The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Alright, let me ask you this: after we deal with these dragon lizards, who will take care of the problems on Sea Spirit Island? You?"

Ying fell silent, because the problem on Haiqi Island was extremely thorny, and neither she nor Zhen had any good solutions.

"Those dragons you found... are they reliable?" Ying stopped drifting downwards, glanced at the whitish basin in the center of Haiqi Island, and gradually walked back.

"They are quite reliable, but they have all made a fresh start. This group of dragon lizards will probably put them in a difficult position."

"Difficult?" Ying Qianjin paused for a moment. She recalled the dragon she had seen in her distant memories and nodded knowingly.

"Both the Wind Dragon and the Rock Dragon have integrated into the human community, so it's quite difficult to put yourself in their shoes."

Yu Jin smiled and said mysteriously to Ying, "Actually, it's alright. They are indeed a good choice, but I have an even better one here."

He held the back of his head and began to list the three-headed dragons he knew: Ruotuo, Tevalin, and Kutri.

Needless to say, Dvalin was the weakest, without even a single familiar by his side, and he was also helpless in dealing with the situation on Umijima Island, so he was not even considered.

Ruotuo should theoretically be the most suitable dragon to do this, as it can change the soil of Haizhi Island and take in the group of dragon lizards.

However, when Yu Jin thought of Ruo Tuo's clenched teeth, he felt it was better not to trouble this unfortunate dragon who had only recently recovered from his madness.

After all, Yu Jin wasn't sure to what extent his flowing water had "washed" Ruo Tuo. If it left any aftereffects in her brain, Ruo Tuo might do something strange if she got excited again, which would be bad.

Fortunately, besides these two "new dragons," there is also the "old dragon" Kutri.

It just so happens that Kutri is still in the Dark Sea. Sending these dragon lizards there will allow him to retire there.

It's highly likely that it's Kootri keeping the dragon lizard, rather than the dragon lizard keeping Kootri.

Upon hearing this, Ying looked surprised: "Besides these two, you found other dragons?"

"Lying motionless in the dark outer sea, like a dead dragon." Ember recalled his experience searching for Kutri.

Every time Ember approached Kutri, he was either sleeping or in the process of sleeping, leaving Ember speechless.

“I understand. Where is he? Tell me.” After a brief moment of thought, Ying raised her head and stared intently at Yu Jin.

Yu Jin was startled by Ying's suddenly bright eyes. He took a few steps back and asked warily, "Why are you asking for their location? Are you trying to coerce or bribe them?"

"I definitely won't do it under duress, but bribery...maybe? By the way, is that really the kind of person you see me as?"

Ying crossed her arms, looking at Yu Jin speechlessly. Had she really left such a terrible impression on Yu Jin?

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin immediately nodded: "That's right, that's exactly the kind of person you are in my heart!"

But he quickly extended his hand again, leaving a small gap between his thumb and forefinger, and continued, "However, thanks to your recent proactive remedial measures, my impression of you has improved a little bit."

"Fine, think what you want." Ying's lips twitched as she looked at the almost negligible gap between Yu Jin's fingers. She now realized that getting entangled with Yu Jin on this topic was a terrible mistake.

Even if I told you, things wouldn't change.

"Why?" Ying asked, puzzled.

“Because that dragon is very, very old, almost older than anyone you know.” Ember patted Shadow on the shoulder and said earnestly.

Ying immediately understood. She always assumed that the dragons currently alive were the second generation, but she never considered the possibility that the first generation dragon king might have survived.

What Ember has found now is probably the first dragon that survived the first great war.

"So, don't even think about having a normal conversation with him. Just pack the dragon lizard up and give it to him; that's better than anything else!"

Chapter 568 Blood Branch Coral

2024-03-26

Coral Palace is where many matters concerning Umijima Island are handled.

During the war between Umijima and the Shogunate, this place was always brightly lit. Now that the war is over, the phenomenon of working overtime at the Coral Palace is even more serious.

There are many things to deal with during wartime, and even more so after the war ends.

After all, once the war is over, there will be issues to address, such as the reconstruction and trade in various places, the arrangement and disposal of personnel, and so on.

If it weren't for Ember and the Shogunate taking over the matter of the dragon lizard, Coral Palace would probably have started working three shifts long ago.

However, today, Ember, who should have been dealing with dragon lizards, went to the Coral Palace instead.

Upon entering the Coral Palace, Yu Jin immediately located Xin Hai's office—the place with the highest stack of documents was where Xin Hai worked.

"Boom boom boom!"

Yu Jin tapped on the table, interrupting Xin Hai's work. She looked up and saw Yu Jin beside her.

"So it was embers. Could it be that something went wrong with the dragon lizard?"

"You're really smart, you figured it out right away." Yu Jin nodded and gave Xin Hai a thumbs up.

"Haha, Ember, you flatter me." Xin Hai chuckled dryly. Apart from the problem with the dragon lizard, what other reason did Ember have to come to the Coral Palace?

"Are we short-handed? Haiqi Island can send more people." After tidying up the messy table, Xin Hai asked.

"No need for that. I just wanted to ask how the people of Yuanxia used to drive the dragon lizards into a corner?"

"Yuanxia Palace?" Xin Hai lowered his head and pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then raised his head as if remembering something and replied:

"As for suppressing the dragon lizard, I'm not sure about the specific measures, but the blood coral should be useful."

"Bloody Coral?"

Seeing Yu Jin's puzzled look, Xin Hai continued to explain, "You must have already witnessed the transformation of Hai Zhi Island into a sacred land."

“Yes, this place is the most difficult to deal with.” Yu Jin nodded, the issue of the sacred land conversion of Haiqi Island was very troublesome.

“That’s right, and I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but at the current rate at which Haiqi Island is being converted into a sacred land, we absolutely cannot survive here for thousands of years.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin realized what was happening and said thoughtfully, "That's right, at this rate, this place should have become a real desert long ago!"

"Yes, so we need to perform a spirit restoration ritual every few hundred years to dissipate some of the elemental energy surging up from the ground."

"And the only thing capable of doing this is the blood-branch coral that grows in the Abyss Palace."

"So, you mean this [Blood Branch Coral] can dissolve elemental power?" Ember stroked his chin, then belatedly exclaimed in surprise, "Dissolve elemental power? That's amazing?!"

It's no exaggeration to say that elemental power is the foundation of this world, and the fact that something can now dissolve it is truly astonishing.

"Actually, it's not that it's completely eliminated, but rather that the violent elemental forces are softened and no longer have such strong corrosive power."

Seeing Yu Jin's surprised expression, Xin Hai immediately waved his hand. Blood Coral said it was indeed amazing, but if you really looked into it, it was really nothing special.

“There are many ways to convert elemental energy into something else. The truly amazing thing about the Blood Branch Coral is that it is actually an animal,” Xin Hai quickly explained to Yu Jin.

"Animals? There are even animals that feed on elemental power?" Upon hearing this, Yu Jin exclaimed in amazement. The world is vast and full of wonders.

Who would have thought there would be animals that feed on elemental forces?

"That's right. Blood-branch coral is called coral, but it is actually the cocoon of a coral king worm. Under the right conditions, it will transform into a flying coral butterfly, feeding on wild elemental power everywhere."

As Xin Hai spoke, he rummaged through a nearby filing cabinet and found a carefully preserved portrait.

"These were painted by a shaman during a festival hundreds of years ago; they are coral butterflies transformed from blood coral."

Yu Jin looked down and saw that Haiqi Island from hundreds of years ago was no different from what it is now, except that it had many more crystal butterflies in blue and pink.

The butterflies fluttered and danced, like a flock of crystal butterflies formed from the earth's veins.

"It was a beautiful thing, why can't I see it now?" Yu Jin pondered for a while, then asked with some curiosity.

Judging from the picture, the coral butterfly swarm is quite large, so why are there only a few scattered, unnamed butterflies on Haizhi Island now?

"This brings us to the unique aspects of Blood Branch Coral and other methods of transforming elemental forces," Xin Hai said with a smile.

"If we were to use alchemy alone to reverse the transformation of the sacred land, given the size of Haiqi Island, no matter how many alchemists we had, it wouldn't be enough, and the materials required would be astronomical."

Xin Hai walked to the window and looked at Hai Zhi Island in the distance. Although Hai Zhi Island is called an island, it is actually more like a small continent.

If you stand in the middle, you can't tell at all that this is an island.

Ember nodded in agreement. Just as Xin Hai had said before, there was more than one way to convert elemental power; alchemy, which was widely practiced, was a good option, to say the least.

However, alchemy can only be used on a small scale. If you want to use it to modify the environment...

Yu Jin can only hope that those who have this idea can afford its exorbitant cost.

"But with coral kings, it's different. As long as the conditions are right, they can grow rapidly and automatically stop reproducing when the element concentration in the soil of Haizhi Island drops to a certain level."

"In short, they are environmentally modified creatures that the Great God specifically found for Haiqi Island."

The people of Haiqi Island revered Orobas not only because Orobas brought them to the surface, but also because it brought back Blood Branch Coral from the Dark Outer Sea.

Thanks to the blood-branch coral, Haiqi Island was spared the fate of becoming a desert.

"Aurobas is so capable?" Yu Jin turned his head to look at the giant serpent that had turned into a mountain range in the distance. No wonder the people of Haiqi Island worshipped it a thousand or two years later.

It's no wonder they did so much for Haigi Island.

"So, the Blood Coral is the way the people of Yuanxia Palace defend against the Dragon Lizard?" Yu Jin pondered for a moment and then understood the other uses of the Blood Coral.

The land of Haiqi Island is filled with primal elemental power, and the dragon lizard's body is also filled with primal elemental power.

Changing the target doesn't seem to be a difficult task for Blood Coral.

“It’s not mentioned in ancient texts, but it should be about right.” Xin Hai confirmed Yu Jin’s idea.

"Hiss... Does that mean I have to go underground again?" Yu Jin scratched his head, feeling that this was a bit troublesome.

The dragon lizard is still causing trouble. If he goes underground to look for some "blood coral" now, who knows what kind of trouble he'll cause when he returns to the surface.

"If you don't want to run away, Yu Jin, Haiqi Island can do it for you."

"Now that hundreds of years have passed since the last festival, it is time for Haiji Island to hold a spirit-returning ceremony."

Seeing Yu Jin resting his chin on his hand, Xin Hai offered to do it for him. The Haiqi Island had already begun preparing for the spirit return ceremony, and it was almost finished by now.

All that's needed is for a suitable person to bring up the blood coral, and the ceremony can begin immediately.

“That’s a bit slow…” Yu Jin looked up in a certain direction, where there was a wall made of black wooden planks.

Yu Jin nodded toward the wooden wall, then said meaningfully, "I think someone should have done something for us beforehand."

"Who?!" Xin Hai looked warily behind the wall, only realizing something was strange after Yu Jin pointed it out.

"So you really can't fool me?" A slightly helpless female voice came from behind the wall, and then the woman stepped out.

"The [Blood Branch Coral] you mentioned... could it be this?"

Looking at the coral veins in her hand, which resembled dripping blood, the woman smiled.