People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 408 Albedo: He gave too much...

".Wow, I was wrong, Ying, I shouldn't have been so arrogant."

At the edge of the trial grounds, next to the burning fire.

Paimon, whose white hair was almost standing up, was shivering slightly, and it seemed that the coldness he had just felt still remained on his body.

".Ah? Is that so exaggerated?
Why are we still building a fire in this weather?"

Xiangling, who was standing by, was full of questions. She looked up at the sun in the sky.
Although the central area of ​​Benlangling is much colder than the outside world,

But anyway, it's a bit strange to start roasting a fire in this kind of weather.

“Well, judging from your performance, have you caught a cold?
If you are really frozen, I can help make some hot soup to dispel the cold."

"--Hot soup?! Bring some quick!"

Before Xiangling could finish her words, Paimeng's eyes lit up and he could not wait to put forward his request.
After hearing her guide's request, Ying beside her sighed slightly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone:
"Xiangling, don't worry, we haven't suffered any physical effects.
The reason I was warming myself by the fire was just to dispel the psychological trauma from just now. Just think of it as being startled. "

".And the hot soup she requested?"

Xiangling was a little hesitant.

"——It's simple. Paimon just wants to eat."

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Very brief, yet convincing.

Xiangling, who was originally very worried, paused after hearing the explanation, and then showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

But in the end, she looked at the white-haired kid who became angry after his little trick was exposed.
He patted his chest and said with full energy:
"——Huh, it's great that you're okay. I was worried that something might have happened to you."

"Don't worry, since you didn't catch a cold, I'll make some normal hot dishes for you.
In any case, the taste of this kind of food is definitely much better than medicinal food."

"Wow, really? Xiangling, you're the best!"

Hearing that there were more delicious foods, Paimon was cheered up.
Judging from his current performance, it seems that he has almost forgotten the psychological trauma just now.

"but."

"but?"

Ying and Paimon turned their heads slightly, curious about what Xiangling wanted to say.

".Hey, um, didn't you say there was a dragon in there?"

"My dream is to see a real dragon. If I won't get hurt, then..."

???

I never thought that this guy would have similar thoughts.
With Ying and Paimeng's faces full of question marks,
Xiangling looked at the trial entrance in the distance, which seemed to be still open because the challenge ended too quickly, and she showed a somewhat excited look.

"Ah-"

A moment later, by the fire.

From two people sitting opposite each other to three people sitting in a row,

In the distance from the bonfire, Andrius looked somewhat helpless:

——Even if there won’t be any substantial damage, the strength is totally equal. Why would so many people want to try the experience of being frozen into ice as soon as they enter?

Although I heard that some humans like to actively seek pain, could it be that the three of them are also like this?
I sighed slightly, thinking that I might have been dead for too long and couldn't keep up with the times.

Andrius raised his head and greeted the gaze that had been paying attention to this place.
In the end, he chose to return to the totem and continue the sleep he had been accustomed to for thousands of years.

". Um, is it a good experience to jump to a higher level and then be killed instantly after entering the door?"

". You haven't even mastered the means to counter the elemental field. If you encounter this kind of field effect that ignores agility, you will definitely be treated as a miscellaneous soldier.
Not to mention that the domain here is the type of control that someone is least resistant to."

In the center of Benlang Territory, on a raised hill.

It can be said that I watched the whole process of Xiao Huangmao and Paimeng becoming more and more arrogant, and finally calming down with Xiangling.

Lin Feng was also amazed at the ability of these guys to make things happen:
——No wonder hidden plots can be triggered everywhere.

With this spirit of wanting to try everything, it would be strange if you couldn't trigger the hidden Easter eggs, as long as you don't run into the kind of guy who came specifically to catch people five hundred years ago.

He shook his head and was satisfied with their promotion.
Lin Feng looked at the three trembling guys below and thought that they should be able to learn some lessons from this.
“But, I can fly now.

I don’t know if the current Ying will be much easier to solve than the original one when it comes to decryption.”

Some thoughts that have little to do with the current scene flashed through my mind.

I heard that the two of them were going to Albedo tomorrow to report the use of the amplification device.

Lin Feng, who had achieved his goal, shook his head and planned to go see Albedo with these two guys tomorrow.

The next morning, on the second floor of the Knights of Favonius.

In the alchemy workshop, which is equipped with various experimental equipment,

Albedo, who has light blond hair and blue eyes, looked at the usage report in his hand and fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a moment, he looked at the description of the user in front of him and saw the amplification effect that far exceeded his expectations.

After a long silence, he finally gave his answer:

"——Sorry, I take back my previous conclusion from the test. It now seems to be quite incorrect."

".Although your behavior is very similar to that of an ordinary person under normal circumstances,

But the fluctuation of your power and the upper and lower limits of your combat power obviously cannot be simply summarized as "ordinary person."

???

".Huh? Are you saying that the results of the physical test Ying did before were inaccurate?"

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"——Hehe, I'll tell you!

Ying and I are the most outstanding adventuring team in Teyvat, so we can't be as "ordinary" as you measured last time!"

After hearing Albedo's words, I accompanied Ying to complete the "physical fitness test" last time in order to be able to adapt to the final product.
Because he had always been dissatisfied with the final "ordinary" result, Paimon heard Albedo's words that sounded like he had admitted defeat, and he put his hands on his hips and became inexplicably proud.

".Yeah, that's not accurate."

"I can confirm that there were no problems with any of the steps during the test, and the conclusions drawn at the time were also very reasonable.

But as a researcher, the most basic bottom line is that you cannot deny the facts.

No matter how logical the test results are, when facts that are very different from expectations appear, one should not stubbornly insist on one's own opinion."

While talking, he analyzed the data exported from the device at the laboratory bench.

He couldn't believe that these data belonged to the same individual as the Ying in the previous test. For a moment, Albedo was confused for the first time in a long time:
——Even if it is an existence outside this world, is it really possible for someone to have such a large data deviation between daily and combat states?
Sense of crisis? Psychological factors? Degree of importance?
What exactly influences all this?
But the final results of all the tests done last time all pointed out that the person in front of him was just an "ordinary person".
If there is no problem with the test steps, then is there something that bypasses the process and directly interferes with the final result?
Even if I was slow, I found that there was something wrong with my test.

Even if we ignore other issues, how could ordinary people's elemental resistance and adaptability activate the amplification intensity to this level?

This level of elemental resistance is already extraordinary. Even if it is hit head-on by some elemental attacks close to the level of a demon god, it will not cause any fatal injuries.
".I'm sorry, both of you, although you are currently the chief alchemist of the Knights,

But compared to my master, my knowledge of alchemy is just superficial.
Perhaps this is why the test results are so biased.”

Unable to figure it out for a while, Albedo chose to put the issue aside for the time being and make a sincere apology first.

When the two people in front of him expressed their willingness to accept the apology, he breathed a sigh of relief and spoke in an incomprehensible tone:
". But even if the test results have such a serious deviation, the last mistake does not seem to affect the normal use of the amplifier device now.
Although I don't know exactly what the principle is.

But at least for now, it seems that in the hands of the two players, its performance is even better than expected at the beginning."

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I always feel that the two people in front of me seem to be shrouded in a layer of mystery. Under the layers of cover, it is impossible to test their true nature with some ordinary means.

It had been a long time since such an outrageous error occurred in an experiment. Albedo not only did not feel any frustration, but instead had a strong interest in discovering new events.

".Uh, I always feel that your eyes are a little scary, as if you are going to feed me and Ying some extremely bitter potion again.
Since there is no problem with the device, Ying and I will go first."

!!!

“—Wow! I was scared to death!
When did you come? Why do you appear suddenly every time? ! "

Before I could finish my words, I just turned my head and suddenly found that someone was almost sticking to my back!
Paimeng was so scared that he was about to explode and was about to call Ying for help, but the next moment he found that the person who appeared was actually an old acquaintance.

——There is no doubt that the guy who appeared and disappeared mysteriously in Paimeng's mouth was Lin Feng, who came here leisurely at a good time.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally scared you.
But actually I knocked on the door when I came in just now, didn't you hear it?"

".Knock on the door?

Hmm, thinking about it carefully, it seems to be the case. Why didn't Paimon notice it just now?"

After recalling it in my mind, I found that it was indeed the same as Lin Feng said.
But it seemed that before she was about to bump into him, she completely subconsciously ignored the other person.

"Well, I guess maybe you were so engrossed in your conversation that you didn't notice?
But it’s not important.”

"Anyway, I came here to discuss something with Mr. Albedo, so I can't leave now.

When we are both free later, we can invite you two to get together after a long absence."

I casually brushed off my sense of harmony with the world.
Looking at Paimeng, whose eyes lit up when he heard that there was food to eat, Lin Feng shook his head, feeling that this guy was still as easily distracted as ever.

Simply say goodbye to Ying and Paimon who are about to leave,
Lin Feng and Albedo were the only two people left in the originally busy laboratory.

Looking at the Chief Alchemist who had fallen silent for some reason,

Having just listened to their conversation for a while, Lin Feng finally remembered the physical test that Albedo performed on the little yellow-haired boy in the snowy mountains in the game:
——Although there are many different testing methods and the process seems to be more reasonable,

But after a lot of fancy testing, I finally came to the conclusion that the little yellow-haired boy was "ordinary".
I shook my head, temporarily suppressing this very distant memory.

He knew best how tough the little yellow-haired boy was, and based on this point alone, he thought that Albedo must have missed a few items in the test at that time.

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While Lin Feng was reminiscing, Albedo said nothing.

But this was not out of politeness as to not interrupt others, but because he didn't know what to think of the person in front of him:

——Unlike the two travelers, he felt an indescribable "harmony" in this person.
It was like the highest alchemical masterpiece that the master had been pursuing from the beginning to the end.
He didn't know what had happened in such a short period of time, but the little breath of life emanating from this person had reached a level that he could not understand.

".I couldn't tell last time, but who are you, Excellency?"

"Oh, you noticed it? As expected of the chief alchemist of the Knights."

"But what I am is not that important, just like who you are."

"Now it seems that you haven't fully grasped all the special features of this body?"

After mastering the three powers, the cycle of elements has taken shape.
With a deeper understanding of the nature of life and the world, Lin Feng could easily discover that Albedo's body in front of him was not so "perfect".

".As I told the two travelers, my mastery of alchemy is far from the level of my master.

Looking at your current condition, I am afraid I am not qualified to provide guidance in the field of "Life Alchemy". "

——It was as if he had seen his own finished product. Albedo felt that the one in front of him could even be called the pinnacle of "living things".

Even though he didn't know that the power of the grass element would make the essence of life more perfect, he had roughly guessed the true identity of this person based on some of the rumors he had collected before:
This is probably one of the two gods who governs Xumi.
"——It doesn't matter. I don't have much energy to delve deeper into alchemy right now. It won't have much impact if I don't learn some things for the time being."

“There are actually only two parts that I want to know the most:
——Mapping and containing the soul, and transforming and shaping the power of the "abyss."

!!!

He paused, realizing that the person in front of him had a much better understanding of the "Black Earth Technique" than ordinary people, and was even interested in the same things as his master.
Albedo was about to explain that these two techniques were too dangerous and he couldn't master them.

Then he heard the other party make an offer he couldn't refuse:
"——In the future, I will use this technology to try to rebuild the body of the soul of a deceased demon god in Mondstadt.
And under the premise of ensuring absolute safety, carve some new, commandable abyssal creatures."

"——And in these actions, if you are willing, then I will not refuse you to participate in it."

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A long silence,
But just as Lin Feng predicted, this might be the only chance in the entire Teyvat to come into contact with this level of practical operation.
In the end, although Mond's chief alchemist was a little hesitant, he still nodded with difficulty and gave an affirmative answer.

(End of this chapter)