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

Ivan raised an eyebrow, sensing something unusual in Ningguang's tone.

"Could the rumors circulating be true?"

Ningguang paused for a moment, then nodded: "According to intelligence, the demons from all over Liyue are consciously gathering towards Liyue Harbor. However, the Thousand Rock Army, led by the Asuras, has also been dispatched to distract the demons in various places. They can temporarily slow down the demons' advance, but how long they can hold them off is still unknown. It's probably only a matter of time before all the demons are fully assembled."

Ningguang continued, "Currently, most of the refugees from various parts of Liyue have been brought to Liyue Harbor. The current population in the harbor is about 500,000 to 600,000, including about 100,000 Thousand Rock Army soldiers. The current rampage of the Demon Gods has cut off all supply routes from various parts of Liyue to Liyue Harbor. At the best possible time, all the supplies in Liyue Harbor can only last for a month if they are allocated properly. If the Demon Gods gather and launch a full-scale attack on Liyue Harbor, even if we can defend it, the rate at which supplies are consumed will increase dramatically. We cannot afford to wait any longer. The only person I can ask for help now is Mr. Ivan."

Ivan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

Xiang Feng, standing to the side, was stunned and said, "But Commander Yi, wasn't the communication cut off by the Vortex Demon God's magnetic field?"

Ivan said, "The matter is urgent, so I have no choice but to go there in person."

After saying that, Ivan looked at Ningguang and asked, "Is there any way to get me to the sea area east of Yaoguang Beach?"

China's Longwang strategic nuclear submarine is anchored in the deep sea east of Yaoguang Beach. If Ivan can get there and find a way to contact the Longwang, he can return to Mondstadt on the Longwang. This is the only way at present.

However, there are only two routes to Yaoguang Beach. One is by land, but nowadays, apart from Liyue Harbor, Liyue is full of demons, so you have to be extremely careful when taking the land route, and it may even take several days to get there.

If we can't travel by land, then we can only travel by water.

Ningguang pondered, "Traveling to Yaoguang Beach by land now takes too long; we can only go by water. But the water route requires passing through Guyun Pavilion. Even if the Vortex Demon God hasn't noticed, the weather conditions at Guyun Pavilion have become extremely harsh..."

Ivan interrupted Ningguang, his eyes resolute, and said, "All the immortals are currently on missions and cannot leave. There is no way to ask an immortal to send me there. If I don't take the risk, I'm afraid I will never have another chance."

Ningguang hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "I will prepare a boat this afternoon and have professionals escort you there."

"Okay, thank you."

"No, I'm the one who should say thank you."

Ningguang bowed deeply to Ivan as she spoke.

Ivan's risky journey to seek help was partly to prevent Liyue from falling and affecting other areas, but more importantly, it was for Liyue's sake. Such a debt of gratitude is hard to repay.

In the afternoon, Ivan arrived at the dock, where the ship Ningguang had promised to escort him was already moored.

Looking at the large ship in front of him, Ivan raised an eyebrow.

Unexpectedly, the professionals Ningguang mentioned were actually from the Southern Cross fleet.

The captain is a household name throughout Liyue Harbor, and also a character Ivan knew very well from the original game – Beidou.

On the dock, the dashing Beidou stepped off the ship. Ningguang introduced her to Ivan: "This is Beidou, the leader of the Southern Cross fleet. She's probably the only one in the entire Liyue Harbor who could send you through the current harsh weather at Lone Cloud Pavilion."

Beidou smiled broadly, shook hands with Ivan, and said, "Mr. Ivan, rest assured, no matter how bad the situation is, I will make sure you get to your destination safely."

Ivan clasped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you very much."

Without much small talk, time was of the essence, and Ivan, Xiang Feng, and the other members of the Orca team quickly boarded the Southern Cross.

With a command from Beidou, the Southern Cross sailed out of Liyue Harbor.

Chapter 130 Bravely Venture into Lonely Cloud Pavilion

On the sea, the Southern Cross fleet sailed against the wind and waves, heading towards the direction of Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

The sky gradually darkened, and the closer they got to the sea area of ​​Guyun Pavilion, the worse the weather became.

Ivan stood on one side of the Southern Cross, gazing intently at the towering figure of the Vortex Demon in the distance.

Just then, the wind picked up, and the first mate, who was standing guard on the mast, shouted from above, "Boss, the wind is getting stronger, let's furl the sails!"

At the bow, Beidou nodded and shouted, "Flatten the large sail, raise the small sail!"

At Beidou's command, the crew quickly sprang into action. The large sail was slowly and rapidly lowered, while the smaller sails on both sides of the hull were raised, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.

Beidou noticed Ivan's serious expression, so he walked over, patted him on the shoulder warmly, and said with a smile, "Mr. Ivan, don't worry, our Southern Cross fleet has weathered countless storms, this kind of weather is nothing to us."

Ivan shook his head and said, "That's not what I'm worried about."

Ivan's gaze never left the Vortex Demon God. Since yesterday, the Vortex Demon God's several huge dragon heads had curled up, forming a cauldron shape in the middle, and then it had not moved again, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

Of course, this was also the source of Ivan's confidence to risk crossing the Lonely Cloud Pavilion sea area, but for some reason, Ivan always had an ominous premonition.

Ivan turned and asked, "Are there detailed records of the Vortex Demon in Liyue's history?"

Beidou pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't recall any. Records about the Vortex Demon God Oser only exist in the early Liyue historical records. At that time, it was only said that the Vortex Demon God was an extremely powerful demon god during the Demon God War, a formidable enemy of the Emperor, who was later sealed and suppressed in Guyun Pavilion by the Emperor using great divine power. However, there may be other detailed records, but I haven't read them... You should ask Ningguang about this, sir. She knows much more about this than I do."

Ivan nodded. He had asked Ningguang before, but even after Ningguang had consulted all of Liyue's historical records, she hadn't found any detailed accounts of the Vortex Demon God. Ivan was only asking Beidou now, hoping to see if Beidou had read any unofficial historical accounts.

Ivan didn't know much about the Vortex Demon God either. In the original game's storyline, the Vortex Demon God was released by the Prince using the Unfettered Talisman. At that time, the Vortex Demon God had been sealed for thousands of years and had been worn down by time, so its strength was no longer what it used to be. Later, it was severely injured by the combined power of the immortals, and finally, Ningguang smashed the Jade Pavilion down from the sky, dying from Newtonian mechanics.

Strictly speaking, in the original game storyline, the Vortex Demon God didn't even have a chance to unleash any power after appearing before being killed by the Liyue group in a single combo.

But now it's different. The Vortex Demon God was released by someone using the aura of destruction. Unlike the Unrestricted Talisman, this will not only not diminish the power of the Vortex Demon God, but will also allow his strength to return to its peak state.

At its peak, the Vortex Demon God was a being even the most powerful emperor feared. However, regarding records of the Vortex Demon God, whether from the original game storyline or current historical records, Ivan has yet to find any detailed accounts, which significantly increases the difficulty of confronting the Vortex Demon God.

The only person who knows the specifics of the Vortex Demon God is Zhongli, but Zhongli's whereabouts are still unknown.

The Southern Cross is still moving at full speed.

At this time, a light rain began to fall on the deck. Before long, the raindrops became as big as beans, the wind became very strong, and the sky in sight gradually became filled with lightning and thunder, which indicated that they had completely entered the sea area of ​​Guyun Pavilion.

Ivan stood on the deck against the fierce wind, looking up at the vortex demon god Oser, who was now very close. Then he noticed some details that could only be seen at extremely close range.

Ivan saw that the Vortex Demon God's several heads on the sea surface emerged from beneath the Lonely Cloud Pavilion Islands, while its body remained in the deep sea, oppressed by the Lonely Cloud Pavilion Islands.

Back then, when the Emperor fought the Vortex Demon God, he threw down several spear energies from the high heavens. The spear energies pierced through the clouds and transformed into huge rock spears that crashed into the sea, suppressing the Vortex Demon God there. Later, they transformed into the islands of Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Judging from the current situation, the Vortex Demon God does not seem to have completely broken through the seal. Moreover, the closer Ivan gets to the Vortex Demon God, the stronger the aura of destruction becomes. In Ivan's perception, the Vortex Demon God is like a mountain made entirely of destruction stones, which makes Ivan even more worried.

As they ventured deeper into the waters off Guyun Pavilion, the severity of the weather reached its extreme.

At the helm, Beidou was doing its utmost to control the ship's direction of travel, preventing it from being blown by the storm toward the reef.

Just then, a sailor suddenly shouted, "Oh no! There's a whirlpool ahead!"

Ivan was taken aback. He quickly ran to the bow of the ship and saw countless deep-sea whirlpools of all sizes on the sea surface ahead. The larger ones were tens of meters in diameter, while the smaller ones were more than ten meters. These whirlpools formed a dense minefield, and the Southern Cross would have little chance of escape once it touched them.

Beidou shouted, "Hold on tight!"

After saying that, Beidou jerked the rudder, and the ship suddenly tilted. Ivan slipped and fell, and if Xiang Feng hadn't grabbed him, he would have been lying on the ground.

With the continuous operation of Beidou, the Southern Cross navigated through this extremely treacherous whirlpool with remarkable skill and daring, and the weather gradually improved after passing through the area.

They successfully crossed the waters off Guyun Pavilion.

The crew raised their arms in celebration, and Ivan breathed a sigh of relief. The Vortex Demon God had been asleep all along; it seemed their gamble had paid off.

After passing through the waters of Guyun Pavilion, the voyage will be much smoother.

The Southern Cross raised its large sails again, and the ship sped to its maximum speed, heading straight for Yaoguang Beach.

Before long, the mudflats of Yaoguang Beach came into view, and a small, dark tower several meters high could be clearly seen standing on the sea not far from the mudflats.

Ivan brought the Southern Cross to a stop, and then Xiang Feng went down to the small tower and began operating it.

This small tower is China's communication base station. However, even now that he is next to the base station, Ivan still cannot make a call. The electromagnetic interference caused by the Vortex Demon God has too large an area.

However, Xiang Feng can modify the base station to reduce the propagation range of the base station's signal waves, but can enhance the signal strength and resist interference to a certain extent.

Shortly after, Xiang Feng stood on the base station and gave Ivan on the ship an OK sign. Ivan then took out his phone and turned on the wide-area radio channel.

After waiting for about half a minute, a voice suddenly came through the wide area channel.

"This is the Huaxia Longwang submarine. Are you in command?"

Hearing this voice, Ivan felt a great sense of relief.

We finally got in touch.

Chapter 131 Return to Mondstadt

Yaoguang Beach.

The Southern Cross was anchored on the sea. Next to it, a huge steel ship, resembling a whale, was completely black and several times larger than the Southern Cross.

This is the Longwang strategic nuclear submarine in Huaxi.

Just as Ivan had predicted, the Dragon King lost contact with the rear of the fleet due to interference from the Vortex Demon God. However, because of Ivan, the Dragon King did not evacuate but remained in the waters near Liyue, constantly trying to communicate with the outside world. Until today, they received Ivan's wide-area radio signal, and only then did they surface to greet him.

At this time, Beidou had already sent Ivan onto the Dragon King.

Reaching out to touch the steel hull of the Dragon King, Beidou's face showed surprise, and he murmured, "Are all your Chinese ships made of steel?"

Ivan said, "More or less."

Beidou marveled, "I wonder if there will be a chance in the future for our Southern Cross fleet to build a steel ship like this."

Ivan laughed and said, "Leave this to me."

Beidou's face lit up with joy: "Mr. Ivan, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true."

Beidou laughed twice, shook hands with Ivan, and said, "Then I thank you in advance, Mr. Ivan. If you need anything in the future, you can come to the Southern Cross fleet to find me at any time."

Time was of the essence. Without much small talk, Ivan and Xiang Feng, along with the other members of the Orca Squad, entered the Dragon King under the guidance of the submarine soldiers. The Dragon King then immediately set sail back to Mondstadt.

After bidding farewell to Beidou, the Dragon King sped towards Mondstadt at top speed.

The seas of Mondstadt and Liyue are connected, and at the full speed of the Dragon King, it would only take half a day to return to Mondstadt.

......

Mondstadt, in front of the city gate.

Knight Craven kept a close watch on the passersby, not daring to relax for a moment.

Just two days ago, Liyue was suddenly rocked by a violent earthquake, a truly bizarre phenomenon.

As Mondstadt is close to Liyue, it was naturally able to clearly observe the anomalies that were happening in Liyue. Later, some people who fled from the Stone Gate to Mondstadt were rescued by patrolling soldiers of the Knights of the Order. The rescued people were covered in blood and looked horrified, shouting that there was a three-headed monster that ate people at the Stone Gate.

Although they didn't know exactly what had happened, just in case, the Knights of Favonius headquarters dispatched a team to the border area with Liyue to investigate and guard the area. At the same time, Mondstadt was also placed under strict entry and exit controls, and today is the third day of this.

Just then, the sound of hooves came from afar. Craven looked up and saw a messenger from the Knights Order riding a fast horse at full speed towards them.

Craven was startled and hurriedly shouted to warn passersby to be careful. He also quickly removed the roadblocks at the city gate. The communications soldier did not stop and sped through the city gate, heading straight into the city.

Craven clicked his tongue as he watched the communications soldier speed away.

"Those must be soldiers guarding the border with Liyue. They seem to be in such a hurry; something big must have happened..."