Seeing the blonde woman's reaction, Hao Ren was basically certain that this was the otherworldly visitor they had been looking for.
However, Becky was right beside him, so Hao Ren could not make things too explicit. He could only hint, "We set out from the mountain people's village, where we heard about you—we're all experts in spatial magic..."
Hao Ren felt terribly guilty when he said that last sentence. He was almost too embarrassed to face Becky's question-mark-filled expression. Even if the mercenary girl was more simple-minded than Lily, she still did not really believe that this group of people were spatial mages. But the statement was clearly effective on the blonde woman. She had been edging away as if ready to leave at any moment, but after hearing Hao Ren's words, she stopped dead. "You're experts who specifically study spatial technology in this wor—here? How advanced is spatial technology here?"
"It's very advanced, very advanced. It should definitely be able to help you," Hao Ren said with an awkward chuckle. "Actually, when we were crossing the grassland, we heard about your situation from a pack of wolves. We found it very interesting, so we followed you all the way here."
The otherworldly visitor had not mentioned anything about another world in the mountain people's village, but she had revealed her origins while speaking with the grassland wolves. Once Hao Ren brought up the wolves, she could naturally guess the whole story. Even so, no matter how desperate she was, the blonde woman still looked suspiciously at Hao Ren. "You're willing to help me? Why? What do you need me to pay?"
Her blunt question reassured Hao Ren instead. The blonde woman had not blindly trusted the goodwill of strangers. Instead, she had immediately questioned this group of strangers who