they love to gloat. and they need people to replace the olds, thats probably why they allow certain things about themselves out into the peasants ears. if u agree to sell ur soul to them, then they will protect u, in exchange for service. its just a rich gang. one of many probably. money is not a figment of our imaginations. it ultimately can be exchanged for rare and refined metals, which can be used to make weapons, knives, machines. if u have a knife, in the wilderness, u have a massive advantage. metal is power on earth.
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