People in Mondstadt, starting to develop black technology

"That's right. Whether I use fire, high temperature, rock elemental force, or other forces, I can't shake the seal at all. So how to find a way to break the seal is also a difficult problem." He looked at Wendy, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"No."

Wendy simply gave up.

Shen Qin secretly looked at Ying - in fact, she was the key to breaking the seal.

At this time, Qin received a call from Serius.

"Captain Qin, a rescue team encountered an accident. They were attacked by the Abyss Cult in the snowy mountains!"

Qin stood up suddenly: "The Abyss Cult? I'll be there right away!"

Everyone followed her to Serius. Kaia frowned in dissatisfaction: "It's those annoying flies from the Abyss Cult again! Are they responsible for this as well?"

"Ah - damn it! Why are there Cult of the Abyss everywhere! Don't they feel comfortable if they don't do something bad?" Paimeng was very angry.

Ever since she and Ying came to Mondstadt, they have been involved in the dragon disaster crisis caused by the Abyss Cult, and now they have encountered the Snow Mountain Crisis again!

"If they don't do bad things, they wouldn't be the Abyss Cult!" Wendy said with a smile. He was not surprised by the appearance of the Abyss Cult.

Besides the Fatui, the only ones causing trouble in Teyvat are the Cult of the Abyss. It would be abnormal if they were not behind any major event.

After Shen Qin traded the Heart of God to the Fatui, most of their troops withdrew from Mondstadt. However, Mondstadt's previous cleanup of the Abyss Cult did not cover the snow mountains, which means that there is a very high probability that there are still some members of the Abyss Cult that have escaped here.

"Hey - aren't you angry? They are making trouble in your territory!" Paimon asked him puzzledly.

"Is getting angry useful? Be careful not to get too angry, or you won't be able to eat later~"

"I won't! But what you said does make sense. I'd better not be angry. It will affect my mood for enjoying the food!"

Shen Qin silently summoned Harrow over, took out the snacks prepared for Klee and Shana from its stomach, and fed them to Paimon.

"Wow! Shen Qin, you are such a good person!"

Ying sighed: "Paimon, whoever gives you delicious food is a good person, right? One day you will be kidnapped by someone using food and you won't know it. Eating everything will only harm you!"

"I'm not stupid!"

With the presence of two lively guys, Paimon and Wendy, everyone's mood wasn't so bad.

They soon arrived at where Seleucus was. Several members of the rescue team were still frightened, but fortunately no one was injured. From the marks on the body of the Mingguan, it could be seen that it had suffered a fierce attack.

But it doesn’t matter, just go back to the factory and let the sheet metal worker fix it and spray paint it.

"Let him tell you the details." Seleucus pointed to the adventurer beside him, who was the temporary captain of the rescue team.

The adventurer said with lingering fear: "At that time, we were driving along the snow-covered road into the depths of the snowy mountains, but we were stopped by a roadblock on the way. Suddenly, four or five abyss mages and some monsters appeared and attacked the car. We had to reverse and run back, but the road we came from was also blocked by boulders!"

"At this time, another group of monsters appeared. The strange thing is that they did not attack us together. Instead, they attacked the Abyss Mages. We took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement from the hillside nearby."

"The Snow-Covered Road... Could it be that the Cult of the Abyss is also eyeing the Frost Nail?" Qin frowned.

Albedo was more concerned about the group of monsters that appeared later. He asked the adventurer: "Did you find the difference between the group of monsters that attacked the Abyss Cult and other monsters?"

"The difference... aren't all monsters the same?" The adventurer scratched his head.

"They look the same, but that doesn't mean they are all the same. Tell me about the characteristics of the monsters you remember."

"Okay! The monsters that attacked us together with the Abyss Cult at the beginning included the Liar Flower, the Slime, the Hillilchur... and even the Snow Pig! And I feel that they are more... violent than usual?"

Albedo nodded. The Abyss Cult must be using the Abyss energy to influence and control the monsters again. There has been no progress in all these years. It must be an old trick.

"The monsters that appeared later were not that diverse. There were only hillbillies and the triangular machines that are everywhere in the snowy mountains. But the leader was a Hillbilly Frost Armor King that looked very powerful. It felt like it could crush the Bright Crown with one punch... Oh, right! I remember, when it appeared, I looked at it, but its eyes were not like those of an ordinary monster. Instead, it looked more like a human!"

The Qiuqiu Frost Armor King with human eyes, and the self-disciplined guarding agencies that can be seen everywhere in the snowy mountains...

The Autonomous Guardian Agency was created by Shar Findnir. More than three thousand years have passed, and they are still diligently performing their guarding duties. But now they have taken the initiative to attack the Abyss Cult, which means that the Abyss Cult is destroying what they are supposed to protect.

What is the Abyss Cult destroying? The Frost Sky Nail? It is not the object of protection of the Self-Discipline Guardian.

Then... could it be...

Albedo's pupils contracted instantly as he thought of a possibility that seemed impossible.

In addition to the fragments of the Frost Nail, the Snow-Covered Road also has the dead roots of the Honeysuckle Tree. But if it is a dead root, the Abyss Cult has no need to destroy it, unless it has resurrected from death and the Self-Discipline Guardian Agency has come to protect it!

Then, we can deduce that the reason for the blizzard was that the Abyss Cult wanted to do something to the revived Honeysuckle Tree, which caused the snow-capped mountain veins closely connected to the Honeysuckle Tree to become disordered, and the vein energy overflowed, forming a blizzard under the influence of the Frost Nail!

"Everyone, I roughly understand what's going on."

Albedo stated his bold inference.

Chapter 167: An Tusheng's Fairy Tale

After listening to Albedo's inference, everyone agreed that it was very reasonable, so the next goal was very clear.

Stop the plans of the Abyss Cult, unlock the seal of the ancient ice, completely revive the Honeysuckle Tree, and reassemble the complete Frost Nail.

At this time, Sucrose arrived with Klee. After discussion, everyone decided that Shen Qin, Albedo, Sucrose, Jean, Amber, Kaeya, Eula, Klee, and Ying would take the guard-type Baymax and enough explosive weapons and go deep into the snow mountain to resolve the crisis.

Wendy was not suitable to get involved in the secrets of the snow mountain, so she was responsible for preventing possible accidents outside the snow mountain.

Because the mission was being carried out in a harsh snowstorm environment, and they were facing a powerful enemy like the Abyss Cult, so except for Shen Qin, everyone else in this operation was a holder of the Heart of God.

Before setting off, Seleucus brought a little boy to them.

"His name is Joel, and his father is Joseph. He is one of the people in distress that you rescued. He wants to say thank you to you in person."

Joel saw that everyone was looking at him, and he felt a little nervous and shy, but he still mustered up the courage and said, "Thank you, thank you for saving my dad!"

Serius rubbed his head and said, "After knowing that a blizzard had broken out in the snowy mountains, this child took a ride here alone. He didn't cry or make a fuss, but just waited silently. He said that he believed that the Association and the Knights would definitely rescue his father. Hmm... he has the potential to become an excellent adventurer."

"Yes! And my dad is so awesome, I believe he will be fine! When I grow up I want to be an adventurer as awesome as him!" Joel said in an admiring tone.

"Yes, your father is very brave. He held on until we went to rescue him!" Qin squatted down in front of him, held his hand and looked him in the eye.

"Is that so?" Qiao Er was obviously very happy to hear her praising her father, but he quickly pulled his hand out, took out "The Wild Boar Princess Volume 6" from his arms and handed it to her, "This is my favorite fairy tale book for you! Dad brought it with him, so he returned safely from the snowy mountains, and you must return safely too!"

Qin took the fairy tale book, smiled and ruffled his hair: "Well! Thank you for your blessing, we will definitely return safely."

"It's a pity that Dad didn't find the seventh volume of "The Wild Boar Princess". I really want to know whether the Wild Boar Princess, the Fox and Grandpa Turtle rescued the little wolf..."

Joel grumbled and left. Shen Qin laughed when he heard his mumbling and said softly, "Give little Joel a copy of "The Wild Boar Princess, Volume 7" later so that he can know the ending of this fairy tale."

Sandang hit him lightly and said unhappily, "Behave yourself! Volume 7 is not for children!"

Shen Qin was just joking. He knew that the Wild Boar Princess' ending was nothing short of ridiculous.

The story told in the first six volumes is that a little wolf in the forest was cursed by an evil squirrel witch, becoming cold and mean, and finally hated by all the other animals. The wolf went alone to the snowy plains in the north.

The kind-hearted Wild Boar Princess learned the story of the little wolf and decided to save it from the evil curse. She took the wise fox and the long-lived turtle to the ice field, and under the guidance of the elves, they crossed the wind and snow, over mountains and ridges, and came to the place where the little wolf lived.

Then the story came to the finale of the seventh volume. The kind-hearted Wild Boar Princess couldn't bear to see the little wolf hungry, so she killed the fox for its meat, made soup with the turtle, and enjoyed a delicious meal with the little wolf. She gained the little wolf's friendship and broke its curse.

Finally, the wild boar princess held the little wolf's paw and returned to her hometown in the forest.

In the past life, many players have conducted in-depth discussions on this fairy tale of Andusen. Some say it is a metaphor for the darkest period in Mondstadt's history when it was ruled by the tyranny of the nobles a thousand years ago. Others say it hints at the truth behind the destruction of the Abyss and Kanria. In any case, there is no conclusion in the end.

But even if we don't delve into the meaning behind the fairy tale, the last volume is obviously not suitable for little ones to read, so the adults in Mond will avoid letting their children read "The Wild Boar Princess, Volume 7".

"Okay, let's go." Qin clapped her hands and asked everyone to get in the car.

The Mingguan plunged headfirst into the blizzard.

Shen Qin was driving. Except for Klee, everyone else was wearing tactical vests and other full equipment. They were going to start a battle with the Abyss Cult as soon as they arrived at the destination.

Klee looked at them with some envy. She also wanted to use explosive weapons, but everyone unanimously forbade her to touch them because they were too dangerous - dangerous to anyone who was pointed at by Klee.

After Sucrose was fully armed, he asked Shen Qin to change into his equipment as well. Although he would not participate in the battle later, it was just in case.

While helping Shen Qin put on his equipment, Albedo spoke to him, "Do you remember when we were sorting out the history of Shar Findenir, there was a stone tablet that recorded that the princess had a dream after the Frost Nail fell..."

"The boar princess does not dream of a dark dragon that blocks out the sun."

"It's the princess of Shar Findenir!" Albedo looked helplessly at Shen Qin who was laughing secretly, "Your joke is too cruel."

"It's not cold, there's air conditioning in the car!"

Albedo: “…”

"Anyway, that's what happened. I thought about it for a long time and finally found a clue. The black dragon in the princess' dream is most likely the poisonous dragon Durin who died in the snowy mountains more than 2,000 years later."

"Its remains fell here, and the poisonous blood in its body polluted the land of the snowy mountains. Its heart, which has a strong vitality, is still beating somewhere in the snowy mountains."

"Perhaps the princess' dream is the way to revive the Silver-White Tree - watering the Silver-White Tree with the black dragon's blood that contains the majestic vitality can enable it to cross the long river of time and be resurrected."

"And the death of the demon dragon Durin in the snowy mountains may be the guidance of fate."

When Albedo mentioned Durin, his tone was a little subtle. Shen Qin understood the reason, because he, like Durin, was an alchemical product created by the "Golden" alchemist Rhinedort.

He continued, "The power of the Silver Tree to destroy the sky. From a standpoint, Durin is also on the opposite side of the sky. Hmm... is it the power of foreseeing the future? Or is it a carefully arranged plan?"

Shen Qin: "You seem to know more secrets?"

"Well, it's about Durin. Let's go to the snowy mountains again when we have a chance and investigate Durin's place of death. I want to confirm something. As for now, it has nothing to do with the problem we want to solve."

"Shen Qin, Albedo! What are you two whispering about over here? We are almost at our destination!"

Paimon flew over to them and asked curiously.

Shen Qin touched his chin and said, "We are discussing how much Mora we should use to get you from Ying, and then tie you to the experimental table for research."

"Hey - no, no! Paimon is not something that can be used for research! No, Paimon is a thing... not a thing... ahhh! I'm so pissed!"

Chapter 168: Elemental Force is Really Inconvenient

One kilometer away from the fragments of the Frost Nail, the investigation team was ambushed by the Abyss Cult. The Mingguan was driving on the road and suddenly fell into the magic trap of the Abyss Cult. The huge abyss energy rushed into the sky, lifted the Mingguan to a height of ten meters, and then smashed it heavily to the ground.

Albedo immediately used the power of the element of rock to protect everyone in the car. Combined with the excellent shock-absorbing ability of the Mingguan, no one was injured. Only Shen Qin was a little dazed by the shock.

Then ten abyss mages and hundreds of monsters rushed towards the Mingguan in the blizzard.

With the acceleration of the Mingguan, they can leave them far behind in a dozen seconds, but this time they came to completely resolve the snow mountain crisis. The Abyss Cult is also their target for cleansing, so they will have to take action sooner or later.

"Get ready for battle!" Jean, riding on a flying skateboard and holding a Reaper rifle in her hand, led everyone out of the cockpit, leaving Albedo, Baymax and Shen Qin in the Mingguan.

On the one hand, Shen Qin needs Albedo's protection.

On the other hand, Albedo had consumed some of his energy by pinching the cargo catapult with his hands, and he is still in a weak period.

Shen Qin thought his period of weakness would last for several days, but after asking, he found out that it would only last twelve hours.

The Sons of Cretaceous are so terrifying.

At this time, the battle outside had already begun. The Abyss Cult might not have expected that several young men with energy shields, flying skateboards, and death rifles would jump out of the car.

As soon as the two sides met, they saw purple, red and white bombs exploding on the red, white and purple elemental shields, creating a colorful and beautiful sight.

Why is there no blue elemental shield? Because it will freeze.

After the fireworks were over, the Abyss Mages found that their team had been reduced from ten to seven, and three of them had even their ashes scattered. They looked at each other and then ran away.

Qin did not order a pursuit. Their target was the Honeysuckle Tree and the Fragment Seal. Sooner or later, the two sides would meet there again.

They cleared away the monsters that were surrounding the Mingguan and tickling it, and then returned to the car.

"Wow! It's really cold outside!" Paimon jumped out of the space and rubbed his arms with his hands.

Ying looked at her helplessly: "You hid in your own space as soon as we got outside. You didn't even stay in the blizzard for a second."

"I am always monitoring the environment around you in the space, so of course I can feel the temperature!" Paimon said seriously.

Everyone knows that Paimon hides immediately when encountering a battle, but few people know that she is always monitoring and caring about Ying in the other dimension.

She is so gentle, I cried my heart out.

"It's the last kilometer. We will reach our destination soon. Don't let your guard down. Those Abyss Mages will go back and tip off the Abyss Cult. They must have known about our arrival."

Qin motioned to Shen Qin to drive.

A serious car.

The steel behemoth rampaged in the silver-white world, but was soon blocked by a tall ice wall.

"We're here. In front of us is the ancient ice seal that seals the Honeysuckle Tree and the fragments of the Frostweed Nail. This side should be the trunk of the Honeysuckle Tree, and the Frostweed Nail is on the other side." Albedo said.

Shen Qin looked at the shadowy bark patterns under the ice and felt that the size of the honeysuckle tree seemed a little outrageous. It was only so tiny in the game, but now standing in front of him was a wall of trees.

But think about it, if the honeysuckle tree was not big, it would not be able to support the four-season spring in the entire snow-capped mountain area.