After the briefing concluded, Halvern spent a few minutes on the stakes.
He laid out the numbers plainly, the district's economic value, the civilian population in the surrounding zones, the catastrophic radius if the gate breached uncontained.
He didn't dramatize any of it, he simply made sure every member of the team understood exactly what rode on their success. Then he shifted from stakes to people, reminding them that their first priority was coming out alive.
Halvern then provided Moon and Nina with a full supply kit, matching what every other member had already received. Health potions, mana potions, stamina potions, all of them B-Rank Second Order grade matching the gate's danger level.
He also provided them with canned food and water that could last each person for two months just in case things went wrong inside.
"Anything else either of you need before we begin? Speak now. Once you're inside, there's no resupply."
Moon shook his head.
Nina did the same.
