The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

It's obvious that there are many loopholes in it. If we could get guidance from Montgomery, the village's security would surely be further enhanced!

"Look how excited you are. There are many loopholes in how you use your power. You can ask him if you have time." Yu Jin waved to Washijin when he saw his excitement.

But after waving his hand for a long time, Mongot still didn't come out. Now, the awkwardness shifted from Washizu to Ember.

"Mongt!" Ember stopped waving his hand, and his voice rose a few decibels, but still no one responded.

"Could it be that he killed too many enemies and was too tired to rest?" Tuan Guiliu tried to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"How could he get tired with so few people?" Yu Jin said it was impossible. He turned around and ran back into the Golden Tree.

"Mongt?!"

"Monger is here to see you, Mongert!!"

"I misspoke earlier, the Beast of Elden is looking for you!!!"

……

Ember immediately merged into the Golden Tree. Almost at the same time Ember entered the Golden Tree, the Golden Tree emitted his heart-wrenching cries.

After a long while, Ember finally emerged from the golden tree, patting his chest.

"I guess he was homesick and went back on his own."

"I've just brought everyone connected to Mongot to Teyvat, but I haven't even managed to lure out a single Mongot," Yu Jin said with a sigh.

Considering that this also includes the Great Golden Tree, which is Mongot's favorite, and the Beast of Elden, the embodiment of the Ring of Law, Ember guesses that Mongot has probably run back to the borderlands.

This made him sigh. He was, after all, the former king, and his influence was not what it used to be. Mengert had actually left without reporting!

But then Yu Jin thought about it again and realized that he hadn't actually said he needed to report if he wanted to leave, so it was quite normal for Mengote to leave.

Shaking his head to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, Yu Jin quickly calmed down.

For Ember, Mongot's departure was at most a minor surprise.

As for the anger at being slighted or the king's overstepping his bounds, Ember's mind didn't even wander to those things.

He never considered himself a king; only others had ever called him king.

However, as more and more people like this emerged, Ember truly became king.

"He went back because he was homesick?" Washizu thought this reason was ridiculous, but upon reflection, it made sense.

Montgomery is definitely not an Inatsume-sensei; perhaps he really misses his hometown?

"It seems that Hikimura's defenses still require me, a half-baked expert, to handle." Washizu shook his head and said with a wry smile.

“Actually, that’s not necessarily true.” Yu Jin looked at Tuan Gui Liu, whose face was contorted and who was tearing off bandages, and said slowly.

Chapter 421 Social Research Mentor

2024-01-17

"Hiss...that's refreshing."

Tuan Guiliu removed the bandages from his arm, and sure enough, downy hair began to grow on his arm.

The downy hair is very fine; if you don't look closely, you might think that Tuan Gui Liu is naturally hairy.

Tuan Guiliu was intently unwrapping the bandages from his body. After the recent battle, the medicinal powder made from the bark of the golden tree seemed to have seeped into Tuan Guiliu's flesh and blood.

Right now, Oni Roku feels itchy all over, and considering the changes in the villagers of Hishiki Village, his body is probably starting to resemble theirs as well.

So when he saw the downy hair on his arm, Tuan Guiliu wasn't surprised at all, but the tingling sensation of having the bandages removed was quite intoxicating.

He didn't even notice when Washi and Ember came to his side.

"Wow!"

"Oh ho ho!"

Ember and Washizu gripped the bandages on Dan Oniroku's arms. With a sudden burst of strength, Dan Oniroku's arms were instantly freed from the bandages.

Of course, the agonizing cry of Oniroku also appeared.

"It hurts so much! What are you two doing?!" Tuan Gui Liu crossed his arms, rubbing his reddened arms, and said with a hint of annoyance.

If you slowly peel off the bandage, it will drive Tuan Gui Liu crazy; if you peel it off quickly, it will make him scream.

"You say you're an elite member of the Shogunate?"

"I used to be, but now I should be called..." Dan Oniroku directly denied his identity as a member of the Shogunate army. He pondered for a moment, then continued rubbing his shoulders as he spoke:

"I should be called a Ronin now!"

As he spoke, Oniroku Tan raised an eyebrow. Inazuma's light novels feature many ronin as protagonists, and Oniroku Tan himself yearns for the freedom that ronin experience.

Now, thanks to the war, his wish has been fulfilled. However, whether Oniroku truly loved the profession of "ronin" or simply loved freedom remains unknown.

"A ronin? I think you'd starve to death out there." Washizu almost burst out laughing at that.

Judging from the appearance of Oniroku, he genuinely doubted that he would survive more than three days in the wild.

"Who said that? I have learned survival skills in the wild." Tuan Guiliu immediately retorted, unconvinced.

"What about the others?" Yu Jin asked.

"What other things?" Tuan Gui Liu was completely baffled.

"It's about things like camp defense, trap setting, and patrols." Washizu explained the areas where Hishikumura needed improvement.

As former elites of the shogunate, they must know these things, right?

"Forehead……"

Tuan Gui Liu scratched his head, then shrugged and said, "Isn't this something the captain needs to know? Why would a common soldier like me need to know so much?"

What Dan Oniroku said was true; in the Shogunate army, he only did three things: obey orders, fight, and run away.

Aside from that, he didn't know much else.

"I'm starting to think your elite force isn't quite up to par."

"Is this all the Demon God Guardian Team is like? Are you a deserter?"

Yu Jin and Washi looked at Dan Oniroku with increasing suspicion, which made Dan Oniroku feel indignant.

Yu Jin and Washijin can doubt everything, but they cannot doubt Oni-roku's professionalism as a lowly soldier.

Immediately, Tuan Guiliu got up from the ground, waved his hand, and said, "What's the use of those weaklings? Everyone in Hishiki Village is a beast of burden. With a little training, I don't believe anyone can defeat you!"

Actually, Oniroku was being conservative. Judging from their actions during the previous fire, Oniroku even thought the villagers of Hiki Village were worse than cattle and horses.

Could the oxen and horses dig a firebreak around the entire Scarlet Wood Village in less than an hour? Could they withstand elemental attacks? Could they jump down from a watchtower several meters high without getting hurt?

Oxen and horses can't, but the villagers of Hiki Village can! So, everyone in Hiki Village is a super ox or horse!

"You can?" The doubt in Washizu's eyes had not yet dissipated.

"I am not very talented, but I still remember things like military training, marching and formations." Tuan Gui Liu was now very confident.

Because he was always the first to make a mistake in the team, he often got kicked in the butt by the captain.

Therefore, Oni-roku was deeply impressed by the soldiers' daily training, formations, and combat tactics.

Nonsense, if he didn't remember it well, his ass would have been kicked to pieces by the captain by now, and he'd be in a wheelchair.

"Good, good, good! The defense and training of Hikimura will fall on your shoulders!" Yu Jin immediately clapped his hands, looking forward to the performance of Dan Oniroku.

Feeling the trusting pats on the shoulder from Yu Jin and Washizu, Dan Oniroku was immersed in the pleasure of being trusted by others.

But soon, Oniroku realized what was happening. He moved Ember and Washizu's arm away, and belatedly asked Ember:

"Why don't you do this kind of thing? You're way better than me, aren't you?"

Tuan Gui Liu looked at Yu Jin with suspicion. He had seen strange people before, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone so strange that they always took off their armor.

Since Ember likes his armor so much, he must be quite skilled in martial arts and military matters.

"Then you're mistaken. Although I'm powerful, that's only true for me personally." Yu Jin indicated that Tuan Gui Liu was only half right.

"Moreover, I have more important things to do!"

As he spoke, Yu Jin revealed the small notebook in his hand.

Thanks to the performance of those people before them, the resistance's score plummeted to rock bottom.

If the score for intervention tends to drop further, Ember will have to intervene in this war.

Based on their current score, the Shogunate army might gain an extremely strong soldier.

"What important thing? Planting a tree?" Washizu asked after thinking for a moment. It seems that the truly important thing Ember did was plant this golden tree, right?

As for the others, are there any?

"Looking down on people, are you?" Yu Jin glanced sideways at Washijin, then said eagerly:

"I'm going to do... do... what was it again? I think it's called social research?"

Yu Jin didn't know what he was doing, so he just made up a similar excuse.

"Social research? What's that?"

Washizu and Dankiroku looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they were not illiterate, their knowledge was not particularly profound.

They had never even heard of "social research".

"It's just about investigating Inazuma's current situation and analyzing the problems, right?" Yu Jin was also a little unsure, as he was also good at relying on hearsay.

He knows a lot, but if it really comes down to it, all he can say is, "Hmm?"

"What's the point of investigating this? There's war, and life will be tough then." Washizu waved his hand, now thinking he could do this too.

"Do you know why we fight wars?"

Yu Jin pulled out his notebook and began to take notes. Social research, starting with Hishikura!

“I think it’s the isolation order, but the rebels seem to be promoting the Eye Hunting Order.” Washizu suddenly realized a blind spot.

That is, his own understanding is different from what the resistance army is propagating, and he doesn't know who is wrong.

Perhaps both are wrong? Or perhaps both are right?

"So how do you think this war should be stopped?" Ember asked again.