Victor asked Vans to hand over one of the item bags, then he asked the elderly man what the village's current population was. It was almost two hundred people. Victor had already planned for a similar situation, which was why he had extra item bags."I'll want the item bag back at some point, I'll return here eventually. The bag has food for at least three hundred people for about a year. For now, the bag is yours."The man took the bag and examined the items. His eyes soon filled with tears and he thanked Victor, offering more money, but Victor said the coins and the information were already enough. Still, he wanted two more favors. The first was a guide, it did not matter who, as long as they knew the routes. The second request was a place for them to spend the night.The elderly man formally introduced himself. His name was Alexsander, and the village was called Granforce. He was no longer suspicious. He handed over an empty house to the group and told them they could stay as long

The merchants guild was much larger than the adventurers guild, at least twice the size and far more organized and luxurious. Victor was not impressed, he was used to places like that. On the demon continent even the adventurers guild had a similar structure. Humans like to separate people based on how much money they have and what they do for a living."I want to register with the guild," Victor said to a receptionist.She looked at him differently. She sensed something unusual about him, she could not see him as a merchant. Still, she said nothing about it."Good morning," she said with a smile. "I need you to fill out this form and pay a fee of twenty gold coins.""I will do that, thank you very much."Victor began filling out the form and realized something. He did not own a shop or a stall. He was pretending to be a traveling merchant. He could still register, but in that case he would not have access to all the informational benefits he wanted. He would be the one selling that i