The Takeover (Pt 2)

With that out of the way, there was one less thing to be concerned about. I had successfully placed the trade underworld under my control.

Of course, Borgos would still run the black market as the ruler. There were several reasons for this.

The first was due to the fact that I was too busy and had too many other things on my plate to be running the black market. Of course this establishment had its uses, but I refused to limit myself and restrict my activities due to my commitment to such a place.

Even with this, the black market must continue and it's survival was essential to the equilibrium in Artia, and so I required a ruler to be in control while I attended to other affairs.

There was also the matter of appearance. Mine as well as Borgos's. As someone who would also be in possession of the Imperius Auction House, it would be a fatal mistake to be associated too deeply with the trade underworld.