Before attempting the ascension to the Golden Core realm, there was a lot of preparation required. Specifically, they had planned for River, alone, to complete all the remaining quests within the Land of a Hundred Rivers.
That was because Cliff told them that once they go to the Upper Battlefield, the quests will be renewed, and will once again become very difficult to complete. In comparison, the quests here were easy, but just tedious to complete since they were spread out across the lands.
For the sake of the points, River alone used all his funds, contacts, favors, not to mention he traveled all across the lands to see what treasures he could find. The purpose behind this was so that when the points were used to help Pearl in her advancement, he would get the maximum amount of feedback to allow him to grow as well.
