Chapter 10
Giant.
That's how they described him, and some people even feared the dark-skinned man. Yet to the majority of players that knew him, he was a friendly and helpful person. To me, he was a great comrade whom I could trust I any matter; it was Agil.
The first foreigner I encountered, I searched for his stand, as he was an early-starting merchant. I always strived to do business with him, as I was curious to know his story. Quickly getting to know each other, it seemed he also wanted to know my origin, as he was the first person I revealed myself to. Both foreigners, we got along quite well.
"Well, my man, if it isn't the glorious silver eyes!"
His deep voice and bulky presence always enlightened me, as I would come directly to his stand the next day whenever I hunted after the midnight rumbles were over.
"Hey Agil, how's the shop doing? Scare many customers off already!?"
"Hey brotha´, don't disrespect my business! It's only a mat now, but one day I'll get my very own place!"
"Yeah, well I hope you do. Anyways, I've got something for you"
"Oh, looks like you don't waste time. You know, the [Lobo Fur] you sold me last time, it was quite the attraction, I had many customers fighting over it!"
"Oh yeah!? Well, you're in luck, because this time, some player betted with a [Dark Leopard Pelt]! It's supposed to be a rare drop, and I bet I could make a hell of an outfit!"
Materializing a dark-spotted animal skin, I handed it over.
"Man! Oh man! You really are something! I'm going to make a fortune out of this!... But hold on, how much do you want?"
"Well… judging from its appearance… How about 60,000 Col?"
"Sixty-thousand! Come on man! You know I don't have that much!"
"Haha, relax bro! I was just kidding!"
Taking an annoyed pose, the tall man crossed his arms. And as he stood there, I somewhat understood why some people feared him. Standing at probably more than 1.95 m., he was a towering person, yet I didn't have a hard time being around him like others, as I probably also had a height around 1.80 m. myself.
"Look, let's make a deal; after all you are a merchant, so this should be your specialty"
"Alright, I'm listening"
"Keep it"
"Wait, you can't be serious!"
"Of course I am! But there's more… I want you to sell it; and whatever comes from it, I would like you to give it away to others; just help out the mid-level players"
Since a while back, I knew he helped mid-level players out, pushing them to level up to be able to get on the front lines. It was very descent, and he even helped me out once, so I had to pay him back somehow.
I knew that behind his seemingly greedy merchant role, he was a kind man wanting to help others. It was him who catapulted many players towards the front line, giving them specialized gear. But he didn't want anyone to know, so I didn't speak about it to anyone.
"So how about it? Are you in?"
"Of course I'm in! This will boost my sales even more!"
"Alright, gotta go man. I have duties with the Squad, so I can't be seen wondering around. My team always gives me a chance to escape for a while from the front"
"Right! See you round´. I expect you to bring in even better stuff next time!"
Shaking hands, I turned to leave towards my supposed post, but turned to make a new request.
"Hey, I wasn't here ok! Please don't tell anyone"
"You know I won't, and the same goes for you"
"Great! Till the next boss I suppose"
"Make sure not to die before that!"
"Can't make sure of that, but ill try!"
Laughing, I parted towards the teleport gate.
Hope my teams not irritated with me, I told them one hour, and it's been two! Guess ill have to invite them dinner, AGAIN!