The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The shockwave, visible to the naked eye, distorted the view and created towering waves the moment it hit the sea surface.

Looking down from above, the circular shockwave was tens of meters in diameter! Its immense power directly created a semi-circular notch in the sea surface!

"Phew—, awesome!" Yu Jin rubbed his arm. It was worth using the penetrating shot; the power was really impressive.

Indeed, explosions are art!

"Huh? What's wrong? What's wrong? You're not fighting anymore?" Yu Jin turned around, looked at the stunned crowd, and said jokingly.

Everyone shrank back. Fight with their heads? Anyone with eyes could see that if anyone actually tried to fight, this guy would definitely kill them first.

"Hey, you two in charge, come here and let's talk," Yu Jin roared. Then he saw the two people who had just been fighting walk out of the crowd.

"this……"

"ember."

"Lord Yu Jin, what can I do for you?" Kujo Sara spoke first. Although this man was indeed the strongest she had ever seen, in her heart, the Shogun was still superior.

"It's nothing, I just got lost. I asked Himeki Village for directions," Yu Jin said in a serious tone, as if it were a joke.

Kujo Sara and Goro's eyes both twitched when they heard this. Just for this?

However, Goro was secretly pleased. Hisaki Village was currently under the control of the resistance forces. If such a powerful individual could be recruited to the resistance, then...

"Don't even think about it. I only went to Hishiki Village on someone's behalf. I have absolutely nothing to do with the people there." Yu Jin saw through Goro's thoughts and shattered his dream.

Kujo Sara breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. There were already many people with the Eye of God on the side of the resistance, and if another unknown Ember were added, it would be a real problem.

They then told Yu Jin the exact location of Hishikari Village, and Yu Jin nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After everything was finished, Ember looked at the soldiers still facing off in the distance and said:

"War is complex. I don't know the specific reasons for your war, so I won't stop it. There are some things I understand clearly, and we really need to fight before we can have a proper talk."

"I only hope that you can exercise restraint. War always results in death." With that, Ember sighed and then disappeared into the distance.

Chapter 36 Hikimura

2023-08-28

Ember walked along a precipice. He looked down and saw that dense lightning elemental power was spreading wildly throughout the interior of the precipice. This was one of the miracles of the Thunder God—the Boundless Blade Rift.

Legend has it that this was a strike by Thor when he fought the serpent Orobas. As for its power, the cliff that pierced through Bayun Island and the still-standing serpent skeleton in the distance are enough to prove it.

Of course, this was what Yu Jin heard from Kujo Sara and Goro; he didn't know the specifics.

However, judging from the resentment of the demons and gods suppressed in the shadows of the entire Eight-Zhuo Island, what they said is probably true.

However, whether it's the Musou-no-Kage Hazama or the Great Serpent Orobars, these are things from hundreds of years ago and have nothing to do with Ember.

At this moment, they were leaping along the narrow passage of Musou Blade, because according to Goro, if they continued along the left side of the cliff, they would see a village, which was Hishiki Village.

Sure enough, with a leap, Yu Jin vaguely saw a small village in the distance, with many people living outside the village.

Seeing that his destination was near, Ember quickened his pace. Soon, Ember hurried along a path to the vicinity of the village.

What puzzled him, however, was that there were many simple wooden sheds around the village, which looked newly built.

Moreover, much of the land around the village has been cultivated, and many people are working on it.

The people in the fields were all on high alert when they saw someone approaching from outside the village, especially when they saw that Yu Jin was fully armored. Many of them ran towards the village behind the village.

"Ordinary people during wartime?" Knowing that advancing rashly would only cause more misunderstandings, Ember sat up directly on the ground.

During this time, he could also see a group of people he had never seen before—ordinary people in a state of war.

Although Ember had always been fighting, he had never experienced a real battle. Because when he awoke, the world was on the verge of collapse.

The Dark Souls world left him with an impression of utter desolation; the vast desert truly lived up to its name.

Everywhere you look, there are ruins of civilization, and wandering around are living corpses that have no reaction other than instinct.

The world of the French Ring is relatively better because people don't die, they just go mad; only the strong can retain their sanity.

Therefore, before Ember came to this world, he had seen very few ordinary people, because they were either all dead or had all gone mad.

Just as Ember was lost in thought, the once quiet village became noisy. Then Ember saw a group of emaciated people surrounding a tall, fully armed man as he walked over.

The man wore Eastern samurai armor, and the ferocious Hannya mask on his face, combined with his tall stature, gave off an invisible pressure.

Yu Jin could tell that this man was no mere showman. His gait and the way he held his knife clearly indicated that he was a martial artist.

"Who are you?" Washi looked at Ember sitting on the ground, a question in his mind. As someone who practiced and loved martial arts, Washi could naturally tell that Ember was wearing the old knight's armor from Mondstadt.

But why would someone like that come back to Hishiki Village? Putting aside whether his peculiar attire would allow him to cross the island, even if he could, there's no reason for him to come to Hishiki Village, such a remote little village.

“Ember, from the Adventurers' Guild.” Ember stood up, dusted himself off, and asked, “Which one of you is the village chief?”

Washizu was still immersed in self-doubt. Aren't adventurers all dressed in green? Why would he come wearing armor? Could it be that he had been living in seclusion for too long and had become out of touch with reality?

However, upon hearing Yu Jin's call, he quickly reacted and said, "It is I. What is it?"

"Here, this is a letter from Ryota to you." Yu Jin took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Washizu.

Washizu opened it, glanced at it, and quickly burst out laughing. "Hahaha, they've actually made a name for themselves without finding that brat! Impressive, impressive!"

Then he put away the letter, took off his prajna mask, and said, "That's all, we're friends."

Yu Jin looked at his face; a weathered middle-aged man.

“Ember, would you like to come and sit with us?” Washizu invited.

"Sure, I'm pretty bored anyway." Yu Jin nodded. The commission was complete, so why not stay a while and have some fun?

With that, Yu Jin followed Washijin into the village.

Along the way, he saw everyone in the village greet Washizu, and Washizu returned their greetings one by one.

When I arrived at Washizu's home, it wasn't too big or too small, but it was clean and tidy.

"Please make yourself at home. I've sold all my things, so I don't have much to offer you. I'm a little sorry."

Washizu removed his samurai helmet and said somewhat embarrassedly to Ember.

Seeing that he possessed excellent martial arts skills but had not joined any faction, Yu Jin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why didn't you join the army?"

Washizu seemed surprised by Ember's question. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"I have no power or background. Although I have excellent martial arts skills, I am very stubborn and can't stand many things."

"But there's no use in disliking it, so I applied to be the village chief here myself, and those guys in Tianling were happy to do so."

"So after going around in circles, I left the village and came back to the village."

He sighed as he spoke, then continued, "As for why I didn't join the army? Well... let me put it this way."

“I did not join the resistance because I am a village chief sent by the Tenryo magistrate, and I am a member of the shogunate.”

"I did not join the shogunate because I know the reason why the rebels are rebelling. They are also the people of Inazuma. Now that they have no food, they will soon go hungry."

"Furthermore, I do not agree with the General's isolationist decree. The isolationist decree has caused many things to become more expensive, making life even more difficult."

"As for the Eye Hunt Order, no one in our village has the Eye of God, so it hasn't affected us yet, and we haven't felt anything."

Finally, he smiled and said, "So, I'll take in refugees here. Whether they're from the shogunate or the rebels, I'll take them all."

"What if they cause trouble?" Yu Jin discovered a blind spot.

"They can't beat me." Washizu raised his head with some pride.

Yu Jin nodded. That's right. If you're going to cause trouble, you'll have to see if you can withstand an iron fist.

This applies to both refugees and people from Haiji Island.

Yu Jin thought about what he had seen outside and asked, "It seems like things are quite difficult here?"

Upon hearing this, Washizu's face immediately turned sorrowful. He sighed, clutching his already sparse hair:

"Who can argue with that? Life was already tough enough, but with war, it's even tougher."

“Since the war started, more and more people have been fleeing. They are all from the same area, and I can’t just leave them alone. Besides, I am a registered resident of Tianling, so I can’t just ignore them either.”

"It's alright, though. With more people, the amount of crystallized bone marrow being mined has also increased, so we can barely keep going."

In the end, Washizu couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. Fortunately, Hishimura produced such a rare substance as crystallized bone marrow, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.

“But there’s a price to pay, isn’t there?” Yu Jin looked at Washijin’s somewhat deformed wrist. If this continued, his hand would probably be ruined.

This crystallized bone marrow is probably very dangerous.

"Hehe." Washizu chuckled a few times, then slammed his hand on the table and said, "They're just women and children. It's at times like these that martial artists have to step up!"

Yu Jin smiled and said, "Is this what you Easterners often call the way of the samurai?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen such an, um... uplifting way of the samurai."

Yu Jin thought about the Eastern warriors he had seen at the border and compared them with Washijin in front of him. The difference was huge.

"Uh, what did you say? What is the Eastern Kingdom? And I don't even have time to think about Bushido. I just did what I wanted to do." Washizu was a little confused by Ember's words.

"Hehe, it's nothing. I just meant I'll help you."

Chapter 37 Hikimura's Dilemma

2023-08-28

"You?" Washizu glanced at the not-so-tall Yu Jin, then laughed loudly, "Welcome! Welcome!"

Hiki Village is now short of manpower everywhere, and most of the refugees are women and children. Although they can work, they are not as capable as men.

When Yu Jin arrived, it was almost evening. Now, after chatting for a while, the fiery clouds had spread to the horizon, and everything in sight was a sea of ​​orange-red.

Coupled with the golden hues surrounding Hikimura, it resembles a secluded paradise.

However, Yu Jin knew that beneath the golden hues of Hishiki Village lay barrenness.

Wu Xiang's single strike was too powerful. Even after hundreds of years, the lightning elemental force it contained had seeped into the land of Bayun Island along with the earth's veins.

Moreover, when the great serpent Orobas perished, endless demon blood was scattered throughout the entire Hachiyun Island.

The combination of these two factors has created the unique, withered landscape surrounding Hiki Village.

Yu Jin followed Washijin out of the room, and the people working outside gradually returned.