After finalizing the three-way transaction with Emlyn and Derrick, Abner looked around once more and said with a smile:
"I have a commission.
"I hope to obtain information about surviving elves... As for the reward, I promise to craft a Beyonder item at the Mid-Sequence level for free.
"Of course, the item's grade will depend on the value of the information."
Elves? Had Mr. Tower made some kind of deal with Queen of Calamity in Kabbas Town? The moment Justice Audrey heard that Tower was searching for elves, she connected it to Abner's previous nighttime meeting with Hosenam.
Hanged Man Alger had thought of the same possibility. He gave Tower a deep look, though who knew what else he had imagined.
Hermit Cattleya considered her words before saying, "After the Great Cataclysm, the elves had originally remained confined to Sonia Island... But as time passed, this ancient Beyonder race was troubled by all kinds of factors and gradually died out. Only occasional, scattered appearances proved that they had not gone completely extinct...
"What I can be certain of is that there are no elves on Sonia Island today... They have most likely hidden on some deserted island at sea, away from established routes.
"I can keep an eye out for you."
Abner understood that by "keep an eye out," she meant asking Queen Mystic or using the intelligence network of the Moses Ascetic Order. Thus, he nodded slightly and expressed his thanks to Cattleya.
At that moment, Temperance Sharron suddenly turned to look at Abner and said in her illusory, ethereal voice, "I know of an elven settlement."
"Where?" Abner perked up and asked.
Temperance Sharron did not answer immediately. Instead, she looked at the others.
The meaning of that gesture was obvious. Even without using World to translate, Abner