Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 113. Crafts and Professions.

Verdantia started explaining the differences between professions and crafts. "Crafts are those that are supported by the system. This means that professions are specialties like accounting, waiter, tourist guide, or similar work. There is no title, skill, or something similar that those workers can gain that is specific to it. For example, if a guide becomes well-spoken, perhaps they gain a skill or title called <Charismatic>. However, that charisma is a general thing that any speaker can gain."

Liu Shu commented. 'So, crafts are different?'

Verdantia leaned on Liu Shu's body and smiled. "Yes, Liu'er. Like <Woodcrafting>, crafts can unlock skills that boost your ability to do them. There are quite a few different crafts, some niche enough that they might be unknown, and others so widespread that there are even courses to teach quicker ways to unlock system skills and titles."

Flor commented. "So, you spoke about runecrafters, right? That's a craft?"

With a nod, she continued. "That's right, <Rune Crafters> are people that manipulate an ancient language to create diverse effects. Do not confuse them with <Array Masters>, though. The difference between them is that <Array Masters> manipulate the ternary essences in our surroundings, creating, for example, a <Aether Mana Recovering Array>. Meanwhile, <Rune Crafters> imbue those runes on items and structures and land, creating things like, for example, <Aether Mana Concentration Weapon Enhancement> or any type of <Battle Rune Formations>."

Liu Shu listened to Verdantia, but many of those words were completely unknown to her, so it was like hearing gibberish. Still, she understood enough to become confused at Verdantia's previous claim. 'So, why do we need a <Rune Crafter> and not an <Array Master>?'

Verdantia rationalized. "Well, we want your aura as a World Tree to be hidden so..." Verdantia paused and blinked a few times. "Oh... You are right. We need an <Array Master>, not a <Rune Crafter>. We want to manipulate the aura around you to make you look like a Life Tree or something similar. In short, hide the World Tree aura."

Verdantia added. "But, the runefield I spoke about a short time ago is also viable. It's just a bit more noticeable. Array Masters and Rune crafters have a few areas of expertise that overlap. It's not a clear black-and-white differentiation."

Liu Shu asked. 'I see! What other common crafts are there?'

Verdantia pondered. "Well, you can find Architects, Woodcrafters, Blacksmiths, Rune Crafters, Array Masters, Beast Tamers, Miners, Textile Workers, City Builders, Engineers, Potion Makers, Gardeners, Doctors, Accessory Crafters, Hunters..." Verdantia laughed. "And, well, many others."

Flor asked. "Do you think Rose Fairies can specialize in plant-related crafts? We have innate affinities in that regard, after all. We might become more useful if we manage to develop those innate abilities, right?"

Verdantia frowned and crossed her arms. "Well... It's not impossible. However, monsters have been shown to have difficulty learning the skills necessary to be recognized by the system. That doesn't mean that some monsters don't have natural skills that are comparable to the skills crafters unlock."

Flor nodded, and Verdantia commented with a cheerful tone to change the subject. "Also, there are already three Level 10 Rose Fairies! Congratulations, Flor. Moreover, all of them are E- Rank. That's quite a decent force."

Flor laughed. "Well, Clavel, Amapola, and Zinia have worked quite hard. Each of them leads a thirty Rose Fairy group, hunting and training around. In their words, they've proven to be quite a force to reckon with. While other monster clans have mostly vanished after we got rid of the Thornstrides and River beavers, their absence seems to have attracted other Level 10s and similar creatures to come to the Golden Sap Forest."