Chapter 27 Unexpected Guests at Lubin Tavern
Guru Mountain, Lubin Tavern.
The handsome young man had, as usual, brought a bottle of apple wine today. He sat in his familiar corner, slowly sipping his drink and rereading the letter he had read countless times.
Although Lubin had earned a fair amount of gold these past few days, the tavern’s quietness still felt somewhat unsettling to him. Lubin was an excellent listener; usually, at this time, he would be enjoying the wild tales spun by patrons from all corners of the land. Now, however, the place was eerily silent. Deprived of the patrons’ fascinating anecdotes and tall tales, Lubin could only polish his wine glasses out of boredom, eventually nodding off...
The young man’s subordinates were constantly coming and going from the tavern, speaking in peculiar phrases that Lubin couldn’t understand, so he eventually stopped trying to listen.
"Chief!" one of the young man’s subordinates quietly approached again.
"Hmm?"
"Only one of the Exchange Beasts we sent out was recalled. The rest were completely obliterated!"
"Hmm." The young man showed little reaction, still sipping his wine slowly. "What news did the recalled one bring back?"
"Traces of the defective goods were found!"
"Excellent! Black Crow finally provided some useful information. Go ahead and make the necessary arrangements."
"Yes, Chief!" The subordinate turned to leave but paused mid-step as if he had just remembered something. "Chief!"
"Hmm?" The young man looked puzzled.