Gather
Gather verb - To catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use.
Usage example: late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter
Pick is a synonym for gather in sort topic. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a verb "Gather", when it comes to topics like collect, harvest, come or bring together. popular alternative
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Suicide Squad shows him in cameos, putting some bad guys behind bars for Amanda Waller to pick up for her Task Force X project and furthering his quest to gather the Justice League in The Stinger.
Source: Franchise / Batman - The other trainees gather around in excitedment and Eren is asked which one he would "pick" between them.
Source: Mythology Gag / Anime -
All you have to do is run through a certain dungeon while avoiding all of the enemies to pick up the design and some materials, then gather the rest of the materials through harvesting and scouts.
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