
The Eastern mainland region of the Blue Wind continent, has seven kingdoms divided into each of their respective regions of power. The Kingdom of Losborn was one of the seven kingdoms on this eastern mainland.
While in the North, passing through the rivers, hills, ravines and forests of Jatilowa from the kingdom of Losborn, there is another kingdom called Soran, the territory that has power at the foot of the Hazel mountains and surrounding areas.
But between these two kingdoms had enmity with each other, until when the kingdom of Soran, a treaty was formed and made the two kingdoms connected without the need to fight again.
Even though the war between the two kingdoms had ended, there were only a few groups who did not approve of the relationship and still held grudges.
Apart from the two kingdoms' problems, it was clearly not Raynor's business and he did not want to deal with such complicated matters. Where now he walked with a beaming smile through the entrance gate of the city of Tegalasa.
"I made it, I managed to get out of the forest and get to the city."
He shouted happily as if he had crossed such a heavy obstacle of life. For more than 7 days lost in the forest, fighting blindly against dozens of demonic beasts in order to survive.
Everyone who saw felt strange, because Raynor was shouting indistinctly. To think that I was like a child living in a cave and for the first time meeting a human being.
Moreover, with dirty clothes, torn in the abdomen, back, left and right shoulders, or rather the clothes he has now are no longer worth using, even being a washcloth for farm animals is inappropriate.
The hustle of the royal townspeople was very different from the countryside, the houses made of wood and bricks towering two floors firmly, all neatly arranged on the outskirts of the road.
The rich, respected or the merchants wore beautiful clothes with high-quality materials, while the merchants were small, poor people or the lower classes are only limited to patchwork or animal skin that they dry. Two comparisons to distinguish the rich and poor in this city, including caste status, still apply.
Raynor realized that this city was still unfamiliar to him, not knowing left or right, who he was and who they were, even in the memory of Raynor Avya, he himself never set foot into the city of Tegalasa.
'I have to get information.'
Walking towards a dry-bodied old man who was peddling water drinks around the city park.
A silver coin Raynor gave to the seller and got a cup of sweet and refreshing water.
"Please one glass sir."
Quickly, the old man poured the water from the hollow bamboo into a cup and gave it to Raynor.
"Please sir."
Without the need for a quick pleasantry of the water flowing through Raynor's throat, sweetness makes his thirst disappear after a long time looking for a way out of the forest Jatilowa.
This is the way to find information... "Old man, can I ask."
"Please young master." Answer it politely.
"Where can I find a place to exchange soul stones from demonic beasts."
"Master can sell demon beast soul stones with the besiegers at the trade union near the town hall."
"Thank you old man."
Before Raynor left, he gave one more silver coin for the information provided by the dried-up old man.
As the motto of life: always repay twice the kindness of people who are polite.
Walk following the directions of the water salesman's previous information. But it was obviously difficult for the map-blind Raynor, who had to go round and round seven times until he found a large two-story house building made of teak wood, signposted with trade unions.
It was a gathering place for traders from all over the kingdom to request business licensing letters so as not to violate the rules of the Losborn kingdom.
In addition, trade unions become a place to share information between nomads and exchangers of goods in equivalent value. Such a low quality demon beast soul stone would be exchanged for five gold coins and for a medium quality worth twenty gold coins.
(The lowest currency value is the silver coin and the highest is the gold coin.
100 silver coin \= 1 gold coin)
Footsteps entered and did not care about the gaze of others pointed at me. Most of the trade union visitors are a bunch of cunning humans who are looking for profit at all costs.
But unfortunately the trade unions are not too interested in receiving low quality soul stones, where the stock of low quality goods is quite a lot, so inevitably the hunters sell it to middlemen.
Davendra is a man who hates people who seek to profit from the hard work of others.
In front of everyone who considered Raynor a beggar or a vagrant, he only replied with a smug smile while walking towards the administration even in plain clothes, but no one knows about his purpose here.
Right in front of the administration desk guarded by a beautiful woman, Raynor knocks to attract her attention.
"Excuse me brother...."
"Yes ... some can be helped." Quite complicated the woman's face when she saw Raynor standing in front of the table.
"Can I sell things here ?."
There was nothing wrong with Raynor's question, even written clearly on the sign outside if this place received the demon beast soul stone. But the way the administration lady saw it was getting more complicated, she looked up and down at her knees, as if confused by what items Raynor wanted to sell, while she just carried her body.
"That's true, but I'm sorry sir, we don't accept buying and selling human internal organs."
So did the answer from the beautiful woman with a strange look.
Raynor felt humiliated, he clearly thought of her like a vagabond who wanted to sell internal organs for money.
"Beautiful girl, I have no desire to sell internal organs, whether it's kidneys or heart, because I still need them. Unless you're interested in the contents inside the stomach, I can get them out now." Reply Raynor who responded to the humiliation in a wise manner.
Of course the woman was surprised not to play, whether she thought about what was taught to a 13-year-old child, because it was easy to say crazy things.
"Please don't joke little sister, where are your parents, let brother deliver."
"My parents' pretty lady is dead, and I'm not kidding, I want to exchange soul stones for some gold coins."
Back Raynor said the intent of his arrival to this trade union, although it was still considered by the woman as a joke.
"Alright sir, please put down his soul stone, later I will check the quality of your goods."
A little more polite the woman after witnessing the serious tone of chatter from the mouth of the youngster who came in a hollowed-out outfit.
Everyone who had originally only looked one eye, was now shocked to the point that their mouths were opened when Raynor took out the contents of the pouch he was carrying.
Piles of demon beast soul stones as big as fists lay on the table until furthest to the floor. All of that made the people in the trade union forget all about business, even if there was nothing to remind them to breathe, they forgot.
"There are thirteen medium quality soul stones and twenty low quality soul stones."
The arrogant smile when Raynor saw the people who looked at him lightly, could now only gawk.
"Ba. alright sir I'll count them all." The woman immediately took the abacus and counted it quickly.
All of the soul stones Raynor had were the result of the fight during his stray in Jatilowa forest, There was actually one high quality stone he had obtained when fighting the King of red wolves, but he kept it for something else.
"All three hundred and sixty gold coins, less by his taxes, then the whole total to three hundred and forty gold coins." Once the result of calculating the exchange rate amount of all soul stones belonged to Raynor.
"Miss, isn't the tax too big." Little protest for amounts reduced as taxes.
"This is the rule in this place, sir." He answered with a forced smile.
Raynor did not want to argue long for this kind of affair, only, the ten gold coins taken as taxes were too big. For the poor, five gold coins alone have been able to feed their entire family for three months without worrying about malnutrition, protein or anything else.
Obviously trade unions are not in favor of the lower caste people, the tax they refer to as a service of the exchange rate of soul stones to gold coins is to benefit from the hunters. In fact they are just like those middlemen.
Without needing to care around, Raynor immediately pocketed all the money from the exchange and left. But there will always be people sniffing the sharp scent of gold coins from inside the bag.
One bandit signal out the window to follow me away. But it is not the supreme ruler of his name, if he does not know the plans of the bandits who have followed since leaving the trade union.