Chapter 380 The Lord and the Traveling Merchant 1

At this moment, a faint spatial fluctuation occurred, as Leo Ray's mind stirred.

A storage ring with an emerald-green crystal appeared in his palm.

Without any hesitation, Leo Ray directly opened the ring's attribute column.

[Name: Azure Shadow Eye] (Unbound)

[Grade: Tier 3 • Excellent (Blue)]

[Defensive Strength: None]

[Additional Effect: Space on Finger • Extreme "Capable of storing and taking out any object without life force at will, with a spatial capacity of 50 cubic meters"]

[Note: This storage ring comes from the Forest Elf Race, finely crafted by their space element Great Mage.

Its previous owner seemed to have left a lot of valuable items inside.]

"Not bad, a Tier 3 quality storage ring, huh?"

Seeing this, Leo Ray raised his eyebrows slightly and muttered to himself, "I must have a close look later to see what's inside."

Having made up his mind, Leo Ray turned around and spoke to the Queen's General and the Princess's personal maid, Joshua and Celeste Reiss, who were respectfully standing beside him, "Alright, Joshua, Celeste Reiss.

You two leave first. Everything should remain as usual until I say otherwise. If there's anything, just contact me."

"Understood! Please rest assured, Lord!" Upon hearing this, both of them bowed simultaneously and then left.

Suddenly, Leo Ray's mind talk prompt rang out abruptly.

As he answered, Linda's voice came through, "My Lord, the President of Cyan Town Commerce Association, Kombu, requests an audience."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Leo Ray couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He thought to himself, "Ever since we parted ways with Mirage in the Ancient Battlefield Ruins, I haven't had the chance to see this guy again due to my packed schedule.

However, the 1,000 units of White Jade Ore I got from him at the time did allow my Light Healing House to level up to tier 2 directly.

Considering everything that happened before, his contribution to my territory is quite noteworthy."

Thinking of this, Leo Ray immediately replied to Linda, "Let him wait for me in the Conference Hall. I will be there shortly."

After saying this, Leo Ray nodded to his subordinates and started walking.

A short while later, as Leo Ray entered the Conference Hall's door,

Linda and Kombu, who had been waiting there, immediately greeted him.

"Greetings to the City Lord!"

Seeing the still ornately dressed and seemingly obese Kombu kneeling on one knee, bowing his head deeply to Leo Ray.

"President Kombu, I have heard about your matter."

Signaling for the potbellied middle-aged merchant to stand up, Leo Ray smiled faintly and said, "How's your health after encountering the Mirage?"

"Thank you for your concern, City Lord!"

Meanwhile, the now upright Kombu, his greasy face filled with flattery, quickly replied, "In response to the City Lord,

I've been feeling a bit dizzy but nothing serious. As a result, upon returning to Cyan Town, I had to rest in bed for two days.

I wasn't able to pay my respects to the City Lord at the earliest opportunity, please forgive me!"

"No worries." Leo Ray waved his hand and nodded his head.

"Thank you, City Lord! By the way, I have already stored the White Jade Ore I brought in the City Lord Mansion's treasury, please check!"

Kombu chuckled before continuing somewhat sheepishly, "Unfortunately, during the process of being caught in the Mirage, a small portion of White Jade Ore was lost."

Hearing this, Leo Ray couldn't help but smile wryly.

That small portion of lost White Jade Ore was, of course, the part he took at the time.

Thinking of this, Leo Ray contemplated for a moment before asking the middle-aged merchant, "So, President Kombu, where exactly did you find those White Jade Ores?"

As a level 2 common resource, White Jade Ore is one of the key materials for upgrading the Miracle Building and Light Healing House.

However, Coldflame Kingdom is not a producer of White Jade Ore, making this resource difficult to find.

Therefore, it would be of great benefit to the territory if large quantities of White Jade Ore could be found to continue upgrading the Light Healing House.

"In reply to the City Lord, this is how it happened."

On the other side, Kombu rubbed his chubby hands and respectfully replied, "I have a merchant friend from Crystal Kingdom, and I bought the White Jade Ore from him.

As for the specific method of obtaining it, he didn't elaborate.

However, I believe that this White Jade Ore might have been mined from the Crystal Kingdom itself.

After trading with me, this person has returned to Crystal Kingdom."

"I see." Hearing this, Leo Ray revealed a thoughtful expression.

He muttered to himself, "As it happens, the next step for me is to go to Crystal Kingdom to further investigate the information about Giant Axe General Burt.

Using Kombu's merchant friend as a breakthrough point seems like a good choice.

I could also figure out the source of the White Jade Ore."

Thinking of this, Leo Ray asked in detail about Kombu's merchant friend's information.

Kombu, too, spared no words in giving a detailed introduction.

Suddenly, it seemed as if Kombu remembered something, his eyes lit up,

He bowed to Leo Ray and said, "By the way, my Lord, when I left the Mirage, I inadvertently found this!"