According to his divine sense he was out of the perception of whoever had entered the swamp which was good. nick raised a small stump of earth which he sat on while he waited for his uninvited guest. after a minute he felt a few divine senses pass over him letting him know that his guest discovered him. after about two minutes the owners of the divine senses appeared in the distance , three women and one man each a member of the younger generation from their appearances. the women had average appearances for cultivators which meant that most likely the fairly handsome man in between them was likely the leader of this group but nick was observing all of them equally so he doesn't make a mistake. once the group gets five meters away from nick they stop while on guard as all of their instincts warn them of the presence of a predator in front of them. "so am i correct in assuming that you are the group of individuals who had tried to snoop around for my base while i was away?" nick asked calmly. the young man stepped forward and smiled in an attempt to break the tension.

"My name is Edward ingred" he said while watching nicks expression closely before frowning at the lack of change even after he mentioned his clan name. "as for your question it was indeed my companions and myself who had searched for any traces of the place you are staying at." the young man said challengingly. nick heard the way the man spoke and knew that he was being tested for weaknesses so he released his aura which swept out like a burst of steam before washing over the young man and his companions. each of the women retreated frantically with terror written on their faces while the young man took up an defensive position while he stepped back with a foot. quickly the young man realized he had lost this challenge and frowned deeply before he resisted the urging of his instincts forcefully. "i will concede that i may have underestimated you more than i should have so I'll be blunt , you have previously sold several inscribed talismans that worked with an array that my clan who specializes in inscriptions does not possess knowledge of so we want to obtain it before any of our competitors do."

Nick retracted his aura which led the young man to relax slightly " if that is the only reason you are here than you can go back since will not be sharing that array with anyone nor will i be selling anymore of those talismans so your clan need not worry about it." he said calmly. the young man frowned "you will forgive me if i find this answer hard to accept , if you are worried about remuneration my clan does not lack for resources you merely need set a reasonable price." he said while smiling in an attempt to seem sincere.