Elven Scholar (33)

According to this Elf, who seemed to be from Canaanmore, the carriage Ian had seen when he slew the Razorclaw Tiger had been his property, and the driver had been a hired man from Nauman City.

He had originally planned to come to the Southern Ridge, travel deep into the Bison Mountains to reach the Autonomous Region, and conduct field research into Mountainfolk culture. Yet before he had even crossed Indigo Mountain Pass, he was attacked by a Razorclaw Tiger near the Agate Stone Plains, an area that was supposedly "quite safe." He fled in panic alone, but unfortunately, both the driver and carriage had met their end immediately.

Magic Beasts generally did not deliberately eat ordinary people who were not Ascenders. Human flesh truly was scant, and ordinary people these days mostly had little fat on them. Chewing through bones took effort; they might as well take a few more bites of a camel beast.

In short, he was immensely grateful to Ian for avenging his carriage and driver.

To show his gratitude, he decided to give Ian fifteen Taler and a gemstone bracelet crafted by Elves.

The gemstone bracelet was exquisitely made, and the emeralds were genuine. It was worth around a dozen Taler itself, making it a highly valuable accessory.

"I don't need it... Save the money and give it to the family of the driver who died in the accident."

But Ian was not particularly interested. Instead, he studied the green-haired Elf before him with great interest, meeting the other man's golden eyes.

Even in a world like Terra, where everyone was strikingly handsome or beautiful, appearances still varied in quality. By human standards, all Elves were exceptionally beautiful, yet this Elf before him was outstanding even among Elves.

The Elf who called himself "Anfa" wore