Ah, the last part may be tough for a bit. I guess I should have put more people on the research table instead of clearing the bushes. Boy, hindsight, huh?

The gnawing irony is that I have 4 villagers an inch or two away from becoming elders, but none of their final skills are in Research. But its weird. I had one of my soon-to-be-elders start farming at the same time as another villager. That villager is now a Master farmer, but the soon-to-be-elder is still at Adept level almost two game years later. Is this supposed to happen?
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When climbing the ladder of success, always remember. You can help as many people as you want- but in the end they'll get up there first and drop wet, sticky things on your head.