After Frogon withdrew the request from Xia Nan, he added a few more words.
Although with the talent he’s displayed now, it’s basically impossible.
But if Xia Nan hasn’t completed his employment before next winter arrives.
He should take a trip to Neum, by then he will likely be staying in the city.
There’s no need to consume any favors.
He will help Xia Nan take the final step.
"You should have said so earlier!"
With even the barbarian saying so, Xia Nan hesitated no more.
Even a fool knows how to choose.
Although Battle Skill is relatively hard to obtain for ordinary people like them without a background,
it’s not without methods.
Especially for "warrior" professions which are widely spread.
After working in the adventurer’s field for a long time, there’s always some way.
In contrast, a favor from someone at an Extraordinary level, or even nearing Legendary Level, is evidently much more valuable.
What’s more, given the barbarian’s character, such a favor with a keepsake left behind...
I’m afraid that even if you asked him to destroy the other half of Kalanfor into ruins, he wouldn’t bat an eye.
"Keeping it could be considered a trump card."
Xia Nan casually pushed the Wolf Teeth deeper into his backpack, hiding them at the very bottom.
Upon confirming that he had truly mastered the [Teeth Hunting] and no longer needed the guidance of cold energy, the barbarian left River Valley Town with that fierce Winter Wolf cub.
Just like when he arrived, wrapped in cold wind, as silent as Ice Rock.
Only the frost covering the wound on his left pinky, faintly revealed the silent burning flame beneath the ice layer.
"Hmm, bounty collected, next..."
Xia Nan’s gaze swept across the lively and wide street in front of him.
After a moment of thought, he walked towards the direction in his memory.
As one of the most famous grocery stores in River Valley Town, the shop owner "Farrello" supposedly apprenticed for a few years at a large pawnshop in Neum.
His eyesight is quite impressive.
Even the rarest and least seen spoils, he rarely misjudges the price.
Therefore, even though "Fairy Wind" doesn’t offer lucrative prices, and at times seems rather harsh,
it still made it onto the recommendation list of the adventurer’s manual in River Valley Town thanks to the recommendations of many adventurers.
It was after Xia Nan’s first adventure that he came here once.
He traded three malachites he found in the Bear Goblin cave for 30 gold.
A sizable income, both for then and now.
Now, carrying the more than twenty small stones he had collected from the goblin cave, varied in color and size, but equally glittering.
Xia Nan returned here once again.
Unlike the equally renowned "Kukunur’s Grocery Store", the arrangement inside "Fairy Wind" was clearly more minimalist.
The shelves leaned against the walls in a single row, with unobtrusive yet ingeniously thought-out decorations visible everywhere.
The store wasn’t large, yet it gave off a sense of spaciousness with ample lighting.
Upon entering, one could immediately sense its distinctive difference from other grocery stores in the town.
"Indeed, from the city, it’s different."
Xia Nan quipped in his heart.
With his backpack, he scanned the store but didn’t see anyone.
Feeling a bit puzzled, he raised his voice and called out twice:
"Boss? Is the boss here?"
Just as he finished talking, he heard hurried footsteps coming from the inner room.
The door, made from oak wood sourced from Mist Forest and black-brown in color, was forcefully opened.
What came into view was a middle-aged man dressed meticulously with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
Having been here once before, Xia Nan naturally knew the man before him was the shop owner, the sharp-eyed "Farrello".
Something seemed odd.
Compared to the serious, rigid demeanor adventurers talked about, and the calm, detailed impression he left during the previous transaction,
the current Farrello not only had his hair in disarray, previously neatly combed close to his scalp, but even the buttons on his vest were fastened crookedly.
It gave off a sense of being overwhelmed by various trivial matters.
"Sorry, I was handling some things in the back." Farrello hurriedly came behind the counter and asked Xia Nan, "What does the customer need?"
Though feeling a bit strange, after all, unlike those games from previous lives, casually saying a few words wouldn’t trigger some side quests.
Without asking further, he saw the other party sit back behind the counter, seemingly regained the composed demeanor he had when they first met.