The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Lord Thunderbird comes to Crane Temple once a year. Everyone says that the fog outside Crane Temple is released by Lord Thunderbird to protect Crane Temple!"

Seeing the soldiers' puzzled expressions, Aryu enthusiastically explained. Then, he eagerly addressed the group:

"As long as the festival goes smoothly, both Lord Thunderbird and Kapachiri will come!"

"Then tell me, what do you need our help with?"

Yu Jin looked around. There didn't seem to be anything nearby that needed their help.

"Hehe, can you help me make offerings to the perch?" Upon hearing this, Aru didn't stand on ceremony. He pointed to the mist in the distance, where a withered tree growing in a spiral could be vaguely seen.

Chapter 479 Purple Again

2024-02-10

"Perch? I think I've heard them mention it." Upon hearing this, the skirmisher glanced at the man and woman still talking not far away.

"Those are Sister Makuri and Brother Ibe. They are in charge of observing the status of the perches. There are many perches on the island, and they are very busy!" Aru explained enthusiastically to everyone.

"Huh? There's more than one perch?" The young master was startled upon hearing this.

He had just glanced at it and realized that the location of that perch was within the area of ​​the previous dense fog.

Although the fog has dissipated considerably, the young master still does not wish to go there unless absolutely necessary.

"Of course, and those who worship the perched tree need to be sufficiently sensitive to elemental forces. There are too few such people in Crane Temple, which is why we need to trouble you all."

"After saying so much, let me take you to see the perch!" Aru said, heading towards the distant perch.

“This fog…”

"The fog has cleared up a lot, so you won't get lost now."

Aryu's words immediately dispelled everyone's doubts, and seeing this, everyone followed him toward the perch.

As they left the main road, everyone shuddered. The experience of being lost in the thick fog was so unforgettable that it instilled fear in them.

Fortunately, the fog did indeed dissipate considerably, just as Aru had said, and it no longer hindered their progress.

Upon arriving at a low cliff, a thick tree that looked like a dead tree came into view.

"This is the perch where Lord Thunderbird once rested!" Aru's excited expression immediately subsided upon seeing the twisted and growing perch, and he also lowered his voice.

"Offerings, where are the offerings?" Yu Jin looked around and realized that Aru didn't seem to have brought any offerings.

So he took out a few fruits from the backpack of the Fools behind him and arranged them in the shape of the character "品" in front of the perch.

"We have the offerings, what's next?"

"..."

Yu Jin clapped his hands and asked Aru, who had fallen silent.

"This...this, the offerings to the perch are not like this." After struggling for a long time, Aru finally managed to utter this sentence.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Yu Jin picked up the fruits from the ground and stuffed them back into Aru's arms.

"It's from outside, it's definitely not here."

Ember's words made Aryu, who was about to throw away the melons and fruits, stop in his tracks. He looked down at the melons and fruits in his hand; they looked unlike anything he had ever seen before.

Thinking about how she had tasted everything over the past few thousand years, Aru silently accepted the fruits in her arms.

"The offerings from the perch, the power that Lord Thunderbird left in the perch." Aru held the fruits in one hand and placed the other on the perch.

“There is a lot of filth here at Crane View, which will pollute Lord Thunderbird’s power. Therefore, in order to purify it, we need to bring it out.”

"The mist that permeates the Crane View will purify the impurities in the power. Then, we will collect it and offer it to the perch."

As they spoke, the perch began to change.

"呲呲!"

Streaks of purple lightning erupted from the withered tree-like perch, nearly causing Ember to go berserk.

"Hey! I have a short temper, I'll uproot this damn tree."

Several days later, Yu Jin saw the purple color he hadn't seen in a long time again in Inazuma. And this time, unsurprisingly, it also represented trouble.

"Calm down! Calm down! There are children here, mind your image!" The young master hugged Yu Jin, he was really afraid that Yu Jin would do what he said.

We can't let this hard-won clue go to waste.

"What's wrong with Yu Jin?" Aru shrank back in fear when she saw Yu Jin's outburst.

While chatting on the way, he thought Yu Jin was the easiest to talk to among the group, but he never expected him to turn out like this.

The people who came to Heguan this time seem to be different from those before.

"I'm allergic to purple, you guys hurry up." Yu Jin turned his back, no longer looking at the purple on the perch.

"No problem!" The young master nodded immediately, then asked Aru, "What happens after activating it with elemental power?"

"Then comes the most troublesome part. The activated power will run rampant, and once it's purified, it will turn into... purple feathers."

Aryu glanced furtively at Ember, and seeing that he didn't react, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued:

"The trouble is that the feathers don't land in a fixed spot, so we have to search for them manually. Generally speaking, the power of a perch will turn into a maximum of three feathers. Once we find and offer them all, the perch is done!"

"One tree? Let me ask you, how many places do you intend to make offerings?" Upon hearing this, the soldier suddenly had a bad feeling.

Aru stretched out his palm and made a "three" gesture. He glanced at the crowd around him and whispered somewhat embarrassedly, "There are three more trees."

"Three trees?" The soldier raised an eyebrow. "Not bad, just three trees, not as many as I expected."

"Why is it three again?" The young master muttered to himself when he saw Aru's gesture.

There are three feathers, and three trees to perch on. Doesn't "three" seem a bit too many?

"After all, everything has three times!" Aryu scratched the back of her head and chuckled.

Then, as if he had realized something, he stopped smiling and turned to face Qimu.

"Everyone, pay attention! The feather is about to fly out!"

As soon as Aryu finished speaking, the purple light on the perch suddenly intensified. In the somewhat dazzling purple light, three feathers shot out and flew into the hazy mist.

After the light was emitted, the perch dimmed completely, just like a real dead tree.

The young master's gaze had been fixed on the feathers ever since they flew out, and as soon as the feathers entered the mist, he quickly pointed in three directions.

"Here! Here! And here!"

"If you're going to look, just search in these three directions; it shouldn't be too far off."

After the young master gave a few simple instructions, some of the Fools behind him ran into the mist.

"Multitasking? That's impressive!" Yu Jin patted the young master on the shoulder. The young master had just perfectly demonstrated what it meant to multitask.

It's quite impressive that its two eyes could so firmly grasp the tracks of three feathers.

"What's so special about this? I can see the traces of a heart amidst a hail of bullets, let alone three mere feathers." The young master crossed his arms, almost raising his nose to the sky.

“Since you’re so capable, then do more. Aru, tell us the locations of the other perches.”

Seeing the young master's smug look, Yu Jin changed the subject and asked Aru where the other perches were located.

"No, actually my eyes are so sore! Look, they're all red." The young master pulled down his eyelids, and his large face immediately leaned closer.

"Stay away. If you don't want to do it, just have your subordinates do it." Yu Jin pushed the young master far away with his palm.

He was just joking. A young master with such combat prowess should naturally be doing other, more important tasks.

For example, you could take a stroll around Heguan while the fog is gradually dissipating.

"The location of the perch is easy to find. If you see a place with such thick fog, then it is definitely where the perch is!" Aryu said to everyone, raising her arm and looking around.

"Thick? This is much better than before." The young master also observed the fog nearby. Although it was thick, it was much better than when they first arrived on the island.

“You must not have used the main road from Heguan to reach the island before.”

"But it's alright now. You've already landed on the island, and the fog won't bother you anymore." As soon as Aru heard this, she knew that the group had made their way to Heguan from some unknown corner.

There have been people like that before, but they all got lost in the fog.

Only when you reach the main road in the center of He Guan can you be considered to have officially arrived on the island, and the fog on the island will not be so thick.

"You have this custom here?"

"Yes, it's a pity that only locals know about it." Aryu nodded regretfully.

If more people knew this, there would definitely be more people coming to Heguan!

Chapter 480 Ghost

2024-02-12

"Alright, the festival is an important annual ceremony for us Heguan people. Everyone is busy, so I can't be idle either."

"Goodbye everyone, I have to go help out! By the way, I'm the main character of this festival!"

As if she had revealed a great secret, Aryu quickly disappeared into the mist, leaving no one able to stop her.

"How can this little brat run so fast?" The young master rubbed his eyes. How could he have disappeared in the blink of an eye?

"A little brat? I guess so!" Yu Jin nodded slightly as he looked in the direction where Aru had disappeared.

Then he said to the young master and the scattered soldiers, "Since even those little brats are busy, we can't just sit idly by. Let's hurry up and get to work!"

"What?"

"What do you mean by 'what to do'? It's definitely going to be a trip all over Heguan! To see if we can run into any other people."

With a wave of his hand, Yu Jin uttered words that made the young master's calves cramp.

"Really? Is it really necessary? And if that's the case, who will help with the maintenance of the perch?" The young master immediately shook his head; he didn't want to do such hard labor.

"Offering sacrifices to the perch can be easily handled by your men. It's an easy job, even they can manage it." Ember pointed to the many Fools remaining behind the young master. Offering sacrifices to the perch, though it sounds troublesome, is really just about finding feathers.

With just a little sensitivity to elemental forces, this task can be accomplished.

Quite coincidentally, the soldiers of the Fatui perfectly fit this description. The elite few who wield the Evil Eye go without saying, but even the most ordinary soldiers of the Fatui possess some degree of elemental sensitivity.

After all, if you spend all your time with elemental equipment, you'll develop elemental sensitivity even if you don't already.