Their purpose [1/2]

Similar to Bella, Philip made plans on how to "sell" me. It would have been much easier to choose the top guilds or pick one at random. But my employee did the opposite. Instead of choosing them, he made them sell themselves to us.

I worked at the Department of Transportation for six years. And while I never tried to hard sell, I knew that negotiation was a powerful tool for anyone. 

The shops and guilds here on the 3rd floor felt lofty and impersonal. 

But when I saw the faces of the representatives, I knew instinctively that these men and women were experts in their chosen crafts. 

'And the fact that they were all Phantoms.' I thought to myself. 

If money made life easier on Earth, here in Hellsgate, souls were directly related to our survival. 

It powered our abilities and equipment. It served as the medium with which we bartered and traded. And most importantly, it kept you in the safety of the battlefront.