What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"!" Ying and Zhong Ling looked at each other, and after a moment, Ying's feet moved quickly and he rushed out in an instant.

The speed of Ying was extremely fast. The mixture of white, gold and indigo colors split the three hillbillies into two almost in the blink of an eye.

The sharpness of the [Sky Blade], which contains the divine power of the [Wind God] and the strength of the [Wind God's Followers], is simply not something that the body of the Hillilman can resist.

"Are you okay?" Paimon floated to the 'besieged' boy and asked anxiously.

"..." The young man looked at the killed Hillilman, then looked at the painting in front of him which was less than one-third completed, and fell into deep thought.

"Eh? Are you drawing Hilichurls?" Paimon also saw the drawing board and made a very surprised sound.

"Yes." The boy nodded. "Among the three hillbillies just now, one of them had more shiny hair and stronger muscles than the average hillbillies."

"When something unusual appears within a population, such 'inconsistency' can be considered 'evolution'."

"It's a pity that I didn't have time to draw it."

"So that's how it is." Paimon made a sound of understanding, but she actually didn't understand why this person drew a Hilichurl.

"It's just that, because of your sudden appearance... forget it." The boy shook his head helplessly. "You are... the blonde girl, the flying fairy and Liyue..."

"I see. You are Miss Ying and Miss Zhong Ling mentioned by the [Acting Leader] and...Little Paimon, right?"

"Wow! Are you the alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, Mr. Albedo?" Paimon reacted immediately after hearing the boy's words.

"Yes, hello, I'm Albedo, the Chief Alchemist and Captain of the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius." The boy named Albedo nodded. "Are you coming to Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain... to find me?"

"It's about the poison of the abyss."

"Yes." Zhong Ling came up, and Ying also came back. "I am Zhong Ling, or Naga."

"Hello." Albedo was not surprised.

In fact, although Qin had not confirmed Zhong Ling's true identity, she had a rough guess.

Lisa, who had investigated the poison of the abyss with Albedo for a period of time, talked to Albedo about Zhong Ling.

After all, the poison of the abyss is definitely not something that ordinary beings can withstand.

[Abyss] is another 'law' based on the existence of the world, another [natural law].

Just like the rising and setting of the sun and the moon, birth, aging, sickness and death, these are the natural laws that cannot be violated.

The "erosion" of the [abyss] is equivalent to the "wear and tear" of [natural law].

Although if explained in a popular way, the essence of so-called "wear and tear" is aging.

The "wear and tear" imposed by [natural law] on long-lived units accelerates the aging process.

And 'erosion' is similar, it is an irreversible law.

So, when Albedo heard that Ying could actually reverse the erosion of the [Abyss], he also became quite interested.

However, although the "distorted gold" was refined by Albedo's "mother", [Gold] Rhinedot, the essence of the [abyss] is difficult to peek into.

正如所有人都知道1+1=2这个公式一般，但是1+1为什么会等于2却难解释其本质。

And Albedo, even as the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, could not explain the nature of the 'distorted gold'.

Therefore, the progress of studying the Abyss Poison is very slow.

"So that's how it is." Zhong Ling nodded. "It is indeed very difficult to know the essence of the world."

"Compared to the nature of the Abyss, which is too abstract, at least not something I can understand now, I am more curious about you... Miss Ying." Albedo looked at Ying. "Just now, when you used the wind elemental force to attack the hillbillies, your elemental force was not derived from the 'Eye of God' on your scarf."

"If I'm not mistaken, your 'Eye of God' is a... fake, right?"

"Wow?!" Paimon's eyes widened in surprise.

"..." Ying looked at Zhong Ling.

"It's a very clever manufacturing technique, Miss Zhong Ling." Albedo pinched his chin and said, "It uses a crystal core like the Wind Crystal Butterfly, which is more adapted to the wind element, as the main material. Then, the strong and solidified wind element is mixed with mint and other dyes to adjust the color. Finally, the crystal core is soaked in it, allowing the wind element and dye to gradually infect the entire crystal core."

"This fake 'Eye of the Wind God' is impeccable in terms of texture, color, and even the elemental power inside."

"It can even be used as a magic device."

After saying this, Albedo's face showed a trace of...confusion.

"If we observe with human perception, we will never be able to discover the truth of this 'Wind Attribute God's Eye'."

"However, it will take more than ten years to produce such an 'Eye of God'."

"Although it may not be appropriate to say this...but Miss Zhong Ling, you are really boring. I don't quite understand the meaning of your doing this."

In the face of Albedo's "incomprehension", Zhong Ling was able to give an explanation.

"It can't be helped." Zhong Ling spread his hands. "The so-called 'Eye of God' is harmful to me and has no benefit."

"And for ordinary people today, if one can drive elemental forces without the 'Eye of God', then that is equivalent to a monster."

"But I don't have the leisure to do that. Every time I do something, I have to erase the memory of the people who witnessed it afterwards."

"So, it only takes ten years to complete the project once and for all. I think it's quite cost-effective. Besides, I don't need to watch the production process."

"I see. Considering this, Miss Zhong Ling's actions are indeed 'necessary'." Albedo nodded.

"So, let's get back to the point. What is the identity that Miss Ying is hiding with the fake 'Eye of God'? Is she a similar person to Miss Zhong Ling?"

"For example, 'Slime', 'Wind Crystal Butterfly', 'Formless Element', 'Elemental Dragon'."

"In addition to the 'Elemental Life Sequence', it is said that there are also deceptive flowers in the 'Biological Sequence' that can disguise themselves as humans." Albedo stared at Ying very seriously, waiting for her answer.

"I don't think I'm an elemental life." Ying noticed Albedo's serious look, and after thinking for a moment, she answered seriously. "As for the Pian Pian Flower... Linglong is sweeter than me."

"Hmm?" Albedo looked confused. "Sweet?"

C.53 The essence of life is...

"Since Miss Ying is a human and not an elemental life, yet she can use elemental power in a completely unreasonable way without the 'Eye of God', then there are only two answers." Albedo summed up his guesses.

"First, Miss Ying is indeed from Liyue, but she is not a human but a Liyue immortal. As far as I know, Liyue's 'Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal' also possesses the 'Eye of God', but unlike ordinary people, the 'Eye of God' of the 'Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal' can appear outside the body and can also be used as an 'inner eye'."

"Ms. Zhong Ling should be very clear about this."

Just as Albedo said, the 'three eyes' of the 'Three-eyed Sage of Five Manifestations' refers to the two physical eyes and the 'Eye of God' which is called the 'inner eye'.

Therefore, Ying can also be the "Three-Eyed and Five-Manifested Immortal", who hides the "Eye of God" in his body.

But if this is the case, it is hard to explain why after she transformed into a human form, she did not reveal her "Eye of God" but instead used a fake decoration.

"The first guess is not very likely, so let's just say the second conclusion. I guess that Miss Ying is from a world outside of Teyvat." Albedo was not surprised that there was a world outside of Teyvat, because he had a seed from outside the world in his hand.

"..." Ying looked at Zhong Ling, then nodded to Albedo. "As Mr. Albedo said, I am from outside Teyvat."

"That's great." Although Albedo said this, his tone was still flat, and he didn't show his joy. "Miss Ying was able to reverse the 'erosion' of the Abyss, which is nothing short of a 'great feat'."

"Since Miss Ying comes from a world outside of Teyvat, I think it is this characteristic that allows Miss Ying to have the ability to reverse the 'erosion' of the [Abyss]."

Hearing what Albedo said, the first person Ying thought of was naturally his brother Kong, who was almost beaten by his wife yesterday and is now the "Prince" of the "Abyss Cult".

Before, he also used the power of the [Abyss], which means that Kong can control the [Abyss] to a certain extent, and she has the ability to resolve the "erosion" of the [Abyss].

If it was just one of them, it could be considered a coincidence.

But if both of them have similar abilities, then it can't be a coincidence.

"As long as we find the differences between Miss Ying and the people of Teyvat, perhaps we can find a way to fight against the Abyss." Albedo looked at Ying.

"But I feel that there is no difference between me and the people of Teyvat."

"Let me make sure first, Miss Ying doesn't have any special conditions like two hearts or four stomachs, right?"

"No, can anyone with such special circumstances still be considered human?"

"Hmm..." Albedo nodded slightly. "Everyone, follow me to my camp first. My various equipment is in the camp."

----

After arriving at Albedo's camp, Ying quickly conducted a lot of experiments under Albedo's guidance.

"From the existing data, it seems that Ms. Ying is indeed no different from the 'Eye of God' in Teyvat in terms of what she can do... If anything, the only difference is her excellent physical strength."

"But this is not a very important characteristic." After all, Albedo also knew that there was a maid with infinite power in the Knights of Favonius.

The general "God's Eye holder" can only control the elemental force, and the physical qualities of all aspects are no different from those of people without the "God's Eye".

However, the girl named Noelle possesses the power to confront the Rockhelm King head-on, which can be said to be extremely terrifying.

Since there are such special beings among the people of Teyvat, having strong physical fitness is nothing special.

"If you really want to talk about something special... ordinary people don't have someone like Paimon around them." Albedo looked at Paimon. "What kind of person are you?"

"It's emergency food."

"Oh? Is it edible?" This time, Albedo seemed a little surprised. "I thought this little guy might be Miss Ying's external organ."

"I fished her out of the sea."

"Is that so..." Albedo nodded slightly. "Actually, there is such a thing. There is a special connection between the two. One can supply elemental power to the other... But it is very difficult."

"Unless the elemental force provided by the party can penetrate ten-meter-thick rocks or can reverse the flow of the waterfall in Qingquan Town."

"This is very difficult for humans, but..." Albedo looked at Zhong Ling. "It shouldn't be difficult for an immortal to do it."

"Probably." Anyway, it's not difficult for Zhong Ling.

The length of ten meters is not even as long as the gap between the two fingers of Zhong Ling's dragon claw.

"Paimon can't do it!" Paimon shouted loudly.

"Indeed, Paimon's combat power is less than a quarter of that of a wild boar." Ying nodded seriously.

"Ah hey!"

"..." Albedo fell into deep thought. He had done everything he could, but he could not find any difference about Ying. "Since the experiment has reached this point, there is only one conclusion that can be drawn."

"Your existence is very similar to the people of Teyvat."

"..."Ying pressed her eyebrows.

"This is something that can be seen at a glance, right?" Paimon's eyes almost rolled to the sky.

"Although this is something that can be seen at a glance, its essence is equivalent to a miracle." Albedo said seriously. "People outside this world can survive normally, which means that Miss Ying comes from a world with similar laws to the continent of Teyvat."

"I got a seed." Albedo walked to the table and picked up a seed. "This seed, like Miss Ying's, comes from outside of Teyvat, but under the influence of Teyvat's laws, it can't even bloom."

"But, Miss Ying is very similar to the people of Teyvat, but I found..."

The flower in Albedo's palm gradually bloomed.

With six petals and six petals, an extremely gorgeous and beautiful flower blooms.

But in just a blink of an eye, it disappeared under the influence of the law.

"..." Albedo did not express his feelings out loud, but stated his conclusion. "I simulated Miss Ying's life state and injected this seed, and the result is... the flower that could not grow before has bloomed. Although it disappeared in an instant, in the end, it did bloom."

"This means that Miss Ying does have some differences with the humans of Teyvat that I cannot yet understand."

"It seems that there is one more 'topic' that needs to be clarified."

"Then thank you for your help, Mr. Albedo."

"That's not necessary." Albedo spread his hands. "Understanding the 'unknown' and exploring the 'unknown' is my greatest pleasure. Like this, constantly exploring the differences between the [Abyss] and Miss Ying's existence is a very meaningful thing for me."

"Oh, by the way...I got a weapon not long ago..."

C.54 Humus Sword

The sword in Albedo's mouth was a purple-black long sword.

Just one glance gives people an ominous feeling.

In particular, Zhong Ling's first impression of this sword was extremely bad.

This sword is attached with a very terrible curse and some strange things.

Although the elemental dragon is not a "dragon" in the strict sense, it is just an elemental life in dragon form.

Just as the essence of the demon god is power and elements.

Even if there are demons that look like dragons and snakes, they are not dragons or snakes, but demons in the form of dragons and snakes.

Barbatos seemed to be the only exception to this, since his power was inherited from Diocletian.