Chapter 3734: Quick Friends
Chapter 3734: Quick Friends
The tension vanished instantly.
Several dwarves had already started carrying the barrels away protectively as if guarding treasures.
Lady Kang smiled pleasantly.
"Please enjoy them," she said. "Though when possible I would like to speak with all of you."
Lin Mu instantly understood.
Business.
Her eyes had already started working the moment she entered Mantleheim.
The elders nodded immediately.
"Of course!"
"We will speak!"
"After drinking!"
Lady Kang simply smiled knowingly.
Then Lin Mu continued introductions.
"These two are the ones you have only heard about," he said. "Elyon and Cattaleya."
Elyon stepped forward first.
The wolfkin bowed respectfully.
Unlike Meng Bai or Cattaleya, he understood very clearly what the Great Kang Clan represented.
This was one of the greatest powers of the Immortal Realm.
"I greet Lady Kang," Elyon spoke respectfully. "I have actually worked for one of your subsidiaries before."
Lady Kang looked toward Min Ju.
The maid immediately checked a jade slip.
Several moments later she nodded.
"Mercenary Elyon," Min Ju replied. "Multiple commissions completed successfully. High evaluation."
Lady Kang nodded approvingly.
She took out a small pouch and handed it over.
"A gift."
Elyon blinked.
He opened it.
Several high grade immortal pills rested within.
Beside them were stacks of talismans.
Concealment talismans.
Stealth talismans.
Aura suppression talismans.
Movement masking talismans.
All things perfectly suited for him.
Elyon looked genuinely stunned.
"Thank you," he said sincerely.
Lady Kang nodded lightly.
Then her gaze moved toward Cattaleya.
Catt meanwhile, looked rather suspicious.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
She knew enough by now.
Lin Mu had risked his life for Lady Kang before.
He valued her greatly.
And unlike many others around Lin Mu, this woman felt different.
Too calm.
Too composed.
Too dangerous.
Lin Mu was wondering how this meeting would go.
Instead Lady Kang suddenly waved him away.
"Go."
Lin Mu blinked.
"Go?" he repeated.
"Yes."
Lady Kang pointed elsewhere.
"We women are talking."
Lin Mu silently walked away.
The others watched.
Lady Kang pulled Cattaleya aside into a corner.
Five minutes later loud laughter echoed.
Lin Mu looked over.
Cattaleya already had an arm around Lady Kang’s shoulders.
The two looked like old friends.
Meng Bai stared blankly.
"What happened?" he muttered.
Daoist Chu calmly drank wine.
"That’s Lady Kang for you."
A moment later Catt pointed toward Lin Mu.
"She’s good."
Then she grinned.
"She is my sister now."
Lin Mu suddenly felt danger.
Catt looked at him meaningfully.
"You better treat her well."
Lin Mu immediately realized there was definitely more hidden behind those words.
He wisely stayed silent.
Meanwhile Meng Bai finally approached.
The young man bowed respectfully.
"Senior Lady Kang," he greeted. "I have heard a lot about you."
Lady Kang looked at him.
This was Lin Mu’s disciple.
The young man Lin Mu had worked so hard for.
She smiled softly.
Then, took out another pouch.
Meng Bai accepted it curiously.
The moment he opened it his brain froze.
Immortal stones.
A mountain of immortal stones.
More than he could count.
"This..." he stammered.
Lady Kang smiled.
"Pocket money."
Meng Bai stopped breathing briefly.
Pocket...
Money?
His entire wealth even after meeting Lin Mu was probably less than this.
His eyes shone.
In that instant strange thoughts appeared in his mind.
Maybe...
Maybe having another mother figure was not bad?
He looked at Lady Kang.
Then at the pouch.
Then back.
Lady Kang smiled gently.
Meng Bai immediately decided she was wonderful.
Nearby Lin Mu watched his disciple being bought in real time.
He felt oddly betrayed.
Shrubby meanwhile sat comfortably in Lady Kang’s lap enjoying pets.
The twins observed from nearby.
Xiao Yin tilted his head.
"Pocket money?"
Xiao Yang looked at Meng Bai.
"Human happy."
The two nodded wisely.
Meanwhile the dwarves had fully accepted Lady Kang.
The liquor had done its work.
The Mountain Dwarf Elder even came over carrying a barrel.
"Woman!"
Lady Kang turned.
"You have good alcohol."
Lady Kang smiled.
"I have more."
The elder laughed loudly.
"Good!"
Then he lowered his voice.
"We also have things to discuss."
His eyes briefly swept across the hall.
Toward the workshops outside.
Toward Mantleheim itself.
Lady Kang noticed.
Businesswoman mode immediately activated.
Lin Mu could practically see calculations appearing behind her eyes.
Trade.
Materials.
Weapons.
Networks.
Distribution.
Dwarven partnerships.
Hidden settlements.
She was already thinking ten steps ahead.
Min Ju stood nearby calmly recording everything.
She looked around Mantleheim once more.
Even she felt shocked.
This hidden city alone...
If introduced to the outside world...
The entire market of immortal weapons would shake.
Lady Kang however simply smiled.
Then quietly muttered to herself.
"Worth it."
Min Ju looked over.
Lady Kang’s eyes sparkled.
"Coming here was absolutely worth it."
But the next several hours ended up being utterly confusing for Lin Mu.
Or rather, confusing in the sense that he had somehow become completely irrelevant.
He had brought Lady Kang here.
He had introduced everyone.
He had explained Mantleheim.
And then immediately lost all control of the situation.
The moment business entered the picture, Lady Kang seemed to transform into another person entirely.
Lin Mu sat to the side while she discussed matters with the three Transcendent Elders. Min Ju stood behind her with jade slips in hand while dozens of dwarves came and went carrying records, samples and reports.
At one point, Lin Mu tried speaking.
No one even heard him.
He quietly drank tea after that.
The discussion started with the most important matter.
Secrecy.
Lady Kang listened to the history of Mantleheim first. She learned how the dwarves had hidden themselves for countless years, how they kept their settlements isolated, how information was compartmentalized even among their own kind and how fear of exposure had shaped their lives.
The more she heard, the more serious her expression became.
Finally she stood.
"I understand."
Then before anyone could react, heavenly energy gathered around her.
A Heavenly Oath formed.
"I, Kang Yu Ai, swear upon Heaven that the existence, location, people and secrets of Mantleheim shall never be revealed by me without permission. If broken, may Heaven judge me."