But he also does not seem to want a faction either. Might be at the behest of Will, Sarah, etc. that the name gets chosen.

Do we think that the faction will be named after Jake like "Jake's ...." or something that doesn't include his name?

His confidence likely stems from his belief that he can substitute red stones for the spell. Also he believes that he can beat the thralls due to his stats being overclocked

Thank you for the chapter and for the upcoming bonus ones!

I have binged all 281 chapters in the span of a few days and I have to say I quite enjoy this story. In a way, it reminds me of "The Gam3" for the missions, interaction with other species, character growth, and so on. However, Arkinslize has managed to attract me to becoming a daily reader, which considering after ~10 years of Webnovel reading, I generally only have 3-5 stories I am caught up on and read chapters as they release, is a big testament to how well they create this story. Certainly, there may be an occasional issue, but if you can look past them, this story is well worth it.

Thanks for the chapter! I've binged this story in the last like 2-3 days and I'm loving it! I was just curious what time chapters are updated daily?