The earnings and workloads of E-rank hunters were similar across different guilds. Their main tasks were to be miners or collectors. Their contracts were based on incentives, meaning that they earned as much as their efforts allowed, no matter the guild. The only reason E-rank hunters preferred larger guilds was for safety.2

Protection was crucial for mining teams as they extracted mana stones in dungeons. The same for collectors who dismantled fallen magic beasts. The level of protection provided by their guild’s assault team was a key concern. This was particularly important for lower-rank hunters.1

Knowing this, after his initial hesitation, Dogyoon signed the contract Suho offered. In the end, it was a logical choice. He had already witnessed Suho commanding his shadow soldiers in battle. Ever since their last dungeon raid, he knew that Suho was different from other hunters. Moreover, he knew Suho wasn’t the type to treat him like...0