LZ
[Post] Someone attacked a Bangboo merchant. Second I've seen this week.
Looks like there's a lot of newcomers to the industry lately. Let me say what everyone is thinking: Bangboo merchants are no good in a fight, and nobody is in charge in the Hollows, so why do business with them when I can just break it and take the goods by force?
People used to do it, though not as often as they do now. So here's a heads up — this doesn't end well for anyone.
To put it bluntly, making enemies in the Hollows is doing nothing for your chances of survival.
Not to mention destroying a Bangboo will only add Pressure to yourself, increasing your chances of corruption. Even if you escaped the Hollow, you'd have the Investigative Association knocking on your door in a day or two.
These Bangboo merchants are sent into the Hollows by officially recognized merchant associations, and they carry special microchips with transaction records. Even when sabotaged, other Bangboo merchants can still read the chip. Usually, the merchant associations won't investigate trade records, but if a Bangboo is messed with, well, it's easy enough to find the culprit.
If you wanna last in this business, you're better off dealing with the merchants honestly.
ScaredyCatsCan'tBeHIA
I heard all Bangboo merchants come with a "mutual destruction" protocol. If a Hollow Raider messes with them, they call out to Ethereals and you both go down!
LeilaWants2Paint
There's no such thing. The merchant associations aren't stupid, they send the Bangboo in there to make money, so they wouldn't give up on them that easy. Even if people do break them, they just keep sending new ones into the Hollows. Just proves how much money they're making.
Man in Klein Bottle
Exactly. Even though WE can't take Gear Coins out of the Hollows, the merchant associations can exchange them with the HIA for huge sums.
No idea how they got this circular economy going in the Hollow, but I guess it's not something we Hollow Raiders should concern ourselves with.