The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"It needs more fire. Looks like I'll have to build a Fire Tower to play with."

"Don't!"

The young master lunged forward and shoved Ember's raised hands down. He too could see the rising sea level, but compared to that, what Ember was talking about was clearly far more terrifying.

The name "Crazy Fire Tower" is particularly chilling.

"Maybe there's a crack in the seabed that's letting water seep in. We can go down and check it out, and then close the crack."

"Young Master suggested."

"I just looked at the seabed and there was nothing there. The water just rose up inexplicably."

Yu Jin replied in a serious tone. He had originally thought the same thing, but after seeing that there were no cracks in the seabed, he decisively started boiling the sea.

"Then...then maybe it's just that the seabed is rising, and the sea level is just rising along with the seabed!" The young master quickly came up with another reason.

Now it was Yu Jin's turn to fall silent. He closed his eyes and remained quiet for a while. Just when the young master thought he had given up, Yu Jin suddenly raised his head again.

“I asked the tree, and it said no, the ground is still this thickness.” Yu Jin said with certainty.

"Why are you so hostile towards water?" the young master asked.

"You've probably never drowned before," Yu Jin replied casually.

"Isn't that obvious?" The young master didn't even know where to begin his retort.

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, the roar of an engine suddenly came from afar.

Those were speedboats, leaving trails of white waves on the sea, and each speedboat had a number of guards looking around.

"A paddle that can move without a person, amazing!" Yu Jin praised as he watched the speedboat gliding across the sea.

This speed is much faster than those boats rowed by man.

"Stop rushing! Can't you see these ships are coming towards us?"

"real or fake?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin began to observe carefully. He could also faintly hear shouts coming from afar.

"Gentlemen, we suspect you of littering... littering excrement! Please remain where you are and await investigation!"

"Duplicate, please remain where you are and await further investigation!"

"Save the ghost! Run!"

Upon hearing this, the young master immediately grabbed the embers and started running wildly.

As a result, a large cloud of sand and dust billowed up, obscuring their vision. By the time the people on the speedboat realized what was happening, Yu Jin and the young master had already vanished without a trace.

……

"stare--"

"Nobody's here, come out!"

"Didn't you forbid me from going into the water?"

After a burst of bubbles, the young master's head rose from the seabed.

"Damn it, I forgot! I should have just thrown you over here." Yu Jin slapped his forehead, saying with obvious regret.

"No way, look at me, I've been underwater for so long and nothing's happened to me." The young master had clearly vaguely sensed the relationship between the whale and the sea surface, but the fact that nothing had changed after being underwater for so long made him doubt his own guess.

"Alright, hurry up and get up here!"

After saying that, the two jumped out of the water and onto the ground.

After their frantic run and dive, Ember and the young master had secretly arrived at a port in Fontaine.

Judging from the endless yellow sand and towering barren mountains across the port, this should be the place where the young master mentioned Fontaine and Sumeru made their meeting.

As for the speedboat behind them? It had long since been left far behind. Although the speedboat was fast, it couldn't keep up with the young master's quick legs.

"Phew... we've finally arrived in Fontainebleau. What are you going to do next?"

The young master looked around and then asked Yu Jin.

"Don't know, just want to wander around?"

As he scratched his head, Yu Jin walked out of the corner onto the street.

At the heart of the port stands a towering building, with numerous viaducts extending out from both sides, their destinations unknown.

This place serves as both a port and a station. There aren't many people on the streets, and because of its function, most people are in a hurry.

Some people were leisurely strolling around, leading Yu Jin to suspect that they might be a minority of locals.

"Click! Click! Click!"

A loud gear-clutching sound rang out ahead, and then Ember saw a mechanism propelling him forward appear before him.

"Hmm... a shrunken war golem?" Ember circled the mechanical puppet a few times, then connected it with the war golem in his mind.

However, the War Golem was built for only one purpose—to kill, while this puppet was primarily for suppression.

"Tsk, not as cool as the golem."

After taking a few glances, Yu Jin gave his assessment of the mechanism.

"Are you planning to wander around here all day?" The young master's voice came from behind Yu Jin, startling him.

"I thought you had left a long time ago?!"

"The key issue is that I don't know where I should go."

Upon hearing this, the young master shrugged, looking constipated. "We've arrived in Fontainebleau, but how do we find the whale from our dreams?"

He closed his eyes slightly, feeling as if the entire Fontainebleau was responding.

Everyone is responding, which is the same as not responding at all.

"Perhaps I'll end up like you, wandering aimlessly in Fontainebleau." Now, the young master can only hope for the best.

Who knows, things might change in some unexpected corner?

"Good luck then. Also, who told you I was just wandering around aimlessly?"

Yu Jin nodded, then continued walking. This time, he didn't stop to look at anything new, but went straight to the notice board.

"Oh dear, another one has gone missing?"

"Hey, did you see that? Clorind is going to make an appearance in a few days. Want to go check her out? She's the strongest dueling agent!"

"Huh?"×2

The bulletin board never disappoints, and Fontaine proved it once again. The information on it piqued the interest of both Ember and the Prince.

Nevertheless, the two had different interests. Ember was interested in the case listed on the notice as the "Missing Girl Case".

The above states that this case has resulted in the disappearance of more than a dozen girls over a period of more than a decade, causing widespread panic.

The young master, however, was more interested in the so-called "strongest dueling agent"—he was currently stopping passersby to ask him to introduce Clarinde.

"It's amazing, there isn't a single clue."

Yu Jin didn't care at all about the "duel agent" or the "strongest"; he just found the announcement incredibly amazing.

In a just country, a crime is committed without leaving any clues. Is it because the perpetrator was clever, or because Fontaine was too incompetent?

"Isn't that right? Otherwise, it wouldn't be so worrying." The person next to Yu Jin immediately echoed his words.

"The outbreaks are mostly occurring in Fontainebleau? Should I go there?"

"That's such a coincidence, I was just about to go to Fontaine."

Upon hearing Yu Jin's mutterings, the young master patted him on the shoulder.

"What do you want to do?" Yu Jin glanced at the young master sideways.

"Of course, I'll find the strongest absolute agent, Clarind, and fight her!" The young master laughed heartily, already looking forward to it.

Those around him, hearing his arrogant words, silently distanced themselves from him. Want to fight a duel agent? What a madman!

Fighting a duel agent is not some kind of competitive match; it's a life-or-death struggle where people can die.

"I think I heard that the prerequisite for fighting a duel agent is having a criminal record?! You want to be locked up in solitary confinement, kid?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin immediately seized the young master, just as he had done back at the Jade Capital Terrace in Liyue.

"Stop, stop, stop! We can hire someone!" The young master quickly shook his head, afraid that Yu Jin would take him to the Court of Justice.

"Then why don't you go to the Adventurers' Guild and ask me to beat you up?"

"..."

"Haha...it seems that's really true."

After he finished speaking, an awkward silence fell over the room.

Chapter 762 The Disadvantages of the Rail Cruiser

2024-07-07

"Welcome aboard the Clementine Line cruise ship. This route will depart from Harbor of Hailu and arrive at Fontaine..."

A patrol boat slowly moves forward on the towering waterway. At the very front of the boat is a small information platform.

A strange little creature on board is explaining the various features of this route to the passengers on both sides of the cruise ship.

Her striking appearance and unusual physique reveal that this dutiful little navigator is not human, but rather a unique race of Fontaine—the Melusin.

As a newly appointed commentator, Abel was very dedicated to her job. She immediately tensed up when she noticed someone staring intently at her.

"Hmm... everyone, why is everyone looking at me like that? Could it be... could it be that my explanation was bad?"

Worried, the greenish-brown, fluffy corners of Abel's work cap began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Um... I don't think so. Compared to the beautiful scenery of Fontaine, I think Meluxin is more attractive."

The young master glanced at the embers. It was just a creature unique to Fontaine. Why was he so curious about it?

Well... okay, it's actually quite amazing. Although the young master was pointing fingers at Yu Jin in his mind, his gaze kept drifting towards Aibel in front of him.

"Ahem, that's true. Abel, do you know how Melosin was born?"