Dragon Scroll/Zarik Desert

Compared to Dermos Forest, the desert kingdom of Zarik is quite small. In fact, it's the smallest region in the entire game. As a resulk, it doesn't contain a lot of features. There's a tunnel entrance on the east side of the desert below the entrance, which leads to a small closed off section of the south west corner with nothing of signifigance. There is also a statue in the middle of a spiral of stones which will produce a chest after being shot four times, and opening the chest will restore your health.

The focus of your time in Zarik will revolve around the tower located in the north west corner of the desert, and a second hidden tower that is located to the south of the first tower. The desert is occupied by mummies who can throw their hands at you, as well as scorpions and bats. You will also encounter the occasional small creature which, when defeated, will share information with you.

A: Zarik Tower
The tower in the north west corner of the desert is your first goal. From the entrance, you can cross to the left until you reach the opposite side, Along the way you will encounter bats and scorpions, but the mummies are the greatest threat. They are fairly quicky, can attack from a diistance, and take four hits to defeat at an early level. A pair of them generate on the north side of the passage that leads to the tower. As tough as they are, they are a good source of experience points early on in the game.

When you enter the tower, you will arrive on the first floor. The tower has four floors all together, but you will not be able to gain access to the basement level, accessed through a locked door on the first floor, until you collect the Magic Key. For now, head up to the top, and you'll see a locked door to the left and an open door to the right. Take out the two bats and the mummy that await you. Remember that three more will spawn from the same location. Approach the door on the right. There is little reason to go beyond the door at this time; all you will find by continuing on is a treasure chest which restores magic.

The second floor is one giant spiral corridor. Follow it all the way around counter-clockwise from the outside to the inside, and take out any mummies or bats that you encounter along the way. When you arrive on the third floor, you can go right or left. The right path leads to a dead-end patrolled by mummies. There are two paths to the left. The far one dead-ends at a location where a pair of mummies spawn (good for experience points). The middle path leads you up and to the right where you will find a man who has been turned to stone. You must break this curse, and the ony means you have to accomplish that is the Yunke Fruit. Use it on him and he will come to life. He will thank you for rescuing him, but he doesn't have any books on him. He will tell you to look in the Illusion tower. Now you must return to the first floor and exit the tower.