What I am about to tell you does not leave this car. Makun repeated what Orel had just told him.
He stayed quiet waiting for Orel to continue.
"I need you for a mission." Orel said still staring at the passing trees. "What do you think?"
Makun internally shook his head, if Orel wanted him to decide, should he not give so more information? Let alone the fact that he did not know what the mission was about, the fact that this information could not leave the car ant one of two things.
Either it was a top secret mission that the MIO had for him and him only, or it was Orel doing things on his own while keeping the MIO in the dark.
It could not be the first, why? Because Makun was a rookie, he had just been brought by Yi to MIO and because of his status as rookie, she even gave them a Grade E mission, ant for him to adapt and learn the ways of mystic cri investigation.
Even though the mission had been a success, he still had no knowledge on how cri investigation, mostly in terms of mysticism properly worked.
That only left option two, it was Orel’s own decision. But if it was his decision...
Does it an Doc is in on it?
Makun shot a glance at Doc who quietly drove as if none of this concerned him.
"I need more details." Makun said.
He could not outright refuse, first of all Orel was not in the best of mood, secondly he had used his rank against Danielle earlier, he could do the sa here. So if he had to refuse, he should give logical reasons to his refusal after hearing the details.
Deep down, Makun knew that was not why he needed details, the main reason he needed details was because he was interested.
What is the mission about, what would he discover and most importantly what could he gain.
Orel took a phone, the sa brand MIO had given Makun upon his arrival, and he tinkered with it.
PING!
"Look at your phone" Orel said.
Makun directly obliged, and pulled his phone out. He looked at Deeplink thinking the ssage ca from there, but nothing.
As expected, it is not an official mission.
He went to his ssages and saw one new ssage from an unknown number.
[ssage received via encrypted civilian app]
[Sender: Unknown Number]
MISSION BRIEFING
Classification: Unofficial / Off-Record
Assigned Agent: Makun
Handler: O.
Makun nodded his earlier deductions had been right and his interest was there, but should he accept an off-record mission, did that not an his rank and missions accomplished stayed the sa?
He scrolled down.
OBJECTIVE:
Locate and protect asset designated ROOK-0.25. If asset is deceased, confirm death and return imdiately.
Protect an asset. Simple enough. He kept reading.
ASSET DETAILS:
Na: Andres Suro
Last Known Location: Ashenvale (Comrcial Veilhub)
Status: Unknown (missed three scheduled check-ins)
Role: Information broker, long-term operative
Makun knew from the fact that Andres missed three check-ins ant sothing happened to him.
Interesting.
He scrolled again.
LOCATION:
Ashenvale – Permanent comrcial Veilhub owned by the Aegis Consortium. Unlike Night Markets, this hub maintains a direct breach connection to the Deep. The town operates continuously but entry is restricted to nightfall hours only.
Makun paused.
He had learned about Veilhubs today, now he saw permanent comrcial Veilhub, permanent could only an that different from the Night Market which closed at 4 AM, this was a full town connected to different servers operating with the sole goal of comrce.
So it was a place where mystics lived, and not just traded.
This interested him, it might open his horizons to the wider world.
He continued scrolling.
ENTRY POINT:
Austin, Texas – The Chapel of St. Elmo, located beneath the Old Warehouse District. Present entry pass at gate.
SEARCH LOCATIONS:
The Brass Lantern Inn – Asset’s known lodging
The Ledger House – Information broker guild hall
If asset is not found at either location, assu compromised or deceased. Do not investigate further. Return imdiately.
RESOURCES PROVIDED:
Entry pass
50 solaras (Ashe gold coins)
Lodging reservation at The Waning Moon
Entry pass? Solaras? Waning Moon? Ledger House? The more Makun read this the more confused he was, he had no idea what all of those were.
He turned to Orel "The resources, what are they?"
"You should know that for mystics, money, the material bills you have has no real value, we value energy, information and Ashe, as such in mystic towns, dollars are not used, it is either vital energy, mories, resources or Ashe charged materials, gold, silver..."
That made sense, Zuri had said sothing similar when he had first approached her, but she had never ntioned anything about Ashe charged coins, or maybe she did not know.
Rogue cultivators were limited, that he knew of.
"As for the entry pass, it is an entry pass." Orel continued "You will stay at the Waning Moon, the place has already been reserved."
Makun nodded, it was not much of an explanation, but the fact it ca from Orel, and that he was not trying to brag about his strategy working ant a lot.
"Here are the things you have to keep in mind. Maintain low profile at all tis, minimise Ashe usage and particularly your berserk manifestation, avoid confrontation with local enforcers, the Golden Masks, do not identify yourself as MIO and trust no one."
Golden Masks, I guess they are similar to the silver mask guards I saw at the Night Market. As for trusting no one...
That was who he was, he did not trust, and he was sure Orel was just like him in that regard, so for him to ntion that ant sothing.
And about my berserk nature, why can I not use it? The questions kept piling up.
All in all, the mission was not difficult, nor was it risky, he had to search for soone, locate them and protect them if alive, and confirm their death if they were dead.
Not only would he get to discover the broader world, he could use the Ledger House to get more information about his situation, not only that with the coins he had, he could get so useful resources and at the sa ti learn more about the world.
All in all it was not a bad deal, but no one worked for free.
"What do I gain upon successful completion?" Makun asked.
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