Holding the [Ash Fall] Straight Sword, Perception expanding outward, while being alert to surrounding dangers, Xia Nan couldn't help but recall the scene he witnessed that day and quietly asked the two people beside him:
"But the attitude of the townspeople towards us... doesn't seem like they would be willing to hand over the gemstone to outsiders."
Upon hearing this, Margaret pondered for a moment, her dark golden braid gently swaying as she gave her conjecture:
"Perhaps when that adventurer team arrived in Sheep Horn Town, the blacksmith hadn't yet been so deeply affected by the pink Jadestone?"
"After all, look at Horak, who was also Charmed by the gemstone, followed the caravan from the distant Neum City to such a small place, but his behavior was not nearly as extreme, even willingly showed the gemstone while camping halfway, clearly less influenced."
