Acquisition
Zukin: The Ruby Sea - Rasen Kaikyo - Tamamizu (x:29.4, y:16.8) Closest Aetheryte: Tamamizu
Requirements
Disciples of War or Magic (Level 60)
Respected Reputation (Tier 5) with the Kojin
Rewards
66,250- 80,387 15 680 60 Guaranteed
Description
Some shells are tougher than others, as Zukin can attest. ※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. Furthermore, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.
Objectives
Speak with the Blue artisan. Use the Confederate bombs to crack open the diamond oysters. 0/3 Report to the Blue artisan. Report to Zukin.

Items Involved
NPCs Involved
Maps
		Zukin, Blue Artisan
Objects Involved
Diamond Oyster

• Some shells are tougher than others, as Zukin can attest.

※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. Furthermore, you may not proceed with a class or job that is different from when you accepted this quest.

Zukin: Mother of pearl is used in many of our crafts, as you may have seen. The rarely seen diamond oyster is a prime source, and a whole host of them have suddenly appeared on the Isle of Bekko.

Zukin: One of our craftsmen has gone to open up the shells and gather the contents on-site. However, diamond oysters are notoriously hard to open, so perhaps he would benefit from an extra pair of hands?

Blue Artisan: Oh! I've seen you before! You are a friend of the Divine Circle, yes? And now you are here to help me? Must be my lucky day.

Blue Artisan: I'm after the mother of pearl inside those oysters, but the damned things won't open! Hard as diamonds they are! They certainly live up to their name. I've tried prising them apart, dropping rocks on them, but no joy.

Blue Artisan: The only thing I haven't tried is explosives. A bit of gentle persuasion, and they should pop right open! I hate to admit it, but I'm scared I might do myself a mischief. I don't suppose you could give it a try?

Blue Artisan: Once a bomb is set to blow, remember to give it a wide berth! We don't want bits of adventurer being blasted all over the place, do we now?

Blue Artisan: Nicely done! The oysters are a bit more “obliterated” than I would've liked, but fragments of mother of pearl are better than nothing at all. Many thanks!

Blue Artisan: Gathering all those bits of shell is rather a daunting task. I'm just trying to motivate myself to actually get started.

Zukin: All finished? ...Explosives, you say? I am no expert in mother of pearl, but I do not imagine it takes well to being blown up like that. However, I will defer to our artisan friend on this occasion.

Zukin: His works sell very well in Kugane, you know. If he finds a way to increase production, there might be enough to sell to markets farther afield too. Once more, you have my gratitude.