What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

As you cross mountains and rivers along the way, you may encounter monsters along the way. Those with better physical strength can still run away, but those with less physical strength may die at the hands of monsters.

"Because in the beginning, the 'Temple of Four Winds' was built around the 'Temple of a Thousand Winds'. If you start from the 'Temple of a Thousand Winds', then the distances between various places in the 'Temple of Four Winds' will be closer." Lisa explained.

'...' Zhong Ling thought about Mond's map and came to a conclusion.

The Thousand Winds Temple is located at a high altitude and the wind is very strong.

So jump down from the height of the 'Thousand Winds Temple', then spread the 'Wings of Wind' to glide. In addition, there are many wind fields along the way, so the distance between the 'Temple of Four Winds' and the 'Thousand Winds Temple' is not very far.

Well, you are worthy of being the free people of Mond!

However, due to the strong winds that Tevarin had stirred up in Mondstadt, this easy way to reach the 'Temple of the Four Winds' was no longer possible.

If they used the "Wings of Wind" to glide, they would be blown away by the strong wind as soon as they took off. They took off from the city gate and were blown into the Fruit Wine Lake in the blink of an eye.

----

Ying stood in front of the 'Temple of the West Wind Eagle' with a dazed look on her face, waiting for a signal from afar.

"Miss Zhong Ling and Miss Lisa haven't arrived at the designated location yet?" Ying was looking into the distance, looking like a woman waiting for her husband to return.

Dark sky, strong wind

Ying felt that her eyes were about to be dried out by the wind.

Paimon sat next to Ying, pressed tightly against her, and used her body to shield himself from the wind. He was really cunning.

"It should be soon. We can't use the 'Wings of Wind' in this weather. We can only walk... I wonder if Miss Zhong Ling will be too tired after walking such a long distance."

What they need to do is to quickly recapture the 'Temple of the Four Winds' before the [Wind Dragon] can react, so that they can stop the wind in Mondstadt.

So they had to enter the 'Temple of the Four Winds' at the same time. The 'Temple of the West Wind Eagle' was the closest temple to Mondstadt, so they had to wait here.

Suddenly, a firework exploded in the distance, in that direction was the 'Temple of the North Wind Wolf'.

"It seems that Kaiya has arrived. Next will be Miss Zhong Ling and Miss Lisa."

Just ten minutes after Kaia's signal came, fireworks exploded at the 'Temple of the Lion of the South Wind'.

"Go!" Ying took the lead and stepped into the 'Temple of the West Wind Eagle'.

A.21 The Wind of Tevarin

"It's amazing, it feels like I have entered another world." When I opened the door, I could only see a rotating starry sky. When I stepped into it, the scenery in front of me changed dramatically.

It feels like entering another world.

"This is the secret realm." Although he looks small, Paimon, who is actually very knowledgeable, explained to Ying while spinning his fingers, and then lowered his voice. "There are many secret realms like this on the continent of Teyvat."

"Oh... I guess I understand." Ying said with a look of 'I don't understand anything' on her face.

"Oh, you're worthy of being a traveler." Paimon's little hands clapped quickly, cheering for Ying's cleverness.

"interesting..."

"This is the Temple of the West Wind Eagle." Amber, who came in later, looked around and said to Ying. "But because it has been abandoned for a long time, there may be some monsters nesting in it."

"It's amazing." Ying sighed. "Let's go, it's almost noon, let's reclaim the temple as soon as possible and calm the storm."

"Ah."

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"I think something is wrong." Following Lisa's lead, Zhong Ling said as he felt the remnants of the power of the God of Wind in the 'Temple of the Lion of the South Wind'.

"Hmm? Miss Zhong Ling, what do you think is wrong?" After returning from Xumi, Lisa seemed to have no interest in anything and maintained a lazy look every day, but in fact, as a scholar, Lisa was still curious.

"Something was wrong from the beginning." Zhong Ling looked around. "Tevalin is a [Follower of the Wind God]. The essence of his existence is an elemental dragon. In other words, he is a creature of the wind element."

"For such an existence, even if it has been dormant for many years, its strength will not decrease by more than 10%, and it may even grow."

Zhong Ling is an example. Like Tevarin, she has been sleeping for five hundred years, but her power has not diminished at all. She has even grown slightly due to the passage of time.

Got a general idea of ​​Tevarin's situation.

Five hundred years ago, Tevarin was summoned by humans. He fought against a polluted dragon named Durin and eventually defeated Durin.

But Tevarin also swallowed the poisonous blood and fell into a deep sleep.

Tevarin fell into a deep slumber after the war, which means that when it wakes up, it will be in its prime.

There are two kinds of dragons on the continent of Teyvat.

One is a dragon, and the other is an elemental dragon.

Elemental dragons like Rota, Naga, and Tevarin are more like "elemental creatures in dragon form" than "dragons".

The other type of dragon is a real creature, and the two are different beings.

As a living creature, a dragon has a childhood, so there are times when it is very weak.

As for the elemental dragons, even those that had just been born, their strength was extraordinary.

However, the conditions for the birth of an elemental dragon are extremely harsh. Generally speaking, it is extremely rare for only one to be born in one area.

Tevarin himself is not even an elemental dragon from Mondstadt but an alien one.

"Unless Tevarin has been sleeping in a windless place for the past five hundred years, but... if Tevarin has been sleeping in a windless place, with its strength, it will not last for five hundred years before being corroded by the poisonous blood and finally dissipated as a wisp of poisonous wind."

"Miss Zhong Ling means that Tevarin's strength has not weakened?" Lisa understood what Zhong Ling meant after a little thought.

If Tevarin's power had not diminished, he would not need the remaining power of the Wind God in the Temple of the Four Winds to easily summon gales more terrible than the ones currently surrounding Mondstadt.

If that's the case, why would Tevarin borrow that remaining divine power?

"Let's go, we will be able to find out when we get to the crystal left by Tevarin." Zhong Ling already had a rough guess, but it still needed further confirmation.

But it doesn't matter. Since the three parties are acting at the same time, even if they really confirm that hypothesis, it will be too late to stop the other two parties. So, it doesn't matter anymore.

"Ms. Lisa has a great accomplishment in applying elemental forces." Zhong Ling said with a low laugh as he watched Lisa easily turn the Hilichurl into charcoal.

The more life stars you light up, the higher the upper limit of elements you can obtain from the 'Eye of God'.

It has great advantages in all aspects, to put it simply, it is "powerful and powerful".

But the destiny star is not all about "strength".

Even a small amount of elemental power can have a crucial effect if you pay attention to detail.

After all, strength is the final sum of all aspects combined.

"But then again, Miss Lisa only lit up three stars... right?"

"Yes." Lisa nodded. Whether it was wisdom or 'Eye of God', after witnessing 'those', she didn't want to continue exploring.

Normally, the holders of the "Eye of God" will lose some elemental power when releasing it, but Lisa can use the elemental power in the environment to launch attacks. As a result, even if Lisa has only lit up three life stars, her strength is second to none among the [Knights of Favonius].

"With Miss Lisa's qualifications, it won't be difficult for her to surpass her limits in the future, right?" Zhong Ling could see that Lisa deliberately did not light up her life star, leaving her life star at three.

“If you ask too much for the miracles God has given you, you have to think carefully about whether you can afford the price God has set.” Lisa told Zhong Ling the words she had once used to warn someone who needed to be warned.

"Yes, that's true." Whether human or non-human, everyone has their own difficulties.

Having strength is certainly a good thing, but the price to pay for having strength may not be something that ordinary people can afford.

When humans cross the line, they enter the realm of 'need to be worn out'.

No matter whether it is a demon, an elemental dragon, or anything else, there are no exceptions.

As Lisa said, this is also a kind of 'price'.

"We're almost there." Lisa took Zhong Ling to the deepest part of the temple. A green stone half the size of a person was placed in the center. One could feel the wind element in the stone that was so rich that it was almost solidified.

"Is this the crystallization of Tevarin?" Lisa looked towards Zhong Ling.

"I see... I finally understand the reason." Looking at the clear stone without any trace of toxins in front of him, Zhong Ling understood why Tevarin had summoned the surrounding gale in Mond.

The water flowed around Zhong Ling's fingertips, and the clear water completely wrapped the green stone. Then the stone began to gradually shrink and finally disappeared completely.

"Let's go. Sometimes, you have to choose one of the two." In Lisa's puzzled look, Zhong Ling took back the ball of water and said.

A.22 What is the bard’s job?

"The wind has stopped..." In the city, the emerald bard stretched out his hand towards the sky, and the cyan wind flowed through his fingertips. "Sure enough, then it's my turn to appear next~"

The bard swayed a few times and stepped into the alley.

----

"The violent storm has subsided. On behalf of everyone in the Knights Templar, I want to thank you for everything you have done for Mondstadt." Qin stood up and saluted solemnly facing the people who had returned.

"Don't thank me yet." Zhong Ling shook her head. "It's not necessarily a good thing to stop the wind."

"After seeing the crystals left by the Wind Demon Dragon, I have roughly guessed why it caused a storm in Mondstadt."

"What? Does Miss Zhong Ling know some hidden secret?" Qin asked in surprise.

"Well, it's just a rough guess." Zhong Ling nodded. "For Mond, the Wind God has not appeared in the world for a thousand years, right?"

"But in fact, that is not the case. The last time the Wind God appeared was five hundred years ago, when the Seven Worldly Rulers agreed to join forces and headed to the ancient country underground."

"But at this time, all countries suffered attacks from unknown creatures to varying degrees. You should all know that the one who attacked Mondstadt was Durin, who was killed by the East Wind Dragon in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain."

"I don't know much about other countries, but I know Liyue best. In the disaster five hundred years ago, the Naga Dragon King, the second most powerful dragon in Liyue after the Rock King, was poisoned and his temperament changed drastically. He created a huge wave and intended to destroy Liyue. And as I just said, the Seven Rulers of the Midgard have already gone to the ancient country underground. In other words, the only one who can stop the Naga Dragon King, the Rock King, is not in Liyue either."

"However, the Naga Dragon King eventually used the power of the immortals to seal herself at the bottom of the White Dragon Gorge. The Naga Dragon King was formed from the water essence of Liyue, so she is naturally closest to water. She used the clearest water in the White Dragon Gorge to wash her body and suppress the poison. Five hundred years have passed since then."

"Miss Zhong Ling means..." Qin had some guesses after hearing this secret, but it would be better to let Zhong Ling tell the result directly.

"The Thousand Winds Temple is where the Wind God spreads his power throughout Mondstadt, thereby changing the landscape of Mondstadt."

The power of the [Seven Rulers of the World] is indeed strong, but the [God of Wind] is different from ordinary demons.

He was originally just a wisp of wind without any divine spirit or human form.

At the moment when the [Fierce Wind Demon] died, Barbatos inherited his authority and part of his power and became the new Demon.

Then the [North Wind Wolf King] gave up, and Barbatos obtained the 'Heart of God' and became the [God of Wind].

Although he had the power to flatten mountains and blow away frost and snow with the blessing of 'Heart of God', he was still a little short of it.

He used the 'Temple of a Thousand Winds' to send the wind to the 'Temple of Four Winds', and then the 'Temple of Four Winds' blew it to the whole of Mondstadt, allowing the wind to flow continuously within Mondstadt.

Of course, the "Temple of the Four Winds" was not originally called this name. It was just four altars in the four directions of east, west, south and north. Later generations built temples on the altars.

The most important thing is that the wind formed in this way will eventually become the 'natural environment', rather than the kind of wind that will stop immediately once the power of the [Wind God] stops being transmitted.

"Tevalin intends to use the remaining power of the Wind God to create an environment where a thousand winds flow in Mondstadt."

"The water dragon uses water to wash away its own poison, and the wind dragon naturally uses wind to wash away its poison." Zhong Ling said with certainty.

"How could it be... In that case, don't we..." Jean's face turned slightly pale. Tevarin created an environment of thousands of winds to alleviate the poison, but the Knights destroyed the crystals to stop the storm.

"I think Captain Qin doesn't need to blame himself." Zhong Ling said again. "The [Naga Dragon King] blocked the 'White Dragon Gorge', no one can enter or leave, and then used the water of the 'White Dragon Gorge' to wash away the poison on himself. Such an action will not affect any mortal."

"But Tevarin's is different. It caused a storm throughout Mondstadt. I don't think this was Tevarin's intention. After all, it is the East Wind Guardian that has protected Mondstadt for a thousand years. It is impossible for it to do something that would harm Mondstadt."

Zhong Ling guessed that Tevarin probably just thought, "Oh! I can use this method to relieve the poison!" and then he did it directly without considering the consequences.

However, this is also the result of the poison. Under the influence of the poison, Zhong Ling herself is in a trance all day long, and she may not think carefully about what she does.

Tevarin's situation was not much different from what she had estimated.

Just like when you are drunk, you act hot-headed and do things without knowing the severity of the situation, which is also normal.

"Putting aside the violent storm, why would it attack Mondstadt directly?" Jyn only asked, not expecting anyone to answer.

However, Zhong Ling still gave an answer.

"Because your Lord Wind God is too free, I guess Lord Wind God must be in Mondstadt now. Tevarin should not have 'attacked' Mondstadt. His action of going to the sky above Mondstadt and bringing down a storm..." Zhong Ling stretched out her hand and knocked on the table. "Maybe he just knocked too hard when he knocked on the door."

"After all, you know that with Tevarin's strength, if he really intended to attack Mondstadt, Mondstadt would probably be in ruins by now."

"Is it because of this reason?" Qin's expression was very subtle, or perhaps she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

However, no matter whether the reason Zhong Ling gave was really the reason why Tevarin was causing unrest in Mondstadt.

At least the reason she gave wasn't that Tevarin hated Mond, and that was enough.

Therefore, the reason given by Zhong Ling was what they were willing to believe.

"So, we've destroyed Tevarin's arrangement... How do we deal with the poison in it?"

"I don't know about that, but there's no need to feel guilty about destroying its layout. The Naga Dragon King used the water to cleanse his body and soaked himself in the White Dragon Gorge for five hundred years. We can't let this strong wind surround Mondstadt for five hundred years, can we?"