bookpower Chapter 99 Rank Up Hustle
Chapter 99 Rank Up Hustle
we were in the guild again and the place was packed with people today.
several of them called out to me when they saw me and i realised most of them were the mercs that were involved in the raid and are here to collect their rewards.
guess we somehow all decided to come here at the same time? what a coincidence.
we went up to one of the open counters and the receptionist nodded at us in greeting.
"hello, i assume you are also here for your rewards for the pirate raid?"
both amber and i nodded.
"perfect, let me just scan you for a moment... ah, miss amber and miss tera, correct?"
we nodded again.
"alright, i have your rewards here. miss amber took down fifteen a class ships, four b class ships and one c class ship. that brings your total to two hundred and thirty five thousand for the bounty and an additional hundred thousand for the raid completion. you are also promoted to gold rank level four. congratulations."
hmm... i can't actually tell if that's a lot of money or not... probably because my sense of value has been screwed after earning so many credits so quickly and making all these high value purchases...
but judging by the lack of response from amber's face, i would say that that amount was probably something she had already expected.
she then tapped on her screen and i assume she was going to tell me my rewards next.
"as for miss tera... oh. hmm? that's odd... please wait here for a moment."
the receptionist stood up from her seat and went to another room at the back.
somehow i have a feeling of deja vu from that.
amber turned to grin at me, "wanna bet that some big shot is going to come and invite you for a talk?"
i raised an eyebrow, "why would you say that?" discover exclusive tales on empire
"well, i'm already guessing that they are going to promote you at least to gold rank, which means you'll be jumping above silver rank entirely. plus, most of the jobs we've taken so far are combat related hustles and our only escort hustle isn't even completed yet. even if that captain is vouching for you, i don't think they would let you jump so many ranks so easily without asking you some things."
"hmm... well, truth be told, i was already expecting something like this anyway, so no need to bet."
"awww... and here i thought i could win something from you today..."
i pursed my lips, "what kind of test?"
i would be so fucked if it's some kind of written test where they expect me to answer mercenary knowledge or some other stuff like that...
the worry must have shown on my face because peter smiled reassuringly at me, "don't worry miss tera, we simply need you to showcase some of your skills. there just so happens to be a hustle that we need a mercenary of gold rank to complete and once you finish it, we will go ahead with the promotion immediately."
oh, if it's something like that, i think i can do it.
he then pointedly looked in amber's direction, "i am also aware that miss amber is your companion, but for this mission you would be required to complete it alone without external help. you are free to reject it of course, and we would still promote you to silver rank level five."
"what is the job?" i asked.
"nothing too big. do you know about the freedom elites? they're a gang that's active on this station."
i grimaced, "yeah... i already ran into them actually... what about it?"
he then tapped on the table again and it showed a picture of some kind of warehouse and a map of where the warehouse was located within the station.
"there's a group of these people that have set up base in this warehouse in particular and there's a hustle related to them. specifically, they managed to steal a crate that belongs to the utsn that contains several weapons that they are planning to use against another gang.
the good news is that the crate is locked and they are unable to open it, the bad news is that they are trying to break it open and the utsn would like to retrieve the crate before it's broken into."
i frowned, "am i supposed to sneak inside and get this box out or something?"
he gave me a look, "there's no specifics as to how you secure the package. the group has already been given the 'eliminate on sight' status so if you were to go in and kill all of them to secure the package, there would be no problems as well. but if you would rather sneak in there and bring it out, that would also be acceptable too."
oh, that's good. i was worried that this would be a stealth mission and that would be quite bothersome.
i mean... my main weapon is a shotgun and the only 'silenced' weapon i have is the knife i got earlier which i intend to use for cooking purposes...
"how many thugs are there?" i asked.
"initial reports show that there should be no less than five and no more than ten inside."
that's... a number i can deal with i suppose.
peter then steepled his hand in front of him, "what do you think, miss tera? would you accept this job?"
i thought about it for a moment before nodding at him, "i'll take it."
i mean, i've already gone this far right? might as well just get this done and over with.