"Who knows? What's so strange about selling off a hero-grade set of equipment? After all, it was legendary-grade, wasn't it?" Blue Stone stroked his bushy beard, then shook his head and followed me into the reception hall, which was filled with the aroma of roasted meat.
Before long, the young woman entered carrying a large sack. When she saw us actually barbecuing in the Artifact Forging Bureau, she said unhappily, "Has the Artifact Forging Bureau become this casual? It's completely misnamed. Why not just change it to a restaurant?"
"Haha, you've got a point. The meat roasted over the earthfire here is excellent. And don't take my word for it—this is meat from a Heaven-Defying Armored Dragon hunted by my brother, Legendary Hunter Xia! Fatty, tender, and wonderfully crisp! Miss Chu, won't you give it a try?" Blue Stone said with a grin. He wiped his greasy hands on his waistband, then reached for the sack the young woman had set on the ground.
"Heh." The young woman watched the scene, but could hardly say anything. Most of the big men here were like that. They cared nothing for whether their eating and drinking looked gentlemanly, and being a little filthy was only normal. Even if one man did not act that way, another would.
I noticed that when the young woman heard it was Heaven-Defying Armored Dragon meat, she swallowed involuntarily. I said, "Miss Chu is our guest. We can do business and remain friends, so you should try some too. Both the Blood Draught and the roast meat come from a Heaven-Defying Armored Dragon. They truly are peerless legendary delicacies."
"You make it sound as though I've never eaten it before. My mother hunted a Green Ink Kirin back then, dried the meat into jerky, and stored it