The proprietor naturally remembered the incident.
After thinking for a moment, he nodded. "That was several days ago. Those adventurers probably weren't from our Titan City-state. There were quite a few of them. Several were standing at the entrance, and there were people on both floors. It was quite a show. They seemed to be waiting for someone."
"Later, the person they were waiting for arrived, wearing the uniform of some government office. This old man couldn't tell which office it belonged to, but the person they'd invited was clearly someone important, with quite an imposing manner. Those adventurers all fawned over him and tried to curry favor with him. After that, they went up to a private room on the second floor."
"And then?"
"Then they cordoned off that whole section of the second floor and wouldn't let anyone else near. When our staff brought them wine and food, they could only leave it at the entrance. The group had their own people carry it inside. I remember them well. They didn't order the most wine and food, but what they did order was the best. They spent two or three hundred silver coins that night. They were certainly extravagant."
For a small tavern like this, spending two or three hundred silver coins really was outrageous.
"Where did those Jianghu people come from?"
The proprietor gave a wry smile. "Those adventurers had bad tempers. This old man makes his living serving all kinds of customers. I wouldn't dare ask questions."
Another Academy Guard explained, "Captain, they should be the adventurers Captain Shi confessed to bringing here. They came from Jiang Li City, in Flower Demon Clan territory. Captain Shi specifically recruited them."
"They went to the Surface World?" the Academy Guard captain asked.
"That's what Captain Shi confessed," the