Buying information was key in dealing with lawless places where power and authority didn't interfere, only acting to contain the lawlessness.
Crime was an institution of its own, Damon learned that in his early days in Valtheron.
Put simply, this was how the knights of Valtheron acted. They kept order where they needed to, but they didn't give a damn about the darker areas of Valerion.
That was why local gangs created their own laws but made sure not to step on some toes.
The Valtheron Empire functioned the same way, so Damon understood how places like this operated, the unspoken rules of engagement.
All of that for one rank three core was quite a steal.
Cores were valuable here. These people didn't have a concept of currency. Maybe banking hadn't been invented yet. This was, after all, the zero epoch. The world was still young.
