The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"The fools are causing trouble in the Golden House," Montgomery concluded, closing his journal.

"Heh, I originally thought the Fatui and the Seven Stars were equals, but now it seems that this organization called the Fatui is far inferior to the Seven Stars in intelligence work." Montgomery shook his head; he knew the importance of intelligence.

In the entire border region, besides the Black Knives, the best at gathering intelligence are the Mongots.

His Night Riders, like the Black Blade, were hidden in the darkness. Even the warhorses they rode were summoned from the void.

Every night, the Night Riders emerge from the void, traversing the borderlands to provide Mongot, who is in Rodel, with all sorts of intelligence.

However, if it were Yu Jin, he would say that the Night Riders were all highly skilled and had pleasant voices, which he liked very much!

In fact, the Night Riders' equipment was the finest in Rodel, whether it was their armor, weapons, or even the battle dust attached to their weapons.

In short, the loot drops are great! For those rare items, Ember went all over the world to "borrow" Night Riders to play with.

"That's amazing?" Yu Jin exclaimed in amazement.

“Indeed, Seven Stars has done a good job in this regard.” Meng Gete nodded. Intelligence can turn a passive situation into an active one, and Seven Stars is a prime example of this.

"No, I meant how amazing you are." Yu Jin nodded seriously to Meng Ge Te.

"Your Majesty flatters me. These are merely some trivial tricks, insignificant compared to Your Majesty's might," Mongt said modestly, rubbing his temples.

“Power alone is not enough. Look at your old man, isn’t he just like that?” Yu Jin shook his head and walked to the desk in the center of the main hall.

Judging from the appearance, this must be Ningguang's office space.

Yu Jin looked at the tidy desktop for a while, then wiped it with his hand, and the desktop immediately became quite dirty.

Seeing this, Yu Jin stopped with the formalities and jumped onto Ning Guang's desk.

"Mongt, listen to my command!"

Ember turned around and shouted loudly.

"My subordinate is here!"

Montgomery knelt on one knee and lowered his head.

"After careful consideration, I have decided that you will be the King of Elden!"

As Yu Jin spoke, he pulled out a crown woven from branches, vines, and gold.

The crown is entirely golden with minimal decoration; if it were the golden triangle standing upright in front, one might mistake it for a crown.

That was the crown that belonged exclusively to the King of Elden, and the decorations on it also conformed to the standards of the borderlands for a king—power, unparalleled power.

Ember felt that the standard had been changed; a brilliant mind was still possible, like Mongot in front of him.

So he thought he should be the one to set this precedent! As for whether the crown falls on Montgomery's head, Godwin's head, or Michaela's head, Ember thought it would be great.

Thinking about it this way, it seems there are quite a few talented people in the border region; there are at least three who are capable of becoming kings.

Although a muscle-bound guy like Goufley can become king, Ember thinks it's better for a king to have some brains.

You can only fight, not be king.

"My subordinates dare not!"

Montgomery lowered his head even further; he was now drenched in sweat.

As expected, Yu Jin's thoughts were something he could never fathom.

"Are you complaining that the location for the abdication is too simple?" Yu Jin glanced at the magnificent Qunyu Pavilion, thinking it was already quite adequate. They should hurry up and get things done; the place still belonged to the other party!

"Gentlemen, please come to the main hall of my Qunyu Pavilion for a chat." Ningguang's confident voice rang out, and the living room of the main hall of Qunyu Pavilion was instantly brightened.

Then she saw Ember standing on her desk, and Mongot kneeling in front of him.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Excuse me... have I disturbed you?" Ningguang clenched her fists and asked with a forced smile.

“No, I should say you’ve come at just the right time.” Montgomery breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up to block the crown and then reached behind his back to press down Ember’s hand.

"So, Ember, what are you doing standing on my desk?" Ningguang stepped forward, passed through Montgomery, and saw the large black footprint on the desk.

“Um…” Yu Jin put the crown back. It’s probably not appropriate to tell Ning Guang and the others about the abdication, right?

He pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "I'm measuring Montgomery's height. He's grown taller; he's now 3.76 meters, which is two centimeters."

……

Two figures were seen falling freely in the sky above the Qunyu Pavilion.

“Mongt, you can’t stand it, you can grow wings.”

"You're overthinking it, Wang. At such a height, it won't harm your subordinates in the slightest."

"That's good. Let Yujingtai be busy for a while. Anyway, it was Ningguang who abandoned us."

"Boom!" ×2

Moments later, two huge craters appeared on the square of Yujingtai.

Ke Qing, standing to the side: "..."

Damn it! As a senior civil engineer, she's going to have to work overtime again.

Chapter 296 Yaksha

2023-11-16

"Hey kid, how's the scarecrow game going?"

On the streets of Chihuyan, Yu Jin and Dugu Shuo were "competing" with tree sticks.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Shuo dropped the wooden stick he was holding, leaned close to Yu Jin, and whispered, "Brother Yu Jin, are you an immortal?"

"Why do you think that?" Yu Jin threw the wooden stick in his hand into the green belt next to him and patted the dust off his hands.

"Shouldn't the immortals here all be ethereal and otherworldly, detached from the mundane world? Would they wander around like me, occasionally coming to give you pointers?"

Yu Jin poked Dugu Shuo's forehead. This kid, doesn't want to become a great hero, he wants to become an immortal?

"No. Although you don't look like an immortal, those scarecrows you made can move! Even the Eye of God can't do that!"

Dugu Shuo's eyes still shone as he looked at Yu Jin. Back then, those five scarecrows carried him home and almost blew him up.

Fortunately, his parents were too busy to see their son being carried home by the scarecrow, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble might have ensued.

"What's so strange about scarecrows moving? Instead of worrying about that, we should think about how to break those scarecrows."

"If you break all the scarecrows, you can collect all the wedge stone fragments and turn your little dagger into a real weapon!"

As Yu Jin spoke, he even pumped his fist in encouragement.

"Really?!" Dugu Shuo looked incredulous, though he didn't know what wedge-shaped stone fragments were. But that didn't matter anymore; what mattered was that as long as he broke the scarecrow, he could have his own weapon!

“Absolutely true. Once you can actually break those scarecrows, it means you've reached a certain level of control over your body and are ready to wield weapons.” Yu Jin nodded.

"Goodbye, Brother Yu Jin! I'm off to beat the scarecrow!" Upon hearing this, Dugu Shuo immediately ran back to his home as fast as he could.

His path to becoming a great hero can finally take a brand new step!

"Haste makes waste!" Yu Jin shook his head, successfully using the proverb he had just learned in Liyue.

Moreover, he felt that he was doing quite well with it.

After Dugu Shuo left, Chihu Rock fell completely silent. But the very fact that Chihu Rock was silent was highly unusual!

“There’s a problem!” Yu Jin looked at the street with only two or three people scattered around and stroked his chin.

He had seen the bustling scene at Huyan before. It was so deserted now; in the past, he could only see it late at night.

Therefore, Ember was eager to see what had happened in Liyue.

So he jumped onto the roof, because the higher you stand, the farther you can see.

Looking out over the entire city from the pavilion of Chihu Rock, Yu Jin couldn't see anything—the building of Chihu Rock was too low to offer much of a view.

However, although the view below is not wide, the view above is completely unobstructed.

When Yu Jin looked up, he saw a figure standing on the large flower of the Northern Bank.

……

“This thing…” Xiao looked at the large, fleshy red flower at his feet and instinctively felt a sense of disgust.

Why is the color of this flower so similar to flesh and blood? Could it be that after so many years away from Liyue, their style has become so bizarre?

Xiao looked up and around, but didn't see any more large flowers. It seemed this was just an isolated case.

He crouched down and touched the somewhat eerie large flower with his hand. Its texture resembled stone or gold, but it was quite peculiar.

Seeing this, Xiao no longer hesitated. A long, emerald-green spear appeared in his hand, and then he thrust it forward with all his might.

"Om-"

"This thing is so tough?!" Xiao looked at the spear that had been deflected and felt the recoil from his arm, and exclaimed in astonishment.

Although he only used three or four tenths of his strength, it was still enough to cut through metal, but unexpectedly, it only left a white mark on the big flower.

"Bro, that full sleeve tattoo looks pretty good. Where did you get it?" A curious voice came from behind Xiao, making his hair stand on end.

He didn't even notice someone had moved closer to him from behind!

"Who are you!" Xiao suddenly stood up and turned around, instantly putting distance between himself and Yu Jin.

He stared intently at the strange creature before him, not daring to relax for a moment. He, who was born to fight, was being approached so easily—something Xiao had never experienced before.

"Why are you so agitated, Ember?" Ember looked at Xiao, who was like a frightened bird, reached out and grabbed the tip of the spear, pressing it down.

"Xiao." Seeing Yu Jin's actions, Xiao knew that the newcomer meant no harm. He put down his weapon and uttered a single word.

“You seem to be overreacting,” Yu Jin said, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Xiao, whose muscles were still taut.

"It's just my nature. Goodbye." Xiao glanced at Yu Jin and then tried to leave.

As a Yaksha, he was burdened with karmic debts. Although the man before him was powerful and mysterious, Xiao was still worried that he would be haunted by resentment.

Even he, an immortal, couldn't withstand the power of the demon god's remnants, let alone ordinary people.