The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Chanotira did not forget her original purpose for coming here. The most important thing was to analyze the contents of the book. As for the author's information, that was just a side effect.

"As for this..." Yu Jin looked down at the book on the music stand again. The reorganized text became messy again, making it incomprehensible.

Moreover, the book has many missing pages, and in some places, an entire page has been torn out.

As he watched, a figure suddenly appeared in Yu Jin's mind. The person was wearing a purple robe and was also wandering aimlessly in Haimo Village, just like him.

“There are many things missing here that need to be filled, and I know someone who knows more about these things than I do. And he’s in Haimo Village!”

"Ember, you're not talking about Mr. Jacob, are you?"

Upon hearing Ember's words, Mameh immediately realized what was going on. There were only two outsiders in Haimo Village; if it wasn't Ember, then it could only be Jacob.

“But I remember Mr. Jacob was only interested in art, wasn’t he?” Mameh asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jacob came more than once. Besides admiring his own paintings, he would always stroll around the vicinity of Haimo Village, showing no other hobbies whatsoever.

“People who are involved in the arts are generally very knowledgeable,” Yu Jin said confidently, patting his chest.

"Really?" Mameh was skeptical. She herself was an artist; how could she not understand her own strengths?

Aside from painting, I don't do much else that's noteworthy.

"Trust me, you know him well, so come with me."

"Okay... okay."

Mameh, still suspicious, jumped into the water with Ember.

The real reason Ember wanted to bring Jacob over was because of his identity as a Baptist of Deep Sin. Based on his impression of the other Baptists of Deep Sin in the Abyss Order, Ember had reason to believe in Jacob's ability to decipher various strange texts.

Of course, there was no need to tell Mamech these things for the time being. In Ember's eyes, Jacob was like a retired, deeply sinful baptist who was tired of the hustle and bustle and devoted to art; there was no need to tell Mamech his true identity.

"Pfft!"

Emerging from the underwater cave, Ember immediately grabbed Mameh and began running wildly across the underground.

Because it's inside Mount Elinas, finding someone in Haimo Village is much easier than on the ground.

After navigating countless treacherous and winding roads, Ember finally found Jacob.

"Ember! Ember! You're blocking my view?!" Mameh jumped around behind Ember, for no other reason than that Ember was completely blocking her view.

Are you out of your mind? Why are you back to your old self now?!

A familiar voice echoed in Jacob's mind, startling him. He looked up and saw Ember standing at the entrance of the cave.

And behind him was Mameh, who was jumping around.

"Why did you two come here?" Jacob's voice came, and Ember moved his body away.

At this point, he had transformed from a twisted monster into a human, so there was no longer any need for him to hide.

"We'd like to ask you to help us look at a book; we don't quite understand what's written in it," Yu Jin replied.

Jacob frowned upon hearing this, and waved his hand impatiently:

"I'm busy, I don't have time to help you with any comic books."

What valuable books could one find in Haimo Village? Based on Jacob's understanding of the minds of the Melusin people, those so-called "incomprehensible" books were most likely just colorless comic books.

"What? You don't seem busy at all?" Yu Jin was a little puzzled. Jacob's tone was a bit sharp, making him wonder if the guy had just eaten a firecracker.

“Who said I’m not busy?” Jacob rolled his eyes. Then he pulled a… large iron hammer from his magnificent robe.

"Where did this come from?" Ember asked curiously as he circled around Jacob.

This guy was pretty quick; even he didn't get a clear look at him.

“None of your business.” Jacob ignored Ember. He gripped the hammer handle tightly with both hands and walked to a rock.

The stone is about several tens of centimeters in diameter, and is bright red and translucent, resembling a giant ruby.

But what's amazing is that it's covered in a spiderweb-like web. Yu Jin touched it; it was quite sturdy.

"We are not responsible for any damage to your hands." Jacob raised the hammer high, gave a simple reminder, and then swung it down heavily.

"Boom!"

The quietly flowing stream beside them was shaken, splashing water and sending up clouds of dust, causing everyone to cough for a while.

"Cough cough cough! I didn't expect you to be so strong."

"Wow, Mr. Jacob is really that amazing!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Yu Jin and Mameh remarked in astonishment. Who would have thought that a seemingly refined person, passionate about art, could possess such immense power?

No matter how amazed Ember and Mameh were by his power, it couldn't change Jacob's less-than-beautiful mood.

As the dust settled, the net-like structure on the red stone was not broken; instead, it wrapped the stones inside even more tightly.

Through the cracked ground, Jacob saw the source of those nasty stone webs—they came from underground.

The whitish netting crisscrosses and spreads deep underground. Occasionally, it extends out only to cover the exposed red stones on the ground.

These are the skeletons of Erinus, supporting the mountain's rise and housing the Melusins ​​who inhabit it.

Why is collecting blood so troublesome!

"Blood?"

Mameh had come over at some point. She looked at the collapsed ground and seemed very curious as to why Jacob wanted to destroy this place.

"Pah! I meant collecting paint!" Seeing Mameh's puzzled look, Jacob immediately changed his tune. What blood? He hadn't said that.

"So Mr. Jacob was collecting paints." Mameh didn't suspect anything; it was perfectly normal for a good person who loved art to collect paints for his own creations.

“That’s right. I think these red stones in your Haimo Village are very good. I’m thinking of chiseling some down and grinding them into red pigment.”

"The result... you've seen it too."

As he spoke, Jacob chuckled self-deprecatingly a few times.

“Haha, Mr. Jacob, you should have told me sooner. I could have helped you.” Mameh laughed along; this was a simple matter for her.

"Really? Thank you so much!" Jacob clenched his fist excitedly upon hearing this.

That's great! He was originally planning to buy Mameh's painting and then remove the blood used as red paint, but now it seems that he doesn't need to go through that trouble.

"You can't force these ores to be collected; you have to let them settle down."

“Mr. Jacob, you made too much noise earlier and scared them all.”

"Calm the stone down?"

Ignoring the questions behind her, Mameh carefully approached the ore that Jacob had previously hammered and gently touched it with her small, short hands.

"Alright, alright, Mr. Jacob didn't mean it. Could you help him out a little?"

"Crack...crack crack!"

With Mameh's reassurance, the huddled stone net actually detached itself from the red ore.

“Look, Mr. Jacob, this should last you a long time, right?”

Mameh held the bright red ore and handed it to Jacob.

Chapter 768 Past Experiences

2024-07-09

"Aren't we there yet?" Jacob asked impatiently on the way to Shanotila's "secret base".

If Mameh hadn't given him a lot of Erinas's blood clots all at once, he really wouldn't have had the time to play this puzzle game with her.

"We'll be there soon, Mr. Jacob, don't worry."

Mameh looked around. Actually, it was quite a distance from Shanotila's secret base, but to put Jacob at ease, she deliberately told a little lie.

Moreover, she also has a way to quickly traverse Erinus.

"Come this way!"

"what is this?"

Ember followed Mameh to a rock wall, but unlike other places, this rock wall had a glowing crimson bubble.

He was certain that this thing hadn't been there when he and Mameh passed by before—if it had, it would have been poked by Ember with a stick long ago.

"This is a shortcut; I specifically asked 'Father' to help me make it. Let's go in quickly!"

After giving a brief explanation, Mameh skipped and jumped into the bubble.

"Tsk, what an amazing thing." Yu Jin scratched his head, then jumped in without a care in the world.

After the two left, Jacob lingered there for a while. He stared at the bubbling red bubbles in front of him, lost in thought.

"After all this time, is it still active, Erinas...?"

"Perhaps we could try a more drastic approach... No, let's forget it. Making too much noise and attracting the Shadow Hunters would be bad."

After some internal struggle, Jacob ultimately decided to use the most conservative method to obtain Erinus's blood.

After thinking all this through, he stepped into the bright red bubble.

The space inside the bubble was incredibly cold and viscous. The fishy, ​​muddy liquid seeped into Jacob's nostrils, making him want to vomit.

This contains blood, and it's useless blood that has been dormant for who knows how long, full of impurities.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Jacob was finally able to breathe, and the first thing he did after emerging from the bubble was to cough loudly, expelling all the filth.

"Stop coughing, stop coughing! Do you want to see if any of that stuff has gotten on you?" Yu Jin saw Jacob bending over and coughing, so he went over and patted him on the back.

“It seems that there really isn’t one.”

Jacob realized what was happening and looked at his sleeve, which was completely dry.

The blood plasma that had almost drowned people vanished without a trace.

The coughing woke Shanotila, who was meditating nearby, but her anger vanished immediately when she saw that it was Mameh and the others.

Turning her head to look at Mameh, she saw a warm aura emanating from her that was imperceptible to ordinary people, and then Shanotila understood how they had gotten there.

"Is there a new shortcut?"