"Flame Fist Hassan..."
Iver murmured the name.
He had heard far more than just that.
Going by the order in which things had happened, one could even say that their group had followed Flame Fist Hassan here—or more accurately, followed the Fire Tetrahedron in his possession.
Although Iver no longer intended to obtain that fragment of the Geometric Angel... After all, the Water Attribute fragment was clearly more valuable, and Iver had already thought of where to obtain the Angel Shard Lia was going to use.
"From the sound of it," Iver said with some interest, "he's the leader of the Rebel Army you sponsored?"
For a merchant of Grandet's caliber to remember his name, and for someone of Iver's standing to speak of him with such interest... he was certainly no minor figure. Even if he had been, he must have been Grandet's "proudest achievement," a fulcrum capable of shifting a boulder.
"He's something of a legend in this desert."
Grandet's voice was low and gentle. "You must know that he's a Parthian, and that he was born a slave..."
"Yes." Iver nodded. "I heard he's a dark-skinned, gaunt Snake Person."
Given the traits of the Snake People, if they did not eat enough—or even overeat—before reaching adulthood, they would become quite ugly after growing up. They would also become withered and short, and their status in Snake People society would decline accordingly.
And as a slave, he naturally could not have enjoyed any nutritious food. Iver could therefore imagine his general appearance.
Grandet hummed and continued, "In Parthia... even Snake People born as slaves actually have one chance to rise through the ranks. As long as they develop into young Snake People with sufficiently good looks and physiques through the 'Overeating' trait before adulthood, they can be selected