Kiro walked closer, with his robe on, it was hard to tell who he was. He didn't get too close, he didn't want to be recognised, not really. That would drag unwanted attention and it will definitely get him in trouble.
Kiro noticed that Isaac was also in line. This was a pretty funny sight to see. He was the 5th one from the 1st.
He cleared his throat which caused a silence that was too instantaneous to be real. He tried using his reality warping abilities to change his voice and appearance, but he was met with an error message every time.
'fuck.'
"I suppose you guys are here for beast rental," He said with an obviously fake voice. "I'll need the first 10 of you to transfer the 100k to the account holder AD."
He had already created another bank account for this one thing specifically. He could never use his real one. He claimed it was a new company at the bank, and they told him it'll be closed down in 3 months if there was no activity.
Even though some suspected that he was Kiro, some like Isaac thought it wasn't. His post was also not very specific, it only claimed that, if you want to rent beasts this was where you needed to go. It never said Kiro himself was the beast tamer.
But he didn't care about their debates and theories, he was only here for business. To make money. Enough of it to gain him respect in his society, enough for him to hold a powerful position because only with power do people actually achieve the chance to inject real change.
He'd be idiotic if he thought he could destroy the current status quo without any real influence. So, albeit small, this was the start.
They, without hesitation wired him the money. His lips were trembling, he wanted to burst out laughing but he held his emotions. He even managed to even keep the smile at bay, not like they could see him under the ancient robe.
"I have beasts with the ranks from B to S. First come, first serve. It's also important to not choose it based on rank but based on your skills, if you choose one that's S and your skills aren't compatible, you will fail miserably.
"Maybe, but you create weapons and armour sell those with creds and you won't be envious of me."
Like that, a light bulb descended from the heavens and into Hiro's head. "Goodness, you're right. Why didn't I think of that? It's so simple."
He had also made plenty of rare to epic weapons and armour since then, and very few legendary ones. None were ranked ancient though. He quickly snapped some pictures, using the game video camera.
He made a profile for each weapon and armour, it's rank and insane stats. The moment his friend gave him the idea, everything fell into place for him.
Him and Kiro worked tirelessly creating a website for their businesses. They simply named it After Dark, it would also help in the future. People can contact them through it.
They created three sections, one for weapons and armours. The prices ranged from 10k to 200k creds. The other was for beasts, with detailed information about each of them.
The site helped in that, nobody had to go waiting at the gate anymore. You can rent beasts using the site and just collect them with proof.
They shared their website on talkalot, on both of their accounts. It didn't go as viral as the last one, but it still got a lot of attention.
Hiro's products were selling like hotcakes. Their selling point went hand in hand, people would buy weapons and armour, then rent a beast, feeling a little bit overgeared they'd go on dungeon runs.
There was also information on the site that After Dark offers mercenary work. That's what the third section was for. They listed the five members not by name but by race and class. Starting with the leader, and the first to join by ascending order.
So naturally, Ishaan was complaining about being the last one.