003 - Mono Proper Ant

The cities of Underempire are thriving! And when there are people hungry for work, soon they will find themselves starving for ways to spend their coin. And with that demand firmly places, plenty of bugs with spirits of entrepreneur ready and sizzling for some scalping of the hard earned coins of the laborers. First such businesses will be the most direct in their desire to fleece the working class of their hard earnings on their most base desires – Alcohol. Sex. Gambling. Brothels and bars will open far and wide, standing quickly on ramshackle foundations risen in haste. But soon a town turned into a city, more and more insectoids settle around, community grows and the wild underwest slowly civilizes. More services are needed. Goods required grow in their spectrum. And finally, as new rich and influent emerges the luxuries find their way to the world. Intricate watches on golden links. Elegant clothing of latest fashions. Perfumes and gourmet treats. And here you will find the true wily merchants settle their places – in catering to those, who are proud in their overspending, just to acquire a status symbol that ensures simple, quick and posh signal to the people below of their power and wealth, and to the people in same circles of their taste and affluence…