Rin stared at the mission board in the Association headquarters, dozens of available assignments scrolling across the digital display, each one color-coded by rank, region, estimated difficulty.
E-rank missions were highlighted in green, he had access to maybe thirty of them, everything from rat extermination to goblin patrols to slime cleanup.
None of them would get him stronger fast enough.
"You've been staring at that screen for ten minutes," Joy said, appearing at his shoulder with coffee. "Just pick something, they're all going to be boring grunt work anyway."
"I know, just trying to find something useful."
"Useful how? They're E-rank missions, they're designed to be safe and repetitive, that's the whole point." She sipped her coffee. "We grind these out for a few months, build our record, then we get access to better assignments."
Rin knew she was right but the thought of spending months clearing rat nests while Kazriketh was out there somewhere made his jaw clench.
