While many of the customers who came in sneered at Karl for being a convict, no more of them willingly challenged him.
The Alchemy Hall was most popular with those who were in the early phases of the Immortal Spirit phase of their growth, and therefore needed resources that were relatively common to make the growth potions, pills, and healing supplements that they needed.
For those who were already among the strongest in the Clan, there wasn't much they needed other than those basic materials, and it was more cost-effective for them to buy them finished, by trading the loot they got on their outings to the warehouse for Clan Credits.
When they got higher level items that didn't work for them, they could trade them in for years worth of stuff they did need, it was a simple choice.
Just before dawn, the jingle of the door opening brought Karl out of his meditation, and he opened his eyes to see the Peak Immortal Elder entering the Alchemy Hall reception area.
