Virgil remembered this small town, the knives produced in this town were elite among elites, hard to find even with a fortune. Consequently, at the beginning of the war against the Red Emperor, the small town was heavily plundered. The legion under the Red Emperor emptied Qiaxike's reserves before executing a brutal massacre, just before Lin's crusading army arrived.
"When the war ends and prices normalize, this gold necklace should fetch a good amount."
Aunt Ai pushed the necklace back, earnestly saying, "I know that with your noble character, you treat money like dirt, but this is just a small token of my heart... Please accept it."
Virgil adjusted his glasses and refrained from pushing the necklace back again. He neither agreed nor refused but smiled as he asked, "You've been here for two months, and I just found out... Xiao Qiu is from Qiaxike, huh?"
"Being born there is nothing to brag about."
