[Octopath Traveler 0]Complete manual for the fastest route in the early stages | Prioritize the light of reconstruction to dramatically increase experience points & secure divine equipment immediately[Octopath 0 thorough guide]

The early stages of Octopath Traveler 0, commonly known as Octopath 0, are attractive because of the high degree of freedom and many choices you would expect from an open world RPG, but if you proceed in the wrong way, your development will be delayed and you may be forced to struggle in boss battles. If you don't know the optimal route, especially at the start of free action right after clearing the prologue, gathering friends and expanding facilities will be inefficient, and the transition to the middle stage will be significantly delayed. This guide provides a step-by-step explanation of the top priority route centered around the light of recovery. We will reveal all the ways to mass-produce dishes that increase experience points by 25% for free, quickly raise the town level, and secure divine equipment such as the exorcism sword from the beginning. If you practice this, you can easily defeat the boss of Chapter 1 at around level 15. From beginners to advanced players, completely eliminate any initial stumbling blocks.

1. Reasons for prioritizing the light of reconstruction and detailed chart (key to city expansion)

The core of Octora 0's early strategy is to clear Wish Veil's “Light of Restoration'' substory as quickly as possible. If you prioritize this route, you will be able to unlock cooking at bars, expand your fields and ranches, and raise your town level, which will all at once improve the efficiency of gaining experience points, job points, and SP. You can start playing immediately after clearing the prologue, and the recommended level is around 5.

Light of Reconstruction Part 1 occurrence and clearing procedure

Conditions: After clearing the prologue, talk to Stia in the Wishveil workshop area. A blue quest marker will appear on the map so you won't miss it.

chart:

1. Proceed with Stia's conversation and move to North Cyatopolis Plains.
2. Break through the enemies on the plains (mainly small fry enemies around Lv5, many weak to swords and axes).
3. An event will occur at your destination and Fen (Hunter) will automatically join. Hunters have strong bow and ax attacks, and are key to physical firepower in the early stages.

Rewards: Buildable land expansion, Tavern restoration. The cooking menu will be unlocked immediately and free buffs will be available.

Continuous progress to Light of Reconstruction Part 2

Conditions for occurrence: After clearing Part 1, talk to the NPC in the center of Rippletide.

chart:

1. Go south through the Shiatopolis plains and watch out for Lv8-10 enemies along the way (many attribute attacks, attribute defense equipment recommended).
2. Progress through town tasks in parallel. Complete vegetable cultivation and ranch breeding according to the tutorial.
3. Achieve city level 2 by upgrading your base and facility slots will increase.

Advantages: Upper limit for inviting residents increases, experience value efficiency more than doubles. Torchbearer Chapter 1 will also be released at the same time, and Fen will officially join.

Points after part 3

Part 3: Generates from Rutus on the south bridge of Crags Pier. Town task “Margo's Farming Tools/Raising Tools” must be installed. Proceed by “winning” from the bar merchant.

Overall time required: 1-2 in-game hours. It is best to proceed with Chapter 1 of Wealth, Power, and Fame in parallel.

If you deviate from this route, you will be forced to run low-efficiency laps without cooking, and you will be stuck due to the difference in level. Always check the quest guide and take advantage of saves.

2. Complete release of bar food and permanent buff operation technique (experience points/JP/SP explosion)

When the tavern is restored by clearing the Light of Restoration, free food will be unlocked. These are used before battle and remain effective for 20 turns. Increases the growth speed in the early stages by more than 3 times.

Details of main dishes and how to obtain and use them

Dish name	effect	material	How to get it	Utilization Tips
bud juice	Gained experience points 25% UP (20 turns)	Grape x1	Purchase from Valore “Anxious Mother” (150 leaves)	It is used constantly after mass production of grapes in the field. Reaching level 10 will be accelerated by going around small fish.
grape ice cream	Acquired JP25%UP (20 turns)	Grape x 1 + Milk x 1	Purchase from Valore Tavern “Tavern Regular” (1200 Leaf)	Priority will be given after obtaining milk from Chapter 2 onwards. Makes job release 1.5x faster.
Soup made only of ember	SP 10% automatic recovery after battle	Ember x1	Tavern default release	Magic attacker is required. Prevents SP depletion and enables consecutive battles.

Operation technique: Apply a comprehensive buff by using three types at the same time before battle. Extra turns can be carried over to the next match. Please secure the Valore recipe (ask the main street bartender) as soon as possible.

Additional Recipe: Ember Glow Cooking (Listen to the Girl Waiting for Her Mother to Return) will also unlock Speed ​​+ Critical Increase.

This will increase the experience points per lap from 1500 to over 2000. Earning JP will be made more efficient by using the Merchant's “Arrow of Fortune''.

3. Perfect farm/ranch operation | From collecting seeds to placing Granny Margo (unlimited supply of materials)

Fields and ranches will be unlocked at city level 2. Automatic material harvesting makes cooking permanent and increases the drop rate.

Priority collection of grape seeds and field strategy

Obtained: Purchased “Old Woman Who Knows the Town'' near Valore Tools Shop (750 leaves). Priority planting will give you unlimited grape juice.

Expansion: Slots will increase after clearing Reconstruction Part 2. Please collect tomato and cabbage seeds at the same time (NPC win).

The importance of inviting Granny Margo

Conditions: Obtained from the Valore Church Women's Event while reconstruction is in progress.

Effect: Field cultivation speed is greatly increased. The training cycle will be shortened by deployment, and the growth of military strength will be different.

Chart: Valore exploration → church → Granny Margo emigrate. Fully operational with agricultural tools installed.

Farm chicken operation

Obtain eggs: Plant chicken seeds. Create a lucky fried egg (drop rate 10% UP).

Cycle: Harvest every day and the number of circulating materials will increase automatically. Reconstruction Part 3 will strengthen breeding tools.

This will solve the problem of funds and materials. The economy will be stabilized by the use of leaf sharing for residents.

4. Raising the town level and optimal resident placement (solidifying the foundation for efficiency)

The number of facilities will increase at town level 2 and above. Inviting residents is the key.

Recommended resident types and invitation conditions

type	effect	Invitation location/conditions
good cook	Increased cooking production	Invite Valore “Thug who is good at cooking” (Budjuice x 1)
Material procurement	Stable supply of recovery items and ingredients	Search various NPCs
Separating the leaf	increase in funds	Increase influence and invite

Placement priority: Tavern → Field → Ranch. At level 3, the number of private houses increases, and the maximum number of residents is 7.

Rewards will be expanded in Reconstruction Part 4 (Trade route development).

5. Techniques for obtaining divine equipment in the early stages | History of Exorcism Sword, Horned Armor, and Orstella

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Sword of Exorcism (Sword of Anti-Demon)

Obtained: “Torch Knight from the Garrison'' request. Physical attack +68, evasion +17, attribute attack reduction added.

Reset: Save nearby and load the title if you fail (about 20-40 times). The swordsman protagonist has over 999 firepower.

Horned Armor (Iron Armor)

Obtained: Same NPC. Physical defense +50 (7 times more than rubber armor).

Order: Sword priority → Armor.

History of Olustela

Obtained: Library “Strong man who studies'' request. Attribute attack +65, scholar magic 1300 damage.

Compatibility: Alexia makes the entire lightning attack unrivaled.

Added: Please also add Silver Ax (entrance soldier) in parallel.

6. Star god support and main character job optimization

Steer performance details

Job: Architect. Minimum HP ally automatically recovers at 50% after action (SP consumption 0).

Ability: BP/SP passer, inspiration (random buff). Your fighting ability will be dramatically improved.

Required formation: Saves recovery items, stabilizes the party.

main character job

Recommended for swordsmen: Excellent compatibility with sword equipment, and can be used as a single firepower with Heaven and Earth Slash. It does not overlap with early stage companions (steer ax dagger, fen bow ax).

Alternative: Thief (item collection).

Training secret: The secret of counterattack (50% counterattack from physical bullets).

7. Required settings for select abilities and how to secure allies

Select ability

Priority: The secret of Kabuto splitting (physical defense down), the secret of double bash (stable damage), the secret of removing pillars (debuff). Menu settings are required after equipping.

Secretization: Strengthen by introducing JP.

gathering friends

Marker tracking: This is an automatic event with “premonition of encounter” points. 7 people are possible in the beginning.

Priority: Fen (Torch 1), Kel'zas (2 conversations at Valore Tavern), Alexia (Power 1), Macy, Viatre.

8. Summary and mid-game transition tips | Conquer Octora 0 with this route

If you solidify your food, facilities, and equipment around the Light of Restoration, you can easily clear the difficult early stages (Blue Wolf, Master Chapter 1 Boss). With detailed practice that exceeds the total amount of text, your party will realize a start equivalent to level 20. Mid-game Tips: JP is lucky arrow rotation, equipment is updated Ember Glow. Always aim for zero missed shots by utilizing field commands. Enjoy the epic story of Octra 0 as quickly as possible.