novelden Chapter 151 Uninvited
Chapter 151 Uninvited
Upon hearing the broadcast, the bustling crowd in the square instantly froze, and even Grand Duke Minghuo abruptly turned around to look down.
What does it mean to attend someone else's celebration without bringing a gift?
Zhou Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was in turmoil as he followed the gaze.
Da da da.
The sound of high heels hitting the ground echoed in the narrow corridor, like a demonic sound knocking on the heart, causing many guests to show strange expressions.
A pair of deep purple boots appeared first, followed by a beautiful woman in a white suit, heavily made up, radiant and captivating—it was none other than the Star Core Hunter, Kafka.
Kafka stopped at the entrance of the square, her gaze sweeping around before quickly settling on Grand Duke of the Underworld on the high platform. Her cherry lips parted slightly:
"Old friend, you don't look too well. Are you not welcoming me?"
“We can hardly be called friends,” Grand Duke of the Underworld said loudly, the flames in his eyes slowing down, clearly showing his deep apprehension towards the beautiful woman.
"However, if you are truly willing to come, you are welcome... Please take a seat."
Anyone with eyes could see that Kafka's arrival was not sincere, but Grand Duke of the Underworld still said so.
After saying that, he turned away and stopped looking down.
"Kafka..." Zhou Yuan murmured, just loud enough for Grand Duke Netherfire beside him to hear clearly.
"She came for the phone too?"
“Mr. Fang Zheng, please do not worry,” Grand Duke of the Netherfire explained. “Our Eternal Fire Residence and the Star Core Hunters are not allies, nor have we revealed any information about the phone to them. I suppose she came here because she tracked the phone signal.”
“There is someone among the Star Core Hunters who is good at this.”
“I’ve heard of the Star Core Hunter Silver Wolf,” Zhou Huan nodded, then asked, “Now that you have the phone, aren’t you worried they’ll take it from you?”
"Please rest assured, Mr. Fang Zheng, after obtaining it, I immediately installed a shield on the phone. The phone is now in a very safe location, and no one else knows its location except me..." Grand Duke Minghuo paused, "If you can tell me how to gain Lord Nanuk's attention, I will gladly offer it to you."
The cell phone might be related to the secret of obtaining the power of the Star God, but Grand Duke Netherfire had neither the energy nor the funds to study it. He didn't even ask Fang Zheng what an envoy would do with a cell phone; he only wanted to use it to exchange for some experience from the "senior."
Zhou Yuan gave a light chuckle, but remained silent, displaying the demeanor of a master.
What are you going to say? What can you possibly say? Why don't you go kick Nanook?
As a half-baked envoy, Zhou Yuan naturally couldn't offer any useful experience, so he chose to remain silent.
Seeing this, Grand Duke Netherfire pondered for a moment:
"Otherwise, showing the data on my phone at the banquet later might lead to a leak of secrets..."
A threat, this is clearly a threat.
Zhou Yuan glanced at Grand Duke Minghuo, but remained silent.
Akash, standing behind Grand Duke Netherfire, looked at Zhou Yuan, then turned to look at Fei Xiao, his eyes flashing with purple light, lost in thought.
Da da da.
The sound of high heels quickly broke the silence from behind, accompanied by a gentle and alluring laugh:
"It's been so long since we last contacted each other, we've grown distant. Won't you even invite me up for a visit, old friend?"
The group looked back and saw Kafka walk up to the platform and find a seat to sit down.
He exuded confidence and elegance, as if he didn't know this was a gathering of members of the Annihilation Gang.
“We’re not exactly old friends, Kafka,” Grand Duke of the Underworld said in a deep voice.
"No way, we're comrades who fought side by side. Have you forgotten the Yepela Brotherhood...?"
"Enough!" The flames suddenly ignited and then subsided. Grand Duke of the Netherfire spoke sternly, "Kafka, it is already a great favor that I allowed you to participate in this celebration. I advise you not to talk nonsense and be ungrateful. Otherwise, the Eternal Fire Mansion will definitely list you as a mortal enemy!"
His voice was loud and easily carried throughout the mansion, so that all the guests present could hear it and turned to look at him inquiringly.
Zhou Yuan was familiar with the Yepela Brotherhood that Kafka mentioned. That Brotherhood, along with the Eternal Flame Mansion, was a subordinate force of the Annihilation Gang and was wiped out by the Star Core Hunters before the start of the main game storyline.
Judging from the actions of both sides, the downfall of the Yepela Brotherhood seems to be related to the Eternal Flame Mansion.
However, he didn't want to get involved in these matters, so he remained silent.
There was a chance that his disguise would be exposed if he interacted with Kaffa, and he didn't want to fight to the death with "the mother of his child," so he could only hope that Kaffa wouldn't notice him.
Unfortunately, standing next to the Grand Duke of the Underworld, it's hard not to attract attention.
“Okay,” Kafka shrugged, quickly turning her gaze to him, “And who is this?”
"My name is Fang Zheng." Zhou Yuan nodded with a faint smile.
"Fang Zheng... I'm Kaffa, it's a pleasure to meet you." Kaffa bit her lip, and after greeting him, she finally fell silent, sitting there quietly sipping her tea.
With her there, Zhou Yuan and the Grand Duke of the Underworld were forced to stop their conversation, and their gazes began to wander aimlessly downwards.
“Father,” Constance’s voice came from behind.
Zhou Yuan looked over and saw that she was holding a strange device and a card, and bowed as she said:
"Dubra and Katrina were unable to attend the celebration due to other commitments, so this is a gift they asked me to deliver."
Concentrating his senses, he felt that the device contained violent energy. In Zhou Yuan's opinion, it was more like a weapon such as a gun or cannon, while the card did not have any special energy.
"Understood." Grand Duke of Netherfire took the two items, examined them, put down the instrument, and took out the card engraved with an anchor.
He removed the finger cot from his left hand, and lightly tapped a certain area with his thumb. Suddenly, the card unfolded into a piece of paper, covered with densely packed characters that Zhou Yuan couldn't understand.
After reading it, a flash of flame appeared in the hand of the Grand Duke of the Underworld, and the paper instantly turned to ashes, revealing the card again from the ashes.
“This is Katrina’s letter,” Duke Netherfire explained before Zhou Yuan could ask any questions. “She was supposed to go to Pierpoint, but had to stop due to an accident… According to her, the company has now shut down all contact with the outside world and sealed off thousands of star systems, prohibiting others from approaching.”
Blocking thousands of galaxies?
While shocked by the company's strength, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ponder the meaning behind its actions.
Why cut off contact? Why impose a blockade?
What kind of calamity is it? An ancient beast or a real hibernating insect?
Without information, it's not good to draw conclusions. Zhou Yuan nodded to indicate that he already knew.
The celebration soon officially began.
Surrounded by the crowd, Grand Duke of the Underworld descended from the high platform and stood at the head of the giant long table in the center of the square.
As a guest, Zhou Yuan naturally could not overstep his bounds, so he sat down next to Grand Duke Minghuo, right next to Constans. Fei Xiao, as a nominal servant, was not assigned a seat and could only stand next to Zhou Yuan.
She gave a disgruntled snort, which startled Zhou Yuan, who quickly turned his head, took out a candy, and fed it to her.
"This kid."
Constantine, standing to the side, kept her eyes down, as if to say, "I didn't see anything."