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How does the Eternal Smith alternate racial for Aphroites work with Master Craftsman?

Some aphorites retain knowledge of the techniques axiomites used to create arms to defend Axis. Aphroites with this racial trait choose either Craft (armor), Craft (bows), or Craft (weapons). When crafting items with the chosen skill, aphroites with this racial trait use the item's gp value as its sp value when determining crafting progress (they do not multiply the item's gp cost by 10 to determine its sp cost). This racial trait replaces the spell-like ability racial trait.

Choose one Craft or Profession skill in which you possess at least 5 ranks. You receive a +2 bonus on your chosen Craft or Profession skill. Ranks in your chosen skill count as your caster level for the purposes of qualifying for the Craft Magic Arms and Armor and Craft Wondrous Item feats. You can create magic items using these feats, substituting your ranks in the chosen skill for your total caster level. You must use the chosen skill for the check to create the item. The DC to create the item still increases for any necessary spell requirements (see the magic item creation rules in Magic Items). You cannot use this feat to create any spell-trigger or spell-activation item.

Example: I have an Aphroite Commoner 7 with the Eternal Smith racial and the Master Craftsman and Craft Magic Arms & Armor feats and is focused on Craft (Armor). Does this character use the eternal smith benefit when crafting magic armor from master craftsman when determining crafting progress through silver pieces instead of gold pieces?

I am asking as normally these types of things related to crafting tend to call out magical or mundane crafting, but eternal smith doesn't.

So I am a bit confused with Genie Style from Elemental Monk.

"At 2nd level, as a swift action an elemental monk can gain the benefits of one of the following style feats, based on one of the five types of genies. When she does so, she automatically enters that feat’s stance: Djinni Style, Efreeti Style, Janni Style, Marid Style, or Shaitan Style."

As what is tripping me up is that normally something like Djinni Style gives you the initial the benefit of "You gain one additional Elemental Fist attempt per day." Which is usually upon purchase of the feat or temporarily obtaining it.

Yet the way the feature is written, it doesn't state anything about getting the feat like with Brawler or Master of Many Styles. It also doesn't state anything about the bonus Elemental Fist uses from 4:5 styles given. Simply just that you can enter the styles as swift actions and gain their benefits.

My initial impression was "Is this Style Cycling for Elemental Fist uses?" Yet I feel like I am somehow misreading it.

I'm working on a 20th-level monk character and they have an archetype feature that works well with desert terrain. Is there such a way to create the surrounding landscape become desert terrain when needed for encounters?