She exhaled slowly.
Upon waking, she had found herself in Orvane City without warning. She refused to summon the lightning panther or the battle tank. That would draw unnecessary attention.
First, she had changed her cotton sleepwear for proper linen garments, negotiating down from three gold coins to one amid the city's chaos. Then she purchased the donkey for five gold coins, calculating the animal's stamina relative to distance.
Fifty kilometers to the encampment.
She would release it afterward.
Or donate it to the kitchens.
She does not eat donkey meat, but others would.
Her thoughts were pragmatic.
Every day absent from Nexus meant losing over five hundred gold coins in potential sales.
Then—
Her mind vibrated with sudden notifications.
[A Semi-Automatic Pistol has been sold. 24 gold coins deducted.]
[A Semi-Automatic Pistol has been sold. 24 gold coins deducted.]
…
[Revolver has been sold. 16 gold coins deducted.]
