Workers are NPCs hired from supervisors for crafting and material gathering. Workers come in four quality levels: Grey, Green, Blue, and Gold. Goblins have fastest workrate but lowest energy, Giants have slowest but highest. Workers learn new skills every 5 levels up to maximum level 30. Workers can be promoted every 10 levels with chance to move up grade
Log obtained from tree-breaking skill, used for human awakening. Leather drops from mobs, rarely used. Carrot from New World mobs, needed for mink tribe awakening. Angelic's Feather from Sky Island mobs, used for Skypean awakening
Highest concentration in Monsdtadt and Musk Reef. Found in Liyue's Lingju Pass area. Present in Inazuma's Kujou Encampment beach-end
Black crystal shards are valuable crafting components for character gear. Gathering skill should reach level five for optimal efficiency. Life Spirit Stone can be purchased or obtained from monster drops. Wood is most efficient material for gathering, especially in Pilgrim's Haven. AFK gathering possible by collecting water bottles in Heidel marketplace
Most materials can be found while running missions except Nitain Extract. Argon Crystals decay after 24 hours, losing half at midnight GMT. Materials can be farmed on various planets for crafting needs
Material farming can earn 100K-300K TESO gold per hour. Good farming locations should be easily accessible and node-dense. Flat terrain and minimal adds are essential for efficiency