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# Northern (starter region)
Explorers can perform four types of exploration tasks and find various items, such as crafting materials and even locked and forgotten ['Treasure Chests'](/zombiecoin-whitepaper/packs-and-crates/lost-treasure-chests.md)!
1. **Regular Task**: requires an Explorer and a valid Shovel or a Master Explorer with a Master Explorer Shovel. It costs 20 ZBF + 1.5 ZBC and gives 2 random items. It has a cooldown of 1 hour.
2. **Vehicle Owner Task**: Explorers with a Shovel can use their Scooters to explore faster and find 8 random items. It costs 80 ZBF and 5.6 ZBC. It has a cooldown of 2 hours.
3. **Mega Task**: Explorers who own a Shovel, a Scooter, and a Compass can do the Mega Exploration Task, which finds 10 random items. It costs 100 ZBF and 6.5 ZBC and has a cooldown of 2 hours.
4. **Boosted Task**: Explorers who come extra prepared with a 'Fruit Dish', 'Shovel', 'Scooter', and 'Compass' can venture out at a reduced cost, returning with 20 random items.
1. Cost: 200 [ZBF](/zombiecoin-whitepaper/in-game-tokens.md#food-zbf) and 12 [ZBC](/zombiecoin-whitepaper/in-game-tokens.md#zombiecoin-zbc).
2. Cooldown: 4 hours.
**Odds:**
| Item | Level 1 Shovel | Level 2 Shovel | Level 3 Shovel | Level 4 Shovel | Level 5 Shovel | Master |
|---|
| Rocks | 23.000% | 23.100% | 23.200% | 23.300% | 23.400% | 23.900% |
| Broken Bottle | 23.000% | 23.100% | 23.200% | 23.300% | 23.400% | 23.900% |
| Boot | 23.000% | 23.100% | 23.200% | 23.300% | 23.400% | 23.900% |
| Desert Map - Fragment A | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Desert Map - Fragment B | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Desert Map - Fragment C | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Jungle Map - Fragment A | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Jungle Map - Fragment B | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Jungle Map - Fragment C | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Ocean Map - Fragment A | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Ocean Map - Fragment B | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Ocean Map - Fragment C | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.06% |
| Rubber Tree Bark | 7.00% | 7.25% | 7.50% | 7.75% | 8.00% | 8.50% |
| Soda Can | 7.00% | 7.25% | 7.50% | 7.75% | 8.00% | 8.50% |
| Plastic Bottle | 7.00% | 7.25% | 7.50% | 7.75% | 8.00% | 8.50% |
| ZBF | 9.91% | 8.77% | 7.63% | 6.49% | 5.35% | 2.26% |
To perform the Master Task, a Master Explorer and a Master Explorer Shovel are required.