# Exploration node development

**Quest Group**: 197315
**Steps**: 8

## Summary

In order to do Production, Crafting, and Trading,
you have to first explore and discover the related regions.
This is done through what we call Exploration Nodes.
You need to connect these Nodes to do conduct smooth trade.
Develop Nodes you have discovered in each region
to reap the rewards of the area.

## Walkthrough


### Step 1

- **Dialogue**: There's a lot of information to learn in this world.
Most of it is stuff you simply can't afford to miss.


### Step 2

- **Objective**: Exploration node development

- **Summary**: In order to do Production, Crafting, and Trading,
you have to first explore and discover the related regions.
This is done through what we call Exploration Nodes.
You need to connect these Nodes to do conduct smooth trade.
Develop Nodes you have discovered in each region
to reap the rewards of the area.


### Step 3

- **Objective**: Terms of Trade

- **Summary**: To trade between two towns,
first, you need to develop the exploration nodes of each region and connect them.
You can only develop exploration nodes
from the regions you've already visited and connected.
The look on your face tells me just talking about it isn't helping much.
Go to Bahar with a bottle of Fragrant Grape Wine and he'll sort you out.


### Step 4

- **Objective**: Ask about the farmers in Balenos.

- **Summary**: Buy me a dark beer, then I'll tell you.


### Step 5

- **Objective**: Ask about the Western Guard Camp's officers

- **Summary**: Buy me a dark beer, then I'll tell you.


### Step 6

- **Objective**: About a big hunter guy

- **Summary**: Hmm? Hu-Hunter? Go away.
What I need to hunt right now is the heart of this beautiful lady.


### Step 7

- **Objective**: Cooking secrets

- **Summary**: Ingredients are important,
but proportion can never be neglected.


### Step 8

- **Objective**: Potato farming

- **Summary**: If you want to produce Potatoes,
you have to explore a farm first.
After exploration, you can invest your Contribution Points in the farm's Node.
You'll also need Workers to harvest Potatoes.
Sign a contract with a Worker manager, and send the Worker 
to the farm Node to produce Potatoes. Easy, right?