Volume 6 Chapter 128
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 128: The Envoys’ Meeting
“You really are my most dedicated colleague, Human Envoy.”
The Dragon Envoy’s lips curved into a smile.
Excellent!
Hearing this, Xia Yi cheered inwardly.
It seemed she had successfully gained the Dragon Envoy’s trust. Now the other party regarded her as the genuine Human Envoy.
That was only natural, after all. The Human Envoy’s hallmark was the Human King Armor, and as luck would have it, she herself possessed a set of Human King Armor that matched that characteristic perfectly.
“Has the other one not arrived yet?” Xia Yi asked. “I thought I was already late.”
“The Death Envoy should be here soon. I notified him as well, he’s on his way,” the Dragon Envoy said. “You two are just too obsessed with work. You’re constantly competing with each other, and it’s putting a bit of pressure on me.”
“After all, that’s our duty as Envoys. To eliminate all erroneous existences for the sake of the Queen.”
“Of course.” The Dragon Envoy nodded.
Ding ding ding.
Xia Yi heard the sound of someone pushing the door open, touching the wind chime.
The old coffee shop welcomed another customer.
She turned her head and, through the helmet of the Human King Armor, saw a mysterious figure.
The mysterious person wore a thick black robe that wrapped tightly around their body, even their hands covered with gloves. The only exposed skin was half of their face beneath the hood.
Judging by the wrinkles on the face, Xia Yi could tell this was an elderly person.
This mysterious elder stepped forward without making a sound, gliding toward their table like a ghost. He exuded a cold, gloomy aura that formed a stark, intense contrast with the bright sunshine outside the window, as if lowering the temperature inside the coffee shop by several degrees.
Xia Yi had the illusion that she was witnessing Death himself descending upon the mortal world.
“Death Envoy, you’re here.”
The Dragon Envoy raised her hand and greeted him casually.
“Long time no see~”
“Mm.”
The elder nodded and responded in a vague, hoarse voice.
His gaze shifted and landed on the golden-armored swordswoman.
“…”
Xia Yi said nothing. She was somewhat surprised, so this was the Death Envoy.
“…”
The Death Envoy stared at Xia Yi for a long time without speaking.
“Oh dear, why are you two still like this? Always at odds the moment you meet,” the Dragon Envoy said helplessly. “I really wonder if you’d just start fighting on the spot if I weren’t here.”
“It’s a natural incompatibility,” the Death Envoy said. “I hate the Human Envoy’s aura, especially that golden armor. Just looking at it makes me uncomfortable.”
Xia Yi suspected that the Death Envoy was very likely of the Undead race. If so, given the Human King’s fighting style and equipment, they were indeed completely opposite to the Undead.
Thus, due to conflicting natures, it was perfectly normal for the two to repel each other and be at odds.
“Likewise, Death Envoy,” Xia Yi replied, putting on an act. “Even now, I still can’t accept that we’re colleagues.”
“If not for the Queen, Human Envoy, you would be the first target I would eliminate.” The Death Envoy said coldly.
The atmosphere in the air gradually became tense and explosive.
“Boss, another coffee for me, please!” The Dragon Envoy called out loudly.
“Ugh… another customer?”
The owner stood up. Although a bit displeased at being woken, he still made a fresh cup of coffee, placed it in front of the Death Envoy, and then went back to the counter to sleep.
What a slacker. Xia Yi felt it was a miracle that the owner could keep the shop open at all.
The Death Envoy had no intention of drinking the coffee, he didn’t even glance at it. He got straight to the point and asked the Dragon Envoy, “Why did you summon me here?”
“Meow meow!”
The cat that had been sleeping on the counter ran over to their table.
Xia Yi thought this cat was quite bold, strutting around so brazenly in front of such terrifying figures.
The Dragon Envoy picked up the cat, placed it on her lap, and began rubbing its belly.
“There’s no particular reason, actually.”
“You called me here to waste my time for no reason?”
“It’s our routine meeting, Death Envoy. Have you already forgotten?” The Dragon Envoy replied. “Didn’t we agree back then? We set our respective jurisdictions, promised not to interfere with each other’s territories, handle affairs within our own regions, hold regular Envoy meetings, report on our work status, and supervise one another.”
“…I haven’t forgotten.”
“Good.”
The Dragon Envoy stroked the cat’s chin, and the cat let out a very contented sound.
Xia Yi, though silent, had picked up some important information.
It seemed the interior of the mutated Elf Kingdom had been divided into three regions, each governed by one of the three great Envoys. Every Envoy held the power of life and death over all the people in their domain.
The city of Molent should be in the Human Envoy’s territory.
The Maginot Fortress area most likely belonged to the Dragon Envoy’s jurisdiction.
The Death Envoy’s domain was elsewhere, but he had temporarily come here for the Envoy meeting.
Finally, the three Envoys served that mysterious Queen… This appeared to be the existing order.
Of course, while this information was valuable, it wasn’t what Xia Yi wanted most to learn.
What she urgently needed to investigate now was information about the World Tree and the Queen.
Based on what Inner Demon Xia Yi had later told her, Xia Yi already knew that the Human Envoy had used a branch of the World Tree as a weapon. That meant that within the mutated Elf Kingdom, the World Tree indeed existed, and the Envoys had been in contact with it.
This strongly suggested that…
The Queen controlled the World Tree.
Even at risk, she had to obtain this intelligence.
Having made up her mind, Xia Yi spoke: “How is the Queen… doing lately?”
As soon as she said this, the expressions of the Death Envoy and the Dragon Envoy changed.
“Hmm?” The Death Envoy’s tone was full of confusion. “Human Envoy, what do you mean? Why are you suddenly asking about that?”
Was this a question she shouldn’t have asked?
As a subordinate, wasn’t it normal to care about one’s superior?
Xia Yi’s heart tightened. Had she, by accident, really shattered the thin ice?
The Death Envoy’s gaze grew increasingly suspicious. “What exactly are you…”
“Oh dear, Human Envoy, have you come down with amnesia? How could you forget something like that?”
The Dragon Envoy interrupted the Death Envoy.
The silver-haired dragon-eared girl smiled faintly. She lifted the cat from her lap and placed it on the table.
“Well, there’s no helping it. I’ll tell you, but just this once, all right?”
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