[Well, he was hoping for an additional clue or two. But it looks like the snake isn't going to offer one.]

Hmm. Take care then.

[With little reason to keep up the topic with the phantom snake , Liao quickly takes his leave and returns to the others, reporting the success of the first part of the puzzle.]

The watch did indeed belonged to the snake. Unfortunately the snake had nothing else to add about the World Key. Let's find the cat and the fox and return their items to them to complete the puzzle.