The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Ember released Alex and Bayeta, smacked his lips, and said.

“Beyond… Rhein-Dott?” Bayeta looked up.

A darkness, like the weight of a mountain, enveloped them all; the surging blackness seemed to stir up the deepest shadows within their hearts; the crimson, menacing dragon eyes appeared as if bathed in fresh blood.

But the mastermind behind all this, Dulin, was perfectly lucid. One could even see the confusion in Dulin's heart reflected in his bloodshot eyes.

"Surpass Rhein-Dörgården? But why do I feel like we've already succeeded?" Bajetta smiled confidently.

She was certain that even the golden Rheindorf could not create a masterpiece comparable to the one before her eyes!

"I'm a pretty reserved person when it comes to what I say," Yu Jin scratched his head, then explained, "When I say 'surpass,' I mean to completely crush me!"

As Yu Jin spoke, he pulled out a rag from somewhere and threw it on the ground, rubbing it vigorously.

"That's what I mean, understand?" Yu Jin moved his foot away, and the rag on the ground had turned into a clump.

"Well... I think I'd better not." Upon hearing Yu Jin's words, Bayeta deflated like a punctured balloon.

Although Dulin is very strong now, Bajetta thinks he's still a bit short when it comes to completely dominating Rhein-Dörgården.

She herself lacked the confidence to help Dulin take a step further to a higher level.

"Beyond...beyond Mom?" Dulin, upon hearing Ember's words, also deflated like Bajeta.

Surpass the mother who awakened me from the darkness of the universe and shaped my former body?

Dulin started to shrink back again. Deep down, he didn't believe he could surpass his mother, the alchemist known as "Gold."

"Dulin, you need to have more confidence in yourself." Yu Jin saw Dulin's timid and hesitant appearance and knew that his inferiority complex had resurfaced.

“I remember telling you before: your body is large enough to carry the eyes of countless people.”

Ember looked up again at the burning dark ring on Dulin's chest and continued:

"Now I'll add this: Your soul is pure enough to take on the form of countless people."

"So, Dulin. You must use the purity you've lost to stain the darkness within you. This is what you must do, and it is your atonement."

"When the darkness within you has completely turned into pure white, then go and seek the gold!"

"Use your pure white, carrying the faces of countless people, to question everything about her!"

As Yu Jin spoke, he waved his hand excitedly. It seems he does have some talent for public speaking; he's even saying things like he wants to find Rheindorf and give her a good beating.

Why give birth but not raise the child? Why release Dulin knowing he was in such a terrible state? Why abandon Aberdo...?

If you can't answer a question, you get a slap across the face.

Seeing Yu Jin's left fist and right palm strike, Du Lin blinked his large, red eyes.

He'd spent a long time with Ember, Alex, and Baetta. Alex absolutely couldn't be disturbed when he was tinkering with machinery, and Baetta disliked bright light…

Dulin figured all of this out. But he knew nothing about the embers.

Ember seems to like everything, yet also seems to like nothing.

For example, right now, Dulin has no idea what Ember is doing.

Sensing the gazes of Alex and the others, Ember finally calmed down. He feigned a cough and said to Dulin:

Do you know what I meant by that?

Dulin shook his head, somewhat confused by the concepts of pure white and the faces of thousands.

"Actually, it means you should bring the people you rescued when you see your mother."

"If a group of people are arguing with one person, and you still can't win the argument, don't come back to me!"

Chapter 239 Teyvat's Worrying Infrastructure

2023-10-18

"Let's go, Little Huang."

On Dragonspine Snow Mountain, Ember waved to the giant golden tree behind him. With his departure, Little Yellow would be left alone here, a truly heartbreaking situation.

“I will take good care of the Golden Tree.” Under the Golden Tree, Abedo waved to Ember as well.

Ember glanced at Abedo's tent at the foot of the Golden Tree and the thick notebook in his hand, and immediately put his worries about the Golden Tree out of his mind.

It seems that Xiao Huang won't be lonely for a long time to come.

There are two routes from Mondstadt to Liyue. One is through the Stone Gate, which leads directly to Liyue. The other is through the snow-capped mountains, passing through a small town called Mingyun, and then turning towards Liyue.

Generally speaking, most people prefer to take the first route. Not only is it guarded by the Thousand Rock Army, but there is also the Wangshu Inn along the way as a temporary rest stop.

The other route, putting everything else aside, just the fact that it involves crossing the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain is enough to deter 99% of people.

However, this difficulty is nothing to Ember.

As I raced down from the mountaintop, the scenery of Longji Snow Mountain had changed considerably before I even realized it.

There was still snow, but it had already begun to melt. Ember's iron boots left a very noticeable large footprint on the mountainside.

But before long, the water from the melting snow will wash away these footprints, and the snow-capped mountain will once again look as if no one has ever been there.

Ember glanced at the trickling stream flowing past him and stopped.

He glanced at the snow-capped mountains behind him, still shrouded in white, and thought that if all the snow on Dragonspine Mountain melted, not only Mondstadt but also Liyue would suffer a great calamity.

Seemingly sensing Yu Jin's doubts, a tender golden seedling sprouted from the slightly muddy soil.

When the streams formed from melting snow encounter tiny seedlings, they are immediately like encountering a bottomless abyss—the seedlings are lost somewhere.

Golden trees are still trees, and they also need nutrients and water. The snow on Longji Snow Mountain is its best source of water.

Seeing this, Yu Jin stopped worrying. He brushed aside the golden leaves on the golden tree and then ran wildly down the mountain.

As the embers advanced, the ubiquitous white snow gradually thinned out, replaced by the rare green hues found on the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

When a vast expanse of lush greenery came into view, Yu Jin knew he was nearing the foot of the western side of Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, where Mingyun Town was located.

With his foot planted on a rocky outcrop, Yu Jin exerted his strength and shot himself flying.

Mingyun Town was built around a mine, and therefore its center is a large depression.

"boom!"

The long-peaceful town of Mingyun suddenly erupted into chaos. A cloud of smoke and dust, accompanied by a tremendous roar, appeared simultaneously near the mine in the center of the town.

"Damn it, I used too much force." Amidst the dust and smoke, Yu Jin crawled out of the "pit within a pit" beneath his feet.

I was so excited that I jumped a little high and made a lot of noise when I landed.

However, it seems no one was hurt. After all, he had stepped on quite a few people before, and the feeling of meat sauce underfoot was not like this.

Yu Jin brushed away the dust in front of him and began to examine everything before him.

The stale smell of decaying wood, combined with the dilapidated house, gave Ember a bad feeling.

"anyone there?"

No one answered.

"Is anyone there? I'm about to steal something!"

No one answered.

Well, it seems that Mingyun Town is completely deserted.

Ember emerged from the low-lying part of the mine and began to wander around the town.

"Due to work arrangements from above..."

Yu Jin stopped in front of a relatively intact message board. Looking at the dense text on the board, he finally understood why Mingyun Town was deserted.

The problem is that the mineral deposits have been depleted, and the minerals have all gone to the strata abyss.

"A lone tree stands alone, with no forest to lean on..."

"Holy crap, old man, where did you come from?" A phantom figure suddenly appeared beside Yu Jin, startling him.

However, the figure seemed not to hear Yu Jin's exclamation, and continued muttering woodenly:

"Gold and silver...it's all a joke, all a joke..."

"Actually, it's not exactly a joke. Money and things like that can be quite useful sometimes." Ember stood to the side, listening to the phantom's whispers while pointing out his mistakes.

As if Yu Jin's words had some effect, the illusory figure paused, turned its head, and said to Yu Jin:

"Young man, could you..."

"Go! Go and tell me what's going on!" Yu Jin waved his hand, and the illusory figure was sucked into his body. Four other identical figures, seemingly drawn in from nowhere, also went in.

"Luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have been stuck in this godforsaken place for several more days." Yu Jin patted his chest and said thankfully.

Based on Ember's experience, in situations where this kind of development occurs, he will definitely have to run back and forth several times in the end.

So, in order to avoid being treated like a slave, Ember decided to take direct action, giving the phantom no chance to speak.

However, the earth's veins are a mysterious thing. When they become disordered, everything falls into chaos.

Those illusory figures just now clearly appeared because of the disruption of the earth's veins.

I've heard that sometimes, when the earth's veins are disrupted, they can produce something called the "Golden Flower." If you clear the blockage, Mora will gush out continuously.

It's a very peculiar thing; it's a pity I've never seen Ember before. This is to be expected; if the Blossom of Gold were common, Mora would probably depreciate drastically.

Lost in thought, Yu Jin had already covered quite a distance. He was moving quickly, but that didn't mean the road was easy.

On the contrary, Yu Jin felt that if the pedestrians weren't him, they would definitely be furious with this terrible road.

There were countless things like large rocks, waist-high weeds, and thorny assassins among the weeds.

If it weren't for the Ember Armor he always wore, he probably would have had countless cuts on his body.

After passing through a narrow crevice in the mountains, a wide river came into view before Ember.

The river is beautiful, but Yu Jin's mentality is explosive.

As for why? Well, back then there wasn't even a bridge here.

It's not that there was no bridge, but the wooden bridge spanning the river was so dilapidated that it was impossible to walk on.

Beneath the wooden bridge, several driftwood pieces tied to the support pillars were swaying with the current, indicating that this was the only way to cross the river.