How Dare You!

A few dozen minutes later, Jake deactivated the Purgatory with a splitting headach and an expression of intense frustration on his face. He couldn't count the number of times he'd dreamed of strangling the old man.

It was indeed Farming 101. In that boring half hour, Jake didn't learn much. Quite the opposite. Instead, he was exploited like a lowly servant and forced to do all sorts of menial tasks like milking a cow or cleaning manure.

After this traumatic experience, he was already less optimistic about his ability to obtain these Soul Glyphs. He almost regretted Nylreg's Monster Game. At least in that game, accumulating Roles and collecting Reward Cards was still relatively accessible.