"Tsk! Was I discovered?"
The leader, recognizing the voice immediately, muttered in annoyance before hurriedly stowing his life-saving items into his Card, leaving only three bottles of liquor out in the open.
After all, he knew exactly who the owner of that voice was.
In fact, given the circumstances, the leader only had enough time to stash away one pile of items.
Items or fine liquor—the leader had to weigh his options.
But clearly, the leader chose the items; after all, those were for saving his life.
No matter how expensive the liquor was, it wasn't worth more than his life.
Besides, liquor wouldn't spark a conflict, and the liquor merchant was right there anyway.
"You're asking about the liquor? It's this one, called Heaven's Fall, sold by this guy here."
With that, the leader raised his glass, turned to look at the other adventurer party leaders behind him, and didn't hesitate to push the Black Market Merchant into the spotlight.
At the same time, his other hand took the opportunity to tuck the remaining bottles into his Card.
After all, he had paid good money for them.
Once his life-saving items were secured, he naturally had to protect his assets.
"Heaven's Fall? Never heard of that name. Let me try some."
Upon hearing it was liquor, the eyes of the other captains lit up.
Liquor was quite important to them, so one of them stepped forward, intending to take the glass from the leader's hand for a taste.
The result was predictable.
Although this small glass was meant for sampling and hadn't cost him anything, there was no way the leader would give such a delicious drink to someone else.
Furthermore, if measured by the retail price of the liquor, this single glass was worth at least ten or