The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Who?!" The soldier looked up, but when he saw that it was Yu Jin opposite him, he quickly broke into a smile.

"So it's Lord Yu Jin. What can I do for you?"

Now, Yu Jin has become a high-ranking official, and it's no exaggeration for these lower-ranking soldiers to call him "Sir".

"Alright, alright, just call me Ember. This title is only temporary, no need to be so formal."

Yu Jin looked at the soldiers whose expressions changed in a second and thought that Li Yue's "face-changing" skills were nothing special - didn't Inazuma have a lot of people who could do it?

"I'm asking, is this how it usually looks when the dragon lizards attack?"

Yu Jin looked up at the empty camp, then looked back and asked the soldiers.

“It’s usually much better than this.”

Another explosion rang out in the distance, causing the soldiers to cover their ears.

"how do I say this?"

"These dragon lizards used to attack at very precise times! They would attack once in the morning when the sunlight was shining into the basin below, and then they would attack again three or four hours later. It was the same old pattern!"

"Why are there three or four hours between them? Are you going to go down and fight back?"

Ember was puzzled when he heard that there were several hours between the dragon lizards.

"Counterattack? Our Haiqi Island resistance force only has so many people. We'd be better off going down there to deliver food to these dragon lizards."

The soldier waved his hand, explaining that the rebels had to patrol and defend, so they didn't have many soldiers available to deal with the dragon lizards.

If so many people were to confront the dragon lizard head-on, they would only slightly alleviate the problem of the barren soil on Haiqi Island, and would do nothing else.

The soldier paused for a moment, then continued, "As for why the dragon lizard's attacks have intervals..."

"That's because they need to take a nap."

"..."

The soldier earnestly explained the living habits of the dragon lizards to Yu Jin, giving the latter a real eye-opener.

Chapter 564 The Tireless Dragon Lizard

2024-03-24

"Boom boom boom!"

"No way, how long has it been? Why hasn't it stopped yet?"

In the trench, Yu Jin, lying flat on the ground, looked at the occasional flashes of color flying across the sky and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"I don't know, maybe the dragon lizard ate something it shouldn't have today?" The soldier next to him mumbled, munching on his flatbread.

Logically speaking, the dragon lizards' attack should have stopped long ago—because they should be taking a nap at this time.

For some reason, the dragon lizard was unusually excited today. Not only did it start attacking before dawn, but it also refused to nap at its usual time.

This forced many people present to eat lunch in the trench.

"We can't let them get any more arrogant. Perfect timing, let's seize this opportunity to wipe out the dragon lizards in one fell swoop!"

Ember waited a while longer, but the dragon lizards still showed no sign of calming down. So he climbed out of the trench and shouted:

"Everyone! Come out here, pack your things, and we're filming Act Two!"

"No way? I thought yesterday's first scene was great?!" Shinoin Heizo poked his head out from afar, looking miserable.

Although the place was a bit noisy, there was no Ember to bother him. Kano Inpei was engrossed in reading the files inside and didn't want to be dragged away by Ember to do chores at this time.

"Yesterday was a day of your 'heroic struggle,' today it is a day of your 'generosity and magnanimity'!"

"What kind of 'tolerance and magnanimity' is this?" Seeing that he couldn't escape, Kanoin Heizo climbed out of the trench.

He patted the dirt off his clothes, picked up the phonograph camera, and walked speechlessly to Yu Jin's side.

"You take the picture first, and I'll tell you when you're done."

“Yes, it’s around here, take pictures of the whole area!” Yu Jin didn’t answer Kanoin Heizo’s question. He just put his arm around the latter’s neck and took pictures of all the potholes and bumps in the area.

Occasionally, missiles would attempt to land, but they were all deflected by an invisible force.

"Is filming all done?"

"Finished filming? What's the point of filming all this?" Kanoin Heizo looked at the footage he had taken. Although it looked a bit shocking, a little thought would tell him that the damage to Umijima Island wasn't actually that great.

After all, the land here is so barren that digging a pit makes no difference to planting anything.

“It’s incredibly useful!” Yu Jin looked around, then leaned over to Kanoin Heizo and said, “Let me tell you, someone will pay for all of these destroyed places!”

"Don't you think it's quite tolerant and generous of humans to still hold the idea of ​​capturing dragon lizards alive under these circumstances?"

Yu Jin rubbed his hands together, looking at the group of people who were already fully prepared, and he couldn't wait any longer.

Seeing Yu Jin's expression, Shinoin Heizo knew what Yu Jin was planning to do next.

"Well, that's quite generous. Should we go down again? Should I go and call Paimon and Ying?"

"Of course!"

Kanoin Heizo left, and Yu Jin began to take stock of his men.

Before long, everyone who was supposed to arrive had arrived. So Yu Jin didn't dawdle and skipped the formalities of speaking.

He simply waved his hand and shouted to the crowd, "Let's go! This time we need to bring up a lot more dragon lizards! Understand?!"

"understand!"

Several thousand people marched down the mountain in a grand procession, the scene almost exactly the same as yesterday.

……

"Humans! Get down!"

"coward!"

"Continue the attack!"

The dragon lizards remained tireless, abandoning their usual laziness and unleashing their full firepower on the cliffs blocking their way.

"Humans have come down!"

The lazy lizard, who was idly looking around, soon spotted the smoke rising in the distance. Judging from the smoke, it was definitely human.

"Charge! Let mankind know the power of dragons!"

Excitement immediately swept through the entire group of dragon lizards; whether they were slacking off or attacking with all their might, they all stopped what they were doing.

All they had in mind was a great battle with humans!

The humans' actions were almost identical to before. After a loud roar, they charged aggressively towards the opposing dragon lizard.

In the vast open space, only non-combatants remained.

"Is the location the same as yesterday?" Paimon asked, holding his camera.

For Hotaru and Kanoin Heizo, the phonograph could be held with just one hand, but Paimon, due to his size, had to hold it with both hands.

This makes one wonder if she might accidentally drop and break the camera.

Ember initially thought so too, but Paimon had already proven his filming skills with his actions last time, so Ember was quite at ease this time.

Waving his hand to let Paimon fly up first, Ember turned to the others and gave them some instructions.

"By the way, could you two go deeper into the battlefield and film something more detailed?"

Yu Jin recalled the problems that had occurred yesterday and asked the two of them.

Although the footage shot yesterday was already quite good, in Yu Jin's opinion, there is still room for improvement.

There's a serious lack of detail over there; there should be more!

"I'm fine." Ying nodded without hesitation. Ying was very low-key; she would never flaunt to others that her strength had reached the point where she could beat up an executive officer—at least not to the later executive officers.

So for her, it was just a trip to the battlefield, not a real fight with the dragon lizard horde, so it couldn't be easier.

"I have a problem!" Shinoin Heizo glanced sideways at the chaotic battlefield in the distance, waved his hand, and took a few steps back.

"what is the problem?"

"Please, I'm just a small-time fan. Don't you even consider the possibility that I might get trampled to death by a dragon lizard while I'm filming?"

Kanoin Heizo commented expressionlessly, even though he knew this wasn't a real battle and Ember had prepared many protective measures.

But the lizard doesn't know this, and if he gets so engrossed in taking pictures that he doesn't realize what's happening, given his small size, if the lizard steps on him, he'll probably be lying on a wooden plank waiting for emergency treatment.

"No, this one doesn't..."

"what--"

"what sound?!"

A scream rang out, and Yu Jin and the others turned around to see a small white dot falling from the sky.

"Phew... Oh, it's Paimon. Who am I?" Upon seeing Paimon, Ember immediately wiped away imaginary sweat from his forehead.

He might have been surprised if it were anyone else, but if it were Paimon…

Forget about dying, this little guy would probably be hard-pressed to even break his skin.

"Paimon!" Countless bolts of lightning immediately erupted from Ying's body. Her aura was so powerful that it even blew Heizo Shinoin, who was standing next to her, onto the ground.

"Hotaru... is that strong?" Kanoin Heizo, who was slumped on the ground, couldn't get up because he was questioning the voice.

He had heard of the Traveler's name, but Kanoin Heizo really didn't expect that Hotaru's strength would be so great.

Looking at the flustered and anxious girl's face, Kanoin Heizo drew circles.

It turns out the genius was right beside him!

"Don't worry, Paimon's fine." Seeing that Ying was about to lose her temper, Ember immediately patted her on the shoulder.

Then, Ember pulled his other hand towards the void, and a dazed Paimon appeared in front of everyone.

"Paimon, are you alright?!" As soon as Ying saw Paimon, she immediately picked her up and carefully checked her over.

"Uh... stop shaking! If you keep shaking, something bad will really happen!" Paimon was instantly jolted awake by Ying's movements.

She broke free from Ying's embrace, shook her head, and said with a stern face.