Ever since Xu Yi had appointed him the Xinfei Merchant Guild's representative in Anvilmar City two years ago, putting him in charge of most of its business contacts there, Alex's life had changed beyond recognition.
Before that, he had spent some time working as an assistant factory manager at one of the Xinfei Merchant Guild's factories. His monthly salary of around twenty gold coins had already greatly improved his life, but Bunta City was a small place, after all, with only so much to experience.
After arriving in Anvilmar City, his initial duties had mainly involved dealing with Victor, Shalu, and Urgat to coordinate the handover of goods shipped from Bunta City by the Xinfei Merchant Guild, so Alex had quickly become close to the three of them.
The three had also deliberately cultivated his friendship. Under the guidance of these well-connected locals, Alex had soon witnessed Anvilmar City's splendor and enjoyed many novel experiences that had been completely beyond his reach back in Bunta City.
There were the lavish banquets at Aimei Restaurant, the surprise parties at Royale Manor, the feverish atmosphere of Opu Casino, and the tender skin of that young woman in the little building beside the casino...
But all of these cost money. Although Victor and the other two had covered every expense at first, never asking Alex to pay even a single copper coin, he naturally could not keep accepting their hospitality forever. He had to treat them in return.
After enough rounds of this, Alex's monthly salary of twenty-five gold coins as the Xinfei Merchant Guild's representative here had become woefully inadequate.
That was why Alex had been feeling rather troubled lately. When he had secretly made a rough calculation the previous month, he had discovered that his combined debts to Victor and the