Chapter 67: Another Discovery

"Uhhh... this..." Thinking of the incident that occurred earlier, Piniard felt a little awkward himself. "They didn’t stage anything. They just wandered around my shop for a minute, and the next moment began accusing me of scamming me."

"That’s it?"

"That’s it."

’What the heck! Is it that simple to exhort someone now?’ Leon was left dumbfounded. He thought this would be an extensive story with twists, not as simple as plain rice.

Yet, Leon wasn’t done. He felt there had to be something more. "It can’t be only this, Piniard. Come on, try to remember anything else."

Piniard became flustered, seeing Leon’s look of encouragement while patting his shoulders. Not to disappoint Leon, Piniard closed his eyes and tried his hardest to remember anything out of the ordinary.

Leon waited patiently for Piniard to recollect his memories. He wasn’t sure how much these young masters would reveal in the interrogation, so he needed to gather some extra information by himself.

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"Nothing."

"No—nothing?"

"Nope. Can’t remember anything out of the ordinary." Piniard said sternly, he was completely sure the story he just knew was all that happened.

Leon’s forehead blackened. All that anticipation for nothing. He patted Piniard’s shoulder with a sigh of defeat. "It’s fine. It looks like I have to pull all the information from the young masters’ mouths myself."

"Oh," suddenly, Piniard showed signs of interest. He said enthusiastically. "If you can, then can you also please find out what they were going to do with my shop after they took control over it? Would they completely renovate it or follow the tradition my ancestors left behind?"

At this moment, Leon froze. He couldn’t believe what he just heard. He grabbed Piniard and shook him vigorously. "Why didn’t you tell me the young masters will take over your shop!?"

Piniard became dizzy from Leon shaking. He quickly escaped from Leon’s grasp and spoke. "Brother, why are you acting so surprised? Isn’t it normal for the young masters to take over my shop after I am accused of scamming?"

Leon was hit with a realization. He isn’t yet accustomed to the culture of this world. So, in a few cases he lagged behind. However, even if it was common for the nobles to take a commoner through hoops, it still doesn’t change the fact that the young masters specifically targeted Piniard’s shop.

’There must be something hidden underneath Piniard’s shop.’ Leon turned his head toward the small ornament shop. He couldn’t imagine what was held underneath it.

Leon gave a glance at his character page.

[Host: Leon Ashborne

Rank: Adapt (6930/10000 EXP)

Talent: Immeasurable Charm, Elemental Mastery, Magic And Force The Same

Skills: Threaded Footsteps, Shadow Claw, Night Vision, Blazing Spear, Flame Fang, Inferno Chain, Frost Armor, Ice Prison, Glacial Spike, Thunderclap, Lightning Steps, Thunder Fang, Sky Cutter, Wind Barrier, Vacuum Palm, Healing Spring, Tidal Wall, Water Bullet, Life Sense, Rapid Growth, Vine Bind.

Items: Casual Traveling Set (Apprentice-Rank), Locket of Grace (Master-Rank), Emplifying Gloves (Master-Rank), See-Through Glass (Master-Rank)

Wives: 3/5 (Completion rewards a mega loot box)

Flings: 1/3 (Completion rewards a big loot box)]

Because almost all of his wives were at Adept-Rank, the EXP they gave has increased significantly. It made him closer to Expert-Rank faster than he expected.

’A simple scouting wouldn’t be a problem.’ Leon decided to check out what was down there. He didn’t know if something could change after they found out the young masters were caught.

"Piniard," Leon said, walking into Piniard’s shop. "I have to investigate something. When Pooland arrives, tell him to bring these young masters back to the barracks."

"Okay." Piniard didn’t suspect anything, as he felt Leon was just going for a routine checkup at his shop.

Walking in at the empty shop, Leon was met with all kinds of ornaments—made from stone, silver, and some even from gold.

He had seen them many times, so he tossed them out of his vision. Instead, he went straight to the basement.

The basement was tiny. Except for crates full of stalked ornaments, there wasn’t anything else.

"Life Sense." Leon used his reliable sensory skill. Instantly, he found a big cavern underneath. He saw a couple of orc women huddled up together while four orc men stood guard beside them.

"These young masters were really up to something. This discovery also means the Valcrest Family was with the orcs. Sigh...found another one." Leon didn’t expect to find another traitorous family on a stroll.

He has yet to know about the Bellcrest Family Cynthia mentioned.

"And all of them are at Adept-Rank." Leon sensed their strength through their life force. "I can try to solve this myself."

"But how can I go inside?" Then Leon frowned as he didn’t know any way to go underground. He couldn’t just dig all day.

At that moment, from the corner of his eyes, he saw a door handle on the floor. He walked toward it and pulled, resulting in a passage.

Leon was inwardly amazed. ’They have done everything so efficiently!’

Without any further ado, Leon began climbing down.

After a minute or so, the descent was complete.

The darkness faded away and was replaced with bright lights from the torches.

"Are you here to take away your items?" A rough voice entered Leon’s ears. Turning his head, he saw an orc, head taller than him. The orc was frowning at him as well as the three others behind him. They were ready to pounce on him any moment.

’Items?’ Leon was a little confused, as he couldn’t see any items nearby. Then he caught the sight of the orc women huddled in the corner. They were all wearing leather patches to hide their private parts. However, it didn’t help when they had such a curvaceous, muscle-toned physique. All were bigger than usual, with heads taller than his, just like Cynthia.

Leon had learned from Cynthia: the bigger an orc was, the older he was. So it meant all of the orc women were MILFs and possibly the items they were talking about.