The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

2024-07-14

Chapter 778 Humans are truly made of water

The clear, transparent water sphere rolled in mid-air, completely devoid of any human features.

However, a person's character is not solely determined by their appearance; their inner emotions may, to some extent, be a better criterion for judgment.

As everyone watched the water sphere from afar, even from a great distance, they could still feel the fear and panic within it.

Human emotions are perfectly revealed in this water sphere.

"Someone come here." Yu Jin stared at the water sphere for a while, then turned to the crowd that was holding their breath and shouted.

Upon hearing this, the crowd stirred, exchanging bewildered glances and wondering what Yu Jin was up to.

"Make way! Let me go!"

The commotion didn't last long. After a spirited response, a woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a long dress with yellow roses squeezed through the crowd and strode toward Ember.

Behind her, two men in suits, who could be identified as either bodyguards or servants, followed closely behind.

"Miss……"

“Myles, I believe in this peculiar gentleman.” The woman waved to her somewhat aged-looking follower behind her, her expression nonchalant.

She turned her head and extended her slender arm to Ember: "Navia, the current president of the Rose Society! And you? The great hero who saved White Song Town!"

Navia raised an eyebrow at Ember, seemingly pleased to have met him.

“Ember, um… just an adventurer passing by.” Ember extended his hand and shook hands with Navia. At the same time, a strange feeling emanated from Navia.

She looked up at the peephole of the embers; the darkness inside seemed to see everything about her clearly.

And that was indeed the case; the reason Ember called someone over was to study the physical structure of the Fontaine people.

"It's really strange. Everyone says people are made of water, and you all really are like that." Yu Jin muttered a few words as he released Navia's hand.

There's no dispute that the human body is mostly water, but the people of Fontainebleau are different—their bodies are entirely water.

The water that makes up the Fontaine people is very different. It is kneaded into various forms, blood, flesh, bones... Everything about the Fontaine people is no different from other humans in appearance, but Ember knows that it is all fake.

The highly malleable water has shaped the lifelike bodies of the Fontainebleau people, and also caused them to uncontrollably merge with the water when they come into contact with it.

The unfortunate fellow named "Gianri" probably dissolved into a puddle of water for this very reason.

"what?"

Navia was completely confused; she couldn't understand a word Yu Jin was saying.

"It's nothing. That blue-glowing water... I guess it should be called Primordial Fetal Water? Stay away from things like that in the future, it can decompose you Fontaine people."

"Just like this unlucky guy."

Ember pushed the water ball towards Navia, successfully causing the three of them to retreat.

"The seawater of the womb... will dissolve us?" Upon hearing this information he had never received before, Miles lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

Further away, Lorend's ears twitched, and he quietly recorded this information.

Nowadays, most of the sea level rise occurs on remote, uninhabited coastlines, and the Fools are unaware that the rising seawater will dissolve the Fontaine people.

Perhaps some people were dissolved into it, but as the embers said, they will eventually merge with the ocean, and no one knows.

"I see. Don't worry, Miss, I will protect you!" Silver stood in front of Navia at the right moment.

Unfortunately, he was pushed far away by Navia.

"With your small frame, you'd better protect yourself first." Navia shrugged at Silver, then asked:

“We’ll be more careful in the future, so what about ‘Gianri’…”

"I can try."

Yu Jin nodded, then hugged the water ball with both hands and began to knead it vigorously.

He pressed his palm against the water sphere, and the other side immediately bulged out. He repeated this process, making it look like Yu Jin was bouncing a ball rather than kneading clay.

Gradually, Ember stopped moving. He realized that the amniotic fluid was repelling him, refusing his power from flowing into it.

"Hey, I don't reject you, but you're rejecting me instead!"

Yu Jin was furious. He hated water so much that he hadn't even commented on the Fetal Water, but this thing was actually going against the heavens and rejecting him!

The water sphere remained suspended in the air as usual, ignoring Ember's words.

Seeing that the seawater was so uncooperative, Yu Jin knew that he would have to create a person himself.

He pressed his palm against the water sphere again, and wisps of white mist emerged from the sphere and then gathered in Ember's hand.

Soon, a tiny, fragile white candle flame floated quietly in his palm.

Seeing this, Navia couldn't help but stare at the white candlelight. Then, fear, confusion, panic... a whole host of intense emotions flooded her mind.

"No? It's just a soul. What's so interesting about something you all have?" Ember's words cleared Navia's eyes.

Only then did she realize that she wasn't the only one; many others were also drawn to the white soul, imbued with intense emotions, within the palm of the embers.

“Gianli’s…soul?” Navia uttered a few words haltingly.

"Hmm, you guessed right." Yu Jin thought Navia didn't believe him, so he moved his palm closer to her.

But he was wrong. As soon as Ember stretched out his hand, Navia eagerly grabbed it.

"Wow! A soul! It really is a soul!"

Far from doubting the authenticity of the soul in her hand, she was quite curious.

"Quickly pull your young lady away, you're scaring her!" Yu Jin pulled his hand back, and the trembling white candlelight moved away from Navia.

The latter then realized what was happening. She held her hat with one hand and lifted the hem of her skirt with the other, gracefully bending slightly forward.

“I apologize for my rudeness just now, Ember, and Gianri.”

Then she suddenly jumped up from where she had been bending over.

"But it's really amazing, the human soul is actually like this! Don't you think so, Miles, Silver?"

"Miss, you made too many mistakes in your etiquette just now. You need to practice more when you get back."

"Yes, yes, yes! Amazing, amazing!"

Both Myles and Severus were giving Navia the runaround in their own ways.

Ignoring their perfunctory expressions, Navia looked at Ember with curiosity in her eyes.

"Ember, extract the soul from Jianli..."

"Of course, it's easier to put it back in."

Ember answered quickly. He had originally thought Navia would be a big sister type, but now it seems... she's an adult female character with a girlish heart?

I'm not sure if this description is accurate.

As he spoke, Ember extended a finger and nodded onto the azure water sphere. The inoculum had been planted; all that remained was to wait for it to bloom.

The blue color dimmed instantly, and then red and white covered the surface of the water sphere. The spreading mycelium used the womb seawater as nutrients, rapidly filling everything in the water sphere.

Soon, the water sphere transformed into a pulsating red and white sphere. The red and white colors intertwined, and from a distance, it looked like a piece of meat floating in the air.

"Snapped!"

Yu Jin snapped his fingers, and the red and white mycelium quickly withered and decayed, melting into a pool of bright red blood.

But that wasn't all; the blood contracted and churned, becoming viscous. At first it was blood, then red mud, and finally writhing chunks of flesh.

The chunk of meat began to stand up from its collapsed state, and as it changed, a "person" with increasingly rich details appeared before everyone's eyes.

"Snapped!"

With a clap of the hands, the white soul in the palm entered the newborn body.

"Well……"

"What 'uh'? Get dressed, lots of people are watching." Yu Jin used a stick to pick up the clothes on the ground and threw them at Gianli.

Chapter 779 The Fools Who Changed Their Temperament

2024-07-14

"Hello, hello, my name is Lorend Schneitzvich, it's nice to meet you."

Inside the reception room of the Rose Society, Lorend, dressed in the robes of the Fools, extended his palm to Ember with a fawning smile.

"stare--"

Yu Jin sat on the sofa and glanced sideways at Lorend, whose face was full of flattery.

"Let me warn you, don't cause trouble. Many of your associates have been punished by me."

He reached out his hand, first pointing at Lorend, and then grasping his outstretched hand.

“No, no, the Fools you met are not like us.” Lorend quickly distanced himself from his companions.

“That’s right, Ember. At least in Whitesong Town, the Fools are still quite reliable.” Navia nodded in agreement and added.

"What? The Fools have changed their ways?" Ember looked left and right, his face full of disbelief.

There must be some ulterior motive involved—he suspected this with the utmost malice.

“You can understand it that way, or you can say it’s just a matter of circumstance,” Lorend said with some emotion.

However, Yu Jin was even more surprised when he heard this.

"What? Forced by circumstances? Aren't you fools supposed to be fearless?"

"Flooding Liyue, secretly stirring up trouble, burning the World Tree... Is there anything you wouldn't do?"

Ember counted the Fools' deeds on his fingers, revealing many things that Navia and Lorend had never heard of before.

Did you really do that?

I don't know.

Navia and Lorend exchanged glances, but didn't get any useful information out of them.

"Tell me, what circumstances could force you fools to become prostitutes?"