The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Don't be afraid, Paimon! I'm here!" A confident child's voice rang out, and then a figure not much bigger than Paimon leaped out and stood between Paimon and the "monster".

The person who came was a child, but what was most striking about him was not his age, but the headscarf wrapped around his head.

The words "[Eighth Generation Successor of Shahar Snack Shop]" are very prominent, indicating that the little guy is quite satisfied with his status as a successor.

What followed was a fierce battle of pots, pans, rice, flour, and fried dough. Before long, all the "monsters" chasing Paimon had transformed into the so-called "Shager Village Specialty Snacks".

"Everyone, it's time to eat!!!" The child with a headscarf called out loudly to everyone. Actually, he didn't need to call out. Paimon, who had just said "I will never eat again", had already started to eat heartily.

Their eating manner was so ferocious that it was as if they were not eating food, but the flesh and blood of their enemies—which was actually quite close.

Just as Ember was about to go down and pick up Paimon to head to the next dream, an anomaly occurred.

Accompanied by the familiar "beep!", the people in the dream seemed to have their souls ripped out, each with their heads bowed and stiff steps toward where they were supposed to go.

Not only that, the entire dream began to run as if time had reversed. The "monsters" who had been turned into food were resurrected and ran away in the opposite direction into the distance. The mess on the ground gradually became smooth again, with no trace of the destruction that had occurred.

Ember and Narcida, being outside the dream world, were naturally unaffected. However, Luminous and Paimon were different; although they were aware they were in a dream, they ultimately couldn't escape it.

And so, Ember saw Paimon, who was feasting, and Firefly, who was watching the show, both become as stiff as puppets.

"They're not going to just walk back like this, are they?" Yu Jin ran up to the two of them and waved, but neither of them reacted.

They simply kept moving forward with stiff steps, heading towards the dreamlike realm of Sumeru City. At this rate, Ember estimated it would take them several days to return to their starting point.

"No, this is the end of the day, and the time will be reset."

Nasita shook her head; she wasn't as worried as before. Individual cases are difficult to study, but when those cases become the majority, finding common patterns is a scholar's skill.

Fortunately, Nasita had some experience in this area. Therefore, she had already discerned much of the dreamscape created by the Void Terminal.

"They will be teleported directly to the location where they first entered the dream."

As soon as Nasita finished speaking, Ying and Paimon's figures gradually became illusory until they disappeared completely.

Chapter 700 Overcrowded

2024-06-01

"sieve!"

"Can you go faster?"

The scene before her eyes had become blurred into a single blur, but Nasita, carried on Ember's back, was still not satisfied; she wanted it to go even faster.

"Almost there? Is the dream about to collapse?" Yu Jin turned his head to look at Nasita behind him and asked in confusion.

"Actually, it's fine if it's not fast, it's just that I'm a little excited because it's the first time I've solved such a major crisis in Sumeru."

Nasita shook her head, her face calm and composed, but her trembling four-leaf clover pupils betrayed her.

"Hmm... I can understand, after all, it's the first time he's truly fulfilling the duties of a god."

Yu Jin nodded, then reminded Nasida behind him, "Hold on tight."

Upon hearing this, Nasita hugged Yu Jin's neck tightly, freeing his hands.

With arms outstretched, Yu Jin forcefully pulled at the space in front of him. The sudden surge of mental energy came and went quickly. In front of the two, space shattered, creating a void.

With a leap, Yu Jin carried Nasita, and when the two came to their senses, they were already on the streets of Sumeru City.

This is still the bustling food street, but this time Ying and Paimon are outside.

In a flash, he lifted his collar and disappeared into the grove of trees—all in one smooth motion!

Ying and Paimon, who were observing Sumeru City from afar, felt a blur before their eyes, and then found themselves in a deserted corner without knowing when.

"Who?!"

"Shh..."

The familiar voice and face lowered Ying's guard. She saw Yu Jin make a shushing gesture, and her voice involuntarily became softer.

"Senior... what are you doing..."

“Actually, you can speak normally, as long as you don’t scream,” Ember said, popping out of the bushes.

"Wasn't it you who made the 'keep quiet' gesture, senior?" Ying scratched her head and led Paimon out of the bushes, her voice returning to normal.

"Senior, and this person... what do you want with me?" Ying looked at Yu Jin and asked him curiously.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin simply shifted his gaze to Nasida.

"Do we have to do it again?"

"if not?"

"Ok."

After a brief exchange, Ying and Paimon once again witnessed the "wonderful" performance of Ember and Narcida.

Incidentally, the two also recounted what they had seen and heard when they left the city.

"So... this is a new dream now?"

“That’s right. If we don’t find a way to get out of this dream, this repetition will probably continue indefinitely.”

"And the consequences... do you feel your head getting a little heavy?"

Upon hearing Nasita's words, Ying closed her eyes, rubbed her temples, and then nodded.

"That seems to be the case. So what should we do now?"

"Find the main character of the dream. Only by making him realize that he is dreaming can we pull everyone out of the dream."

Nasita said with absolute certainty.

"Find the main body of the dream? But how do we find it? There are so many people in Sumeru City, we can't just remind them one by one, can we?"

Ying glanced at the crowds coming and going in the distance and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Finding the subject of the dream among so many people was like finding a needle in a haystack.

"Oh right! Not only Sumeru City, but should we also find all the dreams outside?" Paimon suddenly thought of this.

The dream of Sumeru City has ended, but that's not the end of it; the problems outside also need to be addressed.

"Don't worry about that. The dreams outside Sumeru City are generated in small villages. There are few people, and it's easy to spot anything unusual. I can take care of it then."

Nasita waved her hand, telling everyone not to worry about it. The smaller the dream, the more hands and feet one can move.

The real trouble is the city of Sumeru right in front of us; it's the real problem.

"How do we find someone? Do you have any candidates?" Yu Jin asked Naxida, looking down at her. However, this time she wasn't as confident as before.

Nasita shook her head with a wry smile: "We can only determine the scope; it definitely won't be people within the Council of Religion. If some scholars know about their plan and realize it in their dreams, then all their efforts will have been in vain."

"So it can only be ordinary people from Sumeru City? There are still a lot of them!" Paimon shrugged, the scope seemed to have been narrowed down in the slightest.

How many people in Sumeru are students in the Academy of Teachings? At most, it's only one percent.

"There's nothing we can do, but the only thing we have extra time is to find the differences in Sumeru City and then deduce the possible candidates based on these differences."

This was the only method Nasita could think of.

"What do you mean?" Yu Jin scratched his head, looking for differences, and then guessing the candidate. What was the connection between the two?

"The subject of a dream can change everything in the dream at will. If you dream, you will definitely subconsciously hope that the dream will develop in a good direction for you."

"For example, if he is a butcher, then the number of butcher shops in his dream of Mount Sumeru should be fewer than the actual number of butcher shops in Mount Sumeru, and the price of meat should be higher."

"For example, an adventurer would definitely hope that there are fewer gilded guilds in Sumeru City, or that some major crisis will occur in Sumeru."

……

Nasita tried to explain to everyone, but instead of putting them at ease, she made them feel even more troubled.

“Spot the differences in the whole city? Nasita, are you kidding me?!” Paimon felt her head was about to explode at the thought of finding differences in such a big city, not to mention she had no idea about Sumeru’s specific situation.

“None of us have been to Sumeru before, so we can’t see anything different.” Yu Jin brought up this question to Nasida, causing the latter’s expression to stiffen.

But soon, the expression on her face relaxed. Indeed, the fact that Yu Jin and the others had never been to Sumeru City was a big problem. But don't forget, Sumeru has things that other places don't.

"Here's what I'll do: I'll tamper with your Void Terminal so that it can function properly in the dream world."

"I'll send you a detailed map and data of Sumeru. You can compare it using the Void Terminal. It's very convenient; you can do it with just a thought."

Nasida experienced the convenience of the Void Terminal for the first time; difficult problems were easily solved in the face of technology.

She lowered her head slightly, seemingly about to tamper with the Void Terminal.

Ying and Paimon waited quietly for their Void Terminals to transmit the "detailed map and data of Sumeru City" that Nasita had mentioned, but unexpectedly, they waited for a long time without any results.

The group looked down at Nasita and saw that her originally relaxed face had become serious, and in the end she was even drenched in sweat.

"Nasita? Nasita?" Ying and Paimon shook her body, but Nasita did not respond.

"I'll go take a look." Seeing this, Yu Jin took out another void terminal. Including the two that he broke during the previous performance, this was the third one.

If you ask him why he has so many Void Terminals, well, he removes them every time a ward finishes casting them!

"Is there a Void Terminal?"

"No."

After repeating this process several times, the Void Terminals in Ember's pocket piled up into a small mountain.

"Buzz!" This time, Yu Jin was too lazy to recite any commands. He put the Void Terminal to his ear and instantly poured his consciousness into it.

The void was not as empty as before. When Ember stepped into the void this time, he felt that it was heavy and crowded.

It feels heavy because something is pressing down on your head, and it feels cramped because the sense of presence here seems to be off the charts.

"Damn it! How could something like you exist in Sumeru?! Why was there no news about you before?!"

【Searching...】

"Stop right there! Sumeru does not welcome those who disregard life!"

The void was noisy, but what Ember cared about most was the Doctor's voice.

Yu Jin arched upwards, but the feeling of the heavy weight pressing down on him showed no signs of lessening.

"Push back! Someone's getting on the bus!"

He called out again, but still no one answered. It was unclear whether they didn't hear him or were too engrossed in arguing.

So, Ember took a deep breath.