At the puzzled look on the staff member's face, Lucian felt a bitter smile tug at his lips.
Could that mysterious girl have been lying to me all along?
Did she actually have no authority to grant a special recommendation?
On second thought, that only made sense.
No matter how powerful that mysterious girl's background was, how could she possibly have the authority to give him a special recommendation for the Xinfei Merchant Guild's recruitment fair? It simply made no sense!
Besides, why would that girl think highly of him?
At that thought, Lucian smiled bitterly, sighed, and shook his head, preparing to put the little trinket away.
Although the special recommendation he had expected had fallen through, he had come all this way. He could hardly just go back.
Even if his chances of getting hired were slim, he still had to try.
"It's nothing, I..." As Lucian spoke, he moved to slip the trinket into his pocket.
Before he could get his hand inside, someone suddenly seized his wrist.
Lucian turned in surprise and saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat imposing face staring fixedly at his right hand.
"Young man, would you let me see what you're holding?" the middle-aged man asked.
Lucian looked at him in bewilderment and was about to shake his head when the Xinfei Merchant Guild staff member attending to him suddenly stood and bowed respectfully to the man.
"Director Holly, are you here to inspect our work again?"
The middle-aged man addressed as Director Holly waved a hand. "Carry on with your work. I'm just looking around." With that, he tugged Lucian's hand out of his pocket and pointed at his right hand.
Something stirred in Lucian's mind. He opened his palm, revealing the trinket he held.
Director Holly glanced at it,