Inside the Flagship, Yakoda had negotiated with its owner over the fee for the Secret Research Institute to book the place for half a day. With some reluctance, she took out a large bag of Mora and handed it to the manager.
With Nefer's permission, she had taken more than half of their shared private savings from deep inside the Secret Research Institute to book the Flagship tavern.
The Flagship was the most popular large tavern in Nasha Town, Nod-Krai. Countless adventurers and townspeople liked to spend their money here and unwind.
Not only that, the head of the Fatui's recruitment department thought its steady stream of visitors made it a good place to recruit, so he rented a spot not far from the front desk to serve as a Fatui recruitment station.
And sure enough, he really had recruited plenty of young men from Nasha Town as new Fatui members.
Although the Flagship's owner was somewhat opposed to this, the Fatui were not people he could afford to offend. All he could do was raise the rent as much as possible, charging a million Mora a month.
It was not that he did not want to charge more, but the spot really was just an insignificant little corner. Besides, if he raised the price any further, the Fatui would certainly realize they were unwelcome at the Flagship.
If he really dared do that, the Flagship would have a new owner. After all, this was a lawless place under no one's jurisdiction... the Fatui had plenty of ways to make someone disappear.
"So, boss, here's the fee for booking the Flagship for half a day. Five hundred thousand Mora should be enough, right?"
Yakoda reluctantly handed the heavy bag of Mora to the Flagship's owner.
"Don't worry, don't worry, little