The Cartel update in Schedule 1 introduces Thomas Benzies and his company to players, and he can be an extremely dangerous foe to take down.
The Cartel is essentially your biggest competitor in Hyland Park as they're in the same business. Naturally, your business is a direct threat to theirs, which is the backstory of the new update. There are a couple of ways you can manage the Cartel, and this guide will help you complete the whole Benzies storyline, aka Finishing the Job quest.
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Should you accept the truce offer in Schedule 1?
After you wake up, you'll get a text from Thomas Benzies. Once you meet him at the parking lot of Taco Ticklers, he will introduce himself. Once done, he will make you two offers: accept his truce or go to war with him. Accepting the truce offer might seem like the better offer, but the truth couldn't have been any different.
Accept the truce, and you become a supplier to the Benzies. You can only sell your products in a couple of regions, and the Cartel will acquire products from you at an inferior price. It's a peace offering that will harm your business in the long run. Therefore it's better to reject the truce offer and complete the Finishing the Job questline.
How to complete Finishing the Job in Schedule 1?
If you choose to go to war against the Cartel, your first task is to reduce its influence across Hyland Point. There are many ways to go about that. Once you've hit their influence by a noticeable amount, you'll get a call from Uncle Benji. He will give you the basic idea for how to deal with the Cartel once and for all.
There are three important tasks in Finishing the Job questline.
- Get access to some explosives: For this part, you'll have to talk with Billy at the Chemical Plant. Billy leaves the plant early in the morning to check if his car is parked outside. Billy will be more than happy to tell you about the explosives in the game, but he will be requiring 20 cocaine in return. You'll have to make two batches of the white stuff to make Billy open his mouth.
- Gain access to Hyland Manor: You can't just walk in through the main gate of the location. Instead, find Sam and ask him to dig a tunnel. Go to Thompson Construction to talk with Sam, who will agree to help, but in exchange for $10,000. Once you pay him the money, you'll need to spend one night sleeping on your bed so that Sam can complete digging the tunnel.
- Get the explosives: You will have to talk with Stan to get the explosives. He will discuss about turning the RDX into a bomb, but before that, you'll have to take care of a thief who keeps stealing his things. You can find the thief at the Docks at night, but be careful as he carries a handgun. make Make sure to carry a gun yourself to take care of him.
Once you have got the explosives, head over to the Manor using the tunnel and plant the bomb. Wait for 45 seconds for the bomb to explode, which will complete the Finishing the Job storyline. This takes care of the Cartel, and you will be able to purchase the Hyland Manor from Ray's Realty.
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