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You mean WASTE absinthe, moon-pearls and/or rostygold to gain a single pitiful point of supplies alongside wasting a whole action you noob.
These new choices are garbage that just get in the way of what you really want: <a href="/wiki/Burly_guards_and_porters" title="Burly guards and porters">Burly guards and porters</a> & <a href="/wiki/Hire_a_porter_from_the_docks" title="Hire a porter from the docks">Hire a porter from the docks</a>