Follow the path to the save point for the Treading the Untrodden skit and then head west, despite the skit, and follow it until you run into an Amarcian with a smiley-face to hand over your Drill for his Spade in return.

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Head to the save for a skit and make sure to hand over the Drill to the Amarcian in the north.

You can now head back to the save point to head east down the path to reach an Eleth Bottle C and then continue to the next area.