the merchant Guild and the random Guild
have been able to thrive economically
their coercive practices have made the
role of their administrators all the
more apparent justifying their
collection of service fees as the saying
goes without criminals what purpose do
the police serve the current state of
the realm of seals maintains this
fragile equilibrium as the overall
situation has nearly stabilized in the
absence of overly powerful and prominent
individual players the realm now relies
purely on the numerical Advantage
strength lies in numbers why eacho
gently patted the head of a young boy
signaling him to depart from the area
the shopkeeper refrained from further
comments recognizing that icho is the
leader of a significant Guild Yan you
are here to see our Guild leader aren't
you just a couple of days ago our leader
mentioned you icho turned to the
shopkeeper perplexed isn't he engrossed
in the front lines how does he have the
time to mention me the shopkeeper waved
his hand dismissively indeed our Guild
leader the Mage God has had quite the
long-standing Rivalry with you he often
brings you up isn't it almost time for
the next tournament our leader has been
eagerly anticipating this day just
waiting for a chance to compete with you
icho smiled oh in that case he may find
himself disappointed I do not intend to
contest this time I am not planning to
participate in the competition anymore
is your guild leader currently in the
city the shopkeeper nodded vigorously
yes of course shall I guide you to him
isan ichio shook his head that won't be
necessary I was here during the
renovations and I still remember the way
after exchanging a few more words with
ichio the shopkeeper returned to his
shop whyo gestured for the mother and
daughter Duo to hasten their departure
they too did not linger merely
expressing their gratitude before
leaving it was evident that they were
quite apprehensive of the players this
was not entirely surprising given that
players have long had a notorious
reputation for their misdeeds within the
game ruling with impunity for quite some
time they truly do not regard these NPCs
as beings worthy of respect adhering to
a mindset that Outsiders are inherently
different the two young women continued
to express their indignation pointing
and Whispering at the shopkeeper
observing this ichio could not help but
shake his head their current enjoyment
of Citizen privileges is merely a result
of their nation's considerable strength
compounded by the fact that their King
is a seventh tier Powerhouse were they
even slightly weaker they would not be
enjoying the rights accorded to citizens
of the Human Alliance however this
situation cannot last indefinitely once
the overall strength of the players
reaches the sixth tier level these
Empires with their highest combatants at
the seventh tier will be insufficient to
withstand the tide at te that point
their fate becomes all too predictable
it would likely follow the same old
pattern signing unequal treaties
stripping away citizen rights and
relegating them to the status of
enslaved races under the Human Alliance
the game World Harbors many unspoken
rules players purchasing female slaves
for their own enjoyment are merely
engaging in things that are understood
but unspoken governments in various
countries are powerless to regulate
matters within the game in this Lawless
expanse players truly act as they please
you are the only daughter of Duke choo
the young woman turned upon hearing this
do you know me icho retrieved a letter
from his bosom and handed it to the girl
when you return present this letter to
your father and inform him that the
Human Alliance has consented to that
matter there will be a path for his
Retreat the girl paused what Retreat
what are you speaking of faced with her