The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Good, good, good! Even on the verge of death, you're still protecting this life-sucking thing. You're something else." Yu Jin laughed in anger upon seeing this.

Seeing Lei Ying's wary expression, Yu Jin stopped worrying about the Evil Eye. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, I know why without even looking. Stick your head out."

"Hmm." Seeing that Ember had given up observing her Divine Eye, the Thunderclap sorcerer relaxed as well. Following Ember's words, she leaned her head forward.

Ember raised his hand and pinched the top of Lei Ying's head. He could feel Lei Ying's head still trembling involuntarily.

"Tsk tsk, what a mess." Yu Jin shook his head, and then golden lightning began to flicker at his fingertips.

"Boom!" The lightning at his fingertips suddenly roared, the thunder starting from the top of the lightning mage's head and ending at the floor.

Golden lightning crackled, leaving trails of purple. That was the lightning elemental power that had seeped almost into the marrow of the Thunderfire sorcerer's body.

"This is..." Lei Ying, the sorcerer, felt something pass through her. When she came to her senses, she was surprised to find that the omnipresent blockage in her body had disappeared.

However, the overwhelming weakness soon made Lei Ying unable to stand any longer. She collapsed to the ground like a rag doll, unable to get up for a long time.

Although she couldn't control her body well before, her muscles were constantly tense due to the stimulation of the lightning element, which allowed her to stand up despite her weakness.

Now that the lightning element is gone, the relaxed muscles naturally cannot support the weakened body of the lightning mage.

"Take her away and feed her a few drops of the goddess's tears. What a waste! I wonder if the ice god's tears can compare to this."

These were the last words she heard before she fell into a coma.

Chapter 199 A Gathering Place for Sickly People

2023-09-28

"Anyone else want to come? If not, then it's over!" Yu Jin glanced at the nearly empty queue and called out a few words symbolically.

From morning until afternoon, Ember spent all his time at the Goethe Hotel. Not for any other reason than to see if there were any diseases among the Fools that he couldn't cure.

The result was obvious: with Ember's keen eye, he could always find the cause of any symptoms of elemental corrosion.

With the power of the embers, sometimes the afflictions of the Fatui can be cured without medicine.

In less than a day, Yu Jin was truly amazed. He realized that being corrupted by elements could cause so many symptoms.

Things like skin stiffening and inability to lift arms due to rock element erosion; or body sensitivity due to fire element erosion, where even a small scratch can cause immense pain... and so on.

The symptoms are numerous and vary from person to person. Each person has their own unique characteristics, making it difficult to discern the full spectrum.

It's fair to say that most of the Fools in Mondstadt have some kind of physical ailment. The only ones who are normal are the raw recruits.

"Tsk, I didn't expect that your subordinates are all sickly." Yu Jin looked at the Fools lying flat on the ground or adjusting to their bodies, and shook his head with a sigh.

“Those illnesses do not affect their ability as soldiers,” the woman said softly, her eyes slightly closed.

"It was bound to happen sooner or later," Ember said, looking at the lightning sorcerers and debt collectors not far away.

These two unit types are equipped with the Evil Eye, and their symptoms are the most severe. Under the dual erosion of the Evil Eye and elemental power, many are merely barely holding on.

If left untreated, the outcome will likely be dire.

“Those people will return to winter and will no longer have to fight,” the woman said, as if in defense.

"Hehe, not bad." Yu Jin reached into the vat filled with blood and stirred it. The blood, which had been settling for a long time, had become thicker.

He stretched out his hand, his grayish-white arm guard stained crimson. Thick blood dripped from his fingertips into the still-churning vat without causing a ripple.

“In a way, I’ve been to Winter.” Ember said suddenly, looking at the bloodline on his fingertip.

"I guessed it. Last time, my three colleagues were injured by your men." The woman opened her eyes, but there was little doubt in them.

Black Knife made no attempt to conceal his intentions. As the executive officer who had the most contact with Ember, the lady could easily guess that Ember was the mastermind behind the last attack.

“There, I saw a lot of meaningless things.” Ember clenched his fist and looked up at the woman.

"Since you've decided to take the path of rebellion, then go all the way! Nobility? Colosseum? Grand concert hall? Don't you think they're a bit superfluous?"

"If you take others for granted as the foundation of a certain goal, do you have to dedicate everything you have to that goal first?"

"If all you wanted was to become stronger, I might have held you in higher regard. But now..."

Yu Jin shook his head and stretched out his blood-stained arm.

"Sizzle—" Yu Jin's arm suddenly became scalding hot, and blood gushed out, making a sizzling sound.

Soon, the blood dissipated, and Yu Jin's arm returned to its original tattered state.

“Go back and tell your superiors that your queen, in my hands, can only be cut twice at most.” Yu Jin held up two fingers, a gesture that was originally meant to be friendly, but now it brought the lady immense coldness.

“提醒你一下，我不想主动找人麻烦。真到了那个时候，你们会后悔自己497年前11月27号下午3点57分24秒成立愚人众的这个决定。”

Silence, deathly silence.

Upon hearing Yu Jin's words, the woman felt as if thousands of hands were scratching her scalp.

The Fools were formed not long after the fall of Kanria. The woman vaguely remembered that there were only a few Executors at that time, and she was one of them.

She didn't remember when the Fatui were founded, but after Ember said those words, that date was deeply imprinted in her mind.

真假已经不重要，从现在开始，愚人众的成立时间就是497年前11月27号下午3点57分24秒。

"You... how do you know so much?" The woman suddenly realized that her voice had become very hoarse, as if she had inhaled too much invisible dust.

“I know too much.” Ember shrugged, then pointed to his eyes and said, “If I want to see.”

"Alright, I won't disturb you sickly folks from getting some rest." Feeling the occasional glances directed at him and the heavy atmosphere in the air, Yu Jin decided to leave.

He raised his head, cupped his hand like a megaphone, and shouted, "Everyone! Listen up! If you don't follow the doctor's orders, you can just wait to die!"

After saying that, Yu Jin ran to the water vat filled with blood and lifted it up in one breath.

Feeling the heavy weight on his shoulders, Yu Jin said, as if joking, yet also with a sigh:

"Tsk, after a whole day of work, all we got was this little bit of blood. What a huge loss."

Indeed, the healing items that Ember sent out far outweighed anything that a vat of blood could provide.

Moreover, most of this blood wasn't even normal blood. Ember sensed the elemental energy coursing through the blood and could only hope that the Golden Tree sapling wouldn't get diarrhea after consuming it.

"Th...thank you." The woman looked at the departing figures of Ember and Lance Sanx and thanked them as if by some strange impulse.

"You're welcome!" Yu Jin held the jar up with one hand and waved the other hand at the lady.

He then went outside with Lance Sanx.

……

"Boom!" A raging fire erupted, and the blood-filled water vat on Yu Jin's shoulder instantly turned to ashes.

"Ugh, so frustrating! I've been busy all day and haven't gotten anything!" Yu Jin rubbed his eyes, almost giving himself away. If he hadn't run away quickly, he probably would be crying right now.

Looking at things through the long river of time is very harmful to the eyes.

After rubbing his eyes pointlessly for a while, Yu Jin finally stopped.

"My lord, what do we do now?" Lance Sanks asked, looking at Ash beside Ember with a puzzled expression.

Whether or not this vat of blood exists is completely irrelevant to the Golden Tree. The nutrients the Golden Tree needs would probably be enough to bury all the Mondstadt people in the ground.

In order for the Golden Tree to grow quickly, the Supreme Will deliberately smashed it into the Furnace of Life so that it could absorb nutrients at any time.

Right now, Teyvat simply doesn't have the right resources for grafting the Golden Tree. The Golden Tree can grow without enough nutrients, but it would take an unknown amount of time to reach maturity.

"Lance Sands, can you draw?" Ember suddenly brought up a completely unrelated topic.

"No, what's wrong?" Lance Sanx answered Ember's question, though he was puzzled.

"When you go to the snow mountain, remember to bring a Fontaineble-made commemorative camera," Yu Jin said after a moment's thought.

"No, Your Majesty, I don't understand what you're saying." Lance Sanks was full of questions. Could it be that the scenery of the snow mountain was so beautiful that Ember wanted her to record it?

But that's impossible, isn't it? In terms of natural scenery, Teyvat can't compare to the rugged mountains and valleys of the border region.

The biggest advantage of this area compared to border regions is its diverse culture and abundant cultural products.

It doesn't look like a border area; it's either a place where fighting is taking place, or on the way to a fight.

"You know that Michaela watered the sacred tree with her own blood, right?" Ember asked Lance Sanx.

“Yes.” Lance Sanx nodded. Michaela’s Pure Golden Law. A golden law that encompasses all, accepting all races.

A sacred place longed for by countless races persecuted by gold in the borderlands. Its fame was so great that Lance Sanx, a dragon, had certainly heard of it.

"Then what do you think I can produce?" Ember raised his arm; he could bleed now.

Chapter 200 Return to the Snow Mountain

2023-09-29

Whether the dragon calamity has subsided or not, the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain remains shrouded in snow and wind.

On the snow-covered road halfway up the mountain, a group of people were climbing towards the summit against the wind and snow.

"Lisa, aren't you cold wearing so little?" Yu Jin looked up and saw that Lisa's skirt was being blown up by the wind, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white skin.

Lisa adjusted her witch's hat, which had almost been blown off her head, rolled her eyes at Ember, and didn't seem to care about his gaze.

To be honest, after learning about Ember's level, she lowered her guard against him in every way.

She was on a completely different level from Ember. Lisa naturally assumed that Ember wouldn't have any other feelings for her.

Humans are only interested in ants at most. As for anything else, that's just wishful thinking on the part of the ants.

Clearly, Lisa was overthinking it. While Ember's level was indeed very high, he was constantly limiting himself.

Normally, he's just like any other person, except that his thinking is a little bit unconventional.

"Phew! Mind your own business when it comes to ladylike matters," Lisa said to Ember, adjusting her witch's hat.

Who would have thought the winds on Longji Snow Mountain would be so strong? Lisa had always thought that the most deadly thing about Longji Snow Mountain was its extreme cold.

Confident in her abilities, Lisa went up the mountain wearing her favorite witch outfit.

"Click!" The sound of a mechanical part turning, which sounded somewhat familiar to Lisa, made her lose her composure.

"Lance Sanders! Stop taking pictures!" Lisa covered her still-fluttering skirt and shouted angrily at Lance Sanders, who was taking pictures.

"Okay, okay, I won't take pictures!" Lance Sanx immediately backed down when he saw Lisa looking like she was going to snatch his camera away and put it away.

This thing is actually quite fun; you can print out a picture with just one press, which is much faster than drawing!