Final Fantasy 8

White SeeD Ship - Trip to Legendary Esthar

Items:
1x Sorceress Letter, 1x Shiva Card, 1x Rename Card

Magic:
Holy - draw point found in the cabin

GF:
n/a

Save:
n/a

After completing Laguna's 4th Dream Sequence, it's time to pay Edea another visit. Now she will reveal to Squall about the White SeeD ship. She will also gives Squall and recommendation letter. [Sorceress' Letter]

Locating the White SeeD Ship
Well, this was one of most frustrating sequences in FFVIII [but it does not seem to bother me even in my 1st try...] Your objective is look for the ship where Ellone has left with in Disc 2. In the Centra area, you will find two C-Shaped islands right? It's found in the deepness point of the C-Shaped Island... If you can't find it, it's on the other side. This required some sense. The Galbadian Army are in search of Ellone and the White SeeD Ship. They must seek a good hiding area right?

TIP: Make use of camera rotation button, R1 button.

ASCII Art [well, it's pretty lousy, so hopefully you won't blame it.]
          ______              | Well, the * is the White SeeD Ship. I
         /  ___ \             | have only focus on the 2 c-shaped 
         \ \   \ \            | islands and the island where you find
          \_\   \_\           | the white SeeD Ship is actually the 
         __   _               | c-shaped island that's northeast from
        / / _//               | Edea's Island. On the right you will
       / /*/ /                | a larger c-shaped island and that's
       \____/                 | where you find the Centra Ruins. I 
                              | think it is also west from Centra Ruins.

Just head north-east a bit and you will be able to locate the ship. It is somewhere in Centra Region. You will find the ship docked at one of C-shaped Islands. Make contact with the ship and you will find your characters will be boarding onto the ship. It's white in color and smaller in size compared to Balamb Garden.

As you entered the ship, you will meet 3 Sorceress SeeDs. At the hull of the ship, you will find a female SeeD girl and 2 kids. They seems a bit unfriendly huh? Now head for the back cabin. There you will meet two familiar faces, that's punky guy [Zone] and the guy wearing a cap [Watts]. There is a stairs located on the northwest of the screen, which leads to controls of the ship. There you will find the Timber Maniacs [it's a gold icon..] and you will meet Zone. If you have the Girl Next Door, you can have it exchanged according to the following rates:

Option 1: 1x Shiva Card and 1x Rename Card
Option 2: Sold to Zone for 13,500 gil.
Option 3: Do Nothing

Next head for the cabin. The door that is not blocked by Watts [BTW, if you haven't gotten Angelo's card, challenge him a card game to get it.] There is a Draw Point [Holy] here in this area. Next talk to the guy and a sad music in the background. Now you will have a sequence about Ellone return to the safety arms of Esthar. After the sequence, Squall is determine to seek to Esthar in order to search for a cure for Rinoa.. Next you will be back at the bridge of Balamb Garden. If you wished, you could take a look at the complete set of Timber Maniacs. For those whom haven't gotten the Girl Next Door, you can now head to Timber Maniacs Building and get it [for location, refer to Part I] and return back to the white SeeD Ship. [well, it is located there.]

Head for the Dormitory and save your game. Head to the Galbadian Area - Great Plains of Galbadia [desert area] and fight the Wendigos and get 6x Steel Pipes [through the Mug Command.]. If you want to save trouble...

Next head for the Infirmary where you will find Rinoa. Squall will now be taking Rinoa across the railway track that connects the continent of Galbadia and Esthar.. In my own opinion, the music played here, other than the Eyes on Me, is the best music. It's lovely right? After walking for a while, Squall was on his thoughts again [reveal a secret regarding his coldness behavior..] Examine Rinoa and Squall will carry her on his back and moving towards Seaside Station which lies in front of the Great Salt Lake.

You will meet Quistis and Zell at Seaside Station. Guess who is coming? It's Edea! Irvine and Selphie will be coming towards you. Now you will have to reform your party with Edea is in your party [she is not compulsory character]. Now you will be back at the World Map on the south-eastern continent of the map. SAVE your game. BTW, the battles are getting tougher, don't hesitate to do some levelling up. In the middle of the conversation, Zell will ask whether he remembers the name "Dr Odine"?

Yeah, I remember
I can't remember... tell me more.
Whatever

Typically pick any option you like. Now you will be back at the World Map. You will find a giant white colored lake [Great Salt Lake], make contact with it. BTW, Edea is a great magic user!

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