"I had no idea your country was at war before I came here. I only found out after I reached the gates," Uchiha Madara said.
"Are you planning to go back now?" Nicovia asked, raising her wine cup as she looked at Uchiha Madara.
"To repay you for treating me to a meal, let me toast you," Nicovia said with a smile, then drained her cup in one gulp.
Uchiha Madara looked at Nicovia helplessly and shook his head before emptying his own cup. Even now, he still could not figure out what this girl had come here for.
Judging by her clothes and bearing, she should have been a young lady from a wealthy family. But would a young lady from such a family really behave like this?
"I came here to find someone," Uchiha Madara said to Nicovia.
"Then you've come to the right person. No one knows this place better than I do. Ask whatever you want, and I'll tell you," Nicovia said.
"Are there any legends about Stone Valley around here? Or any strange stories? As long as they're about Stone Valley, tell me anything you know," Uchiha Madara said.
"One meal will be your payment for telling me this information," Uchiha Madara said to Nicovia with a smile.
"That's not bad—information in exchange for payment." Nicovia thought for a moment and said, "But isn't one meal a little too cheap?"
"Just say what you want. What else do you want, or how much money do you want? As long as I think the information is worth it," Uchiha Madara said.
"There's nothing particularly strange about that place, but people and animals often disappear there for no reason," Nicovia said.
"But it's a cliff. Maybe they all fell and died. Of course, there are plenty of