Testing and arrangements

At the sound of the iron door opening, the two people sorting things immediately stopped what they were doing and turned around together, fixing Lu Yuan, who was being led inside, with intensely wary, scrutinizing gazes.

One of them rested his right hand on a bulging leather pouch at his waist with seeming casualness and questioned him in a low voice, leaving part of his meaning unspoken:

"Never seen you before. Are you here to buy goods, or...?"

Neither of them made their probing question too explicit, and Lu Yuan did not offer any countersign. He simply reached calmly into his clothes, took out the Parchment Scroll, and gently unfurled one corner before them, revealing the unique mark of the Rock Grand Knight Commander at its bottom.

Upon recognizing the exclusive mark representing the Rock Grand Knight Commander on the scroll, both men questioning him beside the shelves froze. Then the wariness and tension on their faces instantly gave way to profound delight!

They were all members sent out by the Knight Academy's North Campus, and there had never been any rigid superior-subordinate formalities between them. Right now, the advance team's investigation in the city had hit a dead end and could make no progress. Naturally, the two were overjoyed to see powerful support personally recommended and dispatched by the Rock Grand Knight Commander suddenly arrive.

"So you're one of our own, sent by the Rock Grand Knight Commander! We've been waiting so long for you. Please, come on in!"

The member who had questioned him first broke into a warm smile and hurriedly motioned for his companion to clear the aisle. They led Lu Yuan past rows of wooden crates piled with ore and deeper into the small warehouse.

As he followed the pair inside, Lu Yuan surveyed the