I'm in the Teyvat running group

"Then I can only wish you happiness... By the way, shouldn't the performance have started yet? Why hasn't he arrived?" Da You looked at the crystal plate in his hand and asked with some doubt, "And why... hasn't Titu arrived either? He should have arrived half an hour ago."

"I don't know..."

Suddenly, a gigantic hand, sculpted from the power of the abyss, emerged from the center of the entire performance venue, instantly shattering the rock walls of the venue to pieces!

Huge rocks collapsed instantly, and a large number of runes crumbled. Although the battlefield was almost entirely filled with soldiers, it was thrown into chaos!

"Retreat immediately!" A powerful figure in the front row transformed into a streak of light and blocked the giant hand. Da You recognized it as Clorinde from Fontaine. The female warrior was bursting with terrifying light, but she still seemed to be forced to retreat by the giant hand.

As Da You rushed out of the theater, he was shocked to see what was happening before him. A huge, strange monster had appeared in the core battlefield, and the war fortress and the super light sword cannon in the distance were attacking it with all their might. A large number of the original squads had been evacuated, and those who could fight now were basically legendary powerhouses.

At the very center of the battlefield stood an incomparably elegant and powerful figure, wielding one sword after another in a chaotic slash, which, combined with the full force of the super light sword cannon, created a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

Although he had no idea what the monster's name was, Daiyou inexplicably had its name appear in his mind—Nyarsolt!

Black light flashed continuously, and a large number of demons seemed to emerge from his body, but as soon as they appeared, they were directly destroyed by sword energy and light cannons. However, it was clear that the strength of this opponent far exceeded the imagination of most people.

Suddenly, a terrifying claw pierced through space and rushed straight towards Da You. He hurriedly tore open the talismans of the Lightness Technique and the Flash Technique, but the range of this terrifying giant claw seemed to be over a thousand meters, and everyone in this area would be completely covered!

“Etsuko… Shima Masayuki is right, that’s something you really shouldn’t say too often…” Daiyu silently placed his hand over the Soul Nourishing Jade. The moment his hand fell, he would immediately crush the Soul Nourishing Jade, and then his soul would enter another Soul Nourishing Jade to sleep.

This is what is known as "reading bar".

Ding--

Zi—

Snapped--!

"Hmm?" Da You, who had quietly closed his eyes and was waiting for death, did not wait for that moment to arrive. Instead, he suddenly found that the pressure on the battlefield had suddenly disappeared.

He opened his eyes and saw the most magnificent sight he had ever seen in his life.

A massive rock spear was firmly embedded in the core of the monster. Although the ten-thousand-meter-tall rock spear did not appear disproportionate to the monster's enormous body, a giant hand then emerged from a spatial rift, firmly gripping the rock spear and delivering another powerful and heavy blow. The monster's agonizing howls swept across the entire area like a mental attack, but were immediately suppressed upon the appearance of this figure.

A colossus of unparalleled majesty, its head reaching the heavens, clad in a golden robe adorned with the sun, moon, and stars, and crowned with a purple-gold crown, stepped out of the rift and appeared on the battlefield!

He drew his rock spear and unleashed a flurry of dozens of thrusts in an instant. The massive rock spear in his hand erupted with terrifying light, smashing into Nyarlathotep so hard he couldn't even lift his head!

Chapter 454 Heart Set on Liyue, Busy Return Trip

The sky over Nordkal remains often gray.

According to the garrison mages, rebuilding Nordkale would be virtually impossible in less than ten to fifteen years, especially after the terrifying force that ravaged Star Beach and Paha Island. Recovery in a short time would be impossible, and it would also require the cooperation of an abyss purification array...

Even on the borders of Nordkale, some areas have been corrupted by the abyss. If it weren't for the constant presence of small teams of powerful members at the Familia level hunting them down, it wouldn't be surprising if they were threatening the surrounding three kingdoms.

Although the main rift at Xingsha Beach has been sealed, an enormous knife mark remains, which has hardened the already soft soil to a depth of several thousand meters, making it harder than a diamond.

However, I heard that the command didn't plan to fill the pit, but instead left it in Nordkale to develop into a tourist attraction. There are also four pointed peaks in the background. If it were an outsider, they would definitely think that it looked like four spears stuck in the ground, but Ives knew very well that it really was four spears stuck in the ground.

Because he was actually there.

“Ives, what are you looking at? We’re heading back to Fontaine today.” Le Mande looked at his old friend standing on the deck, staring intently at the large crack, and asked with some curiosity, “Is this really that interesting? After the gods finished their attack, they all left. They need to rest, and so do we.”

"I'm just amazed at how terrifying the power of the gods is... even more frightening than the Super Lightsaber Cannon."

“But the power of the gods won’t be directed at their subjects; it has nothing to do with us.” Le Mans looked at his old friend and laughed. “How many battle merit points do you have now? What are your plans for the future?”

“Let me see…” Ives picked up his crystal plate, glanced at it briefly, and said a number: “8895…that should be quite a lot.”

"So many? I only have 6720..." Le Mand touched his crystal plate: "But that's enough to exchange for a lot of Mora. Did you help kill a god-level monster?"

“I have records here of assisting in the repair of two warships, which may be why there are more.” Ives looked at his crystal plate, which clearly showed the following: 2250 basic war points, 2425 points for assisting in kills, 2040 points for the contribution of repairing two warships at a critical juncture, 1400 points for retrieving 14 Soul-Nourishing Jade underwater, and the rest were some scattered points.

Scroll down one page to find the redemption page.

3000 points can be exchanged for a three-story detached house, 2000 points can be exchanged for a Genshin Impact-level artifact, 1500 points can be exchanged for a Familiar's guidance once, and 6000 points can be used to make a request to the gods, who will then assess whether the request is reasonable. If you don't want these items, you can exchange them for Mora, and 20 points can be exchanged for 1 Mora.

The basic resurrection points required are only 500, but the resurrection progress needs to be doubled for each tier. If you want the fastest resurrection speed... you need a full 8000 points.

Besides these, there are some special exchanges for certain countries, such as the option to exchange for permanent residency in Liyue for 2000 points. Ives clicked in to take a look and found that quite a few had been exchanged, totaling more than 140,000 points. However, it was noticeable that most of the names clearly had the style of Winter.

How many people participated in the war by winter?

"The scale of this winter's battle should be the third largest, after Liyue and Nata, with over 800,000 troops, and about 4 million including logistics. What's wrong?"

“Take a look.” Ives handed the crystal plate to Le Mande, pointing to the sales record of Liyue permanent residency and laughing, “So many people are going to Liyue. Winter’s losses here may be greater than on the battlefield.”

“That’s not surprising.” Le Mans lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then sighed. “Do you remember your boss, Goldman?”

"I remember, so what?"

"If Goldman were here in winter, he would even be considered a conscientious businessman."

"That's really exaggerated?"

“It’s that exaggerated. I have two Winterborns in my dorm. They were asking me if they could go to Liyue after the war. Free hot water, free heating, free food and lodging. That’s much better than the Fatui’s treatment. The Fatui are considered elite in Winterborn.” Lemand stubbed out his cigarette on the top of the trash can before sighing, “For them, this war is like a vacation. It’s not surprising that many people want to leave.”

Ives nodded. He had heard about the situation in Zhidong. The cold winter meant that the temperature was below zero for more than 150 days a year, but the heating and security in Zhidong were only so-so. Every year, people even froze to death on the streets. Many Zhidong people, who were addicted to alcohol, used alcohol to warm themselves and numb themselves...

This war made many Winter People discover something terrifying: they realized that they didn't seem to like fire and water as much as they thought.

The barracks, surrounded by a warm heating array, housed a temperature-controlled courtyard. Soldiers could take two 25-minute hot showers a day, and hot meals were almost unlimited, which made many soldiers feel somewhat uncomfortable in the winter.

After it was finally confirmed that everything was provided free of charge, many soldiers acted almost frantically. Many even took the free soft drinks back to their rooms and piled them up, case after case, until one day they couldn't fit them anymore and realized they didn't know why they had taken so much.

After letting out a long sigh, he stared intently at the window for exchanging Liyue permanent residency, and slowly but firmly pressed the button.

Many of the Fools before the winter solstice were like this, including Risto. He performed very well in this war, and even personally guided and assisted in killing two god-level monsters, which brought his battle merit points to a very high level of more than 20,000. This is a very good score among Genshin Impact level powerhouses.

"Ristor, aren't you going back to Winter?" Slezhnev, standing next to him, peeked out and looked at Ristor's exchange list, from permanent residency in Liyue to a house in Liyue Harbor, and then to Mora's exchange... In the end, he only had less than 5000 points left for backup.

“I’m not going back. I’ll submit my retirement application tomorrow. This permanent residency allows me to bring one family member. My parents have both passed away, and I only have my younger sister left, so I plan to take her with me.” Risto took out his communication terminal and sent a message to his sister with a smile: “I’ve already told my sister to wait for me in Fontaine. I’ve exchanged a lot of Mora this time, so I can take her to Fontaine for a while, and then we’ll head to Liyue.”

"What about the job? The fire and water of Winter's End, the ice and snow, your hometown... don't you care about any of that?" Slezhnev looked at the rugged Winter's End youth with some surprise: "Why go to Liyue?"

“Young man, you are a student of the Winter Royal Military Academy, so naturally you don’t know how we lower-class people live. Anyway, I’m leaving soon, so I might as well tell you.” Ristor shook his crystal plate and said with a hint of vicissitude, “My father drank too much kerosene and collapsed in the snow of Winter. My mother struggled to raise us and then died suddenly in the factory. How much compensation did the heartless boss give? 300 Mora.”

"You can report this to the city hall or the police station."

“It might be useful for you to report it, but it might not be for me. I took those 300 Mora and joined the Fools with my sister. Luckily, I still have some strength, and that Master Yunxiu promoted a new system. I was lucky and have some talent, so I've managed to get where I am now and support my sister.” Listo looked at the message his sister sent back and said, “If I go back, won't I still have to do the same thing? Can I guarantee that my sister will marry a man who won't abandon her? Can I guarantee that I won't encounter the same thing as my mother?”

“Young Master, you and that Netochka are both kind-hearted, but the kindness of one or two people is useless in the freezing winter.”

Risto packed his luggage into a storage bag, carefully tucking it into his inner pocket, and spread his hands out: "Look, even a storage bag that only costs a little over 10,000 Mora in Liyue costs over 30,000 in Winter and requires approval. This one was distributed by the logistics officer before this flood control battle. It's free and doesn't require approval."

After saying that, he smiled and left, leaving Slezhnev standing there quietly.

Risto strode into the sunlight of Nordkale, quickly heading towards a massive aerial fortress that had already landed on the ground. He had already exchanged his qualification to leave via the Jade Pavilion. His sister Natasha was already waiting for him in Fontaine. He could simply leave from there when the Jade Pavilion passed by Fontaine, since many Fontaine people would also be going down from there anyway.

A lady jumped up the stairs to the deck of the Jade Pavilion, picked up a small prop, and a magic circle gently swept over her body, revealing a line of words on the crystal plate.

"Ristor Gvortzeff"

"Winter Solstice - Yarengeler"

Position: Deputy Captain of the Eighth Scout Squad

"Strength: Peak Seventh Ring (Fire)"

"Class: Combat Master"

"Permissions: Level B-2"

"Boarding qualification: Redeemed"

"Just find a place to sit anywhere. The Kaiyang is very fast; it should arrive at Zhidong in about four hours," the woman said to Risto with a smile. "The free meals are in the catering service below deck. You can get them with your ration card. Your military ration eligibility will be retained for at least three years after the war, until it is confirmed that you can live a normal life."

"Thanks. Which area has the most people in Winter?" Risto asked with a smile. "Maybe there will be a few old friends there too."

"That's unfortunate... Most of the people here are Liyue soldiers. If it's winter, there are more on the Yuheng. I see you marked that you want to disembark at Fontaine. You can consider going to my right. There are more Fontaine people there. The transport mechs will also dock there. I'm about to change shifts, so I can take you there." The woman smiled and pointed out a location to Risto, then led her away, handing over the duties to a man who came later.

"This is it. Goodbye."

"Thank you so much, ma'am. What is your name?"

"My name is Jinwu, no need to be polite." Jinwu waved and jogged to the Kaiyang's lounge. He took out a cup, poured himself a large glass of iced soda and drank it all in one gulp. Then he slumped onto the sofa and sighed, "I didn't expect to be so busy during the war, and still so busy after the war. Many of these Winter People are going to live in Liyue, which gives Lord Tianxuan another job."

"A lot?" Another woman beside her opened the crystal panel in her hand and examined it carefully. "So far, there have been 327,000 applications. Most of them have no major problems, and 286,000 have already been approved. These only account for less than 10% of the total number of participants by winter..."

“Ginkgo, this is only the first day! You have to look at those above the Genshin Impact level, less than 10% are willing to go back!” Jinwu raised his head with difficulty, looked at his old friend, and sighed helplessly: “Moreover, in addition to those from Zhidong, there are also some from Fengdan and Sumeru, but almost no one from Liyue wants to go to other countries. Instead, quite a few people have applied to stay in Nordkalai to rebuild.”

"Double allowance, priority promotion upon returning to Liyue after the three-year rotation period, and an immediate half-level promotion in rank and benefits for those who stay—I'd be willing too." Ginkgo looked at Jinwu and smiled, "If I didn't have other things to do after the war, I might have stayed here."

"Is that matter settled?"

"It's confirmed. After the war, Master Yunxiu will establish a medical academy, and I have been selected as a lecturer."

"That's really good. You doctors and priests have been incredibly busy during this war." Jinwu poured himself another glass of soda before asking with a puzzled look, "But even if all the preparations are complete, this kind of training should take a long time. Will there be enough time before the next war?"

"There's still time. Dean Lauma said at the meeting yesterday that there should be at least a 20-year rest period before a more brutal battle. We need to be prepared."

"Twenty years... What will happen in twenty years?"

"Yes, but that's not important. Let's celebrate that we all survived."

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"I can't believe you actually have the nerve to celebrate!" Pantalone slammed a document on his desk and roared, "Can anyone tell me why so many Winter Solstice soldiers defected to Liyue? Why didn't you arrest them all? Why didn't you stop them?"

“My lord, we tried… but the Grand Disciplinary Officer of Sumeru wiped out all the spies we tried to stop, and even stripped them of their right to resurrection…” A subordinate of the Fools looked tremblingly at this former Ninth Seat, now the Second Seat, whose once handsome face was now almost completely distorted beyond recognition.

“Pantalogne, don’t rush. Perhaps we can use this opportunity to deal with those old vampires of Winter…” A figure slowly walked in from the doorway, tapping the ground with his scepter: “Besides, Yunxiu is definitely supporting us this time. Do you really want to settle scores with him?”

“Puchinera, I…”

"Get ready, winter is coming and a major change is on the horizon."

"Yes……"

Chapter 455 The Snow Debt Dispute Shows Signs of Exhaustion

Yunxiu didn't actually support this matter, but he didn't interfere because he felt it wasn't very meaningful.

Liyue is severely understaffed. Although Liyue has a large population, there are simply too many places where manpower is needed. Although the False Heaven still exists, the war is not completely over. Before the Emperor went to recuperate, he told him a somewhat inaccurate time: twenty-five years.

If you're unlucky, you might only have twenty years.

Moreover, the dangers to be faced twenty years from now will be more than ten times greater than this time. The abyss outside Teyvat has accumulated to an almost terrifying level. Even though this flood release relieved a lot of pressure, it only reduced the danger somewhat, not completely eliminated it.

Even this flood discharge was a huge gamble. If Yunxiu hadn't created so many things, the seven gods and the witch wouldn't have dared to take the risk. And with the arrival of the great tide of the abyss, this window was effectively closed.

What is the final progress of the flood discharge?