The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

But judging from the dazed look in the dragon's eyes, he could no longer hear anything.

Ember looked at the dragon and knew that after so many years of being corrupted by the abyss, coupled with the serious injuries it had just suffered, it was probably nearing its end.

So he lowered his head, drinking from the blue bottle while shaking the holy bell. Soon, a tear dripped from the slit in the eye of the Ember's helmet.

Tears of Farewell – A miracle taught by Morn, an apostle of Archbishop Kalim. A one-time chance to escape death when your health reaches zero.

This is a miracle born to give the dying enough time to say goodbye. Tears are shed for the living, far more so for the dead.

Tears of farewell fell, and the dragon's aura instantly froze. If before the dragon's aura had been rushing headlong towards death, now it had come to a complete halt.

"Here, feed him these things." Ember tossed some bottles and jars to Black Knife, who had just come out, and then went to lie down on the side.

He had just used up all his strength and needed to rest.

Then Ember watched as the Black Blades fed the dragon with things like the goddess's blessing and the Holy Grail Bottle, which could replenish life force.

Meanwhile, people would occasionally toss warm stones near the dragon. The life-giving warmth emanating from the warm stones even enveloped the embers.

Under the influence of these things, the dragon's aura began to recover, its scales began to repair, and elemental energy began to gather in the huge gap in its body, forming a new body.

Dragons are elemental beings; their bodies appear to be flesh and blood, but are actually formed from concentrated elemental energy.

"Alright, stop forcing it!" The dragon, regaining its senses, immediately spat out the life force in its mouth. Not only that, it also slightly shook its body, sweeping away the warm stone beside it.

Upon seeing this, Yu Jin immediately stood up and picked up the warm stones that were about to fall into the water.

These things are becoming increasingly rare, so we can't let them go to waste.

Then he ran to the dragon's head and kicked it in the nose, yelling, "You don't appreciate kindness, do you? You've ruined such a good thing!"

"Hmph!" The dragon exhaled, then swayed as it stood up, its massive form enveloping the embers.

"What is your name? You are so powerful, why haven't I seen you before?" The dragon looked at the embers before it, somewhat puzzled.

"Ember, what about you?" Ember also looked at the giant dragon, which was as big as a mountain, and was very puzzled.

This dragon's strength is no less than that of the seven gods he has seen, so why did it still run to the Dark Sea? Could it be that the seven gods he has never seen are so powerful?

“Kutri.” Kutri was silent for a moment before giving his name to Ember.

Then he chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Looks like those guys from beyond that world are doing a good job ruling. We couldn't cultivate such a powerful life form as you when we were walking on this earth."

After saying this, Kutri sighed again. The era of the dragons had finally come to an end. He looked up and gazed into the distance at the Teyvat interior, which had once been their land but was now in the hands of others.

"???" Ember scratched his head after hearing Kutri's words, looking like he knew nothing.

"What are you saying? Why can't I understand a word of what you're saying?" Ember asked, because he really couldn't understand what Kutri was saying.

To everyone's surprise, Kutri seemed to understand perfectly. He said with a hint of disdain, "Is that really so? The victor always rewrites history, and he's no exception."

"Stop, stop, stop! If you keep playing the riddle-maker for me, I'll beat you into a scoundrel!" Yu Jin immediately interrupted Kutri's pretentious act.

He hated riddlers more than anything in his life, and he would beat any riddler he saw.

"Uh..." Kutri glanced at Ember, who was gesturing with his fist, and decisively backed down. He lay sprawled on the ground, looking dejected, and said in a listless tone:

"Actually, the current humans are not the native species of Teyvat; it is us elemental beings."

Kuttri casually revealed one of the world's deepest secrets.

Standing next to Kutri, Yu Jin thought to himself that Kutri was just like Oser, moving around so much without even consulting anyone.

Kutri, seeing the embers' keen interest, continued, "In ancient times, Teyvat was ruled by the Seven Dragon Kings. Then your ancestor, Phanes, descended from beyond the world and annihilated all seven of us."

"The seven of us fought him for forty years. Some died, some fled, and some submitted. Then he created you humans, and that was it, that was the end of us."

"Gone?"

"That's it. I ran away, and I don't know what happened after that."

Yu Jin glanced at Kutri and thought that he really had a talent for omission; he could explain such a big thing in just a few words.

“To correct you, that Fanes you mentioned is not my ancestor.” Yu Jin felt obligated to correct the error in Kutri’s words.

"Oh? You're not human?" Kutri narrowed his eyes, using his limited power to sense the area of ​​the sea.

He discovered that there were indeed many more creatures that were neither human nor elemental, and their strength was quite considerable. It seems that many things had happened after he fled Teyvat.

But what does it have to do with me? Kutri's eyes turned lazy again. He had heard that his Dragon King had fought a second battle with Fanes and lost again.

The dragon race's fate is truly sealed.

"Who are you calling inhuman?" Yu Jin's focus has always been different from others.

“Look!” Ember lifted his gauntlet.

"Ah—, my eyes!" Kutri covered his eyes, feeling that he had seen something he shouldn't have seen.

“Look, it’s full of people.” Yu Jin stretched his hand even closer.

"Take it away! It's so ugly!" Kutri felt like he was going crazy again. He hadn't felt this bad when forbidden knowledge corrupted him.

"Alright." Ember sighed and put the gauntlet back on. Such a small word, yet it caused so much damage.

However, Ember quickly forgave him, because Kutri clearly looked like he had never been to school. His sharp tongue was forgivable.

"Then why won't you let me save you?" Ember looked at Kutri, who was still seriously injured. Considering his past, Ember felt that he was the kind of person who would stop at nothing to seek revenge.

Kutri paused for a moment after hearing this, then said with a sigh, "You mean why I didn't go to the Teyvat interior to take revenge after I regained my strength?"

Ember nodded.

Then Kootri scratched his head and said, "Actually, it's quite complicated. First of all, there's the time. I make it sound dramatic, but it's all stuff that happened almost ten thousand years ago."

"Furthermore, our people have different values ​​from yours. When our people die, they are called home. You don't, do you?"

Kutri was uncertain. He had fled here after being brutally beaten by Fanes and his four shadows and had never returned. He also didn't understand human concepts.

“No.” Yu Jin shook his head, a novel idea.

“Right? And I can sense that a new Seven Dragon King is being born.” Kutri, feeling the loss of his authority, said with a smile:

"They still have a place in the world today, and their king is descending upon the earth. I, a remnant of the old era who has fled, should just rest."

"We've fought with Fanes for forty years, and with forbidden knowledge for thousands of years. We're a bit tired! It's time to take a break."

Chapter 87 Catherine

2023-08-28

"I didn't realize you were so lazy. You were pretty fierce when you fought me, but now you're not putting up any resistance at all?" Ember circled around Kutri's head after hearing his self-deprecating laugh.

"Hehe, I was in a hurry because I finally found someone who could free me from this predicament." Kutri laughed a few times, his breath sending the embers flying.

He spent the longest time in the Dark Outer Sea, which is close to the edge of the world and is naturally polluted by the abyss.

Kutri had fought the Abyss for millennia, but ultimately, he inevitably fell into a disadvantageous position. So, upon sensing the embers, he used all his remaining strength to try and salvage some dignity.

Unexpectedly, instead of maintaining his dignity, he was revived by the embers.

Seeing the dark power flowing through Kutri's body again, Yu Jin asked enthusiastically, "Do you want me to help you get rid of those things inside you?"

Upon hearing this, Kutri looked at Ember in surprise. He hadn't expected that Ember would have a way to remove these things from outside the world.

But he quickly pursed his lips and said, "Thanks, but forget it. I'm fine as I am, half-dead."

"Is it for the sake of your so-called junior?" Yu Jin asked, recalling what Kutri had said earlier.

"Yes, the pinnacle of elemental beings is the Seven Dragon Kings. Now, all the ancient Seven Kings have perished, and the new Seven Kings are being born one after another."

"I've occupied the position of Fire Dragon King for too long; it's time to give it up to the younger generation."

Kutri glanced at the distant land and said in a low voice, "It's not bad that the newly reborn Seven Kings can return to the land of Teyvat."

In contrast, those guys who are either dead or have escaped can just stay here.

Seven again? Yu Jin scratched his head, feeling that there must be some connection between the Seven Dragon Kings and the Seven Rulers.

But Ember quickly gave up thinking about it. Come on, having a brain is tiring. Besides, what did these things have to do with him?

They have absolutely no connection whatsoever!

"So what are you planning to do next?" Ember looked at Kutri and asked curiously.

"Haha, anything is possible. Maybe we can create a landmass, build some families, and then they can live out their retirement!"

Kutri laughed heartily. Although he was currently in a state of decay, his power was still beyond the reach of ordinary demon gods.

After all, he was someone who fought against the primordial beings for forty years. Back then, he was the main attacker, the Rock Dragon King absorbed the damage, and the other Dragon Kings provided support.

As if recalling his former glory days, Kutri's tail began to wag involuntarily.

The entire ice floe began to shake violently. With a "crack," the hastily found ice floe broke apart, and the embers fell into the sea.

"Bye-bye!" The embers lying in the sea couldn't get up and said goodbye to Kutri.

"Goodbye." Upon hearing this, Kutri also went into the water and swam away. He was now increasingly pleased with his earlier idea, and all he wanted to do was find a good place to raise a piece of land and retire there.

"Let's go back." Seeing Kutri leave, Ember said to the Black Blades from the sea, and then he was picked up by the Black Blades and carried towards the mainland.

The previous battle with Kutri had left him a bit tired, and he needed to rest.

……

"Where is this... Liyue?" Catherine, or rather the puppet, opened her eyes, looked at the busy scene before her, and knew that she had succeeded.

As dolls produced at the end of winter, Catherines are theoretically without consciousness. All Catherines share a database so that they can better perform their duties.

Although Catherine will only follow the specified procedure and will not perform any actions beyond the specified procedure.

However, as Catherine's actual designer and creator, Puppet knew very well that Catherine was also part of the Fools' intelligence system.

Adventurers love to travel far and wide, and the intelligence they gather from all over the world is collected and compiled by Catherines in various branches, eventually being delivered to Winterhead headquarters, and also to the Fools.

This is also a key reason why the Fools can always find some lost relics and master lost techniques.

The Catherine doll can also be very useful for dealing with some difficult people. For example, like this—luring some people into a pre-prepared trap under the guise of a commission.

However, since Catherine is a puppet, they certainly cannot perform such complex actions on their own.

Therefore, at this point, we need to use the backup plan left over from the creation of the Catherine doll, and achieve the goal of controlling the doll through temporary consciousness transfer.

Although this would destroy one of the dolls, the cost would be worthwhile. The kind of people who could make the Fatui resort to such methods have caused far more harm than just a single doll.

The puppet glanced at the archives. Since it was late at night, only a few people were still working overtime.