Janie's Grudge

Janie is Vivian's confidante and is also known as the second most talented person in Yatat City, after Vivian herself.

Janie was originally a resident of Yatat City, an ordinary Dark Elf girl. After Vivian conquered Yatat City with her own powerful strength, she discovered Janie, who was less than a year old by human reckoning, and kept her by her side. As it turned out, Vivian's foresight was exceptional.

Currently, Janie is still underage, but she already possesses High-tier Black Iron strength. Even more exaggeratedly, when she advanced to Black Iron, she awakened the "Short-distance Teleportation" talent, which is only obtainable with Extraordinary Agility. This allowed her to leap from Black Iron strength to become Yatat City's Chief Assassin Master!

Her extraordinary talent, combined with the absolute loyalty cultivated through being discovered and trained by Vivian herself, grants Janie Vivian's complete trust. As Janie grows older, Vivian has begun to entrust her with increasingly important responsibilities.

It is precisely because of this that Vivian would send someone like Janie to Landen, highlighting the importance Vivian places on this messenger.

However, the importance Vivian placed on this matter was met with disdain from Landen.

This was Janie's perception, and it was also the truth. The renowned assassin master under Vivian could never have imagined that she would be kept waiting for so long after arriving with Matriarch Vivian's orders. What made her even more furious was that although this "bastard" named Landen eventually met her, he chose to do so at the dining table, an extremely informal setting. This was an absolute, blatant display of contempt!

Then, this dissatisfaction reached its peak once they were at the dining table.

"Good heavens! They're serving this kind of food to guests? Do they think I eat pig slop? This is an insult, a complete insult to me! No, it's not just me, they're insulting Matriarch Vivian as well!" Janie roared inwardly as she looked at the dishes laid out on the table.

Landen, of course, had no idea what Janie was thinking. In fact, he couldn't be bothered to care.

The dining table was a relatively formal, long table used by nobles. Landen sat at the head of the table, the main seat, while Janie sat opposite him. As for the meal today, at least for Landen, who had been eating here for several days, it was considered quite lavish and luxurious. To entertain guests, the Minotaur Butler had specially brought out precious Earth Rock Dragon meat from his cellar, along with several types of spices that they normally wouldn't dare to use. Just the aroma alone made Landen's appetite stir. How could he possibly imagine that the Dark Elf woman opposite him would directly label these foods as pig slop?

It was only then that Landen truly began to size up the Dark Elf woman opposite him. She wasn't tall and looked somewhat thin, like a young girl who hadn't yet come of age. If the Minotaur Butler hadn't introduced her beforehand, he would never have associated someone like her with an assassin master.

Of course, whether she was an assassin master or not was irrelevant, anyway... hehe.

"Miss Janie, is it? If you don't mind, let's start eating. To be frank, for some reason, I've been starving all day. Hehe," Landen said with a smile.

Janie's face twitched. She thought they could finally get down to business, only to hear such a remark. She finally seemed to understand Vivian's intention in sending her here. As an assassin, she possessed patience far greater than ordinary people. In this situation, anyone else would likely have been so angered that they would have attacked Landen by now.

Struggling to control the expression on her face, Janie nodded and said, "I'm not in a hurry. Lord, please go ahead."

Then, she watched as the man opposite her, who had almost no Dark Elf features, actually began to devour the food on the table the moment her words fell. His crude mannerisms made him look less like a lord and even less like a servant!

Janie, of course, wouldn't touch the food on the table. She would rather eat the rations she brought herself. Thus, she could only hold her knife and fork in a pretense of eating, waiting until Landen had finished all the food in front of him. However, just as she thought Landen was finally going to start a formal conversation with her, she saw Landen suddenly stand up, say "Wait a moment," and walk away.

A few minutes later, Landen reappeared, holding two cups. The Lord placed one cup on his side and personally handed the other to Janie.

"Miss Janie, you are a guest from afar, and you must be very tired after such a long journey. This is Corona Ginger Juice, which I personally refined. It can quickly restore stamina and has the effect of strengthening the body. Please enjoy," Landen said as he returned to his seat, picked up his cup, and gestured in a toast.

Corona Ginger Juice is a relatively common alchemical product. Due to its common ingredients, simple refining process, and good effects, many people drink it. When Janie first followed Vivian, she also drank it for a considerable period. However, as her strength grew, the effects of Corona Ginger Juice became weaker and weaker, so she stopped. Now, smelling the familiar scent brought back a sense of nostalgia. But then, her attention was drawn to Landen.

"Alchemy is a wonderful thing; it can provide us with great assistance. As the right-hand man of my Second Sister, I'm sure Miss Janie, you also understand the importance of alchemists. My place is nothing compared to Yatat City; we lack talent in this area, so I, as the Lord, have to personally handle it," Landen said with a smile.

These words took on a completely different meaning when they reached Janie's ears. Yatat City, under Vivian's management over the years, could indeed be considered rich in talent, but most of them were combat-oriented. Professional production talents were extremely rare in the entire Underworld, and Yatat City was no exception. Among these, alchemy was the most scarce. The entire Yatat City had only one Arch-tier Alchemist leading a few Alchemy Apprentices. Such a setup was pitiful for a city. Therefore, Landen's words were undoubtedly a mockery to Janie.

At this point, even Janie's patience wavered, and her expression changed. She quickly picked up her cup, using the action of drinking to conceal her expression.

Landen, as if completely oblivious to all this, continued, "By the way, did my Second Sister send Miss Janie here for a particular reason?"

Finally, they were getting to the main topic. Fearing that Landen would continue to beat around the bush, Janie breathed a sigh of relief.