I'm in the Teyvat running group

Since war was indeed imminent, Yunxiu and Ying took Nel back to Liyue and handed the child over to Xiangling.

After hearing all the news, Xiangling was very moved and readily accepted the child.

Recently, the seven kingdoms have been preparing for war, and each country needs to allocate some of its forces to the Dead Zone. Therefore, Yunxiu simply brought several of her confidantes who did not need to fight on the front lines to Liyue, which is the safest place in the entire Teyvat.

Yun Song began his studies at a primary school near the Imperial Academy, while Ayaka Kamisato moved into Yun Xiu's house. Every day, she would pick up and drop off the children and have meals at the Manmin Hall.

Yoomiya, Navia, and Sugar all basically follow the same lifestyle, so raising a child is naturally quite easy for them.

As for Liu Ying... she went to the front lines of the Dead Zone.

As a rare all-around warrior, Liu Ying is practically capable of taking on five opponents at once in a place like the Dead Zone Frontline. Moreover, because she possesses a weapon, her combat power is actually even more immeasurable.

As equipment that surpasses the legendary level, weapons are not only extremely precious, but most of them also require binding to bloodline and soul. The first weapon Yunxiu saw was the super weapon that Lei Shen borrowed from Yue Ji.

The most important reason why Tsukihime can be used is that her bloodline and soul are basically from the Raiden sisters; no one else could do it.

Even so, Tsukihime was unable to unleash the full power of her armor, but even so, her combat strength was still astonishing.

The weapon that Liu Ying originally possessed was not originally that powerful, but after it was completely sublimated by her will in that universe, it became different, and its power far exceeded imagination.

Of course, the transformation device that Firefly made to look cool doesn't really count, because it has no actual function; the Grammer Knights can transform directly.

After arranging everything, Yunxiu and Ying returned to Nata. They were absolutely the core of this war. After Ying's ancient name was completed, how to deal with Gustot was a given, which was to go down with Mavica.

Yunxiu herself had also planned to go down to check the situation, but in the end she gave up, because after Ying and Mavica went down, the army needed to leave a backup on the ground. Unlike the original plan to finish the Night Watchers War and then fight Gustert, this war was almost certain to advance simultaneously. As for who would command the armies of so many countries on the ground, that was another matter.

The actual command duties would fall on Yunxiu's shoulders.

Without the God of Fire's absolute power to subdue the strongmen of all nations single-handedly, only Yunxiu, the true son of God, and the Dao Ancestor, could mediate so many events.

However, Yunxiu still transferred Yunzhi from Heguan as well.

When it comes to commanding large armies, Yunzhi is definitely the strongest in the world today!

Chapter 369 Fireflies Slay the Demon Dragon at Night

“These are Nata’s two most powerful ancient names…” Citrali stood quietly on the high platform of the council chamber, watching Ying and Mavica preparing, nudged Yunxiu, and continued, “You already have ‘Dumani’ and ‘Kiyangoz,’ so why don’t you find yourself an ancient name too?”

"If I go down, who will coordinate so many people?" Yunxiu hugged Cetalari from behind and said quite comfortably, "Besides, Grandma, you should know that with Nata's great spirit's condition, creating an ancient name that can bear the level of a descendant is already the limit of the entire ley lines and spiritual power, right?"

"No...don't call me Grandma anymore." Celestella quickly realized what was happening and pushed Yunxiu's hand away. "There are so many people here. Don't do this in public. It's so embarrassing."

Seeing that the obsidian grandmother, who was over two hundred years old, blushed again, Yunxiu stopped teasing her and gently released her. She then walked to Ying and Mavica, who were already basically ready. Mavica had already severed her three corpses, and the strength of the three corpses varied. This time, she only brought the upper and middle corpses, while the lower corpse stayed behind in Nata.

Although the Corpse King couldn't go all out during the battle in the Kingdom of Night, since there was only one Holy Flame, it was still possible to keep a backup plan.

Although Ying did not learn how to sever the three corpses, her Descendant status was complete, and she also had many unique skills, so there would naturally not be any major problems. Yunxiu even prepared an emergency kit for her.

It was prepared together with True Lord Lishui Dieshan. Among the three immortals in Jueyun, Xiaoyue's cultivation level was indeed far superior to the other two. Lishui's cultivation level was relatively average, even inferior to Liuyun Jiefeng, but he was not without his strengths.

Xiaoyue's greatest strength lies in space, while Liuyun's greatest strength lies in mechanical arts. Although she is also a powerful legendary ranger, Yunxiu has rarely seen her use ranger abilities. She mostly uses mechanical arts and mechanical tools. However, Liuyun's strength is undeniably powerful, so there's not much to say about that.

She has also killed powerful god-level monsters.

It's important to understand that while a god-level demon's strength is certainly not at the true god level, as it lacks authority and laws, one thing is certain: without the strength of a peak legendary being, it's unlikely that one could even pass through such a demon's defenses. Liu Yun, having used various technologies, undoubtedly possesses the strength of a peak legendary being.

Finally, there's Li Shui Die Shan. He's the weakest, with a cultivation level not much different from Liu Yun's, but he doesn't have any mechanical skills. However, his advantage lies in talisman magic, and he's the most skilled in this area.

Shen He actually has three masters on the mountain. Xiao Yue gave her the divine artifact and the red rope, and taught her the secrets of cultivating immortality. Liu Yun was responsible for educating her and also had to take care of some miscellaneous tasks. Where did Shen He get her talisman skills?

The answer is Li Shui. His talisman-making skills are top-notch, and Yunxiu sought his help this time.

The emergency kit contained a series of spells that Yunxiu had solidified, including Invincibility, Restoration, Entropy Annihilation Singularity, and Legendary Resurrection, all cast at the twelfth ring position. These spells were solidified onto talismans. It wasn't that Yunxiu was unwilling to provide Ying with a weapon or some permanent equipment; it was simply that she really couldn't afford it.

Although these spells are cast from the twelfth-circle spell slots and are not true twelfth-circle conceptual spells, the cost is still incredibly high.

Take Advanced Restoration, for example. This thing is a real money burner. In the original world, it was designed to burn diamond powder, but in Teyvat it's simple and brutal, burning Mora directly. Adding the cost of solidifying it on the rune itself, the cost of a 12th Ring Advanced Restoration is around 500 million Mora. Yunxiu prepared four for Ying and Mavica, which is a full 2 ​​billion.

Aside from Invincibility and Entropy Annihilation Singularity, which have lower costs, the costs of other spells are not much different from those of Advanced Restoration. Some of them don't burn Mora, but the material costs are still terrifyingly high.

Fortunately, Ying's adventures did bring back a lot of materials. Yunxiu also asked the True Lord of the Moon-Cleaving and Sun-Building Sect for some more. They moved most of the materials from the warehouse of this ancient sage who was over four thousand years old, and finally put together this pile. It can be said that Yunxiu had done his best.

“The Kingdom of Night is a conceptual world. Mavica’s strength has greatly improved, so things should go more smoothly for you.” Yunxiu tidied up Ying’s equipment and carefully checked the number of prepared talismans. Only after confirming that there were no problems did she breathe a sigh of relief and say, “I have done everything I can to prepare… Remember to come back safely. We still have a child.”

“Tiler should be a good child, and I look forward to her growing up.” Mavica chimed in with a smile, “I’ve heard about those things from Ying, but it’s a pity that saving one child like this is still too difficult, otherwise we should be able to save many.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we have to pay a 'price' no matter what. That's the law of Teyvat, and the price is too heavy." Yunxiu wasn't particularly heartbroken about resurrecting a Tyrell. Many of the materials were provided by Ying, and he also contributed some himself, but it was still within his means. Back then, Aru also used several legendary materials.

Tyrell is a Hilichurl, and the soul reconstruction itself is troublesome, requiring the preservation of memories as much as possible. The cost is approximately seven legendary materials, of which five were obtained through glowing.

But reviving one is manageable, but resurrecting tens of millions of Hilichurls is extremely difficult. To put it bluntly, there aren't that many legendary materials available. The only way is to find another way to obtain energy. If it were to use a stellar energy furnace like a Dyson sphere to provide energy, that would certainly be feasible, but even a fool could guess how difficult that would be.

The celestial ship is possible, but the spatial passage has disappeared, so it's impossible to obtain any supplies from it anymore.

"Here's another solidified legendary prayer talisman. Its only function is... to activate the law of 'True Words' once. I had Fox Palace record it for me." Yunxiu handed a special talisman to Mavica, her expression showing considerable heartache. This talisman was made from a portion of the Heavenly Nail fragments!

There were very few materials that could withstand such a conceptual-level spell. Even Yunxiu herself couldn't find many. In the end, she could only use a little bit of the Heavenly Nail fragments to solve the problem. Fortunately, the material could barely hold on.

"This is...you mean we might encounter a situation like 'Bushgara'?" Ying suddenly realized. She had also fought in the battle of Inazuma, but as the mastermind behind the Great Exorcism of Divine Sakura, she was on Narukami Island at the time. Even so, she could still see the Thunder Movie rise from Umijima Island and slash across thousands of kilometers towards Tsurukan.

To be honest, the entire Teyvat region must have witnessed it; the power of lightning was truly terrifying.

“Yes, Gustaud may not necessarily be stronger than Bushgalo, but his powers are also troublesome, and a portion of his power naturally comes from the power of his ‘name’.” Yunxiu pointed to the talisman and said, “There’s only one left. At the crucial moment, use the ‘True Word’ to forcibly change his name. With Mavica and your strength, you can easily kill him.”

“Then let’s leave it to Mavica. My power may not be enough to activate it…” Ying hesitated as she handed the talisman to Mavica. “Besides, I don’t know if we’ll ever get to the point where we need it.”

"Believe in yourself, this is much better than the worst I could have imagined." Mavica nodded. She had finished preparing everything, took the talisman, and she and Ying quickly disappeared through a strange little door.

The mark Yunxiu left on Ying could only barely sense her aura. This time, they seemed to have gone to the deeper part of the Night God's Kingdom. It would take about half a day to get there from where they entered. This half day was Yunxiu's last chance to prepare. She had to judge the direction of the attack based on the current pace of the attack before she could deploy important troops at key points.

In the original timeline, the Battle of Nata could be described as an outbreak of multiple points, but it was not without a focus. The main battlefield was actually on the territory of the Lord of Smoke and Mystery, while the Land of Vorlos was also a key target of the attack.

The battlefield itself was not very wide, but the intensity was extremely terrifying. On other fronts, a large number of monsters were sent there by Gustott through portals. However, after the portals were destroyed, they naturally concentrated near the Lord of Smoke, because according to the map, Gustott's evil dragon was directly below this place.

However, the Smoke Mystery Lord is the core area of ​​Nata, and Yunxiu is not willing to put the battlefield here. Moreover, this time the Smoke Mystery Lord also needs to carry out a resurrection mission. Unlike Bai Chen's mission, the energy level and importance of Gui Zhong are much higher. Therefore, this resurrection is presided over by René and Sylvia. In addition, the scale of the resurrection array is three times larger. If the gate is opened here again, it will be unlikely to resurrect Gui Zhong.

Yunxiu's desired battlefield is the Flowing Springs and the Sons of Echoes; there are at least two advantages to starting a war here.

Firstly, the area near the Child of Echoes is close to the Dead Zone. Although the Dead Zone itself also has monsters, it also has sufficient mobility and has deployed a large number of End Machines and war machines. Fireflies can also provide support at any time.

In the realm of aerial combat and large-scale warfare, Firefly is arguably more terrifying than ten ordinary legends; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to suppress the Dead Zone almost single-handedly at this moment.

The second reason is even simpler and more direct: Funina has arrived. Although her strength is not much stronger than that of a typical legendary peak, her wide-range support ability can only reach its maximum effect in water.

Chapter 370 Preparing for War and the Rise of Fame

More importantly, it's easier to clear the battlefield if a war breaks out here.

The Dead Zone itself is fraught with disasters. When Yunxiu passed through, she fought her way through, leaving behind a lot of pollution. However, this pollution was quickly assimilated by the Dead Zone's powerful abyssal force, which was practically the same as throwing away garbage.

The Flowing Springs are located near the Dark Sea, and are relatively the easiest region to deal with.

As for how to lure the battlefield there, Yunxiu's method was to use people as bait, not real people, but fake people. The life force and energy of the human realm were the criteria that Gustot used to open the portal. Then, the portal would be opened along the earth veins to ensure the best effect. This is why the Abyss War in Nata was so difficult to fight. They were a conscious Abyss.

But it is precisely because of this awareness that one can deceive; after all, it is not a particularly intelligent awareness, but rather more of an instinct.

Using the "Anchoring Spell," the key points of the ley lines were located. Working together with the spells of the Night God and the Smoke Lord, the convergence point of the ley lines was moved slightly towards the Flowing Springs and the Children of Echoes. Then, a large number of cloned life forms were prepared. Since clones were not needed, a large number of animals with life forms were simply and directly used, along with the illusion created by the talisman of condensed human power.

The only difficulty is that several powerful legendary experts will need to withstand the pressure of the ley line opening, and may even need to create pressure in the opposite direction. Otherwise, Gustott will soon realize something is wrong, and once the location is changed, the large number of troops deployed will be useless.

These two tasks naturally fell to Capitano and Falga. Capitano was skilled in naval warfare and guarded the place of the Flowing Springs, assisted by Seno and Raiden Mumei, as well as the seven legendary warriors of Nata.

Because the Flowing Springs are closer to the Lord of Smoke Mystery, Funina is naturally here as well. The fighting force gathered here is almost greater than that of the previous battle in the Dark Sea, except that the war fortress is not there.

Falga was naturally near the Son of Echoes, with the assistance of Lishui Dieshan and Fushe, and six legendary powerhouses from Nata were also deployed here.

In the other battlefields, there were only two or three legendary powerhouses each. Just in case, only one additional legendary peak powerhouse from Mondstadt was deployed at the Flower Feather Society. Jean's mother, Frederica, this Alder Knight had only recently broken through to the legendary peak rank. Although her combat power was far inferior to that of a demigod like Falgar, it was not far behind that of Cyno.

The Moonlit Sword Master, Minamoto no Nagi, and Sasa Ayora are mobile forces, ready to provide support in any location at any time.

Meanwhile, Xianyun, Xitelari, and René will need to clear out monsters while preparing for the resurrection work at the Smoke Master's place.

As for Yunxiu himself... of course he would be with Yunzhi at the council office. On the one hand, he would naturally be in charge of dispatching various forces. On the other hand, Yunxiu also had powerful spatial magic, and in emergencies, he would still need to open spatial channels to cast spells to provide support at any time. This was equivalent to replacing some of the "functions" of Mavica in the original work.

However, Yunxiu's strength is far inferior to that of the original Mavica, let alone the current Mavica. Therefore, he must join forces with Xiaoyue and Yuan Nagi to barely match the casual combat power of a Mavica.

The gap between gods and legends is simply too vast...

Yunxiu had considered whether she could use long-range strikes to provide fire support to Nata from Heguan, but she had to give up after trying it. The energy consumption of long-range strikes was terrifying, even the core of the Yuying Furnace couldn't withstand it. If she didn't consider these factors and simply used the original energy-emitting spells, a nine-ring meteor burst would have about the same power as a six-ring fireball.

Xianyun's mage legion has over a thousand mages capable of casting sixth-circle fireballs, which is truly a case of losing more than one gains.

Just in case, Yunxiu even went to Xumi and borrowed a group of mages from Xumi, led by a local Xumi powerhouse named Sesos, as the general reserve force.

Unlike Nata's mage corps, most of whom practice two or three spells, Sumeru's mage corps is simply of much higher quality. The only problem is that Sumeru's mage and warrior corps are all mercenaries, which require payment... Well, this is not the time to talk about money, but in the end, Nata will most likely pay for it.

However, given the current situation in Xumi and Nata, it is highly likely that the debt will be offset by food again. Xumi is truly short of food, although they have a lot of land, it is difficult to grow crops in rainforests and deserts.

"I'll leave the details of the troop deployment to you. Although I understand these things, I can't command as many troops as you do." Yunxiu looked at Yunzhi, who was now almost indistinguishable from a human, and smiled. "You can command tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of troops in star-level operations. You also fought in the Battle of Heguan before. Everyone trusts you."

“This war is completely different from the previous ones… Whether it’s interstellar war or He Guan, we can disregard pollution and the impact on the battlefield itself.” Yun Xiu scratched his head, making a rare, bitter face expression that machines rarely show. “Moreover, I can confirm that if what you say is true, the pressure of Gust’s offensive in the short term will be much greater than that of Bushgalo.”

“But we can use a lot more power this time, um… it doesn’t seem that much different, last time we had Thor.” Yunxiu, who was about to cheer him on, quickly remembered the last time the movie was about to be hit by Thor and didn’t know what to say. This was indeed a big problem, but since Mavica had already gone down, Gustot probably couldn’t spare too much power.

"Are you sure Gustott will be held back by Vulcan and Firefly?"

"I'm sure, but I don't know if other people will get involved."

This is what Yunxiu is most worried about. Theoretically, the preparations this time have almost reached their limit, but in reality, once the battle starts, there will inevitably be all sorts of unexpected situations.

When Bai Chen was resurrected, Yun Xiu was almost crushed to death by the aura of the Void Reign. Although she had established good relations with Death, Life and Time Execution this time, if she were to be resurrected in Nata, would the Void Reign or even Nibelungen really interfere?

Yunxiu didn't believe that these two people would be so honest.

Moreover, there is another point that needs to be noted, which is that Nico has mentioned before that "Zataos" may also descend this time.

Ask yourself honestly, if you were Zataos, when would you arrive? The answer is the moment Gustot is defeated and resurrected to his end!

With Zataos's mental attack capabilities, he could easily sweep away those few in a short time and turn Gui Zhong into a monster. This is entirely possible, because Zataos's prototype is none other than Azathoth!

Judging from the fact that the Emperor helped them deal with Bushgalo, Yunxiu knew that the Emperor must have left a backup plan. At the very least, if the Camel Dragon King could come to Nata at this time, he must have made preparations, and it was even possible that he would directly go up and strike.

But protecting it will eventually become a problem.

Moreover, if that time really comes, will we still be able to free up our hands?

"If that's the case, I might have to use another card..." Yunxiu took out a card from her storage bag. This was the card she had obtained from the witch K.K., and she should be able to ask the witch for help if necessary.

But Alice said that the Abyss's attack was extremely fierce this time, and Alice had summoned almost all the witches. Therefore, even if she could provide support, it would only be for a moment at most, and she wouldn't have much time left for herself.

"Another point to note is that although Nata's casualties have been brought under control this time, our troop strength is still lower than last time." Yun Zhi projected a lot of data onto the huge crystal panel. Looking at the various data, he said to Yun Xiu, "If possible, it would be best to deploy a few more legends to fill the gap... Can the Dead Domain and Crane View still spare troops?"

"Probably not. The Dead Zone isn't stable enough. You can only send me out at most. I should be able to take on two people."