Xi Mu approached Hald's corpse, raising the Hunting King's Greatsword in his hand and stabbing down towards Hald's wrist.
The blade pierced into the ground, severing Hald's wrist.
To get the +8 and +9 meteorites, one must open Hald's treasury, and to do that, one needs Hald's palm print.
Of course, one could choose to crack it violently, but that would be a huge waste of time; it was better to simply kill Hald, the boss character.
Furthermore, slaying Hald would enhance one's reputation among the dwarf clans, and for the sake of a promise to a child, one would challenge the notoriously infamous City Lord without hesitation.
This was, without a doubt, a heroic deed.
With this reputation, on the map of the dwarf clans, one could receive some quests related to heroes.
For instance, the quest to subdue the Human-faced Serpent.