Genshin Impact has kicked off Aphid Treasure Trace, the latest in a series of events celebrating yesterday’s update 5.1 release. If you haven’t checked it out yet, it introduced the brand new five star character, Xilonen, as well as a bunch of new locations, quests, and activities.
Aphid Treasure Trace challenges you to work with the new character to find and cure Phlogiston Aphids who are corroded by the Abyss. The story goes that the Honey Pearls the Aphids produce feature a peculiar pattern. Fans of the Honey Pearls noticed this when they started appearing in the market of the Children of Echoes.
So it’s up you to cleansing them. It’s a little bit like Pokémon Go in that you have to reduce their health to capture them. It’s a little bit more complicated than that, but that’s kind of it.

How Does the Aphid Treasure Trace Event Work?
The event is broken down into five different stages, with each featuring a different Trial Character you can play as. We bet you can guess who the first character is.
Complete each trial and you can earn Primogems, Mora, and a bunch of other rewards that can help you power up your characters. That’s handy timing given that a few new ones have arrived in the game alongside the new update.
The process in each trial is pretty much the same. Charge your insect net, head to the designated location, and beat up Aphids to cleanse the corruption.
The Aphid Treasure Trace kicks off today and runs until October 21. We’ve put together an Aphid Treasure Trace guide to help you beat it a lot more efficiently.

What Else is Going On in Genshin Impact?
Right now, you can participate in a web event to earn Primogems and other rewards. This one’s called ‘Urgent Orders‘, and it, once again, sees you working alongside Xilonen.
You have to help her gather materials so she can craft items that customers request. Then, you send them off, like an Amazon delivery driver. Once all orders are fulfilled, you earn the rewards.