A few of the apprentices stopped in their tracks. They knew very well how advanced their master's carpentry was. He had fame and he had skill. But he also had always received respect from those who came asking of him. Even when he had lived in the human kingdom, and before that the demi-human kingdom, he had respect.
While it was nearly impossible to tell what his race was, Walker knew very well that this man was a demi-human with the slightest of monkey traits. The monsters he was similar to were always using branches and rocks in combat, they had very dexterous fingers. Hence, why this man had always been inclined to crafting before he had even become a crafter.
"Jan Ring, I am giving you a quest to join myself and a few other crafters in creating a tool that will map and follow the flow of the elemental planes to ensure safety for when we need to send guards to protect a bridge or when we need to venture in to the bridges themselves. This is something that I am fully focusing on and believe you can assist with due to your fine crafting skills."
A few apprentices blinked a few times before they began to realize just who Walker was. This wasn't some customer who had shown up here looking to place an order. This was a bona fide hero here to recruit for a project that would list likely affect the entirety of Genesis where their new workshop was and where the core of the crafting guild was.
"And I just said I don't take orders when I am already working on a full list of them." Jan, was a crafter who took everyone equally. If Walker wanted to force whatever order through for whatever the reason, he didn't care.
"That's why there will be an equal reward."
'Quest: crafting a map
Join the three hand selected crafters and the hero Walker in creating an elemental shifting map tool.
Three bundles of shadow bamboo, two bundles of floating Cyprus, seven bundles of white orb oak, two bundles of green mahogany, one bundle of iron tea branches, one barrel of elder pine sap.'
The rewards were significant but all things that Walker had or could easily get. These bundles of wood were rare and needed to be procured from various locations and processed properly. Meaning, that they were very hard for any crafter to get a full bundle of.
The elder pine sap was also very valuable for being used as glue and also as a unique sealant that many crafters would prefer to use if the price was more affordable. Most of the time, they had to use weaker or lesser varieties of sap to get the same results that would not last as many years.
"The materials I'm being rewarded with for this request are enough for me to complete several requested orders and also a personal project I have been attempting to complete for several years." Jan finally stood up from his work fully revealing his slightly longer limbs than normal people's and the chaotic mess of brown hair in his head.
Just judging from his appearance, this Demi-human man was far from being normal. The lines on his face from intense focus and the toughened skin on his hands told a story of a thousand words. Countless projects had shaped his body but it was his focused and unwavering eyes that told Walker he was exactly the right person for the job.
He would not fail to create the best products he could.
"I can procure them and have some. Complete the quest and you will receive all of them. I am bound by the skill and will of the world to do so." A small nod came afterwards from Jan.
"Everyone, I will finish the last piece and pause all projects until I complete a request by the Genesis leadership. Let the clients know of this and that the project I am recruited on is both an honor and integral for the entirety of Genesis safety in the future."
Jan waved his hand to send Walker off. He was casual but not necessarily disrespectful. He just needed to finish a small project and then he could help.
"Come to the wandering blacksmith's personal workshop attached to my family mansion. I need to recruit a rune carver as well, but I will be there soon." Walker took his leave and angled himself toward the magic tower next. He knew very well that the Rune carvers spend more time there than time in the crafting guild.
The mages around the magic tower and the unique runes all over it were valuable to them. They could both use the runes as knowledge to gain and the mages around so that they could have additional help testing their runes. It was entirely about learning more and more.
It was easy to slip through the crowded streets. He heard new rumors about the process involving traveling further distances. It was beneficial to him to hear this since he wanted that spark of curiosity to grow. The more explorers that appeared the better it would go for discovering new dungeons, ruins, and stagnant manas. That and whatever else the world had to offer now.
The buzzing and bustling magic tower grounds were surrounded by larger magic focused buildings for mages to test. They cost a lot to live in these converted dorms but the mages could care less if they had the money. They wanted to be closer so that they could more easily train their magic.
Also, the rune carving practices couldn't be entirely focused on the crafting guild due to the fact that they needed the nearby magic tray grounds to be able to test their creations in.
The failed runes might not always be dangerous and often just break down the material they were carved on. However, the times when they did react violently could be exceptionally dangerous.
Hence why Walker moved toward an area of crowded rune carvers watching a very elderly demon who anyone would call homeless or a wanderer if they didn't know who he was.
"Abe, I see you are making another rune carving trying to make martial mana focus on one area to create an area that inspires life mana to gather as well. I think you should try to focus more on the fire rune you are using, it is weaker than the other turns and will-"
As Walker spoke up he watched the entire formation fizzle out and black smoke erupt before the manas dispersed causing everyone's hair to become unkept along with their robes or other clothing.
"Oh and if you hadn't come to tell me that this would have all gone the same." The grumbling elderly demon just scratched at the stone he used and shook his head.
He was one of the older demons kept alive because he was a rune carver and a record keeper. He had value so the demons with more power used him. When he had been freed from his slave status, he had spent all his time researching every rune he had not been able to or allowed to before.
The magic tower was basically his home. Which led to him keeping a disheveled appearance at almost all times. Sometimes obsession and passion were more of the same than different.
"So, hero, what do you want with me? Need more runes carved for small magic towers? Another ship?" Abe was able to work on both projects but always seemed to sneak away for his own research. Not that it was a bad thing.
"This time I want to make a tool that maps the flow of the elemental planes so we know which is where at all times. We will make a larger tool here in the Genesis building that gets information from the smaller tools at each of the ten bridges."
A flash of interest sparked in Abe's eyes. His grey stained robes were quickly smoothed over as he stood up and showed his nearly six foot height with his deep black horns and darker skin. While his bear hid most of his face, he was clearly smiling.
Something interesting didn't need a quest or any pushing. Walker just needed to make sure that Abe understood this was new and important. Also that the tunes would be brand new and crafted by him.
"So, I will make you a quest so you get a little more benefits. Otherwise, come to the wandering blacksmith's personal forge. I have him and Jan the carpentry master helping too. It will be a fun process."
Walker saw the older man snapping up his tools to be able to rush there as soon as possible. The problem of getting crafters was solved. Now for the crafting.
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