Volume 3, Chapter 66 – Negotiation

Lately, for certain reasons, Tianyin’s silver-white long hair had been deliberately tied into a cute twin-tail style.

Although she did not really like keeping this hairstyle in her heart, in the end Tianyin still chose to accept it.

Putting that aside for now, on this day, Eden City where Tianyin lived once again welcomed an uninvited guest.

This time, the one who came to Eden was the cat-eared girl Yeluo, who had volunteered to serve as envoy and come to Eden to negotiate about Fisiel and some others joining Eden.

Of course, Yeluo’s goal this time was not only to convey Fisiel’s wish to join Eden. At the same time, she wanted to express the idea that all the half-beasts also wished to join Eden.

Although she had decided the future of the half-beasts entirely on her own, for Yeluo, leaving the Stronghold and joining Eden was the kind of future that the half-beast race truly wanted.

Very soon, after expressing her intention, Yeluo received an audience with Xingyu Muxi and Tianyin.

If one had to say it, Yeluo did not really know Xingyu Muxi, but the moment she saw Tianyin, an expression of disbelief appeared on the cute catgirl’s face.

“Xiao… Xiaoyin…”

It was so completely unexpected that Yeluo only blurted out Tianyin’s name on reflex.

Likewise, Tianyin was also extremely shocked.

“You… Yeluo, Sister Yeluo?”

Tianyin still had an impression of this cat-eared girl Yeluo. After all, this cat-eared girl seemed to be the one who had previously stolen information about Eden for the Stronghold…

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However, what puzzled Tianyin was why someone who was clearly from the Stronghold had suddenly become a representative of the Kingdom.

Could this… be a conspiracy?!!

Thinking of this, Tianyin’s slender eyebrows gently furrowed, and all sorts of strange guesses began to appear inside her small head.

“Looks like you two know each other?”

Seeing their reactions, Xingyu Muxi could tell that the two of them seemed somewhat familiar, but she did not think that Yeluo would be the “spy” she had mentioned before.

“Wuu… well, yeah, we do know each other…”

Tianyin directly admitted it.

“Alright, I cannot be bothered to dig into that kind of thing, but you are a half-beast, and yet you are representing the Kingdom’s army to express a wish to join Eden… to be honest, I find that a little hard to believe.”

As for Tianyin knowing Yeluo, in Xingyu Muxi’s view, this was actually just like Tianyin knowing Fisiel before. The reason they knew each other should be very coincidental, and there should not be any private dealings between them… so after Tianyin gave a brief answer, Xingyu Muxi did not plan to ask further.

“Although I am very tempted by the matter of the Kingdom’s forces at the Northern Fortress joining Eden, Yeluo… I need you to prove that you really are an envoy sent by the Kingdom.”

“I understand your concerns…”

After listening to Fisiel’s words, Yeluo nodded in understanding.

“I am indeed a half-beast, but before this, I also came to Eden, and I did so with the bad intention of stealing information on Eden for the Beastmen in the Stronghold.”

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This cat-eared girl admitted her identity very frankly, and Tianyin had also very bluntly spoken of what she had done before.

“This is the one thing I ask you to believe. I do not have much fondness for the Beastmen of the Stronghold, and… in the eyes of the Beastmen right now, I am actually not much different from being dead…”

There was no expression on Xingyu Muxi’s face. She only nodded slightly while Yeluo spoke.

“I see. So what you mean is that you have already betrayed the Beastmen?”

Although Yeluo’s words were very moving, Xingyu Muxi still very keenly picked up on what Yeluo wanted to express.

“Yes, I have already betrayed the Beastmen… which is why I am able to represent the Kingdom’s forces stationed at the Northern Fortress and come here…”

“So in other words, you came this time because you intend to achieve the goal of joining Eden?”

Xingyu Muxi asked back.

And right now, Tianyin, who was sitting between the catgirl and the other girl, suddenly felt emotionally exhausted.

“I understand. The Kingdom’s army has no follow-up reinforcements. In a desperate situation like this, joining Eden and gaining external support from Eden is very important… I am aware of that… but since you have chosen to join our side, what benefits can you bring us?”

“Eh?”

Xingyu Muxi’s words made Yeluo pause for a moment.

“Benefits… we… we are joining your Eden… is that not already a benefit?”

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“I am well aware of that, but everything has two sides, good and bad. If the bad outweighs the good, what am I supposed to do then? Of course… you joining Eden is a big advantage for me, but without a doubt, it will also bring me strong enemies in the form of the Kingdom and the Stronghold.”

The girl was very calm. Compared to Tianyin, whose heart was only filled with worry over Fisiel’s safety, Xingyu Muxi seemed much calmer at this moment.

Although Xingyu Muxi’s words were blunt, without a doubt, what she said was very correct and rational.

However, a judgment that was too rational also came across as unusually heartless.

Of course, putting herself in Xingyu Muxi’s place, if Yeluo were Xingyu Muxi, she might have done the same thing.

The hostility of the Kingdom and the Stronghold, compared to a small portion of the army at the Northern Fortress joining, no matter how you looked at it, the former was more important.

However…

Yeluo still stubbornly opened her small mouth.

“I know… actually… it is not only the Kingdom’s army stationed at the Northern Fortress… there is also another benefit…”

The catgirl wanted to add more chips to the deal.

Of course, aside from the fact that she still possessed power that was weaker than Throne-class but stronger than an ordinary Legendary… the only thing she could really put on the table was her identity as chieftain of the half-beast race.

At Yeluo’s sudden words, Xingyu Muxi only looked at the cat-eared girl with questioning eyes.

Without a doubt, if the “benefit” Yeluo spoke of failed to move her, Xingyu Muxi might reject the matter of the Northern Fortress forces wanting to join Eden altogether.

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“As you can see, I am a half-beast… but I have another identity, and that is chieftain of the half-beast race… although the status of the half-beast chieftain is not very high inside the Stronghold, I can still summon the clansfolk of the half-beast race in my name and migrate them to Eden…”

“Hm, chieftain of the half-beast race, is it? I do not know whether that is true or not, but for now I can tentatively believe it. Even so, that condition is still far from enough. After all, your identity as chieftain of the half-beast race does not really represent much.”

Xingyu Muxi shook her head.

“I know… I understand.”

Yeluo nodded.

“… actually, I… aside from my identity as chieftain of the half-beast race, I can also fight for you…”

“Fight for us?”

Because Yeluo’s power was far too unusual, Xingyu Muxi did not know what level of strength this cat-eared girl before her actually had.

So those subtle words “fight for you” made the girl narrow her eyes somewhat suspiciously.

However…

Just as Yeluo was about to deliberately show off her power, Tianyin, who had been sitting to the side like a mascot, cute yet with almost no presence, suddenly felt her previously calm heart turn tumultuous.