"There's no mistake, that's the name I heard." Soraya said to Stelle with great certainty.
What that Treasure Hoarder said earlier was very clear, explicitly mentioning that Precious Baby had lost the artifact they had already gotten their hands on.
"Precious Baby, is he actually a member of the Treasure Hoarders..." Stelle rubbed his chin, muttering to himself.
Although he had already sensed that Precious Baby was very unusual, after all, the other party claimed to be a scholar, yet from every angle, he didn't seem like one.
His attire wasn't quite right, and he didn't have the slightest scholarly demeanor.
Especially, Stelle had not yet heard of any scholar who would bring a large axe to an archaeological dig.
He hadn't considered the direction of the Treasure Hoarders before, so he hadn't paid too much attention to the issue of Precious Baby's identity.
Stelle just wanted to quickly complete the commission, then take the money and leave. He still wanted to explore and have fun in this area.
Of course, if there could be a beautiful encounter, that would be even better... *cough*.
But now, Stelle had to seriously consider it.
After all, the identity of a Treasure Hoarder is very unwelcome in Liyue, and even in this world.
Not to mention directly apprehending Precious Baby and handing him over to the Millelith, at the very least, Stelle also had a responsibility to prevent those artifacts from falling into the hands of the Treasure Hoarders.
The cultural value of these items is far greater than their monetary value.
"Oh, by the way, could I ask you to look at this?" Stelle suddenly thought of something and quickly took out the package he had just obtained from the Hilichurl Brute.
"This is..." Soraya silently watched Stelle open the package. When the exquisite, square box inside appeared before him, Soraya's eyes immediately lit up.
"This might be the artifact Precious Baby dropped. I'd like you to take a look."
Soraya quickly took the box and looked around.
Indeed, just by looking at the box, one could tell it was undoubtedly an artifact with a long history.
The exquisite patterns on it, coupled with such ancient craftsmanship, suggested a history of at least a hundred years, if not a thousand.
"Just this box alone is priceless." Soraya pushed up his glasses and slowly said.
Then, he carefully reached out and opened the box.
What was inside, however, was somewhat unexpected for both of them.
Inside were all women's clothes, almost filling the entire box.
"Uh... using a priceless box to hold clothes?" Stelle's mouth twitched slightly. He was a bit bewildered.
But Soraya quickly reacted, and he immediately moved aside the top layers of clothes.
Sure enough, a delicate and small jade plate appeared before the two of them.
"This! This is truly incredible!" Soraya's eyes widened instantly.
He didn't even need to look; this jade plate was definitely over a thousand years old, likely from the time of the God War.
"Eh? So that means..." Stelle blinked, then recalled that Precious Baby seemed to have mentioned that he had padded the box where he kept the artifacts with several layers of clothes.
Good heavens, so even the box he used to hold artifacts was an artifact...
Precious Baby truly was deeply sinful.
"This guy is really too much; he just padded such an important artifact with a few layers of clothes." Soraya frowned, saying with some indignation.
"What should we do with this?" Stelle looked up at Soraya.
"As a Driyosh, I can directly contact the relevant official departments of Liyue." Soraya carefully placed the jade plate back and closed the lid.
Although he had just been saying that Precious Baby was too rough with artifacts, unfortunately, he didn't have specialized tools with him at the moment, so for now, he could only put it back as it was.
He would properly store it again after returning to Wangshu Inn.
"I will hand it over to the Liyue officials. As for that Precious Baby... I think it's best not to alert him." Soraya thought for a moment and said.
That fellow sounded very cunning; if he noticed anything amiss, he might just run away.
Moreover, that guy might even have accomplices; otherwise, the Treasure Hoarders who attacked him today shouldn't have been so wary of Precious Baby, who was alone.
"Actually, it wouldn't be inconvenient for me to just tie up Precious Baby..." Stelle looked at the thoughtful Soraya and couldn't help but say.
After all, Precious Baby probably still had no guard against him, and even if he did, it would be useless. Precious Baby didn't even have a Vision, and the Treasure Hoarders' crude combat skills were worlds apart from his.
"I think it's better not to act rashly, and this matter also needs to be reported to the Millelith." Soraya quickly advised.
He had indeed felt Stelle's strength just now, but it was better to be careful when dealing with Treasure Hoarders.
Moreover, Precious Baby and this group of Treasure Hoarders seemed to have been in this ruin for more than a day or two; who knew how much they had taken away.
It was better to let Stelle continue to lie low beside Precious Baby, and then round them all up once the situation was clear.
"How about this, he wants to find an artifact, right? You can just use this to fool him for now." Soraya took out a small pendant-like object from his embrace.
"This is..." Stelle reached out and took the pendant, which still carried Soraya's body warmth.
"It can barely be considered an artifact, but I made it by hand."
"Made... by hand??" Stelle looked at the object in his hand in surprise.
"Yes, simply put, it's a replica. I made it last week to practice artifact restoration. It should be fine for fooling some ignorant Treasure Hoarders."
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"Hmm?" Precious Baby's heart suddenly tightened. He quickly raised his head, his axe held protectively in front of him.
However, after a moment, aside from a small gust of wind, Precious Baby didn't detect any unusual sounds.
"A hallucination, perhaps..." Precious Baby lowered his axe and rubbed his head in confusion.
Just now, he suddenly felt as if danger was approaching.
"I wonder if that person found my artifact." Precious Baby shook his head and slowly sighed.
The Damselette named Stelle seemed a bit unreliable in his actions, but now he was outnumbered and had no one else to rely on.
His own subordinates hadn't arrived yet, and the other group of Treasure Hoarders he was cooperating with had gone their separate ways because of the lost artifact.
To be honest, if Precious Baby hadn't bluffed a bit, those people might have turned on him.
One could say the current situation was far from optimistic; the only person he could rely on was the Damselette he had commissioned.
"I hope you help with all your heart. If so, after the matter is done, I can let you off the hook..." Precious Baby muttered to himself, recalling Stelle's appearance, and a strange warmth inexplicably ignited in his heart.
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