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Hera’s lips couldn’t help but curl upward, a smile spreading across her face, clearly indicating that Xia Nan’s words were quite agreeable to her.
"You do seem to think highly of ."
"To be frank, although I did receive their invitation many years ago, you know that I couldn’t possibly attend."
"And since then, I’ve been excluded from their ’Moon Tide Banquet’ guest list."
Hera’s identity was the owner of the "Three-legged Sea Dog" tavern, one of the largest information brokers in Suo Yu Bay, passed down from the channels her parents left and augnted by her years of diligent managent, giving her significant relationships with many factions in the Southern Islands.
Under such circumstances, albeit secretly, publicly the complex interrelations of these forces required her to maintain an absolutely neutral stance.
Any inclination could easily result in severed channels or even animosity with the forces behind those channels.
The ’Moon Tide Banquet’ attended by ’Algae Scale’ Dodd might be large in scale, but honestly, considering soone like him, a kingdom fugitive, could be invited, one can imagine the complexity of the guest list.
If Hera attended the banquet, she could certainly expand her channels in the Southern Islands further, but it also ca with considerable risks that could affect the network of relationships she had already established in Suo Yu Bay.
Though ambitious, she weighed the pros and cons and made a much safer choice at the ti.
"However..."
Hera’s tone suddenly shifted.
Her erald eyes blinked, a hint of a cryptic glimr passing through them.
After so interaction, she understood that the black-haired youth in front of her was emotionally reserved, rarely expressing his inner thoughts, so she skipped the preamble and directly made her proposal to him.
"I do know soone who recently received an invitation to ’Moon Tide Banquet’."
"If you wish, I can introduce her to you."
"Of course, whether she is willing to take you along, or what price needs to be paid, is up to you."
Understanding the tavern owner’s implicit aning, Xia Nan’s expression did not change much due to the breakthrough in his plan to find the key for the [Dream Weaving Corridor]. After a mont of pondering, he raised his head again, looking at the woman with dark green long hair and a smile at the corner of her mouth sitting across the table.
"So... the cost?"
"How much remuneration do I need to provide for your introduction?"
Apparently having already devised a plan in her mind, Xia Nan’s question did not surprise Hera. She even raised her wine glass and took a sip quite relaxedly.
Then she chuckled lightly and replied:
"Hehe, there’s no need to be so serious, it’s just a transaction."
"I’ll introduce you to soone who can take you to ’Moon Tide Banquet.’ Similarly, the paynt for the intelligence about ’Algae Scale’ Dodd just now will be included, so no additional fees will be charged."
"And in return, I need you to do sothing for ."
As expected...
Knowing there had been a sche, Xia Nan remained outwardly calm, though his thoughts were turbulent.
Without responding, he quietly looked at her.
"Don’t worry, it’s nothing difficult."
"With any luck, you’ll be back in just a few days, maybe without even unsheathing those two longswords on your back."
"I need you to deliver a shipnt for ."
...
...
"Rustle..."
The window’s sheer curtains swayed and fluttered.
The sound of waves slapping against the rocky shore mingled with the distant hustle and bustle of people in the harbor, carried into the warm room on a slightly salty sea breeze.
Fully equipped, Xia Nan stood by the desk, raising the [Miju] dagger high in his hand, examining it carefully with squinted eyes as it caught the sunlight streaming through the window.
A slight twist of his wrist, and the sharp edge of the pink crystal blade refracted a glass-like, translucent sheen in the daylight, casting a dazzling pink light on the mattress behind him.
This trophy from the Priest of Sheep Horn Town, though with ordinary attributes aside from its toughness, did have an undeniable allure.
When Xia Nan first acquired it, he was even reluctant to use it as a skinning knife to cut trophies, feeling uncomfortable seeing its beautiful translucent blade stained with blood, though he gradually got used to it later on.
Standing in the sunlight, he enjoyed the view for a while, then sheathed the [Miju] back into the scabbard at his waist.
It had been three days since the casino excursion.
For the key to the [Dream Weaving Corridor], he agreed to the deal with Hera, escorting a shipnt as a guard.
Today was the day for departure.
Three days, neither long nor short.
For Xia Nan, a newcor who had just arrived in Suo Yu Bay, what he could do was beco familiar with the environnt or inquire about so less important information.
He originally thought about finding a Blacksmith Shop to try repairing the [Pulse of Purgatory].
This good (green) quality equipnt, forged by "Rock Hamr" Barn with Purgatory Steel and other special materials, had been damaged in the battle with the Priest of Sheep Horn Town, its iron plate near the chest showing a noticeable dent.
But after inquiring, he learned that to completely repair this armor, Gold Coins were one aspect; more importantly, it would take at least a week.
Since Xia Nan was about to set sail to escort goods for Hera, to repair the armor, he would have to leave it at a Blacksmith Shop.
In a shop where the equipnt was only ordinary in quality, and enchanted equipnt required additional ti to customize.
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