomy poet abacus core in honkai star rail

Locate the owner, Cong, who wants players to repair The Gloomy Poet Abacus Core. Upon fixing the Ingenium, the inventor will reveal to Trailblazers that his obsession with poetry is because he longs to confess to a fair maiden whose past lover was a poet. He then proceeds to ask players to locate three more Poet Ingenia and bring back their Jade Abaci, so he can craft a poem that will move his dear Jingzhai.

the three poet ingenia locations in honkai star rail

Trailblazers will find these Genius Ingenium Poets at the following locations:

The Borderland Poet: Scalegorge Waterscape
Graceful Poet: Starskiff Haven
Metrical Poet: West of the Spare Time Book Shop in Exalting Sanctum

The Borderland Poet will demand a duel from players, the Graceful Poet asks for a collection of parting scenes, and the Metrical Poet will ask them to match his rhythm and counterpoint standards.

how to get the wordsmith and literary novice achievement in honkai star rail

Whichever impression players get from the goldfish after their answers will earn them the Literary Novice or Wordsmith Achievement. However, only one Achievement can be obtained during the Poetic Genius Ingenium quest in Honkai: Star Rail.