si-mexico Chapter 42 The Abyss Appears
Chapter 42 The Abyss Appears
"Sword, sword, here I come!"
Ying happily skipped and hopped along beside Yura, her mind filled with images of her dominating the battlefield and becoming invincible, leaving Paimon and Qiqi numbly chasing after her.
"Hahaha, I, Ying, am the ruler of this world!"
"Hey! Ying, slow down! Mind your image!"
Paimon gave a helpless reminder, while Ying, whose saliva was almost dripping onto the ground.
When Ying noticed Yura's strange gaze, she realized what was happening and returned to normal.
"Ahem... um... I was just practicing my acting skills, yes... that's right."
Ying awkwardly had already built a three-bedroom, one-living-room house with Paimon (not really).
Amber, who was traveling with them, left first because she had to return to the Knights of Favonius to report on her work.
"Yura, I heard that the people in Mondstadt aren't very friendly towards the Lawrence family."
Not long after they set off, Paimon cautiously inquired about Yura.
"Yes, of course I know that. The people's thinking is still stubbornly stuck in the old society, which is completely different from the current atmosphere in Mondstadt, so it is normal for them to be disliked."
Yura readily agreed with Paimon's statement.
"Yura... is a unique person! She joined the Knights of Favonius to help others, instead of being bound by the feudal ideas of her family!"
As Paimon spoke, he raised both hands and gave her a thumbs-up.
"Unique?...maybe..."
Mount Mondstadt.
Inside a cave.
Deep within the shadows lies a massive, glowing red object.
Around this object, dozens of excited abyss mages were floating around, rubbing their hands together.
"Finally found you! If it weren't for this natural snow mountain serving as a freezer, I think such a huge treasure would have disappeared long ago, right?"
"Hahaha, let's quickly take it to His Highness! He'll surely reward us handsomely!"
After saying this, the abyss mages collectively released their elemental power, pulling it down and sucking it into a specially made container.
Qiqi was thousands of meters away, following the group with a silly look in her head. Suddenly, she glanced into the depths of the snow-capped mountains.
"Qiqi, what's wrong?"
Ying turned around and saw that Qi Qi had stopped and was staring blankly at the snow mountain.
"Qiqi, you didn't get a chance to see snow in Liyue, right? I'll take you to the snowy mountains to see snow properly another day~"
Ying gently coaxed Qiqi, took her little hand, and continued on their way.
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Liyue Port Rebirth Hall.
Zhong Li: Has the author finally remembered that I exist?
Only after Hu Tao repeatedly entrusted him with heavy responsibilities did he realize the joy (and pain) of having to work even after retirement.
But things have been less busy these past few days, so Zhongli has finally had some time to rest.
"Morax, you finally have some free time? I see you're always so busy, why are you still here?"
While Ruo Tuo was eating the snacks he had gotten from the account book of the Rebirth Hall, he asked Zhong Li questions without a care in the world.
"In human society, food, clothing, shelter, and transportation all require expenses. I did this partly to experience the lives of ordinary people, and partly to earn Mora."
After listening to Zhongli's patient explanation, Ruoduo was still confused.
"Does Morax not have Mora?"
"Ruo Tuo, I have actually stepped down from my divine position. Now, I just want to be an ordinary person."
"Okay... then, another bag of snacks, please!"
"Rodha...it's time you learned how to earn Mora!"
Zhongli was earnestly educating Ruotu, but before five seconds had passed, Ruotu took advantage of the moment when Zhongli closed his eyes to give a deep lecture and quietly slipped to the sofa, tearing open the snacks on the table.
"good to eat!"
"Hmm...? Ruoda!"
Upon hearing the commotion, Zhongli opened her eyes to find that Ruotuo had already deviated from her chat channel and switched to the food channel.
He was about to intervene to stop Ruoduo from increasing the expenses of the Rebirth Hall when, a second later, he suddenly paused, turned around without a word, and walked straight to his room.
"Huh? Morax, I'm sorry, why are you angry? I'll skip two bags of snacks, okay?"
Ruo Tuo watched Zhong Li leave with alarm and tried to persuade him to stay.
After all, I don't know anything in human society, and I can only get food in the Hall of Rebirth!
"Morax?"
Ruo Tuo cautiously approached Zhong Li's room. At the same time, it was racking its brains, trying to figure out how to use the knowledge it had gained over thousands of years of dragon life to compose an apology statement.
Just as Rota reached the door and was about to speak, he saw Morax raise his hand to signal it to come in.
The next second, a rock element barrier, barely perceptible to the naked eye, appeared all around.
"Ruo Tuo, something terrible has happened. There were too many people around outside, so I couldn't say anything. But I sensed a very strong aura of turmoil emanating from the Abyss of Layered Rocks."
"The Abyss of Layered Rocks? That place is too remote. It seems like there are many miners working there. Living in such terrible conditions, I would also riot if I were there."
“No, Rota. I sense... the abyss.”
"abyss?"
Inside the abyss.
He lay bored on the throne, gazing at the sky, his eyes seemingly lost in thought.
"His Royal Highness Prince!"
"What a fuss! Can't you report it? You scared me."
The abyss mage suddenly appeared in the sky, forcibly pulling him out of his thoughts.
Sensing Kong's wrath, the leading abyss mage bowed his head obsequiously, admitting his mistake.
"Your Highness, we didn't mean to frighten you... We've finally found something to advance the plan, so we wanted to show it to you as soon as possible!"
"Oh? You failed the last Dvalin mission, what tricks do you have up your sleeve this time?"
He complained irritably, but at the same time, he was also a little curious.
"Your Highness, please calm down. What happened last time... was entirely due to your sister's interference, which led to our failure..."
"What? You dare to blame my dear sister?"
The abyss mages were speechless, all glancing resentfully at the leading abyss mage out of the corner of their eyes.
Can't you speak properly?! Your words about calming down are well said; the more you say, the angrier His Highness gets.
"Drag this guy away and lock him in solitary confinement. He's not allowed to come out for three days."
After Kong Gang finished giving his instructions, the other Abyss Mages all breathed a sigh of relief.
I almost thought I was going to be punished along with this incredibly clueless idiot!
Once the leader left, the remaining abyss mages took the previously glowing red object out of the specially made container.
“Your Highness, please look, this is what we found in the snowy mountains of Mondstadt.”
"Oh? What is this bright red thing?"
Kong Rao approached with interest, preparing to take a closer look.