The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

I originally thought a few would be enough, but looking at it this way, there must be dozens of people, not to mention that this is just the Dihua Marsh in Liyue.

Including those who are in a coma in Mondstadt, the number is conservatively estimated to be over a hundred.

"It seems this destiny star is shattered quite thoroughly," Yu Jin remarked upon seeing this.

"Seriously, do the stars in the sky shatter into dust like the rock slime's shield?" Paimon thought to himself, seeing the busy inn staff, that this was a bit of a headache.

The conversation was undisguised. Hearing their commotion, a man wearing a gray-black overcoat and sporting a woolly beard walked over.

"I am Huai'an, the manager of Wangshu Inn." Huai'an cupped his hands in greeting to Yu Jin, Fischl, and Mona, and then nodded to Ying and Paimon—it seemed they knew each other.

"From what I've heard, do you all know anything about this strange event?" After a brief greeting, Huai'an asked anxiously.

We have to be anxious; since the meteorite fell, more and more people have been falling into comas.

At first, they were just ordinary travelers, but later even the slightly weaker Thousand Rock Army couldn't withstand them. If he hadn't been a skilled fighter in his youth, Huai'an probably would have been sleeping with the people in the greenhouse long ago.

"We're from the Adventurers' Guild, here to handle this matter." Upon hearing Huai'an's words, Paimon couldn't wait to show off.

"According to our investigation, as long as the fallen meteorite is disposed of, the unconscious people will slowly wake up." Mona gave Huai'an another pleasant surprise.

"Really, this is wonderful!" Sure enough, Huai'an was very excited when he heard that everyone had a way to wake up the unconscious person.

But he quickly realized what was happening.

"That's not right. The meteorite will knock the user unconscious as soon as it's touched. How are we supposed to clean it up?"

“If you have the Eye of God, things will be much better,” Mona explained.

Huai'an then noticed the details on everyone's bodies, and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Mona and Fischl's Eye of God.

"In that case, would you please help clear away the meteorites around here? If you don't, my Wangshu Inn will be packed with people."

As Huai'an spoke, he rubbed his forehead, indicating that these unconscious people had indeed kept him very busy.

“Since we’ve accepted the commission, we’ll definitely help.” Yu Jin nodded, then said to the others, “Let’s split up. The meteorite is scattered all over the ground. Let’s split up and hurry.”

Everyone agreed.

Although meteorites from the sky are rare and small, they are easy to find. This is because these stones from the sky constantly emit strong spiritual energy, and they are not difficult to spot if you pay a little attention.

Ember picked up a fragment of meteorite from the ground, which shone with a pale blue luster like a sapphire, and weighed it in his hand.

"boom!"

A deafening whooshing sound rang out, and another eye-catching blue streak appeared on the horizon.

Yu Jin clapped his hands, quite satisfied. He felt that this should at least be considered a form of mending the sky.

When should we ask that white-haired woman to settle his overtime pay?

Just as Ember was thinking this, he spotted a rather unusual guy.

Walking briskly forward, pushing aside the dense bushes in front of him, Ember saw a very simple doll.

The doll's internal joints and wiring are completely exposed, without any concealment. It also lacks any decoration, revealing its wooden body in every detail, like a child's toy puppet.

The doll turned around, its facial features blurred, making it look rather eerie.

"You are……"

Ember crossed his arms and looked at the stragglers with interest. Wasn't this guy digging a river in Liyue? How did he end up here?

And how did it become completely naked? Could it be that someone...

Yu Jin suddenly felt a pang of pity for the stragglers; how could an executive officer have fallen to such a state?

That's really... a good death!

Feeling Ember's gaze, the skirmisher couldn't help but shiver. His intuition told him that Ember was definitely thinking something bad.

But now is not the time for conflict. I went to great lengths to create this puppet clone for the sake of the clown's mission.

Before the mission is completed, Ember must not be allowed to discover his identity!

"Chirp chirp... click click..." The stragglers humiliatingly imitated the sounds made by the mechanical doll.

Amidst the chattering, he quietly took a few steps back, hoping to escape Yu Jin's sight.

Unfortunately, he was destined to fail. Ember instantly appeared behind the skirmisher, blocking his retreat.

Stroking his chin, Ember pondered how to correct the skirmisher's personality. This guy was really unruly; he could have just dug the river properly without any problems, but he insisted on running away.

We can't be lenient with such stubborn people; we have to let them taste the iron fist!

With his back to the embers, the stragglers suddenly felt a chill run down their spines. Without thinking, they turned and ran.

"Hehehe! Run? You can run to the ends of the earth and no one will come to save you!"

"senior!"

As soon as Yu Jin finished speaking, he heard Ying and the others' voices.

Considering Paimon and Fischl's mental health, Ember thought it would be better to save the personality correction fist for him for now.

Reaching out and grabbing the stragglers by the neck, Ember swung his hand and tossed the stragglers to the side of Ying and the others.

"what?"

"There's a doll here that doesn't even have me?!"

"Could he have fallen from the sky too?"

……

The reactions of the group varied. Luminous and Paimon were poking the skirmisher's body with tree branches, Fischl was talking to the others about the puppet's design that no one was listening to, and Mona was carefully observing the skirmisher's puppet body, hoping to glean something from it.

"Ember, what is this?" Paimon asked curiously as he saw Ember approaching.

“This is…” Yu Jin looked at the “corpse” lying on the ground, and he knew that the guy was pretending to be dead.

"This is a puppet I just invented!"

Yu Jin's eyes lit up, and he came up with a good way to reform the skirmishers. Actually, personality correction doesn't always have to involve fists.

"Invented by a senior?"

"Just now?"

Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance, their suspicion practically overflowing. Although they considered Ember to be strong and omnipotent, something as intricate as a puppet seemed completely unrelated to Ember.

"Are you looking down on me?" Yu Jin was a little annoyed. Why couldn't he invent a puppet?

He pulled the skirmisher to his feet and gently brushed the dust off him. Then he walked over to the skirmisher and explained earnestly:

"Let me proudly introduce this new invention: the service android! Serving tea and water, chatting to keep you entertained, and more—this is the one for you!"

"This sounds so much like Miss Catherine," Paimon scratched his head, feeling that Ember was definitely talking about Catherine.

Isn't that what Catherine does?

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin's eyes lit up. He pushed the skirmisher in front of him forward and said, "That's right, this is my newly invented men's version of Catherine!"

"Also known as... Catherine II!"

"..."

Chapter 338 Explode, Skirmishers!

2023-12-07

"Hey kid, come over here and give me a shoulder massage." On a hillside in Mondstadt, Ember and the others were lying on the grass, looking rather bored.

Thanks to their efforts, the meteorites near Wangshu Inn were quickly cleared away. Since they had plenty of time, they also came to Mondstadt to help out.

All that remains is to wait for the ruling planet of the Destiny Star to descend and completely resolve this matter.

"Boom!"

A rudimentary doll, its features somewhat blurred, approached and pounded on Ember's breastplate with a loud clang.

"Wasn't it called Catherine No. 2? Why was the name changed?" Paimon asked, puzzled, after hearing Ember calling out to the doll.

"You misheard me, I just called her 'Catherine Number Two'," Yu Jin said, making up a few words without changing his expression.

After saying that, he pressed the stragglers down to sit on the ground. If their armor hadn't been so sturdy, there would probably be several dents in it by now.

Ember strongly suspects that the Scatter Soldier is acting out of spite.

Actually, this is a misunderstanding of Sanbing. The doll that Sanbing is currently inhabiting is not only made of poor materials and hastily produced, but the consciousness within it is also a fragment of his consciousness that he projected.

It's already a blessing that this thing can move; if you try to control its strength, you're just making things difficult for the scattered soldiers.

Looking at the ugly and dull doll in front of her, Ying didn't know where to begin her critique.

"Senior, aren't you afraid Catherine will cry?" Ying looked at the doll more and more and thought it was super ugly. If Catherine knew, she would definitely cry her heart out!

"Really?" Ember looked at the skirmishers for a while, then turned to Ying and said, "They are indeed a bit ugly."

"It's just an experimental model, it's okay, we can modify it later." Yu Jin patted the stragglers on the back, then leaned closer and said, "How about it? I found you an older sister, isn't that great!"

"Not bad, my foot!" the skirmisher said through gritted teeth, sitting on the ground.

However, from the outside, nothing seems to have happened—this doll doesn't even have a mouth, so how can it be gritting its teeth?

"Shh! Quiet down, everyone. The stars are out, I'm going to do some divination."

It was nighttime, and the Milky Way pierced through the thin clouds in the sky, spreading across the ground.

Mona stood up from the ground, her expression serious, and summoned her water divination disc to begin the divination.

I also got away from the embers.

"..."

Yu Jin glanced at the serious expression on Mona's face and decided to put the torture on hold for now, since divination was quite mentally taxing.

Mona had prepared for this for so long, even taking them up the hillside, all for this divination. If they were disturbed, she might nag them for the rest of their lives.

"Ka... Ka..."

Although the water in the dish was clear and transparent, it made a series of gear-like sounds as Mona turned the lever.

"Om-"

The water divination plate emitted a bright light, which quickly dimmed. At the same time, Mona put away the now-dull water divination plate.