The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

“That’s true, but Rodel isn’t bad either.” Mongot nodded. Then he realized that when Ember left, not to mention Rodel, the entire border region probably had fewer survivors than the city of Liyue alone.

Those extra people were all resurrected after Yu Jin left.

"Really? That's great." Yu Jin nodded as well; having more people is definitely an advantage.

"I wonder if Your Majesty has noticed that the atmosphere in this city is rather tense," Mongot said calmly, recalling what he had seen and heard that day.

"Of course, their god is 'dead,' how could they not be nervous?" Yu Jin leaned back in his chair, looking at the stars gradually brightening in the sky, and said nonchalantly.

Then he saw Montgomery's gaze fixed on the embers.

"Why are you looking at me? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would cause trouble?" Yu Jin immediately felt that his personality had been insulted.

He aspires to be a great person like Solar, so looking at him like that is practically a denial of him!

"Let me tell you, it's actually like this..."

Seeing that the suspicion in Mongot's eyes had not diminished, Ember had no choice but to tell Mongot about his time in Liyue.

"Da da da!"

Upon hearing this, the doubt in Montgomery's eyes did indeed disappear, but he then began banging on the table again.

"Wanting to return to rule by men..."

Montgomery seemed lost in thought.

"The people and gods here are different from those in the border region. The people here are very powerful, and the gods are different too. Don't try to apply this to other places."

Seeing Menggete deep in thought, Yu Jin gave him a reminder.

"Hehe, Wang, you're overthinking it. I'm just a passerby and have no right to comment on the decisions made here."

Mongot shook his head, then stopped tapping and looked back at Ember, saying, "But this is a good case study. What does the King think of all this?"

"How can I watch it? Just stand there and watch." Yu Jin curled his lip. What else could he watch it? He was just looking for some fun and playing around.

“That’s not the kind of answer a king should give.” Mongot stood up, took a map out of his cloak, and hung it on a tree nearby.

"Where did you get such a detailed map?" Yu Jin looked at it and found that the map's details far exceeded those circulating on the market, even marking those unknown hills and forests.

“That’s not important.” Mongot picked up the cursed sword from the table, pointed it at the Jade Capital Terrace, and asked:

"Why does the King think Ying ran away? What would the King do if he were in the position of the Seven Stars?"

"I suddenly remembered I have something to do, I have to go!" Seeing the burning look in Mengget's eyes, Yu Jin immediately felt that things were not good, and he wanted to run away.

"Your Majesty, this is an essential ability. As a king, you should be able to anticipate the actions of people or organizations of different positions and forces and take appropriate measures."

"Do not run away, Your Majesty."

"Alright." Since Mongot had said so, Ember could only obediently sit back down.

"How will the king respond?" Menggete pointed at Yujingtai again and continued.

"Um... should we grab Ying and ask her directly?"

What if she doesn't answer?

"I can search souls!"

"..."

"Let me ask another question. How does Your Majesty feel about the Seven Stars' current grasp of the situation?" Mongot's cursed sword trembled slightly before he pointed it at Jade Capital Terrace and asked.

"How would I know? I'm not Seven Stars." Yu Jin shrugged. How would he know? He wasn't some pervert who spied on other people's souls every day.

"..."

“As a king, you must learn to analyze situations.” Mongot was silent for a while. Very good, very much in line with his imagination of Ember.

Then he pointed to a corner of Liyue and asked again, still undeterred, "So, let's change the subject. Why did Zhongli, the Geo Archon who is already 'dead,' have Luminous perform the Sending-Off Ceremony? His…"

"No, do you even know how many questions Montgomery is asking?" Ember felt that Montgomery's questions were getting more and more outrageous, and he felt that Montgomery was just making fun of him.

These are questions that are impossible to answer without mind reading. Ember strongly suspects that Mongot doesn't know the answers either.

However, after hearing Ember's words, Mongot replanted the cursed sword in the ground. A confident smile appeared on his lips: "Of course I know."

Chapter 288 Talking about the General Situation of the World

2023-11-12

Ember looked at Mongot, clapped his hands, then moved a small stool over and sat down, saying, "Come on, let's begin the performance. I'll be the audience."

"Don't just watch, Your Majesty. You should also learn something," Mongot reminded him, seeing Ember's curious expression.

Yu Jin nodded perfunctorily. What nonsense? Anyway, one punch silenced everything. Why bother trying to figure out what others were thinking?

“You said that the traveler’s brother was abducted by the Seven Gods, and she passed through the Land of Wind without finding anything. So she came to the Land of Rock, a new country.”

"Furthermore, when the Emperor died, the Traveler had just arrived in Liyue and knew nothing about it. Under such circumstances, the Thousand Rock Army had to seal off the entire area. From the Traveler's perspective, do you think she would allow herself to fall into the hands of the Seven Gods?"

"So she had to run away!" Yu Jin suddenly realized. He had been wondering why Ying had run away when she hadn't done anything wrong, but now he understood!

“That’s right. If the Rock God is the murderer, then her situation is quite dangerous.” Mongot nodded.

"But Morax is not the murderer."

"The traveler doesn't know. Besides, you're just being argumentative."

Ember shut up.

“Now, let’s move on to the second question.” Montgomery didn’t stop; a glint of light began to appear in his eyes.

It seems that even after so long in retirement, his mind hasn't gone rusty; his experience of reigning as king in Rodel is still vivid in his memory.

"In my opinion, the Seven Stars have a very high level of control over the situation, but they did panic a bit in the early stages."

"A typical example is the wanted traveler. If I'm not mistaken, with her strength, she must have made a name for herself in the Land of Wind."

“She has the title of Honorary Knight,” Ember added. Although it wasn’t as prestigious as his title of Great Adventurer, it was still quite impressive.

“That’s right. However, Seven Stars later realized that it was a bad move to put a warrant on the arrest of such a powerful person with no motive. So they should have withdrawn the warrant shortly after it was issued.”

"I estimate that it won't be long before Seven Stars invites the Traveler. I don't ask her to help Seven Stars, but I'll at least make sure she doesn't side with the Fools who crave the heart of God."

"Does this mean Ningguang and the others have a good grasp of the situation?" Ember scratched his head. This at most proves that Ningguang has a stalking habit, first stalking him, then stalking Ying.

"It's not over yet. Based on my experience outside the city, the Thousand Rock Army reacted very quickly to the arrival of the so-called 'immortal,' as if the immortal was not as mysterious and unpredictable as the legends here suggest."

"Among the Seven Stars, there should be someone who has a close relationship with the Immortal, or someone who is very good at intelligence work. Otherwise, the Seven Stars would not have had a contingency plan for the Immortal's arrival."

"Clap clap clap!" Yu Jin clapped his hands. Gan Yu, Ye Lan, your underwear is about to be pulled down!

“Indeed. I know them.” After clapping, Yu Jin nodded.

"Oh? It seems the king's methods are quite effective. Generally speaking, these two people would hide their tracks and names very well. It must not have been easy for the king to know them."

Mongot nodded at Ember. It seems the King's abilities are quite impressive; he can even recognize such a hidden creature. He must have put in considerable effort.

“Uh…” Yu Jin didn’t know what to say for a moment. The process of him getting to know Gan Yu Ye Lan was not as difficult as Meng Ge Te had imagined.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Ember had no idea about their positions before he met them.

“Next is the absolute center of this whole affair.” Montgomery lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then speculated:

“Zhongli, also known as the Rock God, is probably the person with the deepest understanding of the situation. Both the Seven Stars and the Fatui should be under his control.”

"???"

"He just wanders around aimlessly like me all day, how did he manage to take control of the situation?" Yu Jin was puzzled because, in his view, Zhong Li had been wandering around aimlessly with Ying for the past few days.

First he bought stones, then spices. Yu Jin wondered if he was being a little too enthusiastic about his funeral.

“You can’t generalize about people.” Mengget glanced at Yu Jin, almost rolling his eyes. Yu Jin was just strolling around, genuinely just strolling around, while Zhong Li was strolling around with a purpose.

“Zhongli’s current identity is a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, which allows him to contact both the Seven Stars and the Fools. This identity is very convenient.”

“The Fools will not give up this channel through which they can learn about the Seven Stars, so the Executive Officer will definitely send someone to keep an eye on Zhongli.”

"I don't believe that the Rock God couldn't even think of this."

“So…” Yu Jin found it very interesting, so he started to act as the straight man.

"Therefore, Zhongli can completely control his own conversations and routes, ensuring that the information the Fools receive is leaked by Zhongli himself."

"As for controlling the trajectory of the Seven Stars..." Mongot turned his head, looked at the Jade Capital Terrace on the map, and continued:

"That depends on whether the immortal and Zhongli have enough tacit understanding. But in my opinion, they should be."

"why?"

"Because the old woman from the daytime is a hidden immortal. And she has most likely already guessed that Zhongli is the Rock God. With her help, there is a channel of communication between the immortal and Zhongli."

“Zhongli can indirectly control the Seven Stars’ decisions by controlling the speed at which the immortals arrive at Liyue Harbor. Moreover, the Seven Stars’ knowledge of the immortals was most likely released by Zhongli himself.”

"The immortals are the examiners invited by Zhongli. If the Seven Stars pass the test, then Liyue will fall under human rule. If they fail, the immortals will probably seize Liyue and temporarily maintain divine rule."

"Well, that's all we can tell for now."

"..."

Ember looked up at Montgomery and immediately covered his eyes.

Wow! An IQ of 99 is terrifying! The light of wisdom is almost blinding him.

"What is Your Majesty doing? This is just a rough analysis; there are still many questions I don't understand," Mongot asked, puzzled, seeing Ember's strange behavior.

Although he had a very accurate grasp of human nature and politics, Mongot never tried to fathom Ember's thoughts.

It's not because Yu Jin is too violent, but because his thought process is different from ordinary people. Trying to figure out Yu Jin's thoughts can easily lead one's own thinking astray.

"Huh? There are things you don't understand?" Ember was shocked. What kind of problem could stump Montgomery's head?

Now, Mongot's intelligence is rising rapidly in Ember's mind, and he's almost ranked first.

As for who's number one? Of course it's Patch! Although Patch is just as unreliable as him, he knows a lot.

"Of course, take that organization called the Fools for example. I just can't understand how they were able to obtain the Heart of the Rock God."

Mongot's eyes held a hint of doubt, based on Ember's previous account. While the gods of this world were not as powerful as Marika, they were in no way inferior to the top demigods.

As for those so-called executives, their strength is at best that of heroes. For a hero to try and steal something from a demigod is practically courting death.

Even Montgomery's clone, "Ominous Demon Malkitt," could cause rivers of blood to flow among the heroes, let alone his true form.