The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

However, the fierce aura emanating from this arrow was undeniable; the power it contained caused the arrowhead to gleam with a faint blue light under the sunlight.

The sailor could tell at a glance that this arrow could only have been condensed by an extremely skilled Hilichurl archer.

If an ordinary person were to encounter this type of Archer, they would probably have no choice but to pray for good fortune.

But now, there are so many!

The sailor grabbed a handful of arrows—all battle-hardened arrows! And that wasn't all; there were even more similar monster materials on the ground.

Looking at Ember, who was clad in full armor, a feeling of admiration welled up within him. He sighed, thinking that only someone like Ember, who had battle ingrained in his very being, could slay so many monsters.

"Lots of them! You want them all?" Yu Jin was pleasantly surprised, never expecting his luck to turn around and meet such a big customer!

The sailor nodded. The only supplies the Southern Cross fleet was lacking were these monster materials. He had originally planned to ask the major merchant guilds, but unexpectedly found them at a small stall, saving him a lot of time.

Without these monster materials, all the elemental cannons on the Death Star would be rendered useless. In the dangerous open sea, doing so would be tantamount to suicide.

After receiving an affirmative reply from the sailor, Ember was overjoyed and pulled out a large pile of various monster materials.

"That's enough!" Seeing Ember continuously pulling out huge piles of monster materials from unknown places, the sailor's understanding of Ember's strength reached a new level.

Putting aside his hidden abilities, the waist-high monster materials in front of him were enough to make him tremble.

"Sir, please put it away first! Such a big deal should be discussed with our boss first." Seeing more and more people gathering here, the sailor felt that this was not a place to do business.

Besides, such a big business is not something a small sailor like him can decide.

“Alright, lead the way.” Yu Jin immediately waved his hand and took back everything in front of him.

“Well, you’re a straightforward man! To be honest, I’m a member of the Southern Cross fleet, and I’m here to replenish supplies for the Death Star.” The sailor led the way while telling Ember the legendary story of the Southern Cross fleet.

Ember nodded in agreement without saying a word. In truth, he had no idea what the Southern Cross fleet was, and even the legends he spoke of seemed rather tedious to Ember.

But in business, keeping customers happy is the most important thing. So Yu Jin happily became a yes-man.

The port of Liyue is enormous compared to its city center. Almost the entire seaward side of the city has been used to build the port.

However, this was a necessary measure, as Liyue's ship traffic required the support of its massive port.

Among the merchant ships coming and going, the Death Star was definitely the most conspicuous. Its enormous size and the huge ballistae and cannons on its hull highlighted the warship's uniqueness.

And its owner, Beidou, is known to everyone in Liyue.

A phrase circulates in Liyue and Inazuma: "Fins transform into the Dark Sea, tail touches distant mountains."

The phrase describes the colossal sea monster, Faruzan, that roams between Liyue and Inazuma. It resembles both a fish and a dragon, as large as a nightmare and as powerful as a god, capable of creating waves tens of meters high with a single blow.

This enormous sea monster met its end at the hands of Beidou. Even more terrifying is that at that time, Beidou was an ordinary person who had not yet possessed the Eye of God.

Under this description, Ember met the master of the Death Star—a woman wearing an eyepatch over one eye.

"Kaiya, I found your sister!" Ember thought to himself as soon as he saw Beidou. However, he wisely kept it to himself.

"Haha, hello!" Beidou patted Yu Jin's shoulder armor heartily after seeing him.

One can only say he's a big shot; even his way of greeting is unique.

"I heard from Xiao Zhao that you have a lot of monster materials, bring them all out, we can eat them all." After a brief greeting, Beidou was ready to get down to business. She wasn't the type to procrastinate or dawdle.

"Alright! Move aside." Yu Jin waved to the curious sailors beside him.

Then, in front of everyone, Ember pulled out one sack after another. Inside were the categorized monsters.

Beidou was slightly shocked by what she saw. Where did Yu Jin get these things from? How did he get them? She hadn't seen anything at all.

"Did you collect all of these by yourself?" Beidou rummaged through the sack; it contained both low-level and high-level materials, and quite a few of them were high-level.

"Of course." Yu Jin nodded calmly, meeting everyone's surprised gazes, without the slightest hint of guilt.

What's his is his, and what's black-clad is also his.

"Interested in coming to work for me?" Upon hearing Yu Jin's confident statement, Bei Dou immediately had the idea of ​​recruiting him. Such a strong person was extremely rare.

Ember glanced at the busy sailors on the Death Star and the crossbow bolts gleaming coldly on the deck, and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

"What for? Of course, it's an adventure in the open sea!" Beidou laughed heartily, she was very satisfied with her job.

Although the Southern Cross fleet had other missions, those were not the main ones, and it was not appropriate to discuss them with an outsider.

"The outer sea? The Dark Outer Sea?" Ember suddenly asked. He'd almost forgotten that Oser had asked him to find his wife in the Dark Outer Sea.

Yu Jin looked at the Lonely Cloud Pavilion in the distance, feeling a little embarrassed. If Bei Dou hadn't brought it up, he might have really forgotten about it.

"The Dark Sea?" Beidou narrowed one of her eyes, unable to see through Yu Jin.

"It's very close, but not quite. The outer sea is just the boundary between the ordinary ocean and the dark outer sea. Although it's dangerous, it's just a small shoal compared to the dark outer sea."

Beidou paused for a moment, then looked at Yu Jin and asked, "Why are you asking this? The Dark Outer Sea is a dead zone, filled with restless elemental forces and countless evil gods."

As if struck by a thought, Beidou shivered. She spoke as if both warning Yu Jin and reminding herself:

"The outer sea of ​​darkness is not to be visited; no one can survive there."

"Really? Then you can take these materials, and I'll go with you to the open sea. After that, I'll swim by myself."

Yu Jin said without changing his expression.

Chapter 81 Adventurers, Embers

2023-08-28

Two days later.

"No? You're really planning to run off to the Dark Sea?!" Beidou looked at the embers in front of him, feeling somewhat incredulous.

These days, even suicide is so particular? Instead of finding a good place to jump, why go all the way to the dark outer sea?

"Really, I was asked to go, so I had to." Yu Jin nodded, without a hint of joking.

"Take it, take it. This money is your reward for those materials. It's enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life!" Beidou didn't listen anymore. She took out a stack of banknotes and stuffed them into Yu Jin's arms.

This is a voucher from a money exchange in Liyue, which can be used to exchange for Mora.

Yu Jin looked down; there were many, but they were of little use to him.

He took out a few tickets and then handed the rest back.

"Hire you men to take me to the edge of the Dark Sea."

Beidou stopped drinking her own wine. She looked at the voucher in Yu Jin's hand, then sighed and said helplessly, "Fine, I won't stop you from going to your death."

Then she snatched the voucher from Ember's hand and hurriedly ran back into the depths of Death Star.

Just kidding, she borrowed money from Ningguang to take away the monster materials from Yu Jin.

If it weren't for the fact that the quality of the monster materials in Yu Jin's possession was much higher than that on the market, she wouldn't have gritted her teeth and taken away such a large quantity of monster materials.

For the next while, the elemental cannons on the Dark Star could be fired directly to overload.

The only cost was bringing the embers to the edge of the Dark Sea. Against the heavily armed Darkstar, this was something they could easily accomplish.

Because of the embers, the departure time of the Death Star was delayed until the afternoon. However, the crew had no objections, because throughout her long seafaring career, Beidou had earned everyone's trust through her actions.

With a loud shout from the Big Dipper, the two wheeled boats at the stern of the Dead Star began to turn, and the huge oars on both sides also began to rock.

After the warm-up was complete, there was a clanging sound of chains. The anchor, deeply embedded in the seabed, was lifted, the sea breeze filled the sails, and the Death Star set sail!

Standing on the deck, Yu Jin was somewhat excited; this was his first time on a ship.

The once calm sea surface churned with white foam due to the arrival of the Dark Star, and Ember felt a bit yawning after watching for a while.

The Death Star was steady, but it was much slower than he could swim. Even the waves he was swimming didn't splash as high.

However, this sense of security changed after the Death Star passed through the Cloud Sea and arrived in the waters outside the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

With Guyun Pavilion as the boundary, the two seas become completely different. Inside Guyun Pavilion, the Yunlai Sea is clear and calm; outside Guyun Pavilion, the outer sea is covered with dark clouds and the waves are turbulent, as if a thunderstorm could strike at any moment.

There are very few ships here. Generally speaking, Teyvat's multinational merchant ships prefer to travel along the mainland coast, which is both easy to resupply and safe.

However, there are always exceptions. The Death Star was like that, as were the other ships in this area. But one thing they had in common was that all the ships that came to the open sea were equipped with a considerable number of weapons.

This is very necessary. Putting aside the possibility of pirates in the open sea, even some huge sea monsters are beyond human control.

As for the more distant Dark Ocean, it seems that no one in Teyvat has ever returned alive.

Because the creatures roaming the open sea have transformed from sea monsters into evil gods! Tempered by the dark sea, they may have lost much of their rationality, but their danger level is certainly more terrifying than when they were demon gods.

"Boom!" A bolt of lightning struck down from the dark sky, the huge flash of light illuminating the heavens and earth, but it was quickly swallowed up by the endless sea and sky.

No brilliance can last long in this sea.

"Brothers! Cheer up!" Beidou looked at the seemingly endless dark clouds and took a big gulp of wine. He needed to focus now.

Even after navigating countless storms, Beidou dares not relax in the open sea, for the terrifying things in this area are always more numerous than she imagines.

What you perceive as relaxation may just be an illusion imposed upon you. The day you truly shed your weariness will be the day you meet your end.

"Understood!" the sailors shouted, their loud roar echoing across the Death Star, making even the dim light seem less frightening.

"Splash!" This time, the surging waves finally surpassed Ember. The sea surface, rolling like a swaying curtain, touched the hull of the Death Star. Huge waves instantly rushed over, soaking Ember completely.

Large swathes of seawater flooded into the hull of the Death Star, but people quickly reacted and collected the seawater into a special water storage compartment.

It's impossible to simply dump seawater out of the open ocean as usual. There's only one outcome: the person who dumps the water will become part of the ocean, just like the water they dump.

Therefore, a large portion of the space on ships sailing in the open sea is reserved for carrying water, specifically seawater brought in by giant waves.

When it's almost time, we can use the air compressor imported from Fontainebleau to compress the gas and force the seawater out of the ship's hold.

“The chassis is good.” Beidou jumped down from the dragon head at the bow of the ship and came to Yu Jin’s side and said.

The giant wave that had just hit Yu Jin was like hitting a reef; it did not shake him in the slightest.

"Hehe, I've been practicing for a long time." Yu Jin stared intently at the sea below and chuckled a few times.

"We were lucky this time, we didn't encounter anything, and the journey was much faster." Beidou said with a hint of smugness as he looked at the undulating sea next to Yujin.

This was a first for me. The fastest things to replace on the Death Star weren't fresh water or crew members, but rather the parts for the ship's elemental cannons and crossbows.

Every trip into the outer seas is dominated by combat. However, the rewards are also excellent. Sea monsters that grow up in the outer seas are treasures from head to toe, and they sell easily in Liyue, a city teeming with wealthy merchants.

"Really? It seems good fortune can also befall the North Star, which symbolizes death." Yu Jin looked at the deck railing and then looked up at the overcast sky.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you, you tin can, to be so good at talking!" Beidou laughed when she heard Yu Jin's words. She never thought that she, who was once regarded as a jinx, would be praised for her good luck.

“I’ve always been good with words,” Yu Jin readily agreed; he was best at saying nice things.