Quote Originally Posted by zoroak View Post
In all previous quests/goals, when it says to ask/request neighbours for items, it only registers when your neighbours accept your requests.
Yes, you have to receive the 20 torches to move on. We can only send out 20 per day, so if you're like me and don't know which neighbors are close to your time zone, you're stuck waiting. I still need two, and only have 13 hours left.