(The chapter title was wrong. I happened to see 1967 while writing and put that down. This should have been Chapter 1838. It was troublesome that I couldn't change it myself.)
Inge was not actually a cold person; he simply was not very good at expressing his feelings. He did not like talking much or showing closeness toward others, but when Vincent chattered away at him nonstop like a shameless pest, he did not really know how to refuse either. All he could do was cooperate with a series of quiet grunts.
Just as the plane they were riding entered Yukon Base's airspace, a voice suddenly rang out in Inge's mind:
"Ding. Main Mission One completed. Join a faction and become a Guardian: completed. Evaluation: A. You may claim your evaluation reward early. Claim it?"
"Ding. Main Mission Two issued. Assist in completing the unit tests and weapons tests of the XFJ Project. Main Mission Three will be issued upon completion."
No. Inge silently chose to refuse. Xiao Ran had told them that their evaluations would affect the rewards they received after completing the final mission. Claiming rewards early did not mean much to them. What if this was merely an advance reward for newcomers? If the evaluation was high, then it would be fine to claim it directly. But if it was low, it would be better to wait until the final settlement.
Although Inge's A-rank evaluation this time was not as good as an S-rank evaluation, it was still an extremely high rating. After all, he had truly inserted himself into the main storyline and replaced the protagonist. The reason he had only received an A-rank evaluation rather than an S-rank evaluation was that Inge had played no role at all during the stage of completing the mission.