(MC POV)
I had to check with omniscience for this one since I was curious why we were getting such preferential treatment. We were technically getting an entire section of the shop for ourselves after all, and I was wondering why they had such private sections inside their stores too.
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Oh…
Apparently the shops around here, especially the ones catering to the richer clientele, have runners at the entrances of the district who keep a lookout for 'potentially rich clients'. These runners check the people coming in and send messages along to the shops about anyone they think is important.
Precisely because money is a really big thing here, the rich control most of the city despite Hao Chi being the official governor. Therefore, it would be especially detrimental to any business if they were to accidentally offend someone who has a lot of money to throw around.
