The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Black soil is extremely rare, and Abedo's unique combination of chalk and red soil is something he knows only he possesses. As for anything higher, historically only Abedo's master, Rheindorf, has achieved this.

Alchemy is easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master. This is why Abedo alone was able to elevate Mondstadt's alchemy level to second in the Seven Kingdoms, second only to Mount Meru.

Incidentally, ordinary people like Timaus, who are talented and were taken in as assistants and personally taught by Abedo, will be able to reach the edge of the Black Soil level in about twenty years.

This shows how difficult it is to master alchemy.

"Do you understand?" Abedo's throat was dry from talking, so he paused to drink some water.

Yu Jin nodded. It was the first time he had heard someone talk about this art of creating life, and he found it very interesting.

Abedo paused in his drinking, surprised that Ember could actually understand. He had only spoken in general terms; most people would be lucky to stay awake after listening to him.

No, even ordinary dragons behave like this. Abedo glanced at Lance Sanks, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes swollen like mosquito coils, and nodded slightly. This was the normal behavior.

"So, what are you researching? Like you said, you're all alone in the Cretaceous, and everything is a blank slate, so how can you research anything?" Ember looked at Abedo, unable to figure out what he was researching.

Is this what they call being shrouded in mystery?

Upon hearing this, Abedo's expression stiffened, and then he gave a rare bitter smile, saying, "The truth and meaning of the world."

Upon hearing this, Lisa, who was reading a book nearby, immediately closed her book and looked at Abedo with disbelief. "We're both scholars, how come your research is so advanced?"

“A bit overconfident.” Yu Jin glanced at Abedo and thought he didn’t seem like the arrogant type.

Abedo, in his current state, lacks both the knowledge and ability to support such a massive project. If he were to choose this as his research direction, it would only be asking for trouble.

“That’s true.” Abedo nodded, then said with a bitter expression, “But this is the last task my master gave me, and I must complete it.”

Even so, Abedo still scratched his head in frustration. He had been holed up in the snow-capped mountains for this very reason, but after so long, the results were pitifully meager.

The sheer size of this problem, which left him completely bewildered, even gave Aberdo the strange thought that his master might be trying to make him live a happy life.

However, Abedo knew that his master would never say such a thing. She was a harsh person, and he had already done everything in his power to avoid being abandoned by her.

But this time, he couldn't even find the direction to give it his all.

[Perhaps, I'll never see my master again.] Thinking of this, Abedo's expression became complicated. His master was both his teacher and his mother.

Despite Rheindoth's almost harsh treatment of her creations, they still regarded her as their mother, as did Abedo.

Seeing Abedo's preoccupied look, Yu Jin chuckled a few times. He tapped the table lightly and said, "Do you want me to help you?"

Upon hearing this, Lisa and Abedo immediately turned their attention to Ember. Lisa, in particular, as a scholar, had also pondered the truth and meaning of this world.

But she quickly gave up, because the problem was completely beyond her reach. However, Ember could, and very well at that.

“Do you remember what I told Lisa before?” Ember asked without waiting for Abedo’s reply.

"You're saying I'm underestimating myself?" Lisa pointed to herself; she didn't think she was underestimating herself at all. Abedo was indeed amazing, and Lisa was completely convinced of that.

"Do you know why?" Yu Jin said mysteriously.

Lisa and Abedo shook their heads.

“The imperfect gold of Rheindorf brought with it imperfect chalk and equally imperfect red,” Ember said, pointing to Abedo.

“And you, Lisa, are a creation of the perfect fusion of black soil and perfect red earth.”

"If we're talking about it by alchemical standards..."

Ember looked at Lisa and spoke slowly.

Chapter 149 The Perfect Method

2023-09-03

"How do you know that Master's gold is not perfect?"

"What do you mean by that!"

"Hey! What's going on? Why is it so noisy? Are they going to fight?"

……

Lisa and Abedo both lost their composure. Their shocked shouts immediately brought Lance Sanx, who had been lost in thought on the sofa, back to reality.

However, neither Lisa nor Abedo paid any attention to her, because their minds were already captivated by what Ember had just said.

“If your master had truly reached the ‘golden’ level you mentioned, then the traces of creation on you wouldn’t be so obvious, not to mention the risk of you going out of control.” Yu Jin first answered the most excited question from Abedo.

Then he turned to look at Lisa, whose face was full of solemnity. She noticed Ember's gaze, looked up, and waited for his answer.

Lisa doesn't remember what kind of android she is, but she has very vivid memories of her parents.

If she really is an alchemical creation as Ember claims, then she's in for a lot of work.

"Hehe, no need to be so serious." As soon as Yu Jin saw Lisa's expression, he knew what she was thinking. She was afraid that everything in her past had been arranged.

However, she was clearly overthinking it. Ember further explained, "Lisa, you don't need to worry about being someone's alchemical creation. Your parents created you."

"As for why I say that, that depends on the abilities of you two scholars. If you really can't, you can come and ask me." Yu Jin left everyone in suspense at the end.

"How about it? Exploring the truth and meaning of the world is too broad a direction, so let's start with people! Maybe we'll make a great discovery?"

Seeing Lisa and Abedo deep in thought, Ember spoke with a hint of encouragement. He was also curious about the extent to which the scholars of this world could explore it.

He said this to guide Aberdo in some direction; saying too much would stray from his original intention. He couldn't very well let Aberdo reveal all his research findings by himself, could he?

"Not an alchemical creation?" Lisa lowered her head in thought, pondering the meaning behind Ember's words. She wanted to know why Ember had said that.

Seeing Lisa deep in thought, Abedo looked up at the embers before him.

He only saw a knight's helmet, and beneath the gaps in the helmet was all-consuming darkness; he saw nothing else.

"How...how do you know all this?" Abedo asked with difficulty. He had never heard these things from his master; how did Ember know them?

Furthermore, only Master has reached the Gold level. So why does Ember still say that her Gold level is not perfect?

Aberdo's doubts did not decrease, but rather increased.

"You just said that?" Ember shrugged. The method of creation is the crystallization of human wisdom, but compared with the natural method of evolution, Ember still felt that the latter was more complex.

If the former is about how to pursue and create "perfection", then the latter is about striving to build a world that allows "perfection" to exist.

Therefore, for Ember, the method of creation can be applied to other things. After all, Ember also has worlds within his body.

Those worlds were all created by him, bit by bit.

"Did I... just say that?" Abedo stiffly pointed to his mouth. Yes, he had just said it; alchemy contained these things, he just hadn't realized it.

Abedo shook his head, clearing his mind of the distracting thoughts. Lisa had told him that the Embers were gods from another world.

Abedo initially didn't care about this. Things from outside the world were nothing new to Abedo, who had followed Rheindorf in his early years.

Many of Rhinedot's creations were summoned from universes beyond Teyvat. And what are called gods are, in Abedor's eyes, merely powerful beings.

Therefore, in Abedo's eyes, the Ember was nothing more than a powerful "monster" that could actively roam the universe.

Compared to other creations of Rhinedoth, it is simply stronger and smarter.

But now, Ember's words have completely shattered Abeddo's ideas. He now needs to rethink the meaning of God.

"Then, do you have any solutions for my body?" Without realizing it, Abedo's way of addressing Ember had changed.

"Tsk, just treat me like a scholar. You're not some lazy dragon over there!" Ember said, glancing at Lance Sanx, who was chewing something.

If he had done something to benefit the world, he would accept any form of respect. But the problem is, he hasn't, so he always feels a little uncomfortable when others use respectful terms for him.

Under Lance Sanks's dragon-eye gaze, Ember continued, "The perfect method certainly exists, here it is!"

After saying that, Yu Jin tilted his head towards the golden tree sapling next to him.

The Golden Tree has the power to sculpt souls and reshape bodies, so it could also reshape or slightly modify Abedo.

"This tree?" Abedo looked in the direction the embers had turned their heads, where the golden tree sapling was still swaying, seemingly quite content.

“Yes, it can reshape your body and sculpt your soul.” Ember nodded to Abedo. Then he continued:

“Your problem isn’t that serious yet. Crimson represents the refinement of emotions, and your crimson color has already appeared. If all goes well, you will soon achieve ‘Crimson’.”

"And it can help with physical defects. It's very good at modifying the body." As Yu Jin spoke, he threw a few more drops of dragon tears into the golden tree, which was tinged with blue and white.

Upon hearing this, Abedo lowered his head in deep thought again. He wondered what Ember meant when he said his crimson color had appeared.

Then a bouncy, fiery red figure appeared in his mind—his stepsister, Clare.

Then more figures began to appear in his mind. The inquisitive Timaus, the shy and hardworking Sugar... all of these combined to form the smile on Abedo's lips.

Indeed, as the embers said, Abedo's crimson has appeared, and it will expand over time, eventually permeating the depths of Abedo's soul.

That will be the day when chalk is formed!

“It seems we absolutely have to plant this tree,” Lisa said with a smile as she approached the two. Abedo’s major flaw was also something she was worried about.

From the moment Lisa discovered that Abedo was an alchemical creation, she worried about the risk of him going out of control. Because only imperfect alchemical creations would show signs of human intervention.

Once Abedo gets out of control, what will Mondstadt use to stop this only chalk creation of Teyvat?

To some extent, Lisa's concerns were valid. After all, Durin, who attacked Mondstadt five hundred years ago, was merely a creation of the Black Earth.

"When should we plant them?" Yu Jin asked. Planting the golden tree was a big deal, and he had to go and oversee it to prevent any accidents from happening.

"After the Dragon Plague. Dvalin is still entrenched in Mondstadt, and it would be bad if a storm hits the snowy mountains." Lisa thought for a moment and felt that planting trees was risky since Dvalin hadn't recovered yet.

Lisa's words reminded Ember that after chatting for so long, Ember had almost forgotten that he brought Lance Sanx out to find Dvalin!

"I almost forgot about the important matter!" Yu Jin slapped his forehead and looked at Lance Sanx.

"I'm screwed!" Lance Sanx has stopped eating and started playing with the Golden Tree instead.

She pulled on the green leaves at the top of the golden tree sapling, bending the trunk under the weight, and then released it!

The golden tree seedling began to shake wildly like a spring, and when it had released all the energy it had accumulated, its leaves drooped.

"Hehe!" Lance Sanks found it somewhat amusing to see the golden tree sapling's trunk bending backward, as if it wanted to avoid her but couldn't.

So the golden tree was so much fun when it was young?

"Bang!" When Ember saw Lance Sands looking at the golden tree sapling with a lovesick expression, he couldn't help but punch her on the head.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing!" Lance Sanx rubbed his head and stood up, saying.

"Let's go! Time to get to work!" With that, Ember dragged Lance Sanx out of Lisa's office.