Damn, that's disappointing. So far I've seen 3 Network Links (Sprout, a random, and Sprout again. ). Cleared all 3 of those stages too, not that it seems to do anything.
Nah, searching just activates the additional reward for clearing that stage with an A Rank.If you're ever unsure about where to use an item when searching, just play a stage that rewards the compass, as using that will reveal the secret location of a screen.
It definitely would have been nice, yeah.What I've been doing is just running for the nearest keep as soon as a stage begins (before the first mission even appears) to try and capture as soon as possible.
When I first started playing this game I'd always hang around beating up random enemies while waiting for the next instruction to appear, now I start playing each stage like a nutter! Rushing to different keeps, taking out the more important enemies, moving as quickly as possible. It makes coping with multiple tasks a bit easier.