Bai Fu had her eye on a commission posted half a month ago. It called for recruiting five A-rank Espers to wipe out the Singularity Company.
The reward was 30,000 credits. Since the target was the Singularity Company, it wasn't much—in fact, it was a little low. That was why, even after half a month, the client still hadn't managed to recruit enough people.
After Bai Fu opened the commission details, she saw that only two hunters had applied so far. They still needed three more.
"Black Fu, Vik, and me—that makes exactly three, doesn't it?"
Bai Fu told Vik about her plan.
On the day she registered Darkmoon Tide, Vik had applied to join of his own accord, becoming its fifth employee. Now that he heard Bai Fu was preparing to move against the Singularity Company, he agreed at once.
With Vik's approval, Bai Fu applied for the commission under Darkmoon Tide's new alias.
[You have triggered the hidden quest [Dark Tide Rising]]
[Quest Introduction: A hunter known as [The Pioneer] has a deep-seated grudge against the Singularity Company. He posted a commission on the job board, intending to gather five A-rank Espers to destroy the Singularity Company.]
[Quest Objective: Destroy the Singularity Company]
[Reward: 3,000,000 EXP, 30,000 credits]
[Hidden Reward: ?]
"Huh?"
Bai Fu was taken aback. It was one thing for the quest's name to happen to overlap with her [Darkmoon Tide], but it was actually a hidden quest with a hidden reward.
Normally, a quest accepted through the job board couldn't be a hidden quest. If it was, there had to be more to it.
"Is it because the Singularity Company is special, or because the person who posted the quest is?"
After disguising herself, Bai Fu set off to meet the client with the players,