The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

As for what the face beneath the armor looks like now, probably no one will ever know.

"Lord Patch is too kind. It's just an experiment." The Fire Keeper remained as elegant and dignified as ever.

Patch waved his hand impatiently and said, "It's no use trying. I'm just a retired thief who can't do anything."

"Why are you always so sure I'll help you?" the Supreme Will interjected.

The Fire Keeper smiled, explaining both to Patch and to the Supreme Will, "Isn't removing the darkness from him in line with your idea?"

“He will find peace, and he will become weak, so weak that he will no longer be a threat to you.”

"Gods cannot be killed, but there are many things more terrifying than death."

“I can protect him.” The Fire Keeper’s skirt began to melt; she too possessed the power of fire.

"Deal." The Supreme Will looked at the serene Fire Keeper and smiled.

Those who transcend the gods have seen it.

However, it seems that what has been surpassed is only the rubbish of corruption and madness.

"How is it, Lord Patch?" The Fire Keeper withdrew her power. While saying something, she brewed tea for the Supreme Will and Patch.

The Supreme Will took a sip; it was something he'd never tasted before, quite peculiar.

"In the future, we can go to the starry night to look at the stars; he probably likes the sun."

"I wonder if he's still that afraid of water?"

"Should we take out the fire too? The burning pain seems no less intense than the gnawing of a human being."

……

Patch looked at the nagging Fire Keeper, took the tea she had made, placed it on the counter, and didn't drink it.

"You're going to die!"

Patch gripped his teacup tightly and said, enunciating each word clearly, "He will kill you!!!"

The Fire Keeper paused for a moment, then smiled with relief, "It's alright, I should be able to hold him in my arms now."

Patch closed his eyes, whether out of anger or helplessness, it was hard to tell. After a long while, he opened his eyes again and said, exhausted, "..."

"Olivia, may I call you that?"

“Of course, Lord Patch.” The Fire Keeper bowed to Patch.

“You said you were afraid of the gnawing of humanity, so he devoured all the darkness.”

"You also said that you longed to see the light, so he gave you his eyes."

"In the end, you even began to betray the duties of the Fire Keeper, saying that fire had bound you for too long, so he took the First Flame with him."

Seeing the Fire Keeper's hesitant expression, Patch didn't stop; he continued:

"I don't mean to blame you. I just want to emphasize that he only tried to save you after he understood what you were thinking!"

At this point, Patch slammed his fist on the table and roared, "And you! Do you even know what he wants! What makes you think he's suffering! Don't be so wishful, Olivia!"

Patch's roar stunned the Fire Keeper. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the Fire Keeper was about to give up, he heard a cold voice coming from the darkness.

“He gave me my name, he brought me my light, everything I have is tied to him, I must find him.”

"I'm sorry, please take a nap, Lord Patch."

Patch couldn't see anything; he found himself in what seemed to be endless darkness.

The Fire Keeper had seen the darkness of the Age of No Fire, but that darkness was far less than what she had seen when the embers burned to death.

Patch sensed her stubbornness and couldn't help but curse in the darkness, "Madwoman! You're even crazier than him!"

Then he took a deep breath and shouted, "Let me out! Without me, you can only open a hole by sacrificing the supreme will next to you."

"I knew Lord Patch was no ordinary man. I was very rude earlier, Lord Patch." The light returned to Patch's side. The Fire Keeper bowed to Patch and apologized with a smile.

"Sigh~" Patch lay on the counter like a salted fish, rolled his eyes and said, "We don't know if it will work out yet! Don't be too happy."

"As long as there's hope, that's good." The Fire Keeper visibly cheered up; ever since Patch agreed, she couldn't stop smiling.

"Also, if it really works out, you better behave yourself. I can feel that he's feeling better." Patch's dead fish eyes gazed into the distance.

"Hmm." Although she didn't know what "better" meant, the Fire Keeper nodded nonetheless.

Because Ember had warned her that if Patch used any incomprehensible words, she should just ignore them.

She engraved every word Yu Jin said in her heart, and this one was no exception.

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Chapter 45 You are a dragon, so be it.

2024-03-14

"Achoo!" Ember had just climbed out of the sea onto Eagle Soar Beach when he suddenly sneezed.

Could it be that Ke Lai and the others miss him? Yu Jin touched the protruding nose corner of his helmet, thinking that he might have caught a cold from being in the sea for too long.

However, to be fair, the spring spirit's blessing was quite effective. It played a significant role in enabling me to brave the waves at sea.

I'll talk to her sometime and see if there are any other spring spirits I can get some more blessings from.

I'll be able to learn skills like fishing and cooking in no time, which is exciting to think about.

Ember is treating the spring spirit like a wishing machine.

But Yu Jin quickly stopped his wild thoughts. Completing the commission was the priority, as the round trip had already taken more than ten days.

"I wonder if things have quieted down a bit over there with the Fools," Ember muttered to himself as he ran.

As the villain in his own mind, Yu Jin felt he should pay more attention to the Fools.

Ember had traveled the route from Eagle Beach to Mondstadt several times and knew it like the back of his hand.

The scenery along the way was no different; it was all familiar to Yu Jin.

However, Yu Jin quickly sensed something and darted into a bush.

Not long after he hid in the bushes, a long-awaited gale suddenly arose on the once calm ground.

A strong wind howled, and sand and stones flew everywhere.

Ember gripped the main stem of the bush tightly, but it wasn't him who was about to be blown away; it was the bush he was standing on.

If the embers hadn't held the shrub trunks firmly, these low-lying saplings would probably have flown into the sky.

Yu Jin thought about it and realized that if he did nothing, a strong wind would blow everything away, leaving him lying on the ground.

The scene was awkward for him, and it was also awkward for the person who had stirred up the storm.

"Roar—" A furious shout rang out, and the wind blew even stronger. Out of curiosity, Ember peeked out to take a look.

Dragon! A completely new dragon!

Ember saw a giant dragon, tens of meters long, hovering in mid-air. It was a completely new dragon, unlike any dragon Ember had ever seen.

Unlike ancient dragons, its body was not covered in rock-like scales; instead, it was covered in dense, bluish-green feathers.

Its power was also different from the dragons that Ember had seen; with each flap of its giant wings, endless gales would sweep in.

A storm of this magnitude could not possibly be caused by simply flapping wings, not even by a dragon.

"A dragon that controls the power of wind?" Ember looked at the green aura swirling around the dragon's body, where the wind element was gathering.

But why was it targeting a tree? Yu Jin was very puzzled. He could see that the dragon's gale was mainly blowing towards the giant oak tree where the wind originated.

Other areas were only affected. Unfortunately, even such a fierce wind could not topple the huge oak tree at the source of the wind; the wind only swirled up some leaves and then stopped.

Seeing this scene, the dragon became visibly enraged, and more wind elemental power began to gather around it.

Just as Ember thought it was about to unleash some powerful attack, the dragon let out a mournful roar, and the wind elemental power that had been gathered for so long suddenly dissipated, almost causing the dragon's body to fall to the ground.

"What is that?" Yu Jin frowned. He had just sensed an aura that did not belong to a dragon emanating from its body.

Its painful appearance just now was probably related to this thing.

Unfortunately, the dragon didn't give Ember any more time to observe. It let out a reluctant roar and flew away into the distance.

"Tsk, what a destructive force." Yu Jin casually stuck the broken shrub trunk into the ground and walked out of the drooping bushes.

Now, only the area around the great oak tree remains intact where the wind originated. As for the rest of the land, even the aftershocks of the storm are enough to leave it in ruins.

"Hehe, it's none of my business." Ember chuckled and ran towards Mondstadt.

If only a small patch of land were like that, Ember could help restore it. But this was a huge piece of land; if Ember wanted to do it, he'd be busy for ages.

So Ember decisively ran away.

"Ha! I'm back!" Ember stretched and yawned at the gates of Mondstadt. Then, amidst the surprised looks of those around him, he walked into Mondstadt.

As for the others, let them be surprised. No one will actually check his identity like Inazuma did.

"Whoosh, I've got it all figured out!" As soon as Ember entered Mondstadt, he didn't even go home; he went straight to Ryota's place.

"Bang bang bang!" A slightly noisy knocking sounded at Ryota's door. As the first A-rank request that Ember had completed, he took it very seriously.

"Coming, coming, stop knocking!" came Ryota's hurried reply from outside the door.

"It's you, you're that adventurer!" Ryota recognized Ember as soon as he opened the door, after all, he was very conspicuous.

“It’s done!” Yu Jin patted his chest and pulled out a reply letter.

"It's finished?!" Ryota snatched the envelope from Yu Jin's hand and eagerly opened it to take a look.

"It's Uncle Washizu's handwriting!" Ryota exclaimed excitedly as he carefully took out the small wooden piece from the envelope.

"Hiss! Wood from Hishiki Village, it feels so familiar." Ryota picked up a piece of wood, feeling the tingling sensation in his hand, and smiled contentedly.

At least now he knows that everything is alright in his hometown.

"Oh! Right, I'll go get Mr. Ember's reward!" Ryota looked at Ember, who was staring at him, slapped his forehead, and immediately ran into the house to get Mora.

"I can't accept this," Yu Jin said, rubbing his hands together as he looked at Ryota, whose back was now the only thing visible.

Soon, Ember received his reward for the past ten days. A total of 30 Mora!

Hehe, we're one step closer to four million.