"Jules Emerson? That name sounds a little familiar..."
Xu Nan searched his memory with all his might.
Yet no matter what he did, he could not recall where he had truly heard that name before. Sometimes it was just like that—things you clearly remembered suddenly slipped your mind.
"Maybe he wasn't anyone important."
That was his instinctive assumption.
Of course, it was also possible that both the surname and given name were rather common in the Western world on Earth, so Xu Nan only had a vague impression of it.
In any case, with so little information, there was no way Xu Nan would simply head into a Magician Tower for an adventure!
"I've thought it over."
Under Ge Lei's expectant gaze, Xu Nan smiled faintly.
"Have a safe trip."
Ge Lei spat out the apple core and walked away.
The next day, Ge Lei made the excuse that he needed to contact people from Quicksand Land and quietly left Wildfire City. In truth, he charged alone toward Living Corpse Swamp.
Xu Nan was not worried about him. As a high-ranking mercenary, Ge Lei understood survival better than anyone.
As for whether he could successfully enter the Magician Tower and obtain the Wilderness Reclamation Order... that remained to be seen.
Today, Barnes once again formally invited him to a family banquet at the Sai Ba Long Family's manor outside the city. Xu Nan did not refuse.
For one thing, although there had been a problem with the Wilderness Reclamation Order, Barnes could not openly harm a noble from Quicksand Land—unless he had seen through Xu Nan's counterfeit identity. Xu Nan had considered this carefully. The person who killed Miss Su was most likely the Sai Ba Long Family's mortal enemy and should not reveal such important information.
For another,