Crystal Desert and Ring of Fire

I'm lvl 11 at the moment and love exploring. I'm itching to get to the crystal desert and the ring of fire islands but i don't know how. I will be very gratefull for any way of getting there so if you could tell me i'll vbe very happy
Thx

Continue with the story you will get there when eventually.

wat story do you mean the quests?

The missions, you know those flashy shields on the map? well they dont flash when you have done then. To do a mission go to one of the shield places then gather a group and click "begin mission" they are the story missions.