Paying $250,000+ for Bryan's "Quest" Route 1 is disappointing

Continuing the discussion from How to complete Bryan's Quest:

The more I think about it, to complete route one for the “quest” you have to purchase a whopping 408 crates to quote “gain trust” which disappoints me. As a quest, I expected completing tasks or puzzles around the map, especially since it was difficult for the community to find out how to complete the quest for two whole months.

An example of this would be Lucky’s Quest wouldn’t it? You would get a bucket, fill it up with water, then pour it into containers spread across the map.

The way Bryan’s Quest Route 1 is completed just doesn’t seem like a quest at all, I just kind of expected it to be more of a quest by like completing tasks or something, not overly dependent on money. Does anybody else feel the same way?