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Lu Sheng never imagined that Sandone, as the executor himself, would personally come to the Red King's Tomb to search for the legendary forbidden knowledge.

There were only the two of them on this mission, but Sandone brought her most powerful creation with her, a self-regulating machine called Gentleman. It was tall and made of some unknown material. It had glowing eyes similar to One-Eyed Treasure, where the core of its power was hidden.

The refined Sandoni also dressed in gentlemanly attire, wearing a formal suit and a top hat, perfectly embodying the demeanor of a gentleman.

Sandogne sat on the gentleman's strong, broad palm, like a queen traveling in a sedan chair.

As a follower, Lu Sheng could only walk behind him.

In fact, once outside Sumeru City, Lu Sheng could have eliminated Sandone at any time.

With his current strength, he can completely disregard the mere seventh seat.

But he had been planning this for so long, and his purpose was not just for a small puppet.

PhDs are the real threat.

Lu Sheng never hesitates when making important decisions; he chooses whichever brings the greatest benefit.

Whether or not Sandogane exists is not important to me, but not having a doctor is very important to me.

Moreover, Sandone seems to be very familiar with the past history. While she is still useful, we can extract some information from her that has not yet appeared in the game's storyline.

After leaving Sumeru City, they headed west and, after most of the day, finally arrived at the dividing line between green and yellow.

One step back reveals lush green grasslands, while another step forward stretches into a vast desert with endless yellow sand, divided in the middle by a clearly visible line, as if stepping into an invisible teleportation portal.

It's hard to imagine that these are two adjacent regions within the same country.

“Isn’t it amazing?” Sandonne suddenly spoke up. “Actually, this desert in front of us was once a paradise. It had a peculiar name: ‘Wali-Weige.’”

"Three kings jointly rule this area: the Red King who died long ago, the Flower Goddess, and the Tree King who perished five hundred years ago."

Sandonne, like an experienced tour guide, leads the way, educating the terrestrials about the history of the land beneath their feet.

"Later, the Red King learned some secrets buried by the gods, and he harbored evil thoughts, reaching out his hands to the unknown cause and effect. The price for touching that dark secret was the life of the Flower Goddess."

"Hmm? Why did the Flower Goddess die when the Crimson King reached out?"

Lu Sheng couldn't help but wonder, the relationship between them seemed a bit too far-fetched.

He really didn't know the background story behind it.

When I first started playing Sumeru, I was locked down by the Forest Book for a whole day as soon as I entered the game. I was so frustrated and annoyed that I got dizzy and irritable. Then, when I got to the desert, I was locked down by the Desert Book for several hours. I had no interest in paying attention to the hidden plot in every corner. My mouse was practically smoking. I just wanted to end this long torture as soon as possible.

The copywriters also like to hide the plot in all sorts of nooks and crannies, such as relics, notes, murals, and so on.

Therefore, they don't know as much about Sumeru as they do about Liyue.

“Because they are each other’s dearest love,” Sandonne gave an unexpected yet perfectly logical answer. “Although I have never met the three kings, I can easily guess the answer: if it weren’t for deep love, who would be willing to sacrifice themselves for the other?”

"After the death of the Flower Goddess, the Crimson King devoted all his knowledge to building a mausoleum for her called the Eternal Oasis."

Sangdo sighed softly, "Eternity... Listen to this, how much he wishes the goddess of flowers could stay by his side forever. It sounds so romantic, doesn't it? That's what it feels like to love someone... It's a pity... I'll never be able to feel that kind of emotion."

"You mean, the Crimson King made the Flower Goddess sacrifice herself to open the passage between the Abyss and the forbidden knowledge in order to obtain forbidden knowledge?"

“You’re half right,” Sandonne explained. “The Abyss has always existed, but Sky Island chose to seal the entrance to the Abyss with the Frost Nails in order to conceal the power that terrified them. The Flower Goddess’s sacrifice opened only a small crack sealed by the Frost Nails, but it was enough for the Crimson King to master that terrible forbidden knowledge.”

Lu Sheng disagreed, retorting, "Where's the romance? Knowing that his beloved would die because of it, the Crimson King still insisted on obtaining that power. That's not love at all; it's just using love as a pretext for blackmail. What's the use of crying his heart out or building more tombs afterward? It's just a meaningless attempt to make amends for his inability to overcome his guilt."

"Tsk... How can you be so unromantic? You have to pour cold water on such a tragic love story." Sandonne suddenly let out a strange laugh. "Hehe~ But... I like it! The feelings between people are too complicated, and people's hearts are unpredictable~ You never know what the person who is good to you is thinking behind your back, and you don't know if the person you love will be willing to sacrifice you for their own desires one day."

She stroked the gentleman's cheek, a somber look in her eyes. "Compared to my relationships with people, my feelings for things are purer."

Lu Sheng gleaned some information from Sandoni's words.

This woman reminded him of a troubled girl who, due to a lack of love or abuse in childhood, had no choice but to place her emotional attachments elsewhere, resulting in a somewhat distorted mindset.

No one is qualified to be an executive officer of the Fools if they don't have any medical records.

There was still a long way to go to the Red King's tomb, and since the construction of the divine body would take several more days, Sandone was in no hurry and walked very slowly.

Strangely, despite the desert temperature reaching over forty degrees Celsius, she didn't take off any clothes, using only a small fan to alleviate the unbearable heat.

Soon the sun set, and the temperature in the desert plummeted to zero.

Out of consideration for the students from the mainland, Sandonne decided to rest for the night under some ruins and set off again the next morning.

The gentleman cleared the sand from the ground, went outside to find dry firewood to start a fire, and then, like a mother bird protecting her chicks, he used his arms to shield Sandoni from the night's sandstorm and cold.

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Lu Sheng caught a few sand hares outside, skewered them, and roasted them over a fire, filling the air with a fragrant aroma.

He generously offered his new superior a roasted rabbit, but was refused.

"Thank you, but I won't eat it." Sandonne leaned against the gentleman, curled up like a little bird, and said softly, "I don't like things made of flesh and blood."

"That's strange. So what do you eat? Everyone has to eat, right?"

Sandoni gazed at Lu Sheng with a smile, the firelight flickering on her face, making her appear somewhat eerie.

"It's okay, I won't be human anymore soon."

A certain blond, long-lived vampire who loves bread and shouts "world, world" all day long flashed through Lu Sheng's mind.

Well, yet another inhuman one.

Sumeru Chapter: Chapter 106: The Prophet's First Move

The next morning, the two continued their journey towards the Red King's Mausoleum deep in the desert.

There is no need for navigation at all.

The scale of the Red King's Mausoleum can be seen at a glance from anywhere.

A colossal pyramid supports another inverted pyramid, a magnificent sight that can only be described as a miracle.

What makes people even more curious is what kind of forbidden knowledge the Red King possessed back then.

However, judging from the numerous elemental constructs that can still roam freely in the desert despite thousands of years of wind and sand erosion, what the Crimson King obtained from the abyss was knowledge far beyond that of the entire era.

The desert's traps and monsters seem completely out of place in the seven kingdoms of Teyvat.

Perhaps the only thing comparable to it is the now-vanished Canria.

Along the way, many desert bandits cast greedy glances at him from the shadows, but when they saw the gentleman's enormous size and the tremendous vibrations caused by his walking, they all abandoned their plans to attack.

Soon, Lu Sheng and Sandone arrived at the massive Red King's Mausoleum.

The gates of the royal mausoleum are tightly closed. For thousands of years, this solitary tomb has stood like a giant on the sea of ​​sand, guarding its master.

Over the years, countless people have coveted the treasures within the tomb, and their final footprints have all ended in this man-eating desert.

Gilding groups, treasure-hunting groups, and archaeological teams—human remains can be found everywhere in the vast desert.

"In order to explore the secrets of the Crimson King, countless ignorant people have tried every means to come here. Only when they truly stand at its feet can they understand how insignificant they are in this world."

Sandonne curiously approached the Red King's Mausoleum and gently touched the mechanical door that had remained undamaged despite being thousands of years old.

"The level of technology is beyond my comprehension. It's truly exciting. What kind of profound knowledge did the Red King possess to create such a magnificent masterpiece?"

Sandone is eager to inherit the precious cultural heritage left by the Red King.

"Gentleman, open the door."

At her command, the sound of energy circulating within the gentleman's body could be heard.

boom!

The gentleman slammed his fist heavily on the gate of the royal mausoleum, but the gate did not budge, not even a dent.

"It wasn't as easy as I thought."

This outcome was within Sandone's expectations. If the royal tomb were so easy to breach, then the countless treasures and the forbidden knowledge of the Red King would have long been stolen by those with ulterior motives.

"Looks like we'll have to find a breakthrough elsewhere. Let's go, maybe we'll have to be like mice, burrowing through holes everywhere from now on."

She had long coveted the things in the Crimson King's Tomb, so she sent a small team of Fools in advance. The report they sent back stated that they could not break through the solid main gate, but they discovered a huge civilization ruin underground in the Crimson King's Tomb, which seemed to be the way to enter the Crimson King's Tomb.

"let me try."

Lu Sheng suddenly volunteered to come to the door.

Sandonne put his hands on his hips and advised, "Don't try. This door is at least five meters thick and weighs tens of thousands of kilograms. It can't be opened in a normal way."

Lu Sheng ignored him and reached out to touch the giant door in front of him.

Although it has a unique texture on its surface, it is actually a hard rock.

Since it is rock, there is no pressure for terrestrial life.

One of his Geo-elemental skills can reduce the weight of all rocks by 90%.

He pressed his hands firmly against the stone door and pulled hard. The stone door made a heavy, mechanical sound as it slowly opened a crack.

"How is this possible? How did you do that?"

Sandonne could hardly believe his eyes. Was this guy really human?

"Gentleman, go help!"

The gentleman turned around, inserted his hands into the gap that Lu Sheng had opened, and with a place to pull it open, he began to work with all his might to open the door.

Through the efforts of one person and one puppet, the gates of the Crimson King's Mausoleum, sealed for a thousand years, were reopened.

Looking around, a huge trapezoidal tomb passage appeared before the two of them.

The tomb passage ascends in layers, connected by hundreds of steps. On both sides, several huge jackal statues lie prostrate, lifelike, staring at the center of the tomb passage with fierce expressions, as if warning intruders that if they dare to take another step forward, they will die without a burial place.

"Is this what the Crimson King's Tomb looks like? Hahaha! I never imagined that after thousands of years, I would be the first person to come here!"

Sandonne's excitement was palpable.

It has to be said that Lu Sheng is simply a treasure sent into his hands by heaven.

It not only helped me solve the problem of materials, but also helped me enter the mysterious Red King's Tomb without lifting a finger.

Making him his first servant after he becomes a god is the most fitting thing to do.

It's a pity he's human, but that's alright. Once I become a god, I'll transform him into a puppet, so he can stay by my side and serve me forever.

“Gentleman, go scout ahead.” Sandonne gave the order to the puppet, then turned to Rikuo and said, “You stay by my side and be careful of the traps hidden here. With the knowledge that the Red King possesses, once the traps he left behind are triggered, you probably won’t even know how you died.”

The two followed behind the giant puppet, passing through the tomb passage without any obstruction.