Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

What name should he give?

The person in front of him remained silent, which Bennett found very considerate.

"It's okay, it's fine even if you didn't tell me."

Dulin ultimately did not reveal his name.

Are you going on an adventure? I'll go with you.

He wanted to see just how unlucky this person really was.

"Really!" Bennett was overjoyed.

It's been so long since anyone wanted to go on an adventure with him.

But then he hesitated.

"But there will be many dangerous things if you go on an adventure with me. Do you really want to come with me?"

"Hmm." Dulin nodded calmly.

He wanted to see just how unlucky this boy could be.

As dusk fell, Bennett, who had fallen countless times in the snow, finally found a small cave where he could take shelter from the wind and snow.

He found a dead bush nearby and prepared to cut some branches with his longsword, but a large snowball appeared out of nowhere and hit him directly on the head, burying him in the snow.

Bennett, quite used to it, dug himself out of the snow without a single complaint and continued chopping trees in a cheerful mood.

These branches weren't suitable for firewood, so he planned to pick out a few thick ones to prop up the pot for cooking.

Bennett took out a few potatoes and some jerky, broke them up and threw them into the pot, then shoveled some clean snow into the pot and began to heat it with fire element.

Before long, a fragrant aroma wafted out.

Just as the food was about to be cooked, the tree branch supporting the pot fell to the ground, spilling the entire pot of food.

Bennett's face fell. He quickly picked up the carrots and meat from the ground, ran outside, washed them briefly with snow, and put them in a bowl.

"Sorry, sorry, this one is dirty. I'll make you a new one."

This time, instead of using tree branches, he found some large stones to prop up the pot and continued cooking.

Fortunately, he finally succeeded in cooking this time, but just as he picked up the pot, the stone that had been set up rolled down and hit his foot directly.

Dulin watched all of this calmly.

Watching this young man repeatedly encounter misfortunes that are rarely seen in others.

He couldn't understand why he could still keep smiling despite encountering so many bad things.

Bennett handed him the bowl of food that had been prepared.

"You eat it."

Dulin glanced at the empty pot but didn't take it. "What about you?"

“I’ll just eat this,” Bennett said, pointing to the messy portion from the previous serving.

That one was already dirty.

"It's okay, it's already been washed, I'll just boil it again." Bennett's face was completely untroubled.

The food he brought was almost gone for various reasons. In a place like the snow-capped mountains, food is hard to come by, so he couldn't afford to waste it.

"You eat it, I don't want it," Dulin refused.

He does not need to eat.

“You haven’t eaten anything, you must be hungry. We need to take risks, we can’t be without energy.”

Bennett continued in the gesture of handing over the bowl, pushing it forward a little.

"Although it's a bit simple, my craftsmanship is pretty good, and I looked very carefully, so there shouldn't be any stones in it."

Bennett wasn't entirely sure about the last sentence either.

Dulin couldn't refuse him, so he took it.

Today, he met two people and received two bottles of spicy wine and a warm meal.

Chapter 587 Is Teyvat a planet?

It was getting late, and even following the footprints, Jiang Bai and Abedo still couldn't find the person.

In the snow-covered mountains where snow can fall at any time, footprints are easily covered by snow.

"Let's find a place to stay for the night. It will get even colder at night. I'm fine, but you might catch a cold."

"Ah."

Jiang Bai nodded, and the two found a nearby cave to make a fire and rest.

"To be honest, I originally wanted to talk to you about something."

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's words, Abedo revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

"To paraphrase an old saying from Liyue, you wouldn't come here unless you had a reason."

"Look at what you're saying, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

Can Jiang Bai admit it? Of course not!

"I came to see you as soon as I got back from Inazuma, didn't I? I even brought you a gift."

He pulled out the same coral and pearls that Hu Tao had dug up on Haiqi Island, along with some dolls and small toys that children would like.

"These are gifts for you and Klee."

"Then I'll accept them. I'll take Keli to Inazuma when I have the chance." Abedo put all the items away.

"The scenery in Inazuma is quite nice, completely different from Mondstadt and Liyue."

"Speak, what do you want this time?"

"Here's the thing, I discovered a ruin on an island near the border. Inside the ruin were some murals, and on the murals were things that looked like nails from the frozen sky..."

Jiang Bai took out the photos he had taken.

"According to my investigation, three nails did indeed fall from the sky, but unfortunately I didn't find them on the ground. They must have gone back into the sky."

Judging from the way this snow-capped mountain nail floats in the air, it's unlikely to be a disposable item.

The sky nails he couldn't find were most likely retrieved and sent back into space.

Jiang Bai also mentioned the king beast they encountered.

Aberdo fell into thought.

"To be honest, when we were learning from our master, we encountered many relics buried deep underground, and these relics had a very obvious periodicity."

"Civilizations constantly flourish, perish, and are reborn. The past prosperity can never be seen again, leaving only remnants in the world."

"The ruins you found in Heguan should also belong to these lost ancient civilizations."

Jiang Bai was not surprised by this.

There is no eternal civilization, nor is there an everlasting world.

The world he was born into experienced extreme prosperity before its rapid decline.

Ultimately, it led directly to destruction amidst the turmoil.

Even so, it was prosperous for almost 500 years.

"You said you've encountered many? Isn't the turnover of civilizations a bit too frequent?"

The change of civilizations is a normal thing.

However, too frequent changes are abnormal.

"I don't know. I'm not a professional scholar, so I can't determine the age of those ruins or how long they've existed."

Do you have a way to translate these texts?

Abedo gave him a helpless look. "I'm just an alchemist, not an archaeologist."

Why does this guy have the illusion that he can do everything?

If Jiang Bai knew his doubts, he would probably answer like this:

Because Aberdo is too reliable.

This misconception was formed in him without his knowledge.

"Judging from the content of the mural, these inscriptions should also be related to the mural."

"I think so too. Sigh, it seems we can only try to decipher it by going to Mount Sumeru and finding scholars who study ancient scripts."

Jiang Bai didn't dwell on the matter too much. If he didn't know, he didn't know; it wasn't that important.

"By the way, have you ever been to the border?"

Abedo nodded. "I've been there. My master has a deep understanding of borders. Aunt Alice is also doing border maintenance work."

“I’ve heard my grandfather mention this. He said the barrier of Teyvat is thinning. Does this foreshadow another crisis?”

"Boundaries are very important, protecting the people and all kinds of life within Teyvat. Once the barrier disappears, Teyvat will be directly annihilated in the torrent of the universe."

Both his master, Gold, and Alice knew many secrets.

Unfortunately, no one, regardless of who they were, told him much.

Some things seem to be unspoken conventions that cannot be explained to those who are ignorant.

They can only uncover these secrets on their own.

"I feel like Teyvat is becoming more and more unusual..." Jiang Bai sighed.

At first, he thought Teyvat was just an ordinary planet.

But the more he learned, the more unusual it seemed to him.

Why is the sky an illusion?

Why can you see Sky Island no matter where you are on the ground when you look up?

Is Teyvat really a planet?

If so, why can people on the opposite side of the planet also see the Sky Island on the front side?

Or is Sky Island a satellite of Teyvat?

But that doesn't make sense either.

If it were a satellite, then Sky Island would definitely not be visible during certain times of day or night.

It can only be said that everything about Teyvat has exceeded the scope of common sense and understanding he had built up in his previous life.

"Forget about this, let's not talk about it anymore. Let me show you my Gudu."

Jiang Bai took out Gudu, which was sleeping.

Abedo knew that Jiang Bai had such a pet, and had seen it before.

However, things are quite different now than before.

It's not about the difference in appearance, but the difference in the quality of the elements.

If Gudu was just an ordinary water element slime before, it is now a pure water element slime.

The water element in its body seems to have undergone some kind of purification, becoming purer and more restrained.

Suddenly found in an unfamiliar environment, Gudu quickly woke up from the cold.

Ice is a variant of water, but it is also something that restrains water.

Although it is an elemental life form, it will be frozen into an ice sculpture if it stays in a cold place for too long.

Similarly, if you stay in an excessively hot place for too long, it will evaporate and disappear.

Gudu gave a very human-like shiver and hopped closer to the fire.

As warmth approached, it finally felt much more comfortable.

It looked at the white snow outside the cave with some curiosity; this was its first time visiting a snow-capped mountain.