Xianyu was furious.
His UR had finally reached the age when he could legally work.
He had planned to hand things over to him, leaving the UR in charge of Yaoqing's affairs while he personally supervised the Colossus. The sooner it was finished, the sooner he could go out and play match-three.
Who could have guessed? Aha was back!
He was neither an Emanator nor surrounded by anything entertaining...
Why had an NPC so fond of going crazy set their sights on him?
Xianyu and the Chief Strategist had been chatting over documents, only to turn around and find themselves struck by Aha.
Aha brought over a fruit platter.
At first, Xianyu paid it no mind, assuming some subordinate had brought him fruit.
He generally didn't eat. His HP bar wasn't empty, after all, so why waste the time?
He could approve a few more documents instead.
But the people of Yaoqing had a natural affinity bonus toward him. Whenever he went out, they often offered him fruit, pastries, and the like.
The people at the General's Residence were especially relentless about feeding him.
Unable to refuse, Xianyu could only eat some fruit, often inviting his subordinates to share it.
When he spotted the golden fruit on the platter, he assumed someone had found a new variety.
Without a second thought, he broke the fruit in half and handed the other half to the Chief Strategist.
But the moment he took a bite, something seemed to well up in his throat, and he couldn't stop himself from coughing it out.
Xianyu looked down. It was a mouthful of blood mixed with scraps of flesh.
Xianyu: "..."
Xianyu took a deep breath, calmly looked at the Chief Strategist, who had collapsed with blood pouring from every opening in his face, and