Original God, I am the only designated Red King God Envoy of Xumi

"Vacation is over!" said the Red King's messenger. "Now, it's time to get down to business. This time, the duration of this work is—indefinite!"

"..." The Son of Cretaceous closed his eyes and fell into a long silence. He always kept in mind the final lesson left to him by the "Gold" who created him.

"The final lesson: revealing the truth of the world and its meaning." The Son of Cretaceous muttered to himself, opening his eyes. "You have embarked on a path that aligns with mine. I am honored to be your witness. May your original aspirations remain unchanged despite the passage of time. May you... eventually reach the stars."

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The Dragon's Back Snow Mountain is an extremely cold place in the Seven Kingdoms, comparable only to the Kingdom of Winter. The people of Mond do not know why the frost here is permanent. Since their ancestors can remember, this place has been covered with ice and snow all year round.

In addition to the never-melting ice and snow, there is also a huge wreckage sleeping here. The wreckage belongs to the poisonous dragon "Durin" that ravaged Mondstadt five hundred years ago. At that time, it was the time of the Dark Disaster. The inheritance of the Lionfang Knights was vacant, and the Knights of the West Wind were dwindling. Barbatos, the God of Wind, followed the prayers of the people of Mondstadt and called on Tevlin, the Dragon of the East Wind. Tevlin responded to the call and started a fierce battle with Durin. In the end, Tevlin bit Durin's throat and killed him on the Dragon Spine Snow Mountain.

To this day, Durin's remains can still be seen on the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain. Its exposed ribs are huge, as if silently telling something to the sky. Even the thinnest one is wider than a strong man's shoulder. Through the wreckage, Amber can vaguely imagine the oppressive feeling it felt when it soared in the sky for thousands of years.

The dragon Durin is the creation of "Golden" Rhinedort, and Albedo is his most proud work. In other words, Albedo and Durin have the same creator and the same "mother".

Amber didn't know why Rhinedot created the dragon Durin, and she wouldn't be able to find out in a short time. She was maintaining the form of an eagle, holding a warm lamp burning with an endless fire in her claws.

After many days, Amber once again used her perception ability to explore the ruins. There was an ancient, destroyed country called Findnir in the snow-capped mountains. The history of Mondstadt can be traced back to 2,600 years ago, which is the length of history that Amber knows. Even in the historical country of Liyue, its history is not much longer than Mondstadt.

But the history of Findenir was before the Seven Kingdoms, or even earlier. Amber had never cared about this before, but now she had to care.

During her conversation with Albedo, the Son of Cretaceous, she came to a terrifying conclusion. She also truly understood one of the deep purposes of the Red King's pursuit of forbidden knowledge. In the past, she was burdened with the responsibility of reviving the desert and had no time to take care of other things. But now might be the time.

It is not just for the desert, nor just for Sumeru. The purpose of everything she is pursuing now is for the entire Teyvat. Teyvat is where she lives now, and it is where many beings she cares about live. The current life in Teyvat is peaceful and tranquil, but behind it lies an unknown danger, which is approaching step by step. Amber cannot be sure of its true form, but this must be a huge disaster that no one can avoid.

The existence above the sky turned a blind eye to this disaster, or perhaps she was helpless. Amber had no doubt that she would continue to choose to sacrifice some people in exchange for the survival of others, so as to postpone the inevitable destruction and gain more time to survive - but what was the meaning of all this?

Amber found this difficult to agree with, and she was determined to dig out the lost history and truth and find new methods. This was an opportunity caused by the accidentally created fragments of the sun. In her previous conversation with Albedo, she finally remembered her "mission" to come to this world.

Amber's memory has almost recovered today, but she still can't remember one thing, which is the reason why she came to this world. She used to guess that she died accidentally, just like what was described in many novels she read in her previous life.

But the memory she regained this time disproved her guess. The last piece of the puzzle fell into place, and Amber finally remembered the first words she heard when she came to this world.

"The fire of change has been ignited, and the twins of destiny are about to awaken. You are the first and last 'safety net'. I look forward to the answers you can give to the inevitable end."

Along with the last piece of the puzzle came some mysterious "riddles", from which Amber came up with guesses about the truth of the Eye of God and the purpose of the existence in the sky. She immediately confirmed the path she would take in the future.

Perhaps because the puzzle is complete, Amber's original and only ability that comes from herself has grown. She can hear the whispers of the ancient country and feel the heavy memories beneath the earth. Amber believes that she is on the right path. Otherwise, why would the earth help her explore the buried truth?

Following the guidance of the earth, Amber found three golden boxes in the center of the island in the middle of the lake, in the grave in front of the nameless tombstone, and on the top of the broken tower. These three golden boxes carried the remaining memories and information of three important people in the ancient country of Findenir - they are also the key to open the secret room where the last stone tablet is located.

Amber landed at a height that was impossible to reach by conventional means. It was an open space covered with ice and snow. At the end of the open space was a closed round stone door.

Amber hung a warm lamp made of sun fragments at his waist. It was this lamp that allowed him to not fear the severe cold of the snow-capped mountains. Amber walked to the stone gate, looked at the mechanism on the left side of the stone gate, and embedded the golden boxes into it one by one.

The patterns on the bottom of the golden box matched the gaps in the mechanism perfectly, and the sealed stone door opened. Inside the stone door were some scattered treasures and various documents that had been eroded by time and were in a mess.

"...Alas." Amber thought to herself, as expected. She once again failed to find any paper records. Although Amber was determined to find the buried history, the difficulty of this task was beyond Amber's imagination. The history was too severely fragmented, leaving almost no useful information. Based on the existing information, it was extremely difficult to piece together the original appearance of the matter.

Amber came to the last stone tablet and placed her hand on it to feel it carefully. The remaining information on the stone tablet was completely unreadable, and the remaining text was only a small, blurry fragment.

"[Blurred] led us to the pale ancient tree in the mountains. In the same month, the underground waterway [Blurred]."

Chapter 84: The Truth of the Ancient Country

There is a hidden passage directly opposite the Seven Heavenly Gods Statue on the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain. After going deep into the passage, there is a locked door. This is the final destination of Amber's exploration of the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

There is a staircase in front of the confined gate, and on both sides of the bottom of the stairs, there are four inscriptions. At this time, all eight inscriptions have lit up, which is exactly the purpose of Amber going to pursue the eight stone tablets.

"It's time..." Amber took a deep breath and picked up the "eternal lamp" made of sun fragments. This was the new name Amber gave it. The sun fragments she accidentally created could keep burning for thousands of years. For ordinary people, it could easily burn for a lifetime, so it was called an eternal lamp.

After opening the last mechanism, Amber walked up the stairs step by step and entered the space behind the stone door. There were some treasures scattered in the space, and in the middle of the room stood an ice-blue sword.

There is a "Sky Nail" in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain. It was the descent of this Sky Nail that destroyed the silver-white ancient tree here, which is the "branch" of the earth vein. The death of the ancient tree caused this place to lose its shelter and be covered by eternal ice and snow. The ancient country of Findnir also went to destruction.

But with the death of the evil dragon Durin, his poisonous blood was spilled in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain. The silver-white ancient trees absorbed Durin's blood and regained their vitality. Although it was difficult to restore the environment here, the earth veins became active again.

The ore called "Star Silver" is produced due to the special environment and veins of this place, and Star Silver is also the raw material for casting this greatsword.

This greatsword has a history of more than 2,600 years, but it has not become dull under the erosion of time. The sharp blade is as bright as before, and the ice-blue sword body tells the past to the amber.

Amber can see even in the dark. She observed the murals here. Only such "carriers" for recording history can survive thousands of years.

The ever-burning lamp illuminated the secret room brightly. Amber took out the camera and took a picture of the mural. Then he collected the treasure and tried to find another carrier that might record history.

But she found nothing in the end. After making sure nothing was missing, Amber took a final photo of the greatsword standing there, and then grasped its hilt.

Memories of the sword's previous owner flooded into Amber's mind. The sword already had some of the qualities of a "holy relic," containing broken memories.

Amber saw a foreign warrior with a mission. He took over the sword that seemed to be able to cut through ice and snow from the princess of the ancient country and embarked on a journey to find a way to save the nation.

It was in this secret room that the princess handed the sword to the warrior. She would stay here to paint murals and record history, and she promised the warrior that the fourth mural would be prepared for him. She was waiting to witness the day when the warrior would return triumphantly.

However, not all stories have a happy ending. When the daughter of the ancient country died with the ancient tree, the warrior destined to wield the sword was still seeking answers in the distance. When the warrior ended his doomed journey and returned to the ancient country with heavy steps, there was only dead silence to welcome him.

The desperate warrior left his sword here. Having lost all meaning in living, he walked down the snow-capped mountains and rushed into a place full of disputes and battles, paralyzing his despair with blood.

"Huh..." Amber shook her head, quickly sorted out the fragmented memories she had read, and then pulled out the sword with force.

This greatsword made of star silver has unimaginable power when swung, as if it can really cut through the cold current. It is a magical weapon that ordinary people rarely see in their lifetime.

This sword contains memories related to its forging, and Amber has mastered its production method. If a batch of weapons are made according to that method and handed over to the right person, they can be more powerful than Amber's elemental weapons.

Just because these swords contain "history", which is a similar quality to holy relics, Amber carried the big sword on her back and walked silently towards the Seven Days Statue on the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

The green poet sat on the base of the Seven Heavens Statue, plucking the strings of his harp and playing an impromptu piece of music. He seemed to have been waiting for some time and greeted Amber who had returned here.

"Hello, visitor from another world, and messenger of Akhmar."

"..." Amber suppressed her surprise in her heart. She really didn't expect to meet the wind god Barbatos at this time. At this time, he had no intention of hiding his identity and pointed out Amber's identity openly.

"Barbatos, God of Wind, I really didn't expect to see you here." Amber cleared away all the messy emotions and slowly came to Barbatos' side.

"Instead of that name, please call me Wendy. This is the name of the owner of the appearance I'm currently displaying, and also my first human friend." Wendy stopped plucking the strings, stood up, and looked at Amber, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity. "You should have reached the top of the mountain. What did you see? Any questions?"

Seeing that the Wind God had no intention of causing trouble for her, Amber relaxed a lot. She recounted most of what she had seen, "I did reach the top of the mountain. There... I saw the broken Sky Nail. I repaired it, and it flew straight up and stayed in mid-air."

"I discovered some holy relics at the top of the snowy mountain, which is also the top of the ancient country of Findenir. Through the stone tablets, murals, holy relics, and the memories left in the silver-white ancient trees, I roughly learned the truth about Findenir's destruction."

"Oh? What happened in Findenir back then? Can you tell me your opinion?" Wendy's lips curled slightly, revealing a rather intriguing smile. "Just think of it as... a poet's curiosity."

Amber looked at Wendy and didn't refuse the request. She took a moment to gather her thoughts before beginning her story: "A long, long time ago, long before the lonely King Decarapian still existed in his tower, there was a group of people who refused to accept the rule of a tyrant. They wandered across the ancient land of Gumond, which was still covered in ice and snow. They eventually found a paradise that was perfect for living because of the presence of ancient silver trees, and they established a country there."

"At that time, the heavens had not yet severed their connection with the earth. The heavens would often send messengers to communicate with the ancient nations on earth, bringing guidance and knowledge."

"Wow, you already know this much?" The corner of Wendy's mouth curled up even more. He knew much more than ordinary people could imagine. Among the seven rulers of the world, only the God of Wind and the God of Rock had never changed. What they knew was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"That's not all." Amber pushed up her glasses, a strange light reflecting off the lenses. "The ancient nation of Findenir was destroyed, destroyed by a celestial spike that fell from the sky. The spike severed the earth veins here, killing the ancient silver-white trees. Ice and snow invaded Findenir, and Findenir began its demise."

Amber recounted the story she learned from the sword, and added some supplements: "When the Sky Nail shattered and one of the fragments hit the silver-white ancient tree, the princess of the ancient country rescued a branch in time. She tried to use this branch to cultivate a new ancient tree to save Fendnir, but obviously - she failed."

"The destruction of the ancient nation was inevitable. It died silently in the disaster. To this day, most people don't even know that such an ancient nation once existed in the snowy mountains."

"Your guess is very good, but unfortunately, I can't give you a confirmation." Wendy smiled and clapped his hands. He waited for Amber to speak again. He could see that there were still many questions in Amber's eyes.

"In the history of the ancient kingdom, there was a foreign warrior named Imon Roka. The greatsword I carry on my back was given to the warrior Imon Roka by the princess of the ancient kingdom before she cultivated the branches. She hoped that Imon Roka could find the silver-white branches and save the ancient kingdom."

"Whether Imon Roka was finally found or not is meaningless. When he returned, the ancient kingdom had already perished. The people of the ancient kingdom, and even the Chronicler, believed he had chosen a shameful escape. Among the three golden boxes I found, one was the Chronicler's box. Before everything was irreversible, he cursed Imon Roka, and cursed everything."

"This Imon Roka... according to my guess, he is the ancestor of the warlike clan called 'Imon Roka' in the ancient Mond period, right?" Amber tried to ask Wendy, and Wendy nodded when she heard it.

"Well, let's get to the point." The previous question was just to test Wendy's attitude. Since he really didn't refuse to answer the question, Amber raised her biggest doubt.

"I found these things." A broken ceremonial crown appeared in Amber's hand. It was a sacrificial crown made of silver-white branches with blue leaves on it.

Facing Wendy's astonished look, Amber spoke again, "There was a time when the earth could hear direct instructions from the sky. God's messengers walked among ignorant people. At that time, the breath of all things gradually weakened, and the earth was forever frozen."

Before Wendy could recover from her shock, a new crown appeared in Amber's hand. It was also made of silver-white branches, but with purple leaves.

"There was a time when the earth could hear direct instructions from heaven, and messengers from God walked among the ignorant. Rivers and seas dried up, and thunder roared."

Amber spoke new words along with the new crown, and she never stopped: "...At this moment, the eternal frost begins to thaw, and a new fire begins to burn."

"Stop talking!" This was the first time Wendy took the initiative. He stopped Amber from speaking and pointed his finger at the sky.

"..." Amber sighed deeply and returned to silence. The silence between the god and the man lasted for a long time. Finally, Amber spoke again.

"This will be my last question." Amber took a deep breath. "Eternity, it is a 'ring'."

It should have been a question, but Amber spoke in a firm tone. Wendy sighed deeply when he heard it, and remained silent in response to Amber's words.

——But sometimes, silence is the best answer.

Chapter 85: Eternal Ring

All things wither and the earth remains frozen forever.

The eternal freeze is beginning to thaw, and a new fire is beginning to light up.

The old fire is about to go out, and the rain of sweetness is beginning to fall.

The rivers and seas dried up, and thunder began to rumble.

That was the most fundamental manifestation of "eternity", which Amber read from the four crowns she collected. Each sentence represented an era, and between thunder and ice, Amber guessed that there was also an era belonging to grass.

Every era begins with humans establishing a connection with the sky and prospering under the guidance of the sky's messengers. However, it also ends when the sky's messengers no longer respond and the era goes to destruction. When each era comes to an end, the "ring" called eternity will move forward for a moment, and this world will enter the next era.

Amber didn't know why there were no ceremonial crowns related to the grass element, nor did she know why there were no records of the era related to wind and rock, but none of this mattered.

The chief priests of all generations, that is, those who can wear these four kinds of ceremonial crowns, will come to the secret realm at the end of their lives. What they see are ceremonial crowns piled up all over the secret realm and under dead trees.

This means that before them, countless officiants had come here, and each ceremonial crown had belonged to a officiant. They did not belong to this era, but to the eras before this one. The so-called eternity is a ring that keeps rotating, and each era repeats the process of rebirth-prosperity-decay with its rotation.

Amber couldn't imagine what kind of existence created all this. The whole world was like a toy box in His hands, turning according to the rules He set. This also meant that their era would eventually perish.

Amber couldn't imagine how long this had been going on. Compared to those bygone eras, the recorded history of today was so insignificant. Counting on my fingers, it was only three thousand years. But what about before that? How many millennia had it been repeated?

These four crowns should not be here, but Amber does not want to explore the deeper meaning behind them. If the person behind the scenes wants to make her embark on this path of defying eternity, then if the other party succeeds, Amber will definitely continue on this path.

——She would never accept the idea of ​​destined destruction!

Even if she would die on the way, even if the next moment she would be greeted by nails falling from the sky, she would never take a single step back.

"Things here are over, and it's time for me to return to Xumi." Amber stood at the tall Seven Heavens Statue on the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, gazing at the distant scenery. "I don't plan to delay any longer. I will apply for graduation with my historical research report on Findenir. After that..."

"...After this?" Wendy narrowed her eyes, waiting for Amber to continue speaking.

"After this, I will go to Inazuma. The land is guiding me there. There must be more truth hidden there."

"How mad," the Wind God personally commented to Amber. The secret buried in Inazuma was undoubtedly the craziest of all, something the sky would never allow. "But right now, there truly is no one more suitable than you—O descender from beyond the sea of ​​stars, take the wind's blessing and depart with greater ease."

A slight breeze blew the tips of Amber's hair, and Amber could feel the "promise" contained in it. If Amber really encountered an accident on this road, the wind god Barbatos would use the wind to guide her soul home, and compile her deeds into poetry to encourage future warriors.

She currently half belongs to Teyvat, but the other half is undoubtedly an Adventer. This is her indelible characteristic. Therefore, many things about her will not be noticed by the sky - before one of the destined twins wakes up, she is indeed the most suitable candidate.

Wendy disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Amber spread her wings and flew away from the snow-capped mountains. She found Albedo to report her discovery, and used the last of her free time to say goodbye to all the new friends she met in Mondstadt.

A friend who had some free time prepared a farewell lunch for Amber, and Aji enjoyed the meal very much, but Amber was preoccupied for a while and didn't eat much. This state didn't ease until she left Mondstadt.

"We agreed to come here to have fun, but you ended up doing research on the snowy mountains. Aren't you really tired?" Aji poked Amber with her elbow. She was very sensible and used very little force.

"Once I find something that I'm really interested in and want to study, I naturally won't feel tired." Amber shook her head, threw away her messy thoughts, and smiled.

She did not intend to tell Aji about her discovery. She did not want to implicate too many people around her in this matter. When she tried to find a way to rush to Inazuma later, she did not intend to take Aji with her - that was too dangerous.

"Hmm... indeed." Aji patted his face and turned back to look at Mondstadt again. During this period, when Amber was not around, Aji would often transform into a cat and enter the Cat's Tail Tavern, then go find some pretty big sisters and approach them. When they saw a cat approaching them, they would usually be overjoyed and would feed Aji snacks and stroke his fur. Aji, who was so immersed in the gentleness of the place, didn't want to go back.

"By the way." Amber took a deep breath, "I plan to find a way to graduate."

"Huh?" Aji's eyes widened suddenly. "So soon? What are you planning to do next?"

"I will study some things later, and I may go out frequently at that time. It will be quite busy and troublesome, so I won't take you with me." Amber reached out and rubbed Aji's head, sighing softly. Unconsciously, she really regarded Aji as a very important person. When she said this, she felt a little reluctant.

"Of course I can...but it would be quite boring if you weren't around. I wouldn't know what to do then." Aji frowned slightly, a look of distress on her face. What she said was true. Being alone was indeed not as fun as being with Amber.

"Not so fast. I still need to study alchemy for a long time, and the review of my graduation thesis is also a relatively long process. I won't really leave anytime soon." Amber responded with a smile. She took Aji's hand and said, "Okay, we've walked about the same distance. Let's hurry back to Xumi."

Upon hearing this, Ah Ji nodded and returned to the mark in the palm of Amber's hand. The agile eagle spread its wings and flew to the Grass Kingdom which was far away from here.

On the way, Amber stayed in Liyue for one night and had dinner. She set off again the next morning and finally returned to Xumi.

When Amber pushed open the door of her new residence, what came into her eyes was a scene that was completely beyond her imagination. The interior of the entire house was rather "restrained", but it exuded an artistic atmosphere all the time, like an antique and old house, but it gave people a very good visual impression.

"You're finally back!" It was Kavi who came out to greet Amber after hearing the door open. He seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Amber return, he first reported the current status of the project to Amber.

The entire project was completed five days ago, but because Amber did not come back, they could only wait for her to come back before doing the acceptance. Now that they finally waited for their client, Kavi took Amber and began to introduce them one by one.

After a while, Amber became a listener again and listened to Kavi's endless introduction. He introduced the whole way to the basement and then spent a lot of time and effort on the basement.

According to Kavi, he transformed the basement into an alchemy workshop according to Amber's needs. It was covered with an extremely strong coating to ensure that it was strong enough to deal with some accidents during the experiment.

"Very good." After Kavi finished his introduction, the two sat on the sofa. Amber looked around and gave her final evaluation.