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

Lambad Tavern is the hottest tavern in Xumi City right now. Many young people in Xumi like to hang out here because it is a rare place suitable for socializing.

The second floor is a place that appears more open visually than the first floor. It is set up as a "chess and card room" for young people to entertain themselves and kill time. At this time, there are many people gathered here, and one area is so crowded that no one can get in or out.

Ah Ji released Kohaku's hand and ran towards that place happily, muttering, "Great Disciplinary Officer! I come to accept your challenge!"

When the crowd heard this sound, they quickly made way for it. Most of them seemed to know Ah Ji, and at the table and chairs they were surrounding was a person who was very familiar to Amber, the Grand Disciplinary Officer Saino.

It seemed that Seno was competing with another person in a game, which had just ended. His opponent was already packing up his cards. Upon hearing this, Seno stood up and looked at Aji. The two of them stood like two peerless masters who were about to compete.

"...You are finally here, Nayla." Seno's tone was more formal than ever. Upon hearing that, Aji smiled rather arrogantly, and his little fangs could be faintly seen.

Obviously, this should be an overly childish scene, but it didn't feel out of place when it happened to these two people. Amber was quite confused about the current situation. She randomly found someone who seemed familiar with the place and asked what was going on.

"Ah, didn't you know? Grand Disciplinarian Sinor is a veteran Seven Summoners player, and incredibly powerful! And the other one is a rising star who suddenly appeared while Grand Disciplinarian Sinor was away on a mission. With her immense strength, she defeated many of the players present. So, upon hearing about such a powerful being upon her return, Grand Disciplinarian Sinor immediately issued a declaration of war."

"Seno, the Grand Magistrate, uses a deck based on his own prototype, while Nayla uses a deck based on Amber, the Crimson King. Both are very powerful decks. We should see an exciting duel today."

The experienced player explained to Amber, and Amber subconsciously looked in the direction of the two of them. At this time, Aji was already sitting opposite to Seno with three cards in front of him, and Seno also placed three cards in front of him.

The card in the center of Seno was the one with his portrait printed on it, while the card in the center of Aji had the image of Amber printed on it. The style mainly expressed the divine side of the messenger of God. Amber was at a certain distance from the table and could not see the effects of the cards clearly. The experienced player seemed to think that Amber was a novice and briefly explained to her how to play the Seven Summonings.

Simply put, each person can play with three character cards and can use the "action cards" in their hands to bring various effects to themselves. Character cards need to consume elemental dice of corresponding elements to attack and release skills. Action cards also need to consume different numbers of elemental dice depending on the effect.

The so-called elemental dice are one of the most basic "resources" in the entire game. Excluding some effects, each player starts with only 8 elemental dice, which need to be thrown before the start of each round. Different elemental attributes can be thrown out, with a total of eight results. In addition to the seven elements, there is also the "universal element". Characters with different attributes need to consume elemental dice of corresponding attributes to attack and release skills.

It sounds like an interesting game. Maybe I can play it casually to kill time later. Amber looked at Aji's enthusiastic appearance in the duel with Seno, and she also solved the doubts in her mind about what Aji had been doing outside these days - he had been playing cards for several days in a row.

The entire Seven Saints Summoning follows the principles of elemental reactions, and utilizing elemental reactions can also bring various advantages to oneself. Aji and Seno both have a deep understanding of this game. After agreeing on a best-of-three system, they began a half-hour duel. After one win and one loss, in the final third game, Aji was one move behind, and Seno narrowly won.

"Hmm... we lost in the end. If I had anticipated that you were deliberately switching characters in order to stack up more damage in the second round and kill them all at once, I wouldn't have lost if I had responded in advance." Aji sighed, feeling a little disappointed. "But you're definitely better in this regard."

"You're much younger than me, yet you're still able to force me to use my full strength. That's quite impressive." Seno stood up and shook hands solemnly with Aji, affirming Aji's ability. "I only managed a narrow victory. I look forward to our next duel."

Perhaps because he had other important matters to attend to later, Seno left the tavern quickly. The previous exciting duel had greatly aroused the dueling spirit of the people around him, and they all found their favorite opponents to start new duels.

The slight frustration that Ah Ji felt due to failure soon disappeared during the meal. The two of them walked around Xumi's commercial street for a while, bought some snacks and enjoyed their leisure time.

Amber felt that after a while she would be able to adapt to the current leisurely time. Although she had important plans, those things could not be rushed. Perhaps in the meantime, in addition to developing some new things, it would be nice to be an adventurer and do commissions to practice her martial arts skills.

While planning their next move in their minds, they walked towards their residence in Xumi City. The two then spent a leisurely dinner time. Amber studied for two hours as planned and climbed into bed to rest.

In Xumi City, few people dream except children. Under the propaganda of the Council of Ordinances, dreaming has become a symbol of immaturity, but is this really the case?

The so-called void terminal is not as good as advertised on the surface. It belongs to the power of the God of Wisdom, and dreams are also the power of the God of Wisdom. It is not just adults who do not dream, but people who wear void terminals.

——The Void Terminal is the culprit that took away the dreams of the Sumeru people. The one who controls the void now is the contemporary great sage Azar. He wants to use the brains of the Sumeru people when they are dormant to think about a problem together in order to get the final answer.

Amber knew all this. She didn't have the habit of wearing the void terminal when sleeping. Even so, she rarely dreamed, but today was an exception.

When she opened her eyes again, what she saw was not the familiar room, but a paradise like a fairyland, with vibrant grass, lush trees, various animals that lived leisurely here without any fear of people, and the magnificent palace not far away.

"...Hmm?" Amber was deeply confused about everything in front of her. She knew very well that she was dreaming. The last time she had such a wonderful dream was when she met the Red King. So what would happen this time?

With vigilance and curiosity in mind, Amber took a step forward and headed towards the palace in the distance.

When she crossed the forest and came near the palace, what caught her eyes was a square in front of the palace. There were various plants on the square. Gorgeous night birds were flying around the palace. Mushroom pigs that formed a wonderful symbiotic relationship with star mushrooms were strolling leisurely here. There were various kinds of fish swimming in the pond. The water was very clear, and lotus leaves and moon lotus grew on the edge.

Several fruit trees grow beside the pond, with plump fruits hanging on them. In addition, there are various small fields with different crops planted on them. The whole place does not seem to completely follow the common sense of reality, which makes Amber more certain that this is not reality.

But this place is very beautiful, exuding a strong sense of peace and tranquility. This is probably the place that best fits the word "dream".

A pack animal discovered Amber's presence. Its two ears stood up curiously and it walked slowly towards her. Amber reached out and gently grabbed the pack animal's neck. The feeling was very similar to reality.

"Eh? How could someone come here?" A voice came from not far away. Amber looked towards the source of the voice and saw a petite girl wearing white and green clothes. Her eyes, which sparkled with wisdom, had a mark exactly like the "Four-Leaf Seal", which looked quite extraordinary.

Her voice is also very special, much plainer than that of ordinary people, and the emotions contained in it are subtle and strong. It is a voice that is hard to forget after hearing it once.

She was very confused about Amber's arrival. It was a confusion caused by the completely unexpected development of the matter. But when Amber walked out from the pack animal and revealed her full appearance, her eyes were even more surprised.

"—It's you, the Red King's messenger."

Chapter 35: Unplanned Contact

"crunch, crunch..."

In this dream that belongs only to the God of Wisdom, there is an unexpected visitor today. After the initial confusion, the man and the god confirmed each other's identity, but they could not think of any answer as to why Amber came here.

"...Maybe it's because you are a being from beyond the stars, and you have the mark of divine power bestowed by the Red King on you, that you were connected to my dream by chance?" Buyer sat on a swing made of vines and wooden boards, hanging on the branches of a tree, and tried to make his own guess.

She swung on the swing slowly and with minimal amplitude, concentrating on her thoughts.

Compared to Buyer, Amber beside her simply let herself go at the moment. She swung the swing very high, and a gentle breeze brushed her cheeks. She had not tried this kind of game of swinging back and forth off the ground since she came to this world. When she thought about it carefully, it seemed that she had not experienced it for several years in her previous life. She was too busy to pay attention to all this, but the current leisure time made her regain some things.

"Hmm..." Buyer looked at Amber beside her, who didn't care about the reason behind it at all and was having a lot of fun. This performance once again exceeded her expectations. She used to use the bodies of people wearing void terminals near the Chi Nian clan to look around from time to time and observe the differences from the last time. She also heard from many people what they thought of the "Chi Wang Divine Envoy".

In her cognition, the Red King's Envoy is a rational and powerful being who can see through people's hearts and distinguish between good and evil; he can accurately control the situation and make all kinds of unexpected decisions that often bring benefits beyond imagination. He is a person who truly deserves the word "wise" and has made great contributions to Xumi.

Such an existence seems inconsistent with Amber, who is currently swinging on the swing and smiling from the bottom of her heart, but they happen to be the same person.

"...Are you listening to me?" Buyer looked at Amber, her tone still calm. She was not angry at all. Such emotions rarely appeared in this kind-hearted god who had the same lineage as the Great Kind Tree King.

"Of course there is—" Amber responded while continuing to swing. "I can't think of the answer to this question in a short time, so I simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, it's not a bad thing."

"...Really?" Buyer was still a little skeptical after hearing this. She was a little worried that there might be some conspiracy behind this. Amber jumped directly off the swing, landed steadily, and came behind Buyer.

"In cases like this, it's often difficult to find a breakthrough before new evidence is found. Rather than panicking, it's better to give up temporarily and face the challenges ahead with a better mindset and attitude."

"The wisdom of giving up? I think I understand. It's like a person who has already used up half of his strength on the road and encounters a stone blocking the road. He tries several times but fails to climb over it due to lack of strength. Instead of continuing to try and waste unnecessary energy, it is better to sit down and rest where he is, and then try to climb over it in one breath when his strength is almost recovered." Buyer's eyes flickered as he expressed his understanding.

"That's how it can be explained." Facing the God of Wisdom, Amber was actually more relaxed. On the one hand, this was due to the fact that Buyer was kind by nature and was still a child among the gods. On the other hand, the biggest burden on Amber's shoulders had been lifted by half, and the pressure was much less. She no longer needed to be so cautious and look back.

"By the way, how should I address you? I can't just call you Little Auspicious Grass King, right?"

"...That's a bit cumbersome." Buyer fell into a moment of contemplation. "Then call me Nashida."

"Narcida, just call me Amber. Hmm... I feel like a relationship like this where we've just exchanged names is almost like being friends. Being friends with a god is pretty impressive to think about." Amber grabbed the swing rope, leaned over from Nacida's side, and made a little joke.

"Friends? So in the eyes of ordinary people, just exchanging names means we are friends?" Nashida pondered. She didn't understand a lot of "common sense" among ordinary people, just like now.

"No, just people who are close enough to call each other by their first names are usually friends. The definition of a friend is varied. Some people consider others friends or partners for 'benefits', while others choose to become friends because being with them makes them better. Of course, more people choose to become friends because they are attracted to each other and feel that they like or admire the other person's personality."

"As I understand it, this reflects on the interpersonal dynamics of people. Relying on one's own is too weak and lonely, so they forge a 'friendship' contract with someone they deem suitable. From then on, they help each other, allowing them to go further together. This is a unique relationship that only arises among 'social' groups, those who choose to band together for support, cooperate, and benefit from each other."

"So this is what friends are? I've got that." Nashida listened to Amber's explanation and took it to heart. "But, are gods like this? I've never met other gods, so I wonder if they would choose to band together for warmth."

"Don't take it too seriously. This is essentially just my personal opinion. Friendship doesn't only exist between independent groups. Friendships between different groups and even species also exist. Whether or not you want to make friends is entirely up to Nashida. Do you think you want a friend?"

Amber unconsciously faced Nashida with the attitude of a child. The existence of this god was very subtle. Although she was a god, she always showed "immaturity". Compared with other gods, she still had a lot to learn and a long way to go.

Nashida fell into a long period of contemplation. She had never thought about this question before, nor had she cared about the definition of friends, but Amber's words aroused some inexplicable emotions in her heart.

"No need to rush to give an answer." Amber pushed Nashida's back, causing the swing beneath her to swing faster, which also brought Nashida back to her thoughts. "Anyway, there's no need to rush this issue. It's a rare opportunity like this, so why not relax?"

"Hmm..." Nashida passively accepted Amber's kindness. Although Amber's ability to sense emotions did not work on a being like Nashida, she could still see that Nashida was quite tired. This kind of tiredness was something that Nashida herself had not discovered. She had been trapped in the Palace of Wisdom for too long. No one had ever told her what to do, and she didn't know what to do in many cases.

As the swing was pushed by the amber, the "floating feeling" brought by being free from gravity, and the breeze caressing her body as she swayed back and forth, made Nashida subconsciously close her eyes.

Nashida has an hourglass, and she occasionally turns it upside down, calculating how long it takes for the sand to leak out and how much it differs from the last time. There is no pattern and no meaning to this, but it always helps to relieve the fatigue in Nashida's mind. Perhaps, "nothing" is the meaning of its existence.

It is just like this moment. For a moment, it seems as if all thoughts have been blown away by the wind and left far behind. My body is like a small boat drifting in the wind on the vast ocean. It is so comfortable.

Nashida went from being calm at first to being relaxed, and then to being immersed in the present moment. In the past, she was alone in her dreams, and she could not leave the Palace of Wisdom in her original identity. This was the first time she had such an experience.

This lasted for about ten minutes. Even when the amber stopped, Nashida was still immersed in the aftertaste, and only opened her eyes after a while.

"How do you feel?" When Nashida opened her eyes, she saw Amber squatting in front of her. Nashida's current appearance was reflected in her amber eyes. Only then did she realize that the sad look on her face had disappeared, and many parts of her face relaxed.

"…It's amazing," Nashida responded. She rubbed her cheeks and felt an unprecedented sense of relief. "I feel so light."

"You are usually too depressed. Why do you make yourself so tired?" Amber put her hand on Nashida's head and stroked it gently. Nashida subconsciously closed her eyes and felt the warmth coming from the top of her head.

"......!" This situation lasted for a few seconds before Amber suddenly reacted. She had overlooked a problem. No matter how friendly the existence in front of her was or how much she looked like a child, she was still a real god. Wasn't this a bit of an overstepping of her authority?

But when she looked at Nashida again, she saw that even her two elf-like ears had drooped slightly, and her brows were very relaxed. Combining Nashida's previous words with her long experience, Amber continued.

Apart from her identity as a god, Nashida is just a child who lacks knowledge and is curious about many things. She doesn't even know what friends are because of long-term confinement. She is often accompanied by loneliness and can be regarded as a pitiful child.

——Well, a poor kid who is more than 18 times older than Amber.

This relaxing time lasted for a while, and finally Amber sat back on the swing next to her, and the two chatted about other topics for a while.

Most of the time, it was Nashida who asked the questions. She was very curious about many things in the desert, and Amber gave her her own answers from the perspective of a desert person. The atmosphere between the man and the god seemed very leisurely.

"The entire wind-eroded land has been transformed into a forest? It's quite a feat. Your contribution deserves praise." Nashida evaluated Amber's contribution from the perspective of the god of Sumeru. The scene of a being the size of a child giving affirmation to an adult seemed quite strange for a moment.

"What makes me most happy is that the people of the Sand are now truly entering an era where people govern people, just as the Red King hoped." When Amber mentioned this, she took a deep breath, her eyes filled with excitement that was difficult to conceal.

"Is this the era where humans rule over humans, as the Scarlet King hopes?" Nashida paused in thought. "Who could have imagined that just a few years ago, the desert was a barren land, and the relationship between the desert and the forest wasn't as harmonious as it is today?"

"Speaking of which, I'm curious about a question." Nashida looked at Amber, "How did you resolve the discord between the desert and the forest?"

Chapter 36: Invitation

In response to Nashida's question, Amber quickly gave an answer. She had a thorough understanding of everything.

"Many people may think that the hatred between the desert and the forest is deep-rooted and difficult to change, but this is not the case."

"Oh...?" When Nashida heard Amber's words, her curiosity grew even stronger. She didn't know why Amber said that.

"The people of the Sand believe in the Red King and believe that the Tree King killed him. This has created completely different environments on both sides of the Sand Wall, making their current lives so miserable. There are three reasons for this." Amber held up three fingers. "First, the discord between the beliefs of the Red King and the Tree King. Second, the rumor that the Tree King killed the Red King. Third, the disparity in life between the desert and the forest."

"The real problem here is beyond many people's expectations. It's not some belief or rumor. It's simply a 'gap,' nothing more."

"Gap?" Nashida's eyes showed some doubt. "What kind of gap is it?"

"It's the gap between heaven on one side and hell on the other, separated only by a sand barrier. The sand people suffering in hell look at the forest people singing and dancing in heaven on the other side. A beautiful life is unfolding before their eyes, but it has nothing to do with them, and the gap arises from this." Amber explained. The scene conveyed through the text appeared in Nashida's mind. She felt as if she could imagine that feeling. It must be... very unwilling, right?

"Faith in the Scarlet King and belief in those rumors are essentially 'painkillers' used by the people of the Sand to alleviate this sense of loss. The loss comes first, and then the other two points. This sequence must not be mistaken."

"In other words, the essence of the conflict between the desert and the forest is caused by the extreme imbalance of resources?" Nashida quickly summed up the answer, and Amber nodded with a smile.

"In fact, there are many other contradictions, big and small, involved in the matter now, but compared with the fundamental problem, these are not worth mentioning at all." Amber said. In fact, compared with the contradiction between the desert and the forest, the contradiction between the Inazuma people and the Umi people in the Land of Thunder was more serious. The reason for this was very obvious - although the contradiction between the desert and the forest lasted for a long time, there had never been any overly intense conflict between the two. The difficulty of resolving this was completely different.

"The solution to the problem is clear. As long as we allow the people of the sand to live a good life and reduce the 'gap' between the desert and the forest to an acceptable level, hatred will lose the soil that nourishes it. It will soon fade away with the passage of time until it disappears completely."

"-Not to mention, I also made a push in this regard and accelerated the speed of eliminating hatred." When Amber mentioned this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She seemed a little proud of it, but she did have the capital to be proud of such an achievement.

But this scene brought back another idea to Nashida's mind. She lowered her eyebrows and looked a little depressed for a moment.

"I always feel that as the god of Xumi, I am still too incompetent... The people in the desert are suffering such injustice and pain, but I can't do anything about it. If you hadn't responded, something very bad might have happened." Nashida imagined what would happen when the hatred caused by the gap brewed to a certain extent. That was something she absolutely did not want to see.

"Don't think that." Amber placed her hand on Nashida's head again, and the gentle caress soothed her emotions. "Compared to other gods, you do have many shortcomings, but no one is born perfect. Everyone grows by rising up after falling again and again and accumulating experience - and gods are no exception in this regard."

"It's enough that Nashida cares about Xumi like this. The rest can be learned slowly."

"Hmm..." Nashida listened to Amber's words, felt Amber's comfort, and slowly sorted out her emotions. After a period of silence, she began to talk about her own story.

Amber turned into the best listener, listening quietly to Nashida's words. She talked especially a lot this time, talking about her rebirth a hundred years ago, the birthday of the flower goddess, the House of Decrees at that time, and the great sage at that time.

Nashida mentioned that she was imprisoned in the Palace of Wisdom and all that she had experienced. She said that she had always wanted to be a god like the Great Compassionate Tree King, but now she could not even leave the Palace of Wisdom. She could only use the void to do her part for the people of Xumi in secret, but what she could do was ultimately limited.

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm really too weak, so weak that they think I can't protect Xumi at all, and the value of my existence is only to maintain the 'void', so they imprisoned me?" Nashida sighed. Her mood was very complicated when she mentioned these past events, as if she had mixed many kinds of conflicting spices together and eaten them.

"This isn't Nashida's fault." Amber's tone was remarkably gentle as she addressed Nashida in this state. "It was those sages who, because of the 'disparity,' were overwhelmed by their own negative emotions and committed such a crazy act. Ultimately, it was their own fault."

"As I said before, nothing is born perfect. They presumptuously defined a newborn god and, driven by their own shortsightedness, acted presumptuously. They never gave Nashida the opportunity to grow or prove herself. They arbitrarily concluded that the Little Auspicious Grass King lacked any value beyond the Void. How could this be Nashida's fault?"

"There are obviously many other options, aren't there? Like helping the gods grow and temporarily managing Xumi during this period; or simply completely breaking away from the gods and achieving autonomy. As we are doing now, denying Nashida while enjoying the convenience of the void she maintains, how can this be right?"

"...I've never heard anyone say this to me before." Nashida placed her palms on her chest, and an inexplicable emotion echoed through her body, warm and reassuring.

"In short, don't blame yourself for all these problems. There is pure good in this world, and there is pure evil. Pure good is doing good without expecting anything in return, and it's the noblest act. Pure evil, on the other hand, is evil without any reason, and it's the most despicable act. Nashida's previous behavior of blaming herself for all the problems is unacceptable. There are many times when there's no reason for doing good or evil."

"I'll keep this in mind." Nashida took a deep breath and responded to Amber with a smile on her face. This was the first time she had smiled so obviously since the conversation began.

Amber was almost dazed for a moment when looking at such a smile. How to describe such a smile... Her smile was so pure and clean, like a bright piece of glass, emitting a breathtaking brilliance in the sun, like a small sapling that still stood stubbornly after experiencing wind and rain, so shocking.

"Hmm--!" Amber suddenly felt her heart tighten. She subconsciously looked at her hands and realized that her figure was getting fainter and fainter - she was probably about to wake up.

Nashida realized this and was about to say goodbye to Amber. Although she was not sure whether she would meet her again in her dreams, she learned a lot this time and was very happy.

Amber interrupted Nashida, seizing the final moment to speak quickly: "Nashida, you said you can use the void to move around in other people's bodies, right? Later in the day, at nine o'clock in the morning, I'll wait for you at the entrance to the Grand Bazaar in Xumi City!"

"Can--"

"You must come, I have something to tell you!"