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Chapter 2 - DMT2- Towards Nanbu Valley 1

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"The evening sets in as Raghu starts walking towards his destination. He has already decided to treat himself today, but he will need to go to Enbo Emporium before that. Enbo Trade Emporium, which is also the source for military equipment and their suits and artifacts, is famous throughout the blocks. Anyone with sufficient credits can enter and place an order for equipment. This is a dangerous world, and people often carry a variety of weapons, especially here in the 11th. The store is busy all day as the quality maintained by them is far better than any other shop.

Raghu reached the place, seeing the colossal 10-story building standing out from all other shops and proceeds towards the building, seeing 2 guards outside the shop. They work as deterrents to any miscreants and thieves who would have any other ideas of stealing or making trouble for potential customers. It is necessary for them in the 11th, especially to control the crowd. He looks at both of them and nods. They recognize him as an old customer and guide him towards a different entrance for old and regular customers. Knowing his background in the military, they are given special access and privileges in the emporium. This is the same for all military personnel. He is escorted to a room and told to wait. An employee will see you in a moment, the guard said and left. He gets up, walks towards the shelf in front to grab an apple to eat while waiting. After 5 minutes, a short-statured man walks in, neatly dressed in a black shirt and cream pants, and a cream-colored blazer, which is the signature dress for all Enbo employees. They pay special attention to their employees and their appearance; he never understood why but never questioned it either. 'Hello sir, I am Daniel, how may I be of service to you today?' With a polite smile on his face, which would have made any other customer easy to talk with him. He had an inviting presence and tone which Raghu appreciated. 'Hi Daniel, I need some equipment, military-grade obviously,' and passed him a list. Opening the paper, he saw there are actually 2 lists, and seeing the second one, his expression changed to a frown. Most of the things are easy to provide and are available, but there are 5 items that he doesn't have access to give him. He told him to wait for some time while he gets these things and left.

Daniel is navigating towards the 4th floor where he is to meet the trade manager. He walks into the office after knocking on the door and hands him the list. The manager looking at the list couldn't help but frown, as these are forbidden items and couldn't be sold without exclusive permission. He tells Daniel to get the client to the 8th floor. He will meet with him there and take the trade forward. Daniel agrees and leaves. Meanwhile, Raghu is waiting for Daniel to show up without any care in the world. He knows the list of items he handed to him cannot be given to him without permissions from them. He already knows how the system worked and is waiting for them to summon him to the upper floors. That is where the real trades take place. This place is known for military tech, but very few know that it also deals in black-market items. These actually exist as a twin organization that handles the black-market trade for them, and they sell that via Enbo secretly. He had requested items that are available only through the black market. He is soon proven to be correct as Daniel walks in and invites him to the upper floor. He asks escorts Raghu towards the elevator. He observes that it's a service elevator and gets in, Daniel inputs some code and then presses the 8th floor. He is led to another room which is far more luxurious than the one he was in previously. The room is adorned with various antiques and has a certain character to it. The person who designed it would have had great taste, he thought. Daniel had been polite all the way and tells him that the trade manager will come and see him in a while. He can have light snacks in this room till he arrives and leaves.

The trade manager has already done a background check on his customer by now; he knows who Raghu is. He sighs and walks towards the 8th floor where he has requested him to be taken. Before leaving, he has already called for his materials to be brought to him on the 8th floor as he knows Raghu is not someone he can refuse, not because he has the authority of the military but it's the mark on his file which gives him special status and allows him to be entitled to anything he asks. Raghu is having his tea and snacks when the manager walks him and introduces himself as Satya. Even though he doesn't know what Raghu did to get that status and why, he is somewhat interested to meet this guy. He politely greeted him back exchanging pleasantries and then coming to the main topic, he tells him that his equipment is being brought up and he can inspect it here. He nods and asks him about the other branches if they have one near the Nanbu valley. This greatly surprises Satya, as the name of the valley is spoken only by those who are going to be reaped or are working there; it's a taboo for the rest of the world. He looks at him weirdly but tells him that they do have a branch, but it is located at the Nanbu town, which is situated near the base stop. He can visit it if needed before entering the valley. Raghu hands him another list and tells him that he will collect his items from that Nanbu town branch. He sees the list and advises him to meet a person named Hela there; she will assist him in getting items there. Raghu nods, collects the items, stores them in his backpack. 'Sir, if you don't mind me asking, why do you need this? It will be of no use there; they say no equipment works in Nanbu.' Raghu just maintains silence, and Satya taking a cue understands that he is in no position to ask him anything and lets it go. Raghu simply walks, only to realize he will need to be escorted out as elevators are code-locked. 'Great, just great!' he says and turns back to get help only to realize Daniel is coming in his direction, who then escorts him out. No words are spoken, and there is a silence that explains many underlying things.

With equipment and artifacts needs met, he now needs to fill his stomach well. He knows the perfect place for it; he is heading to the 11th Lotus Barn, which is fine dining and allows only for the few elites to visit as the credit they charge is insane, and not everyone can afford it. It's another walk of 15 minutes to reach there. He navigates through the market, and there is a cacophony of several traders shouting and vocalizing their displeasure at the prices quoted there. Negotiation is an art that is a must if you want to survive here, especially for these people. They have understood that well and negotiate as if their life depends on it, literally.

Arriving there, he is immediately greeted by the waitress and taken to a seating area. They offer a great variety in their menu, and Raghu doesn't want to holdĀ back today. He literally orders all the dishes, leaving the waitress quite flustered. She just looks at him, and he smiles back. She fumbles a little and is about to ask him if he's joking, but he hands her a token which she recognizes and leaves silently.

He eats to his heart's content, enjoying his meal thoroughly, not bothering about the looks he is getting from all other customers that are seeing his table that is constantly been delivered with food. Seeing his eating speed, they can't even comprehend if he really is human. After having a great meal and being ogled from every corner of the barn, he leaves, leaving some tip for the waitress. After all, he can't be stingy now, can he!"