As the sun sets , Sewo2 returns to the city. He is dirty, tired, but seems weirdly strong.

  Sewo2 goes back to the police station to get his stuff back. The guard asks Sewo2 for commission. The guard asserts"You think , you can just walk back here, take stuff and leave? That is not your stuff. Do you have proof that it's your stuff? I am not going to let you have this stuff for free !"

  Sewo2 implies"But sir, I sought thy consent to allow me to place my belongings here. You know this is all mine, why do you do this? I am diet poor , there is nothing I can give you or anyone."

  The guard pushes Sewo2 causing him to fall to the ground. The guard exclaims" What is your status? Do you not know where you belong? You disgusting pest, you dare talk back?"

  The guard berates Sewo2 , he expresses disgust at the mere sight of Sewo, he expresses resentment towards his job that forces him to tolerate such insufferable scum, he berates Sewo2's father for having birthed such an insignificant and foolish vermin.

  Sewo2 doesn't realise why the officer would go so far, Sewo did not say much either . Sewo decided that it's best to pretend to be a fool and be at the officer's mercy. The officer kicks Sewo in the face , then stomps on him several times, Sewo just lies on the ground .

  The officer takes out his belt and whips Sewo with it. The belt leaves its marks , Sewo doesn't do anything, he knows that it'd be too troublesome if the officer gets enraged. It's better to let the man vent out his anger.

  The officer calls his colleagues and one by one they take turns tormenting Sewo, They whip him, beat him , use wooden staff to beat him. This goes on for an hour.

  Finally , the officers who are satisfied , having their anger vent out , decide to let him go. They give Sewo his stuff back. They ask him to leave and never be seen again.

  Sewo2 leaves. Quietly.....making a mental note to have his get back.

  Sewo then goes to the crossraod's footpath where he gets a good night's rest.

  Next morning he wakes up and arranged his loot.

  Sewo decides to sell the snakes to the butcher shop, where he can make money by asking back the skins of the snake.

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  Then he can sell the skin into the garment factories.

  He would then sell the crystals into shops , for they looked very impressive and selling them by himself would be inefficient for himself.

  He wanted to strike a deal with a shopkeeper that made a respectable offer.

  Sewo heads to the butcher's market. There are a lot of butchers , hunks of meat from different animals hanging everywhere. Pigs, deer, sheep, crocodiles, monkeys, lions , tigers ,you name it they have it.

  The pungent smell of blood and animal waste was everywhere,the place felt sad, a bit overwhelming.

  Sewo felt sad at the sight of animal corpses lying there for showcase . He questions "Is one man's life, another man's toy? These bastards, they have animals hanging here like they are toys, it's disrespectful towards those that are dead."

  Gaining recomposure , Sewo starts looking for good shops. He wants someone who knows his stuff and isn't excessively greedy.

  Sewo shortlists 2 shops.

  V'eil D Aroma- a shop that had reputation for being a big seller, the shop had been doing very well in the past, after its owner died, the shop hasn't done all that well. It's now run by the many workers.

  Wolfram Central- A shop which has managed to survive nearly 20 years, it doesn't get as many customers as other shops, yet somehow manages to keep staying in the business .

  These 2 piqued Sewo's interest the most. Wolfram Central- seemed to be a weird shop, it was less of a shop , almost as if it was an upfront , meant to gatekeep some schemes.

  But for his current interest V'eil D Aroma seemed to be the better option . The employees were passionate, the bossman here was actually just a 9 year old kid who inherited the shop from his father, the employees were taking care of him.

  Sewo enters the shop, he approaches the counter and asks to meet the main butcher and the bossman.

  Sewo2 explains his purpose of visit and expresses his desire to secure a good deal for the future as well.

  Sewo is let through and he is brought to the main butchering area. Sewo2 takes out the snakes bodies he had with him , he had placed the snakes in chests prior to the visit .

  The main butcher Roberto strokes his chin in amazement. He can't believe someone managed to kill these many snakes.

  Sewo2 asks"I want to sell all these snakes to you, in return I have two demands- one that I be given fair on market price for all the snakes and that I shall receive their skin, second that I wish to secure a contract where I will sell all my animal kills to this shop in return for a fair price."

  Roberto thinks for a second, he calls for an employee meeting. The employees discuss what their next steps should be. Their situation is dire, this deal will benefit them a lot .

  The funds they have , are just enough to get the payment done, they are in a dilemma , whether to buy the snakes from Sewo or to just manage by , they could only last 2 more months at best .

  This is a golden opportunity for them, it is a risky move , so some employees oppose this idea, while some are in favour.

  The bossman will be the one to make the final call, they decide to look for the bossman to pass the final verdict.

  When they go searching for him, the bossman Baal, is already talking to Sewo, the boy is seen analysing the stuff Sewo has brought in , he appreciates the efforts but points out the quality.

  Baal says "The sheet quantity of these snakes is overwhelming, but a lot of these will be hard to process, their heads have been bashed in, plus just taking off the skin alone will be a lot of work.

  There are poison and binding snakes here, the Binding snakes are a pain to butcher for their body has to be straightened out before processing and the poisonous snakes are to be dipped into preservatives and set under sunlight for 5 hours before they can be processed.

  This impressed Sewo , he complimented the boys capabilities , and replied by saying" Well, to catch so many, it's obvious I have to do what I can. Also, the process will be the same no matter where I go, the question is, whether the butchers here have what it takes to get the job done faster than those in your competition."

  This challenged the kid's ego and the boy immediately accepted Sewo's challenge . Sewo was paid for supplying the snakes, he received 5 gold and 83 silver coins.

  Sewo was asked to return after 2 days to collect the snake skins.