After taking care of the minor pollution incident without much trouble, Aldrich and Xu Ye returned to the shop out front.
Xiao Liu stayed in the back to deal with the corpse and the remaining man and eight women.
Aldrich personally poured Xu Ye a cup of tea and thanked him. "Brother Xu, words can't express my gratitude. If not for you, this body of mine would've been drained dry sooner or later... ahem... I mean mentally."
He still seemed hung up on being cuckolded by an Aberrant.
Xu Ye took a sip of tea. It was rich and mellow, somewhat like the pu'er tea on Earth, with a reddish-brown color. Its fragrance lingered in his mouth and throat, leaving a faint sweet aftertaste.
Sure enough, the captain's wealth was no match for a Silver Noble's.
The captain once warned me that members of the Dawn Blade could afford to offend Bronze Nobles, but must never offend Silver Nobles.
Xu Ye also placed a cheese pastry in his mouth and chewed slowly. It actually felt like having afternoon tea back on Earth.
After swallowing the last bite, he fulfilled his duty as a member of the Dawn Blade and said seriously, "Your Grace, this isn't over yet. I can't determine whether the Aberrant in your jade ring was the pollution source, though he certainly seemed like it."
"Hey, I understand. I've read plenty of reports on pollution incidents when I was bored. I'll have someone go back and investigate thoroughly."
"My dear young Brother Xu, I really must thank you properly this time. I owe you a favor."
Xu Ye deftly dodged Aldrich's wandering hand, then looked slightly taken aback at his offer. "A favor?"
"Yes, a favor." Aldrich's languid expression vanished.
A favor from a Silver Noble was no