Firo wouldn't have thought a counterfeiting operation could ever be that big or successful. That's not all that makes his eyes widen as he stares at Maiza. "The normal people were the ones in charge?"

He shakes his head. "I've never heard if it workin' that way anywhere." He has no illusions about their government back home, thought perhaps his perception is overly pessimistic. "So by "bought" the town, you mean they bribed everybody..?" It's the explanation that makes the most sense to him. You can't really buy a town, but you can buy its officials and law enforcement.