As Aske was deep in thought, the fishermen were secretly observing him.
His clothes were tattered, yet his demeanor was calm and composed. Besides carrying a longsword, he had nothing else with him (the Dragon Bone Longsword being a special material weapon, its Spirituality consumption through Conceptual Weapon simulation was too large), making him appear like a down-and-out mercenary.
Not to mention, this guy had actually drifted over on a chunk of floating ice... This inexplicably made the fishermen think of incredible witchcraft, reminiscent of rumors about famous mercenary groups that would keep evil witch masters.
They manipulated flames or lightning, could control people's minds or bodies, and even resurrected the dead from their graves... Southern undead wizards did just that, and to these fishermen, a mercenary with extraordinary powers and such wizards were barely different.
