SE has literally insulted their players with this questline. Not only is the grind ridiculous the worst part of the quest is called "Soul with no Life."

At least the testimonial grind in FFXI that insulted you for earning it still gave you the best fishing rod in the game for many years:


All we get for the current grind is a weapon that is the same exact item level as 2 other weapons that would end up taking you FAR LESS TIME TO EARN.