"Honored Mr. Xia Nan."
Horako leaned forward. Compared with when he had been speaking to the Dwarf just now, his tone carried a few more notes of gravity and caution, and he chose his words carefully.
Compared to Solding's frank nature, with every joy and anger written plainly on his face, the black-haired youth before him was calm and silent, making Horako instinctively rein in his tone as he said, "Although the two rings on your hand look plain on the surface, their craftsmanship is extremely fine, their lines smooth and elegant. They were clearly made by a master."
"It seems you also have quite some taste and study when it comes to accessories."
Hearing this, Xia Nan lowered his head and glanced at the [Dead Line] ring and [Dreamweaver Corridor] on the index and ring fingers of his right hand.
His expression did not change, nor did he deliberately try to hide them.
He merely maintained that same natural posture as before, smiled at the other man, and slowly said, "They were both gifts from others. When it comes to the study of jewels and ornaments, I'm definitely not as knowledgeable as you."
In truth, Xia Nan had not lied.
He really did not know much about this world's accessories and jewels, while the two rings on his hand... [Dead Line] had come from an unlucky Bear Goblin, and [Dreamweaver Corridor] had come from the Molton Family. In a certain sense, they could be counted as generous gifts from them.
Of course, to him personally, describing them as something he had "picked up" would actually be more accurate.
And after all, they were both magical equipment with special effects. Whether or not the wealthy merchant before him had seen through that, it concerned his own safety, so he would