The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The accumulated elemental power will eventually be exhausted, and along with the thunderous roar came a blinding flash of light.

This was Keqing's strongest sword strike after she had squeezed out the last bit of elemental power, making it the perfect way to conclude her Sky Street Parade.

The lightning dissipated, and Keqing and Yu Jin appeared simultaneously on the Jade Capital Platform.

"Huh?" Ke Qing raised her hands and suddenly realized that she had many notes on her body. The notes were everywhere, on her face, hands, legs... almost every part of Ke Qing's body was covered with notes.

These snow-white strips of paper fluttered in the wind, making her look like a critically ill patient who had escaped from Bubulu.

She casually tore off a piece of paper from her arm, which read: "Element flow is too high, should be reduced."

Ke Qing's pupils contracted slightly, and then, as if verifying something, she quickly peeled off a piece of paper from her forehead.

"The reaction is insufficient; the elemental forces should be circulated as follows..."

This time it wasn't just words, but also a complex sketch. It depicted how to stimulate the veins around the eyeball with elemental forces.

The dense black lines represent all the veins around the eyeball.

The purple standing out against the black indicates the direction of elemental energy circulation.

As for the eyeballs below the meridians... let's not talk about that—what's there to say about two big forks?

Keqing put away the note and mechanically looked up at Yu Jin beside her. As she moved, the small print on the other notes also came into her view.

Each note represents a flaw, and also a direction for her future progress.

Yu Jin felt Ke Qing's somewhat dazed gaze, opened his palm, and inside was a blank piece of paper crumpled into a ball.

"Not bad, they haven't used up all their strength."

After saying that, Yu Jin put the note away and nodded to Ke Qing. He had really gone to great lengths for this interview.

He was writing and drawing while dodging Keqing's attacks, which almost killed him.

"How is it? This strength, is it alright?" Yu Jin glanced at Ke Qing, who was covered with notes, from head to toe.

Hmm, there shouldn't be any problems.

"Senior is too kind. I should thank you for your guidance." Ke Qing snapped out of her speechless shock and quickly waved her hand at Yu Jin.

Without realizing it, Keqing even changed how she addressed Ember.

"Hehe, let's take off the note on you first." Yu Jin saw that Ke Qing looked somewhat apprehensive and quickly told her to deal with the note on her body.

He then ran up to Ningguang and Ganyu, flexed his muscles, and said, "How about it?"

“Very strong.” Ningguang nodded.

The strength that Ember displayed was top-tier, even among the Eye of God users that Ningguang had seen.

"So tell me, did you pass the second time?" Yu Jin pulled out a chair from somewhere and sat down in front of Ning Guang.

However, Ningguang had no time to concern herself with such trivial matters. Ember's strength was somewhat beyond her expectations.

Her mind was filled with thoughts of the possible changes that might occur in Liyue. Faced with someone so powerful, Ningguang had to be cautious.

"Of course you passed, senior," Ke Qing said as she walked over, pulling at the note attached to her body.

She sat back down and used the hairpin in her hair to thread the strips of paper according to their positions.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin immediately felt that his hard work had not been in vain. Could this be considered a unique form of gift-giving?

He inexplicably thought of this.

"Bring on anything else you need," Yu Jin said, patting the table.

"The next assessment is..."

"No? There really is one?"

"Didn't you ask that?"

"Can't I just be polite?"

Yu Jin found it annoying. Why was there still an assessment? He waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can continue."

"Next is the finishing touches. Just register it." As soon as Ningguang finished speaking, Ganyu took out a form.

Ember took the form and began to read it. It contained only basic information that Ningguang had already asked about. Now, all he had to do was write it down.

"Mr. Yu Jin, look over here." Just as he was engrossed in looking at the form, Gan Yu's voice came over.

Yu Jin looked up and saw Gan Yu pointing a phonograph at him.

"Mr. Ember, could you please take off your helmet so I can take a picture?"

"..."

Yu Jin glanced at Gan Yu, who was smiling, and he now felt that this job was not meant for him.

Chapter 259 The Loneliness of the Auspicious Beast

2023-10-28

"Hello Gan Yu, goodbye Gan Yu."

After saying a few inexplicable words to Gan Yu, who was about to take a picture, Yu Jin turned his chair around and ran away.

"Wait! Mr. Yu Jin, please stay!" Gan Yu saw Yu Jin's departing figure and immediately called out to stop him.

"Wait for what? I don't think I'm suited for this job." Yu Jin never really intended to run away.

Just kidding, do you want Mora for the wooden box? Do you want Mora for the note? If he really leaves, all this money will be wasted.

"Did I offend you in any way?" Gan Yu asked, looking at Yu Jin who had sat back down, with a puzzled expression.

I was just following all the proper etiquette, wasn't I? Could it be that Ember has some kind of taboo?

“No, that’s not it.” Yu Jin shook his head, then tapped his helmet and said, “It’s impossible for you to ask me to take off my helmet.”

"This..." Gan Yu looked troubled. The General Affairs Department's employees were open and transparent. From high-ranking officials of the Jade Capital Terrace to minor officials of the Eight Gates, all of them had basic information, without exception.

Actually, there are exceptions. Ye Lan did not leave any information in the government affairs directory, but that doesn't mean the information she left was false.

However, only Ningguang knew this.

Gan Yu was undecided, so she turned to look at Ning Guang and Ke Qing, who were the Seven Stars and the ones in charge.

“If that’s the case…” Ke Qing stopped what she was doing, now caught in a struggle. The duty of the Seven Stars and the respect for her seniors were constantly battling within her, and she couldn’t decide the winner for the time being.

"Can you tell me why?" Ningguang finally spoke. She looked at Ember, who was shrouded in armor, and felt curious.

Ember's attire was undeniably peculiar. Even in Liyue, where foreigners roam most frequently, Ningguang rarely saw such a unique outfit.

“Well…” Ember scratched his head upon hearing Ningguang’s words. Then he sat up straight, clasped his hands together, and said in a serious tone:

"Actually, I'm very ugly, I'm afraid I'll scare you."

Ningguang's lips twitched upon hearing this. She sighed and said helplessly, "Since Yu Jin is unwilling, then I won't force you."

"Gan Yu, please just film it like this."

"Understood." Gan Yu nodded to Ning Guang, and then with a "click," the phonograph finished its work.

Yu Jin glanced at Gan Yu, who was adjusting the phonograph machine, casually picked up the form he had just filled out, and said nonchalantly as he did so:

"Actually, apart from being ugly, my reasons for not taking off my helmet are similar to Gan Yu's."

"Huh? Me?" Gan Yu looked up. Why did the topic suddenly turn to her again?

“Yes, it’s you. Why don’t you show your true form?” Yu Jin’s hands moved quickly as he nodded and said.

“Reveal my true form? There’s no need. I have a secretarial job at Yujingtai, and I can better perform this job by remaining human.”

Gan Yu shook her head and explained to Yu Jin.

"Really?" Yu Jin turned to look at Gan Yu, his face full of doubt.

"Really...really." Gan Yu met Yu Jin's gaze, feeling inexplicably guilty. But she still nodded to confirm.

“Okay, I believe you.” After finishing the last stroke, Yu Jin picked up the form and said to Gan Yu, “Is it done? All that’s left is to attach the photo.”

"Okay... all done." Gan Yu bent down and operated the camera a few times, and a still-warm photo came out of the camera.

But before Gan Yu could even look at the details, Yu Jin snatched the photo away.

Yu Jin wiped the photo with his hand and then stuck it onto the form.

Gan Yu looked closely and saw it was indeed a close-up of Yu Jin's face. But the angle from which she had taken the photo was definitely not a close-up. Why did it turn out to be a close-up?

Maybe I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

Gan Yu nodded almost imperceptibly, then suddenly perked up and asked incredulously:

"How did Mr. Ember know I wasn't human?"

Gan Yu possesses the bloodline of the mythical beast "Qilin," a fact little known even in Liyue. How could Yu Jin, someone who has barely lived in Liyue for a month, possibly know this?

"Hey, you're a bit slow on the uptake. If you hadn't asked soon, Ningguang would have already." Yu Jin grinned, finally realizing something was wrong.

He then pointed to his eyes and said casually, "My eyes are pretty sharp; I could tell."

"I'm very different from you all, I'm afraid I might scare you." Yu Jin clapped his hands, finally finished.

He held the form up to Ningguang and said to her, who was still deep in thought, "Alright, there aren't any other procedures now, right?"

"That's all." Ningguang took the form and looked at it carefully.

This file is almost identical to the one Yelan summarized before. If it weren't for that headshot, Ningguang would have almost thought it was the same one as before.

[I wonder if it will be burned down again.] Ningguang sighed slightly. Her only regret this time was that she still hadn't found any trace of the man in black.

This is understandable, given that even Yelan is extremely wary of their intelligence capabilities. For Ningguang to think she could find them on her own is simply wishful thinking.

"When can we expect any news?" Yu Jin asked expectantly. He was certain he met the requirements in every aspect; he refused to believe he could be rejected.

“We’ll do it as soon as possible.” Ningguang nodded to Yu Jin, now caught in a dilemma herself.

Ningguang would never have agreed to Ember's request, but the strength he has displayed is now far too overwhelming.

Ningguang was worried that directly refusing Ember would anger him, which would definitely not be a good thing.

"That's good. Bye-bye!"

“Wait, Mr. Yu Jin, what do you mean by ‘different from us’?” Gan Yu stopped Yu Jin, who was about to leave, again.