Time flows slowly amidst the undercurrents.
Every day, Crusaders laden with abundant spoils return to Damietta.
The merchants accompanying the army are ecstatic, as a large quantity of Eastern silk, fine furniture, spices, porcelain, glassware, and even mummies unearthed from graves are being transported into the city and sold to merchants.
Many Crusaders are eager to cash in, thus lowering their prices, and naturally, the merchants are making a fortune.
Losa, realizing this, immediately set up a "Purchase of War Spoils" sign in the camp, essentially buying back soldiers' spoils of war, exchanging them for gold coins embossing his portrait, taking a portion as a fee, and returning the rest to the seller.
This was a virtually cost-free business, greatly replenishing Losa's previously depleted wallet.
