Just because they are smaller than the side quests it doesn't mean these tasks and activities aren't worth persuing.

Scour Kuttenberg for John of Liechtenstein in Into the Underworld, one of the main story quests in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

As His disciples admired the grandeur of the temple, Jesus warned them: “Do you see all these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down” (Mark 13:1-2).