![]() There are a few smaller plot points that drift off the main “Get to level 100 farming without farming,” but that doesn’t bother me too much. Now, only one book in the series is out, and I’m hoping that these books tie in some of the larger plot points which book one let wander over the place. The goal: to reach level 100 before one dies of old age, and pick a better class. ![]() And the only way to get another class is to reach level 100 in farming first… a process which most people never achieve in their lifetime. The world has levels and a class based system (without it being a ‘capital S’ system), and classes can’t be changed. ![]() Through some unfortunate accident, the MC (Arnold) is taken from Earth and his job as a semi-pro gamer, and reincarnated in the body of a farmer. The premise of the book is fairly simple. I’m writing this review after reading book one, I’ll grab book two once it’s out and update this page. ![]()
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