I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

Each worker responsible for cutting the stone wore a full set of highly sealed protective gear to prevent direct skin contact with the Destruction Stone. As long as the skin didn't come into direct contact, they wouldn't be corroded by the destructive aura emanating from the stone. They also worked in shifts every half hour to ensure their stamina was maintained. The shredded fragments of the Destruction Stone were carried out by transport drones and placed directly into specially designed sealed boxes at the entrance. They were then transported down the mountain under heavy protection.

Because of the properties of the Destruction Stones, the places where they are stored need to be as isolated as possible from human habitation. When the aura of destruction first invaded the continent of Teyvat, no Destruction Stones appeared in various parts of Mondstadt. Therefore, there were few warehouses specifically built in Mondstadt to store the Destruction Stones. So, this batch of Destruction Stone fragments transported from Dragonspine Mountain will be transported to the Destruction Stone warehouse built in Liyue for temporary storage.

The Stone of Destruction, which was originally extremely dangerous, was thus dismantled layer by layer through Ivan and his companions' meticulous planning and superior equipment.

The miscalculation of the volume of the Destruction Stone caused Ivan and his team to spend an extra half day, finally completing the dismantling of the Destruction Stone in the underground palace near midnight that day.

After the last escort team carried the fragments of the Destruction Stone down the mountain, Ivan and the others entered the underground palace again.

After dismantling and cleaning the terrifying stone of destruction in the underground palace, Ivan organized a team to conduct a comprehensive search of the palace's interior, ruling out the possibility of poisonous gas, traps, or other dangers.

Moreover, compared to the first time they entered, without the influence of the Destruction Stone, the number of people entering the underground palace this time was much greater, with Li Wenliang insisting on coming in to take a look.

Ivan and the others couldn't persuade Elder Li, so they had no choice but to agree.

Because of the previous work of dismantling the Stone of Destruction, there are now lighting devices throughout the main hall of the underground palace, so there is no need to bring lighting equipment when going down into the underground palace again.

As soon as they entered the underground palace, they saw a large pit that covered more than half of the floor of the main hall. This pit was where the Stone of Destruction had been located.

Inside the main hall, most of the stone slabs on the floor had already been crushed by the Destruction Stones, and the west wall of the hall was also somewhat deformed from the pressure. Li Wenliang felt a pang of heartache at the sight: "This is an ancient relic left behind by the ancient Kingdom of Kanria, and now half of it is destroyed... sigh..."

Ivan nodded: "That's a real shame, but thankfully, it looks like the most important part isn't damaged."

Following Ivan's gaze, everyone looked ahead and saw a circular altar about two meters high directly in front of them.

In this vast hall, the presence of such an altar is still quite eye-catching.

When Ivan and his group first came down, the altar was blocked by the Stone of Destruction. Later, when the staff were dismantling the Stone of Destruction, they also discovered the altar hidden behind it and reported it to their superiors.

The group walked toward the altar.

At the very center of the altar stood a small, circular platform, a little over a meter high and several tens of centimeters thick. On its top sloping surface was an irregularly shaped small hole, which upon closer inspection resembled a keyhole. The platform was covered with intricate patterns, some of which were inscribed with Kanriyan script.

Looking at the words, Li Wenliang pushed up his reading glasses, studied them for a moment, and then said, "Yes, this is the altar that suppressed the source of destruction of the Kingdom of Kanria. The holes on it should be the keyholes to open the altar."

Ivan turned to the woman behind him and smiled slightly, "Madam, our work in the collaboration is complete. It's your turn now."

Without saying a word, the woman took out a strangely shaped wooden box from her bosom, then turned the box a few times as if imitating her, and a uniquely shaped key popped out of the box.

Ivan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Is this what the Fools brought out from the ruins of Kanria, the Salt of the Earth?

The woman walked up to the altar and inserted the key from the square box in her hand into the keyhole, perfectly.

At this moment, everyone felt either excited or nervous.

After all, this was the most mysterious and powerful kingdom of Kanria in Teyvat's history, and now the truth behind its destruction is about to be revealed.

The next second, the woman turned the key in her hand...

Chapter 348 records the destruction of the stone tablet.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the woman turned the key on the altar.

The next second, a crisp "click" sound rang out.

In the vast, empty underground palace, this somewhat abrupt sound immediately drew everyone's attention.

Everyone tensed up, becoming more vigilant, waiting for further changes to occur within the underground palace.

However, after a few seconds, nothing else happened except for the initial "click".

Kizawa Nagahiro asked, somewhat bewildered, "What's going on?"

Ivan raised an eyebrow at the woman on the altar, who also frowned slightly: "My actions should have been correct..."

However, at that moment, everyone suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble slightly.

"what is this?"

Suddenly someone shouted in surprise, and then everyone discovered that more than a dozen stone slabs had suddenly risen up around them.

These stone slabs are arranged in a certain orientation, forming a semi-circle around the altar.

The high platform with the key inserted on it suddenly sank down until it was completely submerged within the altar.

The woman instinctively took a step back.

The next second, a beam of white light suddenly shone from the high platform on the altar, all the way to the ceiling of the underground palace.

Then a series of loud noises, like the turning of a chain or gears, echoed throughout the entire underground palace.

The sound lasted for a good four or five seconds before it stopped.

As the series of loud noises ceased, a Knights of Favonius guarding the perimeter of the underground palace rushed in.

"Reporting to the commander, and esteemed officials, outside..."

Qin was taken aback: "What's going on outside?"

The soldier continued, "Outside... the stone pillar above the underground palace suddenly rose into the air without warning, and now it's hovering several dozen meters directly above the palace."

Qin raised an eyebrow and said, "I understand. You may leave."

"Yes."

After the soldiers left, Ivan said, "The Frost Nails were used to suppress the underground palace. Now that the Frost Nails have risen into the air, it means that the seal on the underground palace has been broken."

The crowd waited a few more moments, but the hall had returned to silence, and nothing new had happened.

Kizawa Nagahiro scratched his head and said, "Is that all?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions mirroring those of Mu Ze Changhui.

Indeed, both the legends and the inscriptions on the nails inscribed on the outside of the underground palace suggest that something extraordinary is buried there.

As people expected, even if no extraordinary phenomena occurred after the seal was broken, at the very least something would happen.

This is the truth behind the sudden downfall of the mysterious ancient kingdom of Kanria.

However, in reality, only some stone tablets appeared, and then... nothing more.

To put it bluntly, everyone, including Ivan, felt like, "I've already taken my pants off, and this is what you show me."

After a brief period of disappointment, and after confirming that no further mechanisms would be triggered, everyone's attention returned to the altar in the main hall.

What are these stone tablets?

Xiang Feng approached the stone tablets that had just emerged from the ground and curiously reached out to touch them, but Li Wenliang loudly stopped him.

"Wait, don't touch!"

Startled by Li Wenliang's shout, Xiang Feng's hand froze in mid-air, and he too hesitated to move.

Li Wenliang stepped forward, squinted at the stone slab, and scanned it. He then moved to other stone slabs and repeated the same process.

Seeing Li Wenliang's serious expression, Li Wenliang, who had been frozen in place for a while, thought he had triggered some kind of mechanism. He subconsciously swallowed and asked, "Elder Li... what's wrong?"

Li Wenliang said, "Do you see all those dense patterns on it?"

"Uh, I see... Is there a problem?"

“These are all Kanrya script.”

Xiang Feng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Li, you scared me to death! I thought I had accidentally triggered some mechanism, but it was just text. You made a big fuss over nothing."

Hearing Xiang Feng's words, Li Wenliang was immediately displeased and launched into a lecturing mode: "What do you mean by making a fuss? These are extremely valuable ancient Teyvat documents, priceless treasures! These stone tablets have been sealed for many years, and we don't even know if the surface material has been eroded by the environment of the snow mountain. If you are not careful and accidentally erase some of the text, you won't have anywhere to look for it later!"

"Forehead......"

The harsh reprimand left Xiang Feng completely bewildered.

Sure enough, whenever it comes to historical artifacts and materials, Mr. Li goes all out.

Ivan quickly pulled Xiang Feng aside and asked with a smile, "Elder Li, what are these stone tablets inscribed with?"

Li Wenliang said with a serious expression, "I just took a quick look, and these stone tablets probably record the historical truth about the destruction of the Kingdom of Kanria. However, I only glanced at them briefly, and the content I could identify was limited. To determine the specific content of these stone tablets, further research is needed. Commander Yi, please have someone protect these stone tablets for now and prevent anyone from touching them."

Ivan nodded and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, the group held a brief meeting regarding the next steps for working on the stone slabs. During this time, the woman and her men left quietly without taking anything with them, which surprised Ivan.

"Strange, did they really just leave like that?"

Abedo nodded: "Yes, I followed them down the mountain. They have confirmed that they have left the Dragonspine Range, and they left from the southeast side. They should have entered Liyue territory by now."

"How strange."

Ivan frowned.

This doesn't seem like the style of the Fools.

They said they would cooperate to open the ruins, and they really did open the ruins and leave, without even taking the key to open the underground palace altar. They just left so decisively.

This is highly unusual, as fools never do anything without personal gain.

"Could it be that they've already gotten what they wanted?"

Just as Ivan was pondering, a commotion suddenly broke out at the work site in the distance where people were studying the stone tablet.

"What is this? Watch out!"

Hearing the shout, Ivan was startled and immediately ran towards the scene...

......

In a mountain forest somewhere in Liyue, southwest of Dragonspine.

The woman stopped and said, "Go and keep watch around the area."

"Yes."

After her subordinates left, the woman said to herself, "All the items have been copied."

At that moment, footsteps echoed from the dark forest, and then a figure wearing a half-mask and a white dress appeared before the woman.

Fools and scholars.

Upon seeing the doctor appear, the woman took a crystal from the sleeve of her coat and tossed it to him. The doctor caught it and examined it in his palm.

The next second, the crystal suddenly emitted a faint light, and then the light formed a projection that floated around the crystal. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the projection was actually the stone tablets in the underground palace.

Looking at the projections of these stone tablets, the professor smiled and said, "Congratulations, you have perfectly completed this mission."