What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Tsk." Clement looked at Wan Yan and tutted unhappily. He didn't care about the 750,000 Mora. After all, if 750,000 Mora could get the power of a demon god, it would not be a loss at all.

I thought Wanyan couldn't afford it, but...

After watching the two people sign, Zhongli nodded slightly.

"The contract has been made. Anyone who breaks his promise will be punished by being eaten by rocks." Zhongli gave a serious warning.

"The contract has been made. Anyone who breaks his promise will be punished by eating rocks." This is the commandment of Liyue.

Of course, the so-called "rock-eating punishment" does not mean eating rocks, but the punishment will be determined based on the different objects and the different circumstances of breaking the promise.

By the way, if you violate Liyue's laws, you will be sentenced and punished according to the law.

This situation is actually the "punishment of eating rocks".

"The truth that has been buried for thousands of years is finally coming to light." Zhongli looked into the deep cave, where even cold winds blew from time to time.

"Let's go down." Zhong Ling leaned casually, and the water gathered under her seat, turning into a water sword as real as a real one.

"Ms. Zhong Ling, you are not..." Clement looked shocked.

C.10 Salt Sculpture

"Um, these rock carvings are so scary... Who has such a bad taste to carve something like this?" Paimon said after almost bumping into a rock carving and quickly dodged it. "Besides, white rocks should be rare, right?"

There are rock carvings everywhere, and each one is life-size and the poses are strange and twisted.

Praying, struggling, wailing...

"This is not rock, it's salt." Zhong Ling shook her head.

Zhong Ling did not touch the salt sculptures because she knew very well what they were.

Moreover, these salt sculptures will shatter into pieces if touched.

"What?! It's actually salt?" Paimon's eyes widened in shock. "But why do you want to make salt into a human-shaped statue?"

"Because..." Zhong Ling noticed Wan Yan's uneasy gaze. "These are the people of Heulia, the Salt Demon."

"When Heulia was killed, they were unable to escape the impact area, so they were instantly turned into salt by the divine power and authority that erupted from the demon's body. That's why they all retain their original appearance."

"What!" Wan Yan shouted in disbelief, but then she figured out the reason.

Because Heulia was assassinated by Morax, she died too quickly and had no time to wait for her people to escape to a safe place, so these people were affected by the power she had when she died.

"The existence of the demon god itself, no matter how strong or weak, is beyond the reach of ordinary people." Zhong Ling looked at the salt sculptures. "Some people may have seen the battle not long ago. When the [Vortex Demon God] was killed, the scattered power and divine power mixed together to form a vortex that was enough to completely crush the 'Guyun Pavilion'. If it hadn't been suppressed by that sword, the current 'Liyue Harbor' should have been destroyed."

"So that's how it is..." Wan Yan nodded. "But...why didn't Morax's power reach Liyue Harbor?"

Morax died in Yujingtai. Although it was not the center of Liyue Harbor, it would definitely cause terrible damage.

But it didn't.

"Perhaps it is because when the Emperor passed away, he deliberately dispersed his own power." Zhong Ling shook his head to indicate that he did not know.

Her argument makes sense... but it only makes sense to mortals.

The divine power that spreads when a demon dies cannot be completely eliminated even by the demon itself.

Diakarapian gave most of his divine power to Barbatos, but the damage caused by his death still caused the "Thousand Winds Sweep". The violent thousand winds turned Old Mondstadt into a ruin in a very short time, and the remaining winds made Old Mondstadt uninhabitable.

In the end, it was only after Barbatos truly ascended to the throne of god that he was able to quell the rioting Thousand Winds.

When Guizhong passed away, the dust and sand that erupted turned the entire "Guiliji" into a thousand miles of yellow sand. If Guizhong himself had not left any regrets, "Guiliji" would still be a miserable place with no grass growing.

"This..." After hearing Zhong Ling's explanation, Wan Yan felt that everything made sense.

Even Morax knew that the power that erupted when one died was beyond human resistance, so he dispersed his own power.

Well, the most benevolent demon goddess Heulia could not have been unaware of this, and when she died, the power that erupted turned her people into this.

This means that Heulia's death was not under her control, or that her death was very quick, so quick that she did not have time to dissipate her power.

In Wanyan's opinion, Heulia was a kind and powerful demon. Such a demon died unexpectedly, which meant that she was killed in a very short time. The only one who could have such power was Morax.

"Don't talk so much." Clement was in no mood to know the past of the [Salt Demon]. His only thought now was to make money quickly.

"Then let's keep moving forward." Zhongli stopped looking at the salt sculptures and continued walking along the road.

Soon, they came to a cubicle.

Although the "Salt of the Earth" is Heulia's territory, the demon is still a demon after all, and her existence itself may have a certain impact on her people, so she has her own temple.

This relic is actually the temple of Heulia, and this compartment is part of the temple.

"Huh? What is that?" Paimon immediately saw a cup on the table that looked a little shabby, but was much larger than the usual ones.

"Is this...ah, the rune on the cup I just saw outside?" Perhaps because Ying was not tall enough, the angle she saw was just the front view.

"There's still half a cup of salt in it?" Wan Yan came closer and widened her eyes in surprise.

"Salt? What's the use of it? It's just an old salt shaker, and it's not even half full of salt." Clement looked at the salt cup and said with contempt.

"This salt cup is the embodiment of the power of the Salt Demon. Although there is only half of it in the salt cup, it will always be half." Zhongli explained calmly. "In other words, it is endless."

"That is to say, even if you keep pouring it out, the salt inside won't decrease." Zhong Ling added a note to Zhong Li's explanation.

"Don't add comments to the description!" Ying laughed in her heart.

"It can produce endless salt?! As expected, the power of the [Demon of Salt] is very powerful."

"Sure. From the perspective of people's livelihood, the power to produce endless salt is indeed very powerful." This was also one of the reasons why Gui Zhong wanted to keep Heulia.

Besides the fact that the demon god loves people by nature and ultimately does not want to see so many people displaced, another point is that Heulia's power is very strong in terms of people's livelihood.

"This thing belongs to me!" Clement shouted immediately.

"No!" Wan Yan shook her head vigorously.

"I spent more money, so I should choose first!" Clement once again brought up the reason why he spent more money.

"If Mr. Clement wants this salt cup, then according to the 'contract', the next item will be Miss Wanyan's." Zhongli reminded.

"Hey, no problem, no problem." Clement said quickly. "How can there be something more valuable than this? Endless salt..."

"Okay." Since things have come to this, Wan Yan can only give up this artifact of Heulia.

C.11 The contract must be completed

Clement was in a very good mood after getting the endless salt cups, but his good mood came to an abrupt end in the next compartment.

"When you stick the ruler into the ground, salt grains will emerge. The deeper you stick it, the more salt grains will appear. In other words, it's a salt harvest." Zhongli explained the function of Heulia's second artifact.

Judging from the appearance, the second artifact is a ruler.

"According to the 'contract', this artifact belongs to Miss Wanyan." The 'contract' had already been signed at the entrance, and the content had been written very clearly, so Clement had no chance to go back on his word.

"No!" This time it was Clement's turn to object. "Why should I take just one broken salt cup? This is absolutely not allowed. Both of them are mine!"

"So, you want to tear up the 'contract'?" After hearing Clement's words, Zhongli's tone turned a little cold, which was very rare.

'Even if the sky falls, the contract must be fulfilled' This is Zhongli's creed. He must do his best to fulfill what he promised, even if it means sacrificing his life.

In Liyue, the 'contract' is absolute and can never be violated.

"'The contract has been made. Anyone who breaks his promise will be punished by eating rocks.' Mr. Clement, I advise you to think carefully about whether you really want to tear up the 'contract.'" Zhong Ling narrowed his eyes slightly.

The barely perceptible slit-shaped pupil expanded, almost to the point of being round.

At some point, a cold and damp chill surged into this not-so-wide compartment.

Naga met Morax since she gained intelligence, and since then, Naga has always been by Morax's side.

For her, the 'contract' must never be violated.

"This..." Clement had naturally heard of Liyue's 'Rock-Eating Punishment'.

The punishment of 'eating rocks' is measured according to the degree of violation of the 'contract', that is, it is a form of non-fixed punishment.

Just when Clement thought there was nothing to be afraid of and was about to grab the salt ruler, he suddenly remembered what had just happened.

When Zhong Ling came down to the cave, he used a sword condensed from the element of water, which was like a real water sword.

That is not a skill that an ordinary 'Water God's Eye Holder' can master.

And just now, he seemed to have sensed an unusual aura. This inexplicable danger made him feel that he should be more careful.

"Okay, okay, just give it to her." Clement gave in. He waved his hand and gave the ownership of the salt ruler to Wanyan.

At this moment, the previous inexplicable feeling of coldness and dampness also dissipated.

He was certain that the threat just now had indeed come from this seemingly harmless Miss Zhong Ling.

"Huh? He actually..." Ying looked at Clement in shock.

Yingdu was ready to beat Clement severely, well, without beating him to death.

"What?" Clement suddenly understood.

The salt ruler is a 'harvest of salt', and can produce a large amount of salt grains as long as it is inserted into the ground.

But the salt cup in his hand is "endless salt", so he just needs to keep pouring it.

Anyway, it's a huge amount of salt, and the speed of selling it may not be faster than the production.

In this case, there is no need to use a salt ruler.

Moreover, if he really tried to snatch it, who knows how many talismans Miss Zhong Ling has hidden in her sleeves. If an electric shock of that power came...

Clement felt cold sweat breaking out, fortunately he did not lose his mind just now.

"I didn't expect that." Ying shrugged. She lost an opportunity to beat him, but it didn't matter.

"Okay, Miss Wanyan, take the salt ruler and let's go to the next location." Since Clement has no objection, let's continue with the 'contract' to lead the way.

...

......

The third compartment, like the previous two compartments, has a table.

On the platform in the third compartment was a broken sword.

The sword was stained with salt, and it looked like the sword was broken into two pieces without a hilt.

This means that the sword is actually broken into three parts, and here are only two parts of the blade.

"This sword... I know!" Wan Yan suddenly shouted. "I was saying, the [Demon of Salt] is also a very powerful demon, why are all the artifacts related to people's livelihood?"

Both artifacts are about people's livelihood, which represents Heulia's kindness.

Besides kindness, she owns this territory, which means she also needs to fight.

"This sword is the power of the [Demon of Salt]! The fact that it is broken means that she once resisted." Wan Yan's expression became very excited. "But she was unable to resist Morax's murderous hand."

It can finally be proven that Morax is not as great and glorious as the people of Liyue say.

"Morax must have a cruel and ruthless side."

"Um, well..." Zhong Ling nodded with a subtle expression. "Indeed."

"In my opinion, Morax must have the side you described."

"As Heulia once said, 'Liyue is so vast that it is hard to find a peaceful place.' This represents how cruel the war between demons and gods was at that time."

"In such a cruel war, mercy is of no use."

"You!" Wan Yan could of course hear the hidden meaning in Zhong Ling's words.

At first she thought Zhong Ling agreed with her opinion, but she didn't expect...

Wan Yan has always said that "Heulia is a benevolent demon god", so Zhong Ling's remarks just now were obviously directed at her.

"According to archaeological regulations, the two broken swords should be considered two artifacts. According to the 'contract' of 'taking the objects one at a time', Mr. Clement and Ms. Wanyan, each of you can choose one to take away."

"You can only take one piece?!" Wan Yan's eyes widened. "How can this be possible! If there is only one piece... there is no way to repair it, and there is no way to restore the power of the [Demon of Salt]!"

"This is not within my consideration. If you want to obtain the two broken swords, Miss Wanyan can only discuss it with Mr. Clement after leaving here." Zhongli did not favor either side.

"Hehe~Okay." Clement didn't care about these. Anyway...if Wan Yan wanted the piece in his hand, she would have to pay some price.

I can finally get revenge for not getting the salt ruler, so cool!

"This..." Wan Yan opened her mouth.