I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Why not just ignore her?

But Zhongli doesn't seem willing to terminate the agreement so directly, which is quite strange.

Does Zhongli still want to gain something from the Traveler? Or does he simply want to observe the Traveler? Or is it even possible that Zhongli wants to disrupt the entire continent of Teyvat?

The ultimate fate of these things is unknown.

However, she trusted Zhong Li implicitly, even if he had some grand plan...

Even if Zhongli wanted to stir up trouble on the continent of Teyvat, even if Zhongli ignored all the humans in Teyvat and stirred up a world-ending wave, she would follow her closely, never stopping and never falling behind.

This is Gui Zhong's affection for Zhong Li.

Regardless of right or wrong, only the individual's perspective.

Ultimately, Gui is just such a selfish and self-serving demon god.

Chapter Fifteen Experiment

Mondstadt, the snow-capped mountains.

The road leading to the snow-capped mountains is winding and twisting.

The further you go, the colder the air becomes.

Zhongli, Guizhong, and Fu Hua didn't seem to care about this situation.

But at first glance, it seemed that even Abedo and the traveler girl were completely unconcerned about this coldness.

“Let’s take a short walk along the path,” Abedo said softly.

"I built a decent laboratory in a cave that wasn't too cold up ahead. Although it's far inferior to the laboratories in Mondstadt, it's still usable."

"Our first phase of experiments is right there."

“Hmm…” Zhongli walked behind Abedo and asked softly, “Mr. Abedo, I haven’t asked you about the experiment yet. What exactly is your experiment about?”

“…” Abedo lowered his head and pondered for a moment, carefully considering his words.

“Mr. Zhongli, you should also know that the Traveler Girl Ying is not a human from this Teyvat world.”

"I know a little bit." Zhongli nodded slightly.

Abedo immediately said, "My experiments are naturally about people from other worlds."

"I originally thought that the elemental rules of the Teyvat world wouldn't apply to people from other worlds, since the elemental rules of Teyvat are very exclusive, and using them indiscriminately might directly lead to adverse consequences."

At this point, Aberdo stopped.

He slowly extended his palm, displaying a radiant seed to the crowd.

"This is a seed from another world that I once obtained. I originally thought that as a plant seed, even if it came from another world, it should be easy for it to germinate. But I didn't expect that no matter how many times I tried, I couldn't get this seed to bloom."

"Therefore, I have come to a conclusion that is not universal. That is, Teyvat has its own rules for its readers, and the elemental power required for the growth of plants on Teyvat may not be what seeds from other worlds need. They may need a certain gas, a certain light, a certain unique particle, things that do not exist on our Teyvat continent."

"But after I came to this conclusion, I suddenly learned of the existence of the Traveler Girl."

"This makes me very curious."

Abedo's gaze shifted to the Traveler, who was walking at the back with a bewildered expression: "If my conjecture is true, then the basic elements that constitute the Traveler Girl's body are absolutely different from the basic elements in the bodies of humans in our world. In that case, it means that the Traveler Girl could not possibly live so easily in our Teyvat world."

"Perhaps... it suddenly burst into flames just from taking a breath of air; or perhaps it melted away because it came into contact with water."

"But now travelers not only live very simple lives, they can even use elemental power. You know, even the humans of Teyvat can only manipulate the elements after obtaining the Eye of God."

"But the Traveler not only lacks the Eye of God, she's not even human from our world. How can she control the elements? Why can't she die?"

Abedo spoke of some extremely terrifying things with a calm expression.

"These are all mysteries that need to be solved."

Gui Zhong and Fu Hua, who were walking in front of Abedo, had already changed their expressions.

Gui Zhong seemed to remember something, but Fu Hua clearly remembered that bastard blond bishop from the past.

The sight of Abedo exploring the unknown, and the bishop's quest to resurrect his lover, felt exactly the same.

Zhongli, on the other hand, didn't react much.

He simply continued, "What preparations have you made?"

“It’s very simple…” Abedo pointed ahead.

On the boundless white snow-capped mountains and plains, a cave appears and disappears, with orange-red flames emanating from it, giving it a warm and inviting feel.

"Go to my temporary laboratory, I will answer you there."

The group immediately fell silent, lowered their heads, and began their journey despite the light snow.

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at Abedo's cave camp, which was also his temporary laboratory, an hour after noon.

Upon entering the laboratory, Zhongli and the others saw numerous glasswares, as well as a bonfire and brazier emitting steam.

Rows of books were piled up in the corner, and many glass jars containing strange-colored, unidentified liquids were placed on the table.

On the large table in the center of the experiment, several scrolls depicting various alchemical symbols were neatly pressed together.

"arrive."

Abeldo welcomed the group in and went straight to a strange, long-mouthed glass jar that was still bubbling, pouring a cup of its liquid.

He held the liquid up in his hand and brought it in front of the traveler, saying softly, "This thing is used to test the flow of elements within the traveler's body. If the flow of elements is not good, it will cause an uncomfortable feeling. If it is like the ordinary people in the world of Teyvat, then there will be no feeling of flow."

"If... well, if something important is missing, it might be destroyed by the rampaging elements."

"So dangerous?!" Little Paimon couldn't help but jump out: "You actually let my Ying drink something so dangerous?"

“Abedo, we can’t agree to this even if you offer us money.”

Aberdo did not explain, but looked at the traveler.

“Okay.” The traveler didn’t hesitate at all, took the somewhat mysterious-looking potion, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ahhhhh! Ying!" Little Paimon screamed exaggeratedly, clutching his head, "Why did you drink it straight away? What if there's danger???"

"Hiccup~~~!" The traveler girl hiccuped, looking thoughtfully at the empty potion in her hand: "I don't seem to feel anything?"

“…Hmm…Let’s observe for another two minutes.” Abedo wasn’t surprised, and simply crossed one arm over his chest and stroked his chin with the other, deep in thought.

Five minutes later, the traveler girl still did not react.

Abedo looked around slightly: "There's no difference... Girl Ying, the elemental reactions in your body seem exactly the same as those of humans from the Teyvat world, there's no difference at all. It's almost... well... it's almost as if you were originally a human from this world."

"but...."

Abedo glanced at Paimon, who was observing the jar with great interest, and muttered to himself.

"But... this raises another question: why do you use elemental power? You don't have the Eye of God, do you?"

"Could it be that someone is using your body to wield your elemental power?"

Chapter Sixteen: The Traveler's Observation Experiment

No one answered Aberdo's question, which sounded like a soliloquy.

Paimon's eyes darted away slightly, but only for a moment.

The next second, he took the empty bottle and put it back on the lab table.

Then he said to the traveling girl, "If there are no problems with this test, we need to find out what makes you special as a traveler from another world."

"Otherwise, wouldn't our experiment prove that you are a human from the world of Teyvat?"

At this point, Abedo stroked his chin slightly and pondered for a moment: "That is indeed a possibility. The humans of the original Teyvat world traveled to other worlds, and then their descendants unknowingly returned to the Teyvat continent. This can also be considered a hypothesis."

"Hahaha! Hahaha! How could that be?" Little Paimon laughed exaggeratedly twice: "Mr. Abedo, you're overthinking things."

“Oh, really? I think that’s a pretty good guess,” Zhongli interjected softly.

"..." Upon hearing Zhongli's words, the traveler couldn't help but look at his hands, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Little Paimon chuckled dryly, "Really, Mr. Zhongli, you're joking around too. Alright, alright, let's get to the next experiment."

"Hmm." Abedo nodded slightly.

“The second experiment is very simple.” Abedo took out a small notebook, which was filled with a lot of information and text.

He slowly flipped through a few pages of his notebook and took out paper and pen.

"Let's go, let's step out a little."

Zhongli and the others naturally did not object, and followed Abedo and the others out of the cave, arriving at a small hill about a hundred meters away from the laboratory.

Abedo stopped and asked the traveler behind him, "So, traveler, can you see those snow-capped mountains over there now?"

The place he was pointing to was the highest peak of this snow-capped mountain.

“...Of course.” Ying nodded slightly.

"Okay, can you see what monsters or things are on the top of the snow mountain?" Abedo asked immediately.

"..." Ying stood on tiptoe, looked out for a moment, shaded her eyes with her hand, peeked out again, and finally shook her head.

"I can't see it."

"What a pity," Abedo said, but his expression remained unchanged.

“I originally thought that travelers from other worlds would be able to do things that Teyvats couldn’t, but it seems that you don’t possess this ability that’s like ‘clairvoyance’.”

“There’s an altar there, and a sword is stuck in the altar,” Zhongli’s voice suddenly interrupted. “I’m a native of Teyvat, I can see it.”

Abedo paused for a moment, looked at Zhongli, then at the snow-capped mountains, and came to his senses: "Hmm... it seems that the Teyvats also have some unknown secrets, and my knowledge is not enough."

"Then, the second question." He turned to the traveler again, pointing to the towering stone pillar standing beside him, and said, "Traveler, can you break this pillar with your mind?"

“…”

The traveler stared wide-eyed at the stone pillar, but the other side did not react at all.

"Ha~~~ha~~~!"

A minute later, the traveler, hands on his knees, panting heavily, shook his head at Abedo.

“It seems you can’t.” Abedo scribbled in his notebook, then turned to Zhongli: “Mr. Zhongli, you…”