Chapter 34: The Wanderer and the Blossom
After about half an hour of searching through Astral City, Ryan finally collected all thirty Shattered Gem Fragments.
He turned them in to Sinna, the Jewelcrafter, and just like that, he officially learned the Jewelcrafting profession.
Just as he’d predicted, Jewelcrafting didn’t show up on the main profession list. Instead, like the hidden Engineering skill, it had its own separate interface.
Waving his hand to bring up the menu, Ryan got excited. "Alright, let’s grab all the professions while I’m at it."
He darted off toward the other profession trainers, only to stop in his tracks a second later.
"Right... I forgot," he muttered, annoyed at himself. "No other professions are available at Level 70. The Inscriptionist only shows up at Level 80, and the Chakra Master comes in at 90. They’re not even in Astral City yet, so it’s pointless."
Shaking his head, he pulled up the mini-map and scanned the layout of Astral City, already locking in on his next target.
Anarid, the Wandering Merchant.
A member of the Astral race, Anarid roamed the entire city at random. His inventory refreshed every thirty minutes to an hour and included everything from rare gems and blueprints to pets, low-grade herbs, ores, and even basic white-quality equipment. The system decided what showed up each time, so it was a gamble.
But once in a while, something truly valuable would appear, and that tiny chance was enough to drive players crazy.
In the future, Anarid would become one of the most tracked NPCs in the game. Dozens—sometimes hundreds—of players would follow him around, waiting to snap up whatever rare item popped up the moment it refreshed.