Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"Let's drive these monsters away so they don't interfere with Mona's divination."

Chapter 373 The False Heaven

Mona's divination did not take long, and she quickly obtained useful information.

"These fallen stones are hundreds or even thousands of years old, so Leonard must have been a person from a very long time ago. The meteorite carries his will, meaning that his desire has never diminished over the centuries. An ancient person who so eagerly wanted to reach the summit... he must have been an adventurer!"

"So, does that mean a destiny star can exist for hundreds or thousands of years after its owner dies?" Jiang Bai asked.

"If that's the case, then there are far too many celestial stars in the sky. Hundreds or thousands of years from now, the sky will only have stars left..."

Each person has six destiny stars, so 100 million people would have 600 million. These destiny stars don't disappear after death; they just keep increasing...

The starry sky of Teyvat isn't the real universe; it's finite. Won't it get overcrowded?

“No,” Mona shook her head. “Not many destiny stars can be preserved for a long time; it depends on the strength of the wish.”

"Take Leonard, for example. His will and desire were so strong that even a thousand years later, his will can still be felt in the falling meteorite..."

"There's another point to understand: although everyone has a Destiny, only the Destiny of those with the Eye of God is a true entity. The Destiny of ordinary people is like a false heaven—an illusion..."

"A false heaven?" This wasn't the first time Jiang Bai had heard this concept.

He had many guesses about this, but they were all just guesses.

Fortunately, a professional is here; we must ask them.

"I don't know how to describe the concept of 'False Heaven'..."

Mona adjusted the drooping brim of her hat and explained with some distress.

“A long time ago, my master mentioned this concept to me when he was teaching astrology. I think the ‘False Heaven’ should be like this…”

Mona conjured a water mirror in her hand and placed one hand over it. The water mirror reflected the five fingers and lines of the hand, but because it was close to the water mirror, the hand could not be seen clearly.

"Like a reflection in a mirror, what we observe in astrology is merely the image reflected in the mirror. We might see some palm lines, crisscrossing grooves, but these are all partial, illusory, and not the real, concrete things..."

Seeing that the others looked somewhat bewildered, Mona scratched her head. "Anyway, that's roughly the gist of it..."

"We astrologers spend our entire lives studying the stars, trying to glimpse the whole picture of destiny, but even my master, that old woman, could only see a corner of the future..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."

Mona didn't intend to say much more on this topic; continuing might turn it into an introductory astrology lesson. They had more important things to do.

"The meteorite is still falling, and we are in a very passive position. To solve the problem of the coma, we must address the root cause."

"That's right! We should focus on Leonard now!"

Paimon was the first to raise his hand in agreement.

The idea of ​​a false heaven was giving her a headache.

“In that case, Miss was right,” Oz said, his voice tinged with pride. “If a meteorite carries a certain wish, it is a curse to those who come into contact with it.”

Fischl proudly puffed out his chest, "Before my Great Dream of the Realm of Judgment, all evil has nowhere to hide!"

"Excellent! Excellent! I could tell at a glance that Your Highness is extraordinary. Your insight is indeed incisive!"

Hu Tao chimed in, her expression as sincere as could be.

"Hu Qing, the guardian of Yin and Yang balance, the funeral attendant for the deceased, the farewell guest on the Bridge of Helplessness, and the master of the Hall of Rebirth who guides the souls of the dead, you also possess eyes that see through evil. No demons or monsters can hide before you!"

"Hahaha, Your Highness is too modest. My cultivation is not that strong yet, but you are right. Under my eyes that see through evil, demons and monsters cannot cause any trouble!"

Watching Hu Tao and Fischl getting more and more into their conversation, Jiang Bai opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.

He said to the air, "This meteorite is too big to be destroyed in a short time. To save time, we will split into two groups. Since this Leonard is an adventurer, go to the Adventurers' Guild and see if you can find out any information."

"Okay." Kong nodded, then called out and led Paimon toward the Adventurers' Guild in Mondstadt.

Indeed, relevant information was found in the Adventurers' Guild through this name, but there are three people with the same name in the thousands of years of records.

Fortunately, there were records left, and Kong found Leonard's adventure manual, "The Song of Mountains and Seas," in the library.

Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and much of the content is missing, and many of the characters are blurred, so it's impossible to discern anything useful from it.

However, the book does mention words like "mountain" and "mountain climbing" many times, so it should be the Leonard they are looking for.

After borrowing the book from the library, Kong quickly returned to the beach.

By this time, Jiang Bai and his group had almost finished cleaning up the meteorite. After smashing the meteorite into pieces, the elemental energy within it quickly dissipated and returned to the earth's vein circulation.

"We've found a useful clue!" Kong handed the book to Mona.

Mona took the book and flipped through it. Although much of the content was no longer legible, it wasn't difficult to fill in the missing parts by using astrological calculations and then interpreting it.

After a few quick actions by Mona, she had finished reading the main content.

"Just as we suspected, Leonard was an adventurer from two thousand years ago. His lifelong dream was to climb a snow-capped mountain called 'Peak Peak'."

"Two thousand years! It really is the seat of destiny for ancient people!" Paimon was truly astonished.

It was originally just a guess, but the guess was confirmed.

A mindset from two thousand years ago has actually survived to this day!

"His constellation was summoned to the earth for some reason, but the reason is unknown."

"Summoned here?" Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow.

At first, he thought those celestial stars had crumbled and fallen from the sky due to the erosion of time, but it turned out they were summoned for some reason...

What could be the reason for summoning the Destiny Seat of an ancient person?

Or is it another act of fools?

Connecting this to the encounter with the Fools during the meteorite investigation, he couldn't help but suspect them.

There's nothing we can do. As far as we know, the Fatui are the only organization causing trouble. Could it be the Abyss Order that's behind this?

Mona nodded and continued, "These meteorites contain elemental energy, which radiated into the surrounding inhabitants through a form of psychotropic manipulation, plunging them into a dreamlike state. If I'm not mistaken, there should be something like a core within these meteorites, a crystallization of Leonard's spirit..."

Chapter 374 You're actually a skirmisher!

"So where will it be?" Kong asked.

Mona rested her chin on her hand, putting herself in Leonard's shoes, "If I were Leonard, this core would definitely do as I wish, soaring from the sky to the mountaintop I couldn't reach in my lifetime..."

With that in mind, she immediately began to manipulate the horoscope and start divining.

"Comparing the map in the book with the current terrain of Mondstadt, Spire Peak no longer exists, but even if it does, traces will always remain..."

"How could such a large snow-capped mountain disappear?" Paimon asked in bewilderment.

"If gods exist, of course they will."

Jiang Bai knew quite a bit about this; while learning about the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, he also learned about the history of Mondstadt.

"During the War of the Demon Gods, Mondstadt was a world of ice and snow. The wind god Barbatos dispersed the snow and changed the landscape of Mondstadt."

Mona nodded briefly as she fiddled with the astrolabe. "That's right. This mountain was thrown into the sea. Given its former height, even if it were thrown into the sea, it would still leave some traces."

The water slab quickly revealed its exact location, which Mona carefully examined.

"Let me see... the part of the summit that's above the water is now called Musk Reef!"

"Musk Reef?" Jiang Bai had never heard of this place.

Looking at everyone, only Fischl, a native of Mondstadt, knew something about it.

“It was actually there…” Oz the Raven exclaimed with great emotion.

Musk Reef, just like its name suggests, can no longer be called an island in the sea; it is more of a large reef.

"where?"

"It's in the sea east of Mondstadt, you can see it from Cape Oath, but you can't fly there, you have to take a boat to get there."

"Then let's hurry over there!"

Mondstadt has a long coastline, so it's easy to borrow a boat.

After borrowing a boat from a fisherman who made his living by fishing, the group began a long rowing journey.

"Heave-ho, heave-ho..."

After sliding for a while, Jiang Bai let his sore arms hang down and leaned on the gunwale.

"I can't skate anymore..."

This little fishing boat is too rudimentary. It not only relies on primitive power to move, but it also goes against the direction of the waves. There are five people sitting on the boat, which is too strenuous.

"I'm so tired too..."

I rubbed my sore hands, feeling like I didn't want to move anymore.

"Keep it up, we're only halfway there!" Paimon encouraged them.

"That's easy for you to say, it's not like you're the one paddling." Hu Tao pouted, she was tired too.

If only one of them had the Eye of God with ice elemental power, freezing the sea and walking across would be so much easier...

Looking at the seemingly endless horizon, Jiang Bai realized this wasn't a solution and quickly started racking his brains.

"If you do this, like this..."

Hearing Jiang Bai's words, Kong clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Great idea!"

Soon, the jet-powered fishing boats, which required no human rowing, sped across the sea.

At the stern of the fishing boat, vortex-like wind elements propelled the small boat forward at high speed, much like rocket boosters.

Thus, the first generation of wind-element turbocharged small fishing boats was born.

It was already past midnight when we arrived at Musk Reef.

There was no light on the island, but fortunately the moonlight was bright enough that one could see clearly even without lamps.

The island is not very big, about the same size as the square in front of Mondstadt Church.

But a glimpse reveals the whole picture; the mountaintop alone is so large, enough to imagine how magnificent this pointed-hat peak must have been in the past.

Jiang Bai looked back in the direction of the oath, and couldn't help but murmur:

"Such a huge mountain, such a great distance, to throw them here with the wind... even if a god's power has weakened, it can't be that weak..."

Not to mention, He is one of only two ancient gods among the seven, just like the old man...

So, Wendy was almost certainly faking it when the lady beat him up in front of the church!

"In the end, it was all in vain..."

"What are you saying? What misplaced trust?" Hu Tao heard a few words but didn't quite catch them.

"nothing......"

The group quickly located the meteorite's core on the island. The core emitted a faint blue glow, making it exceptionally conspicuous on the island.

However, at this moment, there was another person in front of this core.

Jiang Bai rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things.

That big hat, that build...it looks just like that rebellious teenager!

"There's someone here! Who is it?!"

Paimon and Kong were also seeing this person for the first time and didn't know who he was, yet he arrived even faster than them.

"careful!"

The moment Mona saw the figure clearly, her pupils contracted, and water elementals quickly enveloped everyone, preparing to retreat immediately if things went wrong.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Bai was a little surprised by her strong reaction.

"He is the Executor of the Fools!"

"what?"

Jiang Bai's shout was unusually loud, so loud that even the stragglers standing in front of the meteorite turned their heads.

The shadow under the straw hat obscured his facial expression, so Jiang Bai couldn't see what he looked like at that moment.

The stragglers' eyes were lowered, their gazes carrying a hint of death.