Dimension Weaver: My Wife Is The Dragon Empress!

Chapter 199: Chapter 199- Different Connection

The interior of the room was aesthetically bleak and yet carried an elegant feeling to it that no one could fathom. It didn't have any grandiose decorations or over-the-top luxurious items scattered around.

In fact, apart from furniture, there wasn't much else in the room that could be worth looking at. If anything, it was so bland that it almost seemed like it was the simple background to something far more important that needed attention.

The man glanced around for a moment before he focused on the other person in the room. A man was sitting on a comfy leather chair with his back turned toward Evan as he stared through the window. Since they were on the highest floor of the building, the view was really nice.

On the table next to him, the man had a cup of black hot coffee still full. Next to it was a plate filled with sugar cubes. Evan stood there silently for a moment as he sucked in a deep breath. No matter how many times he entered that room, he would always feel like he submerged himself underwater because of how suffocating it was.

The entire room seemed like it was way smaller than it actually was and it was all because of that man.

In the end, he forced all of that down and spoke. "It has been over a week and I haven't received any news from you."

No answer came from the other person.

"That kid declared war against us. Who knows what he's planning right now? We need to act!"

Yet again, the man didn't seem to acknowledge his words at all. That naturally made Evan even more annoyed. But, he didn't want to lose his temper, especially not in front of this person.

"Can you hear me?"

"Do you like coffee with milk or without?" Out of nowhere, a deep yet extremely gentle voice spoke to Evan. The soothing, almost angelic nature of that voice was so hypnotizing it made Evan go completely silent. The man had finally spoken after a while.

"Huh?" Evan was naturally confused by the sudden odd question.

"Coffee, with or without milk?" The man repeated his question in a clear, slow, and elegant manner.

"... I don't know why you're asking me that but... Without milk? I drink black coffee." He replied confusedly.

"What about sugar?"

"Not sweet."

"Hmm, so you're someone who enjoys the bitter aftertaste of a cup of coffee. Interesting choice."

"Why are you asking me this now? It's not important."

"No particular reason. I felt how tense you were coming in here, so I simply wanted you to relax a little bit."

At that moment, Evan realized what the man in front of him had done. Feeling his heart rate drop considerably and his tense muscles relax, he had indeed forgotten about the huge problem in front of them for a second there.

'This bastard...' But, the fact that he played the exact way the man wanted didn't sit well with him.

"Besides, I heard that one's taste in coffee tells you a lot about their character."

The man shook his head. "No, I don't talk. I connect with people. If you talk to someone, they might agree and they might disagree. Connecting with them makes them feel what you mean rather than hear it. That makes it a lot easier to convince them." He said with a smile.

"..."

"The first step to do that is simple: he will be tense, perhaps even angry. So, I have to make him relax first. Then, when he relaxes, we can finally establish a connection. Something like... Yeah, something like what's happening between me and you at the moment."

Evan raised an eyebrow as he blinked. "We're sharing a connection?"

"Of course. Our connection runs deep. So deep in fact, that you're already drinking from my cup of coffee on your own."

"... Huh?" Hearing those words, the man's eyes naturally went down to his hands only for them to widen again. He noticed the same cup of coffee that was on the table was now in his hands, half as full as before.

'When did I...' He couldn't even finish the thought in his head as he quickly put the cup on the table in fear. His heart rate started rising again as he stared up hesitantly. Seeing the man's smile, his face paled.

"Our connection isn't some kind of friendship or camaraderie. No, that's too simple. My connections with people are far more complex than that."

"..."

"Don't you agree?" The tone of his voice didn't change at all the entire time.

Evan wanted to speak, say something about this terrifying situation. Yet, all he could muster up at that moment was one word.

"... Yes."

***

*Rustle*

"It's from here, right?" Talon pushed a thick bush away as he moved ahead. Looking behind him, he saw Sophie, Hyun-Jae, and Chin-Hwa in tow.

The group was moving through a thick forest in the middle of the day. Their bodies were camouflaged with their surroundings as they approached their destination.

"We're almost there. Beyond that bush, we could see it." Sophie replied.

Nodding his head, Talon continued moving silently. A few dozen meters away, they finally reached the end as an open field appeared in front of them. On the other side of the field, standing out like a sore thumb were tall walls that stretched all around what seemed to be a massive base.

The walls were made out of armored concrete and metal and seemed impenetrable for the normal human. Around the base, men with all kinds of weapons moved around constantly guarding the place.

It was a magnificent sight to witness in such a ruined world.

"So that's..." Talon blinked.

"The human society." Hyun-Jae finished the sentence.

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