91: Chapter 91: Envoy from the Wolf God's Land

"Please, honored envoy. Our two nations have always enjoyed friendly relations. Our country greatly admires the just cause your nation is undertaking, so there is no need for such formalities, honored envoy."

In the spacious hall, the Qin diplomat raised his wine cup and toasted the person opposite him from afar.

Sitting at the table opposite was a werewolf with gray fur, who appeared refined and cultured—a description that seemed truly strange when applied to a werewolf.

"My lord, our nation is weak in troops and lacking in generals, so we still need you to put in a good word for us. My lord, I will drink first as a sign of respect!" The werewolf rolled up his large sleeves with a hearty air and downed the wine in his cup in one gulp.

"His Majesty has commanded this humble subject to present a treasure to His Majesty your country's ruler. I hope you will convey this on our behalf, my lord." After drinking, the envoy finally brought up the main business.

"Very well. At tomorrow's morning court, I will certainly convey this message for you."

"Many thanks, my lord!"

Amidst the banquet, the sounds of strings and flutes and the graceful dancing of long sleeves left both men even more intoxicated.

"What is this?" Zhao Feng toyed with a crystalline regular tetrahedron in his hand. This tetrahedron was earthy yellow and constantly emitted a faint fluorescent glow; it certainly looked like a treasure.

But why would Lang Yan, who had only met Zhao Feng twice, give him such a treasure? Lang Yan was no fool; he naturally knew the purpose behind the Qin Kingdom supporting the Wolf God Khanate. To say he was deeply grateful to Zhao Feng would naturally be a lie.

"There must be something I haven't considered." Zhao Feng placed the gemstone against the Laogong point in his palm and injected spiritual energy into it, but the spiritual energy passed through the gemstone without pause. The spiritual energy had absolutely no effect on the gemstone.

"Your Majesty, Princess Ye requests an audience." A guard reported loudly from outside.

Zhao Feng withdrew from his deep thoughts and said, "Bring her to the garden."

After tidying himself up, Zhao Feng went to the garden. In this season, there were no flowers blooming in the garden, but the specks of fresh green sprouting on the withered branches were refreshing—spring was almost here.

In the garden pavilion sat a young girl. Although she had a slender figure and a beautiful face, her furry ears revealed that she was from another race.

"Princess Ye!" Zhao Feng greeted her with a headache.

This Princess Ye was naturally not Zhao Feng's daughter; Zhao Feng was still an old bachelor. Princess Ye came from the Wolf God Khanate and was the younger sister of the Khan, Lang Yan—Ye.

Ye and Zhao Feng were naturally well-acquainted, especially given the deep exchanges between the two nations over the past year, which had made their relationship increasingly close. As an acquaintance of Zhao Feng, Ye could naturally play a significant role in diplomacy.

With these back-and-forth interactions, Ye had become a frequent visitor to the royal palace. The easygoing Zhao Feng naturally had no way to deal with such a lively little sister figure, and he would always get a headache whenever he saw her.

"Brother Zhao!" Ye shouted in surprise.

"Ye, you're here again? Stay for a few more days this time."

"Okay, okay! Brother Zhao is the best." Ye's eyes crinkled into smiles, curved just like two crescent moons.

"Brother Zhao, come fishing with me. I will definitely beat you this time." Ye wrinkled her cute little nose and waved her small fist, speaking through gritted teeth.

"That's not necessarily true." Zhao Feng laughed and was about to put the gemstone in his pocket.

Sharp-eyed Ye caught the flash in Zhao Feng's hand and said in surprise, "Brother Zhao, how did you get this Mental Energy gemstone? Even when I asked my brother for one, he felt the pain of losing it for a long time."

"Mental Energy gemstone?" Zhao Feng said in surprise.

"Yes, but this kind of gemstone is only useful to us believers of the Wolf God. If we obtain such a gemstone, as long as we use our Mental Energy to trigger the Mental Energy within it, we can greatly increase the power of our divine arts." Ye earnestly explained to Zhao Feng.

"So that's it!" Zhao Feng suddenly understood, but now was not the time for experiments; he would wait until nightfall.

Ye played until evening before being reluctantly picked up by the envoy sent by the Khanate, feeling extremely aggrieved and naturally reluctant to leave Zhao Feng.

After sending Ye away, Zhao Feng returned to his bedchamber and took out the gemstone again. After adjusting his entire body to its Peak, he poured his Mental Energy into it.

Sure enough, intent and spiritual energy were different. As soon as the Mental Energy entered the gemstone, it emitted a brilliant yellow light. Within the yellow radiance, a monster with eight legs and a human body slowly walked out.

The monster radiated brilliant yellow light from its entire body and looked exceptionally holy; it did not give the impression of being an evil entity. Although the monster did not appear solid, Zhao Feng did not dare to underestimate it and was ready to withdraw his intent at any moment.

After the eight-legged monster walked closer, a flash of light occurred, and it transformed into a tall, muscular werewolf. The werewolf's entire body looked as if it were cast from brass, appearing exceptionally powerful and sturdy.

The werewolf's features seemed somewhat familiar. Zhao Feng realized it immediately and said in disbelief, "Lang Yan?"

Under the illumination of this gentle divine light, the Wheel of Faith behind Zhao Feng's head also flickered in and out of existence, radiating beams of white light. On the Wheel of Faith, an earthy yellow dot of light suddenly grew larger, then transformed into the image of a small Howling Moon Celestial Wolf, solidifying within the wheel of light.

"Eh, what's going on?" Zhao Feng was stunned, and a prompt from the System sounded in his mind.

"Ding, Host has acquired the first subordinate god."

"What's going on?" Zhao Feng was completely dumbfounded. "How did I inexplicably gain a subordinate god?"

The brass werewolf sighed, then knelt on one knee before Zhao Feng and said loudly, "Subordinate god Lang Yan pays respects to the main god."

"Lang Yan, what is going on? Tell me about it." Hearing Lang Yan's tone, it seemed Lang Yan had actually become his subordinate, so Zhao Feng naturally didn't worry too much anymore.

"It is like this, Main God, that time..." Lang Yan respectfully recounted the reasons one by one.

It turned out that last time in the cave, when Lang Yan was devouring the pseudo-divinity formed by the spider ancestral spirit, it coincided with Zhao Feng's Mental Energy outburst. The surging Mental Energy splattered in all directions. At that time, Zhao Feng was on the verge of a Breakthrough, and his Mental Energy was exceptionally powerful, while the ancestral spirit and Lang Yan were in a weakened state, so Zhao Feng had easily and unintentionally planted a brand on them.

That might have been fine; originally, such an unconscious brand could be erased over time with Mental Energy. Unfortunately, Zhao Feng also had another identity: the War God of the Qin Kingdom.

The faith of the War God far exceeded the faith of the Wolf God, so this brand became deeper and deeper until it could not be removed.

Lang Yan, having realized this situation, was extremely helpless, but he was reluctant to give up the powerful divinity. However, he was not one to yield easily, which led to this test.

But who knew that his doted-upon younger sister would see through it? Such a Mental Energy gemstone was originally one of a kind; it was hard for outsiders to imagine, and it was a case of man proposes, God disposes.

Fortunately, Zhao Feng was not weak either; that vast, ocean-like aura far exceeded that of Lang Yan, who had completed the Fusion of the divinity, which gave him some consolation.

The unexpected defection of the Wolf God Khanate forced Zhao Feng to immediately begin studying a plan; this was a good opportunity to unify the civilization.