People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 170: Wendy in the Treasure Hunting Group Cage

Liyue, Woodcutter Valley.

As the largest mining area in Liyue, it is the only slope near the Stratochasm.

The woodcutting valley is full of wooden paths and camps for workers to rest.

But now that the Rocky Abyss is blocked,

This once bustling gathering place with a lot of people coming and going is now deserted with any workers to be seen.

Under the cool moonlight,

Only the wild grass on both sides of the road swayed gently in the evening breeze, accompanying the rock weasels and forest pigs that roamed freely in the mountains.

Although it was extremely prosperous a few months ago,

But now the woodcutting valley,
Except for the crooked fences and the dilapidated trestle bridge, it is no different from any other mountain area.

Not only will we no longer hear the hawking of food vendors after get off work,
The only living people that could be seen were those scattered groups of treasure-stealing gangs sneaking around in the dark night.

On the north side of Caiqiao Valley, near the ore processing workshop.

In this valley where no workers live anymore, a fairly large camp appears out of place next to this wooden building.

Looking at the whole situation, apart from a few dim torches burning silently in the corners of the camp,

The most conspicuous ones were the dozen or so middle-aged men wearing the crow seal of the Treasure Stealing Group.
They gathered around the campfire in the center of the camp, and while chatting, they would occasionally look expectantly at a piece of high-quality Liyue farmer's ham stewing in the iron pot.

The ham was cut into small square pieces. The golden-red color floated in the milky white soup. The tempting aroma drifted in the evening breeze and reached the crudely made wooden cage in the center of the camp.

"Gudong"

A clearly audible sound of swallowing saliva came from the wooden cage, and a young man wearing the uniform of a scholar from the Xumi School of Religion opened his eyes in hunger with his eyelids trembling.
Slowly recovering from his drowsy state, he pushed away the left leg of his "cellmate" that was pressing on him, and looked with envy at the food that the kidnappers were preparing.

Feeling the empty stomach in my belly,
Gazari, who was starving and cold, could not help but look up at the sky, and recalled with tears in his eyes how he was kidnapped here by the treasure-stealing group.

——Speaking of which immortal in Liyue did I offend? Even if the wilds of other countries are not as safe as Xumi, isn’t this a bit too unlucky for me? !
Thinking of the great ambition he had before setting out in the morning, Ghazali felt that the scene before him was full of unreality, like a dream.

A few months ago, the colossus that was claimed to be destroyed inexplicably moved from Mount All Demons.
Ghazali, whose research paper had run away on its own, had been planning to accept his bad luck and choose a new topic after he reported the masked suspect in a fit of anger.

But he did not expect that after the First Sage came to power, this adult who was busy with government affairs all day long was very optimistic about his previous research results on the ruins colossus. Not only did he approve a large amount of additional funds for him, he also encouraged him to continue his research in the direction of the ruins series of mechanisms.

Ghazali was stunned by this unexpected joy and was overjoyed because he had received the approval of the gods.
As the saying goes, "A gentleman will die for his confidant." In order to repay the favor of the First Sage, Ghazali, who had never been taken seriously before, had been conducting various researches with a workaholic attitude in the past few months.

With this unprecedented enthusiasm for research, Ghazali, who dismantled a large number of relic series materials by himself, actually published several research papers of considerable academic value, and even his academic status in the Miaolun School was greatly improved.

Seeing his development going in a good direction, his once forgotten dream was picked up again.
In order to realize his wish of receiving the Kapilavastu Award before the age of 40, he urgently needs a substantial and groundbreaking research result.

It just so happens that the First Sage has recently expressed great attention to Liyue's "Rune System Mechanics".

Ghazali, who is a professional, selectively ignores the many dangers that may exist in a foreign country.

I resolutely applied for a study tour program to Liyue, and this morning I finally successfully passed the identity review at the Chasm Pass and arrived in Liyue.

As for after
Gazari looked up at the sky, pulled the corners of his mouth with tears in his eyes, and recalled with unbearable pain how he was tricked by his "enthusiastic Xumi fellow" all the way from the Layered Rock Abyss to the treasure-stealing group's camp.

——Who would have thought that the enthusiastic uncle who claimed to be a merchant from Xumi City and looked very reliable would be an informant for the treasure-stealing group!

Smelling the faint smell of alcohol coming from the "senior" next to him, Ghazali felt that he was really unlucky.

Perhaps because Gazari's movements were too big after he woke up, the black-haired boy with two pigtails next to him also opened his eyes in a daze.

"Hmm? It smells good. I'm a little hungry."

"Ha, young man, do we have food to eat?"

The handsome young man in a green cloak, white stockings and a small white flower on his hat yawned, as if he had not yet understood the situation, and asked Ghazali beside him without any sense of urgency.

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"I think that instead of thinking about whether we have food to eat, you should also pay a little attention to our safety."

Seeing that this senior, who had been staying peacefully in the cage for two or three days according to the treasure-stealing team, was still in a leisurely manner, Gazari felt that this teammate was probably not something he could rely on, so he didn't plan to pay much attention to him.

But thinking of this, the new and outstanding young man of the Miaolun School felt that one should not judge a person by his appearance.

——Perhaps this young-looking senior is so confident because he has some secret to escape.

After looking around, he found that the group of treasure robbers were gathered around the campfire, preparing to enjoy a delicious meal. There was no one watching them like they did during the day.

He lowered his voice and tried to pretend that nothing had happened.

"Um, Senior, you can just call me Gazari. May I ask how you were captured here? I see that you are dressed like a bard from Mondstadt, right?"

"I heard from the treasure-stealing group that you have been here for two or three days. You seem so confident. Do you have any way to leave here?"

Thinking of the research funds he carried with him and the mission from God, Gazari, who felt that he was not destined to die, asked with some anticipation.

"Eh? How to leave here? I don't know anything about that either."

"I just passed out on the roadside a few days ago because I was drunk, so I was caught by the patrolling treasure-hunting group. Since I can get some wine occasionally, I think it's okay to stay here and eat and drink for free."

"Hehe, calling me senior would make me feel a little embarrassed, just call me Wendy."

Seeing that Gazari had misunderstood something, the handsome young man in green scratched his hair embarrassedly and explained in a low voice why he was there.

Seeing that Gazari looked extremely frustrated after hearing the answer, he continued to comfort him in a pleasant voice:

"I'm sorry that I don't know how to leave, but if I keep crying, I'll become an old man faster."

"How about I play a little poem for you? Although my harp has been confiscated, it's definitely worth listening to~"

Wendy raised her head slightly, and even though she was still in the cage, she still showed an expression of great confidence.

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"Thanks, but never mind."

When Ghazali saw the bard in front of him looking at his eyes with his clear green eyes, he subconsciously looked away and tilted his head with a guilty conscience. Logically, he should feel distressed when he met such an unreliable teammate in a dangerous situation, but at this moment, after hearing the other party's gentle voice like a spring breeze, he actually felt a lot calmer.

Thinking that the robbers didn't seem to plan to do anything to him in the short term,
He had recovered somewhat inexplicably, and looked at the unbelievably escaping cellmate in front of him with some curiosity, and asked:

"Speaking of which, Senior, as a bard from Mondstadt, you are here. Are you planning to go to Xumi?"

"But during this period of time, except for scholars with special approval from the Ministry of Education, no one is allowed to enter the Layered Abyss, right?"

Puzzled by the bard's motive for coming here, Gazari looked at Wendy beside him, hoping to get an answer from him.

"Ah, am I not a bard? I heard a few days ago that there is a very powerful god in Xumi who wants to move a large mountain range in the country to build a road."

"As a bard, how can I miss such a grand occasion? If I can create a new poem, I can buy a lot of wine in Mondstadt!"

Seeing the scholar in front of him looking shocked, he paused and said a little embarrassedly:

"As for the method to pass the level, hehe, this is the secret of the bard~"

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Ghazali was silent.

After all, he was a formal scholar with some basic analytical skills, and he was too tired to complain about what he had just heard.

——In order to earn money for writing poems, he planned to sneak across the river from Mondstadt to Xumi. As a result, he was locked in a cage by the treasure-stealing group because he was drunk. In the end, he simply stayed here because there was wine to drink.
Are all Mond people like this?!

Isn’t it a bit too incredible?!

Seeing that his senior was so strange, Ghazali, who had completely given up hope of escaping in a short time,
I looked up at the sky, let out a long sigh, and waited for a miracle to happen with tears in my eyes.

And in a place unnoticed by the mortals in the camp,
Under some inexplicable influence, the wind from the sky gathered above the pot of potatoes and ham stewed that the treasure-stealing group had high hopes for, crossed the mountains, and blew wisps of fireworks in an unknown direction.

Mount Sumeru, the slope filled with fragrance.

Accompanied by barely detectable dots of fluorescence,
Lin Feng, who has returned to his black-haired and black-eyed appearance, uses the short-distance earth vein transmission ability to travel forward at a relatively stable speed in the mountains at the junction of Liyue and Xumi.

After arranging the subsequent policies for Xumi, which mainly dealt with issues such as the management of trading ports and taxation, he went to have a farewell banquet with Nashida that was specially prepared by the Grass God.

Before leaving, he gave Nashida the special rock crystal flower that could be called the boss of the abyss.

This elemental plant with the ability to transfer earth veins can serve as the hub for domestic road regulation and assist in subsequent route adjustments. It is also a "small" surprise left for some people with bad intentions in the future.

Seeing that Xumi's work was almost done,

The Heart of God that the Emperor had loaned out and was originally used to make Mora was almost due for return.

After going around Huanalana twice and seeing the group of little ones who were still learning under the guidance of Lanmuhu Kunda,

Lin Feng, who had nothing to do, simply planned to return to his home in Liyue at night.

Let’s talk about this terrain transformation.

Having personally experienced the huge bonus of the Heart of God, he planned to ask the old man if he wanted to sell it after returning to Liyue.

Although in the plot, this thing was used as a transaction with Zhidong and was given by the old man to the lady who served as an envoy.

If I were to intercept it myself, then everything would inevitably begin to develop towards some unknown branch, which would be very different from the "perfect" result in the original work.

——But this result was exactly what he wanted.

——With multiple God's Hearts in hand, if Zhidong still wants to achieve his original goal, he will inevitably have to negotiate with Xumi.

In this way, there is not only hope of finding out Zhidong's real purpose from the other party's mouth, but also preventing the other party from doing something weird like Kanriya that would affect Xumi.

Besides the negotiation about the Heart of God, you can also take the opportunity to ask for compensation from the other party.
The reason is the various losses caused to the Xumi country and its people by the fools who entered the country without permission in the winter.

If we can get the technology of doctoral slicing in this process, we can just go to a nerd's house and talk to her about it afterwards, and then combine the technologies of both sides to conduct research.
In this way, with the research capabilities of the entire Xumi, the puppet technology that can protect and restore the consciousness of gods in a weakened state may have the possibility of being successfully developed.

So if possible, Lin Feng would not only want to intercept one or two Hearts of God, but also want to intercept them vigorously!

Leaving everything to others to handle, hoping that a plan he was not clear about would not affect everything he cared about, this extremely passive situation has always been something he could not accept.

——Compared to leaving his fate to others, Lin Feng would rather delay his retirement time, kill the enemy directly like the Emperor, and end all the problems in his own hands.
After that, you can choose a suitable time to enjoy life quietly with peace of mind, instead of worrying about others causing trouble all day long.

That is, if there is no need to rob, then how can other countries' Hearts of God be obtained legitimately?

While Lin Feng was traveling under the moonlight, he was thinking in his mind about the specific methods of collecting authority and the Heart of God in the future.

at this time,

A faint aroma of food appeared at the tip of his nose, carried by the breeze.

The young man, who was about to leave the mountain range, paused as he was being transported by the earth veins.
The smell of food? There shouldn't be any Thousand Rocks soldiers firing at this time in the Layered Abyss, and how could this smell be so condensed and carried across the mountain?
The cold moonlight sprinkled on the mountains, and the cool evening breeze made the shadows on both sides of the road sway slightly.

Lin Feng looked at the desolate wilderness around him that looked like the set of a horror movie, and felt that what he had encountered was a little abnormal. Perhaps it was related to the "evil spirits" in those strange stories and legends.

——Although these evil creatures transformed from the remnants of the devil's hatred have become very rare in recent years, there are indeed many stories that are difficult to distinguish between true and false remaining in the world. The aroma of food that appears in front of hungry people late at night happens to be one of them.

Lin Feng, who had never seen a ghost in person, was naturally curious about this kind of thing.

He raised his head slightly and looked in the direction where the fragrance came from with some anticipation.

This investigation immediately silenced him.

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When his consciousness passed over several mountains in front of him,
Finally, we arrived at the mountain nest where the "evil spirit" lived.

Looking at the extremely familiar green figure in the treasure-stealing group's cage.

Smelling the faint smell of alcohol in the breeze, Lin Feng held his forehead with one hand and gained a new understanding of a guy who was not doing his job.

(End of this chapter)