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

"So this Zamvalan is now a giant living Lumenite."

Rhodes chuckled and teased, then waved the spore liquid in his hand: "So, if Liyue wants to develop its underground mining area, it'll be very important to maintain good relations with Zammaran."

Compared to the spore slurry provided by Zammaran.

The fact that lumenite is not a renewable resource is quite obvious.

Liyue has conducted research on Lumenite.

It has been confirmed that the power of Lumenite to cleanse the abyss does not lie in the ore itself, but in the power it carries from the Frostfire Nails.

Once you stray too far from the range of the Frost Nail.

The efficacy of lumenite will gradually diminish until it reverts to being an ordinary ore.

In contrast.

The main body of the Zammaran is a living organism that can reproduce at any time, producing spores that can also be used to purify the power of the abyss.

After clearing away the abyss power, the spore slurry can grow mushrooms to continue suppressing the abyss power. If there are enough of them, it can also prevent the formation of monster breeding grounds like the Black Mud Mouth.

Furthermore, the spore sap also has the same illuminating effect as lumen stone.

It can be said to be a superior alternative to Lumenite.

Good things should be put to good use.

After studying the spore sap, Rhode put it away and continued on with Xiao, soon arriving at the location of the Frost Spike.

However, it differs from the pre-set image.

When it comes to getting here.

What Rhodes saw was not Yelan waiting at the entrance, but D'Artagnan, who was leading a group of Fools, struggling to dismantle the traps.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 231 Invitation to Join

"Hey friend."

"You're here too."

Rhodes didn't try to keep quiet, so he was noticed by D'Artagnan as soon as he entered. However, he didn't go over and continued to concentrate on helping the soldiers clear the monsters near the mechanism.

He recognized the person as someone his own executive knew.

The Fools soldiers, who had been on high alert, relaxed and continued to dismantle the first mechanism that sealed the Frost Spike, as D'Artagnan had ordered.

"Didn't we tell Yelan to delay him for another day?"

Seeing D'Artaglia suddenly appear here and busily working, Rhodes couldn't help but frown.

He did not explicitly say that he would delay D'Adulia by even one more day.

But given Ye Lan's level of understanding...

Surely he could understand what he meant?

unless

Rhodes quietly approached Xiao and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, are there any other people here?"

Xiao gave an affirmative answer.

"Have."

"There are people at the highest cliff in the northwest direction of the crystal."

After pointing out that there were outsiders present, Xiao did not make any alert moves, but instead focused all his attention on the Fools.

Yelan was also keeping watch here.

They just didn't show up.

"Datalia has discovered our whereabouts."

Rod roughly understood what was going on.

Anyway.

Tartaglia is the son of the eleventh seat of the Fatui, a master who has fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He is also known within the Fatui as an executive who prefers to act alone.

On individual combat capabilities.

Although Nightlan is indeed one of the best in Teyvat when it comes to intelligence work, she may not be able to maintain her ability to continuously mislead Tartaglia, who is also an elite of the country.

It seems that D'Artagnan discovered Yelan's whereabouts or the true mark left by the Ninth Company, which allowed him to shake off Yelan, find the Ninth Company, and successfully bring them to the Frost Nail.

"Tsk, thankfully the Emperor gave me a reward."

Rod muttered something.

He had previously asked Yelan to delay Dadalia's progress because he didn't want any unforeseen complications. He feared that when the Cold Sky Nails were released, he might be dragged into the sealed land where the Floating House and the Thousand Rock Army soldiers had died.

Fortunately.

Zhongli paid him.

They clearly conveyed to Rhodes the message that he should bring Xiao into the sealed land.

So now it doesn't matter whether Dadalia is here or not.

He's even better here.

The burial grounds of Fushe are fraught with danger, and countless heroic souls of the Thousand Rock Army remain there.

They didn't care once they entered the sealed area.

But leaving isn't so easy.

First, we need to find the Taiweiyi Plate, a magical artifact of the immortals hidden in the sealed land.

This magical artifact originally belonged to the immortal Minghai Qixia Zhenjun, who later gifted it to a human sorcerer with whom he became friends. The two then worked together to transform it into a powerful artifact that required both immortal power and human skill to operate.

This thing was originally a magical artifact used to seal away evil beasts during the war between demons and gods.

Those who are not demons or gods will find it difficult to escape once they are trapped in it.

Not to mention that after the modification, the sealing power of this magic weapon has been further enhanced.

Five hundred years ago, during the Dark Calamity.

Like Mondstadt, Liyue was also embroiled in a fierce battle. In order to completely eliminate the monster tide, the immortal Yaksha Fushe and the mortal alchemist Boyang, who had just recovered from their madness, led the Thousand Rock Army to lure the monster horde that was ravaging Liyue into the depths of the Rocky Abyss. They used the Taiwei Plate to seal themselves and all the monsters there, using the power of the Frozen Lands to help Liyue overcome this disaster.

The seal is currently in a dormant state.

Once the Frost Nail is triggered, the aftershocks will reawaken the seal.

At that time, everyone who stays here will be sucked into the seal.

The only way to break the seal is to find the Taiwei Instrument, which is the source of the seal, and then activate it with the combined power of immortals and mortals. Finally, a powerful person should control the Taiwei Instrument to take everyone out of the sealed space.

"I don't know if Xiao can withstand the consumption of the Taiwei Instrument Panel."

Thinking of this, Rod subconsciously glanced at Xiao.

Fushe and Boyang are the best among immortals and mortals.

The seal they set up together would be too powerful for Xiao to control alone, even if he were injured.

but.

Xiao is not injured right now, so theoretically he should be in better condition and should be able to withstand the drain from the Taiwei Instrument.

Of course.

It's okay even if Xiao doesn't hold on.

Zhongli is watching from outside; he'll step in to help if anything goes wrong.

If you look at it this way.

This should have been the most difficult problem, but now the only remaining challenge is finding the Taiwei Instrument Panel.

Besides.

Sealing the spirits of the heroes in the geography is also a big problem.

Those heroic souls lost their former consciousness; what remained was an obsession similar to that of the Black Serpent Knight: to prevent any living being from leaving the sealed land.

Therefore, they will inevitably suffer their frenzied attacks when they leave the sealed land.

"Should we call someone else to help?"

Taking all these issues into account.

Rhodes is now considering whether to expand the team entering the sealed land.

They are strong enough and trustworthy.

The first person he thought of was Sino.

Tina's martial arts skills were still lacking, and she couldn't compare to Seno, who had inherited the legacy of a demon god.

But after careful consideration...

Rhodes gave up on the idea.

Sino cannot come.

The safety of the expedition team also needs to be guaranteed. Once Seno leaves, not to mention the trouble that the monsters hiding in the darkness will cause, the fact that the lady alone is enough to overwhelm the expedition team is enough to pose a significant security risk.

Rhodes didn't believe in any joint scientific expeditions or agreements guaranteeing each other's safety.

If the expedition team were to travel halfway through and the Ice Queen were to issue another order, causing the lady to flee, and with Seno not around, it would be extremely difficult for Tinari alone to ensure the safety of the expedition team.

Just as Rhodes was pondering.

D'Artagnan has successfully removed the first binding of the Frost Spike.

And the problem was solved so quickly.

All of this is thanks to Tartaglia, the executor who was fearless in the face of the abyss's corruption.

The machines prepared by the Ninth Company in advance had long been broken and were now just a pile of scrap metal. It was only thanks to Tadalia's fierce strength that the Ninth Company had the opportunity to complete its mission.