The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The stragglers lowered their heads and muttered to themselves.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jin suddenly felt that the figure of the skirmisher overlapped with that of a person. Then he realized with a jolt that it looked exactly like Kujo Takayuki!

However, Kujo Takayuki's extreme worship of Raijin, while the Sanbing... seems to be extreme hatred?

"Does he have a grudge against Thor?" Ember ran to the young master's side and whispered.

"This is the first time I've seen him so obsessed. I had no idea." The young master took a few steps back when he saw the stragglers looking like they were possessed.

But when he saw Ember beside him, he immediately stopped retreating. Although Ember was always messing with him, his strength was undeniable.

Even if there really is some possessed demon, what is there to be afraid of with Ember around?

Although the whispers between Yu Jin and the young master were quiet, they still reached the ears of the stragglers. He snapped out of his reverie and shook his head.

"Stop guessing. There were indeed some conflicts between us. But that's all in the past, and I'm the only one who knows it."

Despite saying that, the ferocious expression on the soldier's face told Ember and the young master that his conflict with Thor was definitely not as simple as "some".

"I told you not to be so arrogant. I could break your defenses right now, but I think you're in the victim's position right now, so I'm too lazy to talk about it."

When Yu Jin saw that the skirmisher had turned disdainful and arrogant again, he barely suppressed the urge to undermine him.

"What did you say? Tell me!" The young master was the most eager. He was genuinely curious what words Ember could say that could break through the skirmishers' defenses.

"He might be Thor's illegitimate son," Ember whispered mysteriously to the young master. Upon hearing this, the latter's eyes blazed with a fierce "gossip" light.

Even someone as muscular as the young master couldn't help but be curious about such explosive news.

"How did you know that? Also, can God really have children? Who is the soldier's father?"

The young master bombarded him with a barrage of questions, turning the faces of the soldiers beside him as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Having an illegitimate child doesn't necessarily mean you have to give birth to one, right? You can also create one..."

"Alright, that's enough! Don't you guys think you're like flies? Fluttering your wings and coming over as soon as you smell someone's past."

"The way you look at other people is like looking at flies, isn't it? If you actually became a fly, you wouldn't be able to stand it?"

The soldier interrupted Ember with a dark expression, while the latter unconsciously argued back a few times.

The skirmisher looked at Ember with a gloomy expression. How did this guy know about his past?

This kind of thing should only be known to him, the Eightfold Divine Child, and the Thunder God himself.

"Haha, do you know what I've been up to these past few days?" Yu Jin said to the young master and the scattered soldiers with his arms crossed, quite pleased with himself. He practically had the word "show-off" written all over his face.

"What?" The young master, quite opportunely, started making a joke.

"Of course, I had a little sparring session with General Thunder. A large part of her puppet body was completely exposed to me."

As Yu Jin spoke, his gaze also fell upon the stragglers. He had felt that General Raiden's arm looked somewhat familiar when it emerged from the castle tower.

It took Ember a long time to realize that the general's puppet parts from Raiden seemed to be too similar to those of the skirmisher.

So he thought the stragglers might be Thor's illegitimate son who had been separated from his family. Now it seems that even if they aren't, they're not far off.

"General Thunder, what about her unexpected strike? Did she use it?" The young master's attention immediately wandered when the battle was mentioned.

However, Yu Jin only glanced at the young master before pushing him far away.

"Why are you always thinking about fighting? Why don't you go and check out Inazuma Castle yourself?"

"We're talking business now!"

"I feel like you've never done anything worthwhile..."

The young master in the distance muttered a complaint about Yu Jin, but the latter pretended not to hear it.

Turning his gaze back to the skirmishers, Ember's tone was somewhat cheerful.

"So? Are the Fools still able to build ships now?"

"Actually, it's fine if I don't make them. It's not difficult for me to just throw you all into Heguan. I just find it troublesome."

Faced with Ember's slightly teasing words, the skirmisher simply took a deep breath.

"call……"

“The Fools can now build ships, and in ten days you will see a new fleet.”

Having said that, the stragglers fled as if running away from the place that had left him feeling so frustrated.

Watching the stragglers hurry away, Ember waved to him:

"I knew you Fools weren't that simple. But there's something I need to remind you of."

"Don't even think about letting the Fools go to Crane Temple alone. I won't be responsible if they get trapped inside."

After he finished speaking, the tent fell silent.

Inatsume has never given up on pursuing Tsurukan.

Ever since Tsurugan first appeared in the Shogunate's sights, the Shogunate has tried countless methods to penetrate the fog surrounding Tsurugan for over a thousand years, all of which have ended in failure.

This trend only subsided after General Thunder ordered a halt to exploration of Crane Pass.

Hearing the advice from behind, the skirmisher paused. This was exactly what he had planned before Ember spoke.

Ten days? With the Fatui's equipment and elemental power, building a few simple wooden boats wouldn't take that long at all.

This spare time was reserved by the stragglers so that they could lead a group to explore Heguan on their own.

When Yu Jin asks questions, just let the young master handle it; he's good at fighting and can take a beating.

However, it now appears that the plan was discovered by Ember before it could even be implemented.

Turning his head to look back at Ember, the skirmisher held up three fingers. "I misspoke just now. Three days is enough."

After saying that, he left the tent.

"Hehe, this is what you call motivation, do you understand?" Yu Jin chuckled at the young master after hearing what the stragglers said.

"No... I don't really understand." The young master shook his head blankly.

Chapter 472 Eager Skirmishers

2024-02-08

Three days later, a simple pier rose from the ground in a deep area near the beach, drawing gasps of amazement from the crowd of onlookers.

"Three days! A dock was built so quickly, and there are so many ships."

"Nonsense, with the soldier personally taking action, how could it not be fast?"

"It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering. Didn't you see my hands were almost cramping from planing the wood?"

……

The idle Fools marveled at the rapid pace of the dock's construction. In recent days, everyone in the camp had witnessed the skirmishers leading a large group of men in three shifts working on the construction.

Such speed naturally comes at a price. At the moment of completion, many of the Fools foamed at the mouth and had to be dragged away for emergency treatment.

Upon witnessing this scene, many of the Fools secretly rejoiced, glad that they had not studied anything related to ships.

The camp was filled with the corpses of the Fools, so the harvest was naturally pleasing. A small dock was just an afterthought; what the skirmishers really wanted were the several simple wooden boats moored beside it.

These wooden boats might have many flaws in the eyes of professionals, but the skirmishers didn't care at all.

Putting aside the fact that these ships were rushed out in three days, the scattered soldiers never intended to use them for long.

As long as it can successfully make a round trip between Heguan and Shenwuzhong, that's enough.

"Wow, their movements are so clean and efficient." Ember exclaimed as he arrived at the newly built dock of the Fools' camp, looking at the wooden boats moored there.

The Fools acted way too fast! He thought the Scattered Soldiers' claim of three days was just an exaggeration, but he actually did it.

"When do we set off?" A weary-looking straggler walked over and asked Ember.

"Let's set off immediately." Yu Jin leaped onto the brand-new ship.

"Why are your eyes so dark?! Maybe we should wait a bit, I'm afraid you'll die on the ship." Young Master Sanbing suggested, his face covered in bruises.

Although he and Sanbing didn't get along very well, they were colleagues after all, and he didn't want Sanbing to just disappear like that.

Upon hearing this, the soldier glanced up at the young master. Then he wiped his face and said coldly:

"Have you forgotten that I'm a doll? Dolls get dark circles under their eyes? I'm just a stain from boat oil."

After saying that, the soldier turned around, leaving the young master, who was awkwardly scratching his head, standing aside.

Looking at the densely packed crowd of fools before him, the skirmisher took a deep breath and then began to recite the names of the dishes... no, he began to recite the names of the people.

“Michelle, Christopher, Lorant…”

Holding a list in his hand, the stragglers read out the names one by one.

These were all people he had carefully selected. Some of them could sail a boat, some could read the stars and find their way, and some were simply strong.

"Those whose names are called, come with me, board the ship!"

After reading the list aloud, the skirmishers put it away. At the same time, the Fools in the camp began to stir.

The skirmishers darted and weaved through the crowd, guiding the fools they had called out to their proper positions.

“Your colleagues are so busy? Aren’t you going to help them?” Standing on the bow of the ship, Yu Jin pointed to the busy soldiers and said to the young master below him.

"Should I go and make things worse?" The young master was very self-aware, and the soldiers knew him just as well.

So when the soldiers were choosing their men, the young master didn't ask at all, and the soldiers did the same; they preferred to ask others for help rather than bother the young master.

"When sea monsters appear in the ocean, that's when I'll be busy." The young master faced the vast sea and spread his arms wide.

"You're pretty good at finding locations. I don't see any sea monsters around here, and it's not like we're in the outer sea of ​​darkness."

Ember grumbled about the young master's idea. Sea monsters? This is an inland sea. Sea monsters aren't useless, but the probability of encountering them is extremely low, almost impossible.

Just as Ember and the young master were chatting idly, a stragglers approached. Not only that, but he was also followed by a masked member of the Fools.

"Get down." The skirmisher looked up and saw Ember standing at the bow of the ship, and told him to jump down.

"What for? I'm going to command this fleet." Yu Jin stood at the bow, pointing to the vast sea.

"Alright, I hope you can find your way around at sea." The soldier nodded and prepared to leave for the next location.

"Then forget it. I'm just here to enjoy the scenery; I can't command the fleet." Yu Jin immediately jumped down.