Released a spider. Looked deadly.
I’ll just assume it was deadly. Bravery, people.
The hero compassionately saves the frightful beast of unknown persuasions. Did it feel gratitude or fear? Nevertheless, the hero sees their good deed in the darkest shadows of the night, wondering if each would be the one to repay them with an unknown demise.
you always need a certain number of contracts AND event races to advance, but you can always go back to previous stages and find leftover races, that still count.
Also, the game stops showing you outrun races after a number of tries, just so you focus on the main quest.