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

Dishia did send quite a few orphans in the first few years, but now that most of the Sand People have gathered in the Wind Erosion Land, there are fewer orphans. Even so, Dishia often comes here to donate money.

Perhaps even Dixia herself did not expect that the weak and shy girl has now transformed into this appearance. At this moment, Xiaokui's mysterious talent has attracted Amber's attention.

"I heard from Wadiye that you seem to be able to see through people's hearts?" Amber directly asked the question that she cared about most. Aji, who was sitting on her shoulder, also had a strong curiosity in his eyes at this time.

"Yes, Lord God's Messenger." Facing Amber's question, Xiao Kui did not show any panic, which was very rare for a 13-year-old child. Many adults could not behave like this when facing Amber, the God's Messenger.

"Like this little elf on your shoulder. She's missing the taste of date wine and wants another glass tonight."

"Wow!" Ah Ji's eyes widened and she let out a surprised sound. She had just been distracted for a moment, but she didn't expect that this could be seen. "Is this mind reading? This must be mind reading! Mind reading is so scary!"

"How did you do that?" Even Amber was extremely curious. Ah Ji immediately hid behind Amber, fearing that the secret in his heart would be discovered.

"If I want, I can know what the other person is thinking by looking him in the eye." Xiao Kui revealed the true form of her ability, which Wadiye did not know before, but she did not hide it in front of Amber. It seems that she had seen something before.

Amber didn't care about it. She was not afraid of such a situation, especially since Xiaokui was not an enemy at the moment.

"Good boy." Amber's eyes were full of admiration. She reached out and touched Xiaokui's head. However, this action brought about an unexpected reaction. Xiaokui closed her eyes and was quite shy about being touched. This look was more like what she should look like at her age.

"Wadiye said that you want to stay here and help him. Can you tell me why you made this decision?" Amber's tone was very gentle, which was how she was when facing children. This gentle behavior also made her quite popular with children.

"Hmm..." Xiao Kui thought for a moment after hearing this, and then spoke under Amber's gentle, but not anxious, gaze, "Because I want to use my abilities to make these homeless children's lives happier."

"They either lost their parents or were abandoned - just like me, they have lacked parents from the beginning to the end. I hope that what I do can make them feel warm and make up for the loss of their parents."

"..." The person who was most affected by Xiao Kui's words was Wadiye. He was quite moved for a moment. He originally thought that Xiao Kui was confused, but he never thought it would be for this reason.

"I think I understand." Amber smiled softly, and this smile came from the heart. She understood what the "resonance" she had felt before was. This was not only a resonance in ability, but also a resonance in character.

"Would you like to stay by my side and work for me?" Amber leaned forward slightly, looking at Xiaokui at eye level, and extended her hand to her. "Everything I do is for the people of the Sand to have a better life, and that naturally includes you and these children. Your abilities and character would be wasted if you stayed here."

"I'm not trying to belittle your idea. I'm saying—would you like to follow me and work hard not only for these children here, but also for all the children in the desert in the future?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Kui and Amber looked at each other. This time, she didn't need to activate this ability to see that what Amber said was true. Facing the hand that Amber extended, she put her hand on it as if possessed by a ghost.

"—I'll take that as your agreement." Amber held Xiaokui's hand, a smile of discovery in her eyes, even more excited at seeing a fellow traveler. She smiled at Wadiye and said, "Wadiye, Xiaokui will live with me from now on. I'll take care of her and teach her some things."

Wadiye was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He nodded quickly in response to Amber's meaning. He was relieved to leave Xiaokui to Amber's care. Learning something from Amber would also bring many benefits to Xiaokui.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Lord God's Messenger, for Xiao Kui's help." Wadiye was also quite excited. He was happy to see that the children under his care could get on the right track and move towards a better future.

Jade's story had reached the end of a chapter. Amber waved to Jade and said, "Luna, it's time to go back. Xiaokui will live with you from now on. Please don't have any conflicts between the two of you."

Jade was stunned for a long time before she reacted. She almost couldn't suppress her inner joy. After taking a few deep breaths to suppress the excited emotions in her heart, she said goodbye to the children around her and quickly came to Amber.

Amber walked towards her room holding Xiaokui in one hand and Jade in the other. Jade looked at Xiaokui from time to time, and Xiaokui just maintained a gentle smile, keeping the look that was most attractive to Jade.

Chapter 15: Ah Ji has seen through everything

The Chi Nian clan is already a complete desert town, but the diet is still relatively casual. The habit of cooking has only been gradually formed in the past two years. Before, most of the people of the sand tended to dry and pickle meat or bake a large number of flatbreads at one time as dry food. Now they have established stable trade relations with the outside world. In addition, some foreign recipes have been introduced, and fast-growing forests that can be used as fuel have also been planted. The people of the sand, whose lives have improved, have the needs and conditions to develop to what they are today.

However, the supplies in the desert are still not abundant. The vegetables just cover the consumption, and the same is true for the staple food. Meat is much more abundant in comparison, which has created the current situation where there is a lot of meat in the desert. Secondary staple foods such as flatbreads usually also contain a small amount of edible but not very delicious things such as ground cactus.

Amber's cooking obviously leans towards the Liyue style. She likes to stir-fry a variety of dishes, and occasionally chooses to fry or stew them. Thanks to the fact that Xumi's largest product is spices, there is no shortage of seasonings here. Although vinegar and soy sauce cannot be found, they are enough.

Amber didn't always have time to cook. It wasn't until the last two years when things got on track that she had some short free time from time to time during the weekdays, and she had the time to cook for Aji and Jade to improve their meals.

Speaking of Jade, although Gabriel has returned to the clan, Jade still prefers to sleep with Amber. A big part of this is that Jade is already 10 years old and has realized the difference between men and women. She will no longer sleep with her father like she did when she was a child. As for the other part, it is naturally that she is more familiar and intimate with Amber now.

"Okay, that's all for today. I won't prepare too much." Amber brought a plate of fried meat to the table. The meat slices fried with animal oil and spices had a different taste and flavor from barbecued meat. With some sauces added by Amber and some vegetables to relieve the greasiness, it looked and smelled quite tempting.

On the plate on the side is flatbread, or to be more precise, naan. The flatbread commonly eaten by the people of the sand is much thinner and harder than naan. In recent years, the naan in the forest has been introduced to the desert and has conquered many people of the sand. The naan commonly seen in the desert now has no fillings and is eaten as a staple food with supplementary food, but some people combine the two for convenience, which has led to naan with various fillings.

"Huhu~ This feels so good--" Ah Ji sat on the table, holding her small cup in her hand, tasting the date wine in it. Amber put a few small pieces of meat on the small plate in front of her, and did not interfere with Ah Ji's behavior of drinking at mealtime. Anyway, she was a town spirit and there was no need to worry about damaging her body by drinking. In addition, her current body size was too small. Although she drank frequently, the total amount was actually not much, so she simply ignored it.

Jade, who usually chatters about all sorts of topics at this time, is now sitting quietly in her chair, just as there is one more person at the table. Xiaokui is sitting opposite Jade. She is observing the food in front of her with great curiosity. This food is different from those elsewhere, but it has an attractive color and aroma. She waited until Amber picked up her chopsticks first before she picked up the fork - considering that Xiaokui was not used to using chopsticks before, Amber prepared a fork for her separately.

Xiao Kui put the meat slices in her mouth and tasted them carefully. The unique flavor bloomed, which was an experience different from any food she had eaten before. Xiao Kui imitated Amber, holding naan in one hand and fork in the other. She ate better and was not as "careless" as most people.

Now it was Jade who felt a little uneasy. Before, she had not paid attention to Amber and Aji's restrained eating habits and just ate on her own. But now that Xiaokui was sitting opposite them, the three of them ate in a relatively restrained manner, which made Jade very uncomfortable for a moment.

Would it seem strange if she ate as much as she wanted? But if she did what Amber did, she would feel uncomfortable... After a while of struggling, Jade decided to exercise some restraint - starting with not stuffing too much food into her mouth at once!

Through occasional eye contact with Jade, Xiao Kui could see all the doubts in Jade's heart. She did not show any of it on the surface, but she found it very interesting from the bottom of her heart.

She knew clearly how Jade had tried to attract her attention, how she couldn't suppress her inner embarrassment when they looked each other in the eye, or how she was trying not to leave a bad impression in front of her.

——Yes, she even knew that Jade had a naive love for her.

But Xiao Kui, who knew all this, always had a very strange impulse when facing Jade. She thought Jade's behavior, including her shy look, was very cute. In order to see Jade like this more often, she would often intentionally make some actions that seemed to be done subconsciously but were very attractive to Jade.

Maybe, she actually has a bad taste.

Just like now, Jade would cast her eyes on Xiaokui from time to time. Xiaokui seized the right opportunity and naturally tucked her hair behind her ears, revealing a small part of her snow-white neck. This very ladylike action made Jade stunned for a moment. After a moment, she reacted and almost couldn't control her expression. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to tidy up her clothes to calm her rapidly beating heart, but her slightly red earlobes betrayed her mercilessly.

Seeing this, Xiaokui raised the corners of her mouth in an imperceptible arc, and felt a surge of joy in her heart. As expected - Jade was so cute.

"..." Amber watched the scene in silence. She was the best expression management master at the scene. Facing this situation, she saw a lot of things but did not express anything. She knew from the beginning that Jade was closer to women than men and had some problems with her sexual orientation, but she did not expect that Xiaokui was not a serious person either.

"I have a feeling... there's a bit too much lesbians around me..." Amber thought briefly.

"Hum hum..." Compared to Amber, Aji's look was a little teasing, but unfortunately, the two people who were only looking at each other at the moment didn't notice her reaction at all.

In such an unhealthy relationship, Aji is the real master. Although she is a typical person with extremely high theoretical knowledge and zero practical experience, a master of theory is still a master!

She could tell at a glance that Jade was hiding some ignorant feelings for Xiaokui in her heart. She thought it was a secret crush and that she had hidden it very well, but she didn't know that her little tricks had already been seen through by Xiaokui, who could read minds.

But Xiao Kui, who appears to be serious, is not a serious person either. She has a firm grasp of Jade's preferences and can accurately hit Jade's weaknesses with just one move. In terms of rank, Jade is pitifully suppressed by Xiao Kui——

But Xiaokui is a minor, and so is Jade. Isn't this a bit... inappropriate? Ah Ji pondered some ethical issues. Dinner was coming to an end. Jade was still chewing some food, a little gravy on her cheek. Seeing this, Xiaokui slowly stood up and walked slowly to Jade's side.

Jade didn't think anything of it at first, until Xiaokui came up behind her and pressed directly against her. She stopped moving her mouth and sat up straight.

Xiao Kui placed one hand on Jade's shoulder, bent her upper body slightly and leaned forward from the side. From this angle, she could see Jade's rather stiff profile. Jade could also feel the gentle aura coming from Xiao Kui, just like the Patti Saran she saw in the picture book, pure and soft.

"There's something on your face." Xiao Kui wiped the gravy off Jade's face with her fingers, and then gently wiped it on Jade's lower lip. After doing all this, she clasped her hands together, walked to Jade's side and smiled softly. There was a bit of maternal love between her eyebrows for a moment.

"..." Jade swallowed the food in her mouth in a daze, and her tongue licked her lower lip subconsciously. She didn't know if it was the influence of consciousness, but in addition to the taste of gravy, Jade also tasted a strange light sweetness.

She raised her head blankly and looked at Xiaokui. Xiaokui still looked gentle, as if her behavior just now was just a little concern of the elder sister for her younger sister, without any other meaning. Jade's eyes were wide open and her pupils were trembling.

Xiao Kui could see clearly everything she was thinking at that moment, most of which were words like "I touched it, I touched it..." It seemed that such intimate contact caused a great shock to Jade.

"...Cough cough." Amber was a little overwhelmed when she saw this. She was seriously thinking about whether this was considered as inviting a wolf into the house. She coughed twice as a reminder. Xiaokui finally reacted, turned her gaze to Amber and took the initiative to ask if she needed her to wash the dishes.

"No need, this is my job." It was Ah Ji who spoke. She immediately gave up thinking about the question just now. Xiao Kui's previous behavior, which seemed like an older sister's concern for her younger sister but was actually a deliberate teasing of Jade, brought her pure happiness.

No matter whether it is appropriate or not, she loves to watch it!

In the past, Amber herself was almost insulated from love. Although Amber learned quickly, she just didn't have this tendency. Aji almost forgot that she was also a not very serious spirit in the past. Now, something has been awakened in him.

Aji walked to the plate, and some light flashed on his clenched palms, and the tableware was cleaned. Thanks to this convenient ability, Amber no longer had to worry about the water consumed in washing the tableware.

This is also one of the reasons why the desert has not been able to develop a food culture. The fundamental reason is the lack of resources. However, the current environment of the wind erosion area has reached a "positive feedback" stage, and it is foreseeable that it will get better in the future.

Amber glanced at Xiaokui with a helpless look in her eyes. The two of them were willing to do this, and Xiaokui was not a bad kid, so she couldn't do anything to punish him. She could only use her eyes to remind Xiaokui to be a little more careful and not to go overboard.

Xiao Kui understood immediately. She originally thought that what she did was too obvious and that Amber had discovered it. She might receive some warning or something. She was regretting her miscalculation in her heart. Who would have thought that not only was she not blamed, but she was condoned instead.

Hmm... could this be considered as having won over the mother-in-law? Xiao Kui pondered this seriously, her mind filled with thoughts that didn't match her age. Perhaps, in terms of her mental age, she was already half an adult.

Ah Ji, who had seen all of this, closed his eyes and solemnly made a prayer gesture, silently praying for Jade who was sold in just a moment.

Chapter 16: Unexpected Gains

Early in the morning, in Amber's room, Amber and Aji had the habit of getting up early, so they woke up very early.

Amber went to prepare breakfast first, leaving Ah Ji alone in the room. Ah Ji sat on the edge of her small bed, swinging her legs and looking in the direction of Jade and Xiao Kui.

With the new member joining, Amber added a bed, and Jade and Xiaokui slept together. Xiaokui slept quite peacefully, while Jade was a little worse in comparison. She followed her previous habit and hugged one of Xiaokui's arms in her sleep, just like she hugged Amber's arm in the past.

Xiao Kui woke up halfway through Amber's breakfast, but when she felt the arm being hugged, she did not move and remained lying down until Amber brought the food to the table and came to wake up Jade.

Jade was obviously still a little sleepy. She yawned loudly and looked quite listless, which was rarely seen in the past. It was probably because she couldn't fall asleep at all in the first half of the night because Xiaokui was next to her.

The all-seeing Ah Ji silently lamented the restless hearts of young people in adolescence, while Amber wiped Jade's face with a cold towel soaked in water. Jade quickly broke free from the temptation of sleepiness and woke up.

Breakfast ended quickly. Jade was not as embarrassed as she was last night due to being a little sleepy. After Ah Ji cleaned up the dishes, Amber brought Xiao Kui to Yi's side and asked Yi to help Xiao Kui familiarize herself with the management work.

This was also a test, to test Xiaokui's talent in management and determine the direction of her future development. As for Jade, probably because they lived together and had slept in the same bed - or maybe because of the subtle sense of shame in her heart, in short, she did not stay with Xiaokui to disturb her, but stayed in the library reading.

"By the way, Chief, a businessman came here last night and wanted to discuss a business with you, but because you were busy at the time, you arranged a temporary place for her to wait. What do you plan to do..." Yi took over what Amber had told her, and at the same time mentioned some episodes that happened last night. Seeing this, Amber asked for other information about the businessman.

"She said her name is Dolly Sango Mahabhai, and she wants to discuss date wine with you. She wants to pre-order a large quantity to sell later in Xumi City."

"...Dolly?" Amber fell into memories. She clearly remembered that there was indeed such a person. Whether it was in the slide-like memories of her previous life or the rumors in the forest now, there was indeed such a person.

"Where is she placed now? I'll go and take a look." Amber made the decision immediately. In the past few years, she had encountered many such sudden visits by famous people, such as some famous adventurers who came to see the current desert and conduct an investigation on the ruins, or some idle but rich people who came to see the legendary "Red King's Messenger" and the like.

Yi pointed out the direction for Amber, and Amber hurried over, which surprised Aji. Whenever Amber paid attention to someone she had never met before for no reason, Aji knew that Amber's "wonderful intuition" had struck again, which usually brought many benefits.

Amber turned a few corners and came to the edge. Usually there were vacant houses here, which were often rented out or used to accommodate some short-term guests. Adventurers usually chose to rest in the hotel on the other side of the market. As soon as Amber came here, she saw Dolly feeding her pack animal. Her pack animal was obviously well taken care of, fat, strong, and shiny. It was obvious that she was willing to spend a lot of money and had a lot of experience in raising pack animals.

Dolly is relatively short, which is not uncommon in Teyvat. There are many special races or people with non-human blood passed down from their ancestors that can extend their lifespan and slow down their development, or some people are born short. Dolly is one of them. She is only about 1.2 meters tall.

Amber approached slowly, and Dolly hadn't noticed someone coming yet. She stroked the pack animal's head and looked at its enjoying expression - the pack animal was an important partner of the merchant, and she was happy to spend time cultivating feelings with it.

Aji flew to Dolly's side first and observed this guest. Should we say that she is worthy of being a businessman? Dolly has many accessories imitating Mora symbols on her body, revealing her pursuit of wealth.

"Huh?" Dolly now noticed someone visiting, so she raised her head and made eye contact with Aji who was flying in the air.

"Oh my, this must be the spirit that guards the envoy of God, right?" Dolly herself also has a spirit that guards the envoy of God. She is very familiar with the strange aura of the spirits. It is also a consensus that there is a white magical creature beside the Red King's envoy of God. Now that Ah Ji has appeared, the envoy of God must have arrived as well.

Dolly turned around and looked at Amber with a smile. Amber walked up and stretched out her hand, and the two shook hands as a greeting.

"Dolly, the businessman who has risen rapidly in the forest in recent years, I have also heard of you in the desert. I wonder why you came here this time?" Amber greeted and motioned Dolly to follow her to the reception room, which was not a place to discuss serious business.

Dolly quickly caught up with Amber and responded to her question, "As a businessman, I naturally want to earn Mora. I happened to taste the date palm wine brewed by the Chi Nian clan. This wonderful drink will surely be popular in Xumi City, so I hope to establish a cooperative relationship."

"You're well-informed. The brewing technology for this date palm wine has only matured in the past two years, and only this year did we have a surplus. I gave it to some old friends to taste. I was looking for a suitable merchant to sell this date palm wine, and I never thought that this person would come to me."

"Oh my, that's really a coincidence." Dolly narrowed her eyes. If what Amber said was true, the deal was half done. The next step would be the details. Once they were agreed upon, establishing the cooperation would not be a problem.

The two chatted about some topics and soon came to the conference room. As A Ji closed the door, the formal negotiations began.

"I think you have heard that the current production of date palm wine of the Chinanian clan is not high. If you want to order a larger quantity in advance, the current productivity may not be able to meet your needs." Amber put her hands together and explained to Dolly while sitting in the main seat. She had always heard that Dolly had a wide network of contacts and could get many things that were not usually seen. Amber immediately decided to try her luck with Dolly, hoping that she would have the right tools.

"Oh my, what a coincidence! I just happen to have a new type of winemaking tool designed by a knowledgeable senior adventurer. If you have it, you will be able to increase the output by more than double!" Dolly seemed to have absolute confidence in this tool, and the senior adventurer Amber she mentioned also understood that this was one of the reasons why Dolly could rise so quickly.

Alice, a legendary adventurer, a member of the Witch Society, and the terrifying woman who turned the Wind Dragon Ruins into Wind Dragon Ruins, travels around Teyvat conducting her own research. From time to time, she records sudden inspirations and sends some small tools and blueprints to Dolly through her own channels. Dolly always takes the trouble to send Mora to Alice to ensure that she always has Mora in her hands. It can be said that they have a wonderful fate.

"..." Amber looked at Dolly's narrowed eyes and felt a little helpless. It was a good thing that Dolly did have the corresponding tool in her hand, but to get this tool... with Dolly's personality, she would have to pay a lot of Mora or other prices.

In the tense atmosphere, the two began to confront each other. Dolly drew the prototype of the blueprint of the tool for Amber to review, which was considered to confirm the value of the tool. In the end, the price of the tool was as expected by Amber, which was an extremely high price.

This was exactly what Dolly had predicted, but Amber also knew the purpose of Dolly's visit. Facing Dolly's determined expression, Amber said calmly, "I guess you didn't come here just for the Date Bar? According to my guess, you plan to... create a market of your own in the Chi Nian Market?"

"..." Dolly's expression changed, and the scales representing the business confrontation returned to balance again as Amber dropped the weight. Having said that, Dolly could be sure that Amber had grasped her needs.

She didn't intend to be stubborn, nor was there any need to be. According to the current development trend, it was inevitable that most of the people of the sand would settle around the wind erosion area. Then the market of the Chi Nian clan would inevitably become the largest commercial center of the desert. Occupying a place here would be of great benefit to future development. And this market was in the hands of the person in front of Dolly, the Red King's messenger.

"I'll provide you with a piece of land in the market. You can build your own storefront for the Casazale caravan. This land is free. In return, you know what I want."

The two argued for a while, and finally Amber added the bargaining chip of waiving the first year's rent and that the forest would only sell the date wine to her. Dolly also offered to help Amber contact the Fontaine manufacturer who had the tools to mass-produce this kind of wine. The two finalized the details and drafted and signed a contract.

Dolly now achieved her original goal and later became the only supplier of date wine in Xumi City. Amber obtained the blueprint of exquisite winemaking tools and could use Dolly's connections to get a very good discount on future orders from Fontaine. It was a win-win situation.

Dolly planned to stay in the Chinanian clan for another day to see if there were any other business opportunities. She declined Amber's suggestion to arrange a guide. Seeing this, Amber stopped accompanying her and gave Dolly a lot of freedom.

Dolly went to the market without stopping, and Amber also left to do other things.

Chapter 17: Gabriel's Return to His Hometown

Thousands of sandy areas.

This is a windy sandy land, which has been eroded by wind for thousands of years. Although the environment here is quite harsh, clans often stay here because the overlord of the desert - sandworms - lives here.

Its pupae are an extremely precious raw material for spices and have extremely high value. Here is also one of the existing stable and considerable oases. According to legend, the city of Gül was built here a hundred years ago, but today it has become a ruin.