Level 1 of Elementalist took just about the whole day to grind out. The Challenges ranged from the simple numbers game of spending 20000 mana, to very specific stuff, like using a combo attack of Salamander and Undine to boil an enemy to death in exactly one minute (he got an Achievement called 'instant monster' for that – it didn't give him anything). It was harder than expected and yet not hard at all. The typical early kind of 'challenge' in video games, which were more time investments and usage of basic understanding than demands of proof of skill. Anyway, he had the level now.
"Well, let's see what I can get you pretties," John said and moved in to click the button.
"A GUMMY BEAR!" Sylph shouted into his ear with the power of a thunderclap. It was not a metaphor.
