Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"Is this the Wind Wall that once protected Old Mondstadt? It's an unbelievable feat."

"It seems this field mission was quite a valuable experience!"

Lisa was somewhat taken aback by Su Feng's sudden display of such skill. This method, which was completely unreasonable to mortals, left her speechless. Fortunately, Lisa knew very well that too much knowledge was considered taboo for mortals, so having suffered losses in this area before, she decisively looked away after taking a few glances at the wind wall.

"You're really quite capable. I initially thought you were just here for fun, but it turns out you can actually be of some use!"

Paimon, now suddenly back in a warm environment, looked around for a while before flying to Su Feng's side and saying something in a rather slick and unsettling tone.

Especially with Paimon's petite figure and those words, one couldn't help but want to burst out laughing. Even Ying, who had been with Paimon for quite some time, couldn't help but cover her mouth when she saw Paimon like this—she was really afraid that she would accidentally laugh out loud, and then Paimon would start causing trouble again.

Although a troublesome Paimon can be completely calmed down with just one or two good meals, we're in the snowy mountains now, and if Paimon gets into trouble, it will be a real problem.

"Alright! You should go find your owner. Everyone needs to rest and recharge. After all, the snow-capped mountains are no joke right now."

Su Feng, somewhat amused and exasperated by Paimon's words, was stunned for a moment before grabbing Paimon by the collar and lifting him up. Only after being placed in Su Feng's hands did Paimon finally react.

"Hey! Number two street performer, how could you do this to me!"

"And what does the owner mean?! I'm Ying's guide! The best guide in all of Teyvat!"

Paimon, who never expected to be treated this way by Su Feng, was making a huge fuss. Unfortunately, Su Feng easily subdued the little guy with just one hand, then threw him into Ying's arms and told Ying to make sure he calmed down.

"Alright everyone, let's take a good rest. I hope you can drift off to sleep peacefully to the sound of the melodious piano music."

After dealing with Paimon, Su Feng clapped his hands to temporarily attract everyone's attention and then said this. Then his fingers plucked the strings again, and the melodious music gently entered everyone's ears. With this beautiful music, the already tired people were gradually swept away by drowsiness.

Those who struggle in this mortal world, may you find solace in your dreamless homeland, and may your heavily bound souls return to freedom.

Sleep, sleep, when you open your eyes again, even the cruelest world will shine with the light of hope.

Chapter 47 The Girls' Communication and Division of Labor

"Hmm~"

As the sunlight once again fell on the cold snow, my drowsy consciousness returned to my body, which had already relaxed considerably.

Yura instinctively raised her hand to cover her eyes, then slowly sat up inside the tent.

"My body...and this feeling..."

As she gradually regained consciousness, Yura suddenly felt her body become active—a feeling she hadn't experienced since she was seriously injured last time, as if her entire body had been thoroughly cleansed or even replaced with a new one!

Yura could even feel a power within her that seemed to have become even stronger!

"What exactly is going on?"

Yura clenched her fists in disbelief, feeling the power within her body. Almost instinctively, she looked at Amber, who had slept next to her the night before, and saw Amber's face still fast asleep.

Amber slept soundly, seemingly the most peaceful sleep she'd had in a long time!

Yura instinctively sensed Amber's current state. She could feel that Amber's body, which had accumulated a lot of fatigue recently, was now clearly relieved and relaxed.

'Was that the same person playing the piano yesterday?'

Yura wasn't stupid; she just thought about it for a moment and then realized what was going on.

She also knew Su Feng's true identity, but from the beginning, Yura never thought of using Su Feng's power to complete her revenge - after all, the extraordinary beings of Mondstadt almost never interfered too much in the affairs of mortals, let alone her, who was Lawrence, who symbolized the old nobility!

Lawrence was overthrown almost at the behest of the wind god. Theoretically, they could even be called the wind god's abandoned children. Under such circumstances, would the wind god's followers really be willing to help a Lawrence?

But as it turned out, she was overthinking things. Su Feng didn't have any contempt or disgust for her; he simply regarded her as a member of Mondstadt.

But for Yura, this was already an exciting admission—if it weren't for the hatred and regret still lingering in her heart.

"Yura, you're awake?"

Just as Yura was pondering something, Amber, who seemed to have sensed some movement, also woke up. After waking up, she almost subconsciously began to look for Yura's whereabouts. Fortunately, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Yura was indeed still in the tent and had not ventured into the snow mountain alone.

She was genuinely worried that Yura might seek revenge in a near-self-destructive way, which was why she had been staying by Yura's side constantly lately.

"Don't worry about me so much. I'm not the kind of guy who would choose to abandon his responsibilities in such a foolish way. I will never give up my life so easily until the guys from the Abyss Order pay a heavy price."

Yura knew exactly what Amber was worried about. She gave a slightly forced smile to try and reassure her friend, even though she knew that such assurances were hardly reassuring.

"Whoo~"

"I'm sorry, Yura, as a friend I shouldn't interfere with your decision, but..."

After regaining some composure, Amber said this to Yura with considerable remorse.

She knew perfectly well that the reason her friend was still able to maintain a calm demeanor was entirely because she was stalling the other person. She was the one who had temporarily slowed down Yura's revenge, and she was also the one who made Yura's inner torment even more intense.

As Yura's friend, her actions undoubtedly appear quite selfish.

"No, Amber, I know you're thinking about my safety. It's not your fault; it's just that I can't control myself."

After hearing Amber's apology, Yura shifted her body and hugged her tightly. Feeling her friend's body soften from stiffness to suppleness, Yura closed her eyes with a sense of relief, savoring this rare moment of peace.

"It's so good to have a friend like you!"

Yura's almost murmured murmurs echoed in Amber's ears, and Amber responded by gently putting her arm around her friend's shoulder as a gesture of comfort.

......

After everyone had finished resting and regrouped, it was time to set off. After briefly checking their equipment, they looked at the snow-capped mountains that were now enveloped by a blizzard.

"Dullin's dragon blood was spilled on a large area of ​​the snow mountain again. The powerful life force and some strange power that we still don't understand in the dragon blood have merged into the earth veins, causing the earth veins of the entire snow mountain to become disordered again. So the environment of the snow mountain is very bad now."

"After entering the snow mountain, everyone should be careful. The continuous low temperature is extremely harmful to the human body. Fortunately, the advance team that entered the snow mountain earlier has set up as many supply points and warming points as possible, so we don't need to worry too much about the supply problem."

"If anyone feels they have entered a state of hypothermia, they must speak up. Otherwise, if they force themselves to continue, it could be life-threatening, and that would be a real problem."

"I also have some tips for dealing with these situations, you can take notes."

Bennett, who had encountered the most extreme situations among them, taught everyone some tips he had summarized before entering the snow mountain. Everyone listened very carefully when they heard these tips, which were basically summarized by Bennett with his own life.

After all, the cold weather around the snow-capped mountains had already given everyone a profound lesson, so they naturally had to be even more careful when entering the mountains, as it was a matter of life and death for everyone.

Fortunately, the group about to enter the snow mountain all possessed divine eyes and had extensive experience in adventure and combat, so they didn't waste too much time.

"So, now Bennett, Amber, Yura, and the Traveler Luminous will go into the snow mountain together, while Fischl and Lisa will be doing other tasks on the outskirts, right?"

After completing the preliminary preparations, Su Feng raised his head and looked around at everyone.

"Yes, I need to check the extent to which the ley lines of the snow-capped mountains are disordered, and if possible, I need to find a way to stop the disorder from spreading outwards."

"After all, the ley lines here are far more chaotic than a ball of yarn that a cat has played with. If the ley lines of the entire Mondstadt were to become like this, it would seriously affect the skin of women."

Still maintaining her own languid demeanor, Lisa drew out a wisp of seemingly violent energy from the earth's veins and spoke thus. Judging from her listless appearance, it was clear that she was quite averse to working overtime.

Fortunately, although Lisa doesn't particularly enjoy working, she always manages to complete her tasks perfectly, so there's no need to worry about her skipping work to slack off. Moreover, she's now part of the logistics team for the entire Snow Mountain Hunt, and staying at the camp requires not only finding ways to stabilize the ley lines as she mentioned, but also providing more magical support and logistics for various potions and even items.

That's quite a heavy workload.

"The sorrow of this bitterly cold land is conveyed to me every moment. The restless darkness intends to expand. I will surely unleash the darkest lightning to tear through the boundaries of darkness. When the flashing light breaks through the snow mixed with deep resentment, my kin will surely arrive as scheduled."

On the other side, Fischl struck a strange pose while delivering this long speech.

"Miss means she needs to explore and record the situation around the snow mountain, so she can't accompany everyone into the snow mountain. But if there is any accident, please connect the distress beacon. I will then go to check your location and guide the rescue forces."

After Fischl finished speaking, the dark purple raven hovering beside her explained what the girl had said. Upon hearing her family member's explanation, a faint blush seemed to appear on Fischl's smooth face.

Fortunately, no one dwelled on this matter. After determining everyone's roles, the adventure to the snow mountain was finally about to begin!

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Secret on the Snow Mountain

The snow mountain is indeed very dangerous now. The terrible ley lines have caused the blizzard that once only covered the upper part of the snow mountain to completely engulf the entire mountain. The monsters inside the snow mountain have also gone completely mad due to being doubly tainted by dragon blood and ley lines.

Since entering the snow mountain, Su Feng and his group have encountered various Hilichurls with bloodshot eyes who have gone berserk, as well as some monsters that are clearly mutated from ordinary animals, more than once.

These monsters would charge at any living creature they saw without hesitation, completely abandoning their usual bullying instincts. Su Feng and his companions had already dealt with more than ten waves of monsters that seemed to appear out of nowhere shortly after entering the snow mountain.

What's worse is that these monsters are showing a trend of increasing numbers.

"As expected, the influence of the ley lines on the snow mountain is still too great. We must find a way to stabilize the ley lines a little, otherwise even if we eliminate all the living things on the entire snow mountain, we will not be able to quell the monster riots here."

After once again pulling her greatsword from the monster's corpse, Yura frowned, looked around at the impenetrable blizzard, and couldn't help but say something.

After all, monsters can spring back from the ley lines. If the ley lines, which are the source, aren't dealt with, then no matter how many monsters they eliminate, it won't make a difference.

"But we don't even have a single earth vein suppressing stone right now, so how can we possibly quell the earth veins?"

Bennett had encountered ley line blockages and ley line disturbances more than once during his adventures, but he had never encountered a terrifying situation like the snow-capped mountains they were facing now. What was worse, they didn't even have a single ley line calming stone, which could normally quell ley line fluctuations.

"If you want to calm the fluctuations of the ley lines, I do have some information I can share with you~"

Just when everyone was at a loss about the ley line disturbance, Su Feng, who had been silently dealing with some monsters with his bow and arrow since climbing the snow mountain, suddenly spoke up.

"There once stood a silvery-white ancient tree in the snow-capped mountains. That tree was an extension of the earth's veins. It used its power to warm the snow-capped mountains to shelter a group of people who created a prosperous ancient kingdom here."

"However, arrogant humans attempted to break free from their shackles, and as punishment, the Heavenly Nail suddenly fell from the sky. Under the Heavenly Nail, the once prosperous silver-white ancient tree withered, and without the protection of the ancient tree, the ley lines of the snow mountain fell into complete silence. Since then, terrifying cold winds have enveloped the area."

"The Abyss Order's major operation to resurrect Dulin in the snow mountain broke the deathly silence originating from the ley lines. But the bad thing is that the ground went directly from complete deathly silence to another extreme, which is why the snow mountain looks like it does now."

"If we want to quell the turmoil in the snow mountain's ley lines, then climbing to the summit of the snow mountain to repair and remove the corrupted Collapsed Heavenly Nails might be a solution."

"The long nail originating from the high heavens was originally a divine object used to repair the earth's veins and fight against the abyss. When the long nail starts to function again, it will naturally clean up the earth's veins on the snow mountain. The reason why the snow mountain was in such a bad state before was partly because the long nail was directly smashed."

"On the other hand, the ancient trees seem to be sprouting again under the irrigation of Dulin's blood. If we can find the ancient trees and help them grow again, we can also stabilize the ley lines of the snow mountain."

Su Feng carelessly dropped another bunch of secrets that should never have been known to mortals. After hearing these secrets that should have been hidden in the thick snow, the group, who had just gotten a chance to catch their breath after defeating the monsters, fell into silence.

These secrets are so terrifying that now everyone is starting to doubt whether they could possibly know them.

"The path to the top of the snow mountain has never been found. At least, no one I know has ever climbed to the top of the snow-covered mountain. Unless we have teleportation technology of the level of the Abyss Order to teleport directly up, it is almost impossible to reach the top by human climbing alone."

"The increasingly violent snowstorms will deter anyone from attempting to climb to the summit of the snow-capped mountain."

"Perhaps we should go look for that ancient tree that has sprouted again?"

After listening to Su Feng's words, Amber thought for a moment and gave her own advice: the endless blizzards that surrounded the entire snow mountain almost prevented everyone from reaching the summit.

At least Amber has never heard of anyone climbing the snow mountain.

Mondstadt doesn't have the technology to teleport everyone to the top of the snowy mountain.

"If you want to find the ancient tree, it might be a little troublesome, because the restless ancient tree is still firmly suppressed."

"However, I can tell you the location where that tree was suppressed. What's more, you can also find some clues about the summit of the snow-capped mountain there!"

Su Feng, with a rather wicked sense of humor, played the role of a riddle teller. Everyone present, except for Bennett, a slightly naive child, knew Su Feng's true identity. So, after hearing Su Feng's riddle-like answer, they couldn't help but want to cover their foreheads.

However, it was clear that Su Feng had his reasons for not telling them everything directly. Considering the obvious warning tone in Su Feng's words when he told the story of the snow mountain, everyone was well aware that there were secrets or taboos in the snow mountain that were not suitable for everyone to know.