Xia Nan himself was not sure about the Shark Beast's exact origins.
He could only analyze the information he already had and conclude that the monster was most likely connected to the Shahua Merman somehow.
There was nothing worth hiding. After leaving out certain information about himself, he told the Half-Elf before him the entire story of how he had encountered the Shark Beast on Sheer Cliff Island.
"A humanoid shark... a Shahua Merman..."
Selianne's deep-green eyes stared at the materials on the table, a thoughtful look appearing on his pale-blue face.
Xia Nan keenly noticed that when he mentioned the words "shark" and "Shahua Merman," an undisguised flash of disgust appeared on the Sea Elf half-blood's face.
Clearly, even though he was not a Sea Elf in the truest sense, and the elven blood in his body might not even amount to half, this mixed-blood tailor shopkeeper had still carried on his race's tradition and was extremely hostile toward sharks and Shahua Mermen.
After hearing that Xia Nan had killed the Shark Beast he encountered, along with the dozens of Shahua Mermen in the cave, his attitude toward Xia Nan quietly improved by quite a bit.
"It was probably another deformed mongrel those bulging-eyed things dug up from some trench or other."
Selianne's tone was filled with taunt and disdain, displaying an extreme hatred for Shahua Mermen.
"Still, the materials on this mongrel are of decent quality."
Not letting his emotions affect his actual work, the Half-Elf changed the subject and began explaining in detail the Monster Material samples Xia Nan had brought over.
His fingers, noticeably longer than an ordinary person's, gently brushed over the rough surface of the Shark Skin. His fingertips felt the dense, tightly packed grains on it, and from time to time he pressed