Unknown Goals
Nial felt that the tight security of the Golden City was pretty helpful.
It allowed the merchants to feel secure enough to exhibit all the ability crystals to attract potential customers without the need to worry about getting robbed.
The crime rate in the Golden City was eerily low, which was also very pleasant to hear. He was in possession of a great treasure, whether it was the Dryad Queen's tear or actually just the artificially enhanced Dryad Princess' tear.
Whether it was the former or the latter, both were valuable goods, which even high-ranked Originals would love to steal. Thus, Nial could feel much safer, knowing that the security was high enough to allow everyone to fall at ease including himself.
Nial had been worried initially but he felt comfortable enough not to rush to the Cathedral where he could be teleported back to the Elven territory. Instead, he was calmly shopping as if he had all the time in the Universe.