The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"boom!"

A thunderclap sounded from nowhere, followed by a cloud of dust. Explosion—this is one of the simplest and most frequent reactions in alchemy.

Many apprentices who are new to alchemy often experience an "explosion" reaction.

"Whew! That's quite powerful." Heizo Kanoin said with a smile, raising his hand to shield his eyes.

Once everything calmed down, a small pit appeared on the beach, with wisps of smoke rising from it.

"The concentration of elemental energy in the soil of Haiqi Island is unusually high. Anything from other places that comes into contact with the sand and soil of Haiqi Island will inevitably be eroded by elemental energy."

"The extra elemental power is enough for us to determine when this group of people arrived on the island."

Before Yu Jin could ask anything, Kanoin Heizo began to explain.

He activated his elemental vision again, and a bright spot of light appeared in his field of vision.

This is the elemental force contained in those wooden blocks.

“So much elemental power… they’ve been here for at least four months!” Kanoin Heizo raised his hand and gestured the number four.

"Four months? That's quite short." Yu Jin nodded, then shrugged and asked, "But what's the use?"

This question immediately stumped Heizo Kanoin, who lay on the ground, lost in deep self-doubt.

In the dim light, Yu Jin could even see his background gradually turning grayish-white.

Just as Yu Jin was about to teach Shinoin Heizo the Great Memory Restoration Technique, he saw that he had perked up again.

"Damn it, there must be too few clues at this camp! I'm going to check out the other Fatui camps!" Standing up from the ground, Kanoin Heizo clenched his fists, shouted, and ran off into the distance without looking back.

"Holy crap, how come you're moving like the wind?"

In Yu Jin's vision, he saw Kanoin Heizo radiating a blue light and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the pile of "groundhogs" on the ground, Yu Jin stomped his foot, causing the ground to ripple like water.

Finally, a thick earthen wall was erected between the fools and the coast.

"I don't know how long this can last. If you don't want to be drowned by the tide, you'd better hurry up."

"Also, I didn't see you using your Evil Eyes, which is good. Otherwise..."

A dull glass bead appeared in Ember's hand, and the trembling Fools below immediately recognized it as the Evil Eye.

"Kakaka!"

The sound of something shattering rang out, and the Evil Eye in Ember's hand turned into dust, scattering among the Fools.

Now they were shaking even more violently, wishing they could just bury their heads in the ground.

After doing all this, Yu Jin turned around and ran in the direction that Shinoin Heizo had fled.

"You little brat, wait for me!"

……

"Drink up, and watch my Immovable Flow Fighting Technique!"

At dusk, in another Fool's camp on Haiji Island, a head of short, maroon hair flew wildly. Under the fist that gathered strong wind, even the Fools were no match for him.

"puff!"

"Cuck!"

"Hey!"

"Wow! It's a God's Eye expert! Everyone, back off!"

The azure elemental force surged through the Fools' camp, hurling the garrison soldiers one by one into the air.

"A clue! I need a clue!" Ignoring the cries of the Fools on the ground, Kanoin Heizo ran straight into the tent in the camp and began rummaging through everything.

"No leads, next!"

Soon, the blue figure darted out of the Fools' tent again and ran off into the distance.

……

"Unity of Mind and Heart!"

In the dead of night, a blue gale gathered and spewed from Shinoin Heizo's fist, giving the surrounding Fools a taste of the flying sensation that their former comrade had experienced.

Although Hirazo Kanoin was still searching for possible clues in the camp this time, he was clearly not as attentive as before.

In other words, he seems to have found a clue.

“This location… let’s move on to the next one!” Shikanoin Heizo looked at the map and marked the Fool’s camp he had discovered.

There seems to be some pattern to this.

Without thinking about anything else, Kanoin Heizo immediately set off, continuing his race along the coastline of Kaigi Island.

At dawn, another camp of the Fools appeared in the distance. It was filled with stacks of wooden crates of all sizes, no less impressive than the other camps.

"Just as I thought, I know their supply base now!" Kanoin Heizo was incredibly excited.

He leaped high into the air. Wind elements gathered at his toes, and a cyan ball appeared in the air.

"Gathering Wind Kick!"

"call!"

The vacuum bullet shot out from under his feet, exploding violently and leaving the camp in a mess.

"Damn it! Enemy attack!"

"Where is the enemy?!"

"I don't know, it was a sneak attack!"

The Fools in the camp were completely disoriented by the attack. When they came to their senses, they frantically searched for the assailant like headless flies.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they searched, they could not find Kanoin Heizo, who had already escaped.

"Huff... huff..."

Seeing that no one was around and that the Fools wouldn't chase after him, Shiroin Heizo took a break, panting heavily.

Don't be fooled by his seemingly effortless movement through the Fools' camp; it was all based on surprise attacks and a lack of will to fight.

He just wanted clues and didn't want to get entangled in a fight with the Fools. Although in the end, he didn't find many clues.

"You brat, aren't you afraid of getting caught off guard? You'll find out when you get a good beating!" A familiar voice came from behind Kanoin Heizo, and Yu Jin slid in and sat down next to him.

Yu Jin had followed Kanoin Heizo around Haiji Island for a whole day and night, which really exhausted him.

"Hehe, I knew you were behind me, Ember." Shikanoin Heizo scratched his head and then pulled out the Inazuma map that he had previously taken from the Fatui camp.

"Let me see... here, here, and here! Are they all in the southeast corner?" Shinoin Heizo marked all the locations of the Fools' camps he had encountered on the map.

He discovered that most of the camps were located in the southeast corner of Haiqi Island.

"We must both support our own supplies and provide them to the resistance."

"Because it could produce evil eyes, concealment is also necessary."

"With so many supplies, and being separated by the sea, it would be best if there were a port of call..."

Connecting the information in his mind, Kanoin Heizo finally drew a circle at the southwestern cliff of Hachiyū Island.

"This is the Fools' supply center!"

Looking up at the rising sun, Kanoin Heizo showed no signs of fatigue, but rather exclaimed with great excitement.

Chapter 430 Detective Deer, Seriously Solving Cases

2024-01-18

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Behind an unremarkable boulder on Hachiyū Island, came the sound of Kanoin Heizo coughing.

"Kid, why don't we take a break? Otherwise, I think you might die." Yu Jin turned to look at Kanoin Heizo beside him and said worriedly.

Now, Kanoin Heizo's body was soaked, and his once shiny and stylish maroon short hair had lost its luster and become messy and rough.

His bloodshot eyes were surrounded by striking dark circles, making it seem as if he might suddenly die there at any moment.

“No need, what’s this?” Kanoin Heizo shook his head. Although he had participated in two strenuous activities, the “Marathon Around the Sea Island” and the “Ocean Swimming”, there was no sign of fatigue on his face.

On the contrary, his bloodshot eyes were still bright and alert, which seemed quite incongruous with his tired appearance.

Yu Jin could tell at a glance that this was a classic case of a mismatch between mind and body. Advice was useless with this kind of person; physical methods were necessary.

"Ember, walk along this river that flows into the sea... what are you doing?"

Heizo Shinoin rubbed his sore eyes. Wasn't Yu Jin holding a big stick just now?

"It's nothing. Your hair is wet; you'll get sick if you don't dry it." Yu Jin quickly put away the huge wooden stick he was holding. He stretched out his arm, which was hidden behind his back, and opened his palm, revealing a warm stone radiating gentle heat.

"Here, this will help you dry faster." Yu Jin placed the warm stone in his hand on the head of Shinoin Heizo.

The heat from the warm stone spread out, instantly giving Heizo Kanoin a warm current that flowed through his entire body.

The warm current started from the top of his head and flowed out from the soles of his feet, carrying away all the fatigue he had accumulated.

"Good stuff, do you have any more? If you do, I'll buy them at a high price." Kanoin Heizo casually mentioned this while stuffing the warm stone on his head into his pocket.

Having this would make tracking and similar activities much easier. However, its glowing feature needs to be addressed.

“No, this is a limited edition.” Yu Jin shook his head. This was his stock, and every one he used was one less available.

"By the way, what did you mean by walking along the river?"

"Go to the Fools' supply base, if they're not stupid."

"Hirazo Kanoin answered confidently. The Fools should understand the cost difference between land and water transport; therefore, it is necessary to build their strongholds beside rivers that connect to the sea."

"Okay, I understand." Yu Jin nodded absentmindedly. He looked at the river beside him and felt that the color of the river was a bit strange.

Why is the water purple?

Reaching the riverbank, Yu Jin extended his finger. Soon, a faint, subtle resentment traveled up his finger, into his brain, attempting to influence his mind.

However, this effect on him was not as pronounced as the tingling sensation in his fingers.