How to Get 500,000 Equipment Coins in Bangboo Golden City in Zenless Zone Zero

The Golden City of Bangboo in Zenless Zone Zero is an order you can pick up from a pink-haired character named Clara outside Random Play in New Eridu City. We had just started Chapter Two: Intermission when she appeared outside the shop.

After completing the first and easiest part of this Zenless Zone Zero puzzle, you will be propelled into the city of Golden Bangboo, guided by the “friendly bear” you saved in the first part. This time, you will have to explore the city and come out with 500,000 pieces of equipment to pay off the bear’s debt.

Without further ado, we are here to show you our tips and tricks to get 500,000 pieces of equipment in the golden city of Bangboo in Zenless Zone Zero and our recommended order of each section.

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Tips and tricks to get 500,000 pieces of equipment in Golden Bangboo City

Here are some of our tips and tricks to get 500,000 Gear Coins fast:

First open as many toll booths as possible with minimum coins – This saves you from losing large amounts of money, and then the percentage of the tolls comes into play. The more coins you have in your stash when you get to these tolls, the more coins you will lose – so opening them first with as few coins as possible is more advantageous.
Collect as many Lucky Cats as you can – They can cost 5,000 gear to obtain, but they increase your gear collection by 100% each time you collect one and they stack. This is especially useful in tasks you do to get more gear.
Avoid paying too much – There are a few boxes where you can remove negative effects on your team, but it can cost a significant amount of equipment. If you think you can make it to the end without using them, do so.

Lucky Cat Loot from Bangboo Golden City in Zenless Zero Zone — Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

Sacrifice your health for coins (sparingly) – This isn’t an ideal way to gain gear, but if you come across tiles where you can sacrifice some of your team’s health to get gear and you’re desperate, you can do it. However, we really recommend only doing this early on if you really need it.
Leave the equipment collection tasks for last – These battles reward a decent amount of coins, but if you wait until you’ve accumulated your Lucky Cat bonuses at the end, you’ll get better rewards and are less likely to lose your hard-earned coins trying to advance through the toll gates.
Leave the Aether Duplication Crystals until the end – Visiting these one-time use boxes when you have large amounts of gear in your pocket will allow you to duplicate them for very large amounts. These crystals can only be used once and are most effective towards the end of the puzzle, when you have a lot of gear and (hopefully) more tolls.

Golden Bangboo Town Section Order

This is the order in which we recommend exploring each section of Golden Bangboo Town. We found this route to be the easiest and most fruitful. All section directions start from the puzzle entrance:

Left Section and Newspaper Puzzle

First, from the main section, head to the left area. You’ll eventually come to a square with a journal inside that gives you some seemingly random instructions to remember. These are important, so we’ve laid them out step by step below.

From the newspaper square, you must head towards:

Up
Up
LEFT
Up
LEFT
LEFT
Down
LEFT
LEFT
Up

Where you land will be a button that will begin to open an alternate and much easier path to the leftmost section. Now let’s move on to the second part of these instructions.

Go back to the newspaper square and from there you need to head towards:

Down
Down
LEFT
Down
LEFT
LEFT
Up
LEFT
LEFT
Down

This will take you to another hidden button that will further open a path to the leftmost section.

Once you’ve opened both paths, head to the leftmost section and collect the gear pieces and lucky cats here. Remember not to use the Aether Crystal Duplication boxes for now! Leave them until the very end.

Bangboo Golden City Diary Riddle, Zen-Free Zero Zone — Don’t worry about remembering the riddle, we’ve solved it for you! | Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

Upper section and lowered labyrinth

Next, from the main puzzle area, head to the upper section and then slide down into the lowered maze. There are plenty of tolls in this maze as well as pieces of equipment to collect and people to save (although this is optional). However, take the time to collect all the lucky cats you can see, they are essential to reaching your target.

We strongly recommend taking the route with the least tolls possible to help you get closer to your goal of 500,000 Gear Coins.

Entrance to the upper section of the lowered labyrinth of the zenless zero zone of the golden city of Bangboo — Use the square on the right to enter the lowered area. | Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

Right section and unblocking of tolls

When you return from the maze, return to the main puzzle area and head right – unlock as many tolls as possible to open a path to the final area. Remember to check the cost of each toll as they are all different here and choose the option that suits you. However, for the final data collection you will need to spend 100,000 pieces of equipment – there is no other way to get it.

Once you’ve unlocked all the tolls here to make your way to the end, return once more to the main puzzle area.

Zenless Zero Zone Golden Bangboo Town Straight Section Triple Toll — Explore all options to determine which one is right for you. | Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

Go down to Golden Bangboo’s paradise

From the main section, head to the area filled with gear, tolls, and two golden Bangboos. Explore this area, remembering to unlock as few tolls as possible. For example, head right from the entrance to the area and stay on the edge to collect several gear while only unlocking a few tolls.

Try to collect the Golden Bangboos: they are very valuable! Then, collect all the remaining items in this section, including the Lucky Cat.

lower section of zenless zone zero golden bangboo city with golden bangboos and equipment pieces — Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

Collect the remaining equipment pieces

You are now in the final stage of the puzzle, so it’s time to check your total gear count in the bottom right corner of your screen to see how close you are to 500,000 gear.

As you explore each section, you should have unlocked the four different “jobs” that you can do in the main section of the maze. Now that you’ve (hopefully) collected several Lucky Cats, it’s time to do these jobs. You can do them as many times as you like, as long as your agent’s HP bars don’t run out, so be sure to keep an eye on that.

We found it best to continually do the work in the bottom right corner of this section, it is the most profitable on its own and even more so with the Lucky Bunny effects active.

Once you have a substantial amount of gear pieces, you can also head over to the Aether Crystal Duplicator pieces and activate them to quickly double the pieces in your inventory.

zenless zero zone gbt ether duplication crystals — Remember, these can only be used once! | Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

When you are sure you have 500,000 pieces of equipment, you can continue to the exit of the puzzle. As with most tasks, this one ends with a big fight with Ethereals, so fight your way out safely to complete this mission and give the 500,000 pieces of equipment to a good cause.

zenless zone zero billy kid in active commission — Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

That’s all for now! If you’re looking for more Zenless Zone Zero content, check out our pages showing you how to get Polychrome or our Bangboo tier list to figure out who you want to take into battle. We also have pages showing you the best Rina build, the best Koleda build, and the best Lycaon build.