People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 252: Work Completed, Leaving the Earth Vein
On the north side of Caiqiao Valley, within the veins of Liyue.

Lin Feng, who has been busy here for a while,
After receiving the prompt from the Void System, he expectedly shifted his attention away from work temporarily.

——Since the last time I saw the little yellow-haired boy fighting with the "Young Master",

While he was praising the little yellow-haired boy's event-triggered physique that could fight with the executive officer just for digging up a ruin,

In fact, the golden scales protected by the barrier at the back were also discovered.

It is estimated that it is almost time for Ying and Paimeng to submit their tasks.
Sure enough, at this moment I received a notification that the task was completed.

Be proficient in registering in the system.

Lin Feng temporarily used his power to isolate a pure space in the earth veins.
Then he took out the task item from the temporary storage area, held it in his hand and examined it carefully.

".Heh, the effect of this thing may be far beyond previous expectations."

".Although I think it is not surprising that Ruota had human sacrifices in the past,
But the little yellow-haired boy’s luck is really incredible.”

"——Or is it the good luck brought by sacrificing the young master?"

It’s no wonder that Lin Feng was so emotional.
It is simply because the memories and wishes contained in this scale are far beyond imagination.
very beginning,
Lin Feng and Zhongli were just planning to look for the scale armor that Ruo Tuo had given to the forging family as a material.

But unexpectedly,

The little yellow-haired boy actually found out from some corner the sacrificial supplies that were used to worship the Dragon King Ruota by the people of Guili.

——Even now, thousands of years later, he can still feel the huge power left in it.
Although it deviated from the original goal,

But this once impressive memory is definitely the best medicine for patients with amnesia.

".Hmm..Let me think about what kind of reward I should give her."

"This employee's performance exceeded expectations, so I can't be stingy."

After thinking for a long time,

Lin Feng originally didn't think that the little yellow-haired boy could bring back the mission items in such a short time.
Suddenly I found that I really had a headache.

——It must be worthy of the reward of this thing's status, and at the same time, it must be useful to the little yellow-haired boy now.

Don't take it out and accidentally blow up your friendly forces.
After spending a little time,
Lin Feng felt the memory still surging in the earth veins around him.
He decisively chose to put the problem aside for the time being and think about it again after he left the earth vein environment:
——My work is almost done, and the memories of Ruotu scattered in the earth veins have been almost recovered.
There is no need to rush for rewards.
First, give the little yellow-haired girl a questionnaire and let her fill it out for a while to see what she really wants.
".Speaking of which, it is really my professional expertise to leave this kind of thing to me.
It seems that the old man’s ability to find people to do work is not inferior to mine.”

Feel the highlighted targets that I have discovered in the earth veins using the power of the grass element.

While completing the last part of the collection operation, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh.

As for the reason, it is actually very simple:
——That is, in Teyvat, all knowledge and memories have elemental reactions.

Although I don't know who is judging this thing,

But the more valuable the knowledge and memory, the stronger the reaction of the grass element.
This is also one of the important reasons why the God of Grass is called the God of Wisdom. In most cases, he will never make mistakes.

——This hidden mechanism is even used by many people in Xumi to judge the value of canned knowledge.
In a sense, it can be regarded as a Sumeru-style version of Liyue's "gambling on stones" culture.

therefore,

For Lin Feng, who now has the power of grass and can even be called half of the dragon clan,
Sensing the memory of a "fellow race" of the powerful demon god level in the earth veins,
It's even easier than picking up highlighted shells on the beach.

just
"——Wear this thing is really cruel to Ruotu... Isn't this bullying an honest person?"

Looking at the scattered memories gathered together in his hand, even like a small grass element sun,

Lin Feng didn't know how much emotion and rationality were left in Ruo Tuo's real body except for an empty shell.

And when collecting memories is so simple,
The reason why Lin Feng stayed in the earth veins for quite a while was,
Of course, it was because he wanted to figure out how "wear and tear" affected Ruota, and how it was different from the Emperor's.

Finally, at this stage, which is almost complete,

He finally got the answer he wanted:

——That is the "apoptosis" hidden by the appearance of "forgetfulness".

Different from Zhongli,
The way "wear and tear" works is that it erodes the will of the parties involved through the sense of powerlessness caused by tragedy and the trolley problem.

Eventually, the humanity of the original guardian is completely worn away, leaving only an immortal, ruthless, rigid, cold machine.

Because of the special nature of Ruota, his wear and tear will actually lead directly to almost eternal destruction.

——The first thing to be forgotten may be just the memory.

But then they will lose their own emotions, and even the ability to think and judge will slowly be worn away like the weathering of rocks.

What will ultimately be lost will be the most basic element that supports individual existence and action - instinct.

In this situation,
For Lin Feng, it was easy to understand why Ruota fell into madness thousands of years ago.

——It was the deep fear that was hiding under the anger, that I was disappearing step by step.
It is a kind of despair of a rock facing the invasion of rain and wind, and can only watch itself turn into soil bit by bit, without any means of resistance.

".Tsk, the mechanism of this thing is unexpectedly smart."

With emotion, Lin Feng finished collecting the last bit of memories.

Feel the information contained in these memories in your hands,

As to why the battle between Ruota and Zhongli took place,

And if the wear process is allowed to continue, the two will face what choices, and they also have a general understanding:
——For the Rock Dragon, whose lifespan is almost infinite and whose successors will continue to be born even after death,
Wear and tear will make Ruota completely forget the world, and the world will also completely forget all the history about Ruota.
Perhaps the fact that the people of Liyue now have no clear records about Ruota except for legends is the result of wear and tear.

According to the original plot,

The fate of Ruotu and Zhongli will probably be like a small boat caught in a flood, helplessly heading towards a destined end:

——If time continues to move backwards,
Having completely lost his mind and with only a little destructive instinct left, Ruota will one day return to the ground.
The Rock Dragon, no longer restrained by its good nature, might completely destroy Liyue, where the immortals and gods are gradually fading away.

And if Zhongli did not choose to turn a blind eye to this problem,
Finally, it was decided to take further action against the old friend in the seal.

When he made this decision,

The old man must have been completely "worn out" and no longer the same person he once was.

".Although it is very efficient to restrict the immortal species in this way,

But for the parties involved, how could they possibly accept it calmly? "

After completing his work, Lin Feng left the earth vein.
Looking at the sparkling memory crystal in my hand under the long-lost sunshine,
I just tried to put myself into Zhongli's perspective.
There was a deep feeling of powerlessness.

——On one side are the people of Liyue who have protected them for thousands of years, and on the other side are his only remaining comrades and companions.

No matter which side you ultimately decide to abandon, it is undoubtedly a symbol of your own being completely eroded by "wear and tear".

".No wonder in the original work, wherever the little yellow-haired boy went, he would attract the attention of the gods.
This 'fate' woven by the laws of nature is a little too hard to accept."

"."

There was a slight silence.
I found that compared to the travelers who could only slightly disturb "fate" and make the gears jam,
I am still developing rapidly.

It's like a hammer swinging around in the "Fate" system, with the potential to smash this thing to pieces.

Lin Feng felt that even if the law of nature suddenly woke up the next second and slapped the four rulers in his face, it wouldn't be strange.

I quickly stroked the little white guy who had come running over to me.
After a heavy sense of relief emerged in my heart,

Then, in front of the little guy's puzzled and surprised eyes, he threw it a bunch of various delicious snacks.

——Anyway, it’s impossible for me to be cowardly. If the Ice God dares to plan it, why shouldn’t I dare to do it?
——If you really want to use it on your face, just touch it head-on.

at the same time,

In front of the General Affairs Department in the center of Feiyunpo,
Ying and Paimon, who had just completed their special mission under the surprised eyes of the staff,

At this moment, he was busy filling out an investigation report that was pushed over from the void system.

After a while,

Paimon, whose brain was already overloaded and who had answered hundreds of questions, finally couldn't bear it anymore and complained to the blonde girl beside him:
"——What on earth is going on?

Why do I have to fill out such a long investigation report to receive a mission reward?!"

".I'm not really sure either."

Although I feel that I am quite good at filling these things out,

But when Ying saw Paimon's expression,

I just silently put the fact that it only takes two people to fill out one copy together.

Shaking her head, she explained to Paimon, who was thinking about the reward and not listening carefully to the staff's explanation:

"According to the staff, our situation is usually because the rewards provided by the task publisher are relatively sufficient and there are many kinds of rewards originally planned.

Therefore, we need to investigate our willingness and then give compensation under relevant categories.”

"——What did you fill in?"

Paimon, who had chosen Mora without thinking among many options, asked with some curiosity.

".In general, it's probably information related to the gods, and items that can ensure our safety."

After thinking for a moment, Ying replied to the white-haired ball in front of him.

"Hey, why don't you go ask about your brother?"

After hearing Ying's answer, Paimon blinked in surprise.
——She knew very well how determined the blonde girl in front of her was to find her relatives.

"Well, forget it this time."

Ying shook her head.

"——We have already published related commissions in the void. The publisher of this task may not know much information."

"Plus, I didn't find anything about my brother when I was looking through the information these days."

"Perhaps, only by talking directly to the gods can we obtain some information."

Tasks in the Void System cannot directly see the publisher's information, and are generally processed through codes.

Just like the team she and Paimon formed,

Because I haven't decided on a name yet.
The current name is still "Bai Feifei Team" which was randomly selected from the system's options.

The issuers of special missions are all scholars who are very important to the country, so even their code names are kept secret.
There is absolutely no way to determine the identity of the other party.

Although we did obtain items that were most likely related to gods from the ruins we explored this time,
But Ying does not think that this is just based on a legend.
The guy who let these two newcomers take on the task of finding something will be the god of Xumi:
——The mission assigned by God, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible for her and Paimon, two newbies who have never received a mission, to be assigned the mission!

". And this time the situation is actually quite dangerous.

After I came back, I checked it in the void.

——The enemy we fought before was just the lowest ranking Fatui executive officer.
Just Zhidong, there are more than ten strong ones above him."

I never thought that I would encounter such an enemy when I went out to dig for ruins.

I have become alert to the fact that I always have unexpected situations:
——She and Paimon are still too weak now.

If the executives who came this time were stronger, there might be no chance to fight back.

After losing the battle, they will be captured or killed by the enemy.

Still wanting to find out the truth and find his relatives,
I don't want to end my journey because of such an inexplicable reason.

So, thinking of the fishing rod and weapons I received from the scholar,
Ying thought Xumi might be good at making this kind of thing, so she tried to fill in her needs:
——Hope to obtain a self-defense item that can help the holder escape successfully from an enemy at least at the level of an executive officer.
And higher reading authority for information related to gods.

Just as Paimeng beside him finally completed and submitted the report with great effort,

Ying and Paimeng also received a notification from the system at the same time:

"——The researcher's requirements have been reviewed. Please select the reward for this mission from the following options:
Plan 1: A set of high-quality real estate in the Sacred Tree Platform of Xumi City, 10 million Moras and "God-level" food (demand comes from questionnaire a)

Option 1: Divine Power Crystal (consumable)*, priority access to tasks related to the God level (requirements come from questionnaire b)"

"."

Looking at the extremely abstract "God-level ingredients" on the reward list of Plan 1,
While Ying was marveling at the fact that the Xumi Teachings Institute even had such a thing,
As expected, he cast his gaze towards Paimon who was looking embarrassed beside him.

(End of this chapter)