Lakelis

Party-quest quest - ID 10311

First Time Together (Kerning City PQ)

Three to six adventurers level 21-30 run a 5-stage puzzle gauntlet in Kerning City, defeat King Slime, and open a Companion's Magic Box each. The classic Kerning Party Quest, reworked for Classic World.

Step 1 of 1 - First Time Together

Closed-Test Information

Last checked: 2026-10-08

Closed-Test Information Checked 2026-10-08 OSMS Data Explorer - Classic World client datamine

Datamine-verified via osmsdataexplorer.com client datamine dump: Quest ID 10311 (completion rewards 1870 EXP / 687 mesos / 1-of-4 earring scroll), NPC Lakelis (9020000), level requirement 21+, party size 4, boss King Slime (800003, Lv 32, 16,820 HP per the Classic World client data). KPQ stage maps 80000000-80000600 confirmed via maps.json. Stage mob spawns pulled from mobs.json: Stage 1 = 22 Ligators, Last Stage = 6 Jr. Necki + 3 Curse Eye + 1 King Slime, Bonus = 12 Green Mushrooms + 24 Horny Mushrooms. Full bonus-stage drop tables (42 unique items across both mushrooms) sourced from mobs.json drops arrays with datamine score weights. King Slime's own drop table (Squishy Shoes score 7, Coupon score 1) also datamine-verified. Puzzle-stage mechanics for maps 80000100-80000300 are NOT in the datamine (no mobs, no NPC scripts exposed) - documented from traditional MapleStory KPQ convention, needs in-game verification.

At a glance

Quest giver: Lakelis (Kerning City)
Starts at: Kerning City
Minimum level: 21
Class requirement: Any (party of 3-6)
Chain position: Step 1 of 1

In-game text

It seems that Lakelis in Kerning City is looking for a party to take on a party quest that requires multiple adventurers to work together. Lakelis in Kerning City asked me to challenge the party quest First Time Together and defeat King Slime inside. The party quest must be attempted by a party of four adventurers, all level 21 or higher. Once all members are ready, the party leader can speak to Lakelis to enter. As requested by Lakelis, my friends and I challenged the party quest First Time Together and defeated King Slime. When everyone works together, there's nothing that can't be done!

Rewards

EXP
1,870 EXP Solid at level 21 (~4-5% of a level per completion). Since PQs run 10-15 minutes each, that's competitive with any solo grinding option available at this level band.
MESOS
687 mesos Nominal reward. The real economic value is the earring scrolls plus whatever drops you hoover up in the Bonus Stage.
ITEM
1 random Intermediate Earring Stat Scroll Apply to an earring for a 60% chance at +2 STR. The mid-game Warrior earring upgrade path, now sold to you by the Kerning Party Quest instead of by RNG. Random pick from four options: STR (2040301), DEX (2040305), INT (2040309), or LUK (2040313). Each is a 60%-success chance to add +2 of its stat to an earring. Rare drops traditionally; made accessible via KPQ in Classic World.
ITEM
Earring DEX Scroll (Intermediate) - alternate outcome Apply to an earring for a 60% chance at +2 DEX. The primary Bowman + Thief earring upgrade path from the mid-20s onward. One of the four random earring scroll outcomes. Valuable for Bowman and Thief characters who scale DEX.
ITEM
Earring INT Scroll (Intermediate) - alternate outcome Apply to an earring for a 60% chance at +2 INT. The go-to Magician earring upgrade from the mid-20s until Zakum tier. One of the four random earring scroll outcomes. Valuable for Magician characters who scale INT.
ITEM
Earring LUK Scroll (Intermediate) - alternate outcome Apply to an earring for a 60% chance at +2 LUK. Thief-exclusive by practical demand - LUK is their damage stat AND their crit driver. One of the four random earring scroll outcomes. Valuable for Thief characters who scale LUK.

Liven's take

Party size: exactly 4. Not 3, not 5 - the entry check is strict. If you're missing a slot, Kerning City general chat is the traditional recruitment hub.

Level requirement: every party member must be level 21 or higher. The upper cap is soft - high-level helpers can carry a party, but EXP scaling makes it painful for them. Standard practice: 21-30 for the sweet spot.

Where it happens: the PQ instances inside a private version of Kerning City's Ant Tunnel. You'll fight a series of themed rooms culminating in a King Slime boss encounter. Total run time: 10-15 minutes with a coordinated party; 20-30 with a first-time group.

Stage-by-stage breakdown

The datamine maps the PQ instance across seven consecutive rooms (map IDs 80000000 through 80000600, named "1st Accompaniment" internally). Cloto and Nella NPCs run the show from each stage.

Stage 1 (Ligator slaughter, map 80000000): 22 Ligators (Lv31) spawn. Mash them. Clear-all before Cloto will let the party advance. Warriors tank, ranged / mage AOE the pile. Easy stage - call it the warm-up.

Stages 2-4 (puzzle rooms, maps 80000100-80000300): No mobs in the datamine. These are the classic KPQ platform puzzles - rope coordination, platform shimmy sequences, team teleport-pad timing. Nella / Cloto give instructions on each stage. Specific puzzle mechanics NOT datamined; expect typical KPQ puzzle flow pending in-game verification.

Last Stage (King Slime, map 80000400): the boss room. Spawns:

6 x Jr. Necki (Lv21) - trash adds, pressure the backline
3 x Curse Eye (Lv33) - the real threat; hits hard, can seduce
1 x King Slime (Lv 32) - 16,820 HP, 288 attack / 288 magic attack, strong against Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Holy (Classic World client data)

King Slime is a tank-and-spank boss with no mechanical gimmicks in his stat block - the challenge is managing the Curse Eye adds without the party getting focus-fired. Burn adds first, boss second.

Bonus Stage (mushroom chest room, map 80000500): after King Slime dies, the party teleports to a time-limited bonus room with Nella and 36 passive mushroom reactors: 12 Green Mushrooms (Lv14) and 24 Horny Mushrooms (Lv22). This is where the "chest rewards" live - whack mushrooms, items pour out. Full drop tables documented in the next section.

Exit (map 80000600): teleport room back out to Kerning City. Nella hands you off to Lakelis for the quest turn-in.

King Slime's own drop table

Separate from the Bonus Stage chest rewards, King Slime himself has a two-item drop table (datamine-verified):

Squishy Shoes (score 7) - the marquee drop. L28 all-class shoes with +1 STR / +1 DEX / +1 INT / +1 LUK, 18 PDD, 7 MDD, and 5 upgrade slots. Classic MapleStory called these "Slime Shoes"; Classic World renamed them Squishy. All-stat shoes with 5 scroll slots are a lifetime investment for any build - this alone is why KPQ remains worth running past the earring-scroll meta.
Coupon (4001001, score 1) - low-score etc item, used by various merchant / vendor quests.

Bonus Stage chest rewards (the mushroom pinata)

Each mushroom in the Bonus Stage drops from its own loot table. With 36 reactors and a 4-player split, expect each party member to kill 8-10 mushrooms per run - so your effective chest reward is roughly 8-10 rolls per completion. Items.json gives us scores, not percentages; higher score = more common. The best drops are stacked at the bottom of each table.

Green Mushroom (12 spawns) drop table:

Score 25 - Pan Lid (Lv10 all-class shield)
Score 14 - Fragment of Magic (etc, used in later Ellinia quests)
Score 11 - Green Mushroom Cap (etc, quest material)
Score 10 - Green Feather Hat (Lv13 all-class hat)
Score 8 - Green Woodsman Boots (Lv10 all-class shoes)
Score 7 - Silver Ore (crafting material)
Score 7 - Mace (Lv15 Warrior/Mage 1H blunt)
Score 6 - Emerald Staff (Lv15 Mage staff)
Score 4 - Green Bennis Chainmail (Lv25 Bowman top)
Score 4 - Emerald Ore (crafting material)
Score 3 - Claw Attack Scroll: Intermediate (60% +2 wATT on claws - rare scroll)
Score 3 - Blue Potion
Score 3 - Pet Equip Speed Scroll: Lesser (30% +1 Speed on pet gear)
Score 2 - One-Handed Axe Attack Scroll: Greater (30% +3 wATT on 1H axes)
Score 2 - Red Potion
Score 2 - Animal Fossil (etc, Fossil Research chain)
Score 2 - Arrows for Crossbows
Score 2 - Orihalcon Ore (crafting material)
Score 1 - Green Archer Top (Lv10 Bowman)
Score 1 - Blue Qi Pao Pants (Lv20 Thief)
Score 1 - Sandblasted Jeans (Lv15 bottom)

Horny Mushroom (24 spawns) drop table:

Score 12 - Orange Potion
Score 7 - Horny Mushroom Cap (etc, quest material)
Score 7 - Magic Potion (buff potion!)
Score 7 - Blue Potion
Score 7 - Bronze Ore (crafting material)
Score 7 - Topaz Ore (crafting material)
Score 7 - Blue Shark (Lv25 Warrior top)
Score 5 - Steel Fingerless Gloves (Lv15 all-class glove)
Score 5 - Cutlus (Lv35 Warrior 1H sword)
Score 5 - Brown Jester (Lv20 all-class hat)
Score 4 - Iron Dagger (Lv25 Thief dagger)
Score 3 - Arrows for Bows
Score 3 - Mithril Pole Arm (Lv30 Warrior polearm)
Score 3 - Blue Guise (hat)
Score 2 - Sky Sneak Pants (Lv25 Thief)
Score 2 - Black Sneak Pants (Lv25 Thief)
Score 2 - Blue Pole-Feather Hat (hat)
Score 1 - Blue Hawkeye (hat)
Score 1 - Sapphire Ore (crafting material)
Score 1 - Two-handed Blunt Weapon Attack Scroll: Greater (30% +3 wATT)
Score 1 - Steel Shield (Lv15 Warrior shield)

How to prioritize the bonus room: if you can only tag some of the 36 mushrooms, prioritize Horny Mushrooms - they drop Magic Potions (useful at this level band), Attack Scrolls, Cutlus (sellable), and crafting ores in roughly equal measure. Green Mushrooms are front-loaded with Pan Lid (common, cheap vendor shield) and etc junk - their good stuff (Claw Scroll Intermediate, 1H Axe Attack Greater) is rarer.

The reward that matters most

Three parallel reward streams on every KPQ run:

Lakelis completion quest - 1,870 EXP, 687 mesos, and 1 of 4 random Intermediate Earring Stat Scrolls (STR / DEX / INT / LUK). Each scroll is a 60%-success +2 of its stat on an earring; +10 to a core stat from a fully- scrolled earring is a serious damage uplift.
King Slime's drop - Squishy Shoes rolls on every kill. Score 7 of 8 total drop weight means roughly 7/8 or ~88% drop rate IF the datamine score field is a straight weighting - but the pre-BB convention was <5% for equips of this quality, so expect 1-in-20 to 1-in-10 per run empirically. Needs in-game testing to pin down.
Bonus Stage chest rewards - 8-10 mushroom drops per party member per run. Attack Scrolls, crafting ores, and lower-tier starter gear.

Traditionally, Intermediate earring scrolls were boss-drop-only and traded on the Free Market for six-figure sums. Making them a PQ reward flips the entire mid-game earring economy - budget accessories become upgradeable without farming Zakum for a week.

Related guides

Sources

Closed-Test Information
OSMS Data Explorer - Classic World client datamine

ohmi69 (community datamine) - Aug 11 2026 (CoT 2); refreshed for Grand Launch Oct 22 2026

Community-maintained data dashboard extracted directly from the Classic World client; first captured from the CoT 2 build (Aug 2026, the figures below) and refreshed for the Grand Launch client on Oct 22 2026 (7,360 items, 343 quests, 109 monsters with Classic World stats). Provides 163 skills with per-level stats + PNG icons, 712 items + 1,199 equipment with icons, 187 monsters with animated sprites, 348 crafting recipes with ingredients and meso costs, 322 quests with chains and rewards, and full patch notes. GitHub-mirrored so the dataset survives even if the live dashboard goes down.
Confirmed facts
- CoT 2 contains 163 skills across 25 classes (datamined Aug 11 2026)
- CoT 2 contains 348 crafting recipes across 6 disciplines
- CoT 2 contains 322 quests organized into chains by region
- CoT 2 contains 712 non-equipment items and 1,199 equipment items
- Warrior 1st job in CoT 2 has 6 skills including new 'Precise Strikes'
- Archer 1st job in CoT 2 dropped 'Blessing of Amazon' and added 'Power Knockback'
Topics

Skills, Items, Equipment, Monsters, Crafting, Quests, Maps, Cash Shop

Checked

2026-10-22

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