Chapter 183 182-Guess
Ying was a little impatient.

This isn't directed at Dainsleb, but at all Riddlers.

It seemed that most people knew something, but she, who was in the most critical mission, was always like a fool and knew nothing.

The key point is that we agreed to tell Ying something after completing the commission.

Venti told Ying to go to Liyue, Zhongli told Ying to go to Inazuma, Inazuma's God of Thunder... They had a fight but gained nothing.

After crawling out of Yuanxia Palace, Ying vowed to refuse the commission from these gods.

All they can give is power, status or wealth, but this is what Ying needs the least.

These gods had never told her what she wanted.

Two or three gods as a sample are enough.

The gods of Teyvat may know something, but they will never tell me.

Therefore, unless the next god encounters disaster and the people under his rule live in extreme misery, Ying refuses to approach the camp of gods.

But... there shouldn't be such a god, right?

Although the current three gods of Teyvat are a little out of tune, Ying still recognizes the power of each god and his rule over his own country.

Even if it was Inazuma, it was General Raiden's own choice, and the people accepted it.

Although the Eye Hunting Order and the Closed Country Order were somewhat bizarre, Ying had also seen more special cognitions during her long journey.

Some civilizations have their own ideals and wills that you should respect unless you really intend to become their king and change them from top to bottom.

Maybe the gods have their own difficulties, but Ying feels that she should not be so understanding and always forgive other people's difficulties.

She was just an adventurer, not the father of these gods, so there was no need for her to understand their difficulties.

Her adventures also involve life and death.

If there is no equal benefit from the transaction, why trade?

Dainsleb didn't know what Ying was thinking, but he could see that Ying had a bad temper.

Different from last time.

Last time she was able to control her temper and behaved gently and well.

This time it was like a bomb that was ready to explode.

So he had to use secrets as a deal to calm down this bad-tempered Ying.

"The Black Snakes are the palace guards of Kanreya." Dain looked up, "During the disaster in Kanreya, most of the Black Snakes avoided the disaster like ordinary Kanreya people, and suffered other punishments."

Ordinary people became Hillilks, and the Black Snakes became the current Black Snake Knights and Dark Shells.

"The one who can still retain some of his willpower is the Black Snake Knight."

"And there is another part that has completely lost consciousness. It should be the empty shell you just mentioned."

This is not a past that cannot be mentioned, and Dyne does not hide it.

"The palace guards were meant to protect Kanria, but in that disaster, they were unable to protect anything."

Not to mention the people and the royal family, they can't even protect themselves, let alone protect others.

"At the last moment of the disaster, I, who was known as the Sword of the Last Light, issued a final order to all the palace guards - to protect the people of Kanria."

There was a hint of reminiscence in Dain's eyes.

"You mean, after becoming Black Snake Knights, they still have the subconscious belief of protecting the Kanreya people?"

It sounds quite touching.

Ying's expression remained the same, with no change.

People's stance determines the impact of an event on them. Ying doesn't like the way Venti and Zhongli are beating around the bush, but she also recognizes the character of these two gods.

Then, in the disaster five hundred years ago, Kanreya, who was an enemy of the gods, would naturally be judged by her subconsciously as an enemy.

At times like this, anyone can only have one stance.

If she favors Kanriya, then the curse, the protection of the Black Snake Knight... are all things that can impress her.

But she sided with the Seven Gods, so Ying could only regard this sacrifice as the price of making a mistake.

It's very tragic, isn't it?
But if people do something wrong, they have to pay the price.

If a person does something wrong, he may pay with his life.

If a country goes on the wrong path, it will be destroyed.

As for whether all the people in this country are innocent, and whether they should pay this price because of the choice of the Kanreya royal family - this is something that the gods need to weigh, and something that the Kanreya people need to refute.

But it was not something that she, a traveler who was not even from Teyvat, needed to comment on.

She is a traveler between worlds, not a goddess who protects the world.

Their deaths had nothing to do with Ying.

"In theory, this should be an answer."

Dain was not sure of this statement.

His gaze rested on a high place, where there was a Black Snake Knight holding a greatsword. From under the helmet, he seemed to be able to sense some prying eyes.

Still have your sanity?
Dain shook his head subconsciously.

impossible.

No one could remain sane during five hundred years of the curse, and even he had to rely on something special.

"Why, old friend?"

Ying took the initiative to step forward, "What you said is quite miserable. How about this, I will help them get a new life."

There are two ways to be reborn, to restart or to expel the curse.

Ying couldn't do the latter, but after estimating her strength, she felt that the former was not difficult.

The Black Snake Knight's gaze stayed on Dain, then he turned and left.

"He seems a little different." Ying thought thoughtfully, "He knows how to retreat. It seems that he still has some sanity left."

“No one could have survived five hundred years of torture.” Dyne shook his head.

"This is even more interesting." Ying subconsciously grasped the sword without a blade. "So, the new technology of the cult seems to be very useful."

This is the only answer.

Or maybe Deinsleib was wrong.

Otherwise, this special case can only be associated with this sudden appearance of the dispersing force field.

The sect is progressing so fast?

Dain was a little confused.

But this is the only answer.

"Go on," Ying rubbed Paimon's cheek, "No matter what, this kind of city is definitely special."

"Maybe we can see the truth when we go up there."

Gradually climbing up the mountain wall, we approached the inverted city rooted above.

Then, as expected, it was rejected by the purple-black mist again.

Ying looked at the frost arrows that were still flying below and seemed to be ready to make some move.

"It seems that we can't move forward," Paimon looked at Ying subconsciously, "But according to our experience, there must be a mechanism around that can solve all the troubles."

"Ying, it's time to use your strengths."

"This isn't really my specialty." Ying put her hand on her forehead, "Let's try another way."

She is certainly a master of mechanism cracking...if there is such a school.

This is not entirely due to talent, but more of a coincidence.

But today, the master plans to use a different method to crack the problem.

reject?

You can just refuse if you say so?

Then are my edgeless sword and my elemental power just for show?

Inspired by Ganyu, she suddenly discovered a way to crack the problem that might not be easier, but would definitely be more enjoyable.

But after thinking it over again, she still hesitated.

"Forget it. If the brute force attack destroys the entire Upside-Down City, it will be a loss."

The idea is exciting, but the potential cost is a bit overwhelming.

“No need to look for any mechanism.” Dain stretched out his hand, blue flames swirling in his palm. “I know the aura of the abyss and the technology of Kanria too well.”

The black fog dissipated, revealing a passage forward.

"This relic is not of Kanreya architectural style. It looks like a creation of an even older civilization."

He looked at the city which was gradually revealing its true appearance.

They do not look alike when viewed this way... But if you look at it the other way around, you can actually find similarities.

"Ancient civilization?"

Ying whispered softly.

Theoretically, Kanreya and the Seven Kingdoms of the Midgard should be civilizations of the same era.

It’s just that the seven earthly kingdoms chose the gods, or rather, the gods chose the seven earthly kingdoms.

And Kanreya is a so-called godless country.

To be special or different in some way often means going against the mainstream.

This often does not mean there is any benefit, and there must be some disadvantage.

During the Demon War, there was no protection from the Demon, and this situation continued until the end of the Demon War.

Orsell.

With the destructive power shown by Osel, it is obviously not difficult to completely destroy a country.

In the end, Osel was just a demon god sealed by Morax. He might be a powerful demon god among the demon gods, but he was definitely not the strongest one.

The Demon War is a melee between a group of advanced life forms with unlimited destructive power that can destroy mountains and break peaks from the start.

It is impossible for a country to remain lucky in a war that lasts for hundreds or even thousands of years. Theoretically, as long as one demon sees Kanriya, their history will end.

The demon loves people, but in the demon war, destruction and being destroyed are not uncommon things.

I can love the world, but I must first love these people who depend on me.

When Oropus launched the Eastern Expedition, he did not take the inevitable sacrifices in the war seriously.

Didn’t He know that He would lose?
As the initiator of the war, He knew what kind of reckoning the people of Haizhi Island would face as they ultimately suffered failure.

But He chose this path anyway.

Therefore, in that era, Kanriya had to master the technology to fight against the demons.

It is impossible for a country and its people to put their survival entirely at the mercy of the devil.

What they need is the strength that allows you to survive even if the devil dislikes you.

Instead of doing this, we can show our innocence, right? The demon will sympathize with us and let us go, right?

No one would put survival over the mercy of their enemies.

But that’s the crux of the matter.

You are both civilizations that develop based on humans. How is it possible that while people in other countries are still praying for the protection of gods, you are trying to crush the devil to the ground?
Jiang Qing acknowledges that there are indeed differences in talents between human beings.

But between countries, and between humans and other life forms, the Kanreyan people do not have this absolute advantage.

Unless they are not human at all, it is impossible for them to be so far ahead of the seven countries when they started almost at the same time.

They are cheating.

This is why Kanria was destroyed.

They were exposed to secrets that the Seven Kingdoms of the Midgard would not be exposed to, and gained knowledge and power from them.

This made Kanreya powerful enough to protect himself during the Demon War and bury the ruling five hundred years ago.

This power comes from the taboos they come into contact with.

The contact with the taboo also led to the destruction of Kanriya.

The Hanging City in front of us is a civilization that existed before Kanreya.

Ying became somewhat interested.

There are only two civilizations recorded in the events before the sun and the moon, the seven dragons and the dragon lizards, the original one and those he loved.

But when did the devil appear? This was not described in the events before the sun and the moon.

Obviously, after the seven dragons were expelled, changes and evolutions in civilization still occurred on this continent.

The ruins before us seem to be the remains of a civilization.

The truth lies deeper in the city.

Thinking didn't take up too much time, they continued to move forward, and then encountered the Black Snake Knight blocking their way.

"Look, it's the Hilliards!"

With this guess, Paimon noticed in advance the Hilliard who was blocked behind the Black Snake Knight.

The hillbillies leaning against the rock walls or simply lying on the ground looked dilapidated, exactly as Dain had described.

"They really are a guard team protecting civilians."

Ying put down the edgeless sword in her hand.

Nothing necessary.

After defeating these, only some instinctive puppets will be left, and it doesn't matter whether they use weapons or not.

But after putting away his weapons, the Black Snake Knight's condition became much more stable.

They are actually knights protecting the people... If what Dain said is true, these people are still because of the obsession from five hundred years ago.

We should show some respect.

"Halfdan."

After the speculation was confirmed, the identity of the person who led all the Black Snake Knights was naturally revealed.

Dainsleb looked at him.

The other party's voice was unclear, but the Black Snake Knights seemed to understand it and made way.

"What did he say?"

I haven't encountered this kind of problem for a long time.

The people of Teyvat all use the same language and writing.

But the language used by Halfdan was obviously not Teyvatian.

Considering that the Hillicul people all have their own Hillicul language, then the language of these people should be... Kanreya?
"Retreat." Dain glanced at her. "Can't you see?"

"I mean, you can communicate with him?"

"Just barely." Dai Yin said succinctly, "Let's go. The path he cleared should be the place we are looking for."

Ying took a quick look at the hillbilly lying on the ground with a strange look on her face.

After traveling in Teyvat for so long, she must have killed quite a few Hilichurls.

She didn't feel any guilt about suddenly learning such a shocking fact, but her mood did change a little.

Paimon is different.

She truly sympathized with these dying Quiet Hillbillies, and regarded them as a kind of life that was heading towards its end, rather than monsters on the earth that had to be exterminated.

"gone."

Ying rubbed Paimon's cheek.

In some ways, Paimon is too easily influenced by things. She always sympathizes with the suffering of others, and neither judges whether other people's words are true nor considers whether she can do it.

Did I take too good care of her?

Ying seemed to be thinking about something.

No matter what, being kind is never wrong.

Anyway, she could bear the price that Paimon had to pay for his kindness.

It doesn't matter.

Carefully avoiding these quiet hill people along the way, we finally arrived at the center of the top of the city.

"The upside-down pool of water..." Dain murmured softly, "This is the place we are looking for."

"In this place, the curse is appeased to the greatest extent."

This is the only navigation.

This upside-down city is actually not small. The reason why they got here so quickly was not because of the guidance of the Black Snake Knight, but because of Dain's perception of the curse.

"Can the water in the pool weaken the curse? Can it be removed?"

If the curse is removed, will the Hillichuls turn back into Kanreyas?

Paimon asked.

"Impossible." Dain shook his head. "You don't respect the power of God enough."

"It is the mark of the cause and effect level of this world, and its status is even higher than that of human beings themselves."

"Is it a living thing?"

The eyes flickered.

Curses can also have vitality and can be regarded as a kind of life.

"You can understand it this way." Dain did not deny it. "For five hundred years, I have been struggling between pain and clarity. I can feel that the [Curse] is becoming a part of me, and is even gradually [replacing] me."

parasitic?

"You said it's replacing you... Is it true that as long as you continue to live, sooner or later, another you will be born inside your body?"

"It will inherit everything from Dainsreb, including memories, emotions, and body... But it is not Dainsreb, but another kind of life."

"You may be special, but the curse is equally imposed on every Kanreyan, which means that everyone else is also facing this [replacement]."

Ying couldn't continue guessing.

This guess was a bit bad, but she was sure that Dainsleb must have had such a guess.

"The curse is a judgment mechanism that detects whether a person possesses a certain qualification, then grows in those who have the gift, and finally is born from within him and replaces him."

"Is that what you mean?"

Dain looked at Ying.

Among the Pokémon, there is a Pokémon named Paras. It is a life form composed of an insect body and mushrooms on its back, and the insect body has the dominant consciousness.

However, when it evolved into Paetras, the bug died, and instead the mushroom behind it became the dominant consciousness.

curse······
Ying didn't know about Paras, but she could sense the so-called "replacement".

There is another life growing inside your body.

It uses your eyes to peek into the world, uses your ears to listen to the world, and then after a long time, it grows up.

Then the eggshell breaks, your consciousness is crushed and becomes its food.

It owns your feelings, your relationships, your knowledge and beliefs.

"Perhaps someone has been swallowed by the curse." Ying murmured softly, "It continues to walk on this land in the identity of someone else. You think he is still him, but in fact he is already someone else."

Having the same memories does not mean they will be the same person.

“You are afraid,” said Dyne.

"A little."

Ying put her hand on her chest, "But when I think about how even you can hold on for so long, I'm not so worried."

Dain was silent.

They all knew where the so-called fear came from.

"In terms of time, five hundred years ago, before I woke up, my brother had already traveled around the continent."

So those gods should know something.

"The exact time is unknown, but at this point five hundred years ago, he woke me up and wanted to take me away."

"During this period, Kanria had already been destroyed."

"When we were leaving, we encountered the enemy, and I was sealed and my brother was taken away."

Ying looked at Dain with a solemn expression.

"I have been avoiding a question... When I woke up again, it was already today."

Two months after waking up, she met Paimon and officially began her journey.

So Ying has always known that she is special.

For someone with such means, it would not be difficult to kill her and Kong.

But in the end she was traveling and Sora was the boss of the cult.

Ying doesn't believe that the maintainer has no plan.

"But this period of time is too long... Five hundred years is enough time to do anything."

"You shouldn't talk to me about this kind of thing." Dainsleb crossed his arms. "It's not good for your mood or anything to always think about things you can't do anything about."

"Maybe."

Ying let out a sigh of relief.

"fluorescent······"

Paimon's face was filled with worry.

She moved closer and pressed her cheek against Ying's.

Dainsleb had a thoughtful look on his face.

The two of them fell into silence.

But there was still one person who did not stop.

The sound of the stone wall shaking suddenly sounded, and Halfdan stared at the two people who suddenly stopped.

"Do you have anything to say to me, Halfdan?"

Dain looked towards the opened room.

[Replace] is similar to thinking about things like the brain in a vat. They are things that cannot be thought about carefully and there is no need to think about them.

For example... could it be that someone has been replaced, but it still walks on the earth in some capacity.

Or maybe, the Deinsreb in front of him thinks that he is still Deinsreb, but in fact he has become another life form.

This is about the cognition of human self. There is no fixed answer and it is easy to get caught up in it.

Dai Yin put it down easily, and Ying didn't stay there.

Think for direction, then move on to action.

If the choice after thinking about it was to stay and give up any action, they would not appear here.

Halfdan said nothing, but walked into the room first.

"Let's go," Dain said, "Before solving a problem, we must first solve the problem that can be solved."

He walked quickly into the room with a normal look on his face.

(End of this chapter)

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