“Like any other enterprising young recruit you’re probably wondering how you can advance to Knight rank. Normally, you complete a series of three tasks, your training. Not only does the rank of Knight come with prestige and a larger salary, but you also begin to earn a percentage of the net income of the guild itself. A fraction of a fraction of a percent, of course, but if the guild pulls off a large mission, that can mean a windfall of millions of credits. That's one of the reasons the guild has such a unique and fluid leadership, we all want the guild to do well, as we are all owners, of a sort.

“There are many annoying responsibilities associated with the rank, but you’re still quite a ways from reaching that point. Based upon the information you’ve given me, if you are willing to transfer to me the map of the Abyss Labyrinth you’ve acquired, in addition to the diagrams, I think we can count this as a completion of your first task. It may be a bit strange as I never even assigned this task to you, but I’m confident that this is information the guild is interested in. I think I can get you 500k guild points, plus a 100k bonus for the completion of the task. That will not only completely pay for your tuition to the Academy, but also give you 100k guild points left over to pay off your debt. Also, I’ll make sure the guild throws in a bag for you, what do you say?” Phantom looked at Alan, grinning.

Alan wished he had Eve, to determine whether or not this deal was as good as it sounded. Still, when they had discussed earlier what the loot was worth in total, Eve had estimated 500k guild points, max. Thus, Alan readily agreed to the deal, although it took him a few minutes to locate the map of the Abyss labyrinth within Eve’s data. In the meantime, Phantom took Alan's armor and put it into the Foundry, pushing a few buttons.

Phantom soon extracted the armor in pristine condition. He handed it back to Alan, along with a small metal ball that had popped out of the machine as well. This turned out to be a backpack that could expand and contract. If the weight was too large, it could even develop wheels. In the end though, it would still be limited by how much Alan could physically carry.

A few minutes later, Alan’s “first task” was completed. Alan immediately exchanged the hundred thousand guild points for a million credits, ready to surprise Icewolf by paying off the entirety of his debt. Phantom directed Alan to his new quarters, located only a few floors away from Phantom’s laboratory. According to Phantom, the desk that it came with had a secure call function that would serve Alan’s purpose of communicating, encrypting his call. If Icewolf’s end wasn’t secure though, there was nothing to be done.