Chapter 86
Upon returning to Yangnyeong, Unwi immediately summoned Han Seokhyeon of the Tianha Trading Company.
Han Seokhyeon.
Having built a connection with Unwi back in Seolap, he was no longer some low-ranking steward.
“Hahaha! Chief Administrator of the Tianha Trading Company, Han Seokhyeon, humbly greets the exalted young master!”
The way he respectfully offered a cupped-fist salute was so formal that even Unwi found it difficult to scold him.
To this ever-polite Han Seokhyeon, Unwi presented the corpses of the Snow Mountain Black Bears.
“...These are Snow Mountain Black Bears... At least a hundred years old...”
“You’re observant.”
“Well, I haven’t spent all my time just playing around as a merchant... But why have you brought me these bears, my lord?”
“Before that—recite everything you know about them.”
At Unwi’s remark, which implied he wanted to hear more, Han Seokhyeon’s eyes lit up as he continued.
“They’re far larger than ordinary black bears... It’s said that when a Snow Mountain Black Bear reaches around two hundred years of age, it forms a core. But the two you’ve shown me clearly haven’t formed one yet. I’d say... perhaps another forty to fifty years, and they would have.”