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As an important transportation hub in the Eliado region, the town of Buri is relatively prosperous, with bustling markets and shops.

Guided by a hobbit servant arranged by the innkeeper, Dui arrived at a jewelry store.

The jewelry store owner was immediately very enthusiastic when Dui arrived. "What kind of jewelry would you like, sir? We have everything, from rubies and sapphires to diamonds! We have pieces made by human artisans and hobbit artisans, and even pieces crafted by dwarf and elf artisans!"

"Oh, and jewelry made by elven artisans?" Dui was intrigued by the jewelry store owner's words.

Seeing that Dui was interested, the boss took out a piece of jewelry made by the elves. It was a silver brooch set with white diamonds, exuding an elegant temperament, which did indeed seem to suit the taste of the elves.

However, Dui was a little disappointed after seeing it. Although it was a piece of jewelry made by elves, it was just an ordinary craft and did not have any magical properties.

So after glancing at it, he stopped looking and asked directly, "Do you have moonstone here?"

The jewelry store owner was somewhat disappointed to see that Dui wasn't interested in the accessories made by the elves, but he perked up at the next question and quickly replied, "Moonstone? We have that too!"

As he spoke, he took out another box, opened it, and found jewelry made of moonstone inside.

"Besides this kind of jewelry, do you have any moonstone rough here?" Dui asked again.

The shop owner gave him a strange look, but nodded anyway. "Yes, we do, but we don't usually sell raw stones..."

Dui interrupted him, "I'll take as many rough stones as you have, price is no object!" He then pulled out a ring set with a huge ruby ​​and tossed it to him. "Is this enough?"

Although moonstone can be used to make jewelry, its value is far less than that of gemstones like rubies.

The shopkeeper quickly took the ring, examined the high-quality ruby ​​set in the gold ring closely, and his eyes lit up. His face lit up with a broad smile, and he nodded rapidly, "That's enough! Please wait a moment, sir, I'll bring you all the rough stones from our storeroom right away!"

He then tucked the ring into the inner pocket of his breast pocket, and jogged quickly into the backyard. A while later, he emerged, panting, carrying a burlap sack on his back.

He carefully placed the sack in front of Dui, opened it, and showed it to him: "Sir, are you satisfied? There are 30 rough stones in total, all of the highest quality moonstone!"

Dui looked into the bag. The moonstones inside varied in size, some as big as a fist and others as small as a pigeon egg. Because they were used to make jewelry, they were all of the highest quality and shimmered with iridescent light.

Dui nodded. "Not bad." To be honest, it was a bit of a waste to use it to make Floo Powder, but he couldn't find any other source of moonstone at the moment, so he could only indulge in this luxury for the time being.

"By the way, boss, where did you get all these moonstone rough stones? Could you tell me?"

The jewelry shop owner had no intention of keeping it a secret. "I got it from a passing merchant. I heard they also obtained it from the elves near the Misty Mountains. The elves there are elusive, but they come to the Broinen Ferry regularly to exchange goods with the merchants."

Having obtained further information about the source of the moonstone, Dui left the jewelry store with a bag of moonstones and returned to the Prairie Inn to reunite with the others.

However, upon their return, Dui discovered that they had become the center of attention.

Everyone in the inn knew that Du Yi and his group had defeated the Corpse Demon and swept through the Ancient Tomb Hill, and the news spread throughout the town as quickly as possible.

The reason for all this was revealed by the big-mouthed dwarves when they were drunk.

The terror of Kozuka Hill is known to everyone in the entire Eliado region, especially the residents of Buri Town, which is right next to Kozuka Hill. Their fear of the Kozuka Corpse Demon has been passed down from generation to generation and is deeply ingrained in their bones and blood.

The residents of Buri Town were in an uproar when they heard the dwarves say that they had dealt with the corpse demons of Ancient Tomb Hill and that no more corpse demons would appear for decades.

As the main force in defeating the undead, Dui and Gandalf are the most watched.

But Gandalf clearly had no intention of accepting this honor. Taking advantage of Duy's absence from the tavern, he directly attributed most of the credit for killing the wight to Duy.

As soon as Dui entered the inn, he was treated like a star.

"Let's welcome back Mr. Duir, the nemesis of the corpse demons! He's the one who got rid of those horrible devils at Kozuka Hill for us! Let's raise a toast to him!" the innkeeper shouted with a look of great honor.

"Homage to the nemesis of the corpse demons - Duir!" Everyone present raised their glasses and shouted, even Gandalf smiled and echoed the crowd.

Seeing the guests eagerly ordering wine, the innkeeper's smile deepened.

"Gandalf, you've really pushed all the trouble onto me!" Dui finally managed to get rid of the enthusiastic residents of Brietown, sat down opposite Gandalf, took a deep breath, and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"It was clearly the two of us who dealt with the corpse demon, and you did more work than me, so why are you giving me all the credit?"

Gandalf smiled, looking at his somewhat disheveled state, and chuckled, "Young people should enjoy glory. I'm an old man who's past the age of enjoying glory, so I won't get involved in these spectacles."

"And you needn't belittle yourself. If you hadn't severely injured the Witch-King of Angmar with your curse, we wouldn't have achieved such a great victory. This honor truly belongs to you!"

It's unclear which brave warrior actually went to investigate, but within half a day, news reached back to Buri Town, confirming that the dwarves' report was true.

The residents of Buri Town were even more excited, and the town mayor personally visited Dui and his group, presenting them with a gold medal engraved with "Corpse Demon Slayer".

Thus, Dui's reputation as the nemesis of corpse demons was fully realized.

Because of the delay, the group decided to stay overnight at the Yue Ma Inn and set off again early the next morning.

That night, Gandalf introduced Duy to a stranger: "Duy, this is a chivalrous friend of mine. He just came from Old Tomb Hill and wanted to visit you."

A wandering knight? Dui sized up the other person.

This was a tall, handsome man in his thirties with black hair and gray eyes. He wore a black cloak, long leather boots, a bow on his back, and a long sword at his waist.

The man's voice was deep and resonant, his grey eyes carrying a hint of world-weariness: "I have long heard of your great name, the tree cutter, the nemesis of corpse demons, the black-robed wizard Duir. I am Alpha, it is an honor to meet you!"