Dive back into the expansive world of *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, where the open-world RPG experience calls for constant upgrades to both your character and your Hideout to conquer the game's challenging trials. Here's your guide to swiftly gathering essential resources in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*.

How to Get Wood, Minerals, and Crops in Assassin’s Creed Shadows

To keep your Hideout thriving, you'll need to master the art of resource collection. In *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*, there are three primary methods to secure your resources:

• By completing quests: Side quests are a goldmine for resources. Completing them not only progresses your story but also fills your inventory with the essentials.
• By looting chests: When you venture into restricted areas or castles, use the L2 or LT button to survey your surroundings. You'll spot golden and white orbs, signaling the presence of chests and other lootable caches ripe for the picking.
• By completing Contracts: This method is your key to efficient resource farming, and we'll delve into it in more detail below.

Occasionally, you'll stumble upon large resource caches that you can tag for your scouts to stealthily transport back to your Hideout, maximizing your resource haul.

Completing Contracts

As you expand your base, you'll unlock the ability to construct a Kakurega building within your Hideout. This structure is crucial as it not only increases your scout numbers but also unlocks special quests known as Contracts. These Contracts are designed to help you efficiently farm resources like wood, minerals, crops, and even the more elusive metal and silk, which are vital for upgrading your weapons and armor.

To engage with Contracts, navigate to the Kakurega building in your Hideout and interact with the small table inside. Here, you can browse and accept available Contracts. Once accepted, locate them on your map, marked by a distinctive katana icon. Completing these quests will shower you with a bounty of resources, making them an indispensable strategy for those looking to significantly upgrade their Hideout.

And there you have it—the fastest ways to gather resources in *Assassin’s Creed Shadows*. For more tips and in-depth information on the game, be sure to check out The Escapist.