Master of Noble Phantasm Outsider

If there was any difference, it was that the skeleton of the ship that had been built outside the town before leaving was now gone.

If nothing unexpected happens, some residents of this human town should have already taken the boat to the rock element realm as planned.

When some of the residents here were migrating, Conanshan was drifting around in the sea in another direction, so naturally he couldn't meet them.

It should be said that when Conan was cleaning up the abyss pollution in the water elemental sea, he had never encountered any human ships, or humans themselves.

He did not avoid or hide himself in any special way. It was simply because it was difficult to encounter any trace of human beings in the vast ocean of water element.

Regardless of whether there is a problem with the abyss or not, the probability of encountering other people on the sea far away from the human activity range is very low.

"There doesn't seem to be any problem here, which is good. Next, let's go meet the elders here."

After Conan-san dealt with the problem of the sea, he would go to the rock elemental realm and go to the Rock City there to conduct an investigation which might not yield any results.

The one we need to investigate is the suspicious merchant who sold the simplified Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual.

As some time had passed, Conan was not sure if he could find any clues about the other party, but since there was a problem, he could not ignore it.

After all, this is a trial left by the leader of the human race. Even if it doesn't seem to be a big problem now, it may develop into an out-of-control situation in the future.

Conan doesn't want to encounter the abyss again in other parts of the continent of Teyvat.

"Ok?"

Before entering the human town protected by wooden walls, Conan passed by the farmland area here and saw an acquaintance who was using the power of water element to irrigate crops.

That was the former master who summoned the Heroic Spirit Conan-san, a boy with dark skin, Alang.

This young water elemental sorcerer was carrying out his daily farm work alone, just like always.

"Why is he still here?"

Conan-san didn't expect to see each other here.

If his memory was correct, the young man Alang should have been arranged to go to the rock element area with the migration team.

Alang is not only a water elemental sorcerer, but also a magician who successfully became a magic apprentice through self-study.

The three elders who were the leaders of this place believed that the young man should be allowed to go to a wider world to find ways for him to make further progress on the path of magic.

Compared to the water element realm which is surrounded by the sea and has some inconveniences in transportation and communication with the outside world, there is still more room for development for human settlements in the rock element realm.

Alang successfully summoned the heroic spirit through his own exploration and under the guidance of a magic book that seemed a bit unreliable.

Even though this summoning of a heroic spirit was full of water and problems, and theoretically impossible to succeed, he still proved his magical talent.

Conanshan didn't know what had gone wrong that made the boy stay, and he planned to ask directly.

"Alang."

There happened to be no one around in this farmland area, so Conan-san simply walked into the farmland and then released his spirit form next to Alang.

"what?"

Hearing the voice calling him, Alang stopped what he was doing and turned around.

Seeing a very familiar figure in black armor in front of him, the young man's mouth opened in surprise.

"Adventor!"

Alan smiled sincerely.

"You're back!"

"I'm just here to take a look. I'll be leaving soon. By the way, Alang, shouldn't you be following the migration team to Rock City? Why are you still here?"

After saying hello, Conan-san went straight to the point without wasting time.

"Ha ha……"

Alan smiled a little embarrassedly.

"When the main force was leaving, I accidentally fell ill... I didn't want everyone to waste time waiting for me, so I told them to leave first, and I would wait for the next merchant ship from Rock City to come, and then I would take a favorable boat..."

"I see. Were you seriously ill? Are you okay now?"

"I just accidentally ate the wrong thing...it took about a month to heal..."

Alan scratched his hair in embarrassment.

"Remember to be more careful next time."

Conan-san never expected such an accident. He actually got a stomach upset by accident. It was a bit ridiculous.

However, it's good that the patient is fine and there doesn't seem to be any sequelae.

"Alang, is everything okay here? What happened to the three elders? Where's your uncle?"

"Elder..."

Alang's face froze unnaturally for a moment.

"It's like this, Advent One. Not long after you left, the Great Elder passed away..."

Conan-san nodded silently.

The passing of the great elder here is not really a surprise.

After all, the Great Elder had previously lent out an elemental crystal core that was equivalent to his second heart in order to fight against the abyss. Even if the situation at the time seemed to be fine, there would still be some impact left.

This great elder is of a certain age, and it is not surprising that his body cannot hold up after losing his second heart.

Conanshan thought that he should pay homage to this elder later.

"After the problem with the Abyss was solved, this place did not become different. Everything returned to its previous state. The other two elders were fine, except for more than 30 people who went to the City of Rock... uh, that, the Adventers..."

For some reason, Alang's expression became a little strange.

"Um, who is the uncle you are talking about? Did you remember it wrongly..."

"SOusuO:⑨④'⑧－②⊙④③③０⑤………"

Under the helmet, Conan-san's eyes suddenly widened.

A flash of inspiration belonging to a new human being flashed through his mind.

"……I go!"

Conanshan cursed inwardly.

He had noticed something.

Although it was obviously too late, some things had to be confirmed.

Conan-san tried to use a calm tone to ask the boy in front of him.

"Alan, I'm talking about your uncle, Adolf."

"Adolf? My uncle?"

Alan blinked blankly.

"I don't have an uncle... I don't have any blood relatives. I was raised by my elders together..."

"...Alang, when you summoned me, your uncle should have been there to assist you."

"what?"

Alan looked very confused.

“Did someone help me? It’s true that many people provided the hard-to-find magical resources during the Heroic Spirit Summoning, but I performed the summoning ceremony alone…”

"……very good."

Conanshan tried hard not to sigh.

He really never imagined that he would be so close to the culprit that caused a certain problem.

But I was unaware of it.

If he hadn't come back to take a look, he might have been deceived forever.

"Alang, please stop your work here for a while, and then come with me to see the elders. There are some things we must clarify."

"Okay, okay!"

Alang is not a stupid person. In the previous conversation, he has already noticed that there is a difference in cognition between himself and the heroic spirit.

He had already vaguely realized the seriousness of the problem.

So, Alang took the spiritual form of Conan-san and hurriedly quickened his pace to the human town to meet the elders.

105 Good News and Bad News

Alang successfully met the two elders without much effort.

In this town with a population of just over 30,000, it is not difficult to meet the elders who lead the group. All you have to do is apply in advance.

What's more, Alang had made great contributions and summoned the heroic spirit to solve the problem of the abyss. The two elders knew that the young man wanted to see them for something, so they naturally met him immediately.

In the town hall, which was empty of other people, Conan-san undid his spirit form, met with the two elders, and informed them of the problem with Adolf, Alan's non-existent uncle.

The two elders, one tall and one short, were also somewhat surprised to see the heroic spirit in black armor suddenly appear.

However, this heroic spirit once said that he might come back to take a look, and he was a friendly companion, so they were not nervous.

However, after hearing a potentially serious question from the hero's mouth, the two elders' expressions became serious.

"Alang's non-existent uncle recruits a group of people, Adolf..."

"Our memories and our cognition have been modified by some kind of magic?"

The two elders were both elemental sorcerers. They did not have a deep understanding of magic, but with Yingling and Alang's simple and easy-to-understand explanations, they understood the problem.

"No one noticed it... What a terrifying magic..."

"Two elders, there is no need to worry too much about this. I don't think it is the magic of that mysterious person that has changed the memory and cognition of everyone here.

Even in the magic continent where magic technology is advanced, there are not many magicians who can influence tens of thousands of people at once. The other party should have only cast relevant magic on himself and passively affected others.

Now that he has left, the relevant influence has gradually disappeared, so you have forgotten his existence. "

Although Conanshan said not to worry, the two elders still care about it.

"Yingling, the intruder who disguised himself as Uncle Alang, do you think it is possible that he followed our migration team to the City of Rock?"

"It is possible. Although the other party may stay here, the possibility is so low that it can be ignored. In addition, there is a relatively high probability that the other party has already moved away from you and will not easily appear again."

Conan Yamaguchi said this as if it was a lighthearted thing, but he just wanted to reassure the others here.

The mysterious person must be quite powerful since he, a heroic spirit, could not detect any problem.

It’s not that the other party even affected Conanshan’s cognition, but the situation at that time was that other people in this human settlement thought that the other party was a companion, the uncle of Alang’s relative, and Conanshan who was summoned, but they didn’t know the situation here before, so they couldn’t make a comparison.

In this case, the other party doesn't have to do anything, just keep things as they are.

Once Conan-san leaves, the other party can safely clean up his traces and finally disappear from everyone's sight, making everyone here forget about him.

Even if Conan-san comes back to this place again later, he will definitely not be able to find anyone.

"I think that pretender must be the merchant who sold the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony to Alang. This person did not leave with the merchant ship. He used some kind of magic beyond your cognition to pretend to be Alang's uncle and stayed here. His purpose is probably to hold the Heroic Spirit Summoning Ceremony."

Conan then explains more about the summoning of heroic spirits.

On this continent of Teyvat, humans have basically no history that they can remember, which means that it is unlikely that human heroes will appear, even nameless heroes will not appear.

For some unknown purpose, the other party needs to hold a heroic spirit summoning ceremony on this continent. He does not need the ceremony to succeed, he just needs the ceremony to be carried out and completed.

The reason why Conan was summoned was really an impossible coincidence, and the other party had never thought that a heroic spirit would really appear.

"But why doesn't the guy pretending to be my uncle just summon the Heroic Spirit himself? He should have the ability to do so, right? He doesn't need my help at all..."

Alan was quite puzzled.

"The reason is simple, because he is not a native of Teyvat, and his heroic spirit summoning ritual needs to be performed by residents who were born and raised here.

To touch the Heroic Seat here, instead of letting outsiders from other continents do it, it is better to use the indigenous residents here. The success rate will be higher, zero

Although this is my unilateral guess, based on the other party's roundabout approach, it should be the case."⑸

Conan-san's explanation made Alang even more frowned.

"Adventurer, why did that person perform a Heroic Spirit Summoning Ritual that is theoretically impossible to succeed?"

"Probably, it's to pollute the Throne of Heroes."

After Conanshan learned about what happened here, he had a very bad idea in his mind.