As one of the busiest taverns in all of Barracuda Bay, the Three-Legged Sea Dog Tavern was packed with large numbers of adventurers year-round.
And because adventurers themselves were highly mobile, this place had become an important hub for gathering intelligence.
Not only news from the Southern Islands, but Major Events in several nearby provinces would often make their way here after spreading for a while.
As for Barracuda Bay, where it was located, it was even better informed about all kinds of intelligence, large or small.
To put it crudely, if the governor's wife lost a cat in the morning, by the afternoon there would probably already be adventurers in the tavern stroking the cat's head while discussing how much reward they should ask for.
As the owner of the Three-Legged Sea Dog Tavern, Hera had placed particular importance over the years on expanding her own intelligence channels, pushing the convenience of a crowded place like a tavern to its utmost.
With such a commotion in town right now, there was no way she would not have noticed.
So when Xia Nan asked her about what he had discovered on Rope Street, there was not the slightest surprise on Hera's face.
Nor did she ask the two people at the counter for any intelligence fee. She set the glass she had just taken from the cabinet onto the bar, then took a plain-looking bottle with only a label stuck to its surface from the wine cabinet behind her.
She pulled out the stopper and poured the wine.
"Splash..."
Like sunlight piercing through the Shallow Sea, the pale green, crystal-clear liquor struck the wall of the glass, splashing up snow-white foam.
A cool, refreshing aroma of wine gradually spread through the air.
Hera pushed the full glasses in front of