The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Sorry, I went off-topic." Dain quickly realized. He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of rock of unknown thickness, reaching straight to the sky.

"This plan is so large that I even suspect it existed from the very beginning of the Abyss Order."

"Reverting the Hilichurls to the Kanriyans is only a tiny part of this plan."

Dain recounted all the information he had gathered from his centuries-long entanglement with the Abyss Order, revealing only a small part of it, yet it still caused everyone present to hold their breath.

This organization, buried deep underground for roughly the same length of time as the Fatui, has for the first time revealed its ambitions, which are no less than those of the Fatui.

"So, in that case... restoring Kanria to its former glory is just part of their plan?"

"Good understanding."

Dain nodded to the shocked Ying. Sometimes he himself wondered if there would ever be a day when he could win against such a massive organization.

However, after his initial doubts, Dain would still continue forward. Because in this world, apart from him, no one else cared about anything concerning Kanria anymore.

Although the Abyss Order also flew the banner of Kanria, in Dain's view, these inhuman monsters merely used everything in Kanria as tools to realize their unspeakable secrets hidden beneath the earth.

Ying took a few deep breaths, feeling a chill run down her spine. Restoring Kanria to its former glory was merely one part of the plan; what, then, was the Abyss Order's true objective?

And what was her brother thinking in all of this?

"Is the...the Order really that powerful?" Despite being an Abyss Chanter, Yuan Shang couldn't help but whisper.

"There should be...right? Look at the apostles and above in the Order, aren't they all so busy they're practically invisible?" Yuan You swallowed.

Yuan Shang glanced at Yuan You, and for some reason felt that he had been verbally attacked.

"Hehe, there's really no need to be so nervous." Seeing the tense atmosphere, Dain chuckled a few times.

"The Abyss Order is plotting something big, and you, Dain, are still laughing? I misjudged you!" Paimon stomped his foot angrily when he saw the smile on Dain's expressionless face.

She initially thought Dain was an Abyss Killer, but she was surprised to find that he was completely unconcerned about the Abyss Order's actions.

As fellow Abyss Slayers, Paimon decides to sever ties with Dain!

What? You're asking why Paimon, a killer of the Abyss, is friends with the Abyss? That's because Paimon is not only a killer of the Abyss, but also a friend of the Abyss!

She's good at both sides, that's Paimon!

Unfortunately, Paimon's whining went unnoticed by everyone, who were all waiting for Dain to say something next.

"Anyone can have lofty ideals, but the ability to realize those ideals is not something that can be acquired simply by thinking about it."

"A grand plan or scheme is nothing but a castle in the air if it lacks the means to implement it."

Dain glanced at the device in the center of the altar and said with disdain, "For example, to remove the curse of the Hilichurls, the Abyss Order used this ancient civilization device that they picked up from who-knows-where."

"The first step of the plan has a success rate of less than one percent. It's amazing that they dared to launch this plan."

Dain waved his hand, offering the greatest mockery to the Abyss Order's incompetent performance.

“No… it’s one hundred percent now.” Ember stood up from the ground and walked slowly to the Hilichurl whose body was wrapped in bandages.

"＃^:D(Are you still willing to give it a try?)"

Ember started communicating with the Hilichurls in encrypted form again. This caused Dain's expression to change drastically.

“Ember! You’re not like those people from the Abyss Order. Don’t force me to treat you as an enemy.” Dain drew his gleaming greatsword and pointed it at Ember.

"Hey hey hey! Don't fight! Don't fight!" Paimon immediately flew to their side, waving his little hands rapidly.

She even hugged the blade of Dain's Greatsword and tried to press it down.

Unfortunately, the atmosphere was more tense than ever before, and no one even noticed that Paimon was holding onto Dain's greatsword unharmed.

"Hey, you said I'm not that kind of person, so why are you acting like you stepped on my tail? I'm asking for the Hilichurls' opinion!"

"If you don't believe me, record our conversation and go back to learn Qiuqiu language to compare it with your own!"

Ember turned his head and flicked Dain's greatsword; the force was so great that he almost lost his grip on the hilt.

Ignoring Dain's reaction, Ember turned his head back. The Hilichurl, having opened its eyes, glanced at Ember and took a step back.

“$☆^(The probability this time is 100%!)” Ember held out his palm to the Hilichurl.

Upon hearing this, the Hilichurl paused for a moment.

"Hesitation means certainty. Come here!"

Seeing this, Ember grabbed the Hilichurl and pulled it onto the altar.

Chapter 601 An Uncertain Fate

2024-04-11

“Biat…”

The Hilichurl glanced at the embers and uttered this word that could be used almost anywhere.

"You won't say that soon." Ember didn't care at all. He lowered his head and patted the Hilichurl's head to comfort it.

I've already said the success rate is 100%, so why won't it believe it?

Since this Hilichurl has the desire to become human, and the biggest obstacle is only the fear of pain, then it's no wonder that Ember used force.

Moreover, the source of the suffering is the curse that melts away along with the body; there won't be this horrifying part afterward.

"What are you talking about with it?" Dai was now like Yu Jin's follower, wanting to stay by his side for a moment.

"It's nodding in agreement," Ember lied without batting an eye.

"Regardless of your thoughts or how confident you are in your methods, before that, I hope you can listen to the Abyss Order's line of thinking."

As almost the last known descendant of the Kanreia, Dain's desire for the Kanreia people, or rather, for seeing his fellow Kanreia people again, which had been suppressed for hundreds of years, was involuntarily released.

Despite having little hope of seeing the Kanriyans again, the person before him was none other than Ember.

Recalling the scenes with Yu Jin, he even... he even... he could even make himself take a dump, what else wouldn't he do?

Although Ember was only an accomplice that time.

“Go on, I’m listening.” Ember nodded, letting Dain continue.

"According to my intelligence, the Abyss Order's current strategy is to transfer the fate of the Hilichurls to normal people in other countries."

"In this way, fate was re-woven, and the gods' punishment of Kanria was finally brought upon their own people."

“There are some clever people in the Abyss Order who have the same idea as me.” Ember clapped his hands. There were quite a few clever people in the Abyss Order who had the same idea as him.

"What……?!"

When Dain saw Ember nod, his expression changed from anxiety to shock. He quickly stepped in front of Ember and began to offer a series of persuasive words of advice.

“Ember, you need to think this through. The sacrifices were ordinary people, living beings! They weren’t the main culprits. Five hundred years have passed, and in some places, the ethnic groups have even changed several times. They don’t need to endure such a terrifying punishment.”

"Besides, there are countless Hilichurls in the world, not just the remnants of Kanria. The seven kingdoms simply did not use enough population to relocate them."

"If you truly possess the power to manipulate fate, instead of sacrificing ordinary people, why not come with me to capture the Seven Gods and use them as offerings?"

"Mo Mang Palace? Jing Shan Palace? Or perhaps the Sky Keep? I believe that with you and me, we can definitely make it!"

Dayne rattled off a string of reasons, each one perfectly reasonable, because he believed Ember was someone who would listen to advice.

"I suddenly realized that you become quite talkative when you're flustered, Dain." Yu Jin looked at Dain, who was talking incredibly fast, and shook his head with a smile.

“What you said is all very good, so what do you think of me?” Yu Jin pointed to himself. He had a lot of “people” on him, and they had been acting a bit too wildly lately. It was time to give them a good talking-to.

Bring on the painful blows of fate!

Watching the embers begin to gesture, Dain silently stepped back. He never imagined that the embers would use him as a sacrifice.

This made Dain... well, a little touched?

"Lord Ember, what should I do?" Yuan Shang was not as conflicted as Dain. Ever since he saw Ember knead the power of the abyss into a rope and use it as a jump rope, Yuan Shang had already accepted that Ember was omnipotent.

"Just do it the same way as last time! You just focus on removing the curse, and leave the rest to me!"

Yu Jin confidently crossed his arms.

"No problem!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang began the operation with great enthusiasm. He would soon be able to send the first batch of Kanria talents to the Order, and the thought of it made him a little excited!

The yellowish-white light reappeared on the altar, and unsurprisingly, Yuan Shang felt an invisible force sweep over his body.

Even Yuan Shang himself felt a slight pain due to his excessive excitement and inaccurate control of his power.

"Ya!"

The Hilichurls lying flat on the ground seemed to sense something and immediately began to shout.

The sound was so loud that Ember suspected its injuries were fake.

"Ya!!!"

The Hilichurl's cry rose to a new level, for it saw the dark curse rising from the surface of its own skin.

It was like this before; after this thing appeared on its body, it was followed by indescribable and immense pain.

This pain had exceeded the limit of what the Hilichurl could endure, but the key was that it remained conscious while in pain. Therefore, it did not want to experience this pain a second time, no matter what.

The Hilichurl yelled and struggled, much to the annoyance of the Ember beside it.

"Quiet down! Can't you see you're not in any pain at all?" Ember tapped the Hilichurl's head and mumbled a whole bunch of things.

"Ya?" The Hilichurl stopped struggling and its voice became softer, allowing Ember to focus on transferring the curse.

The curse on the Hilichurls was forcibly stripped away by the power emanating from the altar. Under normal circumstances, the Hilichurls undergoing purification would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

However, the curses that were removed from the Hilichurls' bodies have not disappeared along with the Hilichurls' bodies.

Because they have found a new "effect," the curse and the cursed are mutually causal and indispensable.

But now, with a higher level of power, the "cause" of the curse has been grafted onto other "effects".

No one noticed that the purification process was much faster than last time. The curse rooted in the Hilichurls suddenly seemed to disdain its small size and actively welcomed the purification.

Seeing the black and red aura surrounding his body, the Hilichurl lying on the ground couldn't help but close his eyes.

If it suddenly starts hurting, how painful would that be? I'd rather just die!

Curled up on the ground, lost in thought, the Hilichurl felt its mind growing increasingly sluggish, and its head felt heavy.

It's like sleeping for a long time, but having an incredibly vivid dream, and still feeling mentally exhausted.

Then it fell into a deep sleep, because the Hilichurls could sense that this time, it wouldn't dream.