Lin Mu looked at the man who he had last seen more than a year ago. "Qiao De... I guess the others were right. You really do like to play some games." Crown Prince Feng Shun spoke.
The man was dressed in simple black robes that had no symbol or design on them. His hair was covered with a hat as well, and his beard was well groomed. The last time Lin Mu had seen him, the auction manager was dressed in rather luxurious clothes. As such, it was quite striking to see him in such a sober outfit.
"Haha, what's life without a little fun?" Qiao De replied. "Plus I wanted to see just what kind of people you've added to your repertoire." He added.
"And... what's the assessment?" Crown Prince Feng Shun questioned.
"Nothing less than excellent." Qiao De answered. "You've picked a decent formation master." He added
"Of course. He is after all someone you picked too." Feng Shun smirked at that moment.
Lin Mu who heard it was a bit confused though. 'Didn't the Crown Prince already inform him?' Lin Mu wondered.
And it was clear that he wasn't the only one that was confused. Qiao De showed the same reaction and looked at Lin Mu deeply.
"Show him the letter." Crown Prince Feng Shun spoke.
"Ah yeah!" Lin Mu recalled the letter that Qiao De had given him.
It had been lying in the ring for a long time and was supposed to have opened automatically when it was time for them to go on the expedition. But Lin Mu didn't know whether it was because it had been kept in the ring all this time, but it had never opened.
~shua~
"This is Ziran." Qiao De introduced. "He's someone I found after quite an intensive search. I almost didn't think I'd be able to get him in time, but thankfully the spatial plane showed no signs of activating back then." He explained.
Hearing the name, the Crown Prince, Crown Princess Shang and Lin Mu found it unique.
"Ziran?" the Crown Prince repeated, furrowing his brows.
'That is definitely not a common name.' Lin Mu knew it didn't belong to the Rust Sky world.
Most of the names that Lin Mu had seen in the Xiao Fan world were similar to those in the Rust Sky World too. As such, he had thought that they followed the same nomenclature. But the slender man's name was definitely not something that was used by people of these worlds.
"Isn't that... An Elf name?" Crown Princess Shang suddenly spoke.
"Indeed." Qiao De confirmed. "A Half Elf to be precise." He added.
"Quarter Wood elf, Quarter Dark elf and half human... to be accurate." Ziran said himself this time.
Learning that the man was a part elf, Lin Mu was surprised. "It's my first time seeing a half elf... or any elf for that matter." Lin Mu said honestly before spotting the slightly pointed ears that were hiding behind his hair.
He had read about their race before, but it was merely mentioned in the passing. Even in the memoirs of the lost immortal, there were barely two mentions of elves. At least until the part that Lin Mu had unlocked.
All Lin Mu knew about them was the fact that they were an intelligent humanoid race that could be found on several worlds. They also followed many different systems of cultivation which often made it difficult to sense their cultivation base.
Unless one knew about their cultivation system, one might judge it inaccurately.