Goblin Dependency

Chapter 999: Chapter 497: Departure and Review

"Bang."

The heavy wooden door slowly closed, accompanied by the frictional sound of the hinges, as the tall figure with dual swords disappeared behind the door.

The tower once again returned to its quiet state, with countless artifacts lying as usual on the wooden shelves. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Having seen Xia Nan out the door, Aurie slowly turned around and stepped towards the stairs.

Perhaps due to habits formed since childhood, even when alone with no outsiders, he maintained a dignified and elegant posture in his movements.

Spotless exquisite leather boots stepped down on the carpeted stairs in succession, his right hand lightly held the railing.

His silver-gray eyes, inherited from his Elven ancestry, inexplicably sparkled, as if tangible thoughts flowed within them.

Xia Nan—"Haiya"—"Gray Sword."

Thanks to his years of operating information channels and cautious habits in Suo Yu Bay, Aurie had already collected plenty of up-to-date intelligence regarding the adventurer team and updated the information before meeting the Vengeance Blade Blade Ship Group and appraising that marble workbench.

He knew that two new temporary members had joined the team, seemingly introduced through the channels of the Three-legged Sea Dog.

One was a Half orc with countless connections to the former "A Lin," and a young adventurer from inland areas, seemingly a novice but already earning the titles "Gray Sword" and "Haiya" in two different regions, possessing strong abilities.

Before today, he had no special interest in these two, or rather in Xia Nan.

The inquiry into related information was merely out of habit.

Until Aurie saw the other party for the first time in the adventurer association’s meeting room.

He had to admit, the instinctive observation ability of an appraiser toward Good Equipment made him have a profound impression of the fully armed Xia Nan.

Afterward unexpectedly, Ellison’s separate introduction provided a timely and suitable platform for building a relationship between him and the other party.

Due to the face of this descendant of Lailo Moerton, combined with a bit of curiosity towards Xia Nan, he invited him to his collection hall. freewёbnoνel.com

Seemingly introducing his collection tirelessly, in reality, Aurie was observing him covertly from the moment he walked through the oak door following him.

Previously, in so many years at Suo Yu Bay, he had indeed invited outsiders to this tower.

Nobles, merchants, and even adventurers similar to him, each person’s reaction was within Aurie’s expectations.

Those nobles living in the White Cliff District, living lavish lives since childhood, behaved as if wearing layer upon layer of masks.

With a dignified and polite smile at the corners of their mouths, even if internally shocked by his collection, they would never lose composure and show it externally.

While trying their best to maintain an elegant and calm posture, occasionally touching upon topics he brought up inconspicuously at points of interest, was their most outrageous behavior.

In contrast, merchants wouldn’t disguise as much, but the habits inherent to their profession kept their topics always revolving around interests.

"How much did you spend purchasing this item?" "This is worth so much, since leaving it for a year could yield 200 gold profits!" "What about the one on the cabinet, any plans to sell it?"...

Such was the manner of Aurie’s chit-chat with them.

As for the behavior of adventurers, it was even more unbearable.

Not that he had any particular views about people in this trade, but just that the adventurer community, especially those who climbed from the lower levels, often lacked good education from childhood, making deficits in cognition quite normal.

In most cases, they might, through the rich experience accumulated from tasks, roughly recognize the value of these collections, but at the same time, most of the glimmer in their eyes was filled with greed and desire.

If this place were not located at the central core of the White Cliff District, with guards filling the streets, and if he didn’t have some background.

He could imagine what actions these adventurers who upheld the law of the jungle might take.

On the way here, Aurie had imagined what performance the black-haired youth behind him would show when coming to his tower collection hall.

Perhaps he might be as unbearable as those adventurers before, or intentionally feigning indifference to display so-called insight, or being blinded by profit and committing some extreme act?

However, the result was unexpected.

The black-haired youth named "Xia Nan" showed a manner difficult to describe with words—a composed posture.

He did not actively inquire detailed information about the collections from him, yet his gaze scanned the surrounding items one by one without concealment.

Aurie observed very carefully; the other party’s attention was very focused, and did not show any confusion or puzzlement towards unfamiliar artifacts.

He seemed to be surveying each of his collections, searching for something within them.

This unique behavior made the Half Elf collector increasingly curious about Xia Nan, and gradually he grew more interested.

In that small exhibition room on the second floor, after keenly perceiving Xia Nan’s interest in the bracelet placed on the cabinet seat, Aurie felt a probing intention.

He did not speak falsely.

All the information about the origin of the bracelet was true.

However, concerning its specific functional effects, he deliberately omitted them in his speech, slightly adjusting his tone.

It was easy to mislead others into concluding that he had only identified the feature of the bracelet enhancing stamina recovery speed.