The other two clerks nodded in agreement.
One of them even asked the price and immediately purchased a pen on the spot…
Rayven made sure to speak loudly enough for the gathered onlookers.
"As you see, our pens do not leak. Anyone is welcome to test them before they buy. We have nothing to hide."
Seeing that even the people working in the city trusted their brand, Rayven felt that this was already good enough for their temporary countermeasure.
Soon, new rumors spread through the crowd, this time not of suspicion about their product but of approval.
***
By midday, the hired people who were supposed to spread rumors that the negative remarks only came from the losing businesses had already started…
Normally, it would take several days for the information to spread, but on the next day, Eterna Script Trading already had a small crowd at its door.