Kai looked directly at the old man, his expression impassive as he stepped away from the warehouse door to face him fully.
[Dave.
Level: 23
HP: 100/100]
Seeing that there was no player icon hovering above the man's head, Kai was able to determine that Dave was an NPC rather than a Player.
A native of this world.
"What do you mean the deals are closed?" Kai asked, his voice steady.
Dave paused, leaning on his cane. He glanced toward the left, where workers were busy loading crates into a waiting wagon.
"We have been dealing with a lot of requests recently from multiple merchant guilds," Dave explained, his tone weary. "As you probably know, Goldmore is the nearest distributor to the main city, so other towns rely on us. It is not that we don't have the workforce to cover the load, it is just..."
