The treasure thieves of Teyvat rob Shenhe

The distant sky softened and collapsed, and dark liquid flowed down and landed on the oasis, depriving it of all its greenness in the blink of an eye.

There seemed to be a rotten smell in the air.

Hirui thought he would be liberated and that this was the end of his sins.

That night, Hirui got drunk and wandered out of the city of Gur at night, saying that he was dealing with a strange black disaster outside, but he did not set up any defenses. The soldiers guarding the city were terrified, fearing that His Majesty had made a mistake.

Xirui disappeared into the shadows, and the next second, a loud thunder exploded, and a crack appeared in the ground.

"Your Majesty has fallen into a big pit! Your Majesty has fallen into a big pit!"

"Someone come quickly!"

Hirui lost track.

The plague spread through the cracks and soon spread to the entire city of Gul. Civilization lost its order and everyone wailed in the streets. Their skin became alienated and their ears were filled with incomprehensible noises, as if their souls were assimilated by some great terror.

When the Great Compassion Tree King arrived, half of the population of Gur City had died.

The Gur City Dynasty fell.

When the disaster struck, the Red King, whom the desert people believed in, failed to help his believers. Instead, it was the merciful Tree King. When the wounded people of the sand looked to the Tree King for answers.

The Tree King told his friend the truth as requested by his friend.

The Red King is dead.

From then on, the desert entered an era without God.

The flower goddess predicted that the Red King would fail in his rebellion against the law of nature. The Red King was not unaware of this, but he still wanted to challenge her. Even if he failed, he would still fulfill his partner's wish.

Man will be the god of all living things and stand on the tomb of the gods.

Lin Ye and Shen He came to this period to witness how people could be self-sufficient in the godless desert.

First stop, the era of King Ranshahr.

Chapter 635 The Emperor Takes Turns, This Year It’s My Turn

What happened later is knowledge that should not be looked back on and should be forever forgotten by rational history.

The ending of the Red King Ahmar was recorded by the people of the sand in distant times.

They say that Akhmar's body decayed on his throne, eaten by giant worms.

And his soul merged with the millions of screaming souls in the capital, forever wandering and getting lost in the howling doomsday, rushing along the serpentine dark corridors towards the bottomless abyss...

Before that, Lin Ye and Akhmara met at the Red King's Mausoleum.

His demeanor cannot be described in words. He deeply studies the knowledge outside the world. Over a long period of time, knowledge has brought the Red King huge and precious wealth, but it has also distorted his own existence.

If Lin Ye did not possess the [Great Abyss] talent, he would have been able to barely see Achmar's form. If it had been anyone else, even Lilupal, they would have only seen a mass of irregular life, full of blasphemy against the aesthetics of living things, and even weirdness.

The Red King used the last of his divine power to bring Lin Ye to his throne and have a conversation with him that sounded like his last words.

"The fifth adventer has to meet you in this form." The Red King's voice was unclear, as if it was a mixture of countless souls roaring.

Lin Ye had no choice but to identify it carefully.

"This time point is when I failed in my research on forbidden knowledge, which affected the Desert Kingdom. It was also the first time I left the maze after my seclusion and witnessed the tragedy of Gul City."

"Fifth Adventer, I already know your achievements," said the Red King, "If it weren't for Lilupal's deception and sabotage, you would be the only mortal ideal king I recognize."

"The ideal king is a false proposition. I failed to fulfill your wish."

"What's your opinion?" Chi Wang asked patiently, ignoring the heart-wrenching pain.

Lin Ye told Chi Wang his answer. After listening to it, Chi Wang thought for a moment, figured out the great wisdom contained in it, and said self-deprecatingly.

"Nabu's idea turned out to be correct. It was me who was too arrogant. I actually thought I was qualified to guide the direction of civilization and act as the guardian of civilization."

"The real me has long been dead. What stands before you now is a simulation, a shadow of history," said the Red King. "Logically, you have passed the test and gained my approval, but this is by no means the end of the story."

"Fifth Adventer, do you know Nabu's prophecy?"

Lin Ye thought of his conversation with the Flower Fairy, nodded, and spoke out.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg of the prophecy. I, the Red King, the Flower God, and the Tree King, the three demon gods have been waiting for this day and your arrival since ancient times. Why?"

Chi Wang expressed Lin Ye’s doubts.

The Flower God died while trying to open the path to forbidden knowledge, the Scarlet King died while researching forbidden knowledge, and the Great Compassionate Tree King died while destroying forbidden knowledge.

Every god, whether they succeed or not, at least carries out their own will and choices.

The flower goddess said that she saw the future from the ancient times. Lin Ye vaguely felt that he had a certain mission in the country of Xumi, which was imposed by the three gods and one ruler.

"why?"

"This requires you to complete the Flower God's Trial," the Red King chose to keep it secret, "It would be best if Nabu told you. By then, you will have reached the cliff. Whether to continue moving forward or to quit, it is not yet time to make this choice."

Lin Ye was so angry when he heard this. Considering that the abyss was seriously polluted by the Red King at the moment, he did not dare to touch it. He thought that a man of insight is a wise man, so he asked.

"Where is the Flower God Trial?"

"In a temple near the Red King's Mausoleum, you who possess the Red Sand Staff can sense it when you approach. A trace of the Flower Goddess's memory is hidden there. Her trial is to ask you to answer a confusing question."

Lin Ye thought of the last words of the Flower Goddess. When he met the Flower Goddess again, he would see Nabu in a physical form. Then he would tell her that humans...

“Can humans become masters of the world?”

The flower god with a flawed personality envies people's rich emotions and infinite possibilities, which is one of the reasons why the fairies are willing to guide humans on earth.

“In fact, I have already given the answer to this question.”

“Yes, but Nabu is still troubled.” The Red King said softly, “So go, find her, she is hidden in history.

"Epic series, mission three [Glory of Man]: The so-called Flower God Trial itself was just a dream of hers. After all, Nabu Marikata is the demon god who controls beautiful dreams."

“Before she died, the goddess of flowers had a dream in which she hid herself.

Become an observer, become a master of hide-and-seek, find Nabu Marikata, and give her the answer. "

"Reward: The recognition of the Flower Goddess."

"Demon Fragment*1"

Lin Ye is not a person who likes to be passive. Since it is a prophecy, he will accept it and take the initiative to find out the hidden intentions of the three gods.

Next, Lin Ye and Chi Wang had a brief conversation and then separated.

The Red King waved his hand and sent Lin Ye back to the Red King's Mausoleum to Lilupal and Shilin. With the help of the reflection of the gem, he could see his own appearance clearly... The Red King didn't understand whether this thing could be considered a human being.

After explaining what needed to be explained, the Red King gave up fighting against the pollution of forbidden knowledge. The world in his eyes changed drastically. He found himself in a black sea of sand, at the end of which was a dissolving and distorted black sun. The world was more empty than before. The Red King walked and trekked alone, enduring loneliness and not knowing the direction.

At the end of his consciousness, the Red King finally remembered what he was looking for.

It is not the grand golden kingdom, the underworld on earth, or the carefree paradise for all living beings, but a paradise where only he, his partner and friends exist, where they discuss philosophy and laugh together.

According to the instructions we agreed upon at the beginning, she should be on her way.

It's a pity that I can't meet you again.

Is it true that the wisdom of the three of us is unable to reverse the three disasters predicted to destroy Teyvat?

Seek help from outsiders?

I also want to save, save Teyvat...

No, I understand. I should have given up my fantasy long ago and shared your comfortable dreams, even though I knew they were as fragile as bubbles.

……

Few people knew that the Red King brought destruction, but most people believed that it was the Xirui who brought about the unprecedented plague.

People called the disease that killed half of the people in Gur the "Plague of Hirui".

Some tribes in later generations even used Hirui as an insult, even though the queen had poured her love and blessings into giving this name.

One year after the Xirui plague, order was disrupted again and the population decreased drastically. The robbers who became bandits not only robbed food and fresh water, but also enslaved people.

Salem, the city of warriors.

A little girl with amber eyes sneaked out of the city gate through a hole, looking for precious medicinal herbs. She carefully avoided lurking poisonous scorpions and hungry beasts, but was targeted by a group of desert horse bandits.

The little girl knew that begging for mercy was useless at this time, so she bit her lower lip, drew out the dagger for self-defense, and confronted the group of robbers.

The bandits were not in a hurry to kidnap the girl. They laughed and circled around her, causing a lot of dust to rise.

The little girl was choking and coughing, her eyes were blurry, and she was shaking with fear, but she could do nothing. She was determined to die by the horses' hooves rather than fall into the hands of these robbers.

Just as she was about to fight desperately, the little girl suddenly heard the sound of something falling to the ground, followed by roars, and soon even the sound of horse hooves stopped.

Without the dust, the little girl squinted her eyes and barely saw what was happening. She found corpses all over the ground and several horses that were unusually quiet. They lowered their heads and pretended to eat grass, but were actually swallowing sand.

"This situation will become very common in the future."

One of the brothers retracted his snow-white knife while explaining to the white-haired sister next to him.

But the little girl didn't understand and wondered what he was mumbling.

These two people are naturally Lin Ye and Shen He.

They had been in this world for less than three days, and they began to help those in need when they saw injustice.

"Little girl, what's your name?" Lin Ye asked in the ancient desert language.

"My name is Mayisa."

Lin Ye talked with Maishasha and learned each other's identity and some basic information. He also learned that he and Shen He were near the City of Warriors.

In fact, we can roughly guess it from Mayisa's amber eyes.

Lin Ye helped Mayisha collect herbs, and the latter was grateful.

Maysha really wants to take her savior back to the city, but according to the latest policy, the City of Warriors refuses outsiders to enter. The desert has returned to war, so be wary of the enemy.

There is enough food and drinking water in the system backpack, so there is no problem in replenishing supplies without going to Warrior City.

Lin Ye wanted to go to the City of Warriors to inquire about the current situation. If the literature was correct, a king named Lanshahr would unify the desert next.

After asking for the location of the City of Warriors, Lin Ye said goodbye to Mayisha. With his and Shen He's skills, it would not be difficult for them to sneak into the city. Even if it was a city-state with the most warriors, there was no need to embarrass a child.

"Is there any difference?" Lin Ye asked Shen He with a smile.

"It's even more brutal and cruel than the desert I've been to before," Shen He thought for a moment and expressed her feelings, "Human life seems to be a very cheap thing in this era."

"People without education are no different from animals." Lin Ye said, "But this is only temporary. Order will eventually be established."

"So what should we do next? I'll listen to you, Aye."

"Go deep into the heart of history but stay outside of it, and find the hidden god of flowers."

"This god wanted to know what a godless desert would look like. The world we live in was created by merging the Scarlet King's technology simulation with the Flower Goddess's dream. The Flower Goddess' starting point should be the same as ours, and she is also witnessing it."

"What does the flower god look like?"

"Good question...I don't know either." Lin Ye spread his hands.

The flower god has a physical body. According to the attire for the birthday of the flower god Nilu, she looks like a dancer with horns on her head.

“…I think you should be able to recognize it at a glance.”

"Ah."

Lin Ye turned his head and looked at the endless desert, he suddenly said.

"It's not a journey to enjoy the scenery. It will be boring and lonely. You won't be able to meet up with your friends for a long time, and you may have a different mindset when you meet up again."

"Ah He, I...

"Aye, weren't you like this before? Did you live alone for a long time in Inazuma like you do now? When we met again in Inazuma City, I could sense the ancient aura emanating from you, as if you had traveled back in time."

"I know the answer now."

Shen He reached out, grabbed Lin Ye's hand, stared at him, and said seriously.

"Don't say anything like you feel guilty or anything like that. It's like I'm doing something against my will just to accompany you."

"I accompany you and you accompany me. This is mutual, one half for the other half. Only when we are together can we complement each other."

"Aye, this is my choice, Shen He's choice. We haven't seen each other for so many years, don't you notice that I am very happy?" Shen He said softly.

"…It's great to have you."

This is Lin Ye’s heartfelt thought.