Having Rae know every time that your measurements changed by a centimetre was annoying, but not the end of the world for Dana.
She was plenty active, and rarely changed weight.
Still, it was a sensitive topic, and she knew that the spider compared everyone that she met in a dozen different ways. From how they would look in different outfits to what sort of flavour their blood might have.
The shops were beginning to slow for the evening, but Karl did notice that everything was staying open, as they had enough customers to justify being open all night.
The guests who had come to the New Home for the recruitment event had heard of the outpost here, and many decided to come see what was going on, or to find a room here instead of camping out in the New Home’s outskirts.
The town wasn’t really set up for guests yet, but there were some empty houses.
Unfortunately, there was nobody present who could tell them which ones those were, so they would still end up camping on the edge of town if they stayed here.
However, the two towns were actually hundreds of kilometres apart, more than enough to put them out of the way of potential rivals, while the portal allowed them to easily return to the New Home Merchant Clan’s home city, where the recruitment event would be taking place.
It was a bit of a loss not being in the area to scout, but avoiding the crowding was an advantage that was difficult to quantify.
Karl gave up on trying to get back up into the second floor workshop, and decided to simply work in the front room, where intrigued customers could watch him making simple Rare Grade rings for the many warriors that the Clans were expecting to take in.
It was a convenient option, as any combat class could use the rings, even if it wasn’t quite perfect for them. Even tank type druids could use the warrior rings, so they made a great recruitment option.
"You know, I never get tired of watching you do that. But I should go set up camp somewhere on the edge of town." One of the men sighed.
"I’m sorry that we don’t have more set up for guests. We’re just getting set up, and our Guild is still in the process of moving into their new homes, so we haven’t even started setting up guest hostels, lodging or hotels of any sort." Karl apologized.
"No worries. Half the Clans are too paranoid to do it or to stay in one if it was offered.
For an event like this, everyone is worried about being spied on. Getting a bit of advance information on prospects is vital to the process, and stealing a top recruit from one of your rivals is a huge victory.
That’s most of what you’re making here, by the way.
The bribes that will let people steal recruits from each other."


That second one was bound to happen eventually, but usually Immortals could push themselves for days or weeks at a time without sleep.

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