People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 225 Obtaining the Core of the Red King's Authority
Deep in the desert, next to the circular pit created by the previous battle.

The huge grass dragon was being watched by four gods and three followers, a total of seven pairs of eyes.
Analyzing the contract in front of him that was drafted by the other party.

With the idea of ​​enduring humiliation and remaining useful to wait for the return of the Dragon King,
Apep originally planned to do so as long as his bottom line was not touched.
As the winner of the battle, even if the other party proposed some excessive terms, it would not be difficult for it to accept them.

But unexpectedly, this contract was not a completely one-sided and unequal contract.
As a defeated person,

Although it is still more advantageous to the gods in front, it is completely within an acceptable range.

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".No problem."

"——Since you promised to help me clean the pollution of the abyss and rekindle the oasis,
Then, in the next three battles, I will do my best to provide assistance and keep the information I learned from you secret.
Do not invade the country you lead before you all leave and the contract becomes invalid.
And providing some raw "dragon power" after you enter the oasis is not a problem in my opinion."

Although the contract stated that Apep would not be required to face a battle where he would surely die, it did not take this clause to heart.
——Even though it was just defeated by the combined forces of several gods due to the influence of the power of the abyss, this does not mean that it is not powerful.

If the other party can really remove the contamination of forbidden knowledge from it and restore it to its original state,
Then, as a grass dragon that has retained its complete dragon body, even if it only possesses incomplete ancient dragon power,

Relying on the elemental power accumulated over thousands of years, it does not think that there is any existence that can make the battle between it and the opponent "fatal."

But the other side already has so many people. If we really need to call it in, it will probably only be in a very brutal war.

For a moment, it couldn't think of where else in today's Teyvat where a battle of that scale would take place.

In any case, in the current situation,
Apep, who was deeply influenced by forbidden knowledge, made the same judgment as his followers.
——That is, if you want to completely eliminate the influence of forbidden knowledge and return to the state before you came into contact with these dirty things,
The only hope is probably to rely on the outsider in front of him who can devour the power of the abyss, as well as the large amount of elemental power summoned by these gods using their authority.

He selectively ignored the additional clause that after taking action three times, he could continue to sign an alliance with Xumi and obtain the other party's assistance.

Apep looked at the alien who was in the front of the four gods and was most likely the leader of this incident.

After signing the contract with his own elemental power and watching the golden document dissipate into the air,
I then questioned the only treaty I did not quite understand:
"I understand all the requests you made before. They are just because they are afraid of my power and want to prevent me from invading human territory after I recover."

".But you actually want to obtain the power left by the Red King. What use can such a thing have?"

"Since you know the existence of my followers, you should have read in history that I was tricked by that cunning villain Amon."

"——His soul wanders in the deep darkness, his power and authority are spread among the destroyed countries and countless city-states, and his wisdom and knowledge are used to build the unrealistic eternal paradise."

"In the end, what remains in the body is only the dark pollution and the few remaining remnants of power."

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Even in his current situation, Apep still looked very angry when he mentioned the Red King.

As the noble first dragon, it had clearly allowed Amon to build a city-state on its territory, and was very considerate and did not destroy those weak reptiles.

But the original plan was to outlive the other party with his own lifespan, and then gain both authority and the dark power.

But it completely failed in a way that the other party had expected.

Amon not only used all his strength to remove the pollution of forbidden knowledge, but also left only an empty shell.
I didn't expect that the other party's madness was far beyond my imagination, and the proportion of pollution directly exceeded my initial expectations.

As a direct result, during these thousand years, apart from lying dormant in the desert to resist the erosion of forbidden knowledge, it did not even have the power to analyze Amon's knowledge.

Thinking of the ending where he was restrained by the outsider just now because of this forbidden power,

Apep was greatly disappointed with this power and felt that signing an alliance with the Red King was the most unsuccessful decision he had ever made in his long life.

Even if the opponent's form is very different from that of a human,

Lin Feng could also feel the resentment that was about to overflow when Apep mentioned Amon.

Because when analyzing the opponent's ancient dragon power later, it will most likely be done in the oasis inside Apep's body. After the complete power of grass appears, the opponent will definitely feel it.

Moreover, under this confidentiality clause jointly binding by the four gods, even if someone asks,
The best this guy can do is be like the old man and Wendy when facing the traveler. He can't tell the truth and can only choose to be a riddler.

Therefore, since there is no harm in revealing some of the plans, it can increase mutual trust between the two sides and make this rare powerful force in Teyvat work harder when helping.

Lin Feng did not beat around the bush and said directly:

"Whether you admit it or not, since the King of Grass Dragons "Apep" was clearly listed as one of the Seven Sages,

As someone who has dealt with the Scarlet King many times, you must know the many differences between the "King of the Four Corners of the Earth" and ordinary demon gods."

"In ancient times, the number of demons in Xumi was not scarce at all. Since the Red King was able to win with an overwhelming advantage and was called the "Son of the Sky" and the "Conqueror of the Demons",
I think no one would not be interested in such power.

The reason why you gave up your territory and agreed to the "covenant" should be due to this consideration, right?"

Apep was silent.

Even though it said it looked down on the Scarlet King, it was still in great health at the time and would agree to such an alliance.

Naturally, he was greedy for this power that far exceeded that of ordinary demons.

Lin Feng continued:

"——I naturally know that the authority left in the other party's body is minimal, but after his fall, the most fundamental remnants of the demon god must be in the body.
Since you haven't gained anything in the past thousand years, why don't you let me have a try?"

The Red King has been gone for a thousand years.
In Lin Feng's opinion, the divine body left on the throne must have been completely digested by Apep long ago.

But for the existence of Teyvat itself,
Devouring the defeated is more about using the opponent's elemental power to strengthen one's own existing power. There is really no saying that one can replicate the authority by obtaining the opponent's remnants.

Therefore, since Apep said in the plot that it had been tortured for thousands of years,
I don't have time to analyze the Red King's knowledge.

This only remaining core of power will most likely be kept by Apep for careful study after recovery.

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"Oh, that's just Amon's wishful thinking. I never said that I accept the so-called title of sage."

After a brief silence, Apep snorted sarcastically, obviously disagreeing with this history.

"I just don't bother to oppose the so-called Seven Pillars of the Red King, but I have never attended that ridiculous meeting of the wise men." "--Being too curious is never a good thing. Amon and I have paid a heavy price for this, and you will follow in our footsteps sooner or later."

In this outsider in front of him, he felt the same fearlessness as the Red King.

Although I don't know what the other party's arrogance is based on, but for someone who is so persistent in the truth,
The most likely outcome is that he will drown early in his pursuit of the truth, just like the proud former king.

"The desire to explore the truth" is the sweetest poison. The more outstanding a person is, the more obsessed he will be with it.

Knowing that he could not persuade the outsider in front of him to return, Apep, who had suffered a lot, just shook his head and said:
"Forget it. It's useless to keep this thing here.
After you have made countless attempts and finally found that there is no way forward, you will know that the secret of the sky is not so easy to pry into. "

"—Take it. I don't want to see anything more about that cunning liar."

The words fell,

Apep lowered his huge head slightly,
From the opened giant mouth, a dazzling crystal with a golden red color slowly flew out.

The power contained in this crystal is not huge, but if you look at it, it gives the viewer a dazzling feeling as if they are looking into the scorching sun.

"This little crystal is all I have."

"Amon left me almost none of his power. I am left with only this little bit of authority that is hard to fathom and cannot be used to research anything."

"——You are actually interested in this kind of thing. I suggest you not waste your time on it."

Although his tone was not very polite, Apep's advice was sincere.

In its view, unless someone can collect all of Amon's power from the endless yellow sand in the future,
Otherwise, with just this little incomplete authority, I'm afraid I won't be able to research anything.
It's just a waste of time.

"Thanks for the reminder. This thing wasn't originally meant to be used right now."

"I have my own plans for its destination."

Lin Feng naturally knew that what Apep said was reasonable, but after he got the core piece that was most likely missing from the "Red King Puzzle".

Feeling the resonance between the power of the Red King and the power he had absorbed before, he felt much more at ease.

——This key prop among key props is the most likely to get stuck.

Even if it can only be used in a later process, it is always a good idea to get it in your hands in advance and put it in your pocket safely.

"Humph, I don't care where you're going to use it, just don't let it appear in front of me again."

Apep snorted lightly, obviously not thinking that the person in front of him could get any benefit from this thing.

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From the other party's words and actions, Lin Feng had already seen that Apepu was treated as a trash can by the Red King.

I'm really annoyed by the guy who set a trap for me.

Now that one of the two most critical goals of this trip has been achieved,

Although I can't think of any place where Apep would need to serve as a mercenary,

But Lin Feng still decided to cure the grass dragon in front of him as soon as possible and remove the pollution of the abyss from it.

One thought comes to this,
After he greeted the other three people in the Void Network,

He also looked at Apep, who could still feel the strong breath of the abyss in front of him, and said:
"Thank you for your cooperation."

"Although we have dispelled a lot of forbidden knowledge in the battle just now,
But the source of this power is still rooted in your body and will return later."

I witnessed the change in Apep's attitude, although this was also partly due to the influence of military negotiations.

But Lin Feng still didn't want the other party to become that violent and extreme person again.

He knew that after this battle, the Grass Dragon in front of him was probably no longer obsessed with the "all-powerful" dark power.

In order to restore the life cycle in Apep's body and obtain the purest dragon power.

Lin Feng also continued:
"——Since we both agree to use the contract as a form of constraint,

Then, after you have expressed your sincerity, it is naturally our turn to solve the most critical problem of the forbidden power."

"——This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. How about sending us to the Oasis and completing the purification work at the hub as we agreed before?"

The elemental life forms that Apep had bred had been explained to several people including Venti and Zhongli before.

"Oasis" is the core of the ecological environment in Apep's body.

It is both the heart of the Grass Dragon's inner world and the immune system responsible for eliminating abnormalities.

For Apep, who even has mountains, rivers and trees in his body and can build a complete ecosystem,
Only if the component responsible for regulation, such as the "Heart of Oasis", is itself polluted, it will become like this.

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".That would be great."

"Get ready and don't move. I'll take you in."

I originally thought that the outsider in front of me might be like those cunning humans, and would deliberately delay the fulfillment of the contract for a period of time in order to control me.

But after discovering that the other party was unexpectedly sincere in treating him,
Apep's attitude also improved a lot.

After making sure that the "doctors" in front of it, who were not much bigger than ants, were ready, it looked at the surprised eyes of its family members.
For the first time ever, he actively used his elemental power to provide protection for Lin Feng and his group.

Seeing that everything is ready,
Apep no longer desired this rubbish "forbidden power" and just wanted to get rid of the opponent as soon as possible.
Open your huge mouth,

Without any hesitation, he swallowed the four gods in front of him, and with the guidance of the elemental force, sent them to the "oasis" in his body that was already full of distortions.

(End of this chapter)