"No, the grandmaster told me to give you this." Samson pushed a velvet box on the table toward Hera and watched her carefully.
Previously, there were news articles that reported that Dr. Shadow was the daughter of the Chime family. He met Camille before at Astral Nova, but her presence felt different from when he actually met Dr. Shadow.
The person in front of him was the real Dr. Shadow whom he met last time.
If it weren't for Bernard, who was watching them from a hidden compartment in the room, Samson would have rushed forward and ripped off Dr. Shadow's mask.
He was dying to see what kind of person was hiding under that mask! How dare Dr. Shadow ignore protests from Astral Nova and give away the century-old gurdyroot!
Hera looked at the velvet box and glanced up at Samson again. Then, she opened the box.
Inside the box, there was a century-old gurdyroot of premium quality. She held it up and examined it closely to determine if it truly was a rare gurdyroot that was around two hundred years old.
Indeed, it was the real thing. By using around ten photos of Bernard's naked body, she managed to obtain a priceless gurdyroot. This made Hera even more curious as to who Grandmaster of Astral Nova was.
"I'll take this gurdyroot. Thanks." Hera placed it back into the box.
Samson said, "Please do."
Hera took the velvet box while Samson stayed still. She turned around to leave, but when she placed her hand on the doorknob, she suddenly looked back and asked, "I'm sorry to ask this so suddenly, but is your grandmaster into men?"
Samson was perplexed. How could this be?
In the compartment room, Bernard was speechless as he watched them from the one-way mirror.
Samson suddenly thought of something incredible. "Are you a woman crossdressing as a man?"
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