At the meeting, Thomas informed everyone that the police would be launching a series of operations to arrest the heretics involved in the case.
During the earlier surveillance, the Nighthawks had discovered many Ordinary people who believed in evil gods, but that was outside the Nighthawks' jurisdiction.
After the Nighthawks' meeting ended, Hobart was called alone into Thomas's office.
Thomas said, "If not for your timely support, many more people would have died in South Bridge District tonight.
"Such a contribution is enough to apply for some rewards. Considering that we do not need to provide you with the main ingredient for advancement or the corresponding professional training, you have two options for your reward.
"The first is 500 Pounds in cash. The second is one-fifth of a 'Judge's' Extraordinary Characteristics."
Normally, 500 Pounds would hardly be enough to hire a Sequence 7 to participate in a battle as dangerous as tonight's. But Hobart was a member of the Nighthawks Squad, received a salary, could act under the Nighthawks' banner, and was protected by the Goddess of the Night.
Thus, the 500 Pounds was merely a reward for him, not payment for fighting.
Naturally, Hobart chose the latter. "I choose the 'Judge's' Extraordinary Characteristics."
Adding it to the merits he had accumulated before, along with this one-fifth, he now possessed four-fifths of a 'Judge's' Extraordinary Characteristics.
In the eyes of Official Extraordinary, it was merely a Sequence 6 Extraordinary Characteristics worth around 2500 Pounds. At a Wild Extraordinary Beyonder Gathering, it would fetch a premium of 3200 to 3500 Pounds.
But in Hobart's eyes, that meant another four stacks of Gold Pounds!
Thomas nodded. "All right. I will report your merits and register your accumulated contributions."
Hobart asked, "Captain, can I use my channels to issue bounties for Hayman and