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After a while.

Wayne and his group reached the mountaintop, where they could see the entire valley below and figure out where the sound had come from.

Inside the valley, people were surging about, or rather, goblins were surging about.

That's right.

If nothing unexpected happens, judging from the scene Wayne and the others saw, this valley should be a gathering place for a goblin tribe.

The voices that had just spoken belonged to a group of adventurers. This group consisted of knights carrying greatswords, wizards wielding staffs, and a team of adventurers armed with bows and arrows, as well as other different weapons.

mountain top.

Wayne watched this scene, and finally turned his gaze to the innermost part of the valley, near the mountain wall, where there were several goblin guards in armor.

And goblins kept lining up to be checked in, while the adventurer team was also heading in that direction.

"Is that a goblin?"

Aurora asked this question.

"It should be the same as the illustrations recorded in the book."

While answering.

Wayne couldn't help but look at Lei Shi again: "You know so much, can you figure out what they're doing?"

Lei Shi nodded.

"certainly."

"If I'm not mistaken, this is a trading hub for the goblin race."

"trade?"

"Why not just buy that stuff directly from the three major merchant guilds?"

Lei Shi rolled his eyes.

"You're good at talking nonsense."

"The areas that the three main families can operate in are all within human territory or within local powers."

"Let alone goblins, even my own people can only exchange goods through regular trade."

Upon hearing this, Wayne gave an awkward smile.

"So this is the only way you trade?"

Lei Shi shook his head.

"Not all of them. Some powerful or lucky groups might encounter elven caravans, and that's when you can trade."

Wayne nodded.

"I've heard of that."

As he spoke, he looked down into the valley below and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Aurora, how's it going?"

"Can you sense where you are?"

Aurora nodded.

"I can sense it; it's inside where that group of goblins are lining up to enter."

"Considering the conversation between you and Lei Shi just now, it seems that something is attracting me."

Wayne nodded upon hearing this.

"In that case, let's go down."

With that, Wayne lightly tapped the void, and the flying array unfolded, enveloping the group before Wayne led them downwards.

.........

After a while.

Wayne's lips twitched as he looked at the adventurer team that seemed to be facing a formidable enemy.

"Hey buddy."

"Isn't it a bit much to be on guard like this?"

Seeing that Wayne indeed meant no harm and that he was wearing the Adventurers' Guild badge on his chest, the leading knight stepped forward and chuckled, "It's no wonder we're wary. After all, it's one thing if you can't see through him, but in this border region, before it's been developed, it's hard not to be suspicious that a lord-warlock like you would appear here."

Wayne pointed to the college badge on his chest.

"You should recognize this one, right?"

The words fell.

The knight blushed.

"I don't really recognize him, but I do recognize the Adventurers' Guild badge next to you."

Wayne covered his face and finally asked in confusion.

"If you don't recognize the insignia of the Lord's Academy, how did you figure out I'm a Lord Wizard?"

"Someone in my team can see the hidden formation."

Wayne nodded.

Without giving it much thought, he asked, "This is the goblin's regular trading fair, right?"

The knight nodded.

"Yes, would you like to go in?"

Then he introduced it again.

"Just line up and tell them what race you are, and you can go straight in."

Wayne nodded.

They didn't chat much, and then led the two of them to the back of the queue.

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A moment later, at the back of the line.

Aurora said softly.

"Young master, the goblins don't seem to be hostile to humans. I just saw that adventurer team, and they weren't wary of us at all."

Wayne hadn't spoken yet.

Lei Shi immediately chimed in, "Of course we don't reject them. Even my own race welcomed humans before the pioneering period began."

"After all, humans have so many treasures in their possession—food, drink, daily necessities, and all sorts of alchemical items—these are all valuable things!"

He paused for a moment as he spoke.

"As for why we're wary of you?"

"Isn't this simple?"

"Once the southern expansion period is over, it will be the turn of the east where we are now. Your sudden appearance here as a lord wizard will naturally make people think a lot."

The words fell.

Wayne spoke with a hint of helplessness.

"This trip has really broadened my horizons."

Athena smiled and patted Wayne on the shoulder to comfort him.

"The outside world is not like the capital. It's good to see more of it. You'll have to leave the capital sooner or later after you graduate."

.........

The sky was getting dark.

Wayne and the others finally followed the winding stone path to an underground space.

The underground space was brightly lit.

Crowded.

Goblins, humans, and other races attending the trade fair were all sitting at the tables eating.

Wayne and the others sat down at an empty table, only to find it too low.

But Wayne didn't say much, after all, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. At this moment, a goblin walked over.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the trade fair. Here is the menu. What would you like to order?"

He then handed over the menu.

Wayne took it, glanced at it, then casually picked out a few items before handing it to Aurora and the others.

"What would you like to eat?"

……

After the goblin turned and left, Wayne glared at Lei Shi with annoyance.

"You glutton, you're supposed to be a big eater, aren't you?"

"Are you being polite today?"

"What's wrong?"

"Do you ever have a loss of appetite?"

Lei Shi chuckled softly.

"You're not happy about saving me money?"

At this point, Athena took over the conversation.

"I think you've been eating too much good food outside."

Lei Shi, however, remained stubborn.

"I was saving money."

At this moment, Aurora's voice rang out: "What are you trying to save? Young Master is probably worried about not having enough money to pay."

"What?"

"He's so rich, how could he be broke?"

As Lei Shi spoke, his lion face was almost unable to hold back, as if to say that lying to people was one thing, but how could he lie to a lion?

"Ha ha."

"I think this 'no money' refers to Wayne not having any gold or silver coins, right?"

Hearing Athena's voice, Wayne gave a thumbs up.

"Athena is the smartest."

"I gave Lei Shi some food just now so he would eat more, but he was surprisingly polite this time."

Lei Shi pursed his lips.

"Easier said than done."

"Food and drinks costing one silver coin at most one gold coin. Even if I stuffed myself to death, I couldn't eat ten thousand gold coins worth of food. It's not like it's some kind of magical plant food."

At this moment, Athena suddenly reached out to the center of the table, then opened her hand, and dozens of gold coins appeared in her palm.

"Look what this is!"

The two men and the lion stared intently, and saw dozens of gold coins appear before their eyes. At this moment, Wayne chuckled.

Wow, a super rich woman!

"Young Master is right!"

"Wow, you actually have such a rare currency? I haven't used it in years."