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

And so, amidst the myriad phenomena of life on Earth, another half-month passed, until suddenly, unusual circumstances began to appear...

Chapter 488 The Sky Collapses and the Earth Shatters

A peaceful afternoon in a tropical country in South America.

As the sun set, Japas carried the last box of fruit he had picked from the orchard that day into his house.

In the small courtyard of the village, Japas's wife heard the noise coming from the gate and came out of the house.

Is there anything else?

When his wife asked, Japas shook his head: "No more. This is the last box today. The workers have all gone home. We don't have enough shipping boxes. We'll unload the rest when the new shipping boxes arrive tomorrow."

"That's perfect. I've already prepared the food. Go wash up, and we'll be eating soon."

His wife reached out to help Japas unload the fruit from his back, and then went back into the house.

Japas took a breath, walked to the tap in the corner of the yard to wash his face, and turned around to find a little person standing next to his thigh holding a book.

This is Japas' son.

Looking at his son, Japas smiled, picked him up, and kissed his little face.

"Son, is there something you need from your father?"

"Dad, our teacher assigned homework today, but I don't know how to do it."

"Oh?" Japas asked, somewhat surprised. "Does first grade have homework now?"

At that moment, his wife's voice came from inside the room.

"It was a survey assignment given by their teacher. The main task was to fill out a self-introduction card. Their teacher explained that since the children had just started elementary school, they were not familiar with each other. The purpose of filling out this card was so that the children could introduce themselves to each other and get to know each other when they went to school the next day."

"I see."

Japas sat down on the steps in front of the house with his son in his arms and asked, "What's the problem you can't solve?"

Japas couldn't resist ruffling his son's head as he scratched his head, looking adorable.

"I know my name and how old I am... but what's my dream when I grow up... I don't understand, Dad, what is a dream?"

"Dreams, dreams are what you want to be when you grow up. Son, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to grow delicious fruit like my dad!"

Hearing his son's innocent words, Japas burst into laughter.

Inside the house, the wife came out carrying a plate of vegetable and fruit salad, took her son from Japas's arms, and then put the salad into her husband's hands.

"Don't be like your father, who left the big city and chose to open an orchard or farm in this remote rural area."

Japas coughed and said, "I have to argue with you. Running an orchard is much better than being a white-collar worker in a big city. The fruit market is so big now, especially in China. Exporting fruit is currently the most profitable industry in our country. Once our family has saved enough money, we'll move to China."

His wife asked doubtfully, "Go to China? What would you do in China? The US is so much better; it's the world's most developed country."

"I told you to watch less gossip and variety shows, and to occasionally pay attention to the news and the economy, but you wouldn't listen. What era are we living in? The world has changed. The US is in such a mess right now, and it won't get better anytime soon. Any human on Earth can see that the US is declining. Plus, with this global economic crisis, only China has the future. China's technology has been far more advanced than the US's in recent years. Otherwise, why would so many countries be suppressing China... Oh, right, I didn't have enough. Do you have any more?"

As he was talking, Japas turned his head, only to find that his wife had long since grown tired of his rambling and had taken their son back to the house for dinner.

"Hey......"

Japas shook his head helplessly, picked up his fork, and was about to put half a tomato in his mouth when he suddenly felt the plate in his hand shake.

"Hmm? I'm so tired today I can't even hold a plate..."

With a sigh, Japas placed the plate on the stone steps beside him. However, as soon as he put it down, the plate made a rattling sound, which was the sound of the plate shaking and hitting the concrete steps.

Japas was startled and jumped to his feet.

No, it's the ground that's shaking!

"Oh no, it's an earthquake!"

Japas screamed as he rushed into the house, grabbing his wife and children and running out. Just as they were outside, the ground began to shake more violently. The three of them lost their footing and fell to the ground. At the same time, everything in the yard began to tremble. Water pipes burst, spraying water everywhere. Crates of fruit, piled high in the yard, crashed to the ground one by one. The house and yard walls, which had been there moments before, collapsed in an instant, a crack tearing the earth through the wall. A tremendous roar came from beneath the earth, like a howl from hell. In an instant, the world seemed to collapse...

......

In the canteen of Zone D at the Qianhai Base, Ivan was munching on fried dough sticks and drinking soy milk when a figure carrying food sat down opposite him.

"He gave the order early."

Ivan raised his hand to greet the other person, saying, "Team Leader Qi, good morning."

"Where are Xiang Feng and Mu Ze Changhui?"

"One of them went to the restroom, and the other went to order food. What, do you need them for something?"

"It's nothing major, just about that little girl named Keli from last time... Basically, I just want to 'exchange' some experiences with taking care of children with the two of them."

When he spoke of the word "communication," Qi Ji emphasized it, and for some reason, there was a sense of gritted teeth in his voice.

"By the way, Commander Yi, how's your investigation into arrogance going?"

Ivan shook his head.

"We've been investigating for over half a month now, and with the assistance of the Security Bureau's field operations department, we've covered most of the planet, but still haven't found anything. As for Captain Qi, I haven't seen you for the past couple of days. What have you been up to?"

Qi Ji sighed and said, "Hey, I have a mission these two days, I'm out on a mission."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and the morning news started playing on the TV hanging above the cafeteria.

"Yesterday, Southern California time, a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck Canada, with a focal depth of 20 kilometers..."

Ivan's attention was drawn to the news, and he looked up at the television. Meanwhile, Qi Ji said, "A magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Canada... It seems like Earth has been quite unsettled lately. Just two days ago, there was a report of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in northern Philippines, and now this is even bigger..."

Ivan asked, "Was there an earthquake a couple of days ago?"

"Yes, it's in the news in northern Philippines."

Just then, the morning news suddenly interrupted with a news report.

"Breaking news: An hour ago, Mount Fuji in Japan suddenly began to show frequent activity, including machine gun fire from a privately owned eruption. Local rescue teams and expert groups are on their way to Mount Fuji..."

"Ok?"

Qi Ji raised an eyebrow: "An earthquake over there and a volcano erupting here? What's happening to Earth?"

Ivan frowned as he watched the news on television.

Why are so many disasters suddenly occurring around the world? The situation seems a bit...abnormal?

Chapter 489 The Evolution of the Wind God's Heart

Time moved forward another half month.

Ivan has been tracking Pride for over a month now. With the assistance of the Security Bureau, he has explored almost the entire planet Earth, but has yet to find any trace of Pride.

Whether it was the United States, where arrogance first disappeared, or other countries and regions on Earth, there was no trace of arrogance at all. It was as if arrogance had evaporated in an instant. If Paimon hadn't still dreamt of the prophecy of the end of the world, Ivan would have even suspected that he had left the Earth.

Every time Ivan returned from an overseas investigation, he would rest and recuperate at the Qianhai Base. Today was the second day since Arrogance returned from the eastern Philippines. It was midday, and Ivan was doing pull-ups shirtless by the exercise equipment in the square near the dormitory area of ​​the Qianhai Base, completely unaware that a beautiful figure had already come up behind him.

After experiencing so much, Ivan's physical condition has improved significantly compared to before. Although he is still not as good as the soldiers who have undergone high-intensity training for many years, he has a physique that many people envy.

Looking at Ivan, who was facing away from her, his back muscles rising and falling with the pull-up, Jyn smiled faintly.

"call......"

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Ivan finished his workout and jumped off the horizontal bar. He went to the public bench next to him, picked up his water bottle, and was about to drink when he noticed Qin quietly watching him from a distance.

Ivan asked, somewhat surprised, "Why did you suddenly come?"

"I had some time, so I decided to come and take a look. After all, with the teleportation device connecting Teyvat to China, it's just a matter of two steps."

As she spoke, Qin walked over and sat down on the bench next to Ivan.

Ivan chuckled and teased, "You have time off and you didn't use it to work overtime? That's rare. Have you finally figured it out?"

Qin gave Ivan a coquettish, angry look, which made Ivan smile knowingly again.

Such an expression is a rare sight on Jean, the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, who usually exudes an air of dignity, composure, and calmness.

"I haven't been back to Teyvat for a while. How's it going there?"

"Everything is going smoothly. With China as the link, the connection between Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma is constantly deepening, transportation is continuously improving, and people-to-people exchanges are increasing day by day."

"Good, it's good that everything is going smoothly. Uncle Xu doesn't have anything for me to worry about over there for the time being."

Qin asked, "I heard from Xu Jian before I came that your search for Arrogance didn't seem to be going very smoothly?"

“Yes,” Ivan sighed.

"It's been over a month. We haven't found any useful clues since it disappeared from our sight last time."

Upon hearing this, Qin suddenly lowered her head and took something out of her waist pocket.

"Actually, there's another thing I came here for. This is something that Mr. Wendy asked me to give you. He said it should be able to help you."

Ivan took the object from Qin's hand and, upon closer inspection, discovered it was a green crystal ball the size of a fingernail.

"what is this?"

Qin shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Mr. Wendy only said that it was related to something he gave you a long time ago."

Ivan frowned slightly as he stared at the green crystal ball in his hand.

"Something given to me a long time ago..."

......

After meeting Ivan and having lunch with him, Jyn quickly returned to the Teyvat continent through the teleportation channel of the Foresea Base.

That night, in the dormitory area of ​​the Qianhai base, Ivan, unable to sleep, took out the crystal ball again while lying in bed.

Looking at the small green crystal ball, Ivan held it between his fingers and squeezed it; it felt like a glass bead.

"Something given to me a long time ago..."

Muttering these words to himself, Ivan began searching for memories of the past.

He had spent a lot of time with Wendy in the past, but when it came to what Wendy had given him, Ivan could only recall one thing.

As Ivan pondered, a flash of light appeared on his left hand, and the chess piece-shaped Heart of the Wind God appeared in his palm.

Looking at the Heart of God in his left hand and then at the crystal ball in his right, Ivan couldn't find any connection between the two, no matter how hard he looked.