Oh? Why was the reaction so big? Could they have seen through something? No way...
Jiu Ming muttered to himself, but the next moment, he understood what had happened. Without another word, the stall owner deftly rolled up the cloth in front of him, wrapping up all the goods spread across it, slung the bundle over his shoulder, and sprinted toward the other end of the street!
Looking at the other vendors, their movements were strikingly similar to what Jiu Ming had just seen. They all packed up their things with incredible speed and joined the great fleeing horde!
And behind them came a group of native residents in law enforcement uniforms. City inspectors, perhaps?
"Uh... so even this kind of high-end combat force has been developed now!?" Jiu Ming could not help saying. He guaranteed that this had absolutely nothing to do with him!!
[Origin Points are useful to natives as well. Where there is demand, related developments will naturally arise. Besides, setting up stalls wherever one pleases is illegal too, so it is perfectly normal for relevant enforcement personnel to develop.]
Panel-kun explained blandly.
In short, the vendors who got away wore faces full of relief, while those who failed to run and got caught looked utterly ashen. Their goods would not be confiscated outright after being caught, but they would have to pay a fine before they could reclaim them.
"Tsk tsk, how pitiful. Then let's add something like a flea market. Renting a stall will require regular fees, and while we're at it, we can set up some auction houses too."
Even if they had decided on it now, they could not just make it appear out of thin air. They could only rely on the natives to slowly build it themselves; otherwise, it