People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 244 How could I, Lin Feng, do something behind the scenes?
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"Okay, this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. When are you going to leave, old man?"

In the pavilion, after hearing Zhongli's plan,
Thinking about how the old man and Wendy had even made a special trip to Xumi for this matter,
Just to help him get the power of grass and gather the conditions for starting the work,
At this stage, Lin Feng naturally had no intention of delaying.
He even planned to set off immediately and resolve Ruota's problem as soon as possible.

"hehe,
——Since you already have enough confidence, let’s do it tomorrow.”

"I have been separated from this old friend for too long.
The debt from a thousand years ago has finally come to be repaid."

I feel that Ruta would go crazy in the past, apart from the already serious wear and tear,
In order to cope with the war, the people of Liyue
The damage to the earth veins caused by accidental mining in the Layered Rock Abyss and Black Rock Factory areas is also one of the main causes.

Zhongli tried to appease the wrath of the Dragon King Ruota in the past.
But in the end, it failed due to wear and tear, and could only choose to seal the other party.
Therefore, I always feel guilty towards my old friend deep in my heart.

Now that I see this only hope before my eyes,
Even a certain Mondstadt wine drinker beside him could see that.

The Rock God in front of him, who had abandoned his own selfish desires and supported Liyue for 3,700 years, was not as calm as he appeared.

".After tomorrow, I will gradually adjust the alert level of the entire Liyue to the highest level.
At the same time, when my friend and I finished sorting out our memories, stabilized the earth veins in various places, and prepared to release Ruotu,
Temporarily block the exits from the city and relocate all people and caravans in the wild."

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"Hiss, there are quite a few merchants in Liyue now.
If we really want to completely ban outdoor activities, the loss will be huge, old man."

After hearing Zhongli's words, Wendy looked at her old friend in front of her with some surprise.
As a commercial country, the consequences of this decision are far more serious than those of its neighboring country Xumi.

He had never seen his old friend, nicknamed the 'God of Wealth', do something that almost ignored the economic impact.

"It has been a long time since Teyvat has experienced a war of the demon god level.
Ruota, who was in a state of wear and tear, could not maintain his sanity well.
In order to release the anger that had been pent up for a long time, my friend and I controlled the scope of the battle.

I will not choose to completely suppress Ruota's destruction at the very beginning, as that will only backfire."

——Ryota Dragon King is now like a mental patient who has accumulated too much pressure.
The premise of treating it is to find a way to release the pressure first.
If you use your powerful strength to subdue it right after getting rid of the seal,
Even if all the lost memories were to return,

Under the long-accumulated anger,
It is also difficult for the other party to accept it in a good state, which will reduce the efficiency of the action.

right now,

Since we have an overwhelming power advantage, we can limit the scope of destruction to a very small area.

Zhongli didn't mind his old friend venting to him the loneliness and pain that had been sealed for thousands of years.

Redirect your attention away from thinking.

After a brief pause,
Zhongli looked towards Liyue Harbor in front of him and said with a complicated expression:

".As the God of Contract, I have always attached great importance to the equality of the values ​​on both ends of the scale.

But I did not do this with Rudra alone."

"——So, since the prosperity of Liyue today is built on the help of my old friend in the past Demon God War,
So what are the losses caused by the temporary blockade of the country? "

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——Before meeting Lin Feng, Zhongli thought that Ruotu would have to remain sealed forever.
Eventually, one day in the future when he himself is gone, the seal will be completely broken, bringing about a disaster so great that it will shake the entire Liyue.

But now that we have such an opportunity to completely solve the problem and turn the terrible disaster into a boost for ourselves,
Even if he had to pay several times more, he would not hesitate at all.

".The only pity is that

My old friend loved blacksmiths the most. He had given many strange rocks and stones, and even his own scales, to the ancestors of the Kun, Yun, and Han families.
Not to mention his own scales,
Even if he could find weapons forged from these ores, it would help him recall his past of being able to communicate with others more easily."

"But it's been too long.

After a series of battles, even I don’t know where these things are now, so there’s no need to waste my energy on them.”

Probably just a casual mention,
Zhongli obviously had no intention of actually looking for the ancestors of these families who were so ancient that they might not even be recorded in the family tree.

Lin Feng, who was standing by, didn't think too much about it.
After all, how could he possibly find something that even Zhongli might not be able to find?
He didn't have any causal ability that would allow him to find clues just because he wanted to find the quest item.

The time it takes to turn the ground over would probably be enough to fight Ruota twice.

But just as he was about to reply casually and go back to prepare for work tomorrow,
He suddenly thought of the two top-notch workers he had just hired yesterday.

!!!

--etc!
I may not be able to find it myself, and I don’t have the time, so why not just give the task to the little yellow-haired guy?

Anyway, this guy can always find clues in some inexplicable ways.

Then, I found a bunch of strange secret places in the corners that were not marked on the map.
——It doesn’t matter if I can’t find it, but what if I can give it a little surprise?

Just do it,

Under the curious gazes of Zhongli and Wendy, Lin Feng skillfully connected to the void system.

Then set the acceptance conditions for this upcoming quest to Liyue region, blonde hair, two-person team, and possessing rock elemental power
After watching the system automatically push the mission to the only two targets that met the requirements, and a unit codenamed 'Bai Feifei' took it in seconds,

He, who had always done everything by himself before, no matter big or small, nodded with satisfaction. For a moment, he actually felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

——Is this what it feels like to have capable subordinates?

What Xumi lacked before was this kind of highly motivated and capable people!

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When in front of Wendy and Zhongli, Lin Feng had never concealed his thoughts when operating the Void System.

Even at this point in time, he was happy to let them see him, a new employee who had just arrived and was lured in with a meal and tens of thousands of dollars.
Therefore, when I saw who was the person who accepted the task on the projection screen,
According to their original trajectory, these two gods were likely to take the initiative to contact the little yellow-haired boy, but for a moment, they seemed to have some question marks on their heads.

——After we changed our original plan and decided not to get too involved in the traveler's affairs,

You acted so quickly and recruited him as your employee? !
Didn't you just arrive in Teyvat? Where did you get this information?

After a moment of silence, Zhongli and Wendy looked at each other with doubts on their faces.
Facing Lin Feng who was obviously showing off the new employee to them,

As always, I have no idea what my friend is thinking.

On the south side of Liyue, on the side of the snack street where Chihuyan is located.

Ying, who just thought that it was impossible for her to receive a rare task, looked at the excited Paimeng beside her with a look of doubt on her face.

You accepted it so quickly, did you read the content of the task clearly?
If I accept random tasks but fail to complete them, there won't be any punishment like deducting Mora.
"Ugh."

Sighed, in the previous life together,

Ying already knew how sensitive her guide was to the word "reward". He was probably the kind of guy who could be caught even if he was put in a cage with Mora.
She was somewhat curious about this kind of mission, so she looked at the white-haired ball beside her and asked,
".Paimon, don't fly yet.
Tell me what the commission is and what the reward is. I'll see if we can complete it." "."

After hearing the question from his partner, Paimon, who was still excited about getting the mission and proud of his reaction speed,

Under the curious gazes of passers-by, he finally calmed down a little and said proudly:
"Hehe, Paimon's reaction speed is very fast.

Don't worry, I've just checked it out, it shouldn't be a difficult task.

I'm just a scholar who is interested in the legends of Liyue and wants to find some antiques about the "King of Rock Dragons".

Also note that we can try to ask people from the Yun Family, Kun Family, and Han Family!"

"Phew, that's good."

Ying breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the mission objective was fairly clear.

Hoping to get some clearer details,

She was not used to browsing the void system yet, so she usually asked Paimon to do it for her.

He also looked at the white-haired ball beside him and continued to ask:
“Is there anything else besides this?

Do you know what you are looking for, what it looks like, or where the people from these three families are?"

“It seems to be gone.”

Paimon shook his head.

"The mission only said that we should find a huge golden scale that exudes the aura of rock element.

Or find some weapons that were forged at least a thousand years ago by these three forging families."

As he was talking, Paimon realized that something seemed to be wrong, so he went back and read the task description in detail.
".In the long-ago Demon God War era, it is said that the current God of Rock once had a powerful ally.

The other party has golden scales and a body as huge as a mountain. Because of his love for the blacksmith clan, he once gave them the armor pieces that he had shed.

".Since this legend was recorded at least a thousand years ago, the relevant records have been severely lost. The receiver can try to explore some ancient ruins to find clues."

".The mission adopts a floating reward system. In addition to the basic reward, the items brought back will be rewarded at the same level."

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After reading this note, Paimon and Ying were silent.

——Isn't this equivalent to telling them clearly that because too much time has passed, there is nothing they can do now except to find a few descendants and try their luck?

".Forget it, let's take a more ordinary task first and earn some Mora.
Then try to find the forging families mentioned in the mission."

Shaking his head, he felt that this mission at least provided some starting points and was not completely clueless.

Decided to try my luck after completing my daily simple tasks.

——After all, the “same level of compensation” is still quite attractive,

If she could really bring back the scales of the legendary Rock Dragon King, then maybe she could get some clues about the gods.

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"Hello, strange traveler, I have been observing you for a long time. May I ask if you have encountered any difficulties?"

Just when Ying had finished thinking and was finally ready to continue,
Hearing this, he looked aside.
I saw the receptionist in the building next to me, who was wearing a maid-like outfit, waving at me with a smile.
I have seen a similar sign in the void.

Soon I realized that this was probably the headquarters of the Adventurer's Association in the Liyue region.

The one waving at him was the legendary gold medal receptionist, Miss Catherine.

".I'm sorry, I was just distracted just now, I didn't encounter any difficulties."

"——Then why don't you consider joining the Adventurer's Guild? You will be given an Adventurer's Certificate if you join~"

Miss Catherine, who had short black hair, smiled slightly and handed over a thick book.

"Wait, isn't there some kind of assessment or something like that?"

Paimon, who was floating nearby and felt that if Ying hesitated any longer, she would immediately become a formal adventurer, asked in surprise.

"Of course there are some in general, but I think you two will become outstanding adventurers.
So I will help you skip this step~"

Miss Catherine smiled warmly and continued:

"Don't worry, the Adventurer's Association doesn't require membership fees, and we won't force adventurers to fulfill any obligations.
——In other words, there are only advantages and no disadvantages in joining the association.

How about it, would you like to consider it?"

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Feeling unexpectedly popular,
After thinking of what Lin Feng had said before, that she could go to the Adventurer's Association when she had time to get some local information,

After a slight hesitation, he said:
"Okay, I'll join in then."

"——Got it. Let me introduce you to the newly admitted adventurer."

"Wait a minute! Are we officially adventurers now?"

Paimon filled out a lot of forms yesterday in order to join the Ordinance Council.
Faced with this process that was so simple that it was almost sloppy, I couldn't help but complain.

After a simple registration,
Because the process was so fast, I was still a little confused.
He took the adventure certificate that was stuffed into his hand and left the reception desk of the Adventurer's Association behind him, somewhat confused about the situation.

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"Ouch—"

Just when she was a little distracted because too many things happened in a short period of time,

A scream accompanied by the sound of someone falling to the ground from the right side forced her back to reality.

Ying: “.” What happened again?
Do I have some hidden event constitution?
Why do I feel like if I keep going on, I'll trigger all the events in Liyue Harbor?
Because the clues for that special mission were too scarce, Ying was thinking about how to proceed.
He sighed in his heart and turned his head to look at the source of the voice not far away:

——On the right side of her and Paimon, there was a black-haired woman wearing a phoenix crown and a bird cape, who looked like she had just stepped off the stage.

At this moment, he was sitting on the ground feeling a little embarrassed, rubbing his head which had just been hit by a branch.

(End of this chapter)