"Hello, we're here to collect our mission rewards." Ye Shijie tapped the counter and handed over the sensor.
The staff member was still the same one from before. He smiled and said, "Congratulations, everyone!"
"According to system confirmation, Team 321 of Guiyuan Branch District 3 Group 9 successfully completed Geng Grade mission No. 8374 and may claim S-Grade Merit."
The team members immediately exploded.
"What did you say?! S-Grade Merit?! Did I hear that right?!"
"It's an S? You didn't read it wrong?"
"How could you misread an S? Look at it from above, below, left, or right—it's still an S!"
"Pah! Are you illiterate? How could they be the same?! Write one yourself!"
It was not just them—the entire hall erupted as well.
There were not many people there at the moment, but everyone, including the staff, turned to look their way in unison, unable to hide their envy.
Several Hunters waiting nearby to accept missions even came over to ask, "Did you really find the Blood Kirin?!"
"No way, you got that lucky?! This mission was only posted a little over ten days ago!"
"Yeah! If I'd known a Geng Grade mission rewarded S-Grade Merit, I would've given it a try no matter what!"
"Exactly! What a huge loss!"
They sighed in regret while peering over, trying to see what rewards came with S-Grade Merit.
Last time, Xia Chujian's Ding Grade mission had earned them B-Grade Merit.
This time, the Geng Grade mission was two ranks lower than Ding Grade, yet it had somehow awarded S-Grade Merit.
Ye Shijie was extremely excited as well.
The highest merit rank within the Dark Night Hunter Association was, of course, not S-Grade.
There were even higher ranks above S-Grade.
But for a team like Ye Shijie's—even for the entire Guiyuan Star