The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Chapter 554 Yuan Shang is very busy

2024-03-19

"Om-"

The sun has finally come out, and Ba Yun Island has returned to its normal island appearance. The continuous drizzle has stopped, and the fresh air is invigorating.

Unfortunately, Yuan Shang had no intention of appreciating the scene. After the abyss passage opened, Yuan Shang, Ying, and Paimon came out.

"Is Ember there?!" As soon as they stepped out of the Abyss Passage, Yuan Shang immediately pulled Ying along, with Paimon looking exhausted behind him, and called out loudly on the Eight-Breath Island.

In the fields near Hishiki Village, a villager working in the fields looked up and glanced around with some surprise.

Did I hear something?

"No, right? Is it because you've been exposed to too much thunder that you're experiencing tinnitus?"

But the voice that had been faintly audible just moments before had vanished without a trace.

"Could I have misheard?" The villager scratched his head with a hint of doubt. After a long while without any movement, he bent down and started sweating again.

Yuan Shang continued to shout at the top of his lungs on Bayun Island, but all he got was a response. Perhaps someone wanted to respond, but given Yuan Shang's terrifying speed, probably few could catch him.

"Huff..." After wandering around Bayun Island without finding anything, Yuan Shang stopped to catch his breath.

He didn't remain dejected for long before regaining his spirits. He straightened up, and with a wave of his arm, a new abyss passage appeared before him once more.

"Ha! No way? Running away again?" Paimon had just flown over and hadn't even had time to wipe the sweat from his brow when he saw Yuan Shang preparing to leave.

"Paymon, you should lose some weight after eating so much in Inazuma." Ying didn't waste any more words with Paymon; she grabbed Paymon's scarf and threw him into the abyss passage.

"Damn it! I'm not fat at all!" Before leaving, Paimon couldn't help but argue about his weight.

……

"Is this the Kannazuka?" Yuan Shang walked out and asked Ying beside him.

“Yes, this is it.” Ying nodded.

"Something feels off." Yuan Shang looked around and felt that there was something strange about the Kannazuka in front of him.

It seems... something is missing here compared to when I first came here?

"What are you thinking about? The important thing is to find Yu Jin quickly!" Yuan Shang patted his cheeks and perked up.

"Ember—, where are you—"

Then, the scene that had occurred on Hachiyū Island was repeated once again inside Kannazuka.

"Did I hear something?" The same question was uttered by different people.

In the Tassa Steel Refinery, Xavier put down the Mikage Furnace Core component in his hand and asked the Fools beside him.

"No, it must be that your brain has been corrupted by the remnants of Yugang." The Fools beside him sneered and mocked Xavier.

"Huh?" Xavier straightened up when he heard the Fools' laughter.

"What, you want to fight?" The Fools also puffed out their chests, not to be outdone, and confronted Xavier head-on.

“I’m a civilized man, I don’t fight and kill like you guys all day long.” Xavier suddenly smiled, startling the Fools opposite him.

"what?"

“My assistant, please bring Mikage Furnace over here. I need to check it again.” Xavier emphasized the word “assistant” as if afraid the Fools wouldn’t hear him.

"Wasn't the Mikage Furnace Core repaired?" The Fools immediately frowned. The Mikage Furnace Core was large and heavy, and it was far away from here. Bringing it over would not be an easy task.

“Do you understand the importance of being rigorous? Do you think I’m like those rice-wives?” Xavier said arrogantly, gesturing wildly at the Fools in front of him.

"Hurry up! Or I'll report you to your executive officer!" Seeing his assistant's slack attitude, Xavier stopped pretending altogether.

"Alright, you win!" The Fools had no choice but to agree, seeing Xavier humming a little tune.

I had no choice but to agree; after all, he was the project manager personally appointed by the CEO.

The Fools left, and Xavier whistled happily.

"You little punk, you think you can mess with me?"

After showing off, he started touching his chin again, and said with some doubt, "Speaking of which, is there really something wrong with my ears?"

"No, I need to finish this work quickly and go back to Fontaine to recuperate." After shivering, Xavier decided to get some rest as soon as possible.

Now that the Inazuma seclusion edict is over, if we don't leave now, when will we?

……

"Fire? Where did Yu Jin go?" On the streets of Inazuma Castle, Fuchigami, now in human form, whispered to Fire.

"How would I know? Senior is always elusive." Ying shook her head, then took the meatballs from the vendor and started chewing.

"You actually have the appetite to eat?" Yuan Shang glared at Ying when he saw her puffed-out cheeks.

Given the urgency of the situation, it's incomprehensible that Ying still has the appetite to eat.

"I've been running around with you for most of the day, I'm starving." Ying swallowed the food in her mouth. Then, ignoring Paimon's shouts, she snatched one of the meatball skewers from Paimon's hands.

"You should try some too." Under Paimon's angry gaze, Ying handed the dumplings to Yuan Shang.

"..."

Soon, three idle people appeared on the curb of Inazuma Street, squatting down, slurping meatballs, and doing nothing.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Yuan Shang looked at the dumplings in his hand, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Great, but I keep feeling like someone's watching us. Is it just my imagination?" Ying asked, glancing around as she ate a skewer of meatballs.

Then she saw Catherine smiling and nodding at her.

Without much hesitation, Ying stood up and quickly ran to Catherine.

"Towards the stars and the abyss."

After the signature greeting, Catherine looked at the three people who had gathered around and asked, "I've seen the three of you wandering around Inazuma City several times already."

"What? Even a famous traveler has troubles?"

“Of course.” Ying regained her composure, leaned against the counter, and sighed. She looked at the smiling Catherine, and, with a try-it-and-see attitude, asked:

“Miss Catherine, do you know any trace of Senior Yu Jin? We are looking for him.”

"Looking for Mr. Ember?" Catherine nodded slightly upon hearing this, then bent down and took out a commission form.

"Although I don't know where Mr. Ember is, Ying, you can try posting a request, and maybe he'll come running over."

"Push the blank request form in front of Ying," Catherine suggested.

“Okay.” Yingman filled out the request form casually. After finishing, she waved goodbye to Catherine.

"Is your human Adventurers' Association really useful?" As they walked, Yuan Shang turned to look at Catherine and then asked Ying.

He recalled Catherine's smiling face and felt inexplicably awkward.

"Let's try anything, even if it's a long shot." Ying stretched, feeling a bit hopeless. But more measures meant more hope; who knew, maybe they'd find the embers?

"Someone called me?"

"Wow! A ghost!"

Ember suddenly appeared out of nowhere, giving even the most timid Paimon a real fright.

"senior?!"

"ember?!"

Yuan Shang and Ying were initially startled, but after realizing that it was Yu Jin who had appeared, their shock turned into delight.

"Looks like you guys are in a hurry." Seeing Yuan Shang and Ying's surprised expressions, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he said confidently, "Speak! Whatever your request is, just say it!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang and Ying exchanged a glance, then cautiously asked, "Senior (Ember), can you stop the great war between humans and dragon lizards?"

"It's only been a few days since things calmed down? How come humans and dragon lizards are fighting again?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin was quite surprised. He had been staying on Qinglai Island for the past few days and thought that everything in Daoqi was peaceful. He never expected that such a mishap would occur!

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Without hesitation, Yu Jin accepted the task. If anything went wrong, he could just straighten it out!

Chapter 555 The Embers Are Busier

2024-03-19

Mondstadt, the Ruins of the Wind Dragon.

The fierce winds that once shrouded these ruins have almost dissipated, and a domed palace has unexpectedly appeared on the tower in the center of the Wind Dragon Ruins.

“Hey, this feels like coming home.” Ember jumped out of the abyss passage, looked around at the decorations in Dvalin’s “home,” and was immediately reminded of the days when he fought in Famyazra.

"Ha~~, what brings you guys here?" Dvalin yawned as he sat cross-legged on a huge marble chaise longue, asking the restless Ember and the others below.

"Wow! Dvalin, you're just like the evil dragon in the fairy tale who kidnaps the princess!" Paimon exclaimed, his mouth agape in astonishment as he looked at the decorations in Dvalin's Dragon Cave.

“But I don’t have a princess. Why don’t you stay here and keep me company, you little one?” Paimon was startled, but Dvalin calmed her down with just one sentence.

"No! I'll only follow Luminous!" Paimon flew to Luminous's side and made a face at Dvalin.

"Hehehe..." Dvalin chuckled a few times, then stood up from the platform. He shook the feathers on his back and asked Ember:

"Speak up, I'm pretty free, why did you call me here this time?"

"It's nothing really. I just wanted to ask you a question: could you make a certain place suddenly become prosperous?"

"How abundant? Is it Mora falling from the sky? You'd have to find that person in Liyue then." Dvalin scratched his dragon face with his claws, somewhat puzzled.

When did Ember's business expand so much?

"Don't interrupt, it's about making barren land fertile." Ember waved his hand. Dvalin always thinks about random things, like Mora falling from the sky, he really dares to dream.

"How about favorable weather?" This time, Tvalin didn't talk nonsense. He thought about it seriously for a moment and then replied.

With his mastery of the wind, he could easily ensure a region had favorable weather year after year; it's just a matter of whether that would meet Yu Jin's requirements.