Eirwen counted the third lot's crates twice, since a promised evening deserved a finished ledger before anyone walked anywhere.
Hajin stood in the equipment yard with both arms spread, like a merchant about to rob himself.
"System, you beautiful thieving box, lanterns, flags and that marked rope stuff, and don't you dare upsell me again!"
[ Earth lot | 400 survey lanterns | 500 credits each | 200,000 credits ]
[ Earth lot | 400 signal-flag sets | 250 credits each | 100,000 credits ]
[ Earth lot | 200 marked cable bundles | 500 credits each | 100,000 credits ]
[ Purchase confirmed | 400,000 credits deducted from spendable funds ]
[ Wallet total | 6,448,985 → 6,048,985 credits ]
[ Relief reserve | 5,000,000 unchanged | Spendable | 1,048,985 credits ]
Crates thudded onto the packed earth in three neat stacks, and Ronen's outriders flinched as one body.
