Chapter 134 Hui Tao's candid advice, Hai Sen's observation of cats...
I am Erhesen.
At the request of the wise men of the Yin-Yang school, I will record here the daily life, behavior, words and deeds, and political gains and losses of the first tyrant of Mount Sumeru, for posterity to judge.
...
The work of the vizier had nothing to do with the historian; I had neither the obligation nor the interest to record history.
But the wise man Kuer promised me that he would handle my official duties for a day if I wrote a thousand words a day.
As one of the few scholars who could calmly communicate with the King of Li, I believe this is a reasonable offer.
[A line of elaborate comment: Where's the logic in that?! How could you ask a sage to take your elective course for you?! Do you know the horror of turning around and finding your junior has turned into an old man?!]
Some elective courses are simply unnecessary; sitting there is just a waste of time. Kavi, you should be more shrewd.
*
The day after returning from the desert with the gods, they discovered that the Wrathful King, who had left midway, was frightened for unknown reasons and hid under the bed of Myo-lun Paikavi, trembling all over, lacking reason, and unable to communicate.
Kavi asked me for help, so I lit a sleeping potion in the room and drugged him and Wang together.
After the deed was done, he pulled down his pants, took out an unidentified drug, and sent it to the laboratory for analysis.
He woke up quickly, went back under the bed, feeling frustrated and uneasy.
There wasn't time to check more.
[Elheisen! I called you here to appease him! Don't you even know what appeasement means?! You cold-blooded stone!]
[Didn't you sense it? He was extremely uneasy, and there was a sense of cognitive collapse... like he was experiencing a shock, as if he had discovered that the strong shield he thought could protect him had long since rotted away...]
[And another thing! Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you were going to drug me?!]
Your acting is terrible, with too many flaws, and your voice is too loud. The biggest help you can give me is to sleep quietly next to me.
*
The next morning, the tyrant returned to normal, entered the Imperial Academy, intimidated several scholars, broke seventeen cups and saucers, and caused a great disturbance. He then sent them to the desert.
In the afternoon, another fright ensued, and they rushed back to the rainforest, hiding on the rooftop.
The next day, everything was 'normal' again...
This continued day after day, until even the Grass God no longer worried about not knowing the Wrathful King's movements.
Because he had not left Mount Sumeru for several months.
"But we can't keep being scared and hiding around the city like this; it's not good for our mental state at all!"
The Grass God has given a decree.
"Elhesen, I'm giving you a day off. Go with him to see the scenery of Mount Sumeru."
"After all, you're the human he's least afraid of!"
"Hiss—"
The King of Li did not quite agree with this decision.
But I want a vacation.
*
The six-day study tour in the rainforest, with its numerous historical sites and collection of ancient texts, was a delightful experience.
The tyrant could never immerse himself in the scenery; sometimes he would hide in a tall tree and secretly observe me, and other times he would cause trouble in the nearby villages.
The grass god's wish to make him relax was never fulfilled, so I used this as an excuse to apply for another month's leave.
Hahaha.
Seventy-fourth day of vacation.
The tyrant rushed into the grass and made a clawing motion.
"Yes, there's a talking cabbage!"
The first exchange in seventy-four days was absurd and made people feel very uneasy about the future of Sumeru.
To determine whether this was a hallucination caused by a worsening of his condition, I acquiesced to his hunting behavior and let him chase after a wisp of air.
The "Daily Records of Emperors" is now increasingly resembling the "Fantastic Beasts Observation Diary".
That's terrible. In the end, he didn't even show me the prey he had caught, so I can't be sure if it was just a hallucination.
But it wasn't all for naught.
Although we didn't catch any prey, we discovered a pair of pink-haired sisters living alone in the jungle.
Dolly, the younger sister, said this:
"My sister is sick! So we need to move to a forest with better air quality to recuperate!"
She was clearly deceived; the rice jar was empty when no one was recuperating.
Her sister probably couldn't afford the rent or the medical expenses in Sumeru City, so she chose to wait for death in the beautiful rainforest.
The next day, the 'normal' King Li rushed into the room, grabbed the patient, and ran wildly toward the Sumeru City Hospital.
"You'll never see your sister again, haha!"
"Waaaaah!"
Dolly cried uncontrollably and threw mud at me, who had fallen to the ground.
"Kidnappers! Give me back my sister!"
"I'll give you any amount of money... just give me back my sister, waaaaah!"
The mud smelled bad, so I grabbed Dolly too and threw her into the ecclesiastical house.
I also picked out an economics course for her, one that kids hate the most.
*
The holiday is over.
Since the ultimate goal of 'relaxing the King's mood' had been achieved, Nasita was no longer willing to approve my leave.
Tsk.
He loved watching the sisters reunite, and would often hide in the hospital to secretly observe them for hours at a time.
I suspect he probably also has an older sister or brother, but they were forced to separate now.
This relative was crucial to his mental state.
*
The wise men of the Yin School told me to stop fabricating stories.
I asked him to sign in for me.
*
In his sixth month as vizier, the Tyrant finally regained some courage and attempted to flee abroad again.
Is the direction towards the Lava Abyss in Liyue?
It wasn't Fontainebleau.
He was gone for only a few hours before he ran back, crying in shock, completely unlike a king.
"There's a brown male human chasing me! I almost got caught, waaaaaah!"
I thought that anyone who could catch up with him could no longer be considered human, so I told him that he might be an immortal.
"Maybe he wants to be friends with you!"
The grass god comforted him.
"Eh... an immortal..."
Still uneasy, but with wide eyes and a hint of curiosity.
If he can establish friendly communication with other living beings, it may improve his mental state. I suggest that he try saying "hello" next time he meets someone.
"It's rare to find a non-human creature."
"..."
The King rarely speaks to me, but I know he trusts me and must have remembered my advice.
*
I went to Fontainebleau, with algae hanging from my clothes, but I still returned very quickly.
It appears that it only swam around in the sea.
The round crystal ball being played with in his claws contains a considerable amount of elemental energy.
“Elhesen, there are still a few in the desert who don’t submit to me. It’s time for them to declare their submission with blood.”
He is the 'normal' version of the tyrannical king, seeking negative emotions.
The relationship between the desert and the rainforest has recently eased considerably, and we must carefully maintain this balance and avoid any rash actions. After discussing it with the Grass Goddess, I recited the lines she had written:
"The Void Terminal is really important. All knowledge is contained in it, and everyone relies on it for learning. Ah, if any king were to take away my Void Terminal, I would hate him to death."
He immediately snatched my terminal.
...
"You don't hate at all, you're lying to me."
[A message from the deity: Pfft... Sorry, Elheisen, I've made you make a sacrifice, hahaha!]
*
Removing the void terminal that restricts thinking ability is entirely beneficial to Sumeru.
But there are always more people trapped in chaos than those who are clear-headed. The King of Sumeru got his wish; the crystal ball he was playing with in his claws turned from one into two.
"king!"
Upon hearing the commotion, Dixia led her reformed mercenaries to the scene.
"Please let us protect your life and save you from this despicable assassination attempt!"
The King of Li resisted, but I liked it very much.
Although not as loud as last year, the recent explosions at the Order of the Fatherland have been quite disruptive to my sleep.
"The improved security in the desert has indirectly caused mercenaries to lose their jobs and be unable to make a living; this is your responsibility."
"How about we train them together with the remaining thirty men to form the first formal army of Sumeru? You know, Sumeru's armed forces have always been somewhat weak."
The King of Li agreed.
Many people signed up to join the army, from rainforests and deserts. They would gently touch their left chest and bow slightly when Wang passed by.
But a third bead quickly appeared in his hand.
I believe it stemmed from fear, the fear of the opposition.
For them, a king with supporters and a king without an army are two different concepts.
*
After the assassination attempt subsided, the gods repeatedly urged the Wrathful King.
"Three...don't you want to go to the Abyss of Layered Rocks?"
Wang Ju hid behind me.
"What if... what if the person who was pursuing me that day was really a human?"
"But you can't wear it on your wrist every day! What if it explodes? You'll die!"
"No, it won't..."
It seems those three beads are more dangerous than I imagined.
The fear of humans also severely disrupted the King's mental state.
To allow the King of Li to make his first friend, and for the future of Sumeru, I sacrificed myself and abandoned all pride.
"I'm not going back to work until you get rid of those three beads."
"Huh... wait? What...?"
"Because I am a weak human being, and I am afraid of death."
I thus distanced myself from the tyrant and took a paid leave for a month.
This is why I haven't updated the work of the sages of the cause theory school this month.
*
The vacation is great. I've been able to read three books every day this month, and there's not much to do.
I will strive to make these days last forever.
But I was quite surprised to be able to have a month-long vacation this time.
After all, based on the analysis and deduction of the King of Li's needs for me, he shouldn't have been able to hold out for more than seven days before coming to invite me, not a month...
"Erhesen".
He was a 'normal' King Li, and he did not have any beads in his hand.
How does it feel to make friends?
I asked.
"Friends? What friends?"
“Naxida said that the energy of the three beads was too great and that I was afraid that I would not be able to absorb it, so I traveled day and night and threw one into the desert Dama Mountain, one into the Mond Snow Mountain, and one into the Inazuma Crane View.”
...
"Finding the way took me quite a while, but it won't be this slow next time. Al-Hysen, come back to work soon, I can't do without you."
"I don't plan to go to the Abyss of Layered Rocks anymore. I haven't seen a life form that can catch up with me yet. It's very strong. If it's human, it's dangerous. If it's immortal, it's useless to me. Just in case, I'd better stay away from there."
...
"Elheisen, Elheisen, you're spreading negative emotions."
I underestimated the King's fear of humanity and overestimated the importance of the Layered Rock Abyss to him; that was my miscalculation.
The 'normal' version of the King of Wrath possesses a wild intelligence that makes him difficult to manipulate, so I obediently went back to work and waited for the moment when the potion would wear off.
"Ughhh!"
While he was playing ball and getting sleepy, I quickly grabbed a sharp fingernail, making him afraid to break free, and then pressed on the acupoint on his head to confuse him.
"Ai,"
"I suddenly contracted a disease that requires me to touch the immortal's hair within this day, or I will die."
"My king, for my sake, can you overcome your fear and ask the brown-haired immortal for a single stalk?"
"Huh? Eh? Waaaaah—"
Then I lay down, put on my earmuffs, and took a nap in the office.
There is no reason to make patients work.
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Author's note: The next chapter will also be from this perspective, and perhaps more than one chapter.
Yes, I'm speeding up the flow of time.
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