One-Eyed Monster

Kuyi Tulan said this, but he didn’t really think that way. In his heart, there was no so-called pure stream in this world. The Alchemy Workshop wasn’t, the Dark Cabinet wasn’t, and neither were any of the adventurer organizations. Every adventurer has their own agenda, and everything they do is to ensure their organization continues to endure.

In this world, there’s no concept of eternity. Everyone who seeks eternity is bound by this word. Yet these pursuers never learn their lesson. Their chase never stops, like a mad addict. Even if they can’t obtain eternity, they’ll still search for substitutes.

Kuyi Tulan thought he had long seen through this world. He believed everything was void, and only with enough strength could one stand at the peak. Just like impurities, no matter how stubborn they are, they will melt before the mighty alchemy, turning into nothingness.

”Our Dark Cabinet has never been a pure stream. Our hands are stained with blood everywhere.” The person in the corner wasn’t afraid of Kuyi Tulan, even though Kuyi Tulan had just dealt with five Dark Wizards a year ago, he was indifferent.

”This time, were you ordered to take my blood?” Kuyi Tulan calmly looked at the other party, not daring to be careless. He could sense the powerful energy fluctuations from the other person.

”If I were here to take your blood, I wouldn’t be standing in front of you this time.” The other party was also very honest, without any concealment.

”Then why are you facing me? You rarely show up, assassins usually leave only a name, not a face,” Kuyi Tulan said, believing the other party was clearly here for him.

”Members of the Dark Cabinet don’t leave a face. The face you see will soon disappear from this world. We have no interactions with the Alchemy Workshop; we’re like water and a river not interfering with each other. Meeting in such a way today may be a misunderstanding from the past.”

”Past?” Kuyi Tulan thought for a moment, ”Do you mean the Hound?”

”That’s right. Coming here this time is naturally for that immature organization. I don’t know what misunderstanding they have with the Alchemy Workshop, leading them to not dare to step out now.”

”Among them is a guy named Baharo. I took him in, and that’s it.”

”If that’s the case, then I have nothing more to ask. The chief should have informed me or the Cabinet Elder about such trivial matters.”

”Since when was the Hound a part of your Dark Cabinet?”

”Across the land, Hunters are family.”

Kuyi Tulan laughed after hearing this. The Dark Cabinet of the Hunters has quite an ambition.

On the surface, this person from the Dark Cabinet was discussing this Hunter named Baharo with him, but in reality, both of them weren’t here for Baharo; their true purpose was something else.

What happened on Guru Mountain is no longer a secret. The Black Crow didn’t even intend to hide it, adopting an attitude of letting the world know. The Black Crow is an intelligence organization, their network had already spread across the Yowein Continent early on, and with the embellishment of those Crows and Spiders, the whole incident became very mysterious. This made various organizations stick their heads out, the power from Guru Mountain suddenly became the heart’s desire of everyone on the continent who craved power.

Major forces sent their advance teams, wanting to probe the truth of the whole incident, to see if that power was real or not.

The Dark Cabinet was also one of these organizations. They are the killer group of the Yoweien Continent, a cold-blooded team that takes lives silently, always welcoming power with open arms.

The Alchemy Workshop, being involved, would inevitably have movements.

The Dark Cabinet doesn’t like bullying the weak. They’ve always preferred tackling tough bones, so they directly chose to face the chief of the Alchemy Workshop.

This time, the Dark Cabinet sent their Cabinet Chief, a status befitting a match for Kuyi Tulan.

The Cabinet Chief of the Dark Cabinet, Kundra the Vampire, is a name that strikes fear across the whole Yowein Continent…

This time, facing Kuyi Tulan, Kundra felt he had no advantage at all.

Today’s Alchemy Workshop is no longer just an organization that relied solely on the Alchemy Array to traverse the world.

”Chief, since your Alchemy Workshop’s attitude is so frank, our Dark Cabinet won’t be verbose either. This world is about fair exchange, and we’ll exchange in our way,” Kundra said, his gaze never wavering. He could feel the spirit power surging around, an attack could come at any time.

”As fellow chiefs, let’s not indulge in empty words then.” Kuyi Tulan discerned the other’s identity and was straightforward. ”Your Dark Cabinet has always been in the shadows while our Alchemy Workshop is in the open, both sides have their merits. Let’s see who reaches the other side first.”

”The Chief’s words are clear.” Kundra smiled, Kuyi Tulan’s meaning was evident - they were pursuing the same thing, but Kundra also understood that the thing wasn’t with the Alchemy Workshop.

”We all understand; the Dark Cabinet doesn’t easily dispatch a chief, nor will I easily reveal everything. The outcome lies with the Black Crow. Your intelligence network should have received information; all recent activities of the Alchemy Workshop are directed at the Black Crow, from this point, you should also make a judgment.”

”The Black Crow is just a stupid bird waiting to die.” Kundra squinted, ”The Chief’s candor is noted by the Dark Cabinet. In return, the Dark Cabinet won’t act against the Black Crow within ten days.”

”Ten days it is. The Alchemy Workshop won’t take action within ten days either. After that, we start together, let’s see who reaches the end first.”

”We’ll be watching closely.”

”Moreover, the Black Crow’s big boss, Willem, was once a Soul Guardian. All the information I have will be shared with you.” Kuyi Tulan didn’t even raise his head as he directly relayed this crucial information to Kundra.

”Farewell!” Kundra didn’t linger much and vanished from the entire tavern.

The tavern’s attendant stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do. It was the first time he had seen such a scene: people from the Dark Cabinet and the Alchemy Workshop - what kind of level is this!

The tavern attendant was still in a daze there, while Kuyi Tulan placed a glass and a bottle of rum in front of him.

”Your tavern will now have a bottle of Guba Rum, which can be recycled again.”

”Uh... Chief, this...” The tavern attendant didn’t know what to say.

”Spread the word about what happened today. If anyone wishes to serve the Alchemy Workshop, just bring this glass to the Alchemy Workshop and find me.”

After saying this, Kuyi Tulan put on his hood and left gracefully.

The night was like water, elusive. The undercurrents made the entire Yowein Continent more mysterious.

(End of Volume)