# The Shrewd Merchant

**Quest No Raw**: 86846
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21310
**Entry (questId)**: 1

## Giver Label

_Marco Faust_

## Objective

Greco, who is working as a Black Crystal dealer in Keplan, said there's no need to rush things. Greco told you to meet the lord of Keplan first. Find Marco Faust, the lord of Keplan.

_Find Marco Faust at Keplan;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Meet** — [Marco Faust](/npc/43014.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Skill Points (3)](/item/53.md)


## Summary

...I see that you've come from Calpheon.
I am sorry, but I don't have the energy to talk for long.

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Greco Gorda](/npc/43008.md) — _Keplan Jeweler_
- **Turn-in** — [Marco Faust](/npc/43014.md) — _Lord of Keplan_

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Greco, the Black Crystal Dealer](/quest/348989.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- **Current:** Entry #1 — [The Shrewd Merchant](/quest/86846.md) — Greco, who is working as a Black Crystal dealer in Keplan, said there's no need to rush things. Greco told you...
- Entry #2 — [The Mindless Lord](/quest/152382.md) — Marco Faust, Lord of Keplan, looked tired and out of energy. Talk to Fiory, a servant of Marco Faust.
- Entry #3 — [Shadows of Keplan](/quest/217918.md) — Fiory said that Lord Marco Faust is suffering from a petrifying disease. She asked you to leave if you no long...
- Entry #4 — [Discussion of Trading Rights](/quest/283454.md) — Greco, the Black Crystal dealer, wants to grant trading rights to the Leight Merchant Guild. However, Greco do...
- Entry #5 — [White Horror](/quest/348990.md) — The Black Spirit expressed disgust stating that it had never encountered anything as hideous as the glutonis. ...
- Entry #6 — [Clear Water Crystal](/quest/414526.md) — The Black Spirit spotted a shiny object in the middle of the lake inside the cave. Place your hand on the shin...
- Entry #7 — [Cleansing the Cave](/quest/480062.md) — The Black Spirit explained that the shiny object cannot fully crystallize because of the glutonis. Slay the gl...
- Entry #8 — [Full Negotiation](/quest/545598.md) — The Black Spirit told you to return to Greco Gorda now that you've completed your task and retrieved the cryst...