Original God, I am the only designated Red King God Envoy of Xumi

"Those Dujin Brigade that manages Kawan Post are nothing more than lackeys for those lousy disciplinary officers! Those bastards bribed a lot of people, so the disciplinary officer just casually investigated and came up with the verdict of 'a conflict between the people of the sand, a brawl that resulted in death!'"

Speaking of this, Singh's blood boiled suddenly. When he first arrived at Kawanyi, he was similar to A Luo. He was blinded by the superficial "civilization". It turned out that those forest people were more terrifying than the people of the sand. They ate people without even spitting out the bones!

"Six thousand Mora! Just six thousand Mora! Kanriba is only worth six thousand Mora when he is buried!" Singh shouted, his words full of undisguised anger.

"What a bullshit civilization! What a bullshit 'Edict'! I saw it clearly then! The Edict only protects the Forest People! No matter how hard we, the Sand People, try, we are all 'barbaric', 'uncivilizable' and dangerous in their eyes!"

A Luo didn't know what to say for a moment. He felt that what Kan Ruiba said was right. The businessman colluded with some corrupt disciplinary officials and was indeed unforgivable. But it was not right to generalize like this. A Luo had just received kind help from some forest people when he came here.

Although most of the forest people were still relatively indifferent to him, Luo was good at finding those bright spots. After all, there were good people in the forest and bad people in the desert. Luo didn't know the reason for the current stiff relationship between the forest people and the sand people, but what he saw was somewhat different from what Singh said.

However, A Luo did not refute. He respected Singh. Singh had been suppressed for so many years, and there was nothing wrong with venting.

"I just got here and saw with my own eyes a mother trying to take her children into Kawanyi for refuge, but because of that 'approval'! Because of that 'approval'! The guards wouldn't let them in! Those people froze to death next to the sand barrier that night!"

"There was a sandstorm behind them! And the guards still refused to budge! Back then, most of the guards were Forest People. In the eyes of those Forest People, a few Sand People lives were worth less than a sentence of 'approval failed'!"

Singer cursed and vented, perhaps because he had been suppressed for too long, he did not stop for a moment and told everything he had seen in the past few years.

"I finally understand! Sand wall, sand wall! The sand wall is meant to protect us, the 'sand'!"

Singer had a tendency to be slightly crazy, and he didn't even notice it himself. Tears were already flickering in his eyes. He had been trapped in that small world for too long, and he had endured too much for revenge.

"I endured under that bastard's gaze for over four years, until he felt I was no longer a threat, until he felt I had completely surrendered, until he felt my contract was about to expire and he didn't dare cause any trouble."

"I've been waiting for an opportunity—an opportunity like today. I finally killed that piece of shit with my own hands!"

Singh was panting, and as his resentment was vented one by one, his mental state became much more stable. Only then did A Luo speak.

"Brother Hu, actually, among the forest people I saw, there are some good people..." A Luo's words were a little hesitant. Singh had just recovered with great difficulty, and it would be bad if he got excited again.

But… he didn’t want to see his respected “Brother Tiger” go to extremes, he instinctively felt that this was not good.

"Huh? What? Do you think that piece of shit and those disciplinary officers who are worse than shit are right?" Singer's tone was obviously a little angry. He seemed to be very angry at A Luo for saying these words.

"No, they deserve to die!" Ah Luo nodded vigorously. "But I also remember those forest people who helped me. When I first came here, the old lady who sold bread on the corner gave me a bowl of water to drink. I really like the bread she made. Every time she watched me eat bread, she would smile and say that I was like her son."

"Another time, when it was raining, I didn't bring an umbrella, and a child from the Forest People lent me his umbrella and walked me all the way to where I lived before leaving."

"There was also that time when I caught a cold and was about to pass out from the fever in my room. If a disciplinary officer who passed by rescued me and took care of me for the entire afternoon, I would have died."

"I talked a lot with the disciplinary officer until almost evening. He even praised me, saying he'd never met a Sand People as sincere as me. Although I don't quite understand what that means...but he's a good person."

"He told me that, in the beginning, some radical Sand People attacked a caravan of Forest People who wanted to enter the desert to make money. Since then, the Forest People have been afraid to enter the desert. Some Sand People also deliberately tried to destroy the sand barrier, which also caused panic among the Forest People."

"He told me, 'The sand barrier was created by the Great Compassionate Tree King to protect her people. If the wind and sand pass through the sand barrier, sooner or later the forest will become a desert.'"

"Brother Tiger, you said the Sand Wall protects the people of the Sand, while the disciplinary officer who saved my life said it protects the people of the Forest. I don't know which of you is right, but... I think there are bastards like the Plunderer Clan among the Sand People, and there are good people like this disciplinary officer among the Forest People."

"..." Singer was silent. He didn't expect that A Luo, who always had no opinions, could say so many words so firmly this time... But, Singer really couldn't refute it.

He was just thinking, and silence fell between the two of them. For a moment, the only sound was the wind blowing.

Singh thought for a long time, until he approached the wind erosion area, until dusk came.

His experiences have made him see too many injustices suffered by the people of the sand, but A Luo would never lie to him. The conflict between the people of the sand and the people of the forest is a long-standing one. If you try to find out who is right and who is wrong, you may not get an answer at all.

He knew very well what he would get in return for his anger and sharp blades, but A Luo now gave him another answer.

With his sincerity, A Luo won the old mother's heartfelt love and the disciplinary officer's heartfelt affirmation.

Singer is not a stubborn person. He suddenly realized that he had fallen into a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding called "generalizing from a single example."

"You're right...A-Luo." Singer seemed to understand something. He looked toward the wind-eroded land not far away. "Resentment and sharp blades will only lead to endless revenge, which will only create chaos. But you have earned love and understanding with your sincerity."

"Perhaps... I've gone astray, and so have many others. What can blind hatred bring us? Can the people of the sand be redeemed by this?"

Singer pondered and felt that he had touched upon something, the so-called "essence of the problem."

"No...you can't." Singer slowed down his pace a little and patted A Luo on the shoulder. He used to think A Luo was stupid, but he didn't expect that it was such a "fool" who reminded him of what he had missed.

It's a pity... He probably doesn't have much of a chance. No matter what, it's a fact that he killed someone. It probably won't be long before the disciplinary officer catches him.

"Live on, Luo."

"...You'll have to outlive the rest of us."

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Chapter 37: Negligence in Busyness

A Luo and Singh chatted for a long time along the way. After a night passed and the next day came, they wrapped themselves tightly in warm clothes and headed towards their destination in silence.

Having not been back for a few years, A Luo felt a little unfamiliar with the place. The two of them walked and stopped, and A Luo tried hard to recall the way.

The wind blew up dust, and they kept their mouths shut and focused on getting on their way.

……

Far away at Kawan Station, the scene was completely different. The guards who used to guard the entrance were replaced by disciplinary officers, who conducted strict searches on everyone who was about to enter or leave Kawan Station. There was a long queue at the entrance.

Wadiye looked at the slowly flowing crowd not far away, feeling a little impatient. It was almost noon now, and it would be extremely hot. He and his men had been traveling non-stop for a long time. They had originally planned to enter Kawanyi to rest before making plans, but they were stuck here.

"What's going on up ahead?" The mercenaries in the team stood on tiptoe to look ahead. The disciplinary officers at the entrance held their weapons tightly and strictly searched every person and every item. In the past, this situation only existed in special circumstances in the past few years, but it is now rare.

"I don't know..." Wadiye's forehead was covered with sweat, not sure if it was because of anxiety or heat. He has been traveling back and forth here for so many years, but this is the first time he has seen such a situation in recent years.

"What? You don't know?" A man in the team following closely behind Wadiye spoke up and pointed at Kawanyi.

"Just last night, someone died at the sawmill south of Kawanyi."

"Someone died?" Wadiye pondered. "That shouldn't be so severe, right? Usually, wouldn't the disciplinary officers investigate? They wouldn't block the road like this?"

"Hey, you don't know, if it was just one person who died, it wouldn't be so troublesome, but the problem is... it was the Sand People who killed the Forest People. The Forest People who were killed were the owner of the sawmill. He has a very good relationship with the disciplinary officer here!"

Wadiye understood what was said. The so-called very good relationship was naturally a financial transaction. No wonder such a big deal was made.

"...Is it so serious?" Wadiye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was finally his turn.

"Isn't that right? Well, I can only say that I finally relaxed a little in the past few years, but now this kind of thing has happened. I guess it's not going to be easy for me to work for a while..."

“…” Wadiye said nothing. He had heard a little about the sawmill, but that was all he had heard. Wadiye knew that there was a “shadow” hidden under this Kawan Post, but he didn’t know how big the shadow was.

The people of the sand seemed to have been "forgotten" for too long. When the forest had begun to move mountains and fill the sea with the power of knowledge, they still lived a very primitive life - the desert did not allow them to escape from blood and fighting, and the people of the sand could hardly escape from the spiral of pain in the desert and the spiral of contradiction between the forest and the desert.

It seems that it has become a luxury for them to pursue "civilization" - not to mention that some people in this so-called "civilization" are still rejecting them.

It is difficult to say who is right or wrong; it is more of a difference in standpoints.

Wadiye subconsciously looked in the direction of the Chi Nian clan. Perhaps... it didn't matter whether that leader was the real Red King's messenger or not. What mattered was that she had brought an opportunity for change to the desert, and this opportunity was invaluable.

I just hope that those who are interested can seize this opportunity. A single tree cannot make a forest. No matter how powerful Amber is, she is just one person after all. Without the help of her followers, this precious opportunity will be wasted.

Wadiye sighed deeply, and the wind started to blow again, easing his irritability a little.

Out of the corner of his eye, Wadiye saw a white-haired young man holding a spear and with an Eye of Thor hanging on his waist. The guards along the way subconsciously made way when they saw the medal on his chest.

Wadiye recognized the badge. It was... the Grand Disciplinary Officer.

……

"Luna! Come down quickly--, don't be naughty."

The area around the Chinanian clan’s base is now full of date palm trees. Most of these date palm trees are still relatively young, but they grow surprisingly fast, thanks to the nutrients and the efforts of Gabriel.

The dust that used to be blown up by the wind at the edge of the garrison has now been fixed by the roots of the date palm trees. The wind and sand in the clan are now much smaller than before. The clan members and the Blazing Beast Hunter mercenaries who usually patrol nearby have gradually developed the habit of chatting with each other, which has added a lot of vitality compared to before.

Ever since the Blazing Beast Hunter publicly announced its support for the Chi Nian Clan not long ago, the number of mercenaries sent by the Chi Nian Clan has tripled - this has indeed added a lot of pressure on food and housing, but fortunately the Blazing Beast Hunter also sent a batch of supplies, and the mercenaries have also been busy participating in house construction and hunting. In addition, two traveling clans have recently joined the Chi Nian Clan, and the Chi Nian Clan has reached 200 people at once, and it is thriving.

Hart was also sent here. He is now in charge of all the mercenaries here. He and Amber stood under a date palm tree and looked at little Jade sitting on it. Amber looked a little worried.

The pseudonym that Jade used in the clan was "Luna," which meant "crescent moon" in ancient Chinese. Gabriel and Jade both liked this beautiful name, but now Jade was sitting at the fork of a branch at the top of the date palm tree, pouting and looking unhappy.

It was hard to imagine how she climbed up, and Hart had a good explanation for this. Amber had been dealing with the cooperation with the Blazing Hunters and the Shayeh Clan these days. In addition, she had been very busy before and had not taken care of the children's study problems for a long time. Naturally, she didn't know much about little Jade.

As soon as Hart arrived here, he was pestered by this little kid, who insisted that he learn how to fight - this really scared Hart. It was said that her father was very busy recently and had no time to teach her, so she saw that he was very good at it and asked him to teach her.

Hart found this request quite novel, so he agreed, but he now has to admit that this is one of the things he regrets most in recent times.

Who could tell him where this child, who looked only five years old at most, got so much strength from! His key movements were very flexible, and he'd occasionally "surprise attack" himself, causing him to feel a bit stressed. It was unknown where this child had learned how to climb trees, and with this extraordinary physique, he had become the true leader among the children here.

He had no choice but to ask Amber to come forward to resolve the problem, which led to the current situation.

"I won't!" Little Jade puffed up her face, looking like a puffed-up hamster. She was really cute, but it was also really a headache. Amber could easily jump up and pull her down, but that would be a bit too easy to hurt the child, so she decided to try and persuade her first...

"I'm quite busy here, little Luna, please don't make things difficult for your sister, okay?" Amber tried to keep smiling, but her words seemed to irritate little Jade even more. The angry hamster turned into an angry cat, and was about to explode.

"Hmph!" Little Jade looked at Amber, and her anger not only did not subside but increased. However, she obviously overlooked one problem - where is Aji, who always sits on Amber's shoulders?

Amber's eyes turned to the back of Jade's shoulder. The next moment Jade felt a sense of unease in her heart, a push came from behind her -

"Ah--!" Little Jade fell to the ground. With such a distance and without any preparation, she had no chance to adjust her posture. Little Jade was ready to take the impact, but the feeling of landing on the sand was different from what she expected. It was the feeling of a soft embrace.

"Hehe~ Little Luna is in my hands now~?" Amber flicked little Jade's forehead lightly. Little Jade protected her face with her hands in pain. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Aji flying back from behind the tree to Amber's shoulder, and she immediately shouted angrily.

"Bad elf!"

This little magical creature clearly looks like the elf in the little match girl who turned into an older sister to help the little girl study, but now it is completely inhumane!

"Oh my... I'm hated by kids~" Ah Ji laughed with a bit of evil taste, and little Jade became even angrier when she saw this.

"Luna, I won't go easy on you just because you're young, okay? If you admit your mistake and apologize, I'll only punish you with writing five pieces of calligraphy. If you keep being stubborn, I'll make you write ten."

The calligraphy copybook was made by Amber at Aji's request so that children could consolidate the characters they had learned. However, it was discovered that... it was more effective in punishing younger children, so it was used as a means of punishment - it was always better than corporal punishment, especially now that the two traveling clans had joined, there were many more children in the clan.

In the past, young children would choose to admit their mistakes when seeing this in most cases, and the teachers who taught the children - usually Yi and Masala - would always point out where the mistakes were made while punishing them, and provide appropriate ideological education. This method of combining soft and hard methods avoided the probability of naughty children appearing as the clan settled down to the greatest extent.

But now it is of no use to little Jade. Little Jade still has a puffed up face and has no intention of admitting her mistake.

"...I'll increase it to twenty, okay?" Amber frowned and looked seriously at little Jade in her arms. Twenty sheets was a lot for a little kid to finish in a whole day, so it was already a heavy punishment.

Little Jade remained unmoved under Amber's serious gaze, but tears were faintly visible in her eyes.

"...Alas." Amber sighed. Well, it seems that forceful measures are not enough. She has to prescribe the right medicine for the right condition. Continuing to add more would be a bit too much.

"I don't have to punish you, but can you tell me why you are so unhappy, little Luna?"

"...Dad ignores me, and Mom Amber hasn't taught us to read for a long time. You all don't care about me!" It seemed that she had finally found an outlet for venting. Little Jade's speech caught the two people present off guard.

Hart's eyes widened. He didn't remember Amber mentioning she had a child. Little Jade looked almost five, and Amber was 20. Pregnancy takes nearly a year, which means... 14? She's not even fully developed yet! Aren't you afraid of a difficult birth and a fatality?

Hart looked at Amber, and it only took a moment for him to realize that he had misjudged his thoughts, because Amber had a similar expression on her face, and her next words were similar to his.

"...It's sister, not mother. How can little Luna call sister mother?" Amber sighed slightly. She understood the reason. It was probably because she was too busy recently. She had not taken care of the child's studies for almost a month. She left it all to Yi and the new leader of the traveling clan, Marsala.

In addition, because many people came to borrow books to learn characters and enrich their reading in the past two or three days, Gabriel was also very busy, and almost all of his own free time was spent on reading. Little Jade felt "neglected" and felt unbalanced.

"I don't care! Amber's mother is my mother! The one who hasn't come back to see me for so long is not my mother!" Little Jade hugged Amber tightly. Gabrielle did not tell little Jade that her mother had died. He just said that she had gone to a very far place. Little Jade did not fully understand the meaning of death yet, and took the literal meaning seriously.

"..." Amber was a little embarrassed, and Ah Ji flew over to watch the show. She rarely saw Amber with such an expression, and it was really a very rare experience.

Little Jade didn't know, and most people here didn't know either, but Amber knew. Gabriel didn't hide anything from her as the leader and told her everything that happened that year without reservation.

Little Jade still hugged Amber tightly. It was this warm embrace at the beginning that made her feel the warmth of "mother". Perhaps it was because of this that she was able to call out the name that she had only dared to keep in her heart.

But this scene did not last long. Amber put little Jade on the ground, put her hands on both sides of her shoulders, and looked at little Jade seriously.

"Luna, you can't say that about your mother. She really, really loves you very much."

Chapter 38: The So-Called Mother

As Amber spoke, tears welled up in little Jade's eyes, and her voice trembled slightly: "Really? Then...then why didn't Mom come back to see me..."

"..." Amber fell silent again for a moment. She didn't know how to explain to little Jade. Gabriel didn't seem to want little Jade to know the truth now. The truth was a little too cruel for such a child.

But...are lies really that good?

Gabriel was originally one of the two swords of Thutmose. Thutmose's ultimate goal was to study the remains of the Red King and find the legendary "Golden Dreamland". According to legend, it was an ideal place where all the beautiful things were gathered.

But as is common in the desert now, not many of Thutmose's brigade members are literate, let alone able to decipher the information contained in the ruins.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration by the group, Gabriel captured a scholar from the forest - Euphi, and thus Thutmose got back on the right track.

Over a long period of time, Gabriel was deeply influenced by Youfei, and the two of them finally got together. Little Jade was their daughter.

Thutmose's other double-edged sword, Samel, discovered all this. He had known Gabriel for a long time and thought he knew him very well, but he didn't know that Gabriel had already taken a step forward under the influence of Yufi. Samel, who still stayed in place, only felt that Gabriel was affected by these unnecessary things and the sword became slower, so he made a decision.

Samel believed that as long as he killed Yufei and little Jade, Gabriel would be able to return to his original form. The plan was brewing in his mind, but Gabriel was unable to detect it.