Deep within the Sel Wilderness, the cliffs of Needleleaf Valley shimmered with a pale grey under the thin daylight.
The enormous and imposing figure of Galos stood in the valley clearing, his metallic scale armor reflecting the dawn's faint light.
He lowered his head, eyes intently studying the items before him: pristine, transparent black oil crystals and several open large wooden boxes beside them.
Inside the wooden boxes.
Are piles as tall as mountains, emanating various elemental glows from magic gemstones, red as fire, blue as ice, green as the vitality of forests, pure and translucent, flawless and without cracks.
These treasures, worth a fortune, were part of the lavish gift sent by Princess Alina of Lothern.
Apart from those equally impressive yet somewhat mundane gold and silver assets, the core of this gift was five units of first-degree black oil crystals and well over a hundred pieces, each of excellent quality, magic gemstones.
