Chapter 711: Stubborn Locals (1/2)

Sam went through the law book to see if he can find the requirements for the interplanetary travel within the realm and the information he obtained troubled him a little bit.

The primary requirement for a person to even think of interplanetary travel is that they have to be a Civilian first.

If they don't have that qualification there is no need to even think about it.

But currently, Sam and his friends who just arrived in this place are not even suitable to become a civilian as they don't have any registered identity under their names and they don't have any history of paying taxes.

Even though they had money and they could clear the tax payment easily in a single shot, this would make them get some unnecessary attention and since it is the time of elections in the town for the town head's position it would be extremely problematic for them.

They only have few options now and all four of them couldn't just get the civilian ship with one option. They have to think of different ways to not arouse any suspicion.

As for just traveling in between with the dimensional drifter, even though it is the easiest and accessible option for Sam, it is not suitable for him in a long-term plan. He wants to establish a certain level of relationship with this realm where he can freely conduct his business and develop properly moving forward.

What he wants from this place is their resources and talents, not the enmity and just the joy of exploration. For that, he needs a proper identity here just like how he had a proper identity in the Naga Loka to maintain his long-term relationship with the Nagas.

For that, it is better for them to get a proper identity and move with that.

On top of that the dimensional drifter is extremely expensive and also the elections are happening in all four realms, it would be a sensitive time and someone is bound to notice their presence with their plans they have in mind.

So, after some discussion, they decided to get the identities in a proper but fast method.

They would open different businesses which is the fastest way out of all. No matter what business you open once it becomes popular enough and gets you enough money you can use the identity as a merchant would not only be able to get the required identity, they can also pay off the tax at a single shot with the explosive business as an excuse.

But they couldn't just bring the things he had out of nowhere.

They decided to explore the town and its customs a bit more and think of what businesses they should take.

`So for the next three days, they decided to travel around and investigate at the same time while trying to get a new shop and residence.

They did get the information and Sam is actually quite surprised by the information he got.

First thing is, there are not forges in this town and there is only one forge which is also a factory of weapons and agricultural implements on this planet and that is on the capital city of this planet from which the portal for the Planet-1 is accessible.

It turned out that the weapon business and other forging business is completely under the elven control.

They completely monopolized it. Even though some normal humans can forge the weapons and equipment they have to get the approval of the weapon department which monopolized the business. The process is a bit complicated, but in simple words, the weapon business is simply a business under government control and it is completely regulated.

Now even if Sam wanted to introduce it, he has to get through a series of complicated procedures that might even take several days to months.

And this election is overcomplicating everything.

As for the food and beverage business, it is a little bit leisurely compared to the weapon business, but they need a shop for lease or own shop under their name. Otherwise, they couldn't get any permission and the procedure wouldn't even get started.

But that became a major problem. They visited every single street and every possible agent they could, but they couldn't get any shop for either lease or buying.

They even tried to jack up the price, but the situation is still the same.

After thinking for long and hard, they wanted to at least find a residence. But they couldn't do that either.

They couldn't find any form of opening for a discussion or a deal. Sam never felt this stuck before. Everyone is so careful and sensitive about selling their assets, as the election is near. Everyone wanted to be a voting Civilian.