The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Alright, everything is fine!" Ember nodded in satisfaction. Next, he needed to find a place for the Wind Demon Dragon to rest and gather everyone together.

However, none of this is difficult! As an elemental creature, the Stormterror can roughly determine its location simply by sensing where the wind element is most concentrated.

As for the latter, Ember believed that with his and Serius's prestige, they would soon be able to gather everyone in the Adventurers' Guild.

So, after doing all that, Ember couldn't wait to go out again and run to find Serius.

……

"What?! Are you sure you're not joking?" Inside the Adventurers' Guild building, Serius stood up from his seat behind his desk.

He stared at Ember in shock, seemingly unsure if he had just heard something.

"I said! Let's find some time to get together and beat up the Wind Demon Dragon!" Ember leaned closer and spoke louder.

Serius patted Ember on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Ember, if you're dissatisfied with the Association, you can just say so. There's no need to send everyone to their deaths, is there?"

"President, your glasses fell off."

"Oh." Serius adjusted his monocle, which had almost fallen off.

"Ember, don't you seem to have misjudged the strength of our association? Don't you think it's a bit... risky for anyone else in our association, besides you, to go up against Stormterror..."

"Overestimating themselves?" Serius said, shrugging his shoulders at the end. He had said a new era of adventure was coming, but he didn't mean for those inexperienced juniors to go and directly confront the Stormterror.

It's better to leave that kind of thing to Director Qin.

Upon hearing Serius's words, Ember waved his hand and said confidently, "Are you underestimating me?"

"Smack!" With that, Ember slammed two perfume bottles on the table, one containing Invigorating Incense and the other a diluted version of Farewell Tears.

"What is this?" Serius picked up the perfume bottle and looked at it. Even with his experience, he couldn't recognize what it was.

Yu Jin didn't explain much. He took out a frog and then uncorked the invigorating incense bottle on the table to activate the potion.

Accompanied by shimmering golden light, transparent, yellowish protective shields appeared on the embers, Serius, and the frog.

Serius stared in amazement at everything before him. When the mysterious powder was sprinkled out, he felt his condition clearly rise to a higher level.

He reached out and poked the protective shield, but his finger went straight through it.

A dull thud startled Serius.

"What are you doing? You scared me to death!" Serius's glasses slipped down again. He patted his chest, feeling that he might be going to die young.

“Look at this frog.” Yu Jin moved his hand away and pointed to the frog whose protective shield had already been broken.

"Hmm?" Serius adjusted his glasses again, staring intently at the frog on his desk.

The little green creature seemed a bit disoriented, but considering it was currently inside a large handprint, this minor injury was insignificant.

Serius suddenly looked up, staring at the protective shield before him, and said in disbelief, "Because of this drug?"

“Yes.” Yu Jin nodded and continued, “Not only that, there’s also this.”

As he spoke, Ember dripped diluted tears of farewell onto the frog, then thrust out a finger!

Ember's fingers pierced through the frog's entire body, almost shredding it to pieces.

Even so, the frog did not die; its limbs were still struggling, and its eyes were still looking around.

Feeling that it was about time, a faint light emanated from Yu Jin's hand as healed the frog's injuries and then put it into his own body.

Besides growing grass, he also enjoys raising small animals.

"How is it?" Ember crossed his arms and looked at Serius with confidence.

Serius covered his forehead; what had just happened was so illogical that it made his brain spin.

"Phew—, as expected of an adventurer from the Dark Sea, I really underestimated you," Serius exclaimed.

He immediately stood up and shouted with passion and enthusiasm, "If that's the case, then I have no reason to stop you!"

"The true age of adventure, battling dragons, has arrived! Hahaha!"

Yu Jin looked at Serius, who was so excited that he couldn't contain himself while his feet were on the table, and pulled him down.

"Mind your image!" Yu Jin warned, noticing the curious glances coming from outside the office.

How come this branch president is even less reliable than me?

"Ahem! I got a little excited, don't mind it." Serius wiped the footprints off the table and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"When are we leaving? I want to join in the fun!" Serius asked impatiently after wiping away the footprints.

"Didn't you say you'd slain two dragons? Why are you joining in now?" Ember asked with a hint of mischief.

Serius blushed and rubbed his hands together, saying, "I did deal with two dragons, but they weren't as impressive as the Stormterror."

"Just fulfilling a childhood fantasy." As he spoke, Serius reminisced about his youth.

“I didn’t expect you to have this idea.” Yu Jin shook his head, but thinking about it, it made sense. Serius’s passion and enthusiasm were indeed exactly the same as a young man’s.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said, "Let's wait a few days. By the time you've gathered everyone, I should be able to get all the materials and stuff ready."

"Then we'll show the Stormterror the might of our Adventurers' Guild!"

Yu Jin looked into the distance and said confidently.

Chapter 108 Stormterror Extermination Team

2023-08-28

"Look, look! Hunting Stormterror! Such a great training opportunity, you won't get another chance if you miss it!"

"Young man! The age of adventure, where you fight dragons, has arrived! What are you waiting for? Join the Adventurers' Guild now!"

"..."

Inside the Mondstadt Adventurers' Guild's reception area, Catherine stared speechlessly at the excited Serius and Ember beside her. The two of them, working in unison, immediately livened up the atmosphere in the reception area.

Ember looked around, somewhat curious. This was the first time he had ever been inside Catherine's workplace; previously, he had always been outside, giving Catherine extra work.

After shouting for a while, Yu Jin felt a little tired and complained, "Seleus, is this how you, as a branch leader, communicate?"

"This is too simple!" To call it simple is an understatement; it's no different from the shouts of a street vendor.

To everyone's surprise, Serius's brow twitched. He slowly said, "Actually, I have already officially issued the proclamation, and everyone should have seen it by now."

"Then why did you drag me out of bed so early in the morning to use me as a megaphone!" Yu Jin delivered a powerful flying kick in the same style as You Su.

"I'm outta here!" Serius dodged away instantly, then explained, "Don't you think just posting a notice is too bland? It's not exciting at all! We should let the young people of Mondstadt know this; the more comrades we have, the stronger we become!"

“Indeed.” Yu Jin thought for a moment and felt that what Serius said made sense. However, he mainly felt that the second half of the sentence made sense, and considered the first half as Serius’s chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) acting up again.

Hearing the commotion behind her caused by Ember and Serius, Catherine clenched her fists and said with a forced smile, "Great Adventurer Ember, and Guild Master, could you please not disturb my work?"

Ember and Serius were quite surprised to see Catherine's gloomy expression; they hadn't realized that Miss Catherine, who was always smiling, could also get angry.

"Oh." ×2

Feeling guilty, Ember and Serius came out through the back door of the reception area.

However, neither of them left. Without Ember's presence, even if someone wanted to fight Stormterror, they probably wouldn't have the courage.

As for Serius, he's just bored. Or maybe he could serve as demonstration material for the Ember?

Ember glanced at Serius, who immediately shivered.

"Senior, I want to participate!" A passionate and high-spirited voice came from afar. Unlike Serius's roughness, it was the true passion of a young man—Bennett had arrived.

"Hmm! I am... ouch!"

"Miss, please watch your step. You're carrying a big bow on your back."

Fischl adjusted the angle of the dragon-hunting bow behind him and stepped out from a small alley.

"Since the imperial entourage is going on an expedition, I, the princess, will naturally accompany them!" Fischl and Oz also ran over.

They decided to join the Stormterror hunt after seeing the association's notice last night. Although they didn't think they could succeed, having Ember as a backup at least made them feel safe.

"Haha, not bad! You're exactly the kind of young people I've chosen!" Serius patted Bennett and Fischl on the back excitedly when he saw how enthusiastic they were.

With such enthusiastic younger generations, how can the association not thrive?

Ember looked up at Bennett and Fischl, and nodded in satisfaction. They were indeed the juniors he had chosen; they knew how to flatter him!

“Okay! Miss Catherine, please register.” Ember called out to Catherine behind him, who then helplessly took out two forms for Fischl and Bennett to fill out.

Following Bennett and Fischl, many adventurers came to sign up. Most of them were there because they admired the reputation of the Ember.

Mondstadt residents seem to have a special trust in great adventurers, especially within the Adventurers' Guild.

"Wow, it's so lively! Can I join in?" Catherine squeezed to the front desk and asked herself.

"Huh? This..."

“Of course, no problem! Anyone can participate!” Upon hearing Catherine’s request, Ember answered on her behalf without hesitation.

This so-called "Stormterror Slayer Group" was named by Serius; Ember originally wanted to call it the "Mondstadt Dragon Hunting Fitness Tournament".

Ember thought that running against the wind demon's gale would definitely be a good workout.

However, this name was quickly rejected by Serius and others, including Catherine.

Therefore, this "Storm Dragon Extermination Group" was originally an event open to the entire city, but it was organized by the Adventurers' Guild.

"In that case, count me in!" Eileen chimed in. After several days of training, she couldn't wait for a real battle.

Unfortunately, even though the number of monsters in Mondstadt has recovered somewhat after the Embers cleared it out, it is still very small. Not to mention that the effects of the Dragon Plague have not been completely eliminated.

If I were to leave the city alone, I'd probably be blown away by the storm before I even found the monster.

"Looks like you've had a good harvest these past few days." Yu Jin looked at the changes in Eileen's aura and felt slightly gratified.

Hearing Ember's praise, Eileen nodded, then took one of the two sword sheaths from her waist and handed it to Ember, saying:

"Master, your weapon."

Yu Jin took the scabbard and looked at it. The scabbard was a bit big, but considering that it was something Eileen had found at the last minute, it was already quite good.

He drew the broadsword from it.

"Buzz—" A faint sword hum rang out, and a silver-white sword light almost blinded Yu Jin.

Yu Jin tilted his head to one side. Goodness, how long has it been rubbing?