>>6325140To you, this is a no-brainer.
"Let's find those magic tomes!"
Not only you'll satisfy Scholar's requirements, but you'll also learn more magic stuff. And of course, the adventure! Something every goblin boy needed in their life!
"That is quite ambitious of you. However, there are currently 8 fully abandoned towers, and 12 partially inhabited ones. Do you intend to search every single one of them?"
Oof, Scholar here throwing hard facts at you. You haven't thought that far yet! But that's not all.
"Furthermore, how do you intend to get there? Some of these towers are half sunken into the Eastern sea. Don't tell me you'll walk the entire time?"
Hmm, good point... but you've been thinking. There are surely options you can choose.
"As you say, there are a myriad of options! Like, there's bound to be some kind of public transport around here, like shuttle boats. We can also try and hitch-hike! If that doesn't work, we can ask Ling to get us there, right?"
And of course you haven't discounted actually walking there... you might, however, now have an idea on how to find the right tower.
>CHOOSE ONE>□ We ask around! Maybe on seedy places!>□ We climb one tower and look at the others - feel where the magic is strongest!>□ We go check all 20! It'll take time, but we'll be thorough!>□ Other (fill in)>ALSO CHOOSE ONE>□ Take public transit>□ Try to hitch-hike>□ Ask Ling for a lift>□ Take a hike and walk>□ Other (fill in) 