Hutao uses me to judge my performance

"Although I expected it, their meeting came earlier than I thought. It was a mistake. I'll punish myself by swinging my sword three million times when I get back."

"Skirk, Dadalia's master?" Jiang Bai asked uncertainly.

"That's right, it seems he told you about me."

"What exactly is this star-devouring whale? What do you mean by 'pet'?"

Jiang Bai frowned deeply. Just a pet had almost completely devoured the power of the fetal sea, nearly plunging Teyvat into a state of utter devastation.

Who exactly is its owner?

Furthermore, Skirk mentioned "cleaning up," meaning that it was her task to take care of the Star-Devouring Whale, and that it was her mistake that caused the Star-Devouring Whale to devour all the power of the Fetal Sea.

Jiang Bai felt a mixture of irony and inexplicable sorrow.

It took Fucarus hundreds of years of scheming to shatter the throne of God, make Navelette a complete dragon, and allow him to separate the power of the womb from the Star-Devouring Whale.

However, for Skirk, it was all caused by a pet that misbehaved.

Suppressing it requires almost no effort.

"You also think it's strange to raise a pet like a star-devouring whale using a planetary womb, right?"

Their strength is on a completely different level, they have poor interactivity and are greedy, requiring the apprentice's time to supervise them... The only thing they're not bad at is their entertainment value..."

"?"

Jiang Bai felt that this Silky Kirk was from a completely different world from him.

"D'Artagnan told me that his master rarely spoke..."

But the person in front of me seems to have a tendency to talk to himself.

Moreover, did this person's master really consider the consequences of Teyvat losing the power of the planet's womb water to raise fish pets?

Or perhaps, such consequences don't matter to him at all.

"I simply have nothing to say to the weak. You were able to defeat the Star-Devouring Whale without relying on 'powers from outside the world.' Therefore, you have the right to speak to me as equals."

Silky was simply stating a fact, but her words sounded unusually harsh to Sunset River White.

Jiang Bai was now certain that this girl, or rather her master, did not belong to Teyvat; she was a high-ranking outsider from outside Teyvat.

"Who exactly is your master, and what kind of person is he?"

“Surtroch,” Skok read out a name.

All three looked at him with unfamiliarity, having never heard of him before.

Skirk frowned, somewhat perplexed. "Is Master's fame insufficient? Then how should we describe him... Have you heard of the title 'Extreme Evil Knight'? Or is it unfamiliar? What about 'Prophet' Viserfnir? 'Golden' Rheindorf?"

"Rhine-Dott!" Jiang Bai's eyes widened. Had he guessed wrong? Was this Surtroch not from outside the world?

"These titles and names are things I heard from my master; I don't actually know them. But this should help you understand that my master is someone similar to Rhine-Dortmund—someone who 'pursues some kind of ultimate'."

Chapter 896 Who told you I'm a person?

Aside from Rhein-Dörgården, Jiang Bai had never heard of any of the other names.

The witch N of the Witches' Guild is named Nico, and the prophet is named Viserfnir; they are not the same person.

The idea of ​​pursuing perfection is too broad and cannot serve as an equivalent benchmark.

Moreover, all that is known about the person in front of him is his name; there is no way to investigate him further.

Unless we see Rheindorf one day, or Nico's voice reappears, it will be difficult to learn about the relevant details.

"Are you and your master from outside this world?" Jiang Bai asked directly, preferring to ask rather than guess.

“My master is, but I am not. To be precise, I am not human.” Skirk put one hand on her hip, making no attempt to hide her identity.

Jiang Bai then noticed that she actually had a pair of small wings on her back, which were covered by her hair. If it weren't for her hands-on-hips pose that made her hair fall loose, he really wouldn't have been able to see them.

"Then who are you?"

"You can think of me as a special life form born from Teyvat, and I don't think I have any other kind. I have been practicing martial arts with my master since I was a child, and I have never returned to the surface."

"What power did you use to send the Galactus Whale away? It doesn't seem to belong to Teyvat..."

"It was taught to me by my master. He called it the [Quantum] attribute. It comes from the sea of ​​stars, but here it is restricted by the laws of Teyvat, and its power has been greatly weakened..."

Skirk didn't hide these issues, or rather, in her eyes, there was no need to hide them.

Why did your master come to Teyvat?

Navelette and Sora were both very concerned about this issue, and all three of them stared at Skylark, waiting for her answer.

【Extreme Evil Rider】 Just hearing the name "Extreme Evil" tells you he's no good.

He said he wandered in here by mistake and couldn't go back for some reason, so he stayed here temporarily.

Seemingly sensing the wariness and fear the three people before her had towards their master, Skirk said somewhat nonchalantly:

"Although my master is not a good person, he has no interest in this world on the verge of destruction. A world destined for destruction has no value in itself."

Perhaps because she had followed her master from outside the world since childhood, she had no attachment to this native world, and she hadn't even set foot on the ground for a long time.

Jiang Bai could only believe half of what Skykirk said. If Teyvat truly had no value to the Evil Knights, then why would he use the power of the Fetal Sea to raise a pet?

"And what about you? What does Teyvat mean to you?" Navelette asked, looking at this being who, like him, was not human.

"Perhaps it holds some special significance, after all, it's the place I was born. But to be honest, there's not much emotional connection. My life revolves around martial arts, and I haven't had much contact with people on the ground. Maybe one day, I'll leave with my master and travel among the stars..."

"But you, the power you possess is quite novel."

Skirk's gaze fell on Navelette, her expression full of interest.

"It possesses the original ancient dragon powers of the planet, but it also carries some kind of 'curse' similar to that of a god..."

Navelette frowned slightly. The ancient dragon's power didn't need much explanation, but what was the curse of the gods?

He shouldn't have had that kind of thing.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Skorke ignored Villette's answer; she thought for a moment and then said to herself:

"The answer seems simple. I remember now. You currently possess the remains of the Third Adventist, don't you?"

Jiang Bai and Kong both looked at Navelette.

Navelette shook her head. "Remains? I've never heard of such a thing."

"In your usual terminology, it should probably be called... 'The Heart of God'?"

Navelette frowned slightly. "Indeed, after Fucarus's divinity dissipated, he entrusted the Heart of God to me. But the method you just described is something I have never heard of before."

He had never heard that the Heart of God was the remains of the Third Adventist.

It's likely that even Fukaros was unaware of this matter.

"Perhaps it's because the information I have access to comes almost entirely from the 'Extreme Evil Knights.' Beings that are already superior to humans, their common sense is naturally different from ours. That's why there are so many discrepancies in our communication with humans."

Listening to Silky's words, Jiang Bai lowered his eyes and pondered.

Judging from her words, Skirk must have lived for a very long time, perhaps even being one of the earliest beings born on the planet, having seen and known the ancient dragon powers.

Silky kindly offered a reminder:

"In short, it's best to get rid of 'unlucky' things to avoid causing any trouble."

"To be alive is a blessing. But once a person dies, all the intricate connections they once had with this world will become a curse."

What do you mean?

"Don't be nervous, this is just my own feeling, and it's also the reason why I don't want to go back to the ground."

Jiang Bai's thoughts wandered. What Sikik meant was that when she was still on the ground, there was also a being on the ground who had countless connections with the world. However, this person died, and the world on the ground began to change beyond recognition. It was no longer the way she liked it. So, she left the ground and never came back.

Could this person be Phanes?

He created the eggshell to protect the world, but after his death, the eggshell became a cage, and the rules became constraints. Thus, these changes became a kind of curse.

"Who is this 'Third Adventist' you're referring to? And when did he die?"

Jiang Bai was quite concerned about the several visitors to Teyvat, but he still didn't know who the second and third visitors were.

I once asked the Grass Dragon King Apep, but Apep had never been in contact with humans for thousands of years, and the accounts of the visitors recorded by humans differed greatly from her memories.

Silky shook her head. "My master never mentioned it to me before, so it's probably insignificant information to me."

Do you know who the second Adventist is?

"I don't know, I've been away from the ground for many years."

Skirk was getting impatient. "You've asked enough questions already. Why don't you worry about the ground? When the Star-Devouring Whale fought you just now, it used up almost all of its power."

"Such surging water elemental power is difficult for the planet's deep sea to digest. Theoretically speaking, Fontaine on land should be a complete mess by now."

This is such a blatant order to leave; anyone can understand it.

Navelette didn't intend to linger there any longer.

"Then we'll take our leave now, and hope to have the opportunity to meet again in the future."

"Let's talk about the future later..." After saying that, Skykirk stepped into the spatial passage, and the spatial passage was restored.

Chapter 897 Dyne

Back on the ground, the floodwaters had receded, and no one had perished in the disaster. However, the devastation left by the flood would take some time to recover.

On the street, people stood on the muddy streets, cheering and jumping for joy.

It wasn't dissolved, and the floodwaters receded; it was a true survival story.

Jiang Bai looked at the cheering crowd, his brows relaxed, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

"so good……"

The disaster is over, and things have temporarily come to an end.

After saying goodbye to Navelette, Jiang Bai asked Kong about Elhesen's location and then went to find Elhesen.

I asked him to research fetal water before, but now that I don't need it anymore, I should still let him know.

After that, he planned to go find Jacob and then return to Liyue to rest.

Having stayed in Fontaine long enough, Jiang Bai plans to rest for a while before heading to the Northern Wastes to see the Knights of Favonius on their campaign. The journey will take him through Winterfall, and if he has the chance, he hopes to meet the Ice Queen and the clowns of the Fools.

After the flood, most people returned home and cleaned up their flooded houses. As someone who was in Fontaine on business, Elhesen and his scholars remained on the mountaintop.

The mountaintop was quite high, and the tents were all in good condition. Besides them, there were also many other people who had been rescued from the water.

"Elhesen!"

Jiang Bai waved to Elhesen, who was directing the scholars.

"Judging from your expression, the crisis in Fontaine should be over."

"Huh? Was my expression that obvious?" Jiang Bai touched his face, feeling alright.

"You seem much more relaxed than before," Elhesen said honestly.

"Is that so...? Perhaps seeing Fontaine's fate changed has eased his anxiety."

Barbie Ross said that fate is hard to change.

Nicole said that fate can be influenced by things outside of fate, thus causing deviations.

Although it sounds mystical, to put it simply: fate can be changed, as long as variables outside of fate are added.

After reaching this conclusion, Jiang Bai felt completely relieved.

What he feared most was that everything he did would be in vain, and that he would eventually be trapped in the wheel of fate.

The four tigers, including Elhesen, were also affected by Jiang Bai's emotions, and their tone became much more relaxed.

"I've done some research on fetal water; do you still need it?"

Tell me about it.

"I discovered that the composition of the amniotic fluid overlaps to some extent with that of the Fontainebleau people. Compared to people from other countries, the Fontainebleau people possess a unique characteristic, and perhaps it is this unique characteristic that allows them to dissolve..."

Although the truth about the origins of the Fontaine people has now been revealed, Elhesen's research is still valuable.