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"Although I use this cave, it doesn't mean that the cave belongs to me. Besides, adding a door would affect the lighting and ventilation."

Abedo walked to his boiler and poured Jiang Bai a cup of hot water: "These things of mine are valuable to me, but they are of no use to others."

Most of his items were experimental instruments, which were not only large but also very cumbersome. He couldn't find any reason why anyone would steal these things in this freezing weather.

As for the books, they were all written by him; if they were lost, he would just write more.

Besides, even if someone takes it, they won't understand it.

Jiang Bai had nothing to say about Abedo's reasons.

If he had such a cave, he would definitely build a door, otherwise what would be the difference between that and settling down on the street?

Although there are fewer people on the street, it's still a main street!

Jiang Bai, who prefers to sleep in enclosed spaces, could not accept this.

Jiang Bai sat in front of the fire to warm his slightly frozen body, took the water handed to him, and warmed his hands with it.

"What do you mean by saying I have the aura of the starry sea?"

"People who come from the Star Sea usually carry the aura of the Star Sea."

The lady Alice who sent him to Mondstadt had that kind of aura.

Aberdo was elegant in demeanor, serious yet gentle in expression, and his questions were never offensive.

Jiang Bai looked at him, considered for a moment, and decided to tell the truth.

He had been living in Liyue for some time now and hadn't noticed any resistance from people to outsiders. Or rather, everyone was living ordinary lives, focusing only on their surroundings and not caring if there was a strange person in the area.

For them, these things are just topics of conversation when they're bored, and they won't make a difference because of your special status.

As it stands, Aberdo doesn't seem to have any hostility, and he probably hasn't lied about his identity; he is indeed a fairly respectable person.

If the other party hadn't revealed his origins, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to say that he came from outside the world, but now that he already knew, there was no need to pretend to be ignorant.

It's better to tell the truth; maybe we can get some information and help from this Mondstadt chief alchemist.

“I’m not sure where I come from; I’ve lost a lot of my memories.”

Jiang Bai briefly recounted how he had awakened from the coffin.

This includes details of her waking up from the coffin and being taken back to the ancestral hall.

After listening to Jiang Bai's account, Abedo rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he raised his head and asked a question that Jiang Bai had never expected.

Can I confirm if you are human?

"How can we be sure?" Jiang Bai was a little stunned.

However, at the same time, he himself became somewhat uncertain about Aberdo's question.

Does that mean he's not human? Or is he human, but only looks like the people here, and is actually an alien?

"Just give me your hand." Abedo extended his hand.

Jiang Bai reached out her hand and placed it in his palm with a puzzled look.

Although we never saw Aberdo exhale warm breath, his palms were definitely warm. He could also feel heat and cold, unlike a robot.

This made Jiang Bai even more curious about what kind of species Abedo was.

Abedo grasped Jiang Bai's hand, closed his eyes, and a ball of light condensed in his palm as he began to analyze Jiang Bai's body structure.

"Brain, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, heart, liver, lungs...these body organs are no different from human organs..."

"Energy is absorbed from the food in the stomach..."

"The activity of the body's organs is lower than that of normal people, but their operating efficiency is much higher than normal..."

"Muscle strength and bone density are above normal levels..."

"Healing ability unknown, repair ability unknown..."

In just a few breaths, before Jiang Bai could feel anything, Abedo had already obtained the approximate data about his body.

"How did you do that?" Jiang Bai asked, curious about Abedo's abilities.

"It's quite complicated to explain, as it involves the essence of alchemy. I can use a complex method to analyze the laws and essence of things. Your life form is still within the human realm and hasn't exceeded my cognitive scope, so I can roughly analyze your current physical condition..."

Abedo explained the technical methods and principles involved in detail. At first, Jiang Bai could understand a little, but later he was completely confused.

Abedo thoughtfully stopped his explanation at the right moment, saying, "It is indeed difficult for people who have never been exposed to this kind of thing to understand."

"I feel like I'm listening to gibberish," Jiang Bai said, rubbing his temples.

He no longer doubted the authenticity of the chief alchemist of Abedomond; the endless stream of alchemical terms gave him a headache.

Abedo changed the subject, talking about the results of his recent test.

"Although you come from the sea of ​​stars, your human body functions in the same way as the humans of Teyvat, but on this basis, you also have your own unique characteristics..."

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"Your body activity is lower than normal, which means your metabolism is slower and you can make the most of the absorption capacity."

Similarly, your lifespan will be longer than that of a normal human, and you will age more slowly, but I have no way of knowing exactly how long you will live...

To be honest, Jiang Bai didn't feel any difference between himself and the humans here, but after hearing what Abedo said, he realized that there was actually such a big difference between him and the humans of Teyvat.

As expected of Mondstadt's chief alchemist, awesome!

"...You said you were in a state of apparent death, and then you woke up."

"My guess is that your apparent death was a self-protective mechanism of your body. Your organs automatically went into hibernation to slow down energy consumption, but at the same time maintained a minimum power operation to ensure the body's survival."

Abedo started by discussing Jiang Bai's physical condition and the mechanism of feigned death, but the next moment, he contradicted himself.

"No! Even if your body organs operate at the lowest power, you cannot guarantee survival for a long time. Without the injection of energy, you will only consume the energy of your own body, and you will only become a dried-up corpse that is skin and bones."

"Unless... external force is used!"

As he spoke, Aberdo's thoughts gradually became clearer.

"Only by completely sealing away your body and consciousness, and freezing time for you, can you explain why your body was perfectly normal when you woke up!"

Aberdo's words didn't involve any technical terms, so Jiang Bai could roughly understand them. He himself was also very curious about how he had faked his death and whether he could fake his death again in the future.

Recalling the ice wall in the Hilichurl settlement, Jiang Bai proposed an idea:

"If someone is suddenly frozen in ice, can they achieve a state of suspended animation?"

Abedo thought for a moment and said, "There are no cases like this, so I'm not sure if it's possible."

"Theoretically speaking, being frozen instantly could indeed cause a frozen creature to enter a state of time freeze, but this is only theoretical; there are no actual cases..."

He took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued:

"There was a period of time between when you were found and when you woke up. According to you, during this time you were no different from a corpse, with no body temperature, no heartbeat, and no consciousness until the day you were buried, when your consciousness slowly returned."

“I think you were truly in a state of suspended animation during this period; before that, you were simply sealed away by some means.”

"Because the period of apparent death was not long, the energy consumption did not put much burden on the body, so it is reasonable that your body was normal after you woke up."

Jiang Bai nodded, agreeing with what he said.

So far, Aberdo is arguably the most knowledgeable person he has ever met.

Even Mr. Zhongli is far behind in this regard.

Although Mr. Zhongli knew that he was in a state of suspended animation, he could not explain the mechanism of his suspended animation or the more detailed reasons behind it.

However, it's not appropriate to compare the two, since one is a biologist and the other a folklorist, and they are completely in different fields.

"...But what is your awakening mechanism?" Abedo fell into thought again.

However, unless Jiang Bai can perform a fake death and then wake up for him, it will be very difficult to get an answer to this question, so it can only be put aside for the time being.

"Can you tell how long I've lived?"

Jiang Bai was eager to know exactly how long he had been on the continent of Teyvat.

Abedo shook his head. "Your age cannot be determined from your skeletal structure. Just as I hypothesize, your time was frozen for a very long period of time. Even if you may have existed for hundreds or thousands of years, time was recalculated from the moment you awoke."

Jiang Bai stroked his chin and continued, "In other words, the time I was sealed cannot be counted in my age. My current appearance should be closer to my real age..."

Jiang Bai didn't even know how old he was.

He looks very young now, but he can't tell whether he looks like an 18-year-old or a 28-year-old; in any case, he doesn't look old.

However, he tended to think that he was the younger one, since he was too old and there would be a generation gap between him and the hall master, and they wouldn't be able to get along.

Abedo nodded in agreement, and the next moment, his gaze fell on the Eye of God at Jiang Bai's waist.

"Can you use the elemental power of Teyvat?"

Jiang Bai's gaze also fell on his own Divine Eye.

Along the way, he naturally saw the Eye of God on Abedo, which belonged to the same attribute as his own.

"Yes." Jiang Bai nodded.

"Could you give me a simple demonstration?" Abedo had somehow produced a pen and notebook, ready to take notes.

"it is good."

Jiang Bai did not refuse. Judging from Abedo's posture, he was preparing to study how he used elemental power. He also wanted to know how he used it.

He had no idea things would develop in this way.

He only saw some strange skeletons and went to check them out, and then he started discussing how he used elemental power with someone he had just met. It just goes to show how unpredictable life can be.

I hope Mr. Cartis won't mind that he arrived late, after all, the roads on this snow mountain are really too difficult to travel, and he still hasn't found a way to the top.

After we finish our research, let's ask Abedo how to get up the mountain, otherwise he doesn't know how long he'll have to wander around.

Jiang Bai condensed a ball of rock element in his palm, and the rock formed from the rock element floated in his palm.

Abedo frowned. He sensed that the transmission of rock element was not through the Eye of God at Jiang Bai's waist, but rather through elemental energy absorbed by the body itself.

Jiang Bai was not the first person from the Star Sea he had met, but that person was... quite special, and the two could not be used as a reference.

If the manipulation of elemental forces is not done through the Eye of God, then what is the purpose of this Eye of God?

"Can I see your God Eye?"

“It’s possible, but someone gave it to me, so it’s probably fake and only for decoration…” Jiang Bai took the Eye of God from his waist and generously handed it to him.

Zhongli gave him this divine eye to conceal his abnormality, but since Abedo already knew about his abnormality, there was no need for him to conceal it anymore.

After all, cooperating with scholars in their research is an essential process to obtain the answers you want from them.

"fake?"

Abedo stroked the Eye of God in his hand, analyzing its material, but this analysis only made him feel more and more strange.

"strangeness......"

"How is it strange?"

"You say he's fake, but I feel he's real, yet..."

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Aberdo was also somewhat at a loss for words.

It's fake, yet it feels very real; it's real, yet it lacks the desire-filled quality of a true divine eye.

"What now?" Jiang Bai was getting restless.

Could Zhongli have really given him a true divine eye?

Isn't it said that only by being watched by a god can one obtain the Eye of God? And it's incredibly precious! How did he manage to obtain something so valuable?!

“I need to do some experiments, which might break it,” Abedo asked Jiang Bai for his opinion.

"It's alright, you do it." Jiang Bai was quite generous.

Oh no, he can ask Zhongli for another one later. Mr. Zhongli should be able to give him one, right?

After obtaining permission, Abedo took out a large iron hammer and smashed it hard on the Eye of God.