Snail Hunting Ground I is a low-level hunting map on Maple Island and the first in the Snail Hunting Ground chain along Maple Road, reached by walking east from East Entrance to Mushroom Town. It is the first real grinding spot a new character encounters: seventeen Snails spawn across its grassy platforms, enough to actually feel like a hunt rather than the three-sentinel sampler back at the East Entrance. The two NPCs on the map are Robin, who answers a wide range of new-player questions, and Sam, who gives a short kill-and-go quest as the first nudge to keep moving east.
Overview
The hunting ground is a multi-level grassy plateau with sunflowers, mushroom trees, and a yellow mushroom-house on the eastern edge. Snails are arranged across the platforms in clusters, with enough density that a Lv 1 Beginner can hit the ten-kill objective of Sam's Suggestion in a couple of minutes. The background music is "Rest 'N Peace", the Maple Island hunting-ground theme, a deliberate shift away from the calmer "Floral Life" that plays in the town screens.
Monsters
| Monster | Level | HP | EXP | HP / EXP | Spawn count | Respawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 2 | 22.50 | 40 | — |
Map
Notable NPCs
| Image | Name | Role | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin | Tutorial NPC; information desk | Stands on Snail Hunting Ground I; answers pre-defined questions about controls, monsters, jobs, stats, mesos, and the wider world for new players. | |
| Sam (Maple Island) | Tutorial NPC; quest giver (kill-quest tutorial) | Stands on Snail Hunting Ground I; gives the player a short ten-Snail kill quest as their first taste of grinding. |
Connections
| Direction | Destination | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| east | Snail Hunting Ground II (east00) | walking |
See also
- Maple Island: parent starter region
- Robin: informational NPC on this map
- Sam: quest-giver NPC on this map
- Snail: the map's only monster
- Sam's Suggestion: the kill-ten-Snails quest given here

