The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Ha...haha, you flatter me." Ayato Kamisato was startled by Yu Jin's actions. He chuckled dryly a few times, then said with a hopeful expression:

"Should I call Yaeji here? So that you, Yujin, can adapt to the power of your wishes?"

"The power of wishes?" Ember tilted his head. "Sounds good, but I don't need it."

"All I need is for you to act as an inside man."

Chapter 506: Thorough consideration

2024-02-24

"An inside man?" After hearing Yu Jin's words, Ayato Kamisato hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Okay, but are you really sure you only need me as an inside man?" Ayato Kamisato asked, somewhat uneasy, seeing that Yu Jin had no other requests.

Serving as an inside agent was always part of Ayato Kamisato's plan. All the preparations were already in place, so for Ayato, it was simply a matter of changing the person he was supposed to be working with.

"Yes, you don't need to worry about the rest. You just need to hide the person on the agreed date."

Yu Jin nodded and emphasized it again to Ayato Kamisato.

"That's no problem, but there are a few things I need to confirm. How many people do you need me to hide, and where did they come from? You need to tell me these things clearly."

"There aren't many people, maybe a hundred or so. As for where they came from... do you know Hisaki Village on Hachiyun Island?"

Without much hesitation, Yu Jin told Ayato Kamisato the general information. Since Ayato had agreed so readily, Yu Jin couldn't let him down.

“Hikimura?” Ayato Kamisato pondered for a moment, resting his chin on his hand. Soon, he found an image of Hikimura in his mind.

"Isn't that a small village on Bayun Island? It seems that only the village chief is a registered martial artist, and the other villagers are just ordinary farmers, right?"

"Don't joke about something this important."

Ayato Kamisato frowned slightly. In his memory, Hishiki Village was just an ordinary one among the many settlements in Inazuma.

If I hadn't read so many documents, I probably wouldn't even have a memory of this village.

“I’m not kidding you. I’m asking you, why did you say you were going to meet up with the rebels?”

Yu Jin asked Ayato Kamisato in a serious tone, as he was not one to joke when it came to important matters.

"Why? Because we need to persuade the general to rescind the Eye Hunting Order and the Isolation Order. And the resistance army represents the will of the Inazuma people to resist."

“That’s good. Now we have a more suitable candidate. The villagers of Hisaki Village are better able to represent the Inatsuma people’s will to resist.”

"They suffered the deepest, and the anger that accumulated in their hearts was the greatest."

Ayato Kamisato was taken aback by her words, but he quickly recovered. He paced back and forth in front of the desk a few times, then shook his head and said:

“I understand that. Not only that, I also understand that, in addition to the villagers of Hishiki Village, the miners who fled from Kannazuka are more qualified than the resistance army to represent the will of the people of Inazuma to resist.”

"But while being qualified is one thing, having the ability is another."

Seemingly recalling the submissive nature of the Inatsuma people, Ayato Kamisato sighed.

"Whether it's the villagers of Hisaki Village or the miners who fled from Kannazuka, it's true that they have the will to resist, but it's buried deep in their hearts. Do you have a way to stir up their thoughts of resistance?"

"I've really provoked Hikimura. They're probably yelling right now that they want to show the Shogunate what they're made of!"

Yu Jin's words made Ayato Kamisato take a drag on his cigarette. He nodded somewhat helplessly and continued:

"Fine! So what if you provoke them? The strength of ordinary people is no match for that of the shogunate."

"I won't even mention the difference between ordinary soldiers and ordinary people. There are quite a few guys in the Shogunate army with divine eyes. How do you bridge the gap caused by them?"

Ayato Kamisato quickly listed a whole host of reasons, indicating that his choice of the resistance as the target for infiltrating General Raiden was not arbitrary, but rather the result of careful consideration.

"So that's why you chose to join the resistance?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow. Ayato Kamisato has thought things through quite a bit.

"Otherwise what? Do you want to painstakingly find an opportunity to send someone up, only to be beheaded outside the palace by Otsuki's men before even seeing the general?"

Ayato Kamisato countered with a question to Ember.

"Very good. He is indeed the only competent official I have met since I came to Inazuma."

"Praise is too much; it's just my duty."

"But it seems that Hishimura has met all the conditions you mentioned."

Yu Jin's words left Ayato Kamisato speechless.

He stared at the embers in silence for a long while, then incredulously picked at his ear and exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say?!"

"I said, the villagers of Hishiki Village have met all the conditions you requested!" Afraid that Ayato Kamisato would ask again, Ember spoke even louder this time.

"Impossible! The people in Hisaki Village are all ordinary people. They are no match for the shogunate. Moreover, they are facing the Okuzawa clan!"

Ayato Kamisato quickly shook his head, but then he slapped his forehead and muttered to himself thoughtfully.

"Wait! It's not impossible! If the will of those villagers attracts the attention of the gods, it's not impossible for many more divine eyes to suddenly appear..."

Ayato Kamisato pondered, thinking that it was very likely that when the embers stirred up the villagers' will to resist, it made the will of many people notice one of the seven gods.

In that case, it's not impossible to generate many more Eyes of God at once.

"I'm sorry, Ayato, you're overthinking it. The will of the villagers of Hisaki Village is not strong enough to attract the attention of the gods."

Ember's words shattered Ayato Kamisato's beautiful illusions.

"Then how can you be so confident?" Ayato Kamisato turned around, feeling a little numb.

"Is obtaining the Eye of God the only way to become stronger?" Yu Jin crossed his arms and puffed out his chest in front of Ayato Kamisato.

"I don't have the Eye of God."

“You’re different from ordinary people, so you can’t be counted.” Ayato Kamisato waved his hand at Yu Jin without even glancing at him.

Even among those with the Divine Eye, few have ever seen someone withstand a single strike from the Thunder General.

Whether or not one possesses the Eye of God makes no difference in the face of such terrifying power.

"However, I agree with what you just said about there being more than one way to increase strength. Did you make them stronger?"

"Hmm... I guess so, although my main idea wasn't to make them stronger."

"Alright, how much stronger have you become?"

Shaking his head to dismiss the thought of whether or not he possessed the Eye of God, Ayato Kamisato then inquired about Hishimura's current strength from Ember.

“This…” Yu Jin recalled the behavior of the villagers of Hiki Village when the rebels attacked Hiki Village that night.

"They should be roughly as strong as the Fatui of the Evil Eyes?" Ember scratched his head, somewhat uncertainly.

He didn't know how much stronger the rebels would be after equipping them with the Evil Eyes. The main problem was that the Fatui's quality control was very lax; the Evil Eyes that ended up in the rebel ranks were a mix of good and bad, and this also affected their combat effectiveness.

“They will probably get even stronger in a while!” Ember turned his head to look in a certain direction, as if he could already see the villagers of Scarlet Wood Village being subjected to the Crucible Knights’ grueling training.

"How could your strength increase so quickly? You didn't use some method that shortens your lifespan, did you?" Ayato Kamisato was shocked. Raising the strength of an ordinary villager to that of an elite member of the Fatui was an exaggerated leap.

"What do you take me for? That's something only the Fools would do." Upon hearing this, Ember denied it while also naming the Fools.

"If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see for yourself." Seeing the suspicious look in Ayato's eyes, Yu Jin waved his hand generously, inviting him to go and see for himself.

He has always had a clear conscience.

"I've been waiting for you to say that! I'm really curious about what you've done!" Ayato Kamisato immediately nodded. Whether it was to familiarize himself with his partner or to confirm his strength, he needed to go to Hishiki Village.

“Now?” Ember pointed to the door of the secret chamber.

"No! Wait a minute, there are other things to do." Ayato Kamisato shook his head; some things needed to be prepared in advance.

Chapter 507 A festival is not necessarily a celebration

2024-02-24

"Wait? What else do you want to do?" Yu Jin asked, seeing Ayato Kamisato deep in thought.

"Of course, it's about figuring out how to attract attention." Ayato Shinsato glanced at Ember, then asked:

Have you decided when to implement the plan?

Ember shook his head naturally and replied, "No."

This immediately caused the veins on Ayato Kamisato's forehead to bulge. Seeing that Ayato Kamisato looked like he was about to explode, Yu Jin quickly added:

"Although the exact date has not been determined, it will definitely not be later than this month, and it will be around the end of this month."

"So soon?" Ayato Kamisato was somewhat surprised to hear this. If that's the case, there are only about ten days left.

"The sooner it's done, the better." Yu Jin didn't think it was too early. If it weren't for the fact that Washi and the others needed to get used to things, he would have loved to start right now.

"Okay, I understand." Seeing Yu Jin's confident demeanor, Ayato Kamisato suppressed her doubts for the time being.

Then he pushed open the door to the secret room and walked out.

"You're about to leave? Aren't you going to mention your own affairs?"

When Yu Jin saw Ayato Kamisato leave, he immediately followed.

However, Ayato Kamisato did not answer Ember's question. He simply called out as he walked, "Is Thomas here?"

Almost as soon as Ayato Kamisato uttered his first shout, another energetic voice rang out.

"Yes, what are your orders, Master?"

Soon, a golden light shimmered in the wooden mansion, and a man wearing a fiery red armored robe ran out from the depths of the mansion.

"Oh dear! We have distinguished guests at our door, and I, as the head housekeeper of the Kamisato family, was completely unaware of it! What a dereliction of duty! What a dereliction of duty!"

After giving a brief bow to Ayato Kamisato, Thomas noticed Ember beside Ayato Kamisato.

After a brief moment of confusion, Thomas smiled and apologized to Ember.

As the housekeeper of the Kamisato family, it was also part of his duty to oversee the people coming and going from the wooden lattice teahouse.

Although Ember had sneaked in and was a registered wanted criminal, Ayato Kamisato didn't care, and Thomas didn't ask any more questions.

“Ember, my friend. Thomas, if you feel you like him, you can also consider him your friend.”

Considering it was Thomas's first time meeting Ember, Ayato Kamisato gave Thomas a brief introduction.

“Since he is a friend of the patriarch, he is naturally also a friend of mine, Thomas.” Upon hearing this, Thomas extended his hand to Yu Jin.