Ian's eyes flashed from across the table. The same realization hit him at the same moment.
The first S-Rank gate of the First Order. The only one of its kind ever recorded. Nobody knew what rewards it contained because nobody had ever cleared one before.
Moon Outlaw's team were the first to clear such a gate. The Association had also kept all important details about the topic hidden, only those at the top echelons knew about it.
If the rewards scaled the way gate rewards typically did, then a first-ever S-Rank clear could have yielded something unprecedented. Something that didn't follow the normal rules. Something that could potentially threaten beings far above the First Order.
Even Third Order beings like themselves.
"The resources inside the first-ever S-Rank gate." Ian said slowly, the words heavy in his mouth. "Whatever it is, it must be powerful and the master knew about that, hence why we were warned."
