The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"What? We've been discovered?!"

Rubbing their inexplicably red and sore cheeks, the scholars of the Order of the Church quickly retreated, putting distance between themselves and the strange fellow in front of them.

On the one hand, it was due to the panic after being discovered, and on the other hand... who wouldn't be confused if a big black lump suddenly appeared in the middle of the night?

Seeing their panicked expressions, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow. How should he describe these guys? Commendable courage, or perhaps they were simply courting death?

"Wow, you actually dared to sneak in. Aren't you afraid of being caught by the villagers of Aru Village?"

The people in the desert are almost all armed, their martial spirit is practically overflowing. This group of scholars, with their barely perceptible disguise, ran into Aru village, it was no different than lambs to the slaughter.

"Hmph... Did you really think we were afraid of you desert people during the day?" The scholars looked around. Apart from the village guards who were dancing around the branches of the Burning World Tree, the only normal person was Ember.

Although the scholars at the Order of the Church also found the Ember somewhat abnormal.

After rummaging through their robes, the scholars retrieved the Void Terminals they had taken off and put them back on.

"drop!"

A flash of green light appeared in the darkness, and then Ember felt the aura of the few timid guys in front of him suddenly become stronger.

"Don't think we can't do anything to you just because you're hiding in a tin can. Come and see for yourself what you desert folk will never get!"

[Give me a copy of the strongest gilded guild's combat techniques!]

[The combat techniques of the second strongest gilded brigade, quick!]

[The combat skills of the third strongest gilded brigade, the situation is urgent!]

……

The scholars closed their eyes slightly, and the thought of becoming stronger had just flashed through their minds when the Void Terminal generously responded to them.

Instantly, a flood of memories of battles rushed into the scholars' minds through the green leaves beside their ears. These memories were incredibly vivid, as if they had truly experienced countless battles.

"Drink!"

"Eat my punch!"

"Akhmar Flying Kick!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The sounds of fists and feet clashing echoed in the darkness. Clearly, Ember's iron armor wouldn't produce such a dull thud.

The source of these sounds was only one: the scholars on the ground, their faces bruised and battered.

Chapter 661 Thought Seal

2024-05-11

"What the hell was that noise? You scared me!"

After wiping the large footprint off his breastplate, Yu Jin glanced with surprise at the scholars lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

Seeing how excited they were just now, he almost thought these guys had mastered some incredible power.

It turned out that he only learned a rudimentary set of skills. His technique was passable, but his strength and speed were absolutely terrible.

"Get up! Stop playing dead!" Yu Jin stepped forward, grabbed one of the men by the collar, and lifted him up on the spot.

"Let...let me go..."

"Wow!"

"..."

Before the scholar, who was flailing his limbs, could finish speaking, he fell from the sky.

"Your uniforms from the Order of the Instruction aren't very good." After glancing at the piece of cloth in his hand, Yu Jin casually tossed it away.

Upon hearing this, the scholar, whose buttocks were sore from the fall, arched his back and tightened his open clothes.

Even at night, the desert wind is still quite cold.

"Enough with the nonsense. What does the Order of the Church need these village guards for? I don't believe any of that talk about a change of heart."

Yu Jin crossed his arms and asked the scholars who were gradually standing up in front of him.

The fact that the Order of the Church is so eager to obtain the village guardian of Aru Village, even launching an operation at night after being rejected during the day, suggests that there is something fishy going on.

"Hmph... Although we are no match for you, don't expect to get any useful information out of us!"

Several scholars unexpectedly refused to answer, letting out a cold snort as if they were ready to die for their cause.

"Really not going to tell?" Yu Jin circled the scholars with their heads tilted back a few times, not realizing they had such a strong will.

"Kill me or torture me, it's up to you!" The leading scholar watched Yu Jin's actions coldly, unmoved.

"Arakka! Come here!"

“Hey hey hey!”

A villager, gesturing wildly, came running over from afar. He approached the group and just kept grinning foolishly, whether at Ember or the others.

"Where are your mushrooms? Give me a few, a new friend wants to try them!" Ember held out his hand to the grinning Alakka.

"That's...that's great! There's...someone...eating...good!"

Upon hearing this, Alaka's smile faltered for a moment, then widened even further.

He hurriedly pulled out and rummaged through his large robe, eventually managing to pull out several mushrooms that he didn't know how long they had been hidden.

"That's all for you, go do what you need to do!" Taking the mushroom, Ember turned Alaka around and gave him a push. Alaka successfully forgot what had just happened and ran back to the crowd of people dancing and waving in the distance.

Hefted the shriveled but still vibrantly colored mushroom in his hand, and looked at the scholars retreating in front of him.

"Since you're all so determined, I won't waste any more time. Eat!"

His figure quickly disappeared from the scholars' sight, and when he reappeared, Ember had already stuck the mushroom in his hand into one of the scholars' mouths.

"Uh……"

The unfortunate scholar managed to hold on for a full three seconds with his strong willpower before collapsing to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

"I thought you could hold out a little longer, but it seems I overestimated your will."

Seeing this, Yu Jin shrugged helplessly.

The others, seeing their unconscious companion lying on the ground with mosquito-coil-like eyes, involuntarily swallowed.

"Damn it! What did you do to him?! I warn you, if anything happens to us, the Order of the Church will absolutely let you off the hook!"

The leading scholar mustered his courage and rebuked Yu Jin. He looked at his companion on the ground, who was clearly suffering from food poisoning, his face showing a mixture of surprise, doubt, and indignation.

He took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said firmly, "Even so, you won't get any information from us!"

"Really? I don't believe it." Yu Jin expressed his skepticism. He leaned down and approached the scholar who was lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and slowly coaxed him:

"Tell me quickly, what is your purpose in wanting to bring back the village guards?"

“The village guardians…they…they…”

The scholar, whose consciousness was hazy, murmured unconsciously, but just as he was about to utter the most crucial information, the void terminal that had been silent by his ear suddenly lit up.

"The Medical Department reminds you that if you are in the [Forest Dwelling Madness Period], please do not use Lingfen Incense alone..."

After that, what he said turned into this kind of thing.

Yu Jin was immediately speechless. Looking at the scholar who was foaming at the mouth but still tirelessly popularizing health knowledge, Yu Jin decided to give him a sharp whack on the head to prevent him from choking on his own saliva.

"Boom!"

After a crisp knock on the head, the scholar on the ground was indeed unconscious.

"Hahaha! I told you you couldn't get any information from us. How does it feel to have wasted your time?"

The scholars burst into laughter when they saw Yu Jin return empty-handed. Finally, they'd seen this strange fellow get his comeuppance, and they were determined to vent their pent-up frustration!

With this in mind, they laughed even more wildly.

However, Ember showed no signs of anger. He took the Void Terminal from the unconscious scholar's ear, played with it for a while, and then put it directly on his own ear.

The scholars stopped laughing, because they suddenly felt a strange sense of crisis.

"It's useless. The void terminal is bound to an individual. Even if you steal it, it's impossible..."

"Beep beep! Beep—"

Before he could finish speaking, the scholars saw the Void Terminal next to Ember's ear light up.

"How can it be?!"

"Nothing is impossible."

Ember pressed his hand against the void terminal, and his consciousness began to invade it.

The void terminal contains an incredibly complex network structure, in which each node is connected to higher-level nodes.

These distinct layers of nodes, stacked together, form a massive pyramid of consciousness.

At the top of the pyramid lies a vast expanse of knowledge, as deep as the ocean, which is also the legacy left by the Great Tree King—the void.

Unfortunately, only a tiny group of people at the very top of the pyramid can access all the knowledge in the void.

To Yu Jin's surprise, the node of his temporarily "borrowed" void terminal was located in the middle layer.

This could mean either the original owner of the Void Terminal held a certain position within the Council, or someone deliberately elevated their privileges.

Based on the performances of these individuals, Yu Jin believes the latter is more likely.

"It seems that commands can only be issued to the nodes below, and there are many restrictions." Yu Jin tried it out. The hierarchy within the Void Terminal was extremely strict, and each node could only use specific functions within its permissions.

"Then let's climb even higher!"

Yu Jin has never liked to think about complicated things. Since there is a barrier, then he will break through it.

The immense consciousness began to impact the stable pyramid structure, successfully tearing open one gap after another, carrying this node to higher positions.

"It should be about right." Yu Jin felt that his position should be high enough—the Void Terminal was currently feeding him all sorts of miscellaneous knowledge.

"Um……"

Ember looked around, and then his gaze fell on the cactus standing to the side.

"Got it! You guys, show me how to climb a cactus barehanded!" With a slight thought, the command was issued.