Foraging System

The forests and mushroom caves of Forasia Island overflow with exotic flora. By wielding a simple Sickle and the Interact skill, adventurers can harvest plants, seeds, spores, and even insect husks, then fuse them into powerful extracts and combat potions.

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Key NPCs & Tools:

NPC / Item	Location / Obtained From	Purpose
Foraging Instructor	Forasia 308 128	Grants levels, gives tier quests, rewards
Straw Hat	Trial copy from Forasia’s Warden or craft	Mandatory headgear to unlock Lv 1
Sickle	Free 10 pcs on Lv 1 unlock (extra from Mine shop)	Tool required to harvest nodes
Combination Kit	Instructor reward (early quest)	Alchemy station for herbal recipes

Tip – Don’t lose your Straw Hat; it’s required for every Interact action on plant nodes.

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Level Breakdown & Unlocks:

Lv 1 - Budding Botanist

Newly Harvestable	First Craft Quest	Instructor Rewards
Blue Mushroom, Medicinal Herb, Insect Husk	• Hunters Potion (5-10)	Sickle ×10 Choice bundle of Lv 1 herbs

Lv 2 - Jungle Herbalist

Newly Harvestable	Mid-tier Tasks
Citron, Adamant Seed, Might Seed	Gather 40-50 nodes Smack 2 Sproutrings with Interact Craft Stoneskin Extract (5-10)

Lv 3 - Master Forager (MAX)

Newly Harvestable	End-game Goals (repeatable)
Golden Flower, Nitroshroom, Zapshroom	Craft high-grade extracts & sell/trade

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Gathering Nodes:

Nodes are invisible “cells” that toggle walkability and have per-node harvest limits (1-10). After depletion they enter Forage Cool-down (1-3 min random) then respawn automatically.

Node Name (Lv)	Drops (common → rare)
Blue Mushroom (1)	Blue Mushroom 1-3, Small chance Nitroshroom
Medicinal Herb (1)	Medicinal Herb 1-3, Slim chance Golden Flower
Insect Husk (1)	Insect Husk 1-3, Tiny chance Zapshroom
Citron Tree (2)	Citron 1-2, Leaf, Sap
Adamant Plant (2)	Adamant Seed, Hard Shell
Might Seedling (2)	Might Seed, Energy Spore
Golden Flower (3)	Golden Flower, rare Shine Petal
Nitroshroom (3)	Nitroshroom, Gunpowder Spore
Zapshroom (3)	Zapshroom, Static Dust

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Special Sproutring Event:

Sproutrings (mini-poring mobs) occasionally spawn across Forasia. Use Interact on them to “whack” (counted per hit, not kill) — required for certain Lv 2 quests.

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Crafting Highlights:

Recipe	Tier	Material Snapshot	Effect (30 min)
Hunters Potion	1	Blue Mushroom ×3 + Insect Husk ×2	+10 HIT / +5 Flee
Energy Drink	1-2	Medicinal Herb ×4 + Citron ×1	+15 SP regen
Stoneskin Extract	2	Adamant Seed ×2 + Might Seed ×2	+5% DEF-rate
Golden Elixir	3	Golden Flower ×1 + Nitroshroom ×1	+3 All Stats
Shock Serum	3	Zapshroom ×1 + Citron ×2	5% chance to stun attacker

All recipes require a Combination Kit in inventory.

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