The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

With a long face, he reached the top of the steps. Not many days later, Kong Jianyuan carried over a few more people, and his face immediately lit up with joy.

How long has it been? He's already brought back so many citizens. It seems Yuan Shang's talent is truly terrifying.

In the alchemical field of transforming life, perhaps no one can surpass Yuan Shang. For some reason, Kong Xin began to feel excited.

Because he seemed to see a brand new "gold" rising, and this "gold" belonged to the Abyss Order.

"Your Highness, there are too many people, I'll continue carrying them." After putting down the Kanriyan people he was carrying, Yuan turned around and walked away again, exhausted.

The purifiers have cleansed quite a few people this time, enough to keep them busy.

Seeing Yuan Shang's listless appearance, Kong Jian naturally assumed it was due to Yuan Shang's constant overwork these past few days.

"Do you need the Order to spare some of its members to come and help?" Kong Zaiyuan asked from behind.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang, who was walking down the steps, immediately became excited as if he had been injected with hormones. He waved his hands and shook his head vigorously.

"No, no, no... Not at all! Your Highness, the purification ritual is extremely precise and cannot afford the slightest mistake."

"I don't get along with the others, which will delay the purification process, so this is good."

In order to prevent the cult from discovering the secret of the so-called "purification," Yuan Shang had no choice but to play the role of a "genius alchemist."

This explanation did not arouse Kong's suspicion. In fact, the reason he had not sent anyone to disturb Yuan Shang for so many days was because he was worried about this.

Every ritual concerning life requires utmost care. Kong is not the kind of leader who would disregard the success or failure of an experiment simply to satisfy his own curiosity.

"In that case, Yuan Shang, you should be even more careful. You need to understand that the Order is such a large place, it needs all the people you brought to fill it!"

"My subordinate understands!"

After Yuan Shang finished speaking, he slunk away, realizing that he couldn't bear Kong's expectant and eager gaze.

Why did this give him a little creeps?

Yuan Shang and his friends gradually disappeared from the bottom of the steps, but this did not mean that they were about to "immerse" themselves in the purification process again.

On the contrary, they came more frequently.

Over the next few hours, one naked Kanriyan after another was carried over and then settled in by the abyssal monsters who were there to meet them.

This scene lasted for several days. At first, Yuan Shang and his men physically came over, but later they simply threw themselves over from the abyss passage.

"Catch them!" A quick-thinking apostle caught two unconscious citizens flying out of the abyss passage. It carried one on its shoulder and swiftly ran with them to the newly built house of the Order.

Then, the Abyss Apostles or Abyss Mages would take over, endlessly repeating the same scene.

"Your Highness, it seems that Yuan Shang and his men have been purifying quite a few people lately. Is this really alright?"

A Deep Abyss Singer approached Kong and reported on the day's work.

Upon seeing that the number of people in the camp had increased to several thousand in just a few days, Kong frowned at first, then relaxed.

"Only a few thousand people. Such a small number is far from being a 'nation'."

Kong glanced at the enormous fireball that had already taken flight above his head. This thing, temporarily created by the Abyss Singers, was serving as the "sun" in this underground area.

The sun shone brightly, and green gradually appeared from the ground. The first group of citizens to arrive had already awakened, and they were initially terrified of the inhuman monsters around them.

Most of the Kanreia who were transformed into Hittites did not know more about what happened 500 years ago than the people of the other seven kingdoms.

So, with Kong's slight "guidance," these people readily accepted the fact that they had such a strange group of "compatriots."

Moreover, they were truly helping them like fellow countrymen, so the Abyss Order was now in a state of peace and harmony.

If anyone else saw this scene, they would definitely pinch their own leg hard—an apostle of the abyss is arm in arm with a human, how could I have such a dream?

"It's alright, the cult is huge, no matter how many come!" Kong clenched his fist and revealed a very confident smile.

Chapter 610 More and more people

2024-04-16

In the early hours of the morning, in some unknown wilderness.

"Shhhhh!"

A tent adorned with star patterns shook a few times in the wilderness, and the star ornaments hanging on it made a crisp sound as they shook.

The tent, which looked rather cute, was transformed into a woman wearing a giant witch's hat.

The fact that she uses this kind of tent despite having wrinkles on her face only shows that the woman in front of me has the heart of a young girl.

At this moment, Barbie Ross has transformed into a middle-aged woman. When fleeing, one must change their appearance, right?

This is an incredibly easy task for a water astrologer.

"Sure enough, the starlight intensity is off." Barbielos looked down at the slightly damp grass. Under the starlight, the dewdrops on the grass blades looked like silver pearls.

However, even in such a beautiful scene, Barbielos noticed many abnormalities.

For example, the intensity of the starlight was abnormal, much weaker than usual.

Ordinary people might not notice it, but to Barbie Ross, who has studied astrology for many years, it is quite "eye-catching".

"What exactly happened to the starry sky?" Barbie Ross muttered to herself, her head unconsciously tilting upwards.

No! Absolutely not! You can't watch this kind of thing!

But at the crucial moment, Barbie Ross pressed her head down again with one hand.

There are many things in this world that cannot be known. Some things, even if a demon god knew them, would not escape death. Barbie Ross knew these things better than anyone else.

Moreover, she knew that the changes in the starry sky above might be the kind of secret that could kill a demon god.

[So what if I die! Don't you want to see the stars that have escaped fate, Barbie Ross? You've spent your whole life studying astrology, but you've never found a way to break free from it!]

Barbi Ross extended her other hand as well, her two hands fighting each other, just like the two conflicting thoughts in Barbi Ross's heart.

"Yes, so what if I die? This old woman has lived enough. If I can find a way to transcend astrology in the end, then my life won't have been in vain."

Barbie Ross gritted her teeth and began to act.

Babiros skillfully assembled a telescope by taking various parts out of the tent.

It seems that the thought of looking up at the sky again has been in her mind for some time.

Adjusting her angle, Barbie Ross once again turned her gaze to the starry sky, which she had longed to look at these past few days but dared not.

"..."

Barbie Ross blinked, looking confused.

Why are there so many fewer stars in the sky?

A sudden wave of dizziness washed over her, almost causing Barbie Ross to lose her balance. She vowed that she would never look at the starry sky again!

……

"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! Are the newly built houses to the east all gone?!"

"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened! We've already cultivated all the land to the west!"

"Your Highness! Good news! Another group of newborn citizens have awakened. When will you go and explain the situation to them?"

……

The sunlight created by the Abyss Singers in the sky dimmed, for according to the time on Earth, it was now the early hours of the morning.

However, the older members of the Abyss Order don't have the habit of sleeping. Whenever they're unsure of what to do, they'll come over and ask Kong for advice.

"Okay! Okay!" Kong replied helplessly in his small room, where he was all alone.

He opened the door and came in, only to find a huge pile of documents in his empty arms, despite his dark circles under his eyes.

The Order previously managed abyssal monsters, which are species completely different from humans and can maintain smooth communication within the organization without the need for paperwork.

But things are different now. In addition to monsters, the Abyss Order now has a large number of living people, so the previous rough management style is no longer suitable.

So, in addition to construction, the abyssal monsters also started a campaign to eradicate illiteracy.

This caused many Abyss Apostles, who could be considered "strong," to complain bitterly. Sending them out to fight was no problem, but asking them to write was truly a challenge for the Apostles.

Currently, within the Abyss Order, most of the administrative work is done by the Chanters.

The saying "knowledge changes destiny" has finally come true even within the Abyss Order.

"Clatter!" He flipped through the documents on the table in frustration, feeling rather depressed.

They're working incredibly fast on the abyss! Just a few days ago, the number of people in the cult was only a few thousand, but now it's almost ten thousand.

These nearly ten thousand people, which are like nearly ten thousand mouths, are yelling and shouting behind Kong every day, making him almost breathless.

"Forget it, I'd better go see the newly awakened citizens first." After watching the somersault for a while, feeling annoyed, he decided to go out and meet the newly awakened citizens.

Citizens recognize citizens, and citizens recognize the nation. It's a two-way street. Kong felt it was necessary to explain to these people what had happened in the last five hundred years so that they wouldn't be led astray by other countries.

Emerging from his humble hut, Kong headed towards the leveled ground cleared by the cult.

There stood rows of clean and tidy little houses, and while building them by hand, Kong complained more than once:

Why is he the only one in the vast Abyss Order who can control the Earth element?!

Before even reaching the house, Kong saw a group of strangely dressed people looking around. Beside them were other people who had woken up earlier, explaining something to them.

"Master Kong is here!"

"Just call me Kong."

Sora nodded to the citizen who had clearly woken up earlier, and then gave a bright smile to the curious eyes around him.

Although it seemed a bit strange to see someone with dark circles under their eyes wearing a bright smile, the sight of such a cheerful smile amidst the monsters surrounding them eased the wariness of the people nearby.

Not to brag, but if he were thrown to the ground, he'd be at least a handsome young man that everyone would love.

"Fellow citizens of Kanria, you have just awakened from a five-hundred-year slumber. You must have many questions in your hearts, right?"

He sat on the ground in an empty seat, and his approachable demeanor immediately increased everyone's trust in him.

Mainly because he's handsome, it's quick to win people's favor.

“Five hundred years… have I…slept for that long?” Someone heard Kong’s words and lowered their head to think back.

He discovered that his memories of the past five hundred years were so vague, like an oil painting that had just been finished and then splashed with water; his mind was filled with patches of color, without any concrete details.

Trying hard to recall, the person's memory suddenly became clear. It was the same underground place as here, but countless times wider and brighter; the underground was just like the surface.