Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

“I’m afraid that’s all the information I have. I don’t know exactly where in Sichuan it was found. Will that be alright?”

General Maeng of the Iron Cavalry looked a little apologetic, as if he felt that his knowledge wasn’t enough to properly repay the value of the elixir.

It was true that he lacked specific details on the salamander’s habitat. But even this much was valuable—after all, having a confirmed sighting was already leagues better than having no information at all.

Up until now, I had asked countless people for information on spiritual beasts, yet the only person who had ever given me a useful answer was the princess.

“Yes, sir. Thank you. This information is a tremendous help to me.”

“You’re sure that’s enough? It still feels like an inadequate repayment for the elixir.”

“No, it’s more than enough. I truly appreciate it.”

‘Starting tomorrow, I’ll have to pester my father-in-law into putting out some feelers for information.’

First, I’d check with the fishermen and those who hunted Crying Salamanders to see if anyone had heard anything about the Tiger Salamander.

If that wasn’t enough, I could always ask Beggars’ Sect for help.

I remembered hearing from Geolhwang that the Beggars’ Sect had the best intelligence network in the Central Plains. And since I had been sending him a steady supply of locusts lately, I doubted he’d refuse me a favor.

As I finalized my plans, an uncontrollable grin spread across my face. Seeing this, General Maeng let out a hearty chuckle.

“Hah! Do you really like this kind of thing that much? I thought it was just a trivial story, but look at you—beaming like a child.”

His expression showed that he didn’t quite understand why I was so excited.

But how could I not be?

I may have already been raising three lizards, but lizards and salamanders were two completely different creatures.

To be honest, in Korean, both were called domaebam or dorongnyong, which didn’t sound all that impressive. But in English, salamander had much more appeal.

After all, in fantasy stories, salamanders were depicted as fire spirits—blazing, mystical lizards that embodied flames. They had a completely different aesthetic.

And more importantly, these fire lizards weren’t just fictional creatures—they actually existed.

They belonged to the newt family, a species of amphibians with sleek black bodies and striking yellow spots.

Even in my past life, fire salamanders were one of the most popular exotic pets in Europe.

Now, if this Tiger Salamander was anything like that—only much larger, with a bright yellow body and tiger stripes—then it would basically be a giant fire salamander.

‘A massive fire salamander with tiger stripes? Hell yes.’

Just imagining it made me even more eager to start my search.

Right as I was grinning from ear to ear, the Governor of Sichuan suddenly spoke up.

“Hmm… If we’re talking about that kind of story, I actually know something, too.”

“Ooooh?! Really?!”

The Governor had information on the same level as General Maeng?

This was turning out to be an incredible day. I perked up my ears, hanging onto his every word.