Chapter 279 : White Valley Town’s Crisis
On the outskirts of Riverdale town, just a couple of metres away from black Grill's cave, there was an old man who sat on a boulder. If Sato or any of the others were here, they would recognize this old man as the strange fellow they met in the forest before.
On the old man's shoulder was an eagle, a bit bigger than regular crows but smaller than an average eagle. However, the aura the eagle exuded was deadly. It was even greater than that of the projection of the Emissary that attacked Riverdale. Yet, this very eagle was docile in the arms of the old man, keeping its aura within its body and nudging at the man's arms playfully.
The old man had a smile on his face as fed eagle a few grains. These grains looked like your average rice grains but they were actually mana crystals, one of the highest condensations of energy one could find. A single mana crystal cost at least 30 gold or so, even still, this old man fed them to the little eagle like candy.