"Sea Fang" Xia Nan was no stranger to the officials of the Barracuda Bay Governor's Residence, nor to the nobles of the surrounding sea area.
Of course, the main reason was that he had rescued Baron Faro's daughter from the hands of a gang.
Most people merely regarded it as an interesting tale from the sea. Once they had heard it, they moved on.
But for the few who made a habit of gathering intelligence, that name led them to uncover more information.
As a young official in the Governor's Residence with considerable ambition and a desire to rise through the ranks, Orich often had to deal with adventurers. In a sense, he had even been among the first in Barracuda Bay to learn Xia Nan's name.
After all, Xia Nan had made no effort to conceal his actions. His movements after arriving in Barracuda Bay were exceedingly clear.
At first, Orich had not thought much of this young Black-haired Adventurer with remarkable strength.
At the time, the image Xia Nan presented to the public was roughly that of a Professional Adventurer around Profession Level 3.
But as the days passed, Orich heard the name more and more often. After personally leading his Guards to help deal with the gang hideout in the Saltwater District, littered with corpses, his regard for Xia Nan steadily rose.
Even so, this young adventurer remained, in Orich's eyes, merely one of the rising adventurer stars that appeared in the Southern Islands every few years.
Even if he rated him highly, his strength was probably only a little greater than people like Lorraine of the "Oath of Vengeance Blades" or Tie Ge of the "Raging Waves War Gang." He certainly could not compare to Dodd of "Algae Scale."
And given the attrition rate among adventurers