Chapter 480: Exposed!

The figure walked straight toward Loren's position, and during that time, the stranger's eyes never once left Loren's form, as if they had come specifically for him.

Seeing this, Loren calmly stood at the entrance of his shop, peacefully waiting for the other to approach.

Though he didn't know why this person had come, he was quite willing to engage in some form of interaction with them.

"Is this person reappearing in the Star Realm specifically for the Elven Race's Heritage Site?"

Figuring out this question was extremely important to Loren.

It would determine whether those pure-blooded elves who had vanished without a trace in the Star Realm were his enemies, or something else entirely.

If they were enemies, then things were simple.

But if they were something else, then things became very complicated.

After all, a portion of the pure-blooded elves had only survived thanks to the protection of the Nature Sect.

And coincidentally, Loren's own relationship with the Nature Sect was rather... ambiguous.

In the Star Realm, those ambiguous and strange relationships often gave rise to incredibly complex entanglements.

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Under the covert surveillance of numerous town shareholders, that long-eared elf draped in a deep green cloak walked with great dignity right up to Loren.

The female elf who stopped before Loren stared at him silently for a long time, taking in the sight of him standing alone at the shop entrance.

The meaning contained within her eyes was filled with boundless complexity and emotion.

And facing that gaze laden with complicated stories, Loren calmly chose not to speak first, maintaining his silence as well.

In an unknown situation, leaving everything to "Fortune" usually allowed one to seize the initiative.

The other party would always find a suitable reason to convince themselves.

...

The two of them simply stared at each other like this, neither willing to speak first.

After gazing at each other for a while.

This mysterious elf, who seemed to have come specifically for Loren, first let out a sigh of unknown significance.

After that faint, lingering sigh, she actively averted her gaze and performed an ancient bow of the Elven Race toward this being who appeared to be of the same bloodline.

This elf's slender hands were silently placed behind her pointed ears; with her palms facing outward, she bowed slightly toward Loren.

After completing the ancient greeting, this elf straightened her back, once again raised her head to meet Loren's eyes, and stared intently.

Then, a somewhat cold voice rang out from the female elf's lips:

"Ten minutes ago, I received a message from a shareholder I have a good relationship with."

"He told me that a new shareholder using an elven disguise had arrived in the shareholder town."

"So, I set aside what I was doing and hurried over here."

"I've now seen you, but what surprises me is that I can't tell if you're of the Elven Race..."

"The aura on you is very strange; I can't perceive it."

Having said this, the female elf turned her head slightly to look at the white pillar on the right side of the shop.

On this white pillar floated a screen of light—it was the golden screen Loren had just modified.

After glancing at Loren's shareholder business card, she fixed her eyes back on the golden-haired male elf before her and spoke in a cold tone:

"Mr. Destiny, who claims to be a pure-blooded human and wears the Seven-Leaf Life Robe."

"May I ask, are you of my same race?"

Faced with this female elf's undisguised directness, Loren assessed her without changing his expression and nodded to himself.

Just as the rumors said...

Elves were an arrogant and straightforward race...

"Madam, doesn't it say so on the business card? I'm a pure-blooded human," Loren replied with a smile.

And that female elf, who had come specifically to the town, simply shook her head flatly after hearing Loren's answer and spoke again:

"In the Star Realm, only a very few humans refer to themselves as pure-blooded humans."

"In the past, it was often only legendary races like elves and dragons, who frequently interbred with other species, who would deliberately add whether they were pure-blooded or not in their self-introductions."

"So, do you have any other evidence?"

"At the moment, I can't rule out the possibility that you don't identify with your elven identity because of some distant past events."

Hearing this, a peculiar light flickered in Loren's eyes.

Interesting...

It seemed this elven lady was quite eager to gather news of her kin...

Well, things were getting interesting now!

Thinking this, Loren didn't directly answer the elf's question.

He first looked up at the town's sky, revealing a somewhat impatient expression, and spoke in a less-than-friendly tone to the dozens of spiritual thoughts hidden in the sky:

"This is enough excitement for you, ladies and gentlemen!"

After saying this, Loren glanced at the female elf standing at the entrance and said softly:

"Come inside and talk."

With those words, Loren turned directly, passed through the blue door of light at the shop entrance, and walked into the shop.

Seeing Loren's clearly emotional and strange reaction, the female elf standing at the entrance showed obvious ripples in her eyes!

This... reaction?!

Could it be that I was right...

This elven kin really doesn't identify with his elven identity because of those past events of the Elf Empire...

...

Harboring this reasonable guess, which fit the historical narrative of elves, the female elf silently followed Loren's steps and entered his new shop...

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Federal Calendar 7709, January 15th, evening.

The peculiar spiritual world.

Inside the shareholder town at the center of the world.

Inside a shop located at the town center, yet with an ordinary-looking exterior.

When Loren walked back into this shop, its interior decoration had completely changed.

If the shop's previous decoration style had been an empty, minimalist approach.

Then, the current decoration style was a warm and harmonious forest theme.

...

Now.

The shop's floor was covered with soft carpets made from beast furs.

On the surrounding walls hung a large elk specimen, along with countless small lanterns woven from tree branches.

Faintly visible fireflies fluttered within these miniature lanterns made of branches.

At the center of the shop was placed an office desk made of thick logs, and a wooden throne whose backrest still sprouted lush green leaves.

Two large glowing mushrooms stood silently on either side of the desk, serving as lamps.

Notably, these two mushrooms were a full 1.5 meters tall, and their colors were as if someone had knocked over a palette of paint.

...

Loren, who had entered the shop first, took one look at the highly impactful scene before him and felt his vision go dark!

Miss Jasmine!!!

It seems you have some misconceptions about what a normal office looks like...

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At that moment, Jasmine was sitting happily on the thick log desk, eagerly waiting for Loren's praise.

After receiving Loren's request, she had engaged in a rare bout of deep thought.

In the end, she had designed a decoration style suited for his Spiritual Phantom disguise.

A gentle, handsome, and beautiful pure-blooded elf naturally had to live in a forest-themed office!!

Clearly, Jasmine, who had never left the spiritual world, had a massive misunderstanding of what a "normal office style" was.

Since the spiritual world had opened for tavern shareholder occupancy, there had never been a normal decoration style.

After all, in the Endless Star Realm, no being who reached the Legendary tier was ordinary!

These tavern shareholders, all at least Legendary tier, always infused their shop decorations with a unique flair.

Unfortunately, Jasmine's concept of shop decoration came entirely from these tavern shareholders...

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The female elf who followed Loren into the shop also froze for a moment upon seeing the newly decorated shop!

She hadn't encountered an environment she genuinely liked like this in a long time!

...

Looking at this shop atmosphere, which perfectly matched pure-blooded elven aesthetics, the female elf silently raised the possibility of Loren being a pure-blooded elf a bit higher!

Still saying you're not a pure-blooded elf?!

I don't believe it!

You've been exposed!