At ten o'clock the next morning, a black luxury sedan bearing the diplomatic plates of a foreign embassy in Xuanyuan Hill, authorized to enter Imperial Emperor City, drove into Thousand Mechanism Manor.
After the car stopped, Miles, the plenipotentiary ambassador of the Ressa Republic of the Western Continent to Xuanyuan Hill, was the first to step out. Behind him, Jerome and Captain Colin, both dressed in proper formal attire, got out in turn. The last to emerge was a middle-aged man in his fifties, somewhat bald but sharp-looking, and also the most cautious of the group.
The moment he got out of the car, Captain Colin was overwhelmed by the grandeur of Thousand Mechanism Manor. His one eye went wide as he stared at the lavishness of what had once been a Great Xia royal estate.
"So this is where Zhang Tie lives in Xuanyuan Hill. Ah, Jerome, look at those goldfish spouting water in that fountain—they seem to be carved from top-grade red cloud crystal. How much must that cost..." Captain Colin could not help crying out in Xibo Language.
"Cough... cough..."
Only after hearing Jerome cough did Captain Colin realize himself and shut his mouth. He said nothing more, putting on the air of a seasoned old hand.
Just as the group got out of their car, another black luxury sedan bearing foreign embassy plates from Xuanyuan Hill entered Thousand Mechanism Manor. It stopped beside them, and the diplomatic ambassador of the Barbarian Alliance of the Western Continent, who had only met Zhang Tie the night before, stepped out.
On the Western Continent, the Barbarian Alliance was the very symbol of savages. Yet here in Xuanyuan Hill, its diplomatic ambassador was refined and scholarly. His hair was combed so meticulously that even a fly would slip if it