Translator: Hellscythe_ Editor: Hellscythe_
Shi Feng traded all of his Ordinary Herbs and Rare Herbs for Thank You Gifts in one fell swoop.
Suddenly, Shi Feng noticed that Grand Duke Hartfield's gaze had changed slightly.
The Grand Duke's originally stern expression seemed to have softened significantly.
Was I just imagining things? After Shi Feng's brain activity had improved, his five senses and intuition had become extraordinarily sharp.
Advanced NPCs of God's Domain possessed very high intelligence; it was even higher than ordinary players'. It was especially true for a Level 200, Tier 3 NPC like Grand Duke Hartfield. Although Hartfield might not be as strong as Magistrate Weissman, not even Weissman dared to offend the Grand Duke.
Hartfield was the only Grand Duke throughout Star-Moon Kingdom, while the others were just Dukes. In Star-Moon Kingdom, his position was only below that of the King and equal to that of the kingdom's Grand Marshall, Adolf Cerret. Working with the Grand Marshall, they protected the kingdom from both inside and outside threats.
If Shi Feng could form a relationship with Grand Duke Hartfield, it would greatly benefit his future development in Star-Moon Kingdom.
Forget it. It's best to just focus on raising my Reputation.
Shi Feng shook his head to clear his mind. He then departed from the Grand Duke's mansion and returned to purchasing Herbs.
The Thank You Gifts did not take up a lot of space, with each stack holding up to 1,000 Gifts. Shi Feng had received a total of 2,500 Gifts, which took up only three bag slots.
Upon arriving at the bazaar in front of the Palace...
Sure enough, the Herb-selling players had not moved. The moment these players noticed Shi Feng's return, they immediately rushed over to welcome him.
In moments, Shi Feng's bag was filled to the brim once more. He then returned to the Grand Duke's mansion and began to trade the Herbs for more Thank You Gifts.
After spending several hours ferrying Herbs from the bazaar to the Grand Duke's mansion, Shi Feng had purchased close to half of all the available Herbs in Star-Moon Kingdom, his total expenditure exceeding 400 Gold. Originally, Shi Feng had hoped to continue purchasing Herbs. However, his high-profile actions had attracted a lot of attention, and many people had begun secretly investigating the reason behind Shi Feng's purchases.
After all, no Guild lacked Herbs. Even if a Guild were trying to nurture a large number of alchemists, there should be no need for such a massive supply.
It should be about time to call it quits. Shi Feng glanced at the several Assassins spying on him from a distance.
He would not give any of these people the slightest of opportunities to discover his intentions. Every time he visited the Grand Duke's mansion, he would look for a secluded location before disguising himself. Even if his trackers were quite capable, without a particularly high-ranking Identification Skill such as Omniscient Eyes, it would be impossible for them to see through his disguise.
In reality, Shi Feng did not have to pay these people any heed. Even if they discovered this Special Quest, no Guild would willingly spend so much money to earn some EXP. To be safe, however, Shi Feng still disguised himself to avoid these players discovering the method of using money to earn Reputation Points just yet.
After he finished purchasing his last batch of Herbs, Shi Feng departed from the bazaar and randomly picked a restaurant to enter. After using the Demon Mask to disguise his appearance, he boldly strode out of the restaurant and headed towards Grand Duke Hartfield's mansion.
