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

"In order to prevent disaster, I chose to self-destruct. After that, I should have disappeared into the tomb I built for myself, but the aura of the starry sea was so close to me, it was difficult for me not to notice it."

"The person sitting here right now is just a remnant of consciousness—I can't hide my curiosity about you, so I invited you here."

"So, what do you want to ask me?" Amber's eyes narrowed, and she became completely formal, which was rare for her.

Even if it was just a remnant soul, the one sitting here was the real Scarlet King. She used the name of Scarlet King's messenger to bring herself many conveniences in the outside world. Her unbridled confidence was based on the fact that Scarlet King was dead - but now she was suddenly told that Scarlet King still had some residual consciousness, which was a bit unexpected.

Amber had not done anything wrong. Everything she did was for the future of the desert. Therefore, when facing the god of the sun and sand, she did not feel guilty at all.

"The Flower God brought three riddles to the Tree King. I will ask you the same number of questions. The first question is - how do you judge my past and my actions?"

Amber fell into deep thought, and the Red King in front of her was not in a hurry, giving Amber enough time to think.

Overall, the Red King's life can perhaps only be described as a "failure". He knew the injustice of the man in heaven, and with the most rebellious heart, he made the most presumptuous goal. His fundamental purpose was to clear away the obstacles brought by the man in heaven, so that the creatures on earth would no longer be deceived by the false heaven.

But the creatures on earth have not yet realized all this, and no one can stand beside the Red King. He may be great, but he is also lonely. He cannot see any "reference" when he looks forward, and there is no help when he looks back.

There was no one before him and no one after him. Alone and helpless, he probably perished here.

The creatures on earth did not yet have the ability to bear the "truth". Looking at it from the perspective of future generations, the Red King was undoubtedly a little too eager. He ignored the common sense of the objective development of things and tried to fight against the truth hanging in the sky alone.

So...is he wrong?

No, this cannot be distinguished by right or wrong. The Red King's goals and will are great. Simple right and wrong are not enough to describe him. He just "failed".

In other words, his goal was not wrong, but he fell into a misunderstanding when implementing it, which led to his failure.

"Your goal is great, and your ending is also great. Simple right and wrong cannot be used to judge you. You just 'failed,' that's all."

"If you have to judge right from wrong, then your goal is right, but your process is wrong. You ignored the common sense of the objective development of things, were too eager, and ultimately failed."

Amber told him her thoughts. Historically, when facing a king who was above ten thousand people, the censors always took great risks when giving advice. King Chi knew this very well. He admired Amber's attitude of speaking frankly about his mistakes.

What's more, Amber was exactly right about the reasons for his failure.

"If I had an advisor like you by my side when I was building Aru, perhaps there might be a chance to save the situation." When the aloof Red King talked about his past, there was a hint of regret in his eyes.

But everything was irreversible. The Red King suppressed his regret and asked the second question.

"Compared to the era I ruled, the people of the Sand have now reached the bottom of the valley. The desert's barren environment tests them constantly. Hundreds of years of constant division and loss have also created the current situation of fragmentation."

"If I were to watch, I'd feel despair—how long would it take for the Sand People to see that they don't need gods? When would the Teyvatian realize that the real problem is the false dome hanging high above them?"

"I don't know about these. I want to ask for your opinion on the current situation."

Amber did not think about this question at all. She gave the answer quickly without any pause.

"Perhaps you feel nothing but endless despair—the truth is, compared to hundreds of years ago, the distance between the Sand People and the lies above the sky seems even further away now. The Sand People have become a veritable pile of scattered sand."

"But, is this really the case?" Two pairs of amber eyes looked at each other, and the corners of Amber's mouth curled up slightly.

"It seems to me that even in the face of this situation, the people of the sand have never given up the desire to survive. They fight against the wind and sand, the scorching sun, and the various beasts lurking in the desert."

"Admittedly, many of them still believe in you, in the deceased Red King, but those who truly give up the struggle and pray for God's help are ultimately a minority. The majority of the people of the Sand still hold their weapons tightly. That sharp blade represents their will—the will to never give up."

"You're more concerned about the distance between the Sand People and the lies that lie above the heavens, but I'm more concerned about how far the Sand People have progressed. Your reign might have been considered prosperous, but have the people under your command truly broken away from God?"

“—Obviously, no.”

"So, what now?" Amber put her hands together and answered the Red King's question in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Even without my existence, in ten, twenty, or at the very least thirty or forty years, the people of the sand will eventually accept reality. They will accept that the gods are dead and that they can only rely on their own hands to create the future."

"The best I did was just speed it up."

"Hahahahahahaha——" Hearing Amber's answer, the Red King's laughter echoed over the oasis. He hadn't laughed so heartily in a long time. Amber's answer once again surprised him, but he liked it very much.

"I think I now truly understand the Flower Goddess's joy when she asked the Tree King three riddles and the Tree King answered them—I feel the same way right now."

"If the answer to the first question makes me feel that you are very suitable to be a counselor, then the answer to the second question makes me confirm from the bottom of my heart that you are the perfect choice to be God's messenger."

"Just like the sages who initially followed the Tree King, if someone like you had followed in my footsteps, perhaps everything would have been different."

"Thank you so much." The continuous praise from the Red King from the bottom of his heart made Amber feel a little excited. She had never expected that the Red King would be so easy to talk to.

According to legend, the Great Kind Tree King is a benevolent god, like a "mother", while the Red King is often described as a "tyrant" in current forest legends. Even in desert legends, the Red King is a majestic king like a father, which is different from the impression that the current Red King gives to Amber.

"Good! Very good! Excellent!" Chi Wang gave three affirmations in succession. He never expected that the visitor from overseas could give him two surprises in succession in a short period of time.

"So, one last question."

"--How do you see the future, the future of the desert?"

Following the Red King's third question, Amber fell into a long silence. What a wonderful question this was. If the first two questions gave a limited scope, then this last question was like giving Amber a blank piece of paper and letting her write freely.

The Red King was not in a hurry. He had been waiting for a long time and didn't mind waiting a little longer.

Amber thought a lot and pondered for a long time. In this eternal oasis, the concept of time does not exist, and the scenery is always frozen at the most beautiful moment.

"——My answer is: I don't know." The answer to the third question also surprised Chi Wang. Faced with such an answer, he was not angry, but there was a hint of loss in his eyes.

But Amber's answer is not yet complete.

"You probably want me to express my vision for the future. I can answer that question and tell you everything I envision."

"But, is this what you want?"

Amber's words once again attracted the Red King's attention, and he looked at Amber.

"The future is ever-changing and holds endless possibilities. Even if my plans are meticulous, there's no guarantee there won't be any surprises."

"But, can we just give up like this? Just because the future is unknown, should we worry about gains and losses and end up in nothingness?"

"To some extent, what you faced back then was the same situation. The Flower God used his own life to provide you with a bridge to knowledge beyond this world. When you research that knowledge, can you guarantee a smooth future?"

"The answer is obvious. Whether it's you or me, the road ahead is still unknown and we are both groping forward."

"Just as you won't give up, I won't give up either, but there are also differences between you and me."

As Amber spoke, the Red King's eyes flickered.

"You have one eye looking back at the past, and one eye looking forward to the future. You can see the misfortunes brought about by the righteous principles of the heavens, and you can imagine the glorious future that the people of Teyvat will reach once you break the restrictions of the heavenly beings. But you have overlooked one thing: the present."

"In your time, the people were not ready to accept this 'gift'. They couldn't even understand why you were doing it. This doomed you to failure and doomed your goal to be nothing more than wishful thinking."

Amber's words were much more explicit than before, but in the face of this almost blatant criticism, Chi Wang did not show any dissatisfaction. He unconsciously became excited again, looking forward to Amber's answer.

"I believe in the saying 'trust the wisdom of future generations'. You fail because you are too impatient, but I am not impatient. I know what I need to do, and I also know the limits of what I can do."

Amber chuckled, her words full of determination.

"I will do everything I can to pave the way and lay a solid foundation for future generations. What they build on top of this is not my business, nor is it my business to interfere. Future generations will have their own wisdom, and I choose to trust their wisdom."

Two pairs of amber eyes looked at each other, and Amber spoke the last sentence in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"—I am the Red King's divine messenger, the last divine messenger in the desert. The era of gods ends with me, and the era of humans begins with me."

Chapter 69: Become a regular employee!

After Amber finished speaking, the scene fell into a long silence, and the god and the man just stared at each other.

"...Do you believe in the wisdom of future generations?" The Red King pondered. He had never thought about these things before. Perhaps sometimes he had a "savior" complex, thinking that he had to be the one, but he ignored the current environment. In the end, he even lost his original intention and was bewitched by those desires.

Perhaps right and wrong cannot be used to judge his will, but he undoubtedly failed. He expected the visitor from beyond the starry sky to bring a different answer, and this visitor did not disappoint him.

Amber believes in the wisdom of future generations, just as he believes in Amber's wisdom at this moment, and everything should come to an end.

"I am the Red King Ahmar, the god of the sun and the yellow sand. The sun and the moon are my eyes, the yellow sand makes my body, and the soaring eagle is my family."

The Red King held the golden scepter and slammed it to the ground. It weathered into golden particles and floated towards Amber's palm.

The figure of the Red King, who was sitting upright on the chair, became increasingly blurred.

"My time has long gone, and I have entered the grave along with my sins. O Advent One, I will give you my final legacy, along with my dreams."

The body of the Red King completely disintegrated after he finished speaking, turning into star-like dust that drifted in the wind, and his final instructions also drifted in the wind.

"Don't make the same mistakes I made—may you soar like an eagle, may you remain true to yourself despite the passage of time."

The King of the Sun and Sand did not give Amber a chance to interrupt. After confirming everything, he seemed to have no regrets and walked towards his destination calmly. Amber subconsciously placed her right palm in front of her eyes. There was a golden symbol on it - the symbol of the Eye of Ahmar.

The dream came to an end at this moment. The oasis in the dream quickly disappeared until it became pure white, and Amber woke up.

"...Huh." She opened her eyes and what came into view was the simple roof. It seemed that dawn had already broken, but Aji and little Jade were still sleeping soundly. Amber gently pulled back the quilt, put on her clothes and sat on the edge of the bed.

There are many relics in this desert, some from before Gul, some from the period when Gul and the vassal kings were divided, and some from the period when the Red King appeared again after Ahmar unified the desert, that is, when the Red King built Aru for the second time.

Among them, the relics from the time when the Red King appeared to the world have many limitations, just like the Red King's Mausoleum, which seems very glorious even now. Many adventurers and scholars have tried their best to open even one door in their entire lives. Legend has it that only those with sufficient "qualifications" can open those doors.

And what appeared in Amber's palm at that moment was the golden pattern called the Eye of Ahmar, which was the "highest authority" that could control all the controllable mechanisms within it.

The gift from the Red King was not just that. Amber gathered her mind, and with the sudden appearance of a breeze, her figure shrank rapidly in an instant.

Her eyes turned into the sharp pupils of an eagle, her body turned into the agile body of an eagle, her arms turned into the wings of an eagle, her legs turned into the claws of an eagle, and the clothes on her body also merged with it and turned into the orderly arranged eagle feathers.

Amber felt that she could fly into the sky by flapping her wings, and her eyes could see scenery far away from here. She subconsciously wanted to howl, but when she thought of Aji and little Jade still in the house, she stopped howling in her throat.

According to legend, the Red King has many incarnations, the most famous of which is the existence called "Eagle". It is somewhat similar to the red eagle in the desert, but more agile and as fast as a gust of wind. Its sharp eyes allow the Red King to take in everything in the desert while soaring in the sky.

Amber flapped her wings and flew out of the room almost silently. She soared straight into the sky, and for a moment the only sound she could hear was the whistling wind.

Amber could also see the scenery nearly ten kilometers away, such as the caravan resting in the distance. This was many times larger than the range of her perception ability, and it was a new means of observation.

In just a few minutes, Amber flew back and forth over a large area around her. She felt that at the current speed, she could fly from here to Aru Village within an hour, and then to Kawanyi in another hour. She could fly a whole round trip between the desert and Xumi City within one day. From then on, she would be guaranteed a safe journey when traveling alone, and could also go to places farther than before.

Some eagle hoof calls came from Amber's mouth. She didn't shout too loudly. Although she was far away from the ground, she was still worried about disturbing others.

Amber was a little intoxicated by the feeling of flying freely in the sky. It seemed like the so-called true freedom that was beyond the constraints. No wonder so many people pursued flying.

It is because people are restricted by the earth that they envy the wings of birds, envy their ability to fly into the sky and soar to various places.

Amber truly understood the experience of flying. In the past, she was always busy with one thing or another and had very little private time. But this short flight was completely hers, and Amber fell in love with this feeling for a while.

But good times are always short-lived, and she couldn't maintain this appearance for too long. After everyone in the clan woke up, it would be inconvenient for her to go back in the form of an eagle, so she flew back to the house before dawn.

The brief personal time came to an end, and as the sky gradually brightened, the clan became noisy again.

After Amber finished washing up, she sent little Jade to the classroom. She was unable to take care of her teaching work this morning - the reason was that the expedition team was leaving today.

While the expedition team was loading the luggage onto the pack animals, Amber also approached the expedition team. Gler was looking around and saw Amber coming and greeted her.

"My Lord, I was looking for you."

Amber raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why, any other questions?"

The wrinkles on Gele's face were squeezed together by his smile, and for a moment he looked very kind. "It's like this. I want to try to bring the fairy tale book you wrote to Xumi City and publish it through formal channels after it has been reviewed. I believe that children's books like this will help to establish good values ​​in children."

"You will also benefit from this. Would you agree to this proposal?"

——Selling books to make money, Amber also thought about this. A successful book can make a lot of money, but ideals are one thing and reality is another. Xumi has strict review of books, and Amber could not break through Kawanyi unless she smuggled. Although she can now enter the rainforest through formal channels, she has no chance due to many things.

Gler's proposal to be responsible for the entire review was very attractive, but Amber was not sure whether the book would be popular in Xumi City. Moreover, compared to Mora, there were other more suitable benefits at the moment - benefits that Mora could not buy.

"Well, I wrote this book for the children, so I'll just go through with it. If it generates any revenue, I'd like you to use it to set up a foundation. I'd like to use the proceeds to help children in need, financially support their lives, and allow them to pursue wisdom."

"..." Gler's eyes widened. He couldn't utter even a word, and most of the scholars beside him who heard Amber's words had similar reactions.

What a noble act! They asked themselves, with such a great opportunity to make money before them, do they have the courage to make such a choice?

Maybe, but the leader in front of him didn't even hesitate much. He just thought for a moment and made a decisive decision.

"Also, if this foundation is established, please pass on a message to those children on my behalf: 'Don't lose hope.'"

Amber had no intention of asking for even a penny of the profits. Even if she swallowed a Mora, it would make the matter seem less pure. Since she was going to donate, she might as well donate it all. On the one hand, it could really improve the lives of those children, and on the other hand, it could also improve her own image and the image of the Sand People in the forest.

When his previous words were told to those children, the fact that these words came from his mouth, from the mouth of a Sand People, would also spread in the forest. This was one of the purposes of amber, something that could not be bought with any amount of Mora.

"Leave these matters to me!" Gler made a solemn promise. He believed that if there was any selfishness mixed in, it would be a blasphemy to the great spirit. The golden spirit of the messenger in front of him was so dazzling that it shocked him again.

Gler has made up his mind. Since the purpose of this messenger of God is to improve the lives of the people of the Sand and integrate them with civilization, it is natural to improve the image of the people of the Sand in the eyes of the people of the Forest. He respects this messenger of God, and now he can also provide some help to Amber.

He planned to name the foundation the Chi Nian Foundation, and to compile what he had seen and heard in the past few days, to show the people of the forest what a noble being the so-called Red King's Envoy was - such a person should be respected, and such a spirit should be promoted!

"I will write to you when there is progress." Gler shook hands with Amber solemnly. Although he was obviously very old, he still stood straight at this moment.

"I'm waiting for your good news." Amber saluted Gler, and the two reached a complete consensus at this moment.

Afterwards, until the expedition team packed up their belongings and set off on their return journey with the hired mercenaries, the two of them didn't say anything more. Gler was thinking about what he should do after returning, while Amber watched the expedition team go further and further away.

"Haha - has the Institute of Religious Affairs' inspection team left?" Aji, who seemed to have just woken up, flew slowly from the corner, sat on Amber's shoulder and rubbed his eyes.

"Yeah." Amber was in high spirits. She had received double joy in just one morning.

"What happened? Why are you so happy all of a sudden?" Aji swung his legs and chatted out of habit.

"Nothing—" Amber stretched her body, turned around and slowly returned to the clan.