God's Envoy

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A gust of wind, carrying waves of heat, whipped up the Dog-Headed People's clothes and stunned all the Dog-Headed People in the sacrificial plaza.

Looking at the three tall figures before him, at the enormous, gleaming silver creature, the King was utterly shocked.

He had never seen such a shocking creature. Its surface shimmered with silver light, and it was taller than his own palace. When he stood in front of it, it was not even as tall as one of his legs.

And these three creatures didn't have wings at all, so how could they fly? He really couldn't understand it. Could they really be the God of Light? Could the divine descent that came from the North Creek Country be true?

Many questions arose in the King's mind.

While the King was stunned and speechless, a commotion broke out in the sacrificial square due to this sudden turn of events.

The Dog-Headed People nobles participating in the Sacrifice Ceremony were clearly alarmed by the commotion. They all stared at the three enormous figures on the high altar platform, their expressions a mixture of curiosity, fear, and shock.

Everything happened so suddenly that many Dog-Headed People didn't even realize what was going on. They only knew that they had just knelt down with the King, and then they heard a whooshing sound, followed by a thud. When they looked up again, they saw three enormous figures standing on the high platform, accompanied by a wave of heat and a strong wind.

"Assassins! Protect the Great King!"

Suddenly, one of the Dog-Headed People shouted, and then guards who had been awakened by the shout rushed toward the high platform where the King was.

This shout, however, also startled the dazed King awake.

"Wait a minute, this is the messenger of the great God of Light."

The King, awakened by the noise behind him, first turned around and reprimanded the approaching guards. Then he bowed to the three tall figures in Tactical Armor on the platform and proclaimed, "Great God of Light, I am King of the Volcano Kingdom, and I welcome your arrival."

Like the other Dog-Headed People, the King was limited by his knowledge and had a shallow understanding, but that didn't mean he was a fool. He knew very well that if it really was an assassin, the force with which he had just descended from the sky would have been enough to crush him into mincemeat, leaving him no chance to speak.

Following the King's actions and pronouncements, many Dog-Headed People nobles in the sacrificial square followed suit, kneeling and bowing before the three Tactical Armor standing on the altar. The guards who had tried to step forward to protect them also hurriedly knelt down.

"The King is?"

A sentence came from the Tactical Armor's loudspeaker, naturally spoken by Professor Liao, the leader of this expedition team. His words were translated by the system and then played out in the Dog-Headed People language through the Tactical Armor's audio speaker.

"It is I, a child of the God of Light most loyal servant," the King replied devoutly.

Professor Liao finally understood: 'You' was the name of this Dog-Headed People.

"Get up, all of you. We are not the God of Light, but merely his God of Light. What are you worshipping?" Professor Liao asked.

"Thank you, envoy. In reply, we are holding a grand planting ceremony, praying to the God of Light for a bountiful harvest." The King of the Volcano Kingdom slowly stood up, then cautiously looked up at the tall envoy before him.

Although the Dog-Headed People King named 'You' couldn't understand why the messenger of the God of Light would ask him what he was worshipping, he still answered honestly. In his mind, the God of Light was omnipotent.

"The God of Light already knows your prayers, and you will surely have a great harvest next year."

After Professor Liao finished speaking, A Bu Lai Ti in the communication channel, "It seems that directly airdropping into their capital is quite useful. We don't even need to say anything, these Dog-Headed People have already filled in the blanks themselves. Minister Zhu's request doesn't seem so difficult after all."

Professor Liao laughed and said, "After all, it is an indigenous civilization that has just entered the Bronze Age. When faced with things that they cannot understand, such civilizations usually attribute them to gods. It is not surprising that we were regarded as gods because we just fell from the sky. However, it seems that the beliefs of this country are similar to those of some tribes."

"The A Tu Tribe," Zhao Su Lian, a member of the group, reminded them. Then she changed the subject and said with some confusion, "Professor Liao, I don't think it's necessary to have any gods. Wouldn't it be more convenient to just send robots to capture tens of thousands of Dog-Headed People? Anyway, we don't expect these first-generation Dog-Headed People to be trained to a usable level. We'll just have to freeze them anyway."

Zhao Su Lian is a new generation of human. She doesn't have a good impression of aliens, and she doesn't like even a harmless indigenous civilization.

In her mind, humans could never trust these aliens who carried memories of their own planet. Even if they were to be used, it wouldn't be the first generation of aliens abducted from this planet. Instead, she would treat them like the Kuntai People, freezing or killing the first generation after they had offspring, and then raising them as blank slates to serve humanity.

Well, adding the Mind Imprint of that newly initiated research project makes it the safest option.

"Xiao Zhao, what you said is indeed correct, but don't forget what our mission is. If we resort to violent looting, our research mission will have to be moved to another location," Professor Liao reminded him.

"Alright, Professor Liao, what do we do next? Should we just order these Dog-Headed People to collect social data for us?" Zhao Su Lian looked at one of the Dog-Headed People in the sacrificial square; she didn't find Dog-Headed People cute at all.

"Of course, with King right here, why not make the most of him? As King, this kingdom must have records of some important events. We can start our research by examining their records." Professor Liao knew the personality of this recent graduate, so he didn't say anything more, but continued to explain:

"However, having the God of Light's Envoy command the Dog-Headed People to work for us is only one aspect. Next, we need to find a way to fully understand their culture, customs, racial characteristics, social relationships, and so on. These are the foundation for our subsequent plans."

"I understand," Zhao Su Lian replied.

Just then, the Dog-Headed People King's voice was translated through the translation system and reached the three of them.

"Great God of Light's Envoy, please wait a moment, I will have the finest food offered to you."

The Volcano King was now feeling uneasy. He didn't understand why the three messengers had suddenly stopped talking, and wondered if he had done something wrong, which was why they had said such things.

But after he finished speaking, he was in a dilemma again, because he felt that the three envoys were too big and he didn't know how much food they would need to satisfy them, and the Volcano Kingdom did not have such large containers to hold the food.