The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Huh? Why is Liyue Castle getting smaller and smaller?

Huh? Why did he see the Jade Pavilion?

Oh! So it was him who flew up.

"what--"

The screams of armored warriors echoed through the skies of Liyue. But they quickly faded away.

Because the armored soldiers had already flown to the top of the Jade Pavilion.

Yu Jin's flying kick had just the right amount of force, enough to send the armored soldier flying from his house to the Qunyu Pavilion.

"Ouch!" the armored soldier cried out symbolically. Then he stood up from the ground.

Yu Jin's kick, whether taking off or landing, didn't hurt at all; he even wanted to do it again.

The armored soldier then fell into deep suspicion: had he just been kicked off the ground and onto the Jade Pavilion?

Is this really not a dream? The soldier pinched his arm; it hurt. This isn't a dream!

The soldier was then plunged into confusion. "I am an ordinary soldier of the third squad, sixth company, thirteenth battalion of the Thousand Rock Army. I have now flown into Lord Tianquan's Jade Pavilion. What should I do?"

Waiting online, very anxious.

“You are… the Qianyan Army who delivered the notice?” Ningguang walked out of the main hall of Qunyu Pavilion and recognized the person at a glance.

"Greetings, Lord Tianquan!" The armored soldier straightened his back immediately upon seeing Ningguang.

He never expected that Ningguang would recognize him, such a nobody.

“You…” Ningguang looked at the armored soldier’s chest, where a large black footprint was so conspicuous that Ningguang instantly understood how he had gotten up there.

"Are you alright?" Ningguang forced a straight face and asked calmly.

"Reporting to Lord Tianquan, everything is alright!" The armored soldier's voice was very loud.

"It's good that everything is alright." Ningguang nodded, then asked, "What was the reaction of the person you went to notify?"

The armored soldier was taken aback, because he felt that Yu Jin's words were rather vulgar and he didn't know how to say them to the Tianquan man in front of him.

"Don't worry about it, just say it." Ningguang saw the armored soldier's expression and knew exactly what he was thinking. She would just let him speak his mind.

Ningguang had rehearsed Ember's reaction many times and was mentally prepared.

Although she almost lost her composure in the first scene—who would have thought that Yu Jin would kick the person who sent the notification to the Qunyu Pavilion?

"He said, don't let him see Lord Seven Stars on the road, if he sees him he..."

"Just what?"

"Let's turn the Seven Stars into a mop and use them to clean the toilet!"

"..."

After the soldier finished speaking, he closed his eyes tightly. He had heard that Lord Tianquan was quite good at finding fault, and now he only hoped that Ningguang would not take her anger out on him.

"Phew—that's an unexpected answer." Ningguang remained silent for a long time before shaking her head and saying helplessly.

It seems she and her colleagues will have to lay low for a while. Although Ningguang doesn't think Ember would be that ruthless, who knows what other outrageous things he might do.

Moreover, the ritual to summon the immortals is approaching, and the Seven Stars are entering their busiest time of the year. Staying indoors during this period is the norm for the Seven Stars.

Ningguang snapped out of her thoughts, looked at the armored soldier with his eyes closed, nodded, and said:

"Since you've come up to my Jade Pavilion, it must be fate."

"If you wish to leave, simply tell Baiwen and Baishi at the entrance of the main hall."

"If you do not wish to leave, you may tour the side hall before sunset."

"In any case, before you leave, I will allow you to take one item from the side hall. The choice is entirely up to you."

"Okay, that's it." After saying that, Ningguang returned to the main hall on her own, leaving the armored soldiers bewildered in the wind.

Chapter 264 Failure? Impossible!

2023-10-31

The Golden House is undoubtedly the financial heart of Teyvat. Every day, a steady stream of Mora is produced here, then passes through numerous checkpoints before being released into the market.

However, what percentage of the total production was actually delivered? Perhaps only the Seven Stars of Liyue would know the answer to that question.

Such a strategically important location is naturally heavily guarded by Liyue. In fact, most of the elite troops of the Thousand Rock Army have been stationed near the Golden House.

Given that the Golden House is naturally situated in a mountain basin, it would probably be extremely difficult to stop this heart from resting.

Before dawn, Director Gongming of the Golden House began the new day's morning meeting. Looking down at the densely packed ranks of the Thousand Rock Army soldiers, she shouted:

"Listen up, everyone! Keep your eyes wide open, not even a fly is allowed in."

"Yes!!!"

The deafening roar echoed through the valley, dispelling some of the silence of dawn in the mountains.

Even though it was the early hours of the morning, their eyes still gleamed with energy, and they looked full of vitality.

Not far away, Yu Jin looked at Qian Yanjun and Gongming, who were acting like they were on steroids, with some shock, feeling that he couldn't understand it at all.

He had been wondering why he hadn't seen many Qianyan soldiers along the way; it turned out they had all been taken to a morning meeting.

Very well, now the Golden House's defenses are undoubtedly at their weakest. This saves him the trouble of playing dodgeball.

After all, he's invisible, not eliminated, so Ember has to be careful not to bump into anyone else.

If the Golden House were densely packed with guards, it would probably take Ember quite a while just to avoid them.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this won't do. When should we write a letter to Yujingtai?" Yu Jin looked at it for a while, then shook his head and ran into the Golden House.

Stepping out from the slightly ajar door, you are greeted by a breathtaking expanse of golden yellow.

This golden ember looks familiar because Mora is this color.

The interior of the Golden House is entirely golden in color, making it hard not to suspect that the entire Golden House was cast from Mora.

Looking around, Yu Jin saw the very conspicuous large alchemy furnace at the end of the Golden House.

After crossing the platform, Yu Jin walked up to the alchemy furnace and examined it closely. The furnace was entirely golden-blue in color and was enormous.

How big is it? Well, Ember thinks it's big enough to stew a few Hilichurl Kings. Outside the furnace, there are faint flowing lights, presumably due to some kind of restriction or secret technique.

"Splash...splash...splash."

The closer one gets to the alchemy furnace, the more pronounced a sound, like coins colliding, becomes.

"Bang-"

Yu Jin was very curious, so he simply lifted up the alchemy furnace.

"Crash!"

The sound of the coins colliding suddenly became much louder, and then a huge amount of Mora gushed out from the bottom of the furnace, completely engulfing the embers.

"Pah! It really is used to create Mora?" Ember poked his head out from "Mount Mora" and put the huge cauldron back in its original position.

He had been curious about how the Golden House produced Mora, but he was surprised to find that it was made using a furnace. It just goes to show how well it fit the atmosphere of this country.

Ember cleared away the Mora on the ground, then climbed to the top of the furnace and lifted the lid.

As he expected, the alchemy furnace contained dragon horns and scales that were as white as jade.

It seems that Zhongli's annual descent isn't just to guide Liyue's development; he probably also wants to collect some dead skin and throw it into the boiler as fuel.

"Holy crap, the boiler has come to life!"

Just as Yu Jin was watching with great interest how the scraps from Zhong Li's body were transformed into Mora, a cry of surprise interrupted his actions.

"Clang!" The stove lid closed automatically, and then the debt collector who had just sneaked in suddenly felt something trip him up.

"Oh no!" The debt collector realized something was wrong; he had probably triggered some kind of restriction inside the Golden House.

A tremendous force came from his back, interrupting the debt collector's attempt to regain his balance—Ember plopped down on him.

As the embers pressed down like Mount Tai, his figure and the debt collector gradually came into view.

"Who are you?!" The debt collector's eyes were filled with shock. He never expected that someone other than himself would come into the Golden House.

"Who do you care who I am!" Ember stomped on the debt collector's head. With these Fools, you had to show the authority of a strongman.

The strong, on the other hand, are meant to ruthlessly humiliate the weak.

"Who are you?" After stomping on his head for a while, Yu Jin got bored and asked casually.

He now strongly suspects that the Fools might have mutated from mint. Where there is mint, there are Fools; where there is no mint, there are still Fools.

"Heh, who am I? Debt handlers have no names!" The debt handler beneath Yu Jin sneered and laughed coldly.

Joining the debt collectors means being accompanied by killing and darkness, and the concept of a name becomes meaningless.

Then the debt collector suddenly felt a chill on his head, and his vision became much clearer—Ember had lifted his hat and ripped off his mask.

"Come here, look over here, let me take some pictures of you." The debt collector relaxed, and then he saw Yu Jin squatting in front of him.

Not only that, he was also holding a phonograph camera in his hand.

"Wait!" The debt collector immediately shuddered, burying his head in his arms in an attempt to avoid being photographed by Ember.

"Didn't you say you didn't have a name?"

"There are still some."

"Weren't you supposed to be pretty tough?"

"I was just kidding, I was just joking."

Ember kicked, and the Fools' new troop type, the debt collector, gave a single reply.

"Tell me what you're up to, coming to the Golden House so early in the morning? Steal money?" Yu Jin kicked him again, asking curiously.

"What? How did you know?!" The debt collector was shocked upon hearing Yu Jin's words.

How did he know one of his objectives? Could there be a traitor within the Fools' Clan?

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Ever since the Northern Bank was "bloomed," the Fatui's Liyue branch has been declining day by day.

Not only has the food deteriorated, but they've even learned to delay paying wages! Under these circumstances, it seems understandable that some weak-willed individuals would betray Zhi Dong.