The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

A large portion of Hikimura's "foreign exchange" came from selling these crystallized bone marrow samples.

"Alright, let's climb the mountain!" After watching the villagers leave, Yu Jin began to call on Ayato Kamisato to climb the mountain.

"Not bad, quite vigilant." Ayato Kamisato nodded approvingly, then followed Ember on their way again.

The mountains near Hisaki Village were not very high and the vegetation was sparse, so Ember and Ayato Kamisato found Washizu and the others without much trouble.

"Push your breath down to your chin so that you can open up the throat sac."

"I can't reach that level; at most, I'll puff out my cheeks."

"Can't handle it? Come and see what I'm doing!"

……

In a secluded clearing on a low hill, Ember and Ayato Kamisato finally spotted Washizu and his group.

Some were trying to inflate their throat sacs to spew flames, while others were trying to wave the dragon tails that had formed behind them, and still others had begun to flap their golden wings.

Looking at the group of people displaying their extraordinary abilities ahead, the boulder that had been hovering in Ayane Kamisato's heart finally settled down.

"Phew... their strength is truly impressive." As he chatted, Ayato Kamisato reached into his left sleeve with his right hand and pulled out a cup of milk tea.

Ayato Kamisato held his milk tea, about to put the straw into his mouth, when he suddenly felt a tightness between his eyebrows.

"Don't drink in front of the Forge Knight! Get out of here!"

Then he saw Ember's big foot kick towards him.

The Forge Knight is really good at reading commands; he charges in as soon as he drinks blood. I wonder how serious the command reading issue is in the new DLC.

Chapter 510 Problem

2024-02-26

"puff--"

"Get out of here! I can't control myself!"

Ayato Kamisato flew out, and in his line of sight, a huge figure shrouded in crimson iron armor was running rapidly toward him.

The figure swung his arm down, and the crimson greatsword in his hand, wider than Ayato Kamisato's thigh, slashed straight down.

As the greatsword hurtled towards him, Ayato Kamisato felt goosebumps rise all over his body. His intuition told him that it was best not to be hit by the greatsword.

"The shadow of the water remains!"

Water elements rapidly gathered throughout Ayato Kamisato's body, causing his entire body to glow with a light blue hue.

Then, a burst of light erupted, and after leaving a light blue afterimage in place, Ayato Kamisato teleported forward a short distance.

"boom"

The Ordovician sword slashed at the water's reflection, shattering it to pieces without the slightest pause.

The greatsword's blade was stained with water, the only trace of the water's shadow's existence. After shattering the water's shadow, the greatsword slammed into the earth.

"boom!"

A deafening roar resounded, and the earth began to tremble. Cracks spread from the Ordovician side into the distance, and the entire ground was shattered as if it had just experienced a powerful earthquake.

"Cough...cough cough!"

The rising dust disoriented Ayato Kamisato for a moment. He brushed the sand away from him as he carefully backed away.

However, the shattered ground made his retreating steps somewhat unsteady, which made Ayato Kamisato secretly alarmed by the immense power of the attack he had just received.

If he hadn't dodged in time, that attack would have likely left him bedridden for at least six months, if not dead.

"call--"

Just as Ayato Kamisato was on high alert, a strong gust of wind came from somewhere in the smoke.

"Crash!"

A strong wind blew by, making the broken sand and gravel on the ground rattle and disperse the dust and mist that filled the surrounding area.

As he lowered his arm to shield himself from the sand and dust, a huge figure came into view.

The figure wore a double-bladed helmet and a full suit of crimson steel armor. In one hand he held an oval horn shield larger than the door of the house, and in the other hand he held a greatsword that was about the same length as an average person.

Without a doubt, this is the guy who just "ambushed" Ayato Kamisato.

But these rather peculiar outfits weren't what attracted Ayato Kamisato's attention the most. What truly captivated him was the crimson knight's enormous, gradually shrinking throat pouch.

Although the larynx was already contracting, it still bulged up to the knight's chest, like a frog's chin growing on a human body.

The Ordovician, with its throat pouch on its head, moved around. As the pouch contracted, a strong wind would rise. In no time, all the dust that had been stirred up was blown away, leaving only a devastated landscape.

"Ha...haha, sorry, would you believe me if I said I didn't mean it just now, and I just couldn't control myself?"

Sensing Ayato's gaze, Ordovician plunged his greatsword into the crack in the earth, scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, and said...

Upon hearing this, Ayato Kamisato turned to look at the huge pit in front of the Ordovician, which instantly made the originally flat ground uneven.

"Gulu!"

Unconsciously swallowing, Ayato Kamisato nodded and said, "I believe you didn't do it on purpose!"

If this guy was doing it on purpose, he should have given chase immediately instead of just sitting here enjoying the breeze.

"Haha, I like people like you, Odupis."

"Kamizato Ayato."

Ayato Kamisato's hand was completely gripped by the Iron Hand of the Ordovician.

Looking up at the Ordovician, who was half a head taller than him, Ayato Kamisato couldn't help but wonder what the body beneath that armor looked like.

"Looks like I don't need to explain anymore, do I?" As Ayato and Otuobis shook hands, Ember leaned closer.

Seeing the two shake hands and make peace, Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. He was genuinely afraid that Ayato Kamisato would misunderstand.

Otherwise, such a good inside man would be lost.

"Your Majesty, Ordovicians, what has happened here?"

The tremendous commotion in the Ordovician naturally attracted the attention of others. Silyuya, feeling the ground tremble, ran over, spear in hand.

"It's nothing, someone just had a drink." Yu Jin waved his hand, telling Zhiliuya not to worry about it.

Upon hearing this, Ayato Kamisato silently put the milk tea in his hand back into his long sleeve.

That's ridiculous! He never imagined that the Furnace Knight's taboo was drinking!

"I'm sorry, it seems our problem caused you trouble, Shiryuya." Upon hearing this, Shiryuya immediately understood what had just happened.

She raised the large tree spear and apologized to Ayato Kamisato.

"Ayato Kamisato. What's wrong? May I ask what exactly happened just now?" Ayato Kamisato was puzzled by Shiryu's words.

In his view, the Ordovicians were simply overly vigilant—to the point of attacking the moment someone entered.

While this might normally be considered troublesome, it's always good to be cautious, especially given that they're preparing this kind of plan.

"Well... it's a long story. Please remember this, Ayato Kamisato: try not to drink anything when we're around."

“Even if you really want to drink, please remind us beforehand, otherwise, this is what will happen,” Shiryuya said, pointing to the cracks in the ground with his tree spear.

"I...I will." Ayato Kamisato nodded immediately. He had already made up his mind that with the Forge Knight in front of him, he would avoid even free milk tea!

“That’s good. Ayato Kamisato, you should be glad that only Otuopis saw your actions just now, otherwise…”

Yu Jin patted Ayato Kamisato on the shoulder, then pointed behind him.

Ayato Kamisato looked in the direction of the sound and saw a crowd gradually gathering. Among them, the most conspicuous were the remaining eleven Forge Knights.

Ayato Kamisato's lips twitched upon seeing this. He was actually quite fortunate; if those Forge Knights had seen him drinking milk tea, he would probably be a pile of minced meat by now.

"Don't they drink water normally?" Ayato Kamisato leaned close to Ember and whispered to him.

"That's a good question. Do you know why they became like this?" Yu Jin nodded and asked after hearing Ayato Kamisato's retort.

"I'd like to hear the details." Ayato Kamisato tilted his ear, pretending to listen attentively.

"Because they used the time they would have spent drinking water to fight! Not only that, they wouldn't let others drink water either," Yu Jin said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

The Blessings of the Borderlands are preserved as dewdrops, so the best way to use Blessings in battle is to drink the collected dewdrops.

Once these dewdrops enter the body, they take effect rapidly. They can instantly heal injuries, immediately invigorate the spirit, or even compress the body's life force to its extreme, turning the individual into a walking time bomb...

Drips are undoubtedly the weapon of choice for the Faded Ones and the entire Borderlands. So, in the long battles, the Forge Knights have developed an almost instinctive action.

That is, when you see someone making the action of drinking Dettol, you instantly unleash your power to interrupt their action.

This was undoubtedly a divine skill in the former border region; when countless enemies died in front of the Forge Knights, the blessed drops in the Holy Grail were still full.

Because they knew that by drinking Dettol, they were giving the Forge Knights an opportunity to attack them.

The key issue is that the border is no longer the same as before, which undoubtedly turns the Furnace Knight's combat skill into a huge problem.

Habits formed through hundreds or thousands of years of battles are hard to break, at least the current Forge Knights haven't changed them.

So when you're with them, remember one thing: don't drink anything, not even milk tea!

Chapter 511 Negotiation

2024-02-26

"What's wrong with him?" Ayato Kamisato asked, his eyes filled with confusion. Not allowing others to drink was indeed a serious problem.

"You don't need to worry about that. All you need to know is that their strength is enough to make up for any of their shortcomings!"

Ember waved his hand, not explaining much to Ayato Kamisato. Anyway, the only problem with the Forge Knights was that you couldn't drink in front of them.

If they can't drink it in front of others, they can just drink it secretly, right? Compared to the forge knights' immense strength, their little problem is nothing at all.

“That’s true.” Ayato Kamisato looked at the cracks and pits on the ground and nodded in deep agreement.

If a single slash can cause such great damage, how much damage could the Forge Knight cause if he went all out?

What's more, there aren't just one here, but a full thirteen!

Looking at the Forge Knight before him, Ayato Kamisato was already imagining the scene of storming the castle tower.