Despite his assertion that they needed all the crafters that they could get working on the second floor to make the items that were being sold, Karl found himself being called out quite frequently to meet with Elders about the inventory.

Everyone seemed to realize that the Clerics were constructs, other than The Moron, and they would frequently ask for the actual shopkeeper when they wanted to place a custom order.

As Karl didn’t know any of these people, and he wanted to make a good impression, he went out to meet them, and got the description for an item that he could have had half made by then if they would have simply told the Cleric what they wanted.

"Welcome to the Darklight Host Guild store, Blackwoods branch. What can we help you find today?" Karl greeted a group who had just walked in, and then noticed that they had very familiar tags on their names.

"Ooh, a branch with a Void Tier branch leader. That is exciting. Does that mean this world is new? Like, first Darklight Host branch on the world? This is a big day."

The Lycan girl seemed to be talking to Karl, but she wasn’t giving him time to respond before she asked something else.

"Ah, visiting Guild members. You must have seen the Guild Store open in the Guild announcements."

The Lycan girl laughed. "Actually, one of your branch’s Lycan Elders contacted our Branch Treasurer to let him know that they had opened a shop. He totally forgot to mention that they had joined the Host."

Karl laughed. "Well, I’m glad that they’re bringing us customers, even from other worlds. There is also a Guild run clothing shop not far away, just off the main street."

"What one is that?"

"The Darklight Silks Emporium. They also sell leather armour and goods, but they specialize in clothing, especially silk clothing. It’s run by a Blood Destruction Demonic Spider."

The Lycan looked impressed.

"And she doesn’t eat the customers? You really do live up to the reputation of an Avatar."

Karl laughed. "She just advanced using a swimming pool full of blood after a victorious Clan Challenge. I don’t think that anyone is going to start trouble in her shop for some time."

The Lycan girl laughed. "You’re crazy."

"You think that he’s crazy, you should meet the badger," Elder Blackwoods informed her.

"Oh, Elder! We got your message. The old man said that there was good stuff in this city, so he sent use here for an hour."

"One hour? Then you’re pushing your time. If you want to go shopping for clothes, you should finish up here quickly. If you’re only gear shopping, you’ve got time. What did you need?"

The other Immortals who had come with the Lycan girl laughed at the way that she looked between the door and the shelves.

"Go get yourself something to wear. We will pay with Clan transfer if we find anything that you need here. I’m not sure how much they’ll have that you actually need at this point. But if they’ve got a good blacksmith or artificer, they might have something."

Karl laughed. "Technically, we have neither. Though, we do have a full team of Runecrafters, which can cover for most things. The weapons, we are having made in a mortal world with higher grade materials, then upgrading them with runes to make Immortal weapons."

"Oh, that’s not a bad option. Alright, what do you have for Blood Knights?"

Karl thought about it. "I’ve got some rings that have bonuses to base life steal, and added skill damage. I actually made them for Rogues, but I suppose they’re good for Blood Knights as well."

The Immortals smiled at each other. "See, I knew that it would be best to come to a Guild run shop for fun stuff. Our branch specializes in architecture and interior design."

Karl chuckled. "In a way, ours does as well. But using Illusions and Reality Warp to create expanded separate spaces."

"That definitely doesn’t count. I mean, we do it too. But that doesn’t count as actually doing architecture. If you design the building right, you can do so much more with illusions and pocket dimensions.

The resonance, you see?"

Karl shrugged. "Not my department, so I will take your word on it."

He brought out the items that would suit Rogues and Blood Knights, along with some of the more esoteric items for Warriors. Then, Karl brought out a few more of the Peerless Grade warrior items that he had been saving for later.

The other Immortals in the shop gasped, then glared at him.

They had all thought that the Peerless Grade items were sold out. But the Guild Leader was simply rationing them so that they didn’t all sell on the same day, and he could use them to lure in customers later.

"Wait, is this an in-house only thing, for other branches of your Guild? I want that bracelet," a warrior in deep blue robes shouted.

"No need to yell, all items are first come, first served. If you want it, we can discuss the price."

The other Guild members tried not to laugh. They could clearly see that the item was made by Karl. If they wanted one like it, they could just ask and have him send it to their branch. Once you knew the name of another Immortal Realm Guild Branch, you could access them to send purchases to branch members.

How that actually worked was a bit of a mystery, as many of the planets were fully isolated from each other. But as far as the members knew, it still worked.

The warrior set crate after crate of raw Immortal Rank metal ore on the floor. Then he nodded in satisfaction.

"That should do it, if you’re willing to take raw ore."

Karl let the store examine it, then nodded. "I am. We can always use more raw materials. Here you go, your purchase, Sir."