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“Dear Miss Jiù zhǔ, we would like to inform you that your
Incurring debt pile with the royal bank had seemed to be
too much for you to handle, with your old age, we
Were also afraid that you would try to escape, seeing
That you have also bought a camel with the money
That you have borrowed from us, so we decided that
Now is the time to show the people of your kind that
The bank would not allow people who can’t pay their debts to
Leave without punishment…… so we decided that you
Would be the one we would make an example of, sincerely.”
-The Royal Inspector

After reading that note, I cried for the rest of the day, every
night while resting, I have felt guilty that I was the one that caused
her to get into so much debt. After that day I sold her hut instantly
and started stealing. A few years had passed when I got caught by
a merchant, but surprisingly he asked me why I was stealing. I told
him about my past and he gave me an offer, to become a merchant
and travel with his group instead. I quickly took the deal and started
learning about the trade routes right away. But as I was about to
embark on my first trip on the silk road, my group was *sob*
slaughtered by a group of bandits, I was the only one that made it
out alive, barely, so I decided to stop everything and rest for a few
years, until just a few months ago when I had built up enough
courage to actually start trading on this journey through the
wonderful path known as the Silk Road. He finally ended his story
and looked up to see all of them staring at him with sadness in their
eyes.