Faced with Xiao Xun's flattery, Mu Jiahe was quite pleased. "Alright, enough of that. Let's go!"
The two returned to the异世界 (yì shìjiè - other world). Mu Jiahe asked Xiao Xun, "Do you want to sleep a bit longer, or do you want to come with me to check on the two dragons?"
Xiao Xun was too reluctant to leave the comfortable bed. "I'd rather rest a bit! Those two dragons are too fierce. I'm afraid they'll start fighting again if they disagree. I'll go after their nests are ready!"
Mu Jiahe rolled over and closed his eyes. "When you have nothing to do during the day, you can visit the national library to see if there are any books on dragon taming and dragon riding."
Xiao Xun was indeed very tired and mumbled an "Mm" weakly.
As the sky gradually brightened, the biting autumn wind seeped in through the cracks in the window, hitting Xiao Xun.
"Achoo~"
Xiao Xun was woken up by the cold. He shivered, pulled the quilt tighter, and exclaimed, "Why is the autumn here so cold!"
He glanced at the time, put on the long robe, and felt his body immediately warm up considerably. kanshu伍.ξà
"Although this outfit is a bit inconvenient for doing things, it's really warm."
Remembering that he had borrowed a book and hadn't returned it, he grabbed "Forbidden Techniques of Chaos Magic" and left the castle. He first returned the book. The librarian checked it and returned the two gold coins to him. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
Not knowing where the books on dragon taming and dragon riding were, he went to the livestock and animal husbandry section to look.
After searching for a long time without success, he asked a nearby staff member, "Hello, excuse me, are there any books related to dragon husbandry?"
This was a society with a slave and noble system. Those who did chores like cleaning were generally slaves. Facing a true noble who used polite language towards her, the woman quickly knelt down. "Lord Svein, I'll take you there right away."
After speaking, she quickly got up and walked ahead with her back bent.
Xiao Xun watched this, feeling very uncomfortable. This was not the respect shown to a customer in a service industry, but a fear stemming from the depths of her heart.
However, Xiao Xun couldn't change anything. This system wasn't formed overnight. To overthrow it would definitely not be something one person could achieve. It would require generations, shedding blood and sacrificing lives, to overthrow the absolute rule of an era.
There was once a person, whose name everyone probably knew. He had ascended to the position of supreme ruler, but precisely because his ideas were too advanced, far exceeding the historical progress of that era, he was forcefully corrected.
All people, born as humans, cast aside the order of hierarchy, propriety, shame, status, and wealth. Although there is no absolute fairness, in terms of personality, everyone is equal. No one is inherently superior to another.
When she led Xiao Xun to the bookshelf, she knelt down again.
"No need to kneel. Go and attend to your duties!"
The staff member stood up but still kept her back bent and head bowed as she said, "Thank you, my lord."
After speaking, she hurried away with her head bowed. For a slave, working in such a place was considered quite fortunate.
It was also because her appearance was acceptable that she was assigned to do miscellaneous chores in this institution. If a slave were ugly and lacked any skills, they would most likely be assigned the most dangerous, strenuous, and dirty jobs.
Even worse off than them before were the goblins. They were slaves among slaves. But since they broke away from their original rulers and created alchemy, the greatest magic in the magical world.
Moreover, they had their unique ways of trading and all sorts of sought-after goods, so their shops did very good business. With the accumulation of large amounts of gold coins, they were declared legal citizens of their respective countries by the emperors, including Saint Román.
Of course, among the goblins, there were those who were disliked. They were cunning, evil, and greedy. In business, they would pass off inferior goods as superior and resort to trickery. People generally called these goblins 'goblins'.
Once, on a continent in a certain country in this world, there was a plan to exterminate goblins, which led to the killing of a large number of innocent goblins.
This was all because the greedy goblins plundered a vast amount of national wealth through illicit means, causing widespread suffering among the populace.
But in the end, the situation escalated. The cunning Goblin King led his people to flee, leaving the innocent goblins to become their 'scapegoats.'
In order to portray themselves as innocent in front of the goblins, the surviving goblins used their immense wealth to find greedy kings and more powerful races, especially the dragon race, which loved gold coins the most, to help them get revenge.
However, after this incident, although that country was divided among other nations, the deeds of the goblins had spread globally. Unless it was for necessary commercial trade, no one would provoke these greedy fellows.
Xiao Xun found the book he wanted to read. Just as he was about to open it, a guard hurried over.
He walked up to Xiao Xun and bowed. "Lord Svein, His Majesty requires you to return to the Fire Shield Divine King's Palace immediately."
Seeing his flustered expression, Xiao Xun asked, "Is there something urgent?"
"The Dragon Emissary has arrived and is currently in the Fire Shield Divine King's Palace."
Xiao Xun remembered that when he attended the funeral yesterday, Her Majesty the Empress had seemed to mention something.
Led by the guard, Xiao Xun entered the reception hall. The vast reception hall had a very comfortable large sofa and many equally comfortable single sofas.
Celer Pelés was sitting on the large sofa, speaking to a standing woman.
When Xiao Xun walked over, Celer Pelés said to the standing woman, "Dragon Emissary, this is Lucas, the host of the Twin-Headed Dragon, our nation's Marquis Svein."
Xiao Xun was full of confusion. The person in front of him was clearly human, so why was she called the Dragon Emissary by the Empress?
The woman approached Xiao Xun with light steps. She had long purple hair, and her eyes were also purple. She was wrapped in a loose black cloak.
Standing before Xiao Xun, she was a full head taller than him. Her skin was very good, though it had a slight purplish hue, much like the color of a bruise when it begins to heal.
"Do you doubt my identity?"
Her tone was cold and devoid of emotion, as if she were reading lines from a script, even omitting any intonation.
"No, I'm just curious how an emissary of the dragon race has a human appearance."
The Dragon Emissary turned to Celer Pelés and said, "Your subject is truly impolite."
Xiao Xun noticed that the Empress dared not offend the person in front of her and could only smile faintly. "I sincerely apologize. I am merely speaking my mind. Please forgive me, an unworldly person!"
The Dragon Emissary said to Xiao Xun, "I have already told your Empress my purpose for this visit. We dragons highly respect the human spirit of contracts. Since both parties are willing, and the Dragon Emperor has repeatedly instructed me, I must tell you both that we dragons are a noble race. Even if we sign your so-called contract, it is merely a cooperative relationship with you, not a master-servant relationship. If those two dragons receive unfair treatment due to reasons concerning you yourselves, then you will face the most terrifying wrath of the Emperor Dragons in this world."
After speaking, she turned to Celer Pelés again. "That is all I have to say. I hope you will treat my dragon kin well. Farewell."
Then she walked towards the door. When she reached the door, she stopped again and turned to look at Xiao Xun. "You doubted my identity, didn't you? Let me show you. Come with me."