Hearing Old Man Shaw's explanation, Zheng Qing withdrew his gaze, slightly disappointed.
Of course, he had not asked that question because he planned to raise a water buffalo himself. If he had that kind of spare money, he would rather keep a little mermaid in a basin, like the kind he had seen at Huizi Market as a child.
He had asked the old man only because he wanted to find a new product for D&K.
But since Green's General Store already sold them, the idea was naturally abandoned. His little shop was in no position to compete with Green's General Store.
After they came ashore, the people from Trident Sword had already been waiting for quite some time.
The one receiving them at the dock was also an old acquaintance of Zheng Qing's.
It was Commissioner Andrew of Trident Sword, the round-faced, chubby fellow.
"Are you stationed in Beta Town now?" Zheng Qing asked curiously, looking at the round-faced wizard before him.
He remembered that when his own little shop had opened, Commissioner Andrew had visited the store while investigating the incident of fishmen leaving the school. At the time, Andrew had mentioned that he had only been temporarily transferred to help out in Beta Town.
From what he had said, it seemed he would not be staying in town for long.
But Zheng Qing had not expected that, more than a month later, with winter break nearly over, Commissioner Andrew would still be lingering in Beta Town.
"Just temporarily stationed here," Andrew said, not denying Zheng Qing's guess. His tone was somewhat dejected. "Mostly because we're young and inexperienced. None of the bureau's slightly higher-clearance assignments come our way... I really envy those classmates who got into the Research Institute. That's why studying hard is still useful."
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