Chapter 132 - 132: Mission Assignment
Upon hearing Cain's words, the receptionist was slightly surprised, but she nodded with a smile and said, "Understood, please wait a moment."
This time, the wait was much shorter, as the data was already fully recorded and only a more detailed analysis was required.
"Apologies for the wait. Indeed, it was an error on our part. This Nidoran has the 'Hustle' ability, which doubles its value to 200,000 Pokédollars, or 200,000 points. If this is acceptable, it will be directly recorded on your identity card."
Cain nodded in agreement. A Nidoran with the 'Hustle' ability and a dark yellow potential had a value equivalent to one with light green to green potential without the 'Hustle' ability. This price was within Cain's acceptable range.
Once Cain confirmed, the receptionist performed a few operations on the computer to log the completion of Cain's mission.
"Since you've reached 100,000 points, you can now be promoted to a one-star hunter. Here is your badge; please keep it safe." With that, she took out a gold star from the counter, engraved with the words 'One Star.'
The stars representing hunter ranks in the Hunter Guild are made with a special technique, making them difficult to counterfeit. Thus, it's unlikely anyone would wear a number of stars that didn't match their actual rank.
If anyone tried to forge a hunter's star and the Hunter Guild found out, they would be relentlessly pursued. They would then understand why there's a nickname for guild members: the "Sun Dogs."
After all, wouldn't experts who specialize in tracking and capturing rare Pokémon be able to find an ordinary person?
Cain accepted the hunter's star, but he didn't immediately put it on.
Seeing that Cain didn't leave after completing his mission, the receptionist didn't mind and formally asked, "Is there anything else I can assist you with?"