Town missions

"Thank you for understanding, sir. Why don't you go find a table first? I'll take a look at the mission board." Xiao Ran shook his head. They would have to spend the money on their first day anyway, but the mission board visible right by the entrance had caught his attention.

The Pokémon Centers in Base City had mission boards like this too, but they were generally just a module on a self-service computer, requiring a dedicated account and password to log in. He hadn't expected the boards here to be displayed on a series of oversized tablets, with a screen above them scrolling through mission names and numbers.

He walked up to an unoccupied tablet, and rows of missions appeared before him. Logging in was only required to accept missions; anyone could browse them. Border Town was always short-handed.

"Rank B mission: kill or capture an Elite Class Snorlax southwest of the Wilderness Area. Bounty: 2,000,000. Points: 1,000."

"Rank C mission: find a sunblaze flower. Relevant information will be provided upon acceptance. Bounty: 1,000,000. Points: 300."

"Rank A mission: seeking a young Larvitar, preferably a Pokémon Egg. Bounty: 20,000,000. Points: 3,000."

The long list of missions made Xiao Ran's scalp prickle. They all offered enormous bounties and plenty of points, but not one was within their capabilities. Only after scrolling all the way to the bottom did he finally find a few Rank E and Rank F missions.

"Rank G mission: the Clearwind Bun Shop is hiring. Daily hours: 5 a.m.–12 p.m. Bounty: 100. Points: 1. Paid daily."

"Rank G mission: the Eastwood Trading Company is hiring porters. Bounty: 200. Points: 1. Paid daily."

"Rank F mission: help Auntie Wang find her missing Meowth. Bounty: 500. Points: 5."

"Rank F mission: The West Wing General Store has lost