We built cars and raced them, got asked to find the shards of a pearl in a magic library, and had to remove a robot from a train. Some people before my time got sent to another city and had to live normal lives there, the most dangerous one I heard about was a labyrinth with monsters in it.

[ The pearl in the library was probably not actually a mission, even though it seems in line with the flavor of one. But if John knew Max's thoughts he would think how similar he is to Carver. ]