An Jing's operation was quite simple. As far as the merchants who set up shop at the eastern part outside the city were concerned, they were frequented often by a young fool. Perhaps calling him a fool was a bit much, but they basically saw him as someone who spent money freely without even haggling.0

He looked like a youth in his young teens, dressed well enough to be a young scion of some significant Dustdawner tribe. They didn't know why he was so interested in the wares they peddled to the point that he bought entire stores out from time to time. Sometimes, he scoured the entire market to buy out a certain kind of good.0

He was generous and only haggled with some merchants who thought him foolish...0