Rock Hammer Blacksmith, as one of the most reputable smithies in River Valley Town, might not have offered especially favorable prices when it came to buying back equipment.
But because of its solid reputation and the connections its owner, Barn, had built up over the years, it had formed deep ties with a considerable number of Adventurers.
So even if they earned a few Gold Coins less, they were still willing to sell their spoils to this straightforward, burly Dwarf.
And after all these years, having dealt with countless Adventurers and bought back equipment from more customers than could be counted, even though he had no intention of studying the field in depth, his extraordinarily rich experience had passively allowed Barn to gradually learn how to judge an Adventurer's mission target, whether their journey had gone smoothly, the types of enemies they had faced, and other such information from the spoils they brought back.
Scratches, dents, light wear such as rolled edges, nicks, breaks, severe damage like serious deformation, burning, freezing, acid corrosion, and even an Adventurer's expression and the state of their equipment when they sold their spoils—all of it could let him make certain guesses about what they had encountered on that adventure.
Right now, Xia Nan had first taken out two standard-issue Short Daggers from the Underdark, commonly seen among Wanderers, then produced a precious enchanted Stone Spear that had most likely come from the seaside and possessed a peculiar effect.
Add in this broken Yew Wood Staff now, and it was hard not to suspect that he had clashed with an entire Adventurer party during his journey.
Considering that the one standing before him now was Xia Nan himself, and not some other Adventurer carrying a Beheading Longsword or perhaps a Wooden Sword to make a