Huo Lan stared at Li Si in disbelief, unable to control the expression on his face.
This was his greatest secret, yet Li Si had exposed it so casually.
He had indeed discovered a place suspected to contain ancient ruins, but he had not yet decided whether to explore it.
Having operated in Carlisle City for many years, he naturally understood, as an information broker, that whenever desert ruins appeared, they might contain immense wealth—but the risks were just as great.
Every appearance of desert ruins meant countless mercenaries fighting to the death.
But Huo Lan was reluctant to give up exploring it or cooperate with others.
After all, the wealth within desert ruins could allow him to truly become a noble, rather than merely maintaining an outward appearance of respectability as he did now.
Huo Lan's father had been the steward of a minor noble. Having grown up alongside his father, Huo Lan had deeply longed for the lives of nobles. That was also why he had chosen to become an adventurer and come to Carlisle City.
He was already a high-level Silver-tier professional. That was more than enough for him to obtain the title of Knight, but he was still unwilling to settle for that.
With enough wealth, becoming a baron or even a viscount in a small kingdom was not impossible.
That was why Huo Lan had remained in Carlisle City. As long as he discovered an unexplored ruin here, becoming rich overnight was entirely possible.
And the location of the suspected ancient ruin he had recently discovered was his most important secret.
He had never told anyone, which was why he had been so shocked when Li Si brought it up, to the point that he could not control his expression.
Moreover, the other party seemed