After entering the shop, Ysera tossed out a gold coin and said to the owner, who was warmly welcoming them, "A private room. A quiet one."
"Certainly, I'll take you there!" Seeing the gold coin, which far exceeded what ordinary customers spent, the owner immediately broke into his brightest smile and led the two of them to an elegant private room.
The owner quickly brought over all the drinks and snacks they had ordered, then respectfully closed the door and withdrew.
"Orc Great Chieftain, you can say whatever you wanted to say now." Rather than sitting in a chair, Ysera floated comfortably in midair.
Thrall coughed and asked curiously, "I wanted to hear about your relationship with Advisor Deren. I heard you're his student?"
"Mm!" Ysera nodded with a straw in her mouth. After swallowing a mouthful of juice, she said, "That's right, Deren is my teacher. What's so strange about that?"
"Then how did a rare Void Elf like you become the student of an ordinary man? Judging by age alone, that should be impossible! Besides, what could he possibly teach you?" Thrall pressed on. "Or is there something remarkable about this Deren?"
"Ha ha—" Ysera laughed happily, but did not immediately answer Thrall's question. Instead, she took several large, satisfied gulps of her drink before raising her brows with a smile. "Why should I tell you? What benefit would that bring me?"
Thrall keenly caught the word "benefit" in her words. He knew she was genuinely asking for something in return. Judging from how casually she had thrown out that gold coin earlier, without the slightest hint of regret, she clearly did not lack money. Other than gold coins, what benefits could he offer her?
The Orc thought quickly. Remembering that he had a batch of magical gems