But in another sense, it's not a good thing, because Ah Qing will try every means to get those she admires to work for her.

Things are fine for now. But once the Rock King Emperor falls from the sky and kicks the bucket, Keqing's workload will increase, and she will recruit all sorts of talented people to work with her.

Keep in mind that Keqing is the Liyue Curse Queen, comparable to Ganyu. Just as many curls Ganyu has, Keqing has just as many curls.

Su Hao came to Liyue to retire!! Not to keep Keqing company while she works overtime!!

"what happened?"

Ke Qing watched as Su Hao took two steps back, a question mark appearing above her head, not understanding why Su Hao was afraid.

Is it so scary to admire someone? She just admires Su Hao and wants to work with him.

The Thousand Rock Army soldiers behind Keqing also looked at Su Hao with pity. Everyone knew about the character and conduct of Lord Yuheng Star.

Therefore, the Thousand Rock Army was worried about Su Hao's future. If he were to be favored by Lord Ningguang, they might even feel envious.

As for being favored by Lady Keqing, one can only hope that she won't be too tired in the future. After all, working overtime is a very normal thing when working under Lady Keqing.

Although the reward given by Lady Keqing is more than enough to cover the overtime work, no one could stand doing this every day.

"No, it's nothing." Su Hao naturally noticed the gazes of the Thousand Rock Army. He looked at Ke Qing and said with a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, "By the way, you came here for the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard, right? Let me tell you about the information I just obtained."

As if to change the subject, Su Hao told Ke Qing everything he had just talked about with the Qianyan Army general.

"…………"

After hearing all the information, Keqing did not deny the authenticity of Su Hao and his two companions' battle with the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and their defeat of it.

In Ke Qing's view, Su Hao and the other two did indeed possess the necessary strength; they were not simple individuals to begin with.

Ke Qing had already noticed it when they were at the food street that day, but...

"You have the authority of Thor?" Ke Qing looked at Su Hao with a complicated expression, never expecting that the other party actually possessed the authority of Thor.

It's important to understand that divine instruction and authority are two different things. At least in Liyue right now, no one possesses authority granted by the Emperor.

I never expected that Su Hao would possess the power of the Thunder God. Just now, I sensed the strange phenomenon in Liyue Harbor, and it seems that it was caused by the other party using the power of the Thunder God's authority.

"Yes." Su Hao said frankly, there was no need for him to hide the fact that he had the authority of the God of Thunder.

The reasoning is simple: through the conversations among the people in the group live stream, Su Hao knew that once he used the Thunder God's authority, he would be noticed by the Liyue Immortals and other powerful figures.

Regardless of the circumstances, even if one doesn't use the power of Thor during a thunderstorm, it will still attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

After all, not all countries are like Inazuma, where dark clouds and thunderstorms are commonplace.

Also, Keqing is one of the Liyue Seven Stars, so keeping it from her won't do me any good. Hiding her will only make people suspect that I have ulterior motives.

"Ugh."

Ke Qing sighed for some reason, her eyes filled with regret as she looked at Su Hao, as if to say that such a talented person was destined to be out of her reach.

"…………"

While Su Haoming maintained a puzzled expression on his face under Ke Qing's gaze, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Keqing most likely believes that since she has obtained the authority of the Thunder God, she must be some important figure like Inazuma, or a being of the Thunder God's familiar level.

Even if she is one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, she can't bring the divine beings of other countries to Liyue to work for her, can she?

Even if they succeed, it could very well cause relations between the two countries to sour!

"How strong is the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard?" Ke Qing suppressed her regret and looked at Su Hao, asking him about the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard's strength.

Because of the strength of the Ancient Rock Dragon, according to Liyue records, it was the Seven Stars who led the Thousand Rock Army to join forces with the Celestials to besiege the enemy.

Even so, the ancient rock dragon lizard fought for a day and a night before finally escaping and disappearing for hundreds of years until it reappeared now.

Historical records are flawed, and the ambiguity surrounding the strength of the ancient rock dragon lizard is causing headaches for the current Seven Stars.

If the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard is too powerful, then Seven Stars will have to seek help from the immortals.

However, if the opponent's strength has not recovered after hundreds of years of recuperation, they can mobilize their troops and send out powerful experts to deal with it themselves, without having to trouble the immortals.

"Well, how should I put it?" Su Hao looked at Ke Qing and said very seriously, "I can only say that she is very strong. Her body is as big as a small mountain, her defense is very tough, and she has intelligence that is no less than that of a human."

"And he seemed quite hostile to humans. Although the reason was unknown, when he opened his eyes and saw the three of us, he did rush over and attack us immediately."

“The three of us can’t beat him, but with my authority, I can only hurt the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and scare him away. If you want to kill him, Keqing, I can only advise you to be careful.”

"The best course of action would be to ask the immortals for help, or to send a large number of powerful individuals to surround and kill him. Ordinary human wave tactics are useless against him."

Su Hao knew very well just how tough the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard was. Although Jiuqi Ren was a fairly strong fighter, she couldn't break through the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard's defenses; at most, she could only make it howl in pain.

After using her new move, Ella can break through the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard's defenses, but at most she can only injure it.

If Su Hao fights the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard to the bitter end, he can severely injure it using the power of Thor, but if either of them wants to leave, neither can stop the other.

Therefore, Su Hao told Ke Qing that if the other party really wanted to kill the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and eliminate this threat, then they would have to ask the immortals for help.

"Is the human wave tactic useless? If so, things might be a bit tricky."

Ke Qing stroked her chin and secretly glanced at Su Hao. He possessed divine authority, which, in a sense, made him an extremely valuable combat force.

Should we ask him for help? As a member of Thor's familiar, Su Hao shouldn't lack Mora. The blood he collected after his battle with the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard could probably be used to cultivate the Blood Jade Branch.

Thinking about it that way, it seems he has absolutely no reason to get involved in this matter.

Although Su Hao said that the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard had escaped, now that it has been confirmed that the Earthshaker has awakened, it will definitely launch an operation in Liyue next.

In other words, the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard is a hidden menace, and Su Hao has also said that it is extremely hostile to humans. If it is not dealt with, the people of Liyue will be in danger.

After a brief moment of thought, just as Keqing was about to say something, a Thousand Rock Army soldier emerged from the abandoned mine.

"Lord Keqing."

A soldier from the Thousand Rock Army approached Ke Qing, saluted him, and then said very seriously, "There has been an accident in the abandoned mine."

"What accident?"

Ke Qing asked directly.

The Qianyan soldier hesitated, glancing at Su Hao. Although Su Hao had spoken with the captain, the matter he was about to report was classified.

He didn't know whether to say "from the beginning," so he could only leave it to Lady Keqing to decide.

Ke Qing naturally noticed the other party's hesitation. She glanced at Su Hao and said decisively, "Just tell us what it is. Su Hao has already told us so much important information."

“We will need his assistance in the future, so there’s no need to hide it.”

After receiving Keqing's order, the Thousand Rock Army soldier nodded, and then he said seriously, "We found traces of fierce fighting in the abandoned mine, but we did not find any dead Hilichurls, baby Rock Dragapults, or Rock Dragapult corpses."

"And... the mine is now very quiet. The Hilichurls, baby Rock Dragapults, and Rock Dragapults that were just fighting fiercely have completely disappeared."

"The captain realized something was wrong, so he sent me out to pass on the message."

The Thousand Rock Army general who had gone deep into the mine realized something was wrong, so he sent his subordinates out to pass on the intelligence first.

Based on the timing, Lady Keqing should have arrived with her team by now.

"What?" Ke Qing frowned slightly upon hearing the news, clearly not expecting things to develop so strangely.

"Disappeared? How is that possible?" Hisaki Shinobu was also somewhat surprised.

Just minutes ago, there were various sounds of battle inside. Although it wasn't as intense as at the beginning, neither the Abyss Mage nor the Rock Dragon Lizard were pushovers. It wouldn't be possible to end the battle without several hours of fighting.

According to the soldier, the signs of battle are still there, but the Hilichurl, the baby Rock Dragapult, and the Rock Dragapult's corpse have disappeared.

How is that possible? Theoretically, it's absolutely impossible.

After all, if the Abyss Mage leads the Hilichurls in a great battle against the young Rock Drakes and Rock Drakes, there will definitely be losses on both sides.

The fighting has escalated to this point; only when one side finishes fighting and a victor emerges will the battlefield be cleaned up and miscellaneous tasks like collecting corpses begin.

Just minutes before, the battle was raging, but minutes later, the corpses and monsters had all vanished.

This is absolutely impossible, unless there is a mysterious force inside the mine that took away all the Hilichurls and baby Rock Dragons without their knowledge, but who has such power?

"..."

Su Hao remained silent, because it was a possibility; who on the Teyvat continent could do such a thing?

So, besides the Fools, there's only the Abyss forces.

The forces of the abyss have been lurking in the shadows, working to overturn the laws of nature.

In a sense, the Abyss and the Winter Kingdom share the same ideology, but in reality, they are truly hostile forces.

In the backstory, the Fatui Enforcers have entered the Abyss more than once to fight the enemies within.

Putting aside other things, D'Artagnan and the skirmishers did just that.

'The forces of the Abyss have made their move?' Su Hao began to ponder. Since the Abyss Mage had appeared here, it meant that the Abyss had some designs on this place.

So who is the Abyss's target? Is it the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard?

It seems that apart from that, there is nothing else in the abandoned mine that is worth exploring in the abyss.

“It’s true.” The Thousand Rock Army soldier said seriously, “In less than a minute, the sounds of battle inside the mine, as well as the demon gate, all disappeared. Although we don’t know why, it really happened.”

Upon hearing the Thousand Rock soldiers' words, Keqing waved her hand and said seriously, "Seal off this mine and the surrounding area. I will personally go in to inspect it, and send a few communications soldiers back to Liyue Harbor."

"Tell Ningguang and the others to pass the message to the Celestials. Although we don't know which force is behind this operation, this is Liyue, and we can't allow them to act recklessly here!"

Ke Qing made a quick decision. Although she believed in the power of humans, she would not give up the power of immortals if necessary.

Keqing also knew that an unknown force had appeared in this abandoned mine and was secretly carrying out some kind of operation.

Although we don't know what they're up to, since they dare to plot something in Liyue, they should be prepared to be dragged out of the shadows by us.

"I'm sorry, I can't entertain you today."

Keqing looked at Su Hao and the others and said, "I'm going to lead the team inside now. You guys go back to Liyue Harbor first. I'll come find you after things are settled."

With that, Keqing led the Thousand Rock Army beside her and strode into the abandoned mine.

Other members of the Thousand Rock Army also launched operations, beginning to seal off the area.

Seeing that the Qianyan Army had started to move, Su Hao, Ella, Jiuqi Ren, and Xiangling knew they couldn't stay there any longer.

After all, no matter what, Su Hao and the others are not members of the official Liyue organization.

Thus, with doubts in their hearts, Su Hao and the others began their return to Liyue Harbor, accompanied by more than a dozen Thousand Rock Army soldiers as guards.

"It's strange."

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