Xyrin Empire

Chapter 70: 70 Chapters 3 Watchers

I must say, from the very beginning, Sandora had been challenging the patience of the Vedis rulers.

Not to mention other things, the brazen act of establishing a military base within the borders of another nation was an outright invasion, especially since this base was being built near the capital city. If it weren’t for concerns about not understanding this mysterious and powerful Otherworld Empire and being restrained by Abyss Power, unable to divert attention elsewhere, Modis III might have already sent his troops to pick a fight with us by now.

Perhaps having learned of the Xyrin Empress’s manner of speaking from his father, Prince Wiske was not overly surprised by Sandora’s blunt language. Instead, he politely said, “We are delighted to have such a powerful ally as your country in our fight against Demon Power, but could you explain this… base situation? If I’m not mistaken, this must be a military fortress, right? Or is it that, in your world, establishing bases within another country’s borders is a normal occurrence?”

“I gave notice yesterday,” Sandora said as if it were the most natural thing, “We need a base to fight the Abyss, of course. Perhaps the concepts are different in our two worlds. In our world, the eradication of Abyss Power is of the highest priority. Under this premise, any country must unconditionally make way. The Xyrin Empire’s army, pursuing the conquest of the Abyss, has never encountered any obstacles. That’s why we are able to hunt the Abyss across countless worlds, while you are pressed into defense—you lack the necessary spirit of sacrifice.”

Listening to Sandora’s irresponsible words, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. This girl really knew how to bluff. Aside from the extremely disciplined, utterly obedient Xyrin Empire that operated under the highest principle of authentication systems, which civilization could achieve such a level? As for the claim that any country must unconditionally step aside—that’s because you’ve already wiped out all other nations’ might, right?

Sandora’s arrogant words even choked up the ever-graceful Prince Wiske, who stumbled over his response. After all, they were from an Otherworld, and who knows if that world truly operated in such a manner. Moreover, it was an undeniable fact that Humankind was currently being suppressed by dark forces, whereas the Otherworlders were the exact opposite, capable of traversing countless worlds to hunt down Demon Power, a feat unattainable by his own people.

Even with the above situation, how could one simply overlook these Otherworld Expeditionary Army establishing a base on his own soil?

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, I had to step in and smooth things over. If I let Sandora, who never took ordinary carbon-based life forms seriously, continue, even the most patient people would likely start a full-on brawl with us right then and there.

“Regardless, I understand the principle of ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do,’” I subtly pulled on Sandora’s arm, “It seems our hasty establishment of a base on your territory has caused some unnecessary suspicion. You can rest assured that, apart from eliminating the Abyss Power in this world, we have no interest in your world.”

As I spoke, I forcefully pushed down Pandora’s restless little head because, contrary to what I was saying, she was filled with various kinds of Hollywood blockbuster-worthy interest in this world…

“I am willing to believe in your sincerity and also hope to become allies with the Xyrin Empire. In fact, I’ve brought with me the top three masters of the Vedis Empire, each of whom possesses the strength to confront thousands of demonized creatures alone. Although your warriors are very strong, I believe you will still need some local help in fighting in this unfamiliar world. These masters are very familiar with the way humans and demonized creatures fight. I think they will be of great help to you.”

It was only then that I noticed the three figures shrouded in cloaks behind Wiske were not merely there as a backdrop.

It was clear to see—they were sent to monitor us.

“How capable are they?” I inquired of Sandora through a spiritual connection.

“Equivalent to Elite Level Xyrin frontline commanders. It seems I’ve underestimated the humans of this world; they are indeed threatening figures—what’s your opinion?”

“What else can my opinion be? Accept them. If we refuse, the Vedis side will undoubtedly interfere with us for a variety of reasons. A fallout is not impossible, and besides, if these three can actually be of help, that wouldn’t be a bad thing. After all, we currently have few high-order units at our disposal.”

“As you wish.”

Sandora suddenly gave Wiske a faint smile, which muddled him somewhat with its brightness.

“Thank you very much for your kindness. I trust we will be great partners. As a token of our gratitude, we hope you will also accept a group of our elite soldiers, so we can quickly familiarize ourselves with each other’s combat styles, which will be beneficial when fighting the Abyss in the future.”

As Sandora spoke, a squad of soldiers appeared out of thin air beside us, led by Sicaro, who had just changed from his Arab disguise back into his black shades and SWAT outfit.

I had every reason to suspect whether this guy could successfully accomplish the task we had given him…

After a series of insincere pleasantries and a seemingly solemn handover ceremony, Wiske left with the “support troops sent by the friendly Xyrin Empire,” though he seemed to have initially intended to take a thorough look around our base. However, this was clearly unrealistic—we only allowed him to have a look around the perimeter of the Mother Nest with his followers and then promptly dismissed this always gentlemanly prince on the pretext of military secrecy. He had expected not to be able to really investigate anything and cooperated by leaving quickly.

Qianqian and her sister, already very tired, had yawned through our half-hearted bureaucratic exchange with Wiske and had since gone back to their room to sleep. Lin Xue, half-dead with fatigue, clutched some energy crystals she had mysteriously procured and wandered off, bleary-eyed, to who knows where to study them (maybe due to her innate talent ability, she had an almost obsessive interest in any energy-related or unknown objects—as long as she was with the Xyrin Apostles, there was no hope of getting proper rest). Pandora, on the other hand, claimed she could keep going but was sent back to her room by me under the pretext that “children should sleep properly.” Now, only Sandora and I were left standing here idly with the three cloak-wearing mystery figures.

Oh, I forgot, there’s also Dingdang who’s always filled with an excess of energy. Right now, she’s lying bored on top of my head, earnestly counting my hairs while unapologetically criticizing the taste in clothing of the three people in front of us.

I’m so sleepy…

Why does everyone else get to rest, and only Sandora and I have to stay here…

“Okay, at least you could take off your hoods first, introduce yourselves, and then I can go back to sleep… *yawn*…”

I said, rubbing my eyes which could hardly stay open, and the three mysterious cloaked figures across from me glanced at each other and then raised their hands to remove their hoods.

Three young people, two men and one woman, appeared before us.

I had imagined many times what these three mysterious experts would look like, thinking they ought to be at least three ancient-looking individuals with an aura of immortality and wisdom, but the three who looked no older than 25 completely shattered my previous expectations.

Noticing the surprised expression on my face, the man on the left with short gray hair and a gentle demeanor explained with a smile, “When one’s power is great enough, understanding the essence of life allows us to easily control our bodily changes, and our lifespans are thus prolonged. In fact, the three of us have a lifespan…”

He was speaking when suddenly he jumped up and let out a pained cry, as our attention was swiftly drawn to his foot—a small red boot was quickly being pulled away from there. @@novelbin@@

“You had better not try to reveal my age in such a manner,” said the female with brown long hair in the middle, in a threatening tone, “A mage’s constitution is hardly enough to withstand my close-range attacks.”

Sandora and I exchanged glances.

“Well, it seems we finally have a few interesting characters at least, far more amusing than Prince Wiske,” Sandora shrugged and said.

“I am the Chief Court Mage of the Vedis Empire, you may call me Muller,” the man with grey hair carefully placed his foot back on the ground, then spoke somberly.

“Elf Clan, Priest of the Life Goddess, Mu,” the man on the right with rare green hair said indifferently, his tone carried a sense of detachment from worldly affairs. It was only then I noticed his pointed ears—an elf, which made me take an extra glance at him.

“Lanno Empire, Demon Knight, Vinoa.”

The brown-haired woman who had just stepped on Muller’s foot gave us a standard knight’s salute.

“The Lanno Empire?” I murmured, the name sounded somewhat familiar, as if I had come across relevant information during a briefing with my subordinates yesterday, yet I was having some trouble recalling it at the moment.

“The nation at the very northern end of the continent,” Sandora chimed in, “The first to be destroyed by the powers of the Abyss.”

My gaze towards Nova immediately became a bit odd.

“I am the princess of Lanno,” she said with a neutral tone, “Even if my country is no more, I am still Lanno’s princess, and as long as I live in this world, one day I will take back my homeland from those monsters’ hands.”

While I felt a deep connection with the princess of the fallen kingdom, my attention was more focused on something else: “It seems their lifespans really have been extended by quite a lot…”

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And then spray!!!!

(Please note that the sense of “spray” in the last line may be colloquial or context-specific, and the translation provided assumes a general use without specific conversational context provided in the excerpt. If there is a particular known use of this term in the novel which makes the translation inappropriate, further context would help to refine this.)