Chapter 1207 - 594: Recycling Regulations, Attitude Shift_2

"All of you are heroes who saved Stodd Island and thwarted the evil conspiracy of the Sha Hua Fishmen. You are the ones who have averted significant losses for the Kingdom and the Governor Mansion."

"Please rest assured, the offer from the Governor Mansion will not have a single discount."

"A grand celebratory banquet is already being prepared, and once you return to Suo Yu Bay, you will be able to enjoy your victory amidst the cheers of the crowd with pockets full of Gold Coins."

"..."

A little away from the crowd.

Listening to Alton and Lorin’s introduction about the earlier events at the port while watching the young noble named "Orixi" almost single-handedly suppress the adventurers.

Xia Nan’s eyes flashed with a thoughtful look.

The golden-haired man’s competence in handling affairs is indeed commendable, and his words were evidently well-designed. No wonder he was sent to deal with such troublesome matters.

Moreover, Orixi himself attracted his attention.

The enhanced and more sensitive Perception Attribute enabled Xia Nan, unlike the other adventurers on the field, to notice more details.

Despite the golden-haired noble’s slender build and typical noble scion appearance seeming untrained.

In reality, judging from his standing posture, subtle movements when active, and the aura naturally emanating from his body, he is undoubtedly a professional, and his Level isn’t low.

And that Fine Sword hanging at his waist, seemingly an ornamental noble item, from the intuition of the Perception Attribute, Xia Nan could almost confirm with high probability that it is a high-quality Enchanted Weapon.

Evidently, even if the worst scenario had developed, and Orixi was forced to face the surrounding adventurers’ onslaught, he could still hold out for quite some time.

By then...

Xia Nan suddenly looked up, gazing at the deck of the Governor Mansion’s ship at the dock.

His sight passed over the rows of disciplined soldiers to gaze further back.

In that direction, he vaguely sensed a slight disturbance of Magic Particles.

He already knew in his heart that there must be spellcasters on the ship.

"Aren’t there many Sha Hua Fishmen lying in ambush around the island? How did they get in?"

As if thinking of something, Xia Nan turned to Lorin and asked.

"Not sure." The captain shook her head, her fiery long curly hair gently swaying on her shoulders, "But the Fishmen didn’t attack their ship."

It appears that the Governor Mansion must have some ability to obscure the Fishmen’s Perception or temporarily repel them.

It is certainly a good thing.

No matter how things develop later, at least safely leaving Stodd Island is guaranteed, and he no longer needs to dive into the water and fight the Sha Hua Fishman in the surrounding sea.

However, although not among the crowd, Xia Nan opposes the Governor Mansion’s recovery policy.

The most critical reason being his plan to use the core materials from the Blood Skin Shark Beast and the opponent’s anchor weapon to manufacture or repair Enchanted Equipment.

In most cases, such quality Demon Material is hard to find on the market, and no matter how much Gold he has, if it’s unavailable, it’s unavailable.

He couldn’t possibly forgo such rare and precious Demon Material for some profit in Gold Coins.

At that moment, Xia Nan even began considering hiding the shark beast’s corpse and weapon in the storage space of the White Pot’s pocket watch and smuggling them back to Suo Yu Bay.

Hmm... Given that everyone here has witnessed his fighting process and knows about the presence of this demon.

If he wants the plan to be feasible, he still needs to coordinate with the leaders of each team to get their stories straight.

Even without discussing whether everyone would agree, the favors he would owe for this and the risk of exposing his possession of space-type storage equipment to unfamiliar adventurers made Xia Nan hesitate.

However...

Suddenly, thoughts turned to the Governor Mansion’s bizarre efficiency.

As an important port city for the Kingdom, why is Suo Yu Bay’s official putting on such a grand display, sending both spellcasters and nobles, and specially setting up recovery policies?

Could it really be just for the spoils from the Sha Hua Fishmen?

Thoughts swirling in his mind, Xia Nan felt puzzled internally.

And at the same time, the previously restless crowd on the dock was gradually being swayed by Orixi’s outstanding oratory, only lacking a key person to seal the deal.

No attempt to conceal his figure, already noticed.

Just saw the blond noble youth named "Orixi" bypass the crowd and actively walk towards Xia Nan.

"This should be ’Haiya,’ right? It’s an honor to meet you."

"Thank you for your contributions to Suo Yu Bay, having consecutively eliminated the ’Horned Shark Gang’ and ’Ebbtide Gang’ criminal organizations. Now, those little gangsters in the Saltwater District don’t even dare to speak loudly upon hearing your name."

Reality wasn’t as exaggerated as the other party said. Knowing they were merely flattering words, he indeed opposed the suggested recovery policy.

But since Orixi’s attitude was so friendly, Xia Nan wouldn’t respond coldly.

He nodded and politely replied:

"Just a coincidence, merely running into enemies midway through a mission."

The two exchanged minor pleasantries.

Orixi, experienced in dealing with people, quickly discerned that the young adventurer before him had a relatively straightforward personality and wasn’t fond of beating around the bush, so he promptly shifted to the main topic.

"I heard from other adventurers at the dock that you killed a shark beast monster of great strength there?"

The moment the words left his mouth, Xia Nan couldn’t help but sigh internally.

It seems someone had already tipped off the matter to the other party, and the plan to hide the demon material using the White Pot’s pocket watch failed before it even began.

Since that’s the case, there was nothing left to hide, so he directly responded:

"It was summoned by Sha Hua Fishmen using the corpses of adventurers and villagers on the island through a Sacrificial Ceremony."

"I have encountered it a few times before, just not as strong as this one."

"Speaking of which, I previously submitted intelligence to your Governor Mansion, yet received no reply by the time I left Suo Yu Bay."

"That is our oversight." Orixi honestly acknowledged their mistake but deftly switched the topic to push toward the original issue, "I wonder if you have time to show me to the location of that altar for a look?"

Since things had reached this point, refusing wouldn’t help; there’d surely be other adventurers willing to lead the way.

Might as well take the opportunity to engage with Orixi further, to see if he could learn what exactly the Governor Mansion intended by positioning themselves as they did in this event.

After brief consideration, Xia Nan agreed to their request.

Once Orixi arranged for his team to handle matters related to the dock adventurers’ spoils recovery,

He, along with Alton and Lorin, and two guards accompanying Orixi, proceeded to the coastal battlefield.

The distance was somewhat far, but the team members were all professionals, and since Orixi wasn’t trying to hide this, they maintained swift progress and soon reached the destination.

The beach was in disarray.

The sand, soaked with blood, retained the red and blue hues of mingled adventurer and Fishman blood. Some unworthy of recovery Sha Hua Fishman remains were beginning to rot, emanating a strong stench.

Xia Nan observed Orixi’s performance meticulously.

The young man, presumably of noble lineage, although slightly frowning and seemingly feeling some discomfort at the scene, recovered swiftly and scanned the area with a sharp gaze, finally resting on the coral sea rock altar near the reef, ruined due to Xia Nan disrupting the Sacrificial Ceremony.

One could see Orixi’s exceptionally observant eyes freeze the moment they landed on the altar.

He seemed surprised by its scale, his expression freezing momentarily.

His mind recalled Xia Nan’s earlier mention of "sacrificing island civilians and adventurers" and the notably empty town they passed earlier.

Under Xia Nan’s watch, Orixi slowly turned his head with an expression of newfound perplexity at the unexpected situation:

"Mr. Xia Nan, could you elaborate further on the shark beast monster you killed?"