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Purple Flowers and Purple Starfish in Stardew Valley
The game Stardew Valley is a farming simulation that features foraging, hunting, and farming activities. Just like other items, some foraged items are categorized as common, rare, etc. As you progress in the game, you might encounter and notice the purple flowers and starfish as you walk around the town. Believe it or not, these small details will be crucial at some point in your gameplay.
Knowing this is why being observant is a commendable trait of a farmer in Stardew Valley. At some point, you will Professor Snail and will encounter his unpredictable quizzes. Some of them will ask how many purple flowers and starfish are there in Stardew Valley.
However, if you are not good at remembering, we are here to help you ace Professor Snail’s quizzes.
Professor Snail is one of the non-player characters (NPCs) in Stardew Valley. He owns the Island Field Office located on Ginger Island. At first, he is trapped inside a mushroom cave locked by a large boulder. After paying the parrot 10 golden walnuts, you will be able to free him by blowing up the boulder with either a bomb or explosive ammo.
After freeing him, he will return to his Island Field Office tent and continue his routine of asking tricky questions. Professor Snail is known for his unpredictable queries. According to him, this is just for his survey about the island’s flora and fauna of the year.
You might think what he is asking is absurd but giving the correct answer to him equates to a tremendous and hefty reward. Providing the right answers gives you a hundred golden walnuts.
His iconic questions about how many purple flowers and starfish are there might surprise you. If you go straight to him without having any idea of his questions. Having said that, these are the most awaited answers to Professor Snail’s survey questions!
How Many Purple Flowers Are There?
The first question that you will receive from Professor Snail is the question of how many purple flowers can be found on the island.
Several players are having a hard time guessing the right answer for this one. It is not a big deal to give a wrong answer. However, you will have to come back the next day to try answering it again.
Some players who are good at exploring and remembering, might think that this is such an easy-peasy. some might have beginner’s luck, while some are just bad at guessing.
If you happen to be one of those mentioned in the latter part, this is the answer you have been waiting for. In Stardew Valley, there is a total of 22 purple flowers. Now, you have to make sure to select 22 as an answer. Otherwise, you have to come back to the next Stardew Valley and retry with the same question.
How Many Purple Starfish Are There?
Along with the total number of purple flowers, Professor Snail also wants to know the total number of purple starfish in Stardew Valley.
This is one of the two tricky questions that you must answer carefully or else. Another Stardew Valley day will be wasted again just because of accidentally selecting a different answer.
To make it easier for you, here is the correct answer to Professor Snail’s questions on purple starfish in Stardew Valley. There is a total of 18 purple starfish that you can spot all over the town. If you observe and look closely, you can see some purple starfish in Stardew Valley scattered in random positions.
Just like in the first question, you will also be given a total of eight choices which you can pick, or maybe guess, the correct answer from. However, you should also be careful in selecting the answer. Remember that a simple misclick can lose that one chance at that very moment for you to receive your hefty amount of golden walnuts.
What Can I Do With Golden Walnuts?
Now that we keep on mentioning the golden walnuts, let’s talk about their use and how important it is to get these. As a reward for Professor Snail’s questions.
On the official Stardew Valley site, it is described this way: for the parrots of Ginger Island, this nut is the finest delicacy. Golden walnuts are used as currency on Ginger Island.
Throughout the whole process of playing Stardew Valley, you can only locate a total of 130 golden walnuts. If you want to get some hints on their locations, you can talk to the parrot in Leo’s house. This parrot will provide a hint about the location of 123 golden walnuts.
Moving on to why you need to answer Professor Snail’s question correctly is for you to access Qi’s Walnut Room. You can have full access to it after collecting a total of 100 golden walnuts.
Entering Qi’s Walnut Room will show you the perfection tracker, which can show you how much you played and completed the game. There is also a Special Order Board and a Vending Machine where you can buy items using Qi Gems.
