Frustrated, he turned to the internet and typed in the magic words:
Before Maxim could blink, the room dissolved. He was standing in a bustling medieval marketplace. "To understand Chapter 3: 'Labor and Consumption,' you must trade," the Spirit commanded. Maxim spent the next "hour" bartering wooden spoons for bread, learning more about supply and demand than any paragraph could teach.
"I am the Spirit of the Workbook," the figure squeaked. "You seek the answers, but the GDZ is not a cheat sheet—it is a portal."