After Gu Xi and Kru found a topic they shared, the journey became much less boring.
Later, Gu Xi simply took out some liquor and sat with Kru in front of the Holy Silver Evil Coffin, drinking and chatting.
Through this exchange, Gu Xi finally came to understand Kru's true capabilities.
His reputation was no exaggeration.
Archaeologist, botanist, paleontologist.
Those were all genuine skills.
Archaeology went without saying; that was Kru's main profession.
The fact that the three nearby kingdoms all invited Kru to assist with excavations showed just how skilled he was in archaeology.
As for being a botanist, that was a title Kru had been forced into through surviving in the wild.
Without at least some knowledge of plants, Kru would never have been able to live well in the wilderness.
As for paleontology, Kru had demonstrated those abilities to Gu Xi before.
It was clear that this was something Kru had gradually mastered over the course of his archaeological work.
After all, whenever Kru excavated ruins, he always unearthed fossils from various races of the primordial, ancient, and medieval eras.
Seeing such things every day, even if he was not a professional, he would still learn a thing or two.
However, none of that was the most important part of what Kru said.
A drunken Kru patted Gu Xi decisively as he spoke.
"Do you know why those three human kingdoms value old man me so much?
"That's because I occasionally dig up the technology of ancient races, long-lost magic, even Elf equipment and dragon treasure.
"Those are all things every kingdom wants most.
"And they are useless to me.
"So naturally, I trade them to those people for money."
After saying that, Kru proudly told Gu Xi, "Even so, I still have some good things on