Head to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms and pick up the Anchor in Genshin Impact: Where to Find the Search Anchor

Go to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms and pick up the anchor at"Chronicles of the Fontaine Research Institute". It is necessary to help Necker obtain a search anchor from the Institute for Applied Mechanisms.

In the article we will tell you how to start the task, solve the puzzle with the viewfinder and drives, and where to find the anchor.

How to start the quest Go to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms and pick up the anchor

To begin the task, you first need to start the quest “The Fontaine Institute in Ruins.” Having reached the Fontaine New Research Institute in the story, receive instructions from the main specialists and go to the northeastern part of the area, where the search anchor is located.

Walkthrough: Go to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms and pick up the anchor in Genshin Impact

During the quest, the Traveler will have to defeat the Meks and solve the puzzle necessary to obtain the search anchor.

Head to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms

Head to the Institute for Applied Mechanisms, which is located in the northeastern part of the Kinetic Energy Institute. Head east from the teleportation point until you reach the entrance to the ruins. The age will be guarded by two special mechs, deal with all the gendarmatons to get inside.

After completing the battle, go down the stairs, where a small cut-scene will start with the participation of Necker and Chronia. To get the search anchor, you have to solve the puzzle with the energy transfer terminal.

Pick up the search anchor

After the dialogue, the door will open to the room on the left, where two meks are located. Defeat them to unlock the devices between them.

Then collect the energy block: Lynette.

Activate the unlocked terminal and aim at the viewfinder on the right side. Go over it and take the energy from the drive in the corner.

Then switch back to the camera with the energy block hanging above it: Usia, and give the energy to the drive next to Chronia. Leave the terminal and go to the device by the grate to interact with it and open the age.

In the room with the precious chest there are two special mechs who will not attack the character until he picks up the item. Take the search anchor lying on the floor between the gendarmatons and complete the quest.

Awards

For complete completion of this task, the following rewards are given:

• source stones ×30;
• mora ×37.

We hope our article helped you understand how to solve the viewfinder and storage puzzles and retrieve the anchor at the Institute for Applied Mechanisms in Genshin Impact. If anything remains unclear, ask questions at comments. Read about Genshin Impact walkthroughs on our website.