Gladius still had one last thing to clear with Tuan after taking care of all the investigative matters and getting into an arrangement of convenience. He coughed awkwardly before speaking up once again.
"By the way, Tuan, that Ogre Lord's Labrys. I suppose you have it. Frankly, that Ogre Lord was placed just for intimidation. We weren't expecting the contestants to actually slay it.
The artifact that you have… is kind of precious and rare. Would you mind giving it to us?"
Gladius asked and sighed. The double-bitted ax was supposed to increase the Orc Lord's destructive power, making it near impossible for the contestants to even think about launching a raid on him. The artifact was something that had been found in the ruined city. It wasn't supposed to be taken by any ranker.
"I… I really like that ax sir. Can… Can you consider that as my payment for cooperating with your investigation? Besides, the contestants as well as the viewers have already seen me using the ax.
