In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

He repeated the same statement.

The people of Kanria are innocent.

They had no idea what the higher-ups had done, and even if they did, they couldn't change anything. Now, however, they were implicated and had to endure what could be called the cruelest torment for the rest of their lives.

In this silent atmosphere.

Rhodes followed Hafdan to the deepest part of the ruins.

it's here.

He finally saw the gift that Hafdan wanted to give him as a token of gratitude.

This is a collection of faded, dark-colored engravings.

That's right.

There are just a bunch!

From brown patterns to gold patterns, and then to blood-red patterns.

Hafdan gave Rhodes at least twenty of them, in small quantities.

Without exception.

These carvings all emanate a dense and persistent abyssal power. If you bring them closer, you can faintly hear whispers coming from within: "Behold, my child, all things under the throne of heaven will perish in turmoil, and the eternally tranquil, dark abyss will embrace everything."

The voice was filled with a seductive power.

Fortunately.

Such persuasion had no effect on Rhodes.

What he was more concerned with were these strange engravings that could store the power of the abyss.

For Rhodes right now, he'd want as many of these safe and reliable abyssal power storage devices as he could!

"It's a wonderful gift, thank you for your kindness."

After thanking him, Rhodes nodded in satisfaction, bid farewell to Halfdan, and, as agreed with Nightlan, went with Xiao to the cave where the Frost Spike was located.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 230 The Giant Mushroom!

The distance from the Black Fog Zone to the Frost Spike is very far.

However, for Rhodes and Xiao, a day was enough time to make several round trips.

So they weren't in a particular hurry.

We proceeded at a normal pace the whole way.

have to say.

No wonder the Lava Pit is the largest mining area in Liyue.

From the moment he entered the underground mining area, Rhodes saw exposed ore everywhere he went, even in the already mined area at the entrance.

Among them are high-quality noristone, glass sand and other precious minerals.

It was on the way to the Nail of Frost.

Rhodes and Xiao encountered a giant mushroom that was as big as a towering tree, and it was a talking giant mushroom.

Zammalan.

This is the name of that big mushroom.

Zammaran, who also came from Sumeru, was overjoyed to see Rhodes possessing the aura of red sand and rainforest. After praising him several times, he asked Rhodes to help expel the abyssal power from his body and surroundings.

This time, unlike before, there are no raw gem rewards.

But faced with the request from this 'fellow countryman,' Rod decided to do it a favor and also collected some special mushroom samples affected by Zammaran.

While clearing away the forces of the abyss.

Rod would occasionally glance at Zammaran.

Even in Sumeru, a giant mushroom like Zammaran, which can talk, withstand the power of the abyss, and remain uncorrupted for hundreds of years, is an extremely special species.

In Rod's memory.

Those who possess such abilities seem to be those who have received divine favor.

For example, the fungus creatures inside Apep's body, and Lannaro, the retinue of the Great Tree King.

But it's like the Zammaran, this special big mushroom.

He had never actually seen it before.

I've never heard of it.

Regarding Rhodes' question.

Zammalan didn't say anything, but replied that he had a problem with his memory and couldn't remember things from the past.

She said so.

Rod didn't ask any further questions.

After clearing away the abyssal power that had troubled Zammaran for so long.

It also sent a gift.

Zammalan called it the blessing of wisdom and talent.

This is a bottle of viscous spore liquid. Its effect is simple: it can purify the power of the abyss.

It has a similar effect to lumenite.

This is good stuff.

Although it's of little use to Rhodes.

But for Liyue, and for any nation that needs to cleanse the Abyss of its filth, this is an invaluable treasure.

Before leaving.

Rod also helped Zammaran plug the hole where it was, which was constantly spewing out black mist.

This action also received high praise from Zammalan.

Even after Rod and Xiao had gone far away, you could still hear its incessant chatter from behind.

"Could this guy be a follower of some god?"

Rod glanced back at the faintly visible mushroom cap in the distance, pondering something.

Zammalan is a giant mushroom with a very strong presence.

Its main feature is its enormous canopy, which resembles a starry sky.

It is very bright.

It became even brighter after the abyssal power had cleansed it of its corruption.

Its light could be clearly seen even from several kilometers away.

Not only that.

While walking, Rod took out the bottle of "Talent and Wisdom Blessing" that Zammaran had given him and conducted a few small experiments.

This stuff is very sticky.

It looks just like a lump of jelly.

If you observe carefully...

You will find out.

The spores that make up this seemingly viscous and dense liquid are not actually stuck together; they are scattered one by one.

"interesting."

Out of curiosity, Rhodes opened the bottle and poured a little onto the carving that Hafdan had given him.

The two made contact immediately.

The tiny spore liquid began to boil violently, and the black smoke that had been hovering on the surface of the engraving was instantly suppressed by the spore liquid. In the blink of an eye, the black smoke turned into a wet, sticky black mud.

I observed it carefully for a while longer.

Rod suddenly realized.

The image, whose abyssal power had been cleansed by the spore sap, was now sprouting slender white mushrooms.

To his surprise, Rhodes took a sample of these small mushrooms and then dripped different concentrations of the Abyss Power onto the engravings with the highest and lowest concentrations of Abyss Power.

The result was exactly the same.

After the power of the abyss was cleared away, mushrooms sprouted on the black mud of the engraving.

Initially, it was dim and lackluster.

If you continue to water them with spore slurry, these little mushrooms will emit a soft glow as they grow, until they grow into plants similar to the Star Mushroom, a mushroom species unique to the Abyssal Giant Rock.

So many specificities.

This made Rhodes think of the goddess of flowers, wondering if Zammaran had once received a blessing from her.

"Probably not."

Xiao had a different opinion on this, and then said, "The fluorescence on that mushroom is very similar to the composition of the lumenite in your hand. It has such strange properties, which may be related to the crystal you mentioned."

"Huh, is that so?"

After Xiao's analysis, Rod also felt that it made a lot of sense.

Refer to the Lumenite stones beneath the layered rock abyss, which have been altered by the Frozen Nails.

Perhaps Zammaran also arrived at the Abyss of Lapis Lazuli.

This strange change occurred only under the radiation of the power of the Frostfire Nail.

"It took me ages to figure it out."