The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Mongt, what do you think of my method?" Ember asked, tossing the small notebook in his hand as he threw the hole.

"..."

Mongot only glanced at it before understanding Ember's idea. He forced a smile and exclaimed, "A genius idea, worthy of a king."

Although it's absurd, it's indeed a good method. However, it needs a few minor improvements.

"I think Wang could add another point, which is your own tendency to intervene. If both sides become very... very malicious in the end."

Montgomery paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. Although the possibility was small, it couldn't be ruled out, could it?

"At that time, it would be a desecration for Your Majesty to help either side, so Your Majesty will have to take action on your own."

"Or perhaps the impact of war on ordinary people is actually very small, so small that it doesn't warrant intervention, and so on..."

Montgomery's mind clearly worked faster than Ember's, and he launched into a long, rambling account of all the unexpected events.

"Is that so? Then I'll do as you say!"

Yu Jin was a person who was open to opinions, so he drew a calm face between "Shogunate" and "Rebel Army" with the number "0" below it to indicate his current attitude—he felt that Inazuma was neither good nor bad, and his tendency to intervene was so-so.

After all, Inazuma was just a war, and a civil war at that, not the end of the world.

If that calm face turns into a smiling face, it means that Ember has no intention of intervening in the war between the two sides.

If it turns into an angry face, then it's hard to say...

Chapter 401 Special Professions

2024-01-07

"Grunt! Grunt!"

As the sound of sand being turned over rose in waves, a large, brownish-red pit gradually appeared on the beach.

Judging from the color, the pit is deep enough to penetrate the surface sand and reach the soil below.

"I seem to remember Hu Tao saying that after a person dies, their head should be to the north and their feet to the south, right?" Yu Jin said to Meng Ge Te, clapping his hands as he jumped out of the deep pit below.

“But this is Inazuma.” Mongot lifted a corpse and threw it inside.

It is perfectly balanced, with its head to the north and feet to the south.

“That makes sense.” Yu Jin suddenly realized that the rules of Liyue might not apply to Inazuma.

As soon as Ember finished speaking, Mongot paused in his steps.

"What's wrong? Did they have a change of heart and come to clean up the battlefield?" Ember asked, puzzled, as he saw Mongot's actions.

Montgomery shook his head, then looked at the trees to his side and said with a smile, "I thought there was no such profession as scavenger here. Now it seems I was wrong."

"Come out quickly, don't leave these corpses in such a mess."

After speaking, Montgomery's eyes were fixed on the vegetation beside him, like a solemn statue, giving people an invisible pressure from a distance.

Seeing this, Yu Jin wisely kept silent, knowing that if he opened his mouth, the solemn atmosphere would be completely destroyed.

The monstrous figure, coupled with the blood-stained beach and corpses scattered everywhere, instantly created a sense of silent terror.

"Shhhhh!"

The swaying among the trees had become so severe as to be clearly abnormal. It was obvious at a glance that something was wrong.

"Monster... Monster! I... I'm telling you! We... we are... we are the men of the great pirate, Oni-ryu!"

As they trembled, several people dressed in old armor emerged from the bushes.

Although it was a threat, their trembling legs and swaying weapons had already betrayed their true feelings.

"Alright, if even monsters would politely persuade you to come out, then what are the soldiers you're hiding from? Demons?"

Mongot was already used to the fearful and apprehensive gazes of the people in the distance. Their malice was nothing compared to even a fraction of what he had felt in the sewers.

"You...you really don't want these things?" Upon hearing Mongot's words, the fear in the hearts of the group of people who claimed to be pirates dissipated considerably.

Yes, the "monster" in front of them would talk to them politely, but the rebels and the shogunate army would not be so courteous.

One wrong move and you could be branded a spy or a traitor, and if you were arrested, you'd spend the rest of your life in prison.

"No, look at my equipment, do I look like a scavenger?" Ember patted his breastplate a few times, then pulled out a gleaming straight sword.

“Look how bright this sword is.” Yu Jin, holding a straight sword that could be used as a mirror, ran up to a person and used the blade to reflect the person’s surprised face.

"This is... truly a fine weapon." The man swallowed hard; this weapon was far superior to any other weapon he had ever seen.

"That's settled! Hurry up and clean it up, or the corpse will rot and cause a plague!" Yu Jin slapped the man's head and urged him on.

"oh oh?!"

The man then realized what was happening and shouted to the others, "Everyone, hurry up!"

As they spoke, they skillfully began to loot the corpse.

These men were very skilled; whether it was the corpses of the rebels or the shogunate army, they were all stripped naked in just a few minutes in their hands.

Fortunately, they still had some conscience and didn't strip off the person's underwear, otherwise Yu Jin would have stopped them no matter what.

Watching them swarm and clear away the corpses on the ground like locusts, Yu Jin suddenly realized that they might be more familiar with the army's equipment and conditions than the rebels and the shogunate army themselves.

Where are the weapons stored? Where are the supplies stored? Where are the armor connection points? Ember estimated that they knew these things better than the soldiers.

After cleaning the bodies off the ground, the group began the burial work. Since Ember had already dug the grave, all they needed to do was throw the bodies in and cover them with soil.

During this time, Ember went over to take a look, and sure enough, apart from the one that Mongot dealt with, the other corpses were facing in no particular way.

It seems that the rules of Liyue don't really work on Inazuma.

"Do you bury corpses normally?" Mongot suddenly asked, watching the group tamping down the soil.

"Replying to...sir, we usually just burn it down and that's it." The leader glanced at Mongot and replied cautiously.

"Just call me Montgomery."

"Ember, we're just adventurers, no need to be nervous. What about you?"

"My name is Mita." Mita cupped his hands in greeting to the two of them.

“Mita, right? Once you’re done cleaning up, let’s talk things over.” Menggete nodded, then led everyone into the grove.

As soon as they entered the grove, Mita and the others breathed a sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders.

"You guys seemed quite tense on the beach?" Yu Jin asked, noticing how much more relaxed the group had become.

"Lord Ember, you may not know this, but deserters do these things too! And they're usually much faster than us."

"If we crash into it, that would be a real problem!"

Seeing that the place was secluded, Mita began to talk openly.

“That’s quite dangerous.” Yu Jin looked at Mita and the others. The combination of the Shogunate army’s arm armor with the rebel army’s leg armor, and even half of it, was probably unique to Inazuma.

Their defensive capabilities weren't entirely nonexistent, but they were far from satisfactory. As for their weapons, they were holding the knives backwards—how could they possibly be used to cut anyone?

"That's right, we usually only dare to pick up what other people have left over! But we were lucky today, thanks to the two of you, we picked up some better stuff."

Mita weighed the sword in his hand; it was worth quite a bit of money, and he had made a small windfall this time.

Thinking back to what he had seen at the beginning, Mita felt both fear and curiosity.

He asked cautiously, "My lords, those people..."

"You're overthinking it. We're not that fierce." Yu Jin chuckled, then looked at Mita and asked, "Since it's so dangerous, why do you do this kind of work involving contact with dead people? Aren't you afraid they'll come after you at night?"

Upon hearing this, Mita's face immediately scrunched up like a gourd. He sighed and said, "I'm lucky; I'm strong and healthy, and I can get a job with Lord Oniryu. If it were anyone else..."

Mita thought for a moment, then said, "It's not so bad if evil spirits come knocking on our door."

"Gui Long?" Yu Jin said that this was a name he had never heard of.

"Among the most notorious pirates active in this area, only under Lord Guilong's command can we find a good market for the things we collect."

“Otherwise, these armors and weapons we picked up would just be a pile of scrap metal in our hands,” Mita explained.

Guilong is the biggest pirate in this area. Most of the scavengers are his subordinates. But they are just subordinates in name only. In the chaos of war, no one cares to investigate when someone dies.

Most of the items that corpse scavengers find can only be exchanged for useful things like money or food if they have them in their possession.

"The market's not doing well lately, I wonder how much grain these things can get me?" Looking at the battered weapons and armor in his hands, Mita sighed again.

If he could, he wouldn't want to touch a dead person.

"Is that so?" Yu Jin nodded, then wrote it down in his notebook.

Beneath the calm face in the notebook, the number changed from "0" to "-3".

Chapter 402 Na Shitan

2024-01-08

"Mita, do you know where Hishimura is?"

In the woods, embers lit a campfire. Opposite him, several people were wolfing down their food.

Hunting a few wild boars was no difficult task for Ember and Mongot. And grilling them was something anyone could do.

Therefore, no food poisoning incidents occurred here—Ember's cooking skills weren't so bad that he could roast meat into a monster.

Of course, this is on the premise that the meat being grilled is legitimate meat, not some random meat that he got himself.

“Hi...Hikimura?” Mita thought for a moment, then turned to the people behind him and asked, “Does anyone know Hikimura?”

"do not know."

The people behind him all shook their heads.

"I'm sorry, Lord Yu Jin. We are all refugees from other places and don't know where Hishiki Village is."

Mita shook his head, then wiped the grease from his mouth and tentatively asked Ember, "Lord Ember, would you like to come with us to Nashii Beach? Lord Oniryu is there."

“He has many trade routes under his control, so he must know where Hishimura is.”

"And even if you don't want to see Lord Guilong, there are plenty of people inside, so you can always find someone who knows the way."

Fearing that Yu Jin might have doubts, Mita added a few more words.