Hero’s Adventure: Road To Passion is sprawling with NPCs, some of whom are hostile towards you, while others can be recruited as companions. Every region has certain allies whom you can recruit, but they require certain requisites and conditions.
Hero’s Adventure: Road To Passion – How To Recruit Every NPC In Nameless Region
One of the most popular regions is the Chuxiang Region, which you’ll unlock quite early on in Hero’s Adventure Road To Passion. There are quite a few allies that you can recruit there. So, to make your job easier, here’s a detailed guide on how to recruit every ally in the Chuxiang Region.
How To Recruit Every Ally In Chuxiang Region
The Chuxiang Region has quite a few areas that you can explore, especially around the city. So, here’s an overview of every NPC in the Chuxiang Region, and where you can find them:
| Location | Allies |
|---|---|
| Chuxiang City | Lu Zixu, Niu Er, Li San, Jiang Nanguai, Li Leya, Jiang Ziyan, Yang Yao’er |
| Taoist Temple | Zhong Yangzi, Zhang Lata, Chang Chunzi |
| Ye Family Battalion | Ye Yinping, Ye Yun |
| Tiger Escort | Han Hongyu |
| Blue Wind Camp | Kong Yidao |
Now that you know every NPC ally in the Chuxiang Region, here’s a detailed breakdown of how you can recruit each of them, along with their traits, skills as well as recruitment rewards.
How To Recruit Lu Zixu – General Lu’s Arrogant Son
Lu Zixu is a fan user specializing in damage dealing. His strong ties to his father, General Lu, can provide you with a significant combat boost when both are in the same faction. Moreover, he can teach you Antique Appraisal.
Role and Traits
| Role | Fan User, Damage Dealer |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Unaffectionate: +15% Damage Dealt, -15% Damage Taken against females. |
| Powerful Father: If Lu Wenhuan is alive and in the same faction, +25% Damage Dealt, -25% Damage Taken, +15 Action Speed. | |
| Chance Taker: +3% Combo. |
Recruitment Steps
- Initial Interaction:
- Speak with Lu Zixu and select the Flirt option during the dialogue.
- Combat Challenges:
- Fight him three times over three days and defeat him each time.
- After winning these duels, participate in a group battle against him and his allies. Win to proceed.
- Final Step:
- Lu Zixu becomes recruitable after the group battle.
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 3 | Novel (Normal+). |
Teaching
| Skill | Reward |
|---|---|
| Appraise Antique | 600 XP |
Lu Zixu allows you to meet General Lu without resistance, making him essential for progressing through the storyline.
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How To Recruit Niu Er – Lu Zixu’s Fat Henchman
Niu Er is a tanky fist/glove user with high HP and damage reduction, making him ideal for absorbing damage in battle. Though he’s relatively weak, you can have him on your team as an early to mid-game tank.
Role and Traits
| Role | Fist/Glove User, Tank |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Happy Fatty: +10% Max HP. |
| Hardy: Reduces damage taken by -1% per point of Constitution. | |
| Sluggish: -10 Action Speed, +5% Parry. |
Recruitment Steps
- Initial Interaction:
- Speak with Niu Er in the same area as Lu Zixu.
- Invite him to join you.
- Combat Challenge:
- Accept his challenge and defeat him in battle.
- Final Step:
- After defeating him, Niu Er agrees to join your party.
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 2 | Food (Normal+). |
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain the Black Tiger Fist Manual (Rare Fist Manual) upon recruitment.
How To Recruit Li San – Lu Zixu’s Skinny Henchman
Li-San is a dagger user who can fill both damage-dealing and debuffing roles. His traits focus on speed and taking advantage of having multiple allies. He can also teach and provide you 100 Xp for Stealing.
Role and Traits
| Role | Dagger User, Damage Dealer, or Support (Debuff) |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | First Strike: +100 Initial Action Points at battle start. |
| Like a Rabbit: +10 Action Speed. | |
| Dependent: +3% Damage Dealt for each surviving ally in battle. |
Recruitment Steps
- Initial Interaction:
- Speak with Li-San in the same area as Lu Zixu.
- Invite him to join your party.
- Payment Option:
- Pay 2,000 coins to complete his recruitment.
- Final Step:
- After payment, Li San joins your party.
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 2 | Wine (Normal+). |
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain the Wind Stab Manual (Rare Dagger Manual) upon recruitment.
How To Recruit Jiang Nanguai – The Old Monster of Dirty Street
Jiang Nanguai is a fist/glove user with exceptional survivability and high damage output. His unique traits and ultimate move make him a formidable damage dealer, especially when paired with Li Leya.
Role and Traits
| Role | Fist/Glove User, Damage Dealer |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Determined: Immune to Charm. |
| Street Master: +5% Damage Dealt per surviving ally. | |
| Sealing Wind: Inflicts 10 Seal on enemies. | |
| Survival Instinct: Survives a lethal blow with 1 HP (once per combat). |
When both Jiang Nanguai and Li Leya are in your party, their Sworn Brotherhood Combo Trait activates:
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Appreciated by All | +30% Damage Dealt for the team. |
This synergy makes them a powerful duo, significantly boosting your damage output in battles. Jiang’s survivability and sealing abilities complement Li’s debuffs and flute-based attacks, creating a balanced and effective combat team.
Ultimate Move: Head Buster
| Power | Spirit Cost | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | 100 Spirit | 1 Square | – 25% chance to inflict Unconscious/Slumber (1 action). – Break Defense: +10% Enemy Max HP Damage; 50% chance to inflict Slumber. |
Recruitment Steps
- Raise Relation:
- Increase your relationship with Jiang Nanguai to 60 through gifts or interactions.
- Preferred gift: Wine (Rare+).
- Complete the Task:
- Jiang Nanguai will ask you to rescue Er Mazi from prison in the government building:
- Option 1: Bribe the guard or banish him.
- Option 2: Pay 5,000 coins to release Er Mazi.
- Option 3: Talk to Er Mazi to learn more about his story.
- Option 4: Kill all the guards to break Er Mazi out.
- Jiang Nanguai will ask you to rescue Er Mazi from prison in the government building:
- Optional Steps:
- Speak to Lady Ding to raise relations with the Ding family and gain rewards.
- Collect the ransom money from Merchant Ding if you want an additional reward.
- Final Interaction:
- After freeing Er Mazi:
- Show Gratitude: Gain the White Jade Cup (Legendary Appliance).
- Convey Merchant Ding’s words: Er Mazi will leave.
- Convey Lady Ding’s words: Er Mazi will leave. Return to Lady Ding for the Magnifying Glass accessory.
- Report back to Jiang Nanguai and recruit him.
- After freeing Er Mazi:
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain Omnipotent Hand (Epic Fist Manual).
- Learn about the secret passage out of Chuxiang City under the crate behind Jiang.
How To Recruit Li Leya – The Flute Guy
Li Leya is a flute user who specializes in damage dealing and debuff support. He synergizes with Jiang Nanguai, providing a significant damage boost when they are on the same team.
Role and Traits
| Role | Flute User; Damage Dealer or Support (Debuff) |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | None. |
| Sworn Brotherhood Combo | Appreciated by All: While with Jiang Nanguai, +30% Damage Dealt. |
Recruitment Steps
- Locate Li Leya:
- Find Li Leya in Chuxiang Prison.
- Open his cell door to initiate a conversation.
- Interaction:
- Use the Chat option and choose to mediate with him.
- Wait until midnight.
- Battle at Melody House:
- At midnight, the Melody House girls will attack. Choose to help Li Leya during this battle.
- Relocation:
- After the battle, Li Leya moves to the Tea Shop next door.
- Final Recruitment:
- Talk to him again at the Tea Shop to officially recruit him.
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain Heart Stimulation Five Tunes (Rare Flute Manual).
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 5 | Tea Leaf (Rare+). |
How To Recruit Jiang Ziyan – The Poison Taoist
Jiang Ziyan is a glove/fist user specializing in poison-based abilities and debuffs. She excels as a tank or support character, with unique traits that inflict poison on enemies both offensively and defensively. If you can complete Jiang Ziyan’s questline, she becomes quite a strong late-game ally.
Role and Traits
| Role | Glove/Fist User; Tank or Support (Debuff) |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Fast Poisoner: 25% chance for an extra turn after using a Poison Action. |
| Poisonous Touch: Inflicts 10 Poison on attack. | |
| Hidden Poison: Inflicts 10 Poison when hit. | |
| Post-Quest Trait | Heavily Poisoned: Inflicts True damage equal to (Enemy Poison × 5) and doubles poison applied by attacks. |
When paired with Miao Caidie, activates Spider’s Venomous Heart, increasing poison applied by attacks by +30%.
Fate Trait: Only You
If the Main Character (MC) bonds exclusively with Jiang Ziyan:
- Ziyan gains:
- +35% Damage Dealt.
- +20% Critical Chance.
- +15 Spirit when the MC is attacked.
Ultimate And Fate Moves
| Move | Power | Spirit Cost | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Breaker Mist | 400 | 100 Spirit | 4 Square Fan/Triangle | Inflicts 10 Poison; Break Defense: +10% Enemy Max HP Damage, inflicts 20 Poison, -10% Enemy Current MP. |
| Muscle Relaxant Incense (Post-Quest) | 600 | 150 Spirit | 4 Square Radius | Reduces Enemy Stats: Action Speed (-10%), Critical Chance, Parry, Evasion (-5% each; doubled with Break Defense). |
| Fate Move | Power | Spirit Cost | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Friend in Need | 1500 | 200 Spirit | 4 Spaces of MC | Ziyan and MC gain: -30% MP Cost, +15% Damage Dealt for 2 turns. |
Recruitment Steps
If you want to recruit Jiang Ziyan as an ally you’ll first need to meet the following prerequisites:
- The Jiuli Tribe must be alive for this event to trigger.
- Fame must be 4 or higher.
If you satisfy the above conditions, continue the steps below to recruit Jiang Ziyan:
- Sleep at Chuxiang Inn:
- Visit the inn and meet Ziyan.
- Criticize Her:
- Initiate a solo fight with Ziyan and win.
- Invite for a Drink:
- Build rapport by drinking with her.
- Confront the Jiuli Tribe:
- Choose how to handle the Jiuli Tribe:
- Fight them alone: Solo battle, gain +5 Courage.
- Fight them together: Group battle, gain +5 Wisdom and the Bug-attracting Fragrance (Epic Accessory).
- Run away: Ziyan leaves forever.
- Choose how to handle the Jiuli Tribe:
- Final Step:
- After defeating the Jiuli Tribe, Ziyan becomes recruitable.
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain Cruel Palm (Epic Fist Manual) upon recruitment.
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 4 | Toxic (Rare+). |
Teaching
| Skill | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Poison | 600 XP |
How To Recruit Ye Yun – Ye Family’s Young General
Ye Yun is a staff user with powerful offensive capabilities, excelling in battles that require sustained damage output. His traits emphasize a gradual buildup of damage and starting battles with an immediate Spirit advantage.
Role and Traits
| Role | Staff User, Damage Dealer |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Killing Aura: +10% Damage Dealt per attack, up to 100% per battle. |
| Spirit is Abundant: Start battles with 100 Spirit. |
When paired with Ling Hongxuan, activates Maiden of the House, granting:
- +20% ATK.
- +10% Action Speed.
Recruitment Steps
- Win the Chuxiang Hero Meeting:
- Participate in and win the Chuxiang Hero Meeting.
- Talk to Ye Yun:
- After the Hero Meeting, approach Ye Yun and challenge him to a fight.
- Defeat Ye Yun:
- Beat him in battle to prove your worth.
- Recruitment:
- Ye Yun will join your party after his defeat.
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain the Yue Fei Secret Manual (Epic Internal Manual).
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 5 | Food (Rare+). |
Special Events
- Chuxiang Region Map: Ye Yun has a “!” event. Completing this event provides additional story content and rewards.
How To Recruit Han Hongyu – Tiger Escort Boss
Han Hongyu is a blade user with outstanding damage potential and survivability. Her traits and fate abilities make her especially powerful when paired with the Main Character. Moreover, she’s got quite a few Legendary traits, making her a solid late-game companion.
Role and Traits
| Role | Blade User, Damage Dealer |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Brave and Fearless: Gains +10 Action Speed and +5% Damage Dealt per male teammate, up to +50 Action Speed and +25% Damage Dealt. |
| Accumulate Slowly and Strike Swiftly: When Blade ≥ 150, gain +35 Action Speed, +10% Parry, and +10% Critical. | |
| Fight to the Death: Revives with 1 HP once per battle. |
Fate Trait: Bathing Fire Rose
When both the Main Character and Hongyu are in battle:
- Hongyu gains:
- +10 Critical.
- +10 Combo.
| Fate Move | Power | Spirit Cost | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oath of Love | 1500 | 200 Spirit | 4 Squares around MC | Damage increases based on the Blade stat of both the MC and Hongyu. |
Recruitment Steps
- Initial Encounter:
- Visit the Tiger Escort and step forward to help during your first interaction with Han Hongyu.
- Complete Escort Missions:
- Perform escort missions until you reach 1,500 Tiger Escort Reputation.
- Enter the Hall:
- Agree to assist Hongyu in the hall and win the resulting fight.
- Recruitment:
- After winning, Han Hongyu becomes recruitable.
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain the Thunder Blade Manual (Epic Blade Manual).
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 6 | Novel – Detective, Wuxia (Epic+). |
Special Events
- Nameless Inn: Han Hongyu can be found here if you rent a room.
Homestead Synergy
- Heroic Spirit: +10 Treasure.
- Members: Kong Yidao, Luo Tianxiang, Bu Juechen, Fu Yaoqin, Han Hongyu.
How To Recruit Kong Yidao – Blue Wind Camp Boss
Kong Yidao is a blade user who specializes in fast attacks and consistent Spirit generation. His traits emphasize quick combat maneuvers and improved Blade stats, though he starts with a debuff that needs curing.
Role and Traits
| Role | Blade User, Damage Dealer |
|---|---|
| Unique Traits | Determined: Immune to Charm. |
| Blitz Attack: +15% Action Speed. | |
| Battle Maniac: +15% Spirit Gain. | |
| Blade Master: +15 Blade stat. | |
| Old Illness: -1 Str/Dex/Con, +50% MP cost for Externals (removable). |
Ultimate Move: Marvelous Blade
| Power | Spirit Cost | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 | 100 Spirit | 5 Square Fan | Inflicts 10 Bleeding. Break Defense: +10% Enemy Max HP Damage, inflicts 20 Bleed. |
Recruitment Steps
- Join Blue Wind Camp:
- Align with the Blue Wind Camp and join their faction.
- Complete Blue Wind Storyline:
- Finish the Blue Wind Camp storyline without betraying them.
- Recruitment:
- Once the storyline is complete, Kong Yidao becomes available for recruitment.
Recruitment Rewards
- Gain access to his unique traits and Ultimate Move.
Gift Preferences
| Fame | Gift |
|---|---|
| 4 | Wine (Rare+). |
Special Events
- Cure Kong Yidao’s Illness:
- Use 100 Medical to heal Kong Yidao and remove the Old Illness trait.
Homestead Synergy
- Heroic Spirit: +10 Treasure.
- Members: Kong Yidao, Luo Tianxiang, Bu Juechen, Fu Yaoqin, Han Hongyu.
Apart from the NPCs listed above, there are quite a few allies in other Regions like Lin’an and the Nameless Region that you can recruit. There are also sects where you can recruit power leaders and disciples into your team and make progress in Hero’s Adventure Road To Passion.
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