The Church Emissaries
Matt's arrival signalled the end of Rhode's final worries. This also meant that Starlight was on the path towards self-sufficiency in income. Earning income was always the weakness of all guilds and as long as income was secured, they could shift their attention to lowering failure rates on missions and the death rates of mercenaries. These weren't difficult for Rhode and as a matter of fact, he had ordered Canary and Bubble to simulate all the mid-range and above levels dungeon BOSSes in the mirage for the repetitively training of mercenaries. At least for now, the mercenaries were familiar with their attacking patterns and the next challenge for them would be the actual battles.
After their discussion, Rhode checked on what Matt was up to all this while. After all, although it wasn't that straightforward collaborating with Starlight, Matt felt that it was better than not doing any business at all.