Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"what happened?"

As the head of the Rebirth Hall, Hu Tao easily understood Katis's current state.

Hu Tao said seriously, "Your current state is very dangerous."

The reason why Katis remains in this world after his death is due to his strong obsession and the complex geological environment here, but it is not entirely due to these two factors.

Throughout history, countless adventurers have perished in the snow-capped mountains, but only he has become a ghost.

The most important factor causing this is called "luck".

There are laws governing life and death in this world, which should not be easily broken.

However, since things had come to this point, as the guardian of the balance of Yin and Yang, she had to send him to the border.

This is her duty.

"Your thoughts and memories are still clear, only because you have only recently died. But your obsession is too strong, making you particularly susceptible to corruption and extremely prone to turning into a vicious ghost. You should have sensed it yourself."

“Yes…” Katis smiled wryly.

They clearly sensed that something chaotic was affecting him, fading his memories of the past and confusing his perception.

This is why he has been sleeping in the notebook.

Sleep can largely counteract this effect.

He looked at the distant Frostfire Nail, his eyes filled with deep obsession.

"But my obsession remains unresolved, and I am truly unwilling to leave like this..."

Hu Tao sighed. If she didn't fulfill the last wishes of these people with such deep-seated obsessions, it wouldn't be so easy for her to help them pass on to the afterlife.

So under normal circumstances, she would choose to fulfill their last wishes.

After all, this was their last attachment to this world.

She didn't blame Jiang Bai for agreeing to his request without her consent; if it had been her, she would have agreed as well.

Although this wish is a little difficult and troublesome, success depends on human effort, and there's always a way if you want to do it.

"After your last wish is fulfilled, I will send you on your way."

"Thank you for agreeing to my unreasonable request."

Katis gave a genuine smile, somewhat wistfully.

"Booking this service at your funeral parlor is probably the best decision I've ever made in my life."

Chapter 139 A Shocking Explosion, Clouds Rumble in All Directions

Walnut pasted a purification talisman on the cover of the notebook, and Katis returned to sleep inside the diary.

Looking at the silent notebook, Jiang Bai sighed.

"That's pretty much the significance of our Hall of Rebirth."

"If you eat someone's food, you should do your best." Hu Tao said calmly.

Since she had accepted the money, she had to get things done properly. This was a principle she had always followed.

"Go ahead and do your work, I'll look at my diary."

Hu Tao waved her hand, signaling Jiang Bai to get busy.

Katis's order also included publishing this diary; she needs to take a good look at it to figure out how to do it.

Jiang Bai returned to the location of the Cold Sky Nail to continue installing the bomb.

After a busy morning, the entire Frozen Nail was covered in bombs.

Jiang Bai rubbed his face, which was a little stiff from the cold, and went back to the campfire with Abedo and Keli to warm up.

Walnut is already preparing lunch.

A pot of fish soup was simmering in the pot, the broth was whitish and was bubbling away with plenty of steam.

Walnut ladled the soup into a bowl and said, "Here, have a bowl of hot soup to warm yourself up."

Looking at the soup, Jiang Bai felt a little hesitant.

He knew Hu Tao's cooking skills; how the food turned out was entirely up to fate.

The soup in front of me looks perfectly normal.

He picked up the bowl and took a small sip. The taste was okay, but he hadn't controlled the salt intake well; he'd put in a bit too much.

Later, Hu Tao realized this herself and added another ladle of water, so the taste wasn't too salty anymore.

"I roasted some sweet potatoes and heated up some meat patties."

Hu Tao took out the items one by one.

In the wild, the only food available is meat patties, which are convenient, easy to store, and filling.

After drinking the hot soup, the cold was indeed dispelled quite a bit.

After lunch, Kurumi and Klee rested at the camp, while Abeddo went to the vicinity of the Frost Spikes to conduct a mental simulation of the impending explosion and to fill in any gaps in his knowledge.

He had already calculated the weak points of these ice spikes and icy nails, and the bombs were installed at these weak points according to his drawings.

There's still some time before the explosion, so he needs to check it one more time.

As the time slowly approached 3 o'clock, the group stood at a distance. To prevent the bomb from being too powerful and injuring them, Jiang Bai also put a shield on each of them.

Walnut held a longbow in her hand, with an arrow imbued with fire element on the bowstring, the bowstring drawn to its fullest extent, ready to be released.

Klee clenched her little fists, staring intently at the Frost Spike in front of her, both nervous and expectant.

To avoid frightening the children, Katis appeared silently behind them.

Judging from his clenched fists and subconsciously held breath, he felt the same way.

I was both nervous and excited.

Jiang Bai didn't dare to blink, afraid of missing something.

Only Aberdo remained calm as always.

The sky was completely silent; even the wind and snow seemed to hold their breath.

"put!"

At Abedo's command, Hu Tao released his fingers.

With a whoosh, a fiery red arrow shot into the Frostfire Nail.

The scorching flames spread out, followed by a series of huge explosions.

The ground trembled, and the ice roared.

The loud explosion made my ears ring.

Thick smoke completely obscured the Frost Nail.

Mountainside.

Kaiya stood on a rock, looking at the mountaintop in the distance.

A violent explosion came from the mountaintop, and the shockwave caused large snowflakes to fall down, gradually rolling and intensifying into a massive avalanche.

The sky was calm, but the snow-capped mountains seemed to be facing disaster, with thick smoke billowing from the summit and various animals fleeing in panic.

Kaiya stared intently, her eyes revealing an expectation she herself hadn't noticed.

Can they really blow up that long spike that fell from the sky?

Diluc, far away at the Dawn Winery, heard a huge explosion coming from the snow-capped mountains.

He walked from the study to the balcony, frowning as he gazed at the massive snow-capped mountain in the distance.

On the untouched summit of that snow-capped mountain, thick smoke billowed from above.

"I'm going to the snow mountain."

He informed the butler, picked up the cloak from the coat rack, and walked straight outside.

The people in Mondstadt also heard the explosion coming from the distant snowy mountains.

Qin looked up from her pile of official business, walked to the window, and looked in surprise toward the snow-capped mountains.

Because it was too far away, she couldn't see the thick smoke billowing from the snow-capped mountain; she could only hear the continuous explosions.

However, even the enormous explosion was compressed by many decibels by the time it reached Mondstadt.

"This direction leads to Qingquan Town, and also to Longji Snow Mountain..."

"Has Ms. Alice returned? But I haven't received any news that she was coming back..."

"Or are you talking about Klee? But Klee accidentally blew up Windrise last time, and I gave her a good scolding. She wouldn't do something like that again..."

Qin fell into deep thought.

A drunken poet who was drinking in the tavern also heard the loud explosion.

One second he was still drunk, the next his eyes were clear.

He raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised at what had happened.

After listening intently for a while, he smiled helplessly and continued to drink, soon becoming completely drunk.

Liyue, Wangshu Inn.

Zhongli stood on the top floor of Wangshu Inn, hands behind his back, gazing at the Longji Snow Mountain in the distance.

Xiao stood beside him, also looking at the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.

The snow-capped mountain wasn't far from here, and the violent explosion and the black smoke rising from above were clearly visible from here.

Xiao frowned.

He has rarely seen such a commotion in either Liyue or Mondstadt.

"Your Majesty, what happened on the snow mountain? Should I go and take a look?"

Zhong Li slowly shook his head, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"It's just a little experiment by the kids, you don't need to worry about it."

Xiao was taken aback, somewhat confused as to who the little guys he was referring to were.

"Are they from the Hall of Rebirth?"

"Mm." Zhongli nodded gently.

"Jiang Bai is a recluse, with diverse ideas and flexible thinking, not bound by our ways of thinking. Hu Tao, on the other hand, is bold and decisive, acting swiftly and efficiently."

Zhongli gazed at the distant snow-capped mountains. Although they were far away, he felt as if he could see what was happening there.

Under Xiao's questioning gaze, he continued:

"They are undertaking an attempt that I never even considered, and I don't know if it will succeed."

He was capable of destroying the Frostfire Nail, but he never considered doing so.

Because he understood the true nature of the Cold Sky Nail.

Even he wasn't sure if the explosives developed by humans could damage the Frostfire Nails.

If possible, that Sky Island might face a huge change.

Xiao's curiosity was piqued.

"Your Majesty, I want to go and see."

"Then let's go."

Chapter 140 The Explosion's Consequences

Xiao and Zhongli, dressed in green, appeared silently on the summit of Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, looking down at the group below and the area still shrouded in thick smoke.

Standing atop the snow-capped mountain, Xiao could clearly feel the tremors of the snow-capped mountain below, and sporadic explosions could still be heard from the area where the explosion had occurred.

Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur from burning gunpowder.